To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what his estimate is of the cost of implementing the final provisions of the second European driving licence directive for motorcycles; and how much of the estimated cost is to be spent on super test sites. (131135)

The total estimated cost of implementing the second European driving licence directive for motorcycles is £60,537,000.

Of this amount, £60,000,000 is for the acquisition, design construction and development of multi-purpose test centres (MPTCs). The remainder of £537,000 has been allocated for equipment, training and site set-up costs.

These MPTCs will satisfy the requirements of the second European driving licence directive for motorcycles, but will also cater for other types of test, including practical motor-car tests.