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1199277

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date	02/06/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, following the reduction of Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency services due to COVID-19, what steps they are taking to support people over the age of 70 to renew their driving licences by post.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jolly
uin	HL4999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>The quickest and easiest way to renew a driving licence at the age 70 and over is to use the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA)’s online service.</p><p> </p><p>If drivers are unable to use the online service they should submit a paper application in the normal way. However, paper applications will take longer to process in the current circumstances. Some drivers may be able to continue to drive while their application is being processed, provided they have a valid licence and they have not been told by a doctor or optician not to drive.</p><p> </p><p>The department is considering what can be done to help drivers who are unable to use the DVLA’s online service, and will provide more information when available.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 16/06/2020 14:59:34 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4203 label Biography information for Baroness Jolly

1199278

registered interest
date	02/06/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of COVID-19 on people’s ability to see a doctor to confirm their fitness to drive, and thereby to fulfil the criteria of section 88 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 so they can continue driving.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jolly
uin	HL5000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>It is a driver’s responsibility to ensure that they meet the criteria for driving under the provisions of Section 88 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 while their application is being considered.</p><p> </p><p>While there is no specific requirement to visit a doctor for these purposes, if a driver has been told not to drive by a doctor or optician, they should not do so.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 16/06/2020 15:02:59 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4203 label Biography information for Baroness Jolly

1199279

registered interest
date	02/06/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences: Older People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how many people over the age of 70 have applied to renew their driving licence (1) online, and (2) by post, in each of the last five years for which figures are available, broken down by age of applicant.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jolly
uin	HL5001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of applications received from those renewing their driving licence at the age of 70 and over either online or by post in the last five financial years. It has not been possible in the time available to break this down by age of applicant.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Online applications age 70 and over</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Postal applications </strong> <strong>age 70 and over</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-2016</strong></p></td><td><p>720,152</p></td><td><p>1,068,060</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-2017</strong></p></td><td><p>843,947</p></td><td><p>1,079,017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-2018</strong></p></td><td><p>897,577</p></td><td><p>990,243</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018-2019</strong></p></td><td><p>907,005</p></td><td><p>1,117,544</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019-2020</strong></p></td><td><p>1,128,344</p></td><td><p>1,012,176</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 16/06/2020 14:58:35 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4203 label Biography information for Baroness Jolly

1199374

registered interest
date	02/06/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Screening
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve access to COVID-19 testing for key workers.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jolly
uin	HL5002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>Anyone with symptoms can now get a test, regardless of whether they are an essential worker. Essential workers still have a dedicated access route through the essential worker self-referral portal and are able to access testing through multiple channels such as regional test sites, home testing, mobile testing units, and through the care home portal if they are care home members of staff.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 23/06/2020 09:54:00 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	4203 label Biography information for Baroness Jolly

1199375

registered interest
date	02/06/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Screening
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how COVID-19 testing capacity will be prioritised when they reach their target of 200,000 daily tests.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jolly
uin	HL5003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2020 answer text <p>To provide a more comprehensive response to a number of outstanding Written Questions, this has been answered by an information factsheet <em>Testing – note for House of Lords</em> which is attached, due to the size of the data. A copy has also been placed in the Library</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 29/07/2020 07:56:13 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell attachment 1 file name Testing - note for House of Lords.pdf title Testing information factsheet
tabling member	4203 label Biography information for Baroness Jolly

1199376

registered interest
date	02/06/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Contact Tracing: Software
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what role the NHS COVID-19 App is expected to play in the test and trace system.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jolly
uin	HL5004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2020 answer text <p>The National Health Service COVID-19 app is new technology to assist with the well-established technique of contact tracing, including online and local public experts, supplemented by 25,000 dedicated contact tracing staff.</p><p>The test and trace system aims to reduce transmission of the virus by alerting people who may have been exposed to the virus so they can take action to protect themselves, the people they care about and the NHS.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 10/06/2020 10:44:23 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	4203 label Biography information for Baroness Jolly