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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With reference to the answer of 24 March 2026 to WPQ 120039, what the purpose was of each flight to Vietnam; which Ministers and senior officials approved each visit; how many officials travelled on each occasi
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.
What plans she has to provide capital funding for large-scale port grid upgrades in addition to UK SHORE.
The Government is taking action to reform the grid connections process to ensure that ports can access the large-scale grid upgrades that they need.Alongside that, through the measures set out in the Maritime Decarbonisation Strategy and our work at the I...
With reference to the Answer of 19 March 2026 to Question 120882, in what month and year her Department expects discussions with the Greater Manchester Combined Authority on the detail and timing of work relati
A joint team with officials from Greater Manchester Combined Authority, government, and supported by the rail industry is working to review and test the options for the Northern Powerhouse Rail station choice at Manchester Piccadilly. We expect this work ...
What minimum English language proficiency requirements apply to frontline rail staff responsible for passenger information and safety critical communications.
The Immigration Act 2016 places a statutory duty on public sector employers to ensure that public facing workers can speak fluent English. This requirement applies to frontline rail staff responsible for providing passenger information including guards, d...
What assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of the Wrexham, Shropshire and Midlands Railway open access proposal on a) the level of employment, including direct job creation and
The Department for Transport is clear that, in the right circumstances, Open Access can provide benefits to the railway network, such as improved connectivity and choice for passengers - this in turn can have benefits for the local area. That is why the D...
What the status is of tram route designs between Digbeth and Birmingham International Airport.
West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has been allocated £2.4 billion of Transport for City Regions (TCR) funding for the period up until 2031/32. This funding settlement is devolved, therefore WMCA will determine how this funding is allocated across th...
With reference to the Answer of 30 March 2026 to Question 120881, when Network Rail will write to the Rt. Hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay.
The Department understands that Network Rail intends to write to the Rt. Hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay by the end of May.
What steps she is taking to improve wifi on LNER; and what assessment she has made of the adequacy of that wifi performance over the past three years.
Wi-Fi connectivity across the rail network has historically been patchy. This is why my Department has secured funding through the 2025 Spending Review to install low earth orbit satellite connectivity on all mainline trains by 2030, to improve Wi-Fi spee...
Whether a new Accounting Officer Assessment for the Lower Thames Crossing will be published.
An Accounting Officer Assessment summary was published in February 2026, setting out details of the decision to commit further public funding to the project and on the preferred funding model taken at the Autumn Budget 2025. The Lower Thames Crossing proj...
With reference to the answer of 24 March 2026 to WPQ 120039, what the purpose was of each flight to Taiwan; which Ministers and senior officials approved each visit; how many officials travelled on each occasio
Two officials, one Grade 7 and one SEO, travelled to/from Taiwan at a total cost of £3,500.94 and which was signed off in advance on by SCS in line with departmental policy. The purpose of the trip was to conduct air services detailed consultations with t...
With reference to the Answer of 24 March 2026 to Question 120039, what the purpose was of each flight to Serbia; which Ministers and senior officials approved each visit; how many officials travelled on each oc
On one occasion, a Deputy Director and Grade 6 travelled to Serbia at a cost of £571.64, in line with departmental policy, to represent the UK at the 165th meeting of Directors General of Civil Aviation of the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC).On ...
Pursuant to the answer of 24 March 2026 to WPQ 120039, (a) what the purpose was of each flight to Bangladesh; (b) which Ministers and senior officials approved each visit; (c) how many officials travelled on each occasion and at what grade; (d) what the cost was of each visit; and (e) whether an assessment was made of whether those engagements could be (i) conducted remotely and (ii) combined with other travel.
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Pursuant to the answer of 24 March 2026 to Question 120039, (a) what the purpose was of each flight to Bahrain; (b) which Ministers and senior officials approved each visit; (c) how many officials travelled on each occasion and at what grade; (d) what the cost was of each visit; and (e) whether an assessment was made of whether those engagements could be (i) conducted remotely and (ii) combined with other travel.
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation
Pursuant to the Answer of 22 Apr 2026 to Question 127105, what the outcomes of each of the Rail Engagement Group's meetings were; and whether her Department plans to take steps as a result.
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation
Pursuant to the Answer of 31 March 2026 to Question 123167 on British Transport Police: Finance, what proportion and monetary value of the British Transport Police’s budget is recovered from (a) Train Operating Companies, (b) Network Rail, and (c) other rail industry bodies in the most recent financial year for which figures are available.
In the most recent year for which figures are available (2025/26), the total British Transport Police budget was £418.5 million. Of this, £392.4 million was funded by the rail industry through Police Service Agreements (PSAs), with a further £26.1 million provided through grants and Enhanced Police Service Agreements (EPSAs).The proportions and values funded by the rail industry were:A) Train Operating Companies, including Transport for London and operators in the devolved administrations: £256.2 million (61.2% of total funding).B) Network Rail: £138.7 million (33.1% of total funding, including EPSA funding).C) Other PSA holders and operators: £7.8 million (1.8% of total funding).The remaining just under 4% of BTP’s total funding was provided through grants for specific programmes or projects by DfT or other government departments.
Pursuant to the answer of 24 March 2026 to WPQ 120039, what the purpose was of each flight to Vietnam; which Ministers and senior officials approved each visit; how many officials travelled on each occasion and at what grade; what the cost was of each visit; and whether an assessment was made of whether those engagements could be (a) conducted remotely and (b) combined with other travel.
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Pursuant to the answer of 24 March 2026 to WPQ 120039, what the purpose was of each flight to Taiwan; which Ministers and senior officials approved each visit; how many officials travelled on each occasion and at what grade; what the cost was of each visit; and whether an assessment was made of whether those engagements could be (a) conducted remotely and (b) combined with other travel.
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Pursuant to the answer of 24 March 2026 to WPQ 120039, what the purpose was of each flight to Serbia; which Ministers and senior officials approved each visit; how many officials travelled on each occasion and at what grade; what the cost was of each visit; and whether an assessment was made of whether those engagements could be (a) conducted remotely and (b) combined with other travel.
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Food and Rural Affairs, whether funding for the Alpha phase of the BNG metric digitisation programme was based on the Equal Experts Discovery Report on error rates in BNG metric submissions.
Funding for the Alpha phase of the BNG metric digitisation project followed completion of the Discovery phase, which is an early, exploratory stage in the Government Digital Service lifecycle. Decisions to progress from Discovery to Alpha, and to commit funding, are based on the overall findings of Discovery, including the nature of the problem to be addressed, user needs, strategic alignment and the potential value of a digital solution. While Discovery work considered a range of evidence, including issues affecting BNG metric submissions, the decision to fund Alpha was not based on any single factor.
How many driving examiners a) ceased to and b) started to practice in i) March and ii) April 2026.
On 31 March 2026, the Driver and Vehicle Service Agency (DVSA) had 1,604 full-time equivalent driving examiners (DE), the highest number since 2018 and 188 more DEs than on 30 April 2025. The table below shows the number of full-time equivalent (FTE) driving examiners (DE) who left DVSA and how many people successfully completed the training process in March 2026. The data for those leaving DVSA includes all DEs who have left including, for example, people were unsuccessful in completing the training process.DEs leaving DVSA in March 2026People successfully completing the training process in March 202616.82 FTE48 Data for April 2026 will be available in May 2026.