Question follow-through · 26152
Large Goods Vehicles and Vans: Temperature
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, why the Office of Rail and Road does not publish thermal comfort guidance for road drivers; for what reason air conditioning is not legally required in lorries and vans; and if her Department will take steps to
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 1 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 3 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 7 Sept 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
1 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, why the Office of Rail and Road does not publish thermal comfort guidance for road drivers; for what reason air conditioning is not legally required in lorries and vans; and if her Department will take steps to
3 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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7 Sept 2026
Answer published
The Office of Rail and Road does not have a role in monitoring, regulating or setting standards for vehicles or drivers. The Department for Transport has no current plans to begin collecting statistical data on cab temperatures in road vehicles. Heat is c...
Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.
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