United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 31345
Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Vacancies
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12 July 2021
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15 July 2021 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the number of heavy goods vehicle drivers required to fill current UK vacancies in that sector.
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12 July 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the number of heavy goods vehicle drivers required to fill current UK vacancies in that sector.
Source: Commons
15 July 2021
Answer
We concur with estimates from industry sources, including the industry think tank, ‘Driver Require’, and Logistics UK, which estimate there are 22,000 vacancies for heavy goods vehicle drivers. The underlying, longer-term shortage, which has been present ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-07-12/31345
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1345962
- uk · wq-1345962 · source updated 15 July 2021