Simon Lightwood

Simon Lightwood

Labour (Co-op) — Wakefield and Rothwell

Speaking in the House of Commons on 8 January 2026

Debate

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Once again we see the brass neck of the right hon. Gentleman. The National Audit Office, in a report published in December, was very clear that “DfT had limited involvement in helping DVSA tackle driving test waiting times up to mid-2024”— I wonder what happened in 2024. Prior to that, the Department for Transport largely left the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency to try to resolve the matter itself—

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