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Mr. Burns
:To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is the number of people who have passed a driving test to drive a car in each of the last five years; and if he will specify what proportion of those people were aged (a))17 to 25 years, (b) 26 to 40 years, (c) 41 to 60 years and (d) over 60 years.
Mr. Atkins
Statistics in this form are available only from 1985. Those for 1989 have not yet been completed. Figures for 1985–1988 are as follows:—
| Year | Tests | Proportion in age-group: per cent. | |||
| passed (cars) | 17–25 | 26–40 | 41–60 | Over 60 | |
| 1985 | 863,339 | 71·6 | 22·9 | 5·1 | 0·4 |
| 1986 | 941,005 | 75·6 | 19·7 | 4·4 | 0·3 |
| 1987 | 958,087 | 74·2 | 20·8 | 4·7 | 0·3 |
| 1988 | 1,039,461 | 73·5 | 21·3 | 4·9 | 0·3 |