Asked by: David Simmonds (Conservative - Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many and what proportion of applications received for endorsement letters under the HGV fuel tanker driver concession have been issued with endorsement letters.
Answered by Greg Hands - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
Hauliers within the fuel sector, and those companies that employ transporters of road fuels, were required to identify to BEIS non-visa nationals who were fully licenced and qualified drivers available to start immediately within the fuel haulage sector. The sector applied for nine endorsement letters from BEIS and all nine were provided.
The UK Government is working with the haulage sector to promote jobs, training and a range of other initiatives to get more people into HGV driving.