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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
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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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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