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Written question asked by Jerome Mayhew (Conservative) on Monday, 15 June 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 22 June 2026 (named day). It was answered by Keir Mather (Labour) on Monday, 22 June 2026 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Roads: Freight

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Minutes of the fourth meeting of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement Partnership Council published on 6 May 2026, what discussions have taken place since 5 July 2024 on (a) exchanges of information relating to transport managers and road haulage operations and (b) automated searching of vehicle registration data; and whether any agreements, memoranda of understanding or implementation plans have been concluded.

Answer

Discussions on the reciprocal sharing of information relating to transport managers and road haulage operators took place at meetings of the UK–EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement Specialised Committee on Road Transport (SCRT) in 2024 and 2025.

At the 2025 meeting of the SCRT, decisions enabling data sharing were formally adopted by the co-chairs. The minutes of those meetings, the text of the decisions, and the associated explanatory memorandum have been published on GOV.UK.

To implement these arrangements domestically, the UK introduced The European Registers of Road Transport Undertakings (Disclosure of Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2025, which came into force on 1 January 2026.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
9665
Session
2026-27
Subjects
Freight Large goods vehicles Roads Registration UK trade with EU
Link
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