Written questions

Driving under Influence: Drugs

Commons · Question 17401 · 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 assessment she has made of the potential impact of the time taken to receive toxicology results on the prosecution of drug driving offences.

Answer

Answered by Lilian Greenwood, 14 Jul 2026

The Department for Transport has not made a specific assessment of the impact of the time taken to receive toxicology results on the prosecution of drug-driving offences. Operational matters relating to evidential testing, forensic analysis and prosecutio...