Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 17403
Driving under Influence: Drugs
Tabled: 9 July 2026
Answered: 16 July 2026
Question
Jerome Mayhew
Conservative — Broadland and Fakenham
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
Answer
Lilian GreenwoodThe 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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