Stephen Hammond corrected the Commons record on Driving Tests
Stephen Hammond made the correction and printed in Hansard's Written Corrections on 12 March 2014. The correction replaced 2 figures (2,053,220, 744,044) with 2 figures (1,645,525, 336,349). Altogether 10 words differ between the two versions.
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many new drivers passed their first driving test in each of the last five years. Letter of correction from Stephen Hammond: An error has been identified in the written answer given to the hon. Member for Wakefield (Mary Creagh) on 3 March 2014. The full answer given was as follows:
Original and corrected words
Struck through: original only. Bold: correction only.
| Original | Corrected |
|---|---|
| The information requested is in the following table: | Number 2008-09 | 345,411 2009-10 | 320,695 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 332,697 2012-13 | 310,373 Total | The correct answer should have been: | The information requested is in the following table: | Number 2008-09 | 345,411 2009-10 | 320,695 2010-11 | 336,349 2011-12 | 332,697 2012-13 | 310,373 Total | 1,645,525 |
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Receipt
| Read from | https://hansard-api.parliament.uk/debates/debate/14031272000003.json |
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| Date read | 15 October 2026 |
| SHA-256 | f3c4113bfc8afe3924292ea350ab09686fd34c75bb8e2920a4b0115216af6750 |