Driving under Influence: Drugs
Commons · Question 17400 · Tabled 9 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Jerome Mayhew
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
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 14 Jul 2026
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...