Question follow-through · 7413
Driving Instruction: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has assessed the effect of delays in Part 2 driving instructor qualification tests on the supply of qualified driving instructors and access to driving lessons for learner drivers.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 8 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 15 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 15 Jun 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
8 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has assessed the effect of delays in Part 2 driving instructor qualification tests on the supply of qualified driving instructors and access to driving lessons for learner drivers.
15 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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15 Jun 2026
Answer published
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has seen unprecedented numbers of applications from people wishing to become approved driving instructors (ADI) - a 152% increase since 2018-19. Alongside this, the pass rate for the part 3 test has declined,...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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