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 DemocratWitney

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 Western

The 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).