Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many additional learner motorbike and scooter riders started on the road in each month since January 2019 to date.

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) sells Compulsory Basic Training (CBT) certificates in books, containing 25 certificates per book, to Approved Training Bodies (ATB). CBT certificates are issued by ATBs to successful candidates and are valid for two years.

Between 1 January 2019 and 31 March 2021, which is the latest publication date, the DVSA has sold 363,600 certificates. There is no means of establishing the number of CBT courses that have been undertaken since January 2019 to date.