division_name: Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Reform)
motion: <p class="indent" pid="c717.2/2" pwmotiontext="yes">That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision about licences authorising the driving of motor vehicles of certain classes; and for connected purposes.</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c717.2/7" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;We are a small Community Bus operator, and we rely on persons with D1 on their licence. We are facing a future when Cat B drivers lose the automatic right to drive a mini bus, and would face the expense of training all new volunteer drivers.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c717.2/9" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;This is very much needed, and we are recruiting from a smaller pool of people every year and it is causing real problems across our area.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c717.2/14" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;The licensing improvements&#8221;&#8212;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c717.2/16" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;were achievable partly due to the fact that we had left the European Union and had the freedom to change our legislation to improve our testing and licensing regime&#8230; The call for evidence includes seeking evidence on the economic benefits of widening the recruitment pool for medium-sized goods vehicles and minibus drivers, which may attract more people to the industry and support economic growth by further strengthening our supply chain.&#8221;</p>