2 Jul 2026·Department for Transport·Pending
AskedPursuant to the Answer of 23 June 2026 to Question 11486 on Driving Tests, which existing criminal offence may be committed by a person who falsely asserts that they are another person when booking, amending, cancelling or swapping a practical driving test; under which statutory provision that offence arises; and what the maximum penalty is upon conviction.
1 Jul 2026·Department for Transport·Pending
AskedWhether Network Rail project account records, include additional expenditure arising from delays or rescheduling of vegetation management works following the identification of protected species.
1 Jul 2026·Department for Transport·Pending
AskedPursuant to the Answer of 22 June 2026 to Question 10915 on Euston Station: Finance, how many of the organisations that participated in preliminary market engagement indicated that they were interested in participating in a future procurement process relating to private finance for Euston HS2 Station.
1 Jul 2026·Department for Transport·Pending
AskedPursuant to the Answer of 22 June 2026 to Question 8653 on Large Goods Vehicles: Electric Vehicles, what estimate her Department has made of the average purchase price differential between a diesel heavy goods vehicle and an equivalent zero-emission heavy goods vehicle after application of the Zero Emission Truck Grant.
1 Jul 2026·Department for Transport·Pending
AskedWhat guidance her Department issues to National Highways on ensuring that expenditure on external affairs and public affairs activities complies with Cabinet Office guidance on the use of public funds for lobbying.
1 Jul 2026·Department for Transport·Pending
AskedIn which year does her Department expect upfront purchase costs of zero-emission heavy goods vehicles to reach parity with equivalent diesel vehicles.
1 Jul 2026·Department for Transport·Pending
AskedWhat estimate her Department has made of the number of new air traffic controllers that will need to qualify each year over the next five years in order to maintain sufficient staffing levels.
1 Jul 2026·Department for Transport·Pending
AskedWhat data Network Rail holds on the number of vegetation management works that were rescheduled following the identification of protected species in each of the last five years, broken down by species type.
1 Jul 2026·Department for Transport·Pending
AskedPursuant to the Answer of 22 June 2026 to Question 7525 on Railways: Standards, whether each state-owned Train Operating Company records service cancellations attributable to (a) short-notice staff sickness and (b) crew unavailability; and if she will list the systems used to record those causes.
1 Jul 2026·Department for Transport·Pending
AskedHow much each arm's length body sponsored by her Department has spent on (a) in-house external affairs or public affairs functions and (b) external public affairs or lobbying consultants since 4 July 2024.
1 Jul 2026·Department for Transport·Pending
AskedWhat estimate her Department has made of the average total cost of obtaining a UK Commercial Pilot Licence, including associated flight training and examination costs.
1 Jul 2026·Department for Transport·Pending
AskedWith reference to the Answer of 24 March 2026 to Question 119087 on Maritime and Coastguard Agency: Finance, when she expects the public consultation on the replacement for the Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 2018 to be published.
23 Jun 2026·Department for Transport·Answered
AskedWhat the planned timetable is for the Liverpool Street Station redevelopment scheme from planning consent to commencement of construction; and what the timescales required are for (a) completion of Section 106
ReplyThe Department for Transport has indicated that it will not be possible to answer this question within the usual time period. An answer is being prepared and will be provided as soon as it is available.
23 Jun 2026·Department for Transport·Answered
AskedWhat ministerial decisions have been taken on the publication of the Freight Plan since 1 January 2026; and on what dates.
ReplySince 1 January 2026, I have considered the planned publication of the freight plan in the context of wider departmental priorities and the Middle East crisis. In May 2026, I took the decision not to publish the freight plan before summer to ensure the pl...
23 Jun 2026·Department for Transport·Answered
AskedHow many motorists were convicted of driving without valid insurance in each of the last five years.
ReplyThe Ministry of Justice publishes data on convictions for using a motor vehicle uninsured against third party risks at criminal courts in England and Wales in the Outcomes by Offences data tool, that can be downloaded from the Criminal Justice Statistics ...
23 Jun 2026·Department for Transport·Answered
AskedHow many fixed penalty notices were issued for failure to wear a seat belt in each of the last five years.
ReplyThe Department for Transport does not hold the information requested. The Home Office collects and publishes the relevant data on fixed penalty notices and other outcomes for motoring offences, including seat belt offences, for police forces in England an...
23 Jun 2026·Department for Transport·Answered
AskedHow many prosecutions were brought for fare evasion offences on the rail network in each of the last ten years.
ReplyThe Department does not collect, nor hold, data on the number of prosecutions brought by train operating companies for fare evasion offences. Train operators are responsible for revenue protection activity on their services, including the use of prosecuti...
23 Jun 2026·Department for Transport·Answered
AskedHow many rail infrastructure projects in England with a capital value below £50 million are behind schedule.
ReplyNetwork Rail is delivering hundreds of projects across the country to maintain and upgrade the rail network. Of the projects currently delivering on site with an anticipated cost of less than £50 million, 144 are currently forecasting to complete after th...
23 Jun 2026·Department for Transport·Answered
AskedHow many assaults against railway staff were recorded in each of the last five years; and how many resulted in a prosecution.
ReplyThe British Transport Police have provided the following information on assaults against railway staff:Year (April to March)2021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26Offences24302711335336414083Prosecutions542465621559320 The British Transport Police have said t...
23 Jun 2026·Department for Transport·Answered
AskedWhen the Euston Delivery Company will be stood up as a public body.
ReplyIn April 2026, the Euston Delivery Company (EDC) became the single directing mind for the Euston programme.Currently the EDC sits as a business unit within the Department for Transport as its capability is built. We expect the EDC to be stood up as a publ...