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1093486

registered interest
date	22/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving: Diabetes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people have informed the DVLA that they have insulin-treated diabetes and a group (a) 1 or (b) 2 driving licence in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	235779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2019 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) does not hold historic data on the number of people who have notified that they have insulin treated diabetes, only those whose licences were refused or revoked on that basis.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number of drivers who have diabetes recorded on their driving record and have had their driving licence application refused or their driving licence revoked on medical grounds for any medical condition.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Revocation Group 1</p></td><td><p>Revocation Group 2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>1,504</p></td><td><p>498</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2,327</p></td><td><p>668</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2,476</p></td><td><p>639</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2,801</p></td><td><p>1,114</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2,957</p></td><td><p>1,318</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2,993</p></td><td><p>1,499</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2,912</p></td><td><p>1,765</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>2,895</p></td><td><p>1,568</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>2,023</p></td><td><p>1,562</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019 (to date)</p></td><td><p>326</p></td><td><p>269</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Please note that there may be group 2 drivers who would have been refused or had a licence revoked for both group 1 and group 2 licences and therefore may be duplicated in the figures. In addition, as there are higher medical standards for group 2 licensing than for group 1, there will be a number of drivers who have been refused group 2 entitlement but permitted to retain group 1 entitlement.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 235780 question first answered 27/03/2019 10:44:53 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

1093487

registered interest
date	22/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving: Diabetes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many drivers with diabetes have had their licence revoked in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	235780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2019 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) does not hold historic data on the number of people who have notified that they have insulin treated diabetes, only those whose licences were refused or revoked on that basis.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number of drivers who have diabetes recorded on their driving record and have had their driving licence application refused or their driving licence revoked on medical grounds for any medical condition.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Revocation Group 1</p></td><td><p>Revocation Group 2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>1,504</p></td><td><p>498</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2,327</p></td><td><p>668</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2,476</p></td><td><p>639</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2,801</p></td><td><p>1,114</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2,957</p></td><td><p>1,318</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2,993</p></td><td><p>1,499</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2,912</p></td><td><p>1,765</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>2,895</p></td><td><p>1,568</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>2,023</p></td><td><p>1,562</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019 (to date)</p></td><td><p>326</p></td><td><p>269</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Please note that there may be group 2 drivers who would have been refused or had a licence revoked for both group 1 and group 2 licences and therefore may be duplicated in the figures. In addition, as there are higher medical standards for group 2 licensing than for group 1, there will be a number of drivers who have been refused group 2 entitlement but permitted to retain group 1 entitlement.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 235779 question first answered 27/03/2019 10:44:53 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

1093488

registered interest
date	22/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving: Diabetes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons the recent changes to the DVLA’s driving and diabetes guidance differs between drivers with group 1 and group 2 licences.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	235807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2019 answer text <p>The law states that while the testing of interstitial fluid is permitted for driver licensing purposes for group 1 drivers with diabetes, drivers of group 2 vehicles must continue to monitor blood glucose levels. The medical standards for driving group 2 vehicles are different than those for group 1. This is because these vehicles are larger or carry passengers, and the driver will typically spend more time on the road and drive longer distances.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 27/03/2019 14:32:10 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

1088750

registered interest
date	14/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving: Diabetes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the stakeholders that his Honorary Medical Advisory Panel on driving and diabetes mellitus consults with to inform its reviews of the current guidance.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	232647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State’s Honorary Medical Advisory panels are made up of medical experts who are recognised in their respective fields, supported by lay members. The panels are not responsible for carrying out formal consultations. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency consults with key organisations to inform reviews of medical conditions in relation to driving. The results of these reviews are shared with the panels.</p><p>The key organisations consulted include medical experts, charities, road safety groups and industry groups. For diabetes, this includes the Association of British Clinical Diabetologists, Diabetes UK, the Independent Diabetes Trust, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, BRAKE, the Road Haulage Association and the Freight Transport Association.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 232648 question first answered 19/03/2019 12:35:59 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

1088751

registered interest
date	14/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving: Diabetes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what processes are in place to ensure that the Medical Advisory Panel on driving and diabetes mellitus consults regularly with a broad and representative range of stakeholders.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	232648
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State’s Honorary Medical Advisory panels are made up of medical experts who are recognised in their respective fields, supported by lay members. The panels are not responsible for carrying out formal consultations. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency consults with key organisations to inform reviews of medical conditions in relation to driving. The results of these reviews are shared with the panels.</p><p>The key organisations consulted include medical experts, charities, road safety groups and industry groups. For diabetes, this includes the Association of British Clinical Diabetologists, Diabetes UK, the Independent Diabetes Trust, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, BRAKE, the Road Haulage Association and the Freight Transport Association.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 232647 question first answered 19/03/2019 12:35:59 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

1087099

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving: Diabetes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of (a) continuous glucose monitor sensors and (b) flash glucose monitoring to (i) assess glucose levels and (ii) validate a diabetic’s fitness to drive.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	231523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>The guidance on the use of new monitoring technologies for people with diabetes was updated on 15 February and is available online at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/guidance/diabetes-mellitus-assessing-fitness-to-drive#diabetes-mellitus" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/guidance/diabetes-mellitus-assessing-fitness-to-drive#diabetes-mellitus</a>. It was decided that the testing of interstitial fluid can be permitted for driving licensing purposes for people with diabetes who drive cars or motorcycles. Drivers of goods vehicles and buses must continue to monitor blood glucose levels as stipulated in EU and GB law.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/03/2019 16:12:10 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1082204

registered interest
date	05/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving: Diabetes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 13 December 2018 to the Question 199278 on Driving and Diabetes, when the DVLA plans to publish its guidance on the use of continuous or flash glucose monitoring devices for drivers with diabetes.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	228552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>The guidance on the use of new monitoring technologies for people with diabetes was updated on 15 February and is available online at: www.gov.uk/guidance/diabetes-mellitus-assessing-fitness-to-drive#diabetes-mellitus.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/03/2019 12:00:41 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1081778

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving: Diabetes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the DVLA plans to update its guidance for drivers with diabetes who take insulin on using Flash GM and Continuous Glucose Monitoring technologies to monitor their blood glucose levels.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	228085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2019 answer text <p>The guidance on the use of new monitoring technologies for people with diabetes was updated on 15 February and is available online at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/guidance/diabetes-mellitus-assessing-fitness-to-drive#diabetes-mellitus" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/guidance/diabetes-mellitus-assessing-fitness-to-drive#diabetes-mellitus</a> .</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/03/2019 11:53:27 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1047031

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving: Diabetes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) assessment he has made of new diabetes monitoring technologies for drivers and (b) discussions his Department has had with the DVLA on updating the DVLA guidance on new diabetes monitoring technologies.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	211830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has worked closely with the Secretary of State for Transport’s Honorary Medical Advisory Panel on driving and diabetes mellitus to understand the potential impacts of allowing the use of alternative methods of glucose monitoring. Following consultation with key stakeholders the panel agreed that the evidence demonstrated that interstitial fluid glucose monitoring systems could be used to monitor glucose levels for the purpose of driving cars and motorcycles once the DVLA had published the revised guidelines.</p><p> </p><p>The DVLA is currently amending the Assessing Fitness to Drive guidance on the use of new monitoring technologies for people with diabetes. The revised guidance is due to be published in February. This will allow the testing of interstitial fluid for driving licensing purposes for people with diabetes who drive cars or motorcycles. Drivers of goods vehicles and buses must continue to monitor blood glucose levels.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 28/01/2019 12:12:20 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1046043

registered interest
date	22/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving: Diabetes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has received representation from the DVLA on the use of (a) FreeStyle Libre and (b) Continuous Glucose Monitoring devices to monitor blood glucose levels for people with diabetes.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	211118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency is currently amending the Assessing Fitness to Drive guidance on the use of new monitoring technologies for people with diabetes. The revised guidance is due to be published in February. This will allow the testing of interstitial fluid for driving licensing purposes for people with diabetes who drive cars or motorcycles. Drivers of goods vehicles and buses must continue to monitor blood glucose levels.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 211119 question first answered 29/01/2019 15:49:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz