Written questions

Driving Instruction

2026-05-17 · Department for Transport · 2441 · Official question

Adam Dance

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of assigning a named approved driving instructor to monitor the progress of learner drivers on the level of safety of learner drivers.

Answer

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) already provides a nationally recognised framework for learning to drive through its National Standards and the learning to drive syllabus. These set out the skills, knowledge and behaviours needed for safe a...