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Written question asked by Grahame Morris (Labour) on Tuesday, 5 February 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 7 February 2019. It was answered by Jesse Norman (Conservative) on Wednesday, 13 February 2019 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Driving Tests

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the driving test pass rate by the gender of the candidate (a) was before 4 December 2017 when changes to the test were introduced to include following instructions on a Sat Nav and (b) is currently.

Answer

The driving test pass rate for male and female candidates is as follows:

Gender

December 2016 – September 2017

December 2017 – September 2018

Male

50.5%

49.4%

Female

43.7%

42.3%


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
217124
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Gender Driver information systems Driving tests
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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