Oral Question·Department for Transport
“What steps his Department is taking to identify emergency parking sites for lorries when travel across the Channel is disrupted.”
Tabled: 26 February 2018Answered: 1 March 2018
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Transport
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.