Asked by: David Hanson (Labour - Delyn)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many residents of (a) Flintshire and (b) Wrexham county have used driving test centre facilities in Chester in each year since 2010.
Answered by Andrew Jones
The number of residents of (a) Flintshire and (b) Wrexham county that have used the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency test centre facilities in Chester in each year since 2010 is shown below –
Year | County | Residents |
2010 | Flintshire | 2,624 |
Wrexham | 72 | |
Wrexham/Flintshire | 101 | |
2011 | Flintshire | 2,640 |
Wrexham | 93 | |
Wrexham/Flintshire | 77 | |
2012 | Flintshire | 2,388 |
Wrexham | 89 | |
Wrexham/Flintshire | 93 | |
2013 | Flintshire | 2,415 |
Wrexham | 75 | |
Wrexham/Flintshire | 77 | |
2014 | Flintshire | 2,594 |
Wrexham | 94 | |
Wrexham/Flintshire | 93 | |
01/01/2015 - 30/11/2015 | Flintshire | 2,618 |
Wrexham | 71 | |
Wrexham/Flintshire | 83 |
The above figures reflect the individual residents who have taken a test at Chester in each year. Where someone has used the test centre in more than one year, they will be counted in each of those years.
The number of individuals is based on the number of unique driver licence numbers. If someone has been issued with a new driver licence number, for example if they have changed their name, both driver licence numbers will be counted.
Asked by: David Hanson (Labour - Delyn)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the estimated cost to the public purse of Operation Stack has been since June 2014.
Answered by Andrew Jones
The Government has not estimated the cost of implementation of Operation Stack on the public purse.
Government firmly views the implementation of Operation Stack as a last, not first resort, and that it is implemented only when necessary by Kent Police. The priority is to keep traffic and goods moving on the roads, while minimising the impact on the public purse.
The Government continues to work with Kent County Council, Kent Police, and Highways England on a range of short to long term solutions to support Operation Stack.