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Amid a significant shortage of lorry drivers, the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has been informed that providing the correct skills and training as well as instating temporary visas will support the recruitment of HGV drivers. Following an escalating issue of a lack of lorry drivers, two business groups have argued that temporary work visas for EU drivers and reforming the National Skills Fund could be key to alleviating the problem. Writing to the Secretary of State for Business, Kwasi Kwarteng, Logistics UK and British Retail Consortium stated that the shortage of HGV drivers is only set to worsen as the UK comes out of the summer months. The two lobby groups explained that retail and logistics industries are taking proactive measures to address the driver shortage challenge. This includes increasing pay rates with some paying up to a quarter more than base pay, offering bonuses such as M&S which offered HGV drivers a GBP2000 sign on bonus, and implementing internal training schemes. However, it warned that the Government needed to take immediate action to support supply chains, warning that the current shortfall of roughly 90,000 HGV drivers is placing “unsustainable pressure” on retailers and their supply