Question follow-through · 28020

Driving Licences

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many applications for first provisional driving licences were received by DVLA in each of the last five complete calendar years by applicant’s country of birth.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
8 Sept 2026
Target answer date
11 Sept 2026
Answer
11 Sept 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 8 Sept 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many applications for first provisional driving licences were received by DVLA in each of the last five complete calendar years by applicant’s country of birth.

  2. 11 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 11 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    The information requested is not readily available. Officials from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) will write to the honourable member when the information requested has been extracted, assured and reviewed.

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Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.

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