Written questions
542 written questions tabled, most recent first.
28 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport
Liverpool Street Station: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the programme is for the delivery of the Liverpool Street Station redevelopment; and what steps the Department has taken to ensure this timetable is achievable.
28 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport
Liverpool Street Station: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total expenditure has been to date by Network Rail, including Network Rail Property and any contractors engaged by it, on work related to the planning application for the redevelopment of London Liverp
28 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport
Buses: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of buses manufactured outside of the UK were procured using Government funding schemes in each of the last five years.
28 Jan 2026 · Treasury
UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Shipping
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether revenues generated by the inclusion of domestic maritime within the UK Emissions Trading Scheme will be ringfenced for maritime decarbonisation.
23 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport
National Highways and Network Rail: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 19 January 2026 to Question 105895, what proportion of the £424 million efficiency saving attributed to regulated settlements in 2028–29 is expected to be delivered by Network Rail alo
23 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport
National Highways and Network Rail: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 19 January 2026 to Question 105895, what the assumed payback period is for the major technology investments cited for Network Rail in delivering efficiency savings; and in which financ
20 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport
Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 21 November 2025 to Question 90407 on Roads: Repairs and Maintenance, whether the third Road Investment Strategy (RIS3) will include a breakdown of (a) forecast costs for each individu
16 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport
Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of public electric vehicle chargepoints required to meet the 2030 target will be delivered by the private sector.
16 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport
Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to publish chargepoint reliability reports under the Public Chargepoint Regulations 2023 submitted by operators for 2025.
16 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport
Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many public electric vehicle chargepoints have been installed but are not operational due to electricity grid connections.
13 Jan 2026 · Wales Office
Agriculture: Wales
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Autumn Budget 2025 on family farms in Wales.
12 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport
Department for Transport: Cost Effectiveness
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of the £663 million per year efficiency saving projected for 2028–29 has already been delivered; and what proportion remains uncontracted, unimplemented or subject to future business cases.
12 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport
Department for Transport: Location
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the net savings are expected to be from rationalising the Department’s London estate and expanding its presence in Leeds and Birmingham, after accounting for relocation, refurbishment and dual-running cost
12 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport
Department for Transport: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the net financial impact of its AI programme, including implementation costs, staff training, data preparation and ongoing system support, relative to the efficiency savings outl
6 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport
Railways: Government Assistance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the level of net Government support to the rail sector per passenger journey in December 2025.
6 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport
Railways: Freight
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what volume of rail freight in tonne-kilometres was moved in December 2025.
6 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport
Railways: Tickets
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of rail journeys used fully digital tickets in December 2025.
16 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport
Rolling Stock: South West
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that the withdrawal of the Class 43 HST trains from services in the South West does not result in severe disruption and cancellations.
16 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport
Rolling Stock: South West
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that there are sufficient replacement trains in operation following the withdrawal of the Class 43 HST trains from services in the South West.
15 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport
Motor Vehicles: Carbon Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of the identified in the Government’s October 2023 cost-benefit analysis of the Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate represents costs to the public purse; and if she will publish a breakdown of those G
3 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport
Aviation: Alternative Fuels
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the impact of the Revenue Certainty Mechanism on the cost of Sustainable Aviation Fuel compared with conventional jet fuel.
3 Dec 2025 · Treasury
Airports: Business Rates
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the effect of business rates increases at Gatwick, Manchester and other UK airports on passenger ticket prices and airline route planning.
3 Dec 2025 · Treasury
Air Passenger Duty
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of passengers who will pay more than £1,000 in Air Passenger Duty on a long-haul Premium Economy family flight by 2027.
3 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport
Great British Railways: Retail Trade
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she will take to ensure Great British Railways Retail is treated as a market participant operating under the same terms and conditions as independent rail operators; and what discussions she has had
3 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport
Great British Railways
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her planned timeline is for the establishment of Great British Railways following the passage of the Railways Bill; and if her Department will publish an implementation plan setting out milestones for the
3 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport
Railways: Compensation
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many compensation claims were submitted for train operating companies for which her Department is the operator of last resort in (a) November 2025 and (b) each month since July 2024.
2 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport
Railways: Freight
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what volume of rail freight in tonne-kilometres was moved in (a) November 2025 and (b) each month since July 2024.
2 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport
Railways: Government Assistance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the level of net Government support to the rail sector per passenger journey in (a) November 2025 and (b) each month since July 2024.
2 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport
Electric Vehicles: Sales
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many used electric vehicles were sold in (a) November 2025 and (b) each month since July 2024.
2 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport
Cars: Carbon Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of new cars registered in (a) November 2025 and (b) each month since July 2024 were zero-emission vehicles.
Source: official written-questions record.