article_snippet: Six weeks before Chrismtmas, Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin urged people to 'get people shopping done' in case the driver shortage hit the supply of food and presents.
article_snippet: Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin defended the new EU rules, arguing that drivers need to know how to drive drivers lorries properly.
article_snippet: But Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin urged people not to leave people shopping until the last minute, in case supply lines are affected. '
article_snippet: If you're driving a motor vehicle, with the investment you've got in that motor vehicle, it's no bad thing to know what you're doing,' Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin told the ConservativeHome website.
article_snippet: Asked if there were going to problems with deliveries before Christmas, Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin replied: 'I hope not.