Question follow-through · 17403

Driving under Influence: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has considered introducing powers for the courts to impose an interim driving disqualification on individuals charged with specified drug driving offences pending the outcome of criminal

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Answering body: Department for Transport
Tabled: 9 Jul 2026
Target answer date: 13 Jul 2026
Answer: 16 Jul 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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9 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has considered introducing powers for the courts to impose an interim driving disqualification on individuals charged with specified drug driving offences pending the outcome of criminal
13 Jul 2026
Target answer date
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16 Jul 2026
Answer published
The Department has recently consulted on possible reforms to strengthen enforcement against drink and drug driving, including temporary licence suspension-type measures for suspected offenders before a case is concluded. The consultation has now closed an...

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