Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many soldiers are LGV qualified.

The table below shows the number of Regular and Reserve Army personnel registered on the Joint Personnel Administration (JPA) system holding Category C and C1 driving licences. The JPA was introduced in 2007 and these figures will include those individuals who have recorded their licence details on the system since then; actual numbers are likely to be higher.

Notes:

1. Categories relate to European driving license. Category C1 permits vehicles between 3,500 and 7,500kg maximum authorised mass (with a trailer up to 750kg). Category C permits vehicles over 3,500kg (with a trailer up to 750kg maximum authorised mass).
2. This information is held for personnel administration purposes. Driver licence data has not been validated and therefore carries a degree of risk to accuracy.
3. Figures may not include personnel who hold a licence but have not been required to declare it as part of their employment (this may particularly be the case with the Army Reserve).
4. Further training and testing is necessary where a trailer licence (Category E) is required.