Question follow-through · 48906
Driving: Eyesight
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that drivers are meeting the eyesight standards for driving.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 29 Apr 2025
- Target answer date
- 1 May 2025
- Answer
- 7 May 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
29 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that drivers are meeting the eyesight standards for driving.
1 May 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
7 May 2025
Answer published
Driver licensing is devolved in Northern Ireland. In Great Britain, drivers are required by law to notify the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) if they develop a medical condition that may affect safe driving or if they are no longer able to meet...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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