Freight: Conditions of Employment and Pay

(asked on 9th September 2021) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps he has taken to promote better pay and conditions in the haulage sector in the context of the shortage of HGV drivers.


Answered by
Rachel Maclean Portrait
Rachel Maclean
This question was answered on 15th September 2021

It is for the road freight industry to do all they can to make employment more attractive to UK workers through offering training, careers options and wage increases.

We recognise the concerns expressed about the provision, quality and value of lorry parking in the UK. We are looking at ways to increase the provision of high quality overnight lorry parking.

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