Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 120681
Railways: Training
Tabled: 13 March 2026
Answered: 18 March 2026
Named DayQuestion
Joe Robertson
Conservative — Isle of Wight East
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the number of train driver training places.
Answer
Keir MatherIt is the responsibility of operators to determine their own workforce requirements, including the number of train drivers they need to recruit and train. However, we recognise that the rail industry faces an acute shortage of train drivers and that a sy...
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