Written questions by Raja.

What assessment she has made of the adequacy of the reliability of East Midlands Railway services serving Leicester; and what steps she is taking to improve punctuality and reduce cancellations on the Midland Main Line.

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What the average cancellation rate for East Midlands Railway services calling at Leicester station was in each of the last five years.

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What recent assessment she has made of trends in the level of passenger satisfaction with East Midlands Railway services operating through Leicester.

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What recent discussions she has had with East Midlands Railway on improving the performance of services between Leicester and London St Pancras.

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Pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2026 to Question 14823 on Railways: Standards, what the average (a) 'Time to 3' performance and (b) cancellations rate for passenger rail services in Great Britain was in April to June of (i) 2025 and (ii) 2026.

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Pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2026 to Question 16287 on Parking: Private Sector, how many of the (a) 157 Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency statements of control audits and (b) 203 Government Internal Audit Agency evidence-based transactional audits identified non-compliance by private parking companies; and what action was taken in each case.

Of the 157 Statement of Control audits of private parking companies carried out by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), 156 presented a low risk in respect of the handling, storage and processing of vehicle keeper data, demonstrating that appropriate controls were in place and consistently applied.One audit identified a medium level of risk, indicating a limited level of concern. The DVLA worked directly with the company concerned to address the areas of non-compliance and ensure that appropriate remedial action was taken to reduce and mitigate the identified risks.Of the 203 Government Internal Audit Agency (GIAA) evidence-based transactional audits undertaken, 65 identified areas of non-compliance with DVLA requirements.GIAA audit findings represent a point-in-time assessment based on the information and evidence available during the audit. In many cases, evidence that was not available at the time of the audit will subsequently be provided to the DVLA demonstrating compliance with requirements.Where non-compliance is identified, companies are required to provide appropriate assurances and evidence demonstrating that corrective and remedial actions have been implemented before the matter is considered resolved.

What assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the transfer of passenger services into public ownership on passenger revenue, fare yield and net subsidy.

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What steps she is taking to ensure that (a) transport funding and (b) infrastructure investment are allocated equitably to cities that are not part of a mayoral combined authority or city region, including Leicester.

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How many passenger services operated by each train operating company were reported as having one or more defective toilets in each month since July 2024.

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At which railway stations live facial recognition technology has been deployed in each of the last five years; on what dates it was deployed at each station; for what purpose; and how many individuals were (a) matched to watchlists, (b) stopped by police and (c) arrested following its use.

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Which representatives of the outbound travel and package holiday sector were consulted during the development of the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Mandate and its accompanying cost-benefit analysis.

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Whether her Department has modelled the potential impact of the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Mandate on the number of passengers beginning journeys from overseas airports.

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What assessment she has made of the adequacy of the resources of British Transport Police to maintain a permanent policing presence at major rail interchange stations.

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What assessment she has made of the potential impact of recent infrastructure issues at Heathrow Airport on regulatory arrangements for future airport expansion.

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Pursuant to the answer of 26 June 2026 to Question 10561 on Department for Transport: Public Relations, which PR firms have been hired since July 2024; on what campaigns and topics; and at what cost.

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Pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2026 to Question 13039 on Aviation: Antisocial Behaviour, whether her Department holds information on the number of passengers who have been (a) refused carriage and (b) banned from future travel by UK airlines due to disruptive or unruly behaviour in each of the last five years.

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What changes have been made of the remuneration of coastguards in the last 12 months.

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Pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2026 to Question 121192 on Network Rail: Assets, when Network Rail's next Delivery Plan update is expected to be published.

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Pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2026 to Question 4598 on Great British Railways, if she will list examples of current open access passenger rail services that her Department considers genuinely add value that

In the right circumstances, Open Access can provide benefits to rail passengers, such as improved connectivity and choice. However, Open Access can also increase costs to taxpayers and create additional performance pressures on an already constrained netw...

Pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2026 to Question 5451 on National Highways: Expenditure, how much of the expenditure on National Highways' in-house external affairs function since 4 July 2024 was spent on (a)

For the period between 4 July and 31 May 2026, the National Highways in-house External Affairs Team's expenditure was as follows:(a) £1.6 million on salaries.(b) Zero spend on agency staff.(c) £280,921 on a technical professional services’ public affairs ...