Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 17400

Driving under Influence: Drugs

Tabled: 9 July 2026
Answered: 14 July 2026
Named Day

Question

Jerome Mayhew

ConservativeBroadland and Fakenham

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the number of people charged with drug driving offences who continued to hold a valid driving licence while awaiting trial in each of the last five years.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
Decisions on charging for offences is a matter for the Crown Prosecution Service. This information is not held by the Department for Transport or the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA). The DVLA records the outcome of any relevant prosecution on t...

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