Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help improve working conditions for HGV drivers.

Through the HGV Parking and Driver Welfare Match Funding Grant Scheme, the Government is investing jointly with industry up to £35.7 million to enhance truck stops across England. This significant investment is in addition to funding from National Highways and industry of a further £30 million to improve HGV parking facilities along the strategic road network.

This investment is supporting operators across 30 counties in England to improve welfare facilities, increase parking spaces, improve security and facilitate decarbonisation. The scheme is projected to help deliver up to 1,500 parking spaces.