Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 75701

Large Goods Vehicle Drivers

Tabled: 8 September 2025
Answered: 15 September 2025

Question

Antonia Bance

LabourTipton and Wednesbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the number of new HGV drivers that would need to be trained annually to maintain workforce levels; and what steps her Department is taking to help support the industry t

Answer

Simon Lightwood
The Department regularly monitors the HGV driver workforce and engages with the road haulage sector through the Freight Workforce Group and other regular stakeholder meetings. Industry need for HGV drivers can fluctuate depending on a number of economic f...

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