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Lorry Drivers

Volume 505: debated on Wednesday 3 February 2010

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Ian Stewart

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what estimate he has made of the number of heavy trucks and lorry drivers (a) employed and (b) self-employed in the UK; what estimate he has made of the average hours worked by each category of driver in the latest period for which figures are available; and what estimate he has made of the average (i) hourly and (ii) weekly earnings of heavy truck and lorry drivers in the latest period for which figures are available. (314739)

Paul Clark

The following table gives the numbers of heavy goods vehicle (HGV1) drivers who are (a) employed and (b) self employed, their hours worked, and hourly and weekly earnings during September 2009 in the United Kingdom.

1 In the 'Freight Transport by Road' industry class.

HGV drivers1

Employed

Self employed

Number

109,113

16,417

Usual paid hours worked per week (mean)

51

50

Average gross weekly pay (£)

493

n/a

Average gross hourly pay (£)

9.59

n/a

n/a = Pay information is only available for employees

1 This includes LGV drivers and other drivers under the SOC2000 (Standard Occupational Classification 2000) 8211 category.

Source:

ONS Labour Force Survey, July-September 2009