Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps he is taking to support the Road Haulage Association's Road to Logistics initiative that provides (a) training and (b) employment within the road haulage sector; and if he will make a statement.
The Department has been working closely with industry representatives on the Road to Logistics package to ensure that the initiative is suitable for consideration by the Government. We are now giving the proposal for specific Government funding support careful scrutiny.