Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many notifications of any injury or illness that would have a likely impact on safe driving ability the DVLA has received from (a) doctors, (b) other healthcare professionals and (c) drivers in each year since 2020.
The Department is unaware of the number of medical conditions it ought to be notified about but have not been notified of. This is because we are not notified of them.
In terms of notifications relating to this matter, the Department received the following numbers. However, it is not possible to say whether they came from drivers or medical professionals without incurring disproportionate cost in answering this question:
Year | Number of notifications |
2020 | 91,560 |
2021 | 106,433 |
2022 | 118,695 |
2023 (to 11 December 2023) | 136,884 |