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Railways: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the press release Full steam ahead: young people take the drivers seat to improve train services and unlock jobs of 7 May 2025, if she will publish an evaluation of the impact of this policy w

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Answering body: Department for Transport
Tabled: 29 Aug 2025
Target answer date: 2 Sept 2025
Answer: 8 Sept 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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29 Aug 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the press release Full steam ahead: young people take the drivers seat to improve train services and unlock jobs of 7 May 2025, if she will publish an evaluation of the impact of this policy w
2 Sept 2025
Target answer date
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8 Sept 2025
Answer published
The rail industry will be responsible for implementing the policy of lowering the minimum age requirement to be a train driver from 20 to 18, which will be enacted through changes to the Train Driving Licences and Certificates Regulations 2010. To ensure ...

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