§ Miss McIntoshTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Wakefield (Mr. Hinchliffe) of 1 December 1997,Official Report, column 48, on driving licences for insulin dependent diabetics, if he will establish a compensation scheme for those insulin dependent diabetics who were previously employed as drivers of vehicles in Category C1. [26191]
§ Ms Glenda Jackson[holding answer 4 February 1998]: The Government sympathise with insulin-treated diabetics who lose their jobs as drivers as a result of losing their entitlement to drive category C1 vehicles 834W following the change in legislation. However, it is not the practice to provide compensation in such circumstances, and legislative authority would need to be obtained.