Oral QuestionMinistry of Justice

“What progress his Department has made on the rollout of electronic tagging for offenders.”

Tabled: 3 November 2021Answered: 9 November 2021

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Justice

Answer from Hansard

The Secretary of State for Transport (Heidi Alexander)

A skilled workforce is key to delivering the railways that passengers need, and I am working closely with colleagues across Government to ensure that we train up the right people in the right way for the jobs of the future. As my hon. Friend will know from our visit to Derby last week, we are also taking action to ensure that we attract younger talent into the industry, by lowering the age at which someone can become a train driver to 18.