Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he had with the (a) Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, (b) Secretary of State for Scotland, (c) Welsh Government, (d) Scottish Government and (e) Northern Ireland Executive prior to the decision to display the Union flag on driving licences in Wales, Scotland and England.

I discussed this issue with the Minister of State for Northern Ireland (Dr Andrew Murrison MP). Also, as part of the collective agreement process, Ministers in all UK government departments, including the Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland offices, were consulted on the change before the announcement was made.

The relevant Ministers in the Welsh Government, Scottish Government and Northern Ireland Executive were informed ahead of the announcement being made.