Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking with the logistics sector to improve access to mentoring and supervised workplace experience for newly qualified HGV drivers in Cornwall.

The department continues to engage with the logistics industry on its workforce needs and is working across government to help the sector access wider employment and skills support. This includes understanding the barriers faced by newly qualified HGV drivers across the country in gaining practical experience and entering employment.

In Cornwall, employment and skills support is also shaped through local and devolved arrangements.