Asked by: Joe Robertson (Conservative - Isle of Wight East)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average processing time was for driving licence applications in (a) November 2025 and (b) each month since July 2024.
Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The tables below show the average number of working days taken to process driving licence applications made both online and not online for both group 1 (cars and motorcycle) and group 2 (lorry and bus) licences.
| Group 1 | Group 2 | ||
Date | Online applications | Non- online applications | Online applications | Non-online applications |
Jul 2024 | 1.16 | 5.34 | 1.00 | 2.91 |
Aug 2024 | 1.22 | 5.50 | 1.00 | 2.16 |
Sept 2024 | 1.22 | 5.45 | 1.01 | 1.88 |
Oct 2024 | 1.20 | 4.84 | 1.06 | 1.71 |
Nov 2024 | 1.19 | 4.11 | 1.00 | 1.69 |
Dec 2024 | 1.21 | 2.87 | 1.05 | 1.80 |
Jan 2025 | 1.21 | 3.51 | 1.00 | 2.39 |
Feb 2025 | 1.21 | 4.08 | 1.00 | 1.64 |
Mar 2025 | 1.20 | 4.18 | 1.00 | 1.56 |
Apr 2025 | 1.18 | 4.09 | 1.04 | 1.71 |
May 2025 | 1.20 | 4.75 | 1.00 | 2.67 |
Jun 2025 | 1.27 | 5.77 | 1.01 | 2.82 |
Jul 2025 | 1.23 | 5.26 | 1.00 | 2.30 |
Aug 2025 | 1.23 | 5.06 | 1.00 | 2.93 |
Sept 2025 | 1.23 | 4.78 | 1.00 | 3.37 |
Oct 2025 | 1.36 | 5.28 | 1.00 | 2.58 |
Nov 2025 | 1.34 | 4.24 | 1.00 | 2.26 |
Driving licence applications where a medical condition(s) must be investigated before a licence can be issued can take longer as the DVLA is often reliant on information from third parties, including medical professionals, before a licence can be issued.
The DVLA is currently rolling out a new casework system which is expected to deliver significant improvements to the services provided to drivers with medical conditions. When fully implemented, this will provide improved turnaround times, increased capacity, increased automation, higher levels of digital functionality and increased digital communication. The DVLA is also planning to launch a new medical services platform which will enable more customers to transact online and will increase the use of email communication.
Asked by: Joe Robertson (Conservative - Isle of Wight East)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average queue time at passport control was at UK airports in (a) November 2025 and (b) each month since July 2024.
Answered by Mike Tapp - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
The specific data requested is not available in an accessible format but below are the relevant statistics taken from Border Force’s transparency data.
Of the 897,695 queue samples measured across the UK in 2025, 97.9% of queues were within Border Force’s service standards above the 95% target. These service standards are 25 mins EU/EEA and 45 mins non-EU/EEA.
For further transparency data, including 2024, please refer to the below GOV.UK link.
Migration transparency data - GOV.UK
Asked by: Joe Robertson (Conservative - Isle of Wight East)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many local bus routes ceased operating in (a) November 2025 and (b) each month since July 2024.
Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The Department does not hold this information centrally.
Asked by: Joe Robertson (Conservative - Isle of Wight East)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many rail passenger journeys were made in Great Britain in (a) November 2025 and (b) each month since July 2024.
Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) publish statistics on rail passenger journeys on a quarterly basis on their data portal: https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/.
This information is not available monthly.
The latest available information on passenger journeys in Great Britain can be found in Table 1223: https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/usage/passenger-rail-usage/table-1223-passenger-journeys-by-operator/.
Asked by: Joe Robertson (Conservative - Isle of Wight East)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to introduce legislation to remedy the impact of the judgment in R (on the application of PACCAR Inc and others) (Appellants) v Competition Appeal Tribunal and others (Respondents) UKSC/2021/0078.
Answered by Sarah Sackman - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
The Government recognises the critical role third-party litigation funding plays in access to justice and is committed to ensuring it works fairly for all.
The Government welcomes the Civil Justice Council review of litigation funding, which will help inform the approach to potential reforms. We are considering the report carefully and will outline next steps in due course.