Driving Under Influence: Drugs

(asked on 28th November 2017) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department has taken to develop an evidential roadside test for people who drive under the influence of drugs; and if he will make a statement.


Answered by
Nick Hurd Portrait
Nick Hurd
This question was answered on 1st December 2017

There are no plans to develop an evidential roadside drug driving testing device.

We have developed mobile drug screening technology to support drug driving legislation. This was first introduced for police use in December 2014.

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