The Haulage Industry

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:35 pm on 6 July 2021.

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Photo of Lesley Griffiths Lesley Griffiths Labour 1:35, 6 July 2021

So, again, that's a very important issue, and certainly, as a Welsh Government—and you'll be aware that a lot of the issues you raised in your question are reserved to the UK Government—with the levers that we have, for instance, we've ensured that our ReAct programme has funded several hundred HGV drivers. So, those discussions are ongoing. We've also approved a request for Neath Port Talbot College to offer courses in driving goods vehicles and passenger-carrying vehicles. But I know that ministerial colleagues have been urging the UK Government to ensure that the backlog of tests that you referred to is addressed in the very near future.