Written questions by Fox.

How many people were convicted of offences relating to the use of privately-owned e-scooters on public roads in each police force area in each of the last five years.

Awaiting answer.

What assessment she has made of the potential impact on learner drivers of average practical driving test waiting times at Isleworth (Fleming Way) Driving Test Centre; and what steps she is taking to reduce wai

The Government set out a comprehensive package of measures in April 2025 to tackle long waiting times, aiming to deliver around 10,000 additional tests per month. A key step was reintroducing overtime incentives. As well as this, the Driver and Vehicle St...

Pursuant to the Answer of 15 June 2026 to Question 7211 on Network Rail: Biodiversity, what estimate Network Rail has made of the total cost of (a) compiling and completing habitat management plans for the rema

Network Rail does not hold centrally aggregated figures of estimated costs for compiling, completing and implementing habitat management plans for the remaining network. Developing and implementing habitat management plans is part of business-as-usual act...

Pursuant to the answer of 15 June 2026 to Question 8838, what assessment her Department has made of whether the potential cost savings for businesses switching to zero emission heavy goods vehicles are dependen

Government is reducing the cost of zero emission vehicles and associated infrastructure required to support the transition to zero emission through grants like the Depot Charging Scheme and Zero Emission Truck Grant. This support is expected to bring the ...

What proportion of Sustainable Aviation Fuel supplied to UK aviation in 2025 was produced within the United Kingdom.

We do not publish data on the country in which Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) supplied to the UK was produced. Our SAF mandate statistical series does however present data on the country of feedstock origin of fuel supplied. The link to the latest provis...

Pursuant to the Answer of 15 June 2026 to Question 7171 on Roads: Development Consent Orders, what the provisional expenditure figures are for (a) the A12 Chelmsford to A120 widening scheme and (b) the A47 Wans

A provisional figure for the costs incurred up to March 2025 on the cancelled A12 Chelmsford to A120 widening and A47 Wansford to Sutton dualling schemes was published in National Highways’ Annual Report and Accounts for 2024-25 in July 2025. Final costs ...

Pursuant to the Answer of 17 June to Question 9171, from which budgets within the Department the additional £65.5 million required for Support for Passenger Rail Services in 2025-26 was funded.

The department uses periodic forecasting processes to understand and manage variances to its budgets. This is done at the Department Expenditure Limit (DEL) control total level and therefore is not attributed to any specific programmes or budgets.

What steps her Department is taking to improve protections and support for victims of domestic abuse who are financially tied to their abuser through joint mortgage or property ownership arrangements.

The Government recognises the devastating impact economic abuse can have on victims, including where joint mortgages or property ownership arrangements are used to cause harm. Economic abuse was considered as a key theme in the Government’s Financial Incl...

Pursuant to the answer of 9 June 2026 to Question 6390 on Euston Station: Finance, which organisations participated in the preliminary market engagement exercise; and on what dates those engagements took place.

The initial preliminary market engagement regarding private finance for the Euston HS2 Station has taken place between 4 February and 31 March 2026, in line with published notices. Over 60 organisations signed Non-Disclosure Agreements and received a brie...

What comparative assessment her Department has made of the lifecycle emissions and costs of (a) battery-electric heavy goods vehicles, (b) hydrogen-powered heavy goods vehicles, (c) biomethane vehicles and (d)

Lifecycle analysis of UK road vehicles conducted by Ricardo on behalf of the Department for Transport indicates that battery-electric heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) have the lowest lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions when compared with diesel, hydrogen fuel c...

If she will publish the business case, cost-benefit assessment and procurement documentation relating to the introduction of the Great British Railways brand.

The introduction of the Great British Railways (GBR) brand marks a move to putting passengers and the public interest first. It is being designed to maximise opportunities to grow revenue while ensuring value for money for the taxpayer. We are also moving...

How much of the £4.555 billion active travel investment figure in the Third Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy consists of (a) confirmed allocations, (b) indicative allocations and (c) projected expenditur

I refer the Hon Member to UIN 9719 answered on 18 June.

What estimate the Army has made of the cost of the move to sustainable aviation fuel set out in the SAF mandate.

It is taking time to collate the requested information. I will write to the hon. Member and place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House.

With reference to the answer of 17 February 2026 to Question 111859, whether the four schemes listed constitute the entirety of departures from standard approved by National Highways permitting life-expired ste

Yes. The four schemes listed constitute the entirety of departures from standards approved by National Highways permitting life-expired steel central reserve barriers to be replaced with steel barrier in the last 2 years.

What assessment she has made of the potential impact of local authorities allocating funding towards delivery of the Third Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy on road maintenance, highway repairs, bus infra

I refer the Hon Member to UIN 10057 answered on 23 June.

What penalties apply to a person who books, changes, cancels or swaps a driving test on behalf of another person.

Since 12 May 2026, only a learner is allowed to book, change, cancel or swap a practical driving test. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) continuously monitors the driving test booking service. Where it finds evidence that someone acted on beh...

Whether additional resources have been allocated to the National Police Chiefs' Council lead for freight crime and the Opal unit since their establishment.

This Government is highly aware of the rising frequency of freight crime and the significant and damaging impact it can have on businesses and drivers. We are determined to crack down on it.We work closely with Opal. This includes equipping policing to ta...

Pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2026 to Question 5045 on Railways: Nature Conservation, how many licences relating to protected species have been issued to Network Rail and its contractors in each of the last

It is not possible to confirm the number of protected species licences issued to Network Rail and its contractors over the last five years. Network Rail has not made specific estimates of the cost or additional time to rail infrastructure projects arising...

What assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of UK port infrastructure for rapid deployment, military logistics and wider defence resilience.

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) works closely with Government partners and with the civil maritime industry to ensure it has a detailed understanding of the capabilities, capacities and resilience of UK ports to support military activity. The MOD has increa...

Pursuant to the Answer of 5 June 2026 to Question 3329 on Electric Vehicles: Grants, what metrics the Department used to determine that the United Kingdom is a world leader in sustainable vehicle manufacturing.

The Electric Car Grant (ECG) has robust sustainability criteria. Manufacturers must demonstrate they hold verified Science Based Targets (SBT) for emissions reduction or a strong rating of four or higher with the Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI). Firms...