HC Deb 18 May 1998 vol 312 c227W
Mr. Laurence Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment. Transport and the Regions what plans he has to compensate car licence holders over the age of 70 years for the fee of £55 for the medical test which is required to enable them to drive minibuses. [41854]

Ms Glenda Jackson

[holding answer 14 May 1998]: It is not the Government's practice to reimburse or compensate for the cost of medical examinations required for obtaining or renewing a driving licence, and we have no plans to do so for licence holders over the age of 70 years who wish to drive minibuses.