Written questions

Driving Licences

Commons · Question 70375 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 8 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Yasmin Qureshi

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending Northern Ireland’s rules for new drivers to all new drivers across the UK.

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 8 Sep 2025

Whilst we are not considering Graduated Driving Licences, we absolutely recognise that young people are disproportionately victims of tragic incidents on our roads and continue to tackle this through our THINK! campaign. We are considering other measures ...