Written question asked by David Lidington (Conservative) on Wednesday, 23 June 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 29 June 2004. It was answered by Baroness Smith of Basildon (Labour) on Tuesday, 29 June 2004 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.

Northern Ireland Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many vehicle MOT tests were carried out in each month from January to June in each year since 2001. - Inc table.

Answer: Mr. Lidington: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many vehicle MOT tests were carried out in each month from January to June in each year since 2001. [180816] Angela Smith: The numbers of full tests and retests carried out by the Driver and Vehicle Testing Agency in each month from January to June for each year since 2001 are as set out as follows. The figures include all vehicle categories for which roadworthiness certificates are required. The figures for June 2004 are not yet available. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 2001 2002 2003 2004 Full test Retest Full test Retest Full test Retest Full test Retest January 37,867 6,754 37,828 6,534 39,813 8,361 42,912 10,110 February 37,601 7,080 37,684 7,086 40,629 9,008 42,936 9,446 March 45,698 8,611 41,937 8,031 41,914 10,106 46,079 10,153 April 39,627 7,723 40,733 7,468 37,755 8,682 40,759 8,096 May 41,102 7,961 43,101 8,628 41,284 8,981 28,963 6,310 June 41,939 8,016 39,555 7,316 43,808 9,893 -- -- _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: Retest figures may include multiple retests on a single vehicle and may not include vehicles that fail the full test but are not subsequently presented for retest.

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