§ Mr. DarlingTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many people have had their applications to renew their driving licences refused on medical grounds relating to(a) depression and (b) other reasons; and how many appeals against such refusals were successful for each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThe only analysis of medical conditions in connection with ordinary driving licences
768Wnumber of individuals in the companies. However, there is also an element of training in patrol duties which it has not been possible to identify separately.
It should also be noted that the figures do not show operational deployments, which are additional and demand led.
was obtained from a survey undertaken in May 1987. The analysis found that 4 per cent, of medical cases were due to psychiatric conditions; 4 per cent, of the 211,151 medical cases received in 1987–88 is about 8,400. There are no figures specifically for depression.
No details are available about successful appeals by condition. The figures show the number of successful appeals for all conditions in each of the last 10 years.
Year Number 1978 5 1979 3 1980 2 1981 2 1982 2 1983 0 1984 0 1985 4 1986 3 1987 6