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Micheldever

Netley

Norbiton

Oxshott

Portchester

Portsmouth Harbour*

Raynes Park

Rowlands Castle

Sherborne

Shepperton

St. Denys

St. Margarets

Southampton Airport (Parkway)*

Strawberry Hill

Sway

Teddington

Tisbury

Twickenham

Vauxhall

West Byfleet

Wimbledon*

Windsor and Eton Riverside

Winnersh Triangle

Wool

Yeovil Junction

Staines*

Surbiton*

Sunbury

Swaythling

Templecombe

Tolworth

Upper Halliford

Virginia Water

Wandsworth Town

Weybridge

Whitchurch

Winchester*

Woking*

Woolston

Witley

Stoneleigh

Sunningdale

Swanwick

Thames Ditton

Totton

Walton on Thames*

Wareham

Weymouth

Whitton

Winchfield

Winnersh

Wokingham

Worcester Park

Worplesdon

Rolling Stock

Mr. Sheerman: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what new action he is taking to encourage increased renewal of the United Kingdom's rail rolling stock.

Mr. Watts: It is for British Rail, including the rolling stock leasing companies, and other train owners to evaluate the needs for renewal. BR recently invited expressions of interest in the provision of new trains for Kent and discussions are continuing. The recently approved order for Northern line trains demonstrates the Government's commitment to worthwhile renewal programmes through the private finance initiative.


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Driving Test Centres

Mr. Malcolm Bruce: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) if he will list, by region, the number of driving test centres in Scotland;

(2) if he will list, by region, the number of driving test centres that have closed in the past 15 years in Scotland.

Mr. Norris: These are operational matters for the Driving Standards Agency. I have asked the chief executive to write to the hon. Member.

Letter from L. M. Manley to Mr. Malcolm Bruce, dated 23 February 1995 :

The Secretary of State for Transport has asked me to reply to your questions about the number of driving test centres in Scotland and the number that have been closed in the past 15 years.

I attach a list of the current 30 permanent centres and 66 outstations for "L" tests and 5 permanent and 11 outstations for LGV/PCV tests in Scotland. This includes those centres where we have had to change accommodation in the same area, for example because the lease expired.

With the exception of those centres where the Agency has had had to vacate for the above reasons it has closed centres at Alloa (Central), Arbroath LGV (Tayside), Brechin (Tayside), Cumbrae (Strathclyde), Keith (Grampian), Lochinver (Highland), Rutherglen (Strathclyde), and Turriff (Grampian).

Driving Test Centres in Scotland by region:

Borders

Duns

Galashiels

Hawick

Kelso

Peebles

Galashiels LGV

Central

Callander

Falkirk

Stirling

Dumfries and Galloway

Castle Douglas

Dumfries

Newton Stewart

Stranraer

Locharbriggs LGV

Fife

Cupar

Dunfermline

Kinross

Kirkcaldy

Grampian

Aberdeen Balgownie Road

Aberdeen Clunie Place

Ballater

Banff

Buckie

Elgin

Fraserburgh

Huntly

Inveruric

Peterhead

Stonehaven

Aberdeen LGV

Elgin LGV


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