To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what was the income from provisional car licences in 1990–91; and what is the estimated income for 1991–92.

The income from provisional car licences in 1990–91 was £17·18 million.The estimated income for the same source for 1991–92 is £17·8 million.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is his estimate of the income from short-period licences and the renewal of licences by drivers of 70-plus years in 1991–92.

Short-period licences are issued only for medical reasons and there is no charge for their renewal either before or after aged 70. The estimated income in 1991–92 from three-yearly renewals by drivers over age 70 is £820,000.