§ Mr. Stanleyasked the Secretary of State for Transport on what grounds private sources of information about the medical fitness of applicants for driving licences are not revealed by him to applicants when the sources of such information from the police and the courts are revealed.
§ Mr. HoramAs I said in my reply to the hon. Member on 10th July—Vol. 935, cols. 410–11]—such information is given in confidence—often from sources close to the driving licence applicant. We would not want to breach that confidence,110W particularly as to do so might discourage notifications given out of concern for road safety. But we take no action without giving the applicant every opportunity to comment on any information we have received.