Question follow-through · 12431
Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Death
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information the Health and Safety Executive holds on the number of HGV and LGV drivers found deceased in their vehicles whilst undertaking statutory rest periods in each of the last five years; and
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 23 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 25 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 30 Jun 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
23 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information the Health and Safety Executive holds on the number of HGV and LGV drivers found deceased in their vehicles whilst undertaking statutory rest periods in each of the last five years; and
25 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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30 Jun 2026
Answer published
Only deaths arising out of or in connection with work activities are RIDDOR reportable. Therefore, Incidents where HGV or LGV drivers are found deceased in their vehicles due to natural causes, or where no work-related causative factor is identified, are ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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