Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 14859

Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Diabetes

Tabled: 18 November 2024

Answered: 25 November 2024

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Question

Sarah Bool

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing legislative proposals to recognise development of diabetes (a) care and (b) management for drivers with group 2 licences.

Answer

Lilian Greenwood

The Secretary of State for Transport’s Honorary Medical Advisory Panel on driving and diabetes mellitus, has recommended that continuous or flash glucose monitoring systems, may be used to monitor glucose for the purpose of driving. Following a consultati...

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