Written questions

376 written questions tabled, most recent first.

29 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Crew

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people (a) enrolled on and (b) failed to complete commercial pilot training courses in the UK in each of the last five years; and what the corresponding completion rate was in each year.

29 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

National Highways: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2026 to Question 5451 on National Highways: Expenditure, how many full-time equivalent staff were employed within National Highways' external affairs function on (a) 4 July 202

29 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Nationalisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 22 June 2026 to Question 10032, what proportion of the expected savings from public ownership are attributable to management fees.

29 Jun 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 8651 on Large Goods Vehicles: Electric Vehicles, whether her Department has undertaken modelling of the impact of charging times on the operational efficiency

25 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

South West Main Line: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cancellation rate was for South Western Railway services in (a) the 12 months before 25 May 2025 and (b) the most recent 12-month period for which data is available.

25 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Alternative Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 June 2026 to Question 9696 on the Low Carbon Fuels Fund, what weighting will be given to (a) carbon savings, (b) value for money, (c) UK job creation, (d) regional economic growth a

25 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Cycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance Active Travel England issues on the use of data from adjacent routes, junctions or sensors when estimating baseline cycling demand for a proposed scheme.

25 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Cycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many active travel schemes funded since 2020 have recorded cycling usage levels more than (a) 25 per cent, (b) 50 per cent and (c) 75 per cent below forecast levels after completion.

25 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Air Routes

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the impact of specialist workforce shortages on delivery of the Airspace Modernisation Strategy.

24 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Electric Scooters: Road Traffic Offences

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people were convicted of offences relating to the use of privately-owned e-scooters on public roads in each police force area in each of the last five years.

24 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Liverpool Street Station: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate has been made of the potential impact of the Liverpool Street Station redevelopment scheme on passenger capacity during construction, including the proportion of concourse space and platforms expe

24 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Isleworth

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact on learner drivers of average practical driving test waiting times at Isleworth (Fleming Way) Driving Test Centre; and what steps she is taking to reduce wai

24 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June to Question 9171, from which budgets within the Department the additional £65.5 million required for Support for Passenger Rail Services in 2025-26 was funded.

24 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Alternative Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of Sustainable Aviation Fuel supplied to UK aviation in 2025 was produced within the United Kingdom.

24 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicles: Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 15 June 2026 to Question 8838, what assessment her Department has made of whether the potential cost savings for businesses switching to zero emission heavy goods vehicles are dependen

24 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Network Rail: Biodiversity

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 June 2026 to Question 7211 on Network Rail: Biodiversity, what estimate Network Rail has made of the total cost of (a) compiling and completing habitat management plans for the rema

24 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

A12 and A47

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 June 2026 to Question 7171 on Roads: Development Consent Orders, what the provisional expenditure figures are for (a) the A12 Chelmsford to A120 widening scheme and (b) the A47 Wans

23 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Mortgages: Domestic Abuse

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to improve protections and support for victims of domestic abuse who are financially tied to their abuser through joint mortgage or property ownership arrangements.

17 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Crime: Freight

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether additional resources have been allocated to the National Police Chiefs' Council lead for freight crime and the Opal unit since their establishment.

17 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Army: Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate the Army has made of the cost of the move to sustainable aviation fuel set out in the SAF mandate.

17 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Roads: Safety Barriers

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the answer of 17 February 2026 to Question 111859, whether the four schemes listed constitute the entirety of departures from standard approved by National Highways permitting life-expired ste

17 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Active Travel: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of local authorities allocating funding towards delivery of the Third Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy on road maintenance, highway repairs, bus infra

17 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what penalties apply to a person who books, changes, cancels or swaps a driving test on behalf of another person.

17 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Active Travel: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much of the £4.555 billion active travel investment figure in the Third Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy consists of (a) confirmed allocations, (b) indicative allocations and (c) projected expenditur

17 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Great British Railways: Marketing

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish the business case, cost-benefit assessment and procurement documentation relating to the introduction of the Great British Railways brand.

17 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicles: Alternative Fuels and Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what comparative assessment her Department has made of the lifecycle emissions and costs of (a) battery-electric heavy goods vehicles, (b) hydrogen-powered heavy goods vehicles, (c) biomethane vehicles and (d)

17 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Euston Station: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 9 June 2026 to Question 6390 on Euston Station: Finance, which organisations participated in the preliminary market engagement exercise; and on what dates those engagements took place.

9 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ports: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of UK port infrastructure for rapid deployment, military logistics and wider defence resilience.

9 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Nature Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2026 to Question 5045 on Railways: Nature Conservation, how many licences relating to protected species have been issued to Network Rail and its contractors in each of the last

8 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 5 June 2026 to Question 3329 on Electric Vehicles: Grants, what metrics the Department used to determine that the United Kingdom is a world leader in sustainable vehicle manufacturing.

Source: official written-questions record.