Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 18369
Driving under Influence
Tabled: 13 July 2026
Answered: 21 July 2026
Question
Joe Robertson
Conservative — Isle of Wight East
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with the Home Office on the introduction of roadside evidential drug testing devices for drug driving offences since 4 July 2024.
Answer
Lilian GreenwoodThe Department for Transport has consulted on the potential use of alternative specimens, including oral fluid, saliva and sweat, in drug-driving forensic analysis. We are considering the responses received and will set out next steps in the usual way. No...
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