Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 75701
Large Goods Vehicle Drivers
Tabled: 8 September 2025
Answered: 15 September 2025
Question
Antonia Bance
Labour — Tipton 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 LightwoodThe 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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