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Written Question
Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Facilities
Friday 27th March 2026

Asked by: Elsie Blundell (Labour - Heywood and Middleton North)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps is he taking to improve the availability of secure, well-lit, and gender-appropriate rest facilities for HGV drivers.

Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

Through the HGV Parking and Driver Welfare Grant Scheme, the Government and industry are delivering up to £35.7 million of joint investment to upgrade truck stops in 30 counties across England, improving both safety and working conditions for drivers.

The scheme is supporting better welfare and rest facilities such as improved gender-appropriate toilets and showers, rest areas, and increased HGV parking capacity for all drivers.

This funding is also helping operators to deliver security improvements including enhanced CCTV coverage, perimeter fencing, improved lighting, Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) systems and new and upgraded security barriers.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 26 Mar 2026
Transport Accessibility for Disabled People

"I thank the chair of the Transport Committee, my hon. Friend the Member for Brentford and Isleworth (Ruth Cadbury), for her leadership on this crucial issue, and for securing this debate on the important matter of transport accessibility for disabled people. Since being elected to this place, I have reiterated …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 26 Mar 2026
Oral Answers to Questions

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 26 Mar 2026
Business of the House

"The majority of businesses on our high streets add great value to our communities, but there are some where criminality takes place, and that is putting people off visiting their local town centres. Where premises are host to illegal activity, councils can issue closure orders prohibiting access, but those orders …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 26 Mar 2026
Oral Answers to Questions

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Division Vote (Commons)
25 Mar 2026 - Victims and Courts Bill - View Vote Context
Elsie Blundell (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 283 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 286 Noes - 163
Division Vote (Commons)
25 Mar 2026 - Victims and Courts Bill - View Vote Context
Elsie Blundell (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 290 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 295 Noes - 162
Division Vote (Commons)
25 Mar 2026 - Victims and Courts Bill - View Vote Context
Elsie Blundell (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 289 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 291 Noes - 158
Division Vote (Commons)
25 Mar 2026 - Victims and Courts Bill - View Vote Context
Elsie Blundell (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 286 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 290 Noes - 163
Division Vote (Commons)
25 Mar 2026 - Victims and Courts Bill - View Vote Context
Elsie Blundell (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 285 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 292 Noes - 162