Lewis Atkinson MP: written questions

4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026

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Written questions

Sunderland Station: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 907852More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the performance of Network Rail and Northern Trains in the refurbishment of Sunderland station.
Answer: Network Rail has apologised for the frustration and inconvenience caused to the people of Sunderland. It has conducted an investigation of the issues raised, and I am aware that Northern is working with the honourable member to improve various aspects of ...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
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Driving Tests: StaffDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110911More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the (a) retention of DVSA employed driving test examiners and (b) pay of DVSA driving test examiners in comparison to the earnings of private sector driving instr
Answer: To aid retention and to encourage existing driving examiners (DE) to stay in role, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is making an exceptional payment of £5,000 to DEs and eligible roles (divided into two payments) over the next 12 months. By ...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
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Driving Tests: North EastDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110910More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) average and (b) longest waiting time was for a driving test in each of the the test centres in the North East region in each of the last ten years.
Answer: To aid retention and to encourage existing driving examiners (DE) to stay in role, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is making an exceptional payment of £5,000 to DEs and eligible roles (divided into two payments) over the next 12 months. By ...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
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Driving Tests: North EastDepartment for TransportTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94427More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time is for a driving test in (a) Sunderland and (b) neighbouring test centres; and how many additional driving examiners have been recruited to test centres in the North East since May
Answer: The table below shows the current average waiting time in weeks and the number of tests available at Sunderland, Gateshead, Gosforth and Durham driving test centres (DTC) as of 24 November 2025. Driving test centre (DTC) Average car practical driving te...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
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Department of Health and Social Care	4
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Home Office	4
Ministry of Defence	1
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government	1
Ministry of Justice	2

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