Question follow-through · 13590
Driving Licences: Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to reduce delays for drivers whose licences require medical review by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 26 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 30 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 30 Jun 2026 · 4 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
26 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to reduce delays for drivers whose licences require medical review by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency.
30 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
30 Jun 2026
Answer published
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has seen sustained growth in the volume and complexity of driving licence applications where a medical condition must be investigated before a licence can be issued. The length of time taken to deal with an a...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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