Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to reduce the age requirement to obtain a train driving licence to 18.

The Department is currently undertaking a post implementation review of the Train Driving Licences and Certificates Regulations 2010, which establishes the licensing and certification requirements to be a train driver on the mainline railway in Great Britain. The review considers all aspects of the regime, including minimum age requirements. The full findings of the review, including relevant conclusions and recommendations, will be published by the summer, and my Department will consider any options for change in light of the reviews’ recommendations.