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<p>The number of blood tests requested by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
as part of a medical fitness to drive investigation in the last five years is shown
in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Year</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">2015/16</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2016/17</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">2017/18</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2018/19</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">2020/21</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Total
requests</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">35,524</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">36,792</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">36,125</del></p></td><td><p><del
class="ministerial">43,332</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">34,216</del></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins
class="ministerial"><strong>Year</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2015/16</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">2016/17</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2017/18</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">2018/19</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2019/20</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">2020/21</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Total</strong>
<strong>requests</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">35,524</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">36,792</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">35,040</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">36,125</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">43,332</ins></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">34,216</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Information
on the number of blood tests that needed to be retaken or the reason why is not readily
available. Retrieving this information would require the interrogation of each individual
case to identify the reason for which the blood test needed to be re-taken.</p><p>
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