Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an estimate of the adequacy of the number of HGV drivers to meet demand during the Christmas 2026 trading period.

The Department for Transport has not made a specific estimate of the adequacy of the number of HGV drivers to meet demand during the Christmas 2026 trading period.

The department regularly engages with road haulage businesses and trade associations to understand workforce and other issues affecting the sector, including pressures on HGV driver recruitment and retention.