Source · Select Committees · Transport Committee
Recommendation 13
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Acknowledged
Significant challenge persists in increasing diversity within the transport manufacturing sector.
Conclusion
There is a significant and complex challenge to be overcome in increasing diversity in the transport manufacturing sector. We welcome the Department for Transport’s commitment to work with industry to change outdated perceptions of manufacturing and strongly endorse the Government’s target to increase women’s representation in the advanced manufacturing sector to 35 per cent of the workforce by 2035. (Conclusion, Paragraph 72) 34
Government response summary AI-generated
The government restates its commitment to increasing women’s representation in the advanced manufacturing sector to 35% of the workforce by 2035 and references work with industry via the Make UK Equality Taskforce.
Government Response
The government responded to this report on 5 May 2026. No passage in that response could be matched to this conclusion. Read the response document ↗