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999595

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average time taken has been to return a driving license revoked on the basis of a notifiable medical condition after evidence that the person is fit to drive has been received by the DVLA in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	187047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>The specific information requested is not available. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) deals with around 750,000 medical cases each year and aims to complete 90% within 90 working days. The length of time taken to deal with an application following a driving licence being revoked depends on the medical condition involved and whether further information is needed from medical professionals. The table below shows the average working days it took DVLA to make a licensing decision on all medical applications over the last four years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average working days</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14/15</p></td><td><p>58</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15/16</p></td><td><p>53</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16/17</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17/18</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 06/11/2018 17:55:55 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

999596

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the time taken to return a driving license revoked on the basis of a notifiable medical condition, after evidence that the individual is fit to drive has been received by the DVLA.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	187048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) deals with more than 750,000 medical cases every year. There is a dedicated team in place which is responsible for the continuous improvement of all medical driver licensing services and communications. Letters to customers and medical professionals have been improved, helping to ensure that the DVLA receives the information it needs as quickly as possible.</p><p> </p><p>The DVLA has recruited additional staff to process medical applications and notifications, to make licensing decisions quicker. This includes increasing the number of doctors and introducing nurse caseworkers to deal with more complex cases.</p><p> </p><p>The DVLA is also working with third parties, for example, GPs, consultants and opticians, to reduce turnaround times on the additional information it requires to make licensing decisions.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 06/11/2018 17:58:05 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

983294

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many full Group 1 driving licenses were held in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Erdington
tabling member printed	Jack Dromey
uin	176188
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>Information on the number of driving licences held in Great Britain in each of the last five years can be found at: <a href="http://data.gov.uk/dataset/driving-licence-data" target="_blank">http://data.gov.uk/dataset/driving-licence-data</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/10/2018 11:42:59 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3913 label Biography information for Jack Dromey

983297

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Group 1 driving licences have been revoked for eyesight related conditions by age in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Erdington
tabling member printed	Jack Dromey
uin	176191
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>The information held at Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency does not differentiate between the driving licences that have been refused and those that have been revoked. The number of Group 1 licences that have been refused or revoked for eyesight related conditions by age in each of the last five years is shown in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Age </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>15</strong></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>16</strong></p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>17</strong></p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>68</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>18</strong></p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>65</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>19</strong></p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>78</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>20</strong></p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>53</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>21</strong></p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>22</strong></p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>43</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>23</strong></p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>24</strong></p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>25</strong></p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>49</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>26</strong></p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>27</strong></p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>28</strong></p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>29</strong></p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>30</strong></p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>31</strong></p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>49</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>32</strong></p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>33</strong></p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>34</strong></p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>35</strong></p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>36</strong></p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>37</strong></p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>38</strong></p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>39</strong></p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>40</strong></p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>41</strong></p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>42</strong></p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>43</strong></p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>44</strong></p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>45</strong></p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>59</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>46</strong></p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>54</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>47</strong></p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>48</strong></p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>61</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>49</strong></p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>46</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>50</strong></p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>51</strong></p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>52</strong></p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>56</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>53</strong></p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>43</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>54</strong></p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>55</strong></p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>66</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>56</strong></p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>58</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>57</strong></p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>66</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>58</strong></p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>46</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>59</strong></p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>52</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>60</strong></p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>61</strong></p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>59</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>62</strong></p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>66</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>63</strong></p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>64</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>64</strong></p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>58</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>65</strong></p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>89</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>66</strong></p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>96</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>67</strong></p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>109</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>78</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>68</strong></p></td><td><p>82</p></td><td><p>102</p></td><td><p>117</p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>93</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>69</strong></p></td><td><p>453</p></td><td><p>455</p></td><td><p>271</p></td><td><p>176</p></td><td><p>212</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>70</strong></p></td><td><p>202</p></td><td><p>210</p></td><td><p>270</p></td><td><p>302</p></td><td><p>243</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>71</strong></p></td><td><p>93</p></td><td><p>113</p></td><td><p>116</p></td><td><p>121</p></td><td><p>95</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>72</strong></p></td><td><p>278</p></td><td><p>284</p></td><td><p>230</p></td><td><p>157</p></td><td><p>201</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>73</strong></p></td><td><p>201</p></td><td><p>218</p></td><td><p>296</p></td><td><p>261</p></td><td><p>247</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>74</strong></p></td><td><p>125</p></td><td><p>131</p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>111</p></td><td><p>124</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>75</strong></p></td><td><p>235</p></td><td><p>261</p></td><td><p>230</p></td><td><p>193</p></td><td><p>262</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>76</strong></p></td><td><p>172</p></td><td><p>242</p></td><td><p>342</p></td><td><p>369</p></td><td><p>291</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>77</strong></p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>135</p></td><td><p>148</p></td><td><p>136</p></td><td><p>154</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>78</strong></p></td><td><p>267</p></td><td><p>310</p></td><td><p>253</p></td><td><p>209</p></td><td><p>263</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>79</strong></p></td><td><p>211</p></td><td><p>275</p></td><td><p>371</p></td><td><p>379</p></td><td><p>305</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>80</strong></p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>182</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>142</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>81</strong></p></td><td><p>279</p></td><td><p>319</p></td><td><p>227</p></td><td><p>207</p></td><td><p>236</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>82</strong></p></td><td><p>277</p></td><td><p>286</p></td><td><p>342</p></td><td><p>420</p></td><td><p>322</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>83</strong></p></td><td><p>144</p></td><td><p>147</p></td><td><p>159</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>134</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>84</strong></p></td><td><p>243</p></td><td><p>267</p></td><td><p>206</p></td><td><p>156</p></td><td><p>210</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>85</strong></p></td><td><p>196</p></td><td><p>262</p></td><td><p>341</p></td><td><p>307</p></td><td><p>247</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>86</strong></p></td><td><p>121</p></td><td><p>138</p></td><td><p>154</p></td><td><p>123</p></td><td><p>113</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>87</strong></p></td><td><p>183</p></td><td><p>193</p></td><td><p>119</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>153</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>88</strong></p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>198</p></td><td><p>198</p></td><td><p>229</p></td><td><p>195</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>89</strong></p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>88</p></td><td><p>82</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>90</strong></p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>116</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>66</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>91</strong></p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>91</p></td><td><p>99</p></td><td><p>103</p></td><td><p>79</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>92</strong></p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>93</strong></p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>94</strong></p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>95</strong></p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>96</strong></p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>97</strong></p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>98</strong></p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>99</strong></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>100</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>101</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>102</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>103</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6,954</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7,789</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7,605</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7,342</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7,127</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/10/2018 10:56:29 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3913 label Biography information for Jack Dromey

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registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the average time taken to reinstate drivers who have had their licence revoked on mental health grounds but since been declared fit by health professionals.
tabling member constituency	Crewe and Nantwich
tabling member printed	Laura Smith
uin	169795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) deals with around 750,000 medical cases each year. The time taken to deal with an application following the revocation of a driving licence depends largely on whether further information is needed from medical professionals.</p><p> </p><p>The average time for the DVLA to make a licensing decision on all medical applications is 32 working days. The DVLA deals with 92.9% of all medical cases within 90 days. It is not possible to break down this information by specific medical conditions.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/09/2018 14:27:11 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4648 label Biography information for Laura Smith

917441

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will take steps to ensure that healthcare professionals and opticians are required to notify the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency DVLA of a person being medically unfit to drive.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	149976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2018 answer text <p>Healthcare professionals, doctors and opticians already play an important role in the driver licensing process. They advise their patients of the implications of their condition on driving and the effect of any treatment or medication and they advise when a patient should notify the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA). The DVLA will often correspond with a patient’s doctor, consultant or optician as part of its medical investigations to determine fitness to drive. To support medical professionals, the DVLA publishes advice entitled “Assessing fitness to drive: a guide for medical professionals”.</p><p> </p><p>There are no plans to compel healthcare professionals to notify the DVLA directly about a patient’s medical condition. However, healthcare professionals can and do notify the DVLA where they are concerned about a patient’s driving fitness. General Medical Council guidance states that while they must make every reasonable effort to persuade patients to inform the DVLA, doctors can notify the DVLA of a patient’s medical condition, in confidence, if the patient does not do so. Similar guidance is available to opticians.</p><p> </p><p>To assist the medical profession, the DVLA has a specific form that can be used for this purpose and provides a dedicated telephone line which allows doctors to discuss concerns directly with one of the DVLA’s doctors. The DVLA treats notifications received from doctors and opticians as a high priority.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/06/2018 13:25:10 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

917507

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average length of time is for a person to have their driving licence returned after it was revoked as a result of ill health.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	149928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2018 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) deals with around 750,000 medical cases each year and aims to complete 90% within 90 working days. The length of time taken to deal with an application following a driving licence being revoked depends on the medical condition involved and whether further information is needed from medical professionals. In the last financial year, it took an average of 32 working days for the DVLA to make a licensing decision on all medical applications. This is a reduction from 37 days in the previous financial year.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/06/2018 13:19:48 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

903912

registered interest
date	14/05/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many drivers have had their licences revoked as a result of having failed an eye test in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	143803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2018 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of Group 1 (car/motorcycle) and Group 2 (bus/lorry) driving licences that have been revoked or applications for a driving licence refused, for poor vision in each year since 2010. Some of these may have been based on a driver’s own declaration regarding the standard of their vision.</p><p> </p><p>Some Group 2 drivers may have been revoked or refused entitlement to drive both Group 1 and Group 2 vehicles. Therefore, there may be some duplication in the figures. Also, the medical standards for driving Group 2 vehicles are more stringent than those for Group 1. This means that some drivers will have been refused entitlement to drive Group 2 vehicles, but retained their Group 1 entitlement.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Group 1 Drivers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Group 2 Drivers</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>4,711</p></td><td><p>440</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>5,064</p></td><td><p>620</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>6,960</p></td><td><p>893</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>8,343</p></td><td><p>2,113</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>9,074</p></td><td><p>1,306</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>9,050</p></td><td><p>1,133</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>9,092</p></td><td><p>1,298</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>8,192</p></td><td><p>1,192</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/05/2018 10:43:55 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

900149

registered interest
date	08/05/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps is he taking to ensure that unnecessary delays do not occur in getting their licences back for drivers who have been fitted with a pacemaker and are eligible to hold a driving licence and fit to drive under guidance issued by DVLA.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	141692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>Drivers who have had a pacemaker implanted must notify the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA). This is to ensure that the DVLA can investigate the condition that led to the need for a pacemaker. Most drivers retain their licences where a pacemaker has been fitted and the causative condition is being effectively controlled.</p><p> </p><p>In cases where driving entitlement has been revoked after a pacemaker is fitted, the driver will need to apply for the return of their licence when the causative condition has been brought under control.</p><p> </p><p>The DVLA dealt with over 750,000 medical licensing cases in the last year, and aims to deal with all cases that require medical investigation as quickly as possible.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/05/2018 13:20:21 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

846971

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of people who did not inform the DVLA of medical conditions as required in each the last five years; and what assessment he has made of the reasons people do not so inform the DVLA.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	129145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2018 answer text <p>Information is not held on the number of people who fail to comply with their legal obligation to notify the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) of a medical condition that may affect their fitness to drive.</p><p>The UK’s roads are among the safest in the world and there is no evidence to suggest that there is a widespread road safety issue related to drivers who may be driving inappropriately due to a prescribed medical condition.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 02/03/2018 09:48:23 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne