Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 21 September (HL2171), what plans they have to provide data in a reportable format on the number of test centres delivering tests each month.

Information on the number of test centres administering Life in the UK tests each month and the number of Life in the UK tests sat each month in 2019 – 2022 is not available in a reportable format

There are 38 Life in the UK test centres in the UK. The number of test centres delivering tests in a particular month varies in line with demand. If no tests have been booked at a particular centre, the centre will remain closed. Customers are given the option to book an appointment at all 38 test centres during the appointment booking process.

The number of tests taken each quarter in relation to citizenship and settlement applications can be found here Visas and Citizenship data: Q2 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).