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Community Transport: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of driver licensing for community transport operators; and if she will review access to (a) D1 and (b) Certificate of Professional Competence licences for (i) volunt

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
5 Sept 2025
Target answer date
9 Sept 2025
Answer
15 Sept 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 5 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of driver licensing for community transport operators; and if she will review access to (a) D1 and (b) Certificate of Professional Competence licences for (i) volunt

  2. 9 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 15 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    The previous government published a Call for Evidence in 2022 on driver licensing. It sought views on whether changes to D1 licensing could be made in a positive way to help industry, including community transport operators, without detrimental impact on ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

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Vehicle Number Plates: Fraud

12 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate the Government has made of the financial losses suffered by businesses as a result of vehicles using obscured or false number plates to commit fuel theft or evade charges.

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Roads: Safety

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Pedestrian Areas and Roads: Litter

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Members: Correspondence

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Airports: Fees and Charges

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Airports: Fees and Charges

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Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Diesel Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions

11 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to introduce restrictions on the use of diesel vehicles beyond existing clean air and emissions schemes.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Electric Vehicles

11 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the affordability of transitioning from petrol and diesel vehicles to zero-emission vehicles for households unable to afford a new electric vehicle.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Electric Vehicles

11 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has considered providing financial support for the purchase of second-hand low-emission and zero-emission vehicles.