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Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help increase driver numbers in the logistics sector.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
20 Nov 2025
Target answer date
24 Nov 2025
Answer
25 Nov 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 20 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help increase driver numbers in the logistics sector.

  2. 24 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 25 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    The Government is committed to supporting the logistics sector in developing the skilled workforces it needs. The Government has confirmed £136 million for Skills Bootcamps in 2025-26 to support more than 40,000 learners. Skills Bootcamps will remain an i...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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