Oral Question·Department for Transport
“What assessment she has made of the adequacy of the DVLA's performance levels.”
Tabled: 22 October 2026Answered: 29 October 2026
Asked by
Dr Luke Evans
Conservative — Hinckley and Bosworth
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Transport
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Justin Madders)
In 2025-26, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency issued 12.3 million driving licences, processed over 100 million individual customer transactions and issued 18.5 million vehicle registration certificates. We recognise that improvement is needed on the time taken to process medical driving licence applications, and plans are in place to address this.