Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of differences between HGV driver facilities in (a) England and (b) other European countries.

The Department has commissioned an independent evaluation of the HGV Parking Matched Funding Grant Scheme, to consider the application and delivery process, the role of the scheme in improving lorry driver facilities in England and the impact of the site improvements for drivers. This analysis is underway and due to be finalised in Summer 2026.

The Department is also currently undertaking a new National Lorry Parking Survey which will provide up to date and comprehensive evidence on the availability and quality of lorry parking in England, including regional differences. The survey's findings will inform policy development on HGV parking and welfare, as well as providing data to support planning applications for new facilities. The survey is due to be published in Autumn 2026.

There has been no assessment of differences between HGV driver facilities in England compared with other European countries, nor is such an assessment planned in future.