Every parliamentary written question tabled by Jerome Mayhew this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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When the Euston Delivery Company will be stood up as a public body.
In 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...
What assessment she has made of the impact on learner drivers of average practical driving test waiting times at Nottingham (Chilwell) Driving Test Centre; and what steps she is taking to reduce waiting times a
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. At Nottingham (Chilwell) driving test cent...
Pursuant to the Answer of 17 June to Question 9171, what the subsidy requirement was for each train operating company in 2025-26 compared with the forecast used in the Department's Main Estimate.
The department does not intend to publish operator-level comparisons of subsidy requirement against forecast ahead of the publication of Train Operating Companies’ final audited accounts and financial statements. This is because the underlying revenue an...
Pursuant to the Answer of 19 June to Question 9167 on Department for Transport: Departmental Responsibilities, whether she plans to publish the internal plan.
The 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.
Pursuant to the Answer of 15 June 2026 to Question 7211 on Network Rail: Biodiversity, what payments Network Rail has made to the consultancy arm of the Wildlife Trusts for work relating to habitat management p
Network Rail does not hold centrally collated information on specific payments made to the consultancy arm of the Wildlife Trusts for habitat management plans in each year since 2024.
Pursuant to the answer of 15 June 2026 to Question 8407 on HM Coastguard: Conditions of Employment, what estimate the Maritime and Coastguard Agency has made of the total cost of backdated payments arising from
I refer the Hon Member to the answer of 15 June 2026 to Question 8407.
Pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2026 to Question 4598 on Great British Railways, if Great British Railways will publish guidance setting out the criteria against which applications for open access passenger r
Yes. Clause 59 of the Railways Bill would require Great British Railways (GBR) to publish the criteria that it intends to apply when making decisions on applications to operate trains other than GBR passenger services, as part of its access and use policy...
Pursuant to the Answer of 15 June 2026 to Question 7215 on Railway Stations: Nitrogen Dioxide, at which Network Rail managed stations ventilation upgrades, air cleaning technologies or other engineering interve
Many of Network Rail's Air Quality Implementation Plans contain milestones to assess the cost, feasibility and scope for funding different options. This information on the approval and funding of specific measures to improve air quality at Network Rail ma...
Pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2026 to Question 4598 on Great British Railways, what the objectives are; and whether those objectives will be published.
The objectives for Great British Railways will be set through the Long-Term Rail Strategy, future funding settlements and GBR’s integrated business planning. These will be published in due course. These objectives will focus on core shared outcomes of red...
Pursuant to the Answer of 15 June 2026 to Question 6200 on Air Routes: Public Service Obligations, whether it is her Department's policy that Public Service Obligation support should primarily facilitate connec
It is the responsibility of regional bodies, such as local authorities and Devolved Governments, to make a compelling case for a Public Service Obligation (PSO) against the criteria set out in the Department for Transport’s guidance on PSO routes which is...
Pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2026 to Question 4598 on Great British Railways, what innovations in passenger rail services will arise as a result of the establishment of Great British Railways that would no
The Government doesn’t speculate on hypotheticals. Great British Railways will be delivering in reality: a single directing mind to end the fragmentation between track and train; integrated timetabling and operations under one accountable body; and the fa...
Pursuant to the answer of 15 June 2026 to Question 7116, how many drivers were employed by Greater Thameslink Railway on (a) Thameslink and (b) Great Northern services on 1 January 2026.
We are supporting Greater Thameslink Railway to maintain and strengthen its driver workforce to improve the reliability and punctuality of services.As of 1 January 2026, Greater Thameslink Railway employed approximately 616 full-time equivalent qualified ...
What estimate she has made of the cost of linking CCTV from railway stations, trackside CCTV and CCTV from train cabs together into a single platform.
The Department for Transport (DfT) is funding nearly £17 million for a Network Rail programme to connect existing station CCTV to the British Transport Police and wider rail industry into a single cloud-based system. This work is in the early stages of de...
What assessment her Department has made of the extent of the relationship between HGV parking availability and freight crime levels.
The department recognises the importance of the relationship between HGV parking availability and freight crime levels. The government undertook a national lorry parking survey in 2022 which identified secure parking as a priority for drivers. This inform...
What assessment she has made of the potential risk of double-counting expenditure within the active travel investment figure in the Third Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy where individual schemes are fun
The projected investment has been calculated using a range of evidence and data sources to reduce the potential risk of double counting. This includes funding allocations previously announced, successful funding proposals from local bodies, previous resea...
With reference to the Minutes of the fourth meeting of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement Partnership Council published on 6 May 2026, what discussions have taken place since 5 July 2024 on (a) exchanges
Discussions on the reciprocal sharing of information relating to transport managers and road haulage operators took place at meetings of the UK–EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement Specialised Committee on Road Transport (SCRT) in 2024 and 2025. At the 2025...
When she plans to respond to Question 2649 from the Hon. Member for North Herefordshire.
Question 2649 was answered on 17 June.
When she plans to respond to Question 4598 from the Hon. Member for Fylde.
Question 4598 was answered on 12 June.
When she plans to respond to Question 4522 from the Hon. Member for Rushcliffe.
I can confirm that I responded to the Hon. Member for Rushcliffe on 12th June.
Pursuant to the answer of 9 June 2026 to Question 6390 on Euston Station: Finance, what contingency measures her Department has put in place to deliver HS2 Euston if a public-private partnership is not secured.
The Department’s focus over the next two years is to ensure it is well-placed to run a successful competitive procurement for HS2 Euston Station. The Department is using a well-understood public-private partnership model widely applied internationally, an...