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Driving Licences: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the time taken for the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency to process medical driving licence applications since the introduction of its new casework syst

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
11 Feb 2026
Target answer date
23 Feb 2026
Answer
26 Feb 2026 · 15 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 11 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the time taken for the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency to process medical driving licence applications since the introduction of its new casework syst

  2. 23 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 26 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency’s (DVLA) new casework system for driving licence applications where a medical condition must be investigated will deliver significant improvements, including improved turnaround times, increased capacity, increased ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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