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Mrs. May
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (1) what plans he has to change the qualifying age for taking a driving test; [30526](2) what plans he has to restrict the speed limit for newly qualified drivers. [30549]
Ms Glenda Jackson
We have at present no plans to change the qualifying age for taking a driving test, or to restrict the speed limit for newly qualified drivers. However, we are developing a new long term strategy for road safety to achieve further casualty reductions by the year 2010 and in that context will be considering further measures aimed at reducing the current high level of accidents involving novice drivers.
| Operating costs for each MRSC for 1996–97 Total costs including staff costs | ||||||
| £ | ||||||
| MRSC | Pay costs | Non pay costs | Accommodation costs | Programme costs | Capital costs | Total costs |
| Belfast | 456.822.43 | 153,653.09 | 133,146.00 | 24,465.06 | 27,905.98 | 795,992.56 |
| Brixham | 503,483.33 | 178,099.21 | 57,731.00 | 49,241.92 | 74,734.02 | 863,289.48 |
| Forth | 421,993.04 | 122,045.18 | 30,991.00 | 28,095.92 | 20,056.61 | 623,181.75 |
| Holyhead | 454,168.81 | 139,524.75 | 42,202.00 | 27,725.69 | 51,120.73 | 714,741.98 |
| Humber | 523,351.05 | 151,810.98 | 94,818.00 | 37,829.07 | 5,924.83 | 813,733.93 |
| Liverpool | 504,759.81 | 170,545.13 | 51,974.00 | 39,630.10 | 24,776.50 | 791,685.54 |
| Milford Haven | 469,047.42 | 135,949.79 | 31,048.00 | 22,512.77 | 17,346.50 | 675,904.48 |
| Oban | 433,363.83 | 144,028.80 | 51,564.00 | 22,458.94 | 1,243.35 | 652,658.92 |
| Pentland | 416,139.41 | 129,950.31 | 24,201.00 | 18,340.44 | 5,402.32 | 594,033.48 |
| Portland | 502,709.56 | 152,343.71 | 69,990.00 | 33,274.73 | 41,587.95 | 799,905.95 |
| Shetland | 431,130.36 | 113,620.89 | 37,469.00 | 10,869.21 | 0.00 | 593,089.46 |
| Solent | 561,300.25 | 195,049.14 | 53,379.00 | 39,473.55 | 19,937.60 | 869,139.54 |
| Stornoway | 424,153.68 | 167,040.69 | 34,492.00 | 31,268.03 | 12,404.59 | 669,358.99 |
| Thames | 488,633.97 | 138,008.21 | 83,411.00 | 53,813.64 | 197,759.95 | 961,626.77 |
| Tyne Tees | 499,744.95 | 139,698.13 | 70,061.00 | 28,989.61 | 8,997.26 | 747,490.95 |