Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 109429

Driving Licences

Tabled: 28 January 2026
Answered: 6 February 2026

Question

Robin Swann

Ulster Unionist PartySouth Antrim

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has considered introducing Graduated Driver Licenses for new drivers, in the context of levels of car insurance.

Answer

Lilian Greenwood
Driver licensing is devolved in Northern Ireland and is the responsibility of the Northern Ireland Executive and the Northern Ireland Assembly.Whilst we are not considering Graduated Driver Licensing in Great Britain with further restrictions on newly qua...

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