Written questions
542 written questions tabled, most recent first.
6 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport
Heathrow Airport: South West Main Line
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Draft Heathrow Expansion National Policy Statement, of June 2026, what steps are being taken by her department and its agencies to support the Heathrow Southern Railway proposal to link So
3 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport
Hammersmith Bridge: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with (a) Hammersmith and Fulham Council and (b) Transport for London since on funding options for the restoration of Hammersmith Bridge since 1 January 2026.
3 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport
Air Routes
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2026 to Question 13301 on Air Routes, what metrics are used by her Department to monitor specialist workforce shortages affecting delivery of the Airspace Modernisation Strateg
3 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport
Roads: Development Consent Orders
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many road schemes with Development Consent Orders granted are under review by (a) her Department and (b) National Highways.
2 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport
Large Goods Vehicles: Electric Vehicles
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2026 to Question 12905 on Large Goods Vehicles: Electric Vehicles, which duty cycles and use cases will have a lower cost of ownership for battery-electric heavy goods vehicles
2 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport
Bus Services: Cycleways
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many members of the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee who contributed to its submissions on floating bus stops dated (a) 24 October 2025 and (b) 2 December 2025 were blind or partially sighted.
2 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport
A46: Newark
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason National Highways cancelled its contract with Skanska for the A46 Newark Bypass scheme; and whether the scheme remains part of the strategic roads programme.
2 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport
Railways: Belfast and Dublin
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what consideration her Department has given to supporting the development of a high-speed rail connection between Belfast and Dublin capable of reducing end-to-end journey times to under two hours; and what dis
2 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport
Minibuses: Accidents
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many reported road traffic collisions involving a minibus resulted in (a) fatalities, (b) serious injuries and (c) slight injuries in each of the last ten years, broken down by whether the minibus was being
2 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport
Driving Tests
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 23 June 2026 to Question 11486 on Driving Tests, which existing criminal offence may be committed by a person who falsely asserts that they are another person when booking, amending, c
2 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport
Aviation: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the proportion of students completing training at airport-based training colleges and academies who enter employment in the aviation sector within 12 months of complet
2 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport
Aviation: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish a list of airport-based training colleges and academies in the UK, together with the tuition fees or course costs for each programme where this information is held.
2 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport
Railways: Fares
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Department's press release of 2 March 2026, how much her Department and its arm's-length bodies have spent on (a) advertising, (b) public relations, (c) advertising on their announcement r
1 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport
Large Goods Vehicles: Electric Vehicles
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 June 2026 to Question 8653 on Large Goods Vehicles: Electric Vehicles, what estimate her Department has made of the average purchase price differential between a diesel heavy goods
1 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport
Network Rail: Biodiversity
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Network Rail project account records, include additional expenditure arising from delays or rescheduling of vegetation management works following the identification of protected species.
1 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport
Department for Transport: Public Relations
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much each arm's length body sponsored by her Department has spent on (a) in-house external affairs or public affairs functions and (b) external public affairs or lobbying consultants since 4 July 2024.
1 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport
Air Traffic Control: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the number of new air traffic controllers that will need to qualify each year over the next five years in order to maintain sufficient staffing levels.
1 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport
Aviation: Crew
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the average total cost of obtaining a UK Commercial Pilot Licence, including associated flight training and examination costs.
1 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport
Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 2018
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 24 March 2026 to Question 119087 on Maritime and Coastguard Agency: Finance, when she expects the public consultation on the replacement for the Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulati
1 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport
Large Goods Vehicles: Electric Vehicles
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, in which year does her Department expect upfront purchase costs of zero-emission heavy goods vehicles to reach parity with equivalent diesel vehicles.
1 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport
Euston Station: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 June 2026 to Question 10915 on Euston Station: Finance, how many of the organisations that participated in preliminary market engagement indicated that they were interested in parti
1 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport
National Highways: Public Relations
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance her Department issues to National Highways on ensuring that expenditure on external affairs and public affairs activities complies with Cabinet Office guidance on the use of public funds for lobby
1 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport
Railways: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 June 2026 to Question 7525 on Railways: Standards, whether each state-owned Train Operating Company records service cancellations attributable to (a) short-notice staff sickness and
1 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport
Network Rail: Biodiversity
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data Network Rail holds on the number of vegetation management works that were rescheduled following the identification of protected species in each of the last five years, broken down by species type.
23 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport
Railways: Crimes of Violence
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many assaults against railway staff were recorded in each of the last five years; and how many resulted in a prosecution.
23 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport
Railways: Fares
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many prosecutions were brought for fare evasion offences on the rail network in each of the last ten years.
23 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport
Safety Belts: Fixed Penalties
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many fixed penalty notices were issued for failure to wear a seat belt in each of the last five years.
23 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport
Road Traffic Offences: Motor Insurance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many motorists were convicted of driving without valid insurance in each of the last five years.
23 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport
Freight
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what ministerial decisions have been taken on the publication of the Freight Plan since 1 January 2026; and on what dates.
23 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport
Railways: Infrastructure
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many rail infrastructure projects in England with a capital value below £50 million are behind schedule.
Source: official written-questions record.