Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 92492
Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Training
Tabled: 18 November 2025
Answered: 26 November 2025
Question
Charlie Maynard
Liberal Democrat — Witney
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps they are taking to increase skills and training opportunities to become HGV drivers.
Answer
Andrew WesternThe government offers a range of skills training which can be used to support the HGV sector. This includes apprenticeships such as the Urban Driver and Large Goods Vehicle (LGV) driver C + E standards, Skills Bootcamps, and sector-based work academy programmes (SWAPs).