, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
HGV Driver Shortage and Supply Chain Issues inquiry - Trade Unions
Wonderful. Thank you. Thank you, Chair.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
HGV Driver Shortage and Supply Chain Issues inquiry - Trade Unions
The follow-up question, I suppose, then is: so, with the training, because one of the things that was brought up by workers in terms of issues around retention is this driver certificate of professional competence, the CPC, and how you're expected to pay…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
HGV Driver Shortage and Supply Chain Issues inquiry - Trade Unions
Thank you, Chair. So, a very appropriate question: what efforts have been made by trade unions to support and retain new drivers, and what additional support should Government provide for the same purpose in your opinion?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
HGV Driver Shortage and Supply Chain Issues inquiry - Trade Unions
Thank you. Thank you, Chair.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
HGV Driver Shortage and Supply Chain Issues inquiry - Trade Unions
Yes, yes, of course. I was just asking about the measures that have been taken to date by the UK and Welsh Governments, and do you think that they've been effective? And I suppose, if you've mentioned that you were bringing this to their attention five years…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
HGV Driver Shortage and Supply Chain Issues inquiry - Trade Unions
So, my question is: what measures have been taken to date by the UK and Welsh Governments to address the HGV driver shortage, and to what extent do you believe that they've been effective?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
HGV Driver Shortage and Supply Chain Issues inquiry - Trade Unions
Thank you, Chair, and hello, Mary. Thank you for being here.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
HGV Driver Shortage and Supply Chain Issues inquiry - Trade Unions
Hello, Chair. Sorry, I just wanted to declare again that I am a member of Unite.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
HGV Driver Shortage and Supply Chain Issues inquiry - Business organisations
Thank you very much. Thank you, Chair.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
HGV Driver Shortage and Supply Chain Issues inquiry - Business organisations
And Pete, please.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
HGV Driver Shortage and Supply Chain Issues inquiry - Business organisations
Thank you, Chair. So, what engagement have you had with the Welsh Government to address the issues that have caused the HGV driver shortage? If I can come to Paul first, please.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
HGV Driver Shortage and Supply Chain Issues inquiry - Logistics & Haulage Organisations
Okay. No problem. Thanks, Chair.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
HGV Driver Shortage and Supply Chain Issues inquiry - Logistics & Haulage Organisations
Thank you, Sally. Chris, did you want to add anything?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
HGV Driver Shortage and Supply Chain Issues inquiry - Logistics & Haulage Organisations
Thank you. Sally, did you want to come in and add anything?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
HGV Driver Shortage and Supply Chain Issues inquiry - Logistics & Haulage Organisations
Thank you, Chair. I just wanted to ask specifically about the 2008 Welsh Government freight strategy, which identified many issues that are at the root of the cause of the current shortage, including skills and facilities. So, how effective was the…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
HGV Driver Shortage and Supply Chain Issues inquiry - Logistics & Haulage Organisations
Okay, wonderful. Thank you. Thank you, Chair.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
HGV Driver Shortage and Supply Chain Issues inquiry - Logistics & Haulage Organisations
Sorry. Can I just ask though, in terms of the wages, I guess what's not making sense to me, right, is, if they are so valuable, if there is such a shortage, why aren't the wages reflecting that?
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
HGV Driver Shortage and Supply Chain Issues inquiry - Logistics & Haulage Organisations
Can I—
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
HGV Driver Shortage and Supply Chain Issues inquiry - Logistics & Haulage Organisations
Thank you very much, Chris. Sally, as well, if you could just help, I suppose, to drill down a little bit into—. Obviously, there are the regulations about how many hours drivers can drive and how many they can work, but many of them have said that they are…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
HGV Driver Shortage and Supply Chain Issues inquiry - Logistics & Haulage Organisations
Absolutely. Chris, did you want to come in on specifically the rotas, then, and for the management as well? Thank you, Andrew.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
HGV Driver Shortage and Supply Chain Issues inquiry - Logistics & Haulage Organisations
But really, though—. So, of course, thank you for that point, because that's something that I think we can definitely take forward as part of this inquiry, but let's really drill down into that. At the moment, two of the main things that drivers are saying…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
HGV Driver Shortage and Supply Chain Issues inquiry - Logistics & Haulage Organisations
Thank you, Chair. I'm going to ask a little bit about the retention of drivers. I'm probably not the only person who knows somebody who has a licence who has had one of those letters, saying, 'You have a licence, do you want to come back in?' to try to help…
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Yes, I need to declare, mostly for the third panel, that I'm a member of Unite the Union.
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
Diolch, and I want to say a huge thank you to the Minister for his commitment to ensuring that net zero is a priority for our twenty-first century schools. It's an absolutely fantastic development commitment. As our climate change Minister said earlier, it is…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language
3. Will the Minister provide an update on the net-zero carbon targets for new school and college buildings in Wales? OQ57312
