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1701542

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Large Goods Vehicle Drivers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of including HGV drivers as (a) an eligible occupation for a skilled worker visa and (b) on the immigration salary list.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	22088
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p>The occupation of HGV driver does not meet the requirements of the Skilled Worker visa route.</p><p>The Government intend to commission the Migration Advisory Committee to undertake a full review of the Immigration Salary List. The Government will carefully consider their recommendations once received, should they make one regarding HGV drivers.</p><p>The Government regularly monitors labour market data to review the labour needed in different sectors, however there are no plans to extend the scope of the Seasonal Worker route.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 22089 question first answered 19/04/2024 09:15:12 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1701543

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Large Goods Vehicle Drivers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a seasonal visa scheme for qualified HGV drivers.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	22089
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p>The occupation of HGV driver does not meet the requirements of the Skilled Worker visa route.</p><p>The Government intend to commission the Migration Advisory Committee to undertake a full review of the Immigration Salary List. The Government will carefully consider their recommendations once received, should they make one regarding HGV drivers.</p><p>The Government regularly monitors labour market data to review the labour needed in different sectors, however there are no plans to extend the scope of the Seasonal Worker route.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 22088 question first answered 19/04/2024 09:15:12 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1384332

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Large Goods Vehicle Drivers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the 5,000 temporary visas for overseas heavy goods vehicle drivers made available in September 2021 have been issued to date.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	86072
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2021 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to the response given in the other place to Lord Berkeley on 30 November 2021, UIN HL3979.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 08/12/2021 15:22:59 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1363520

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Large Goods Vehicle Drivers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications were (a) made and (b) granted under the fuel tanker driver concession visa, which closed on 15 October 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	63690
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2021 answer text <p>On 1 October, the Home Office stood up at pace an emergency arrangement for HGV drivers in the fuels supply sector. This arrangement permitted fully licensed and qualified drivers, identified by the fuel transport sector and endorsed by the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, to take up employment in the UK on a temporary basis. The arrangement closed on 15 October 2021.</p><p>The rapid deployment of this arrangement necessitated applications for leave to enter be considered at the border, and as a result this group is not discretely captured within published Home Office data.</p><p>This arrangement formed part of a wider response to issues in the supply chain. The UK Government is working with the haulage sector to promote jobs, training and a range of other initiatives to get more people into HGV driving.</p><p>Like other sectors the focus should be on training and recruiting from the UK based workforce in the first instance, especially given the impact of the pandemic resulting in more UK based workers looking for new employment. Reported shortages of HGV drivers across the EU and much of the developed world also indicate the ability to recruit abroad is no guarantee of being able to do so.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 03/11/2021 16:35:17 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1359171

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Large Goods Vehicle Drivers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has plans to include HGV drivers on the list of shortage occupations list to allow people who reside in the UK with work permitted status, who hold the correct qualifications, to take up such work.
	tabling member constituency	Gateshead
	tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
	uin	56222
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2021 answer text <p>For an occupation to be placed on the Shortage Occupation List, it needs to be eligible under the Skilled Worker route of the Points Based System.</p><p>The independent Migration Advisory Committee found the occupation of HGV driver did not meet the requirements under the Skilled Worker route to be eligible.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 20/10/2021 16:17:42 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns

1360184

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Large Goods Vehicle Drivers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to publish details of the arrangements for issuing 5,000 temporary visas to HGV drivers; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	56754
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2021 answer text <p>Full details of the arrangements for issuing temporary visas to HGV drivers were published on 11 October. Guidance can be found on the Gov.uk website at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/workers-and-temporary-workers-guidance-for-sponsors-sponsor-a-seasonal-worker" target="_blank">Workers and Temporary Workers: guidance for sponsors: sponsor a seasonal worker - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 20/10/2021 16:21:16 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1360192

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Large Goods Vehicle Drivers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on extending the additional HGV driver visas beyond Christmas 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff North
	tabling member printed	Anna McMorrin
	uin	57263
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>The UK Government is working with the haulage sector to promote jobs, training and a range of other initiatives to get more people into HGV driving.</p><p> </p><p>Like other sectors the focus should be on training and recruiting from the UK based workforce in the first instance, especially given the impact of the pandemic resulting in more looking for secure new employment.</p><p> </p><p>The temporary visa provision for HGV drivers was introduced in response to potential reduced availability of some food products in the run up to Christmas, enabling drivers to work in the UK until 28 February 2022. There are no plans to extend the validity of these visas beyond this date.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 25/10/2021 16:27:17 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4632 label Biography information for Anna McMorrin

1360251

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Large Goods Vehicle Drivers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending the validity of temporary visas for HGV drivers from three to twelve months.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	57077
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>The UK Government is working with the haulage sector to promote jobs, training and a range of other initiatives to get more people into HGV driving.</p><p> </p><p>Like other sectors the focus should be on training and recruiting from the UK based workforce in the first instance, especially given the impact of the pandemic resulting in more UK based workers looking for new employment. Reported shortages of HGV drivers across the EU and much of the developed world also indicate the ability to recruit abroad is no guarantee of being able to do so.</p><p> </p><p>The temporary visa provision for HGV drivers was introduced in response to potential reduced availability of some food products in the run up to Christmas, enabling drivers to work in the UK until 28 February 2022. There are no plans to extend the validity of these visas beyond this date.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 25/10/2021 16:18:05 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1353170

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Large Goods Vehicle Drivers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to allow EU drivers to return on temporary visas as skilled workers.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL2460
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>The UK Government is closely monitoring labour supply and working with sector leaders to promote jobs, training, and a range of other initiatives to get more people into HGV driving. Similar challenges are being faced by other countries around the world, with shortages of truck drivers being reported in the EU and the United States of America.Following the UK leaving the EU and ending free movement, our points-based immigration system looks at what skills and talent people have, rather than whether they hold an EU or Non-EU passport.</p><p>Like other sectors the focus for transport should be on training and recruiting from the UK based workforce in the first instance. Our Plan for Jobs is helping people across the country retrain, build new skills and get back into work. The Government encourages all sectors to make employment more attractive to UK domestic workers through offering training, careers options, wage increases and investment, plus dealing with the reasons behind the long term under representation of women in parts of the workforce. Immigration policy is not about providing an alternative to these necessary actions</p><p>The Government therefore has no plans to introduce a temporary visa scheme for heavy goods vehicle drivers.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 20/09/2021 14:46:05 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1351017

	registered interest
	date	18/08/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Large Goods Vehicle Drivers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a seasonal visa scheme for qualified lorry drivers to tackle the shortage of drivers in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
	tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
	uin	41072
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>I refer the honourable member to the response provided to the honourable member for Arfon on 21 June UIN 14141.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 06/09/2021 15:12:35 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq