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Motorcycle and Moped Training Centres

Thursday 29 April 2021 · 2 questions

Summarised by AI from the official record, so it can contain mistakes.

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Answered 0 Partly answered 2 Not answered 0

Key points

  • Government provided financial support through the self-employment income support scheme grant at 80% of three months' average trading profits for motorcycle and moped training centres.
  • The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency gave trainers guidance on operating safely and testing restart dates.
  • Testing resumed on 29 March for training and 12 April for testing in England and Wales to maintain a covid-safe environment.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Rebecca Long-Bailey Lab Salford
Economy Employment Transport
Context

Financial support is available through the self-employment income support scheme, but constituents working in essential roles like vaccine research faced difficulties due to limited public transport and closed training centres.

Question

What steps has the government taken to support motorcycle and moped training centres during and between covid-19 lockdowns?

Answer from Rachel Maclean

Financial support through the self-employment income support scheme grant at 80% of three months' average trading profits has been made available. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency provided trainers with guidance on operating safely and testing restart dates.

Partly answered

Not addressed: Specific measures for motorcycle and moped training centres beyond the self-employment income support scheme were not addressed.

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Q2 Rebecca Long-Bailey Lab Salford
Employment Transport
Context

A constituent supporting vaccine research was forced to leave her job due to the lack of extension on compulsory basic training certificates during lockdowns, leading to closed training centres.

Question

What will be done to support essential workers like my constituent who lost their jobs because of closed training centres and certificate extensions?

Answer from Rachel Maclean

Frontline workers are acknowledged for their role in the pandemic response. It is stressed that learners must have correct road safety skills, with testing resuming on 29 March for training and 12 April for testing in England and Wales, due to easier maintenance of a covid-safe environment.

Partly answered

Not addressed: Specific measures supporting essential workers affected by closed training centres were not addressed beyond acknowledging the importance of road safety.

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