Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what help is available to those who have (a) no money or (b) are unemployed to get a HGV Licence.

The Government has invested up to £34 million in skills bootcamps to train up to 11,000 more people to become HGV drivers. These are free, short, intensive courses to train new drivers to gain an HGV licence. In addition, the Large Goods Vehicle Driver apprenticeship standard to train articulated HGV drivers, which is supported with up to £7,000 of funding, and the Urban Driver apprenticeship to train rigid HGV drivers with up to £5,000 of funding are available for businesses.

Support for education and training outside England is a matter for the devolved administrations.

The Department for Work and Pensions and Jobcentre Plus in England, Scotland and Wales are also supporting jobseekers become HGV drivers where appropriate. Some Jobcentre regions have created Sector-based Work Academy Programmes where the local job market requires more HGV drivers.

Employment support is a devolved matter for the Northern Ireland Executive.