Written questions

Minibuses: Driving

Commons · Question 14291 · Tabled 29 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 2 Jul 2026

Question

Asked by Rebecca Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the relationship between the age of commercial minibus drivers and collision risk; and whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of changing the minim

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 2 Jul 2026

The Department has not made a specific assessment of the relationship between the age of commercial minibus drivers and collision risk. The Driver Licensing Call for Evidence published in 2023 considered a range of driver licensing issues. The summary of ...