The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) makes around 745,000 medical licensing decisions each year and aims to complete 90 per cent of these within 90 working days. The length of time taken to deal with an application depends on the medical condition involved and whether information is needed from medical professionals.<\/p>
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The DVLA has recruited additional staff to process medical applications and notifications. This includes increasing the number of doctors and introducing nurse caseworkers to deal with specific conditions. The DVLA is also working with third parties, for example, GPs, consultants and opticians, to reduce the time taken to receive the information it requires to make licensing decisions.<\/p>
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The DVLA also provides an online service for customers to notify a medical condition or renew a driving licence previously issued following a medical condition. The DVLA continually reviews its processes and has a dedicated team responsible for the improvement of its medical driver licensing services and communications.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3991", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jesse Norman"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hereford and South Herefordshire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Jesse Norman"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-05-03", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-05-03T10:13:54.447Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "27"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-04-29", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Driving Licences"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to (a) reduce delays and (b) improve the experience of people requiring a medical review when renewing their driving licence.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3998", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mark Menzies"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Fylde"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mark Menzies"} ], "uin" : "248652"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1111170", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1111170/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
In Summer 2018 the Government consulted publicly on plans to use powers in the Bus Services Act 2017 to make Regulations requiring the provision of audible and visible information onboard local bus services across Great Britain.<\/p>
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We continue to analyse responses to the consultation and expect to announce our next steps regarding the making of Regulations and publication of guidance later in the year.<\/p>
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The Department for Transport is allocating £6.6 billion between 2015/16 and 2020/21 to local highway authorities for local highway maintenance funding, including for the repair of potholes or to stop them forming.<\/p>
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From this, it has allocated Lancashire County Council the following funding over the last three years:<\/p>
Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Funding Stream<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £ M <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2017//18<\/p><\/td> Highways Maintenance Block (including incentive element)<\/p><\/td> 22.487<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2017/18<\/p><\/td> Pothole Action Fund<\/p><\/td> 2.913<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2018/19<\/p><\/td> Highways Maintenance Block (including incentive element)<\/p><\/td> 22.465<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2018/19<\/p><\/td> Pothole Action Fund<\/p><\/td> 1.227<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2018/19*<\/p><\/td> Budget £420 million<\/p><\/td> 10.229<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2019/20<\/p><\/td> Highways Maintenance Block (including incentive element)<\/p><\/td> 22.434<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2019/20<\/p><\/td> Pothole Action Fund<\/p><\/td> 0.621<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 82.376<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> *In the Budget, the Chancellor provided local highway authorities in England an additional £420m for highway maintenance.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Government\u2019s Inclusive Transport Strategy published in July 2018, what progress he has made towards the target of making the UK\u2019s transport network fully inclusive by 2030; what his policy is on the inclusion of people with dementia on the UK's transport network; and if he will make a statement.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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