Written questions
255 written questions tabled, most recent first.
14 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport
Rolling Stock
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the maintenance backlog requirements are for the rolling stock fleet of each train operating company.
14 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport
Rolling Stock
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the proportion of rolling stock not required for the planned timetable for each train operating company in each month since July 2024.
14 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport
Rolling Stock
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Class 810 trains were expected to be in passenger service by (a) December 2022, (b) December 2023, (c) December 2024, (d) December 2025 and (e) the latest date for which figures are available.
13 Jul 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Motability: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the answer of 20 April 2026 to Question 126865 on Motability: Rural Areas, what estimate his Department has made of the average annual mileage driven by Motability Scheme customers living in
10 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport
Train Operating Companies: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what categories of management information are recorded locally by state-owned Train Operating Companies in relation to service cancellations.
10 Jul 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in receipt of Universal Credit have (a) no member of the household in employment, (b) no member of the household in receipt of a (i) health and (ii) disability related benefit and (c
9 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport
Maritime and Coastguard Agency: British Overseas Territories
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2026 to Question 14998 on the Maritime and Coastguard Agency and British Overseas Territories, what the total cost was of each monitoring visit undertaken since 4 July 2024, bro
9 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport
Network Rail: Biodiversity
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answers of 6 July 2026 to Questions 14929 and 15007 on Network Rail: Biodiversity, whether her Department has made any assessment of the impact of ecological survey windows and protected species
9 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport
Railways: Fares
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2026 to Question 12840 on Railways: Fares, which departmental directorate or arm's-length body was responsible for the communications activity associated with the announcement
9 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport
Electric Vehicles
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2026 to Question 12280 on Electric Vehicles, what form the discussions with stakeholders to inform the review of the Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate will take.
7 Jul 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Children: Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many resident parents in receipt of Universal Credit receive Child Maintenance from more than one paying parent.
6 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office
Department for Transport: Aviation
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 16 June 2026 to Question 862 on Department for Transport: Aviation, if he will set out the policy on (a) civil servants and (b) Ministers going on holiday to a foreign destination adjac
6 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport
Parking: Private Sector
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 20 May 2026 to Question 934 on Parking: Fines, how many audits of parking companies have been undertaken by (a) DVLA and (b) the Government Internal Audit Agency since July 2024.
6 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport
Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding (a) her Department and (b) its agencies provided to the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety in the last 12 months for which data is available.
6 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport
Department for Transport: Facilities Agreements
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what responsibility (a) Great British Railways and (b) DfT Operator Limited will have on trade union facility time.
6 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport
Parking Offences: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 8 June 2026, to Question 4343, on Parking Offences: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, whether the higher parking charges from the trial remain in force in that locality.
6 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport
National Highways: Public Relations
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2026, to Question 13259, on National Highways: Expenditure, who are the stakeholders in relation to the external public affairs contract, and whether they included (a) Governme
6 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport
Aviation: Anti-social Behaviour
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2026 to Question 13039 on Aviation: Antisocial Behaviour, how many flights to or from UK airports have been diverted as a result of disruptive or unruly passenger behaviour in e
3 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport
A66: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the A66 Northern Trans-Pennine project has been subject to any funding reprofiling since 11 June 2026; and what the planned expenditure on the project is in each financial year from 2026-27 to 2029-30.
3 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport
Roads: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether any strategic road schemes have been subject to funding reprofiling since 11 June 2026; and if she will list each scheme affected, the reason for the reprofiling, and the revised annual expenditure prof
2 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport
Bridges: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many local authority-owned highway bridges are subject to weight restrictions or closures because the estimated repair costs exceed the funding currently available.
2 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport
Hammersmith Bridge: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding has been provided by her Department towards Hammersmith Bridge since its closure in April 2019; and how much further funding has been requested by the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.
2 Jul 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Aerospace Industry: BTEC Qualifications
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that students who have studied BTEC Level 3 in Aerospace Engineering and similar qualifications are not prevented from accessing employer-led levy funded en
2 Jul 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Aviation: Engineering
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment Skills England has made of the aviation sector’s reliance on overseas-based licensed engineers.
2 Jul 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions
Aviation: Engineering
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether Skills England has undertaken an assessment of current and projected workforce shortages in aviation engineering, including the implications of new apprentice registrations remaining below pre-p
29 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport
Minibuses: Driving
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the relationship between the age of commercial minibus drivers and collision risk; and whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of changing the minim
29 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport
Railways: Belfast and Dublin
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of a high-speed railway between Belfast and Dublin.
29 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport
Shipping: Crew
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the exemptions in the regulations governing the employment of young seafarers.
29 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport
Air Traffic Control: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people have (a) applied for, (b) commenced and (c) successfully completed air traffic controller training in each of the last five years.
29 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport
Department for Transport: Public Relations
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has undertaken any review of whether expenditure by its arm's length bodies on external affairs and public affairs complies with Cabinet Office guidance on lobbying using public funds sin
Source: official written-questions record.