DebateGeneral CommitteeMonday, 20 April 202618:00

First Delegated Legislation Committee: The draft Train Driving Licences and Certificates (Amendment) Regulations 2026

Parliamentary debate

This delegated legislation committee is reviewing draft amendments to the regulations governing train driving licences and certificates. The committee will examine proposed changes to the rules that control who can hold a licence to drive trains and what certification standards apply, with implications for railway employment and safety standards across the sector.

These regulations directly affect the rail workforce and training standards across the UK rail industry. Changes to licensing and certification requirements could impact recruitment, training costs, and working conditions for train drivers, while also influencing passenger safety and operational standards across all train operating companies.

Transport Jobs & Employment

MPs most likely to speak

Jerome MayhewConservative and Unionist Party

Broadland and Fakenham

Shadow Transport — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on transport, labour-market, economy-jobs (171 times, 40pts); Known positions: economy-jobs: opposed, transport: opposed, transport: neutral (30pts)Voting record

Simon LightwoodLabour and Co-operative Party

Wakefield and Rothwell

Parliamentary Under-Secretary — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on transport, labour-market, economy-jobs (141 times, 40pts); Known positions: transport: supportive, transport: neutral, transport: opposed (30pts)Voting record

Andrew GriffithConservative and Unionist Party

Arundel and South Downs

Shadow Business and Trade — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on transport, labour-market, economy-jobs (76 times, 40pts); Known positions: economy-jobs: opposed, labour-market: opposed, economy-jobs: supportive (30pts)Voting record

Dame Harriett BaldwinConservative and Unionist Party

West Worcestershire

Shadow Business and Trade — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on transport, labour-market, economy-jobs (149 times, 40pts); Known positions: economy-jobs: opposed, fiscal-policy: opposed, economy-jobs: questioning (30pts); Committee: treasury committee (20pts)Voting record

Heidi AlexanderLabour Party

Swindon South

Secretary of State for Transport — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on transport, labour-market, economy-jobs (96 times, 40pts); Known positions: transport: supportive, fiscal-policy: neutral, fiscal-policy: supportive (30pts)Voting record

First Delegated Legislation Committee: The draft Train Driving Licences and Certificates (Amendment) Regulations 2026

MPs most likely to speak

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