Department for Transport written question – answered at on 7 September 2021.
Zarah Sultana
Labour, Coventry South
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of adding HGV drivers to the Government's shortage occupation list.
Rachel Maclean
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
We want to see employers make long term investments in the UK domestic workforce instead of relying on labour from abroad and our Plan for Jobs is helping people across the country retrain, build new skills and get back into work
Focusing on developing UK-based talent represents an enduring solution to address the long running HGV driver shortage.
Yes3 people think so
No1 person thinks not
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