Every parliamentary written question tabled by Shivani Raja this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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Pursuant to the Answer of 5 June 2026 to Question 3329 on Electric Vehicles: Grants, what estimate she has made of the proportion of grant-supported vehicle components that originate from UK-based supply chains
The Department for Transport does not collect or hold data on vehicle component origins.
What the expenditure by Network Rail has been on (a) transitioning 25 per cent of its car fleet to ultra-low emissions vehicles and (b) installing electric vehicle charging facilities across 10 per cent of pass
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 transport funding was allocated per head of population to (a) Leicester and Leicestershire, (b) the East Midlands Combined County Authority area, (c) the West Midlands Combined Authority area, and (d) Grea
The table below shows the core transport funding allocated to Local Transport Authorities in 2025-26. The funding has been allocated on a range of factors beyond population, including deprivation and road mileage. Leicester City CouncilLeicestershire Co...
What steps the Government is taking to ensure that areas without a strategic transport authority receive long-term transport funding planning comparable to that available in devolved mayoral areas.
The Government is committed to supporting local leaders across the country to deliver transport that works for their communities, regardless of governance arrangements. We are providing local leaders in England with £21bn of local transport funding until ...
If she will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring airlines to cover a passenger's claim management or legal costs in cases where the airline initially rejected a UK261 compensation claim that
The Department has not made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring airlines to cover passengers’ claim management or legal costs in these circumstances. Airlines are already legally required under Regulation (EC) 261/2004 (‘Regulation 261’) to...
With reference to the answer of 24 April 2026 to Question 127281 on Parking Offences: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, what was the legal basis by which the trial of higher parking charges took place.
The Secretary of State authorised Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council’s request to depart from prescribed Penalty Charge Notice levels under powers conferred on the Secretary of State in paragraph 8(3) of Schedule 9 to the Traffic Management Act 2...
How many Greater Anglia trains have been fitted with advanced monitoring equipment since early 2026; and what the timeline is for the remainder of the fleet to be retrofitted.
Greater Anglia has now fitted six units with advanced monitoring equipment. The goal remains to have an estimate of eight to twelve units fitted with advanced monitoring equipment by the end of the year and work continues to deliver on this.
What assessment her Department has made of trends in the residual values of (a) battery electric vehicles and (b) internal combustion engine vehicles; and what assessment she has made of the impact of those tre
The Government is aware that, despite strong growth of the used electric vehicle (EV) market, the residual values of some EVs have depreciated more quickly than their internal combustion engine equivalents. The used EV market continues to mature, but we a...
With reference to the Answer of 25 March 2026 to Question 121401, what progress her Department has made on reviewing that research and its findings.
Officials are currently reviewing the research submitted by parking sector stakeholders.
With reference to the Answer of 9 January 2026 to Question 100955, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of upgrading the Vehicle Certification Agency’s testing facilities and technologies
The Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) intends to develop a strategy to articulate how it will support the drive to Net Zero over the course of this financial year, including a roadmap and timelines. The points raised will be considered as part of that ex...
With reference to the Answer of 9 January 2026 to Question 100955, what programmes HS2 Limited is undertaking to achieve its Net Zero target; and what the estimated cost to the public purse is of those programm
HS2 Ltd published a net zero carbon plan in 2022 that set out a range of targets to reduce carbon, based on the plans for HS2 at that time. HS2 Ltd reports on progress on carbon reduction annually in its Environmental Sustainability Progress Report. Led b...
How many and what proportion of services were operated with fewer carriages than planned on each route operated by each train operating company under DfT operator ownership in each of the last 18 months.
DFT Operator expects operators to provide appropriate capacity in response to expected demand and holds operators to account for short- formed services. DFT Operator generally monitors levels of short formations at an operator level every four weeks and t...
When the Department expects to publish the Accessible Travel Charter.
The Department is developing an ambitious Accessible Travel Charter to set clear shared expectations for how transport operators and local authorities will improve accessibility for disabled people. We expect to launch the Charter by the end of 2026.
In which month Active Travel England plans to publish guidance to help authorities design safer streets for women and girls.
On 25th March, Active Travel England set out its intention to publish guidance during 2026 as part of a programme of work to support authorities to design safer streets for women and girls. The programme is under development this year with the intention t...
With reference to the Answer of 21 January 2026 to Question 105431, whether the Department will provide an update on the proposed Great British Railways app and website; whether the Department expects to launch
The proposition for the Great British Railways retail app and website is still being developed. We expect to launch the tender process in the coming months once the final proposition is confirmed.
With reference to the Answer of 24 April 2026 to Question 127112, when the research to improve understanding of adoption rates will conclude; and whether it will be published.
The research report on unadopted roads is currently being finalised. The Government intends to publish the report later this year.
Whether the Department has concluded its evaluation of the Mode Shift Revenue Support (MSRS) scheme to assess its performance and impact.
The Department for Transport’s evaluation of the MSRS scheme is continuing and will conclude later in the year.
What steps her Department is taking to address persistent speeding by repeat offenders; and whether the use of intervening and active Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) will form part of the strategy to reduce
The Government is committed to reducing the number of people killed and seriously injured on our roads, including by supporting effective enforcement of speed limits. Speed enforcement is an operational matter for the police, including decisions on prosec...
With reference to the Answer of 25 March 2026 to Question 122247 on Driving Tests: Vacancies, what assessment her Department has made of the lessons learned from the recruitment of driving examiners via Jobcent
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) piloted the Department for Work and Pension's (DWP) Direct Temporary Recruitment scheme at six high‑vacancy driving examiner (DE) locations. From the pilot, DVSA made 37 job offers. Candidates are now undergo...
Whether she considered including horse riders, carriage drivers and their horses among vulnerable road users in the Road Safety Strategy; and what targeted measures she plans to introduce to improve safety outc
A main focus for this Government is to make our roads safer for all users, which will in turn reduce the risk to horse riders, carriage drivers and their horses. Our new Road Safety Strategy was published on 07 January and sets out our vision for a safer ...