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Driving Licences

Asked by Yasmin QureshiLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 8 September 2025UIN 70375

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending Northern Ireland’s rules for new drivers to all new drivers across the UK.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

Whilst we are not considering Graduated Driving Licences, we absolutely recognise that young people are disproportionately victims of tragic incidents on our roads and continue to tackle this through our THINK! campaign.

We are considering other measures to address this problem and protect young drivers, as part of our upcoming strategy for road safety - the first in over a decade.

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