Mr. Stephen Kent:

I have let everybody know, because it has been out in the public sphere, that this was not something everyone was asking. When it comes to the issue, if people think this will solve the problem, we have more than 2,000 drivers working for us, 0.7% of whom are between 66 and 70. That is the scale of it. If people think we are going to get 10% extra by widening that, we will not. On the other extreme, there is another interesting point, which I will bring to the attention of the committee. Britain recently decided to open up to 18 to 21-year-olds. That is because it feels it needs to get people into the pipeline and get younger people to make a career decision earlier, rather than starting their career and deciding to move. I do not know if that is a safe move but it might be a decision that could be well informed as we look into future needs. I am trying to be balanced. I genuinely do not believe we will unlock thousands of drivers with the 70 decision. If anything, it will just increase risk.