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1356760

registered interest
date	20/09/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Driving Instruction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the number of (a) businesses delivering B+E category drivers licence training and (b) people employed delivering that training.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	51747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2021 answer text <p>The heavy goods vehicle driver shortage is well documented and the Government has been considering a range of measures that will help the industry recover from the pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>The Department and the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) will continue to encourage people who want to drive a car and trailer to get professional training with providers to promote road safety and help support those businesses.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA is exploring options for an industry-led accreditation that could offer a standardised non-statutory testing approach, and is engaging with key stakeholders, trainers and insurers, to discuss this issue.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA is also in discussions with the training industry to understand their capacity to deliver the off-road manoeuvres element of the vocational test and will work with them to develop a robust and clear process by which to assess, accredit and audit any trainers who wish to assess the manoeuvres element of the test.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA is establishing a new business manager role to work with vocational trainers as a local contact to better understand their current and future needs. This will help the agency to be more responsive to vocational trainers needs and help support businesses and people employed to deliver training.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison grouped question UIN 51748 question first answered 23/09/2021 12:52:05 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

1356763

registered interest
date	20/09/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Driving Instruction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of providing compensation for businesses for lost revenue as a result of the ending of B+E licence testing on 20 September 2021.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	51748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2021 answer text <p>The heavy goods vehicle driver shortage is well documented and the Government has been considering a range of measures that will help the industry recover from the pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>The Department and the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) will continue to encourage people who want to drive a car and trailer to get professional training with providers to promote road safety and help support those businesses.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA is exploring options for an industry-led accreditation that could offer a standardised non-statutory testing approach, and is engaging with key stakeholders, trainers and insurers, to discuss this issue.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA is also in discussions with the training industry to understand their capacity to deliver the off-road manoeuvres element of the vocational test and will work with them to develop a robust and clear process by which to assess, accredit and audit any trainers who wish to assess the manoeuvres element of the test.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA is establishing a new business manager role to work with vocational trainers as a local contact to better understand their current and future needs. This will help the agency to be more responsive to vocational trainers needs and help support businesses and people employed to deliver training.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison grouped question UIN 51747 question first answered 23/09/2021 12:52:04 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

1356767

registered interest
date	20/09/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Driving Instruction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of supporting instructors approved by the National Register of LGV Instructors to become DVSA-approved assessors for off-road LGV testing elements.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	51749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2021 answer text <p>The heavy goods vehicle driver shortage is well documented and the Government has been considering a range of measures that will help the industry recover from the pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has announced that the time allocated for a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) and passenger carrying vehicle (PCV) driving test will be reduced, by removing the ‘reversing exercise’ element and ‘uncouple/ recouple’ element for vehicles with trailers and instead having them tested separately by the driver training industry. This part of the test is carried out off the road on a manoeuvring area.</p><p> </p><p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is in discussions with the training industry to understand their capacity to deliver this part of the test. It will also work with them to develop a robust and clear process by which to assess, accredit and audit any trainers who wish to assess the manoeuvres element of the test. Testing such manoeuvres separately will free up examiner time, meaning an increase to the number of tests an examiner conducts per day.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA takes its commitment to road safety extremely seriously and it will work with the industry and stakeholders to drive forward the importance of safe driving and safe towing. These changes will not change the standard of driving required to drive a HGV, with road safety continuing to be of paramount importance. Any driver who does not demonstrate utmost competence will not be granted a licence.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 23/09/2021 12:54:27 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

1356841

registered interest
date	20/09/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel Restrictions: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons South Africa has been retained on the Covid-19 travel red list.
tabling member constituency	New Forest West
tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
uin	51573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2021 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>South Africa was added to the red list on 24 December 2020 and remains on the red list as the country presents a high public health risk to the UK from known variants of concern.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 23/09/2021 09:21:17 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

1356969

registered interest
date	20/09/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the end of freedom of movement on the haulage industry; and what steps the Government is taking to tackle HGV driver shortages.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh West
tabling member printed	Christine Jardine
uin	51805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2021 answer text <p>The Trade and Co-operation Agreement between the UK and the EU delivers a good outcome for UK-based international hauliers. The vast majority of journeys to and from the EU will be able to continue without the need for any additional permits, and UK hauliers also retain rights to do work within and between EU Member States, again with no extra bureaucracy.</p><p> </p><p>UK hauliers will, of course, have to ensure that they comply with the immigration rules applied by EU Member States. The rules for British Citizens taking up work or providing a service in the EU will depend on the rules in individual EU Member States, as some Member States may require a visa and/or work permit from British Citizens intending to work or to provide a service there.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport is working across Government and with the road haulage industry to address the current HGV driver shortage, which is an issue affecting many countries worldwide. For example, the International Road Transport Union predicts a gap of 185,000 drivers by 2027 in Germany.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has already taken firm action, including through training for jobseekers, additional funding for apprenticeships, and taking measures to increase lorry driver testing capacity to bring new drivers into the industry as soon as possible.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 23/09/2021 10:03:34 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4634 label Biography information for Christine Jardine

1357009

registered interest
date	20/09/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of requiring people to enter their (a) date of birth and (b) driving licence number when transferring ownership of a car in V5 documentation.
tabling member constituency	North West Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
uin	51882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2021 answer text <p>The vehicle registration certificate already allows motorists to voluntarily enter the new keeper’s date of birth and driving licence number when advising the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) or a change of keeper. There are no plans to make this a requirement.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 23/09/2021 12:56:44 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1357015

registered interest
date	20/09/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving: Insurance and Driving Licences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of drivers on the roads without the required (a) licence (b) insurance.
tabling member constituency	North West Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
uin	51883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2021 answer text <p>When the police stop a vehicle then a driving licence check is a routine enquiry which they can make. If the police have reasonable grounds to suspect someone of driving a vehicle not in accordance with their driving licence, or without insurance then a vehicle may be seized.</p><p> </p><p>Continuous Insurance Enforcement (CIE) has enabled action to be taken against those who keep a vehicle without insurance. CIE allows uninsured vehicles to be identified from a comparison of the DVLA’s vehicle register and the Motor Insurance Database of insurance policies managed by the Motor Insurers’ Bureau (MIB). Keepers of vehicles which appear to be uninsured are sent reminder letters. Those who take no action receive a fixed penalty of £100, followed by enforcement action including prosecution. Since CIE’s introduction in 2011, uninsured vehicles have fallen from 1.4 million to 1 million.</p><p> </p><p>It supplements enforcement action by the police on the road, where from 2005 police have had the power to seize vehicles that are being driven without insurance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 23/09/2021 12:43:39 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1357041

registered interest
date	20/09/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many driving test centres have an available appointment for a practical driving test available within the next six weeks; and how many appointments are available within the next six weeks at those centres which do have available appointments.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	51864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2021 answer text <p>There are 146 driving test centres (DTC) that have at least one car test available within the next six weeks. A total of 741 tests are available within six weeks at those DTCs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 23/09/2021 12:46:53 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1357042

registered interest
date	20/09/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of learner drivers who have had to resit their driving theory tests as a result of the shortage of practical driving test appointment availability.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	51865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2021 answer text <p>The maximum duration of two years between passing the theory test and a subsequent practical test is in place to ensure a candidate’s road safety knowledge and ability to identify developing hazards is current. This validity period is set in legislation and the Government has no current plans to lay further legislation to extend it.</p><p>It is not possible to estimate how many candidates have had to re-sit their driving theory test as a result of practical driving test appointment availability.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 23/09/2021 14:37:56 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1357059

registered interest
date	20/09/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Driving Licences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of reinstating HGV licences for drivers who have recently retired to help support key industries experiencing driver shortages.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	51825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2021 answer text <p>The Government takes road safety very seriously and the UK has some of the safest roads in the world. It is important that drivers with Category C and C+E entitlement on their driving licences fully meet the requirements for those returning to HGV driving. This includes a driver medical and renewing their Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC).</p><p> </p><p>A joint DfT/industry letter will be sent to HGV licence holders this week to encourage those who have left the profession to return.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 23/09/2021 15:08:27 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley