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To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a 15p-per-litre Essential User Rebate for HGV, coach and van operators.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a 15p-per-litre Essential User Rebate for HGV, coach and van operators.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 July 2026 to Question 18160 on Buses: Driving Tests, how many applications for category D1 practical driving tests were made in each year since 2019; and what the average waiting time for such a test was...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 July 2026 to Question 18160 on Buses: Driving Tests, how many applications for category D1 practical driving tests were made in each year since 2019; and what the average waiting time for such a test was...
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) does not hold data on the number of applications for category D1 practical driving tests.
Category D1 is a sub-category of category D. Practical driving test slots are initially booked as category D; the actual vehicle category is not confirmed until a few days before the test.
The answer of 16 July to Question 18160 provides the number of D1 minibus tests conducted by DVSA and by delegated examiners in each calendar year for which data is available.
There is no separate waiting time for category D1 tests because category D1, category D and lorry tests are all classed as vocational testing.
The below table shows the average waiting time for vocational tests for each financial year since 2019.
Please note for 2019, 2020 and 2021, DVSA calculated waiting times for vocational driving tests across all driving test centres, including part time and remote test centres. For the following years of 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, DVSA calculated waiting times by using the official measure which includes permanent test centres only. Permanent centres may be excluded from time to time, for example if they close temporarily.
Year | Official measure | All DTC measure |
2019 |
| 5.4 |
2020 |
| 6.6 |
2021 |
| 6.8 |
2022 | 4.7 | 5.9 |
2023 | 2.7 | 4.6 |
2024 | 3.4 | 4.7 |
2025 | 5.1 | 6.1 |
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 July 2026 to Question 18160 on Buses: Driving Tests, whether she has undertaken analysis of the reasons for the number of category D1 practical driving tests conducted in 2025 being 24 per cent lower than in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 July 2026 to Question 18160 on Buses: Driving Tests, whether she has undertaken analysis of the reasons for the number of category D1 practical driving tests conducted in 2025 being 24 per cent lower than in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of Section 19 permit exemptions for teachers driving pupils on school trips on safety; and whether she plans to review the training, qualification and safety requirements applicable to teachers operating vehicles under...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of Section 19 permit exemptions for teachers driving pupils on school trips on safety; and whether she plans to review the training, qualification and safety requirements applicable to teachers operating vehicles under...
Operating vehicles under Section 19 permits comes with important obligations. To support permit holders with their responsibilities, we publish guidance to promote and support the correct and safe use of vehicles operated under permits. The guidance explains that they must ensure that drivers are correctly trained, have the correct driving licence, and take adequate breaks.
There is also specific guidance for schools and local authorities on driving minibuses, which is published jointly with the Department of Education.
We are aware of calls for changes to minibus driver licensing arrangements and remain engaged on the issues with the Department for Education.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, how many projects relating to (a) coaches and (b) coach manufacturing have received funding through the DRIVE35 programme; and what the value of funding awarded to those projects is.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, how many projects relating to (a) coaches and (b) coach manufacturing have received funding through the DRIVE35 programme; and what the value of funding awarded to those projects is.
DRIVE35 is providing £4 billion of capital and research and development funding to 2035 to support innovation, commercial scale-up and the industrialisation of zero-emission vehicle manufacturing. As part of this, two projects with relevance to coach manufacturing have been awarded DRIVE35 funding, with grant awards totalling £1,048,957.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consideration has he given to introducing an Essential User Rebate for HGV, coach and van operators.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consideration has he given to introducing an Essential User Rebate for HGV, coach and van operators.
The Government recognises pressures from fuel price increases linked to the Middle East conflict. As announced in May, as part of a £600 million package, there will be no rise in fuel duty this year and the temporary 5p fuel duty cut has been extended until 31 December 2026. Hauliers will benefit from the extension of the 5p fuel duty cut, with diesel 11p per litre cheaper throughout 2026 than it would have been compared to plans inherited from the previous parliament. This action is in addition to targeted support through a holiday from HGV VED (road tax) for 12 months from 1 July 2026 for the majority of HGVs.
The Chancellor makes decisions on tax policy at discal events, and does not routinely comment on proposals.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she is taking steps to support driverless buses (a) in and (b) outside London.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she is taking steps to support driverless buses (a) in and (b) outside London.
The Government is supporting the deployment of self-driving passenger services through the Automated Passenger Services (APS) pilot permitting scheme, which launched in May 2026. The scheme helps enable pilot deployments of self-driving passenger services, which may include bus-like vehicles.
Operators can seek to run APS services across Great Britain. An APS permit can only be granted if local consent is provided by the relevant local authority in each area where a proposed service would operate. In London, for example, consent would be required from Transport for London.
In March, the Department published non-statutory guidance on the APS scheme and the roles of local authorities and transport bodies in considering deployments.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with the Department for Education on including Category D driving licence training for coaches within the Skills Bootcamps programme; and what assessment she made of the potential merits of doing so for addressing shortages in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with the Department for Education on including Category D driving licence training for coaches within the Skills Bootcamps programme; and what assessment she made of the potential merits of doing so for addressing shortages in the...
The Government recognises that the bus and coach sector has had issues recruiting and retaining drivers in recent years, though intelligence from the sector suggests the shortage of bus drivers has reduced.
The Government is giving local areas greater control of the delivery of Skills Bootcamps in line with its commitment to devolution, supporting local areas to choose which Skills Bootcamps they offer based on the needs of their local employers and economy.
As of the 2026-27 financial year, Mayoral Strategic Authorities can use 100% of their grant, and non-MSAs have the flexibility to use up to 50% of their grant, to deliver Skills Bootcamps in additional sectors.
Decisions on the provision of Skills Bootcamps for Category D coach driver training are therefore a matter for local authorities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the differences in safety rules between (a) buses and (b) coaches, and the effect on competition and comparative advantage between the two sectors.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the differences in safety rules between (a) buses and (b) coaches, and the effect on competition and comparative advantage between the two sectors.
Buses and coaches are both regulated as Public Service Vehicles and are expected to meet high safety standards.
The Department is aware of industry representations regarding differences in certain regulatory requirements, including restrictions affecting some younger passenger-carrying vehicle drivers. Through ongoing engagement with the sector, the Department has considered views on the effect of these requirements on bus and coach operators. The Department has recently re-engaged with industry to assess the potential impacts of removing restrictions affecting 18 and 19-year-old drivers and is considering next steps.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on (a) the number of buses purchased with Government funding that are fitted with air conditioning and (b) whether operators are required to use fitted air conditioning when those vehicles are in passenger service.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on (a) the number of buses purchased with Government funding that are fitted with air conditioning and (b) whether operators are required to use fitted air conditioning when those vehicles are in passenger service.
The Department for Transport does not hold information on the number of buses purchased with Government funding that are fitted with air conditioning.
The Public Service Vehicles (Conditions of Fitness, Equipment, Use and Certification) Regulations 1981 require that adequate ventilation is provided for passengers and the driver without the necessity for opening any main window or windscreen. The regulations do not specifically require operators to use air conditioning where it is fitted. Bus operators are responsible for ensuring that their vehicles comply with the regulatory requirements and that their employees have access to healthy and safe working conditions.
Motion, That this House has considered the future of the UK coach industry. Agreed to on question.
Motion, That this House has considered the future of the UK coach industry. Agreed to on question.
I beg to move,
That this House has considered the future of the UK coach industry.
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Turner. A couple of years ago, I was invited to speak at the conference of the Coach Operators Association. Being a reasonably diligent MP, I checked...
I beg to move,
That this House has considered the future of the UK coach industry.
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Turner. A couple of years ago, I was invited to speak at the conference of the Coach Operators Association. Being a reasonably diligent MP, I checked...
Given the importance of the coach industry, I wonder whether my hon. Friend agrees that parking arrangements for coaches have never been given proper consideration. In a city like Cambridge, a tourist hotspot, it is a long-running problem.
Given the importance of the coach industry, I wonder whether my hon. Friend agrees that parking arrangements for coaches have never been given proper consideration. In a city like Cambridge, a tourist hotspot, it is a long-running problem.
My hon. Friend makes a fantastic point. Cambridge, along the Backs, is often full of coaches. It is important to get across to residents that one big coach stops a lot of small cars. Although we need more coach parking spaces, it is important to think about the environmental benefits...
My hon. Friend makes a fantastic point. Cambridge, along the Backs, is often full of coaches. It is important to get across to residents that one big coach stops a lot of small cars. Although we need more coach parking spaces, it is important to think about the environmental benefits...
Coaches do even more than the hon. Lady mentions. They take my Orange lodge in Northern Ireland, my Royal Black Preceptory and the Apprentice Boys to the 12 July parade. For Northern Ireland, coaches are the glue that keeps the community and our Orange lodges going.
Coaches do even more than the hon. Lady mentions. They take my Orange lodge in Northern Ireland, my Royal Black Preceptory and the Apprentice Boys to the 12 July parade. For Northern Ireland, coaches are the glue that keeps the community and our Orange lodges going.
Coaches can be booked to get people anywhere they want to go. They are also important for growth, a defining mission for Governments of all stripes. The coach industry brings £17 billion to the UK economy. When I pitched this debate to the Backbench Business Committee, I compared coaches to...
Coaches can be booked to get people anywhere they want to go. They are also important for growth, a defining mission for Governments of all stripes. The coach industry brings £17 billion to the UK economy. When I pitched this debate to the Backbench Business Committee, I compared coaches to...
I am going to talk about coaches. The hon. Lady mentions local businesses, which include Eastbourne Coaches and Lynns Travel Eastbourne. Does she agree that there is a role for those businesses, and also for big business such as National Express to bring their coaches to Eastbourne, especially in the...
I am going to talk about coaches. The hon. Lady mentions local businesses, which include Eastbourne Coaches and Lynns Travel Eastbourne. Does she agree that there is a role for those businesses, and also for big business such as National Express to bring their coaches to Eastbourne, especially in the...
Coaches have the potential to bring people to all kinds of tourist destinations and to fantastic seaside areas. We should appreciate them for that.
Within the Department for Transport, there are specific teams for bus and for rail, but not a specific coach team. Might the Minister be willing to comment...
Coaches have the potential to bring people to all kinds of tourist destinations and to fantastic seaside areas. We should appreciate them for that.
Within the Department for Transport, there are specific teams for bus and for rail, but not a specific coach team. Might the Minister be willing to comment...
I congratulate the hon. Lady on her fantastic speech and on emphasising the importance of coach operators across the country. Does she agree that, in making the case to the Treasury, the Minister should point out that in many rural areas local coach operators serve as the backbone of the...
I congratulate the hon. Lady on her fantastic speech and on emphasising the importance of coach operators across the country. Does she agree that, in making the case to the Treasury, the Minister should point out that in many rural areas local coach operators serve as the backbone of the...
Absolutely. The hon. Gentleman makes the point well. Coach operators normally sell tickets in advance, whether for tours around the country—the brochures are printed perhaps a year in advance, they go through letterboxes, and half the places are filled up by Christmas—or for school transport, for which they bid for...
Absolutely. The hon. Gentleman makes the point well. Coach operators normally sell tickets in advance, whether for tours around the country—the brochures are printed perhaps a year in advance, they go through letterboxes, and half the places are filled up by Christmas—or for school transport, for which they bid for...