Speeches

Melanie Onn – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Melanie Onn on 2015-11-02.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the economic cost of the shortage of Certificate of Professional Competence qualified drivers.

Andrew Jones

The Department for Transport has not made an estimate on the economic effect of a potential driver shortage. It is aware of extensive reports about pressures on wages, the recruitment of drivers from outside the UK and delayed deliveries.