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Monday 19th January 2026 Department for Transport Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill (Labour - Life peer) Statement - Main Chamber Subject: Northern Powerhouse Rail View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Northern Powerhouse Rail
105 speeches (11,392 words) Wednesday 14th January 2026 - Commons Chamber Department for Transport |
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Railways Stations: Accessibility
1 speech (693 words) Thursday 15th January 2026 - Written Statements Department for Transport |
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Transport: Women
Asked by: Helen Maguire (Liberal Democrat - Epsom and Ewell) Wednesday 14th January 2026 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of safe evening transport for women in (a) rural areas and (b) Langley Vale. Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury The Department for Transport is committed to making the transport network safer for everyone, including women and girls, whenever and wherever they are travelling. As part of the Government’s aims to reduce Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) by half over the next decade, the Department has an ambitious, evidence-based programme of work to help tackle VAWG on transport. This includes measures in the Bus Services Act 2025 such as training on how to recognise and respond to incidents of criminal and antisocial behaviour (ASB). We know that women and girls are more likely than men to avoid travelling alone when it’s dark. The Department’s ‘Protected characteristics and public transport perceptions and safety’ research, published in 2023, also found that women were more concerned than men about the risk of violence regardless of the time of day. People living in rural areas were more likely to say they felt safe, albeit by a relatively small margin. We are continuing to build our evidence base to better understand the prevalence of VAWG and ASB across the transport network so we can better target interventions. In the meantime, the Department will continue to work across government and with partners, including the British Transport Police (BTP), the transport industry and local authorities to ensure that everyone feels and is safe when travelling.
In relation to taxis and private hire vehicles (PHVs), the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill is seeking a power to set in regulations national minimum standards for taxi and PHV licensing. The power was approved by the House of Commons at Report Stage, and the Bill is now being considered by the House of Lords. If passed, this would enable government to set robust standards for licensing right across England, to keep women and girls and, indeed, all members of the public safe, wherever they live or travel.
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Blue Badge Scheme: Local Government
Asked by: Calum Miller (Liberal Democrat - Bicester and Woodstock) Thursday 15th January 2026 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the prohibition on local authorities transferring Blue Badges between councils when a badge holder moves area on badge users, and whether she has plans to review this policy. Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) There is no such prohibition. When a badge holder moves to a different council area, they can inform their new local authority which is able to request the information from their previous local authority. This information can be securely transferred via our Blue Badge Digital Service.
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Buses: China
Asked by: Ben Obese-Jecty (Conservative - Huntingdon) Wednesday 14th January 2026 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has she made of the potential vulnerability to being disabled of Chinese-origin buses that are reliant upon sim connection for software upgrades. Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The Government takes national security seriously and recognises the systematic challenges of increased connectivity and the cyber security implications for almost every area of government policy, including vehicles. The Department works closely with the transport sector and other government departments to understand and respond to cyber vulnerabilities for all transport modes.
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Lewes-Uckfield Railway Line
Asked by: Mims Davies (Conservative - East Grinstead and Uckfield) Wednesday 14th January 2026 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timetable is for upgrading rail infrastructure on the Uckfield line. Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) A Strategic Outline Business Case was developed by Network Rail in 2021 which considered the potential benefits of upgrading rail infrastructure on the Uckfield line. This assessment concluded that the scheme would have positive impacts on train service performance and reliability, together with wider economic benefits. The scheme was paused by the previous government following Spending Review 2021; no development work has taken place since that point.
The Hon Member also may wish to contact Network Rail for information on their plans to maintain and renew rail infrastructure on the Uckfield line.
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Department for Transport: Public Expenditure
Asked by: Alex Mayer (Labour - Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard) Wednesday 14th January 2026 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) assessment and (b) estimate she has made of the differential in her Department’s Capital Departmental Expenditure Limit budget in the (i) Spending Review and (ii) Autumn Budget 2025 in each year between 2024-25 and 2029-30. Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) The Spending Review 2025 established allocations of Capital Departmental Expenditure Limits (DEL) up to financial year 2029-30, with further spending announcements made during Autumn Budget 2025. A profile of these spending limits is enclosed in the table below.
*CDEL is adjusted for TfL Business Rates Retention (£1.2bn p.a. from 2026-27).
Capital spending limits in future years and how they are allocated are subject to departmental business planning processes. Furthermore, the department will provide more detail on future spending plans at the appropriate Supply Estimate.
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Transport: Standards
Asked by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford) Wednesday 14th January 2026 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps are being taken to improve regional transport. Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) This Department is delivering improved regional transport through the £92 billion Spending Review settlement it received, driving the biggest boost to transport infrastructure in a generation and unlocking schemes that deliver for the taxpayer and support growth. In addition, where transport is devolved, the governments of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have received the largest ever block grants in real terms, giving them record funding to invest in their own priorities. |
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Aviation: Heathrow Airport and RAF Northolt
Asked by: Gareth Thomas (Labour (Co-op) - Harrow West) Thursday 15th January 2026 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many non-military flights landed at (a) Heathrow (b) RAF Northolt in each of the last three years for which figures are available. Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) Data on aircraft movements at UK airports is collected and published by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). CAA aircraft movement data includes a ‘military’ category, but a split between arriving and departing flights is not provided. Although Royal Air Force (RAF) Northolt does handle some civil flight movements, this is an RAF establishment, and data on aircraft movements at RAF Northolt is not collected by the CAA. Data on the total number of aircraft movements at Heathrow, split by military and non-military, is provided in Table 03_1 of the annual CAA airport data publication and reproduced as Table 1 below. The last three complete years for which figures are available are 2022, 2023 and 2024. Table 1: Aircraft movements at Heathrow Airport split by military and non-military
Note: Non-military category includes commercial, test and training, private, official and business aviation movements. Source: https://www.caa.co.uk/data-and-analysis/uk-aviation-market/airports/uk-airport-data/
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Roads: Caravans and Motorhomes
Asked by: Jamie Stone (Liberal Democrat - Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross) Thursday 15th January 2026 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the discrepancy between traffic regulations that encourage drivers to use lay-bys for rest breaks to improve road safety and caravan site licensing regulations that require caravans to be sited at prescribed distances apart for fire safety and planning compliance on car and caravan drivers; and whether her Department plans to issue guidance to motorists using caravans or motorhomes on using lay-bys for rest periods. Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) The Department has no such plans. Provision of lay-bys is a matter for local highway authorities. Advice to drivers on the safe use of roads, including taking appropriate breaks, is given in the Highway Code. There are no traffic regulations that encourage drivers to use lay-bys for rest breaks.
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Hammersmith Bridge Taskforce
Asked by: Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrat - Richmond Park) Thursday 15th January 2026 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions her Department had with Hammersmith and Fulham Council on the reconvening of the Hammersmith Bridge Taskforce. Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) My Department regularly hold discussions regarding the viable engineering options for the next stage of works on Hammersmith Bridge with their counterparts at both the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham and Transport for London. The Government intends to convene a further meeting of the Hammersmith Bridge Taskforce in the near future to discuss next steps for the project. My Department’s officials will be in touch with key local stakeholders to arrange this in due course. |
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Hammersmith Bridge Taskforce
Asked by: Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrat - Richmond Park) Thursday 15th January 2026 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to reconvene the Hammersmith Bridge Taskforce prior to the Spring Statement. Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) The Government intends to convene a further meeting of the Hammersmith Bridge Taskforce in the near future to discuss next steps for the project. My Department’s officials will be in touch with key local stakeholders to arrange this in due course.
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Thursday 15th January 2026
Department for Transport Source Page: Improving accessibility at railway stations across Britain Document: Improving accessibility at railway stations across Britain (webpage) |
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Thursday 15th January 2026
Department for Transport Source Page: New Aviation Ambassadors announced to inspire future pilots, engineers and air traffic controllers Document: New Aviation Ambassadors announced to inspire future pilots, engineers and air traffic controllers (webpage) |
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Monday 19th January 2026
Department for Transport Source Page: Get that electric feeling: new campaign launched to show savings and benefits of going electric Document: Get that electric feeling: new campaign launched to show savings and benefits of going electric (webpage) |
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Thursday 15th January 2026
Department for Transport Source Page: Carriage of dangerous goods annual audit template Document: (PDF) |
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Thursday 15th January 2026
Department for Transport Source Page: Carriage of dangerous goods annual audit template Document: Carriage of dangerous goods annual audit template (webpage) |
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15 Jan 2026, 2:03 p.m. - House of Commons "we're going to need that support from DfT in order to do so. The approach from DfT has been, why do " Chris Curtis MP (Milton Keynes North, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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15 Jan 2026, 6:53 p.m. - House of Lords "from the Home Office and the Department for transport on the matter of abnormal loads. I know he " Lord Katz (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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15 Jan 2026, 6:54 p.m. - House of Lords "amendments. I am aware the noble Earl has previously written to the DFT with a report that highlighted " Lord Katz (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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20 Jan 2026, 4:53 p.m. - House of Lords "which of course is a government priority and a priority of the Department for transport, is that " Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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21 Jan 2026, 3:43 p.m. - House of Lords "issue took place in 2019? And yet this was only informed to the Department for transport last " Lord Scriven (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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22 Jan 2026, 10:31 a.m. - House of Commons "by the ICES and DfT into kill switches suggests 700 plus Chinese buses on British roads have remote disabling technology. Can the " Rt Hon Nick Thomas-Symonds MP, The Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office (Torfaen, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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22 Jan 2026, 10:32 a.m. - House of Commons "meeting with the Minister from DfT to discuss these matters, but I'd be very happy to discuss it with him further. David Mundell. " Euan Stainbank MP (Falkirk, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Oral Answers to Questions
161 speeches (10,374 words) Thursday 22nd January 2026 - Commons Chamber Cabinet Office Mentions: 1: Euan Stainbank (Lab - Falkirk) and a media report about the investigation by the National Cyber Security Centre and the Department for Transport - Link to Speech |
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English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
115 speeches (36,954 words) Committee stage Tuesday 20th January 2026 - Grand Committee Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Mentions: 1: Lord Cameron of Dillington (XB - Life peer) Defra still seems to be a slightly shy promoter of the rural voice in MHCLG, the Department for Transport - Link to Speech |
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Railways Bill (First sitting)
97 speeches (17,938 words) Committee stage: 1st sitting Tuesday 20th January 2026 - Public Bill Committees HM Treasury Mentions: 1: None the following Table:TimeWitnessUntil no later than 10.10 amNetwork Rail; Office for Rail and Road; DfT - Link to Speech 2: None Q We will now hear oral evidence from Network Rail, the Office of Rail and Road, and DfT Operator. - Link to Speech 3: Jerome Mayhew (Con - Broadland and Fakenham) There are huge powers in the Bill for the Secretary of State or the Department for Transport, in relation - Link to Speech |
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Crime and Policing Bill
100 speeches (27,508 words) Committee stage: Part 1 Tuesday 20th January 2026 - Lords Chamber Home Office Mentions: 1: Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Con - Life peer) against women and girls—which, of course, is a government priority and a priority of the Department for Transport - Link to Speech |
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Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill
8 speeches (1,046 words) 3rd reading Monday 19th January 2026 - Lords Chamber Mentions: 1: Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Lab - Life peer) officials and lawyers in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Defra and the Department for Transport - Link to Speech |
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Business of the House
103 speeches (10,698 words) Thursday 15th January 2026 - Commons Chamber Leader of the House Mentions: 1: John Glen (Con - Salisbury) Will the Leader of the House make time for a statement from one of his Department for Transport colleagues - Link to Speech |
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New Towns
67 speeches (24,417 words) Thursday 15th January 2026 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Mentions: 1: Chris Curtis (Lab - Milton Keynes North) dependent, but if we are going to continue to grow, we cannot be; we will need support from the Department for Transport - Link to Speech |
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Crime and Policing Bill
161 speeches (47,775 words) Committee stage Thursday 15th January 2026 - Lords Chamber Home Office Mentions: 1: Lord Katz (Lab - Life peer) Earl, Lord Attlee, and his engagement with me and officials from the Home Office and the Department for Transport - Link to Speech |
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Horse and Rider Road Safety
75 speeches (9,787 words) Wednesday 14th January 2026 - Westminster Hall HM Treasury Mentions: 1: Lilian Greenwood (Lab - Nottingham South) The Department for Transport introduced the hierarchy of road users, which sets out that those who can - Link to Speech |
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Friday 23rd January 2026
Report - Forty-fifth Report - 4 Statutory Instruments Reported Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) Found: Commencement No.4 and Saving Provision) Regulations 2025Appendix 3: Memorandum from the Department for Transport |
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Thursday 22nd January 2026
Correspondence - Letter to Secretary of State for Transport relating to the Government response to the committees report on Airport expansion and Climate and Nature targets, 22 January 2026 Environmental Audit Committee Found: parliament.uk/eacom The Rt Hon Heidi Alexander MP, Secretary of State for Transport, Department for Transport |
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Tuesday 20th January 2026
Written Evidence - The Productivity Institute, University of Manchester PRO0157 - Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 - Business and Trade Committee Found: For example, how can DBT, DFE and the DfT coordinate in a way than improves matters at a local level |
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Tuesday 20th January 2026
Written Evidence - Greenergy Fuels Limited PRO0099 - Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 - Business and Trade Committee Found: appointing a single senior official as a cross-Whitehall ‘account manager’ to coordinate work across DBT, DfT |
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Tuesday 20th January 2026
Written Evidence - HealthHero PRO0083 - Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 - Business and Trade Committee Found: pro-growth policies, so too does the Department of Health and Social Care, the NHS, the Department for Transport |
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Tuesday 20th January 2026
Written Evidence - Johnson Matthey PLC PRO0079 - Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 - Business and Trade Committee Found: For example, clean hydrogen policy spans multiple departments including DESNZ, DBT, DfT, DEFRA, and |
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Tuesday 20th January 2026
Written Evidence - DHL PRO0058 - Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 - Business and Trade Committee Found: DHL would like to see this strategy led by DBT, with input from DFT and DESNZ as key enabling departments |
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Tuesday 20th January 2026
Written Evidence - International Airlines Group PRO0056 - Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 - Business and Trade Committee Found: Current DfT modelling suggests SAF will cost airlines $3- $4 billion in 2030, with the majority picked |
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Tuesday 20th January 2026
Written Evidence - Warwick University PRO0028 - Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 - Business and Trade Committee Found: In particular, the Department for Transport runs the “Continuing Survey of Road Goods Transport (CSRGT |
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Tuesday 20th January 2026
Written Evidence - Applied Intuition PRO0022 - Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 - Business and Trade Committee Found: across the Ministry of Defence, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, and Department for Transport |
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Tuesday 20th January 2026
Written Evidence - APPG for British Buses PRO0007 - Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 - Business and Trade Committee Found: Cover how the Department for Business and Trade, working with DfT, Cabinet Office and the Treasury, |
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Tuesday 20th January 2026
Written Evidence - Warwick University PRO0006 - Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 - Business and Trade Committee Found: For example, how can DBT, DFE and the DfT coordinate in a way than improves matters at a local level |
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Tuesday 20th January 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence to the Foreign Secretary and Secretary of State for the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero regarding the The UK’s contribution to the Tropical Forest Forever Facility - 18 December 2025 International Development Committee Found: particularly at a time when you are making decisions about the resourcing of overseas posts and the DfT |
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Monday 19th January 2026
Government Response - Treasury minutes: Government response to the Committee of Public Accounts on the Fifth-second report from Session 2024-26 Public Accounts Committee Found: -26 Report Title Page Fiftieth report: Local Bus Services in England 2 Department for Transport |
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Monday 19th January 2026
Government Response - Treasury minutes: Government response to the Committee of Public Accounts on the Thirty-fifth report from Session 2024-26 Public Accounts Committee Found: -26 Report Title Page Fiftieth report: Local Bus Services in England 2 Department for Transport |
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Monday 19th January 2026
Government Response - Treasury minutes: Government response to the Committee of Public Accounts on the Fifty-sixth report from Session 2024-26 Public Accounts Committee Found: -26 Report Title Page Fiftieth report: Local Bus Services in England 2 Department for Transport |
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Monday 19th January 2026
Government Response - Treasury minutes: Government response to the Committee of Public Accounts on the Fifth-third report from Session 2024-26 Public Accounts Committee Found: -26 Report Title Page Fiftieth report: Local Bus Services in England 2 Department for Transport |
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Monday 19th January 2026
Government Response - Treasury minutes: Government response to the Committee of Public Accounts on the Fifty-first report from Session 2024-26 Public Accounts Committee Found: -26 Report Title Page Fiftieth report: Local Bus Services in England 2 Department for Transport |
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Monday 19th January 2026
Government Response - Treasury minutes: Government response to the Committee of Public Accounts on the Fiftieth report from Session 2024-26 Public Accounts Committee Found: -26 Report Title Page Fiftieth report: Local Bus Services in England 2 Department for Transport |
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Monday 19th January 2026
Government Response - Treasury minutes: Government response to the Committee of Public Accounts on the Fifty-fourth report from Session 2024-26 Public Accounts Committee Found: -26 Report Title Page Fiftieth report: Local Bus Services in England 2 Department for Transport |
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Thursday 15th January 2026
Oral Evidence - Public Sector Fraud Authority, HM Treasury, and Department of Science Innovation and Technology Public Accounts Committee Found: That is something that the Department for Transport is looking at as part of its investment plans and |
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Wednesday 14th January 2026
Oral Evidence - Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, and Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Building support for the energy transition - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee Found: As an example, there have been a number of high-profile announcements from the Department for Transport |
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Wednesday 14th January 2026
Oral Evidence - Ofgem, Ofgem, Ofcom, and Ofcom Building support for the energy transition - Energy Security and Net Zero Committee Found: As an example, there have been a number of high-profile announcements from the Department for Transport |
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Wednesday 14th January 2026
Oral Evidence - The King's Trust, The Young Foundation, Mahdlo Youth Zone (Onside Network), Heart of Sidley Community Association, Youth Sport Trust, EFL (English Football League), and Spirit of 2012 Community cohesion - Women and Equalities Committee Found: and we have benefited from Department of Health and Social Care funding, DFE funding and Department for Transport |
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Wednesday 14th January 2026
Written Evidence - Adam Smith Institute ESD0111 - Employment support for disabled people Employment support for disabled people - Work and Pensions Committee Found: agree that, in general, a car is beneficial to disabled people’s employment outcomes. 2 Department for Transport |
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Tuesday 13th January 2026
Oral Evidence - Road Haulage Association, Associated British Ports, and Broughton Transport UK trade with the US, India and EU - Business and Trade Committee Found: If you look at the DfT stats for Dover, they have seen a significant decrease in the number of accompanied |
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Tuesday 13th January 2026
Oral Evidence - Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office, and Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office Review of the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Declaration - Constitution Committee Found: Some excellent work was done, with not just us but the UK Space Agency, the Department for Transport |
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Tuesday 13th January 2026
Oral Evidence - Hoxton Farms, and Anglian Water Regulators and growth - Industry and Regulators Committee Found: presume the 20 Environment Agency, lots of local planning authorities and I presume the Department for Transport |
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Planning: Cycling and Walking
Asked by: Alex Mayer (Labour - Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard) Friday 23rd January 2026 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to Department for Transport guidance entitled Cycle infrastructure design (LTN 1/20), published on 27 July 2020, whether he plans to revise (a) the National Planning Policy Framework and (b) guidance to require new residential and mixed-use developments to provide high-quality permeability for walking and cycling. Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) The National Planning Policy Framework makes clear that transport issues should be considered from the earliest stages of plan-making and development proposals, using a vision-led approach to identify transport solutions that deliver well-designed, sustainable, and popular places. This should involve identifying and pursuing opportunities to promote walking and cycling.
The Framework also outlines that when assessing sites that may be allocated in local development plans, or specific development applications, it should be ensured that sustainable transport modes are prioritised taking account of the vision for the site, the type of development and its location, and that safe and suitable access to the site can be achieved for all users. Within this context, applications for development should give priority first to pedestrian and cycle movements, both within the scheme and with neighbouring areas, and should create places that are safe, secure, and attractive and which minimise scope for conflicts between pedestrians, cyclists, and vehicles.
We are currently consulting on changes to the Framework, including updated policies on sustainable transport which seek to further embed a vision-led approach to transport planning. The consultation will remain open for responses until 10 March 2026 and can be found on gov.uk here. |
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Ambulance Services: Surrey
Asked by: Al Pinkerton (Liberal Democrat - Surrey Heath) Tuesday 20th January 2026 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the ambulance costs from road collisions in Surrey in the past five years. Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) No specific estimation has been made. Data on the number of road traffic collisions is collected and published by the Department for Transport. Ambulance services do not routinely report costs at the level of individual incident types. However, the most recent National Cost Collection indicates that the average cost of an ambulance ‘see, treat and convey’ response is approximately £489. |
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Roads: Accidents
Asked by: Yasmin Qureshi (Labour - Bolton South and Walkden) Tuesday 20th January 2026 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to support police forces in reducing serious and fatal road traffic collisions. Answered by Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Home Office) The safety of all road users is a priority for this Government. While the operational enforcement of road traffic laws is a matter for individual police forces, the Home Office is committed to supporting them in reducing serious and fatal collisions. The Government is strengthening police powers to enforce traffic law, through measures in the Crime and Policing Bill which will enable officers to seize vehicles without having to serve a notice and to tackle dangerous driving more effectively.We support police forces in targeting speeding, drink and drug driving, mobile phone use while driving and failure to wear seatbelts, through enforcement campaigns and educational schemes such as BikeSafe and the National Driver Offender Retraining Scheme. The Home Office is also working closely with the Department for Transport on the recently published Road Safety Strategy which sets an ambitious target to reduce deaths and serious injuries by 65% by 2035. This includes measures to strengthen enforcement, improve vehicle safety and enhance collision investigation capability. Through these combined efforts, we are ensuring that police forces have the tools, powers and partnerships needed to make our roads safer and reduce the tragic toll of serious and fatal collisions. |
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Government Communication Service: Staff
Asked by: Mike Wood (Conservative - Kingswinford and South Staffordshire) Monday 19th January 2026 Question to the Cabinet Office: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 21 November 2025, to Question, 90238, on Government Communications Service: Staff, if he will publish the number of (a) headcount and (b) FTE Government Communication Service staff in each government department, central public body and Arm’s Length Body, including NHS, according to information collated in the most recent Government Communications Service audit; and what are the aggregate figures. Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office Please see the table below that contains the full-time equivalent figures for departments. These figures incorporate the ALBs, which are grouped under their respective sponsoring organisations.
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Shipping: Pollution Control
Asked by: Alison Griffiths (Conservative - Bognor Regis and Littlehampton) Friday 16th January 2026 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance is issued to local authorities on recording and recovering costs incurred during environmental clean-up operations following maritime incidents; and whether such guidance allows for costs incurred by organised charity, conservation, or wildlife groups supporting those clean-up efforts to be included within claims made against responsible commercial parties. Answered by Samantha Dixon - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government) MHCLG is not responsible for maritime or environmental clean-up operations. The Lead Government Department responsibility for these sits with the Department for Transport and the Environment Agency, which are responsible for guidance to local authorities on these issues. I would also refer the hon Lady to the Answer my hon. Friend the Minister for Aviation, Maritime and Security gave to the Member for North West Norfolk (James Wild) on 29 April 2025 UIN 46848. |
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Coastal Areas: Pollution Control
Asked by: Alison Griffiths (Conservative - Bognor Regis and Littlehampton) Friday 16th January 2026 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support his Department provides to local authorities responding to maritime incidents that result in environmental contamination or significant shoreline clean-up operations. Answered by Samantha Dixon - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government) MHCLG is not responsible for maritime or environmental clean-up operations. The Lead Government Department responsibility for these sits with the Department for Transport and the Environment Agency, which are responsible for guidance to local authorities on these issues. I would also refer the hon Lady to the Answer my hon. Friend the Minister for Aviation, Maritime and Security gave to the Member for North West Norfolk (James Wild) on 29 April 2025 UIN 46848. |
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Coastal Areas: Pollution
Asked by: Alison Griffiths (Conservative - Bognor Regis and Littlehampton) Friday 16th January 2026 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance exists on public communication and safety messaging by local authorities during environmental incidents affecting coastal communities. Answered by Samantha Dixon - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government) MHCLG is not responsible for maritime or environmental clean-up operations. The Lead Government Department responsibility for these sits with the Department for Transport and the Environment Agency, which are responsible for guidance to local authorities on these issues. I would also refer the hon Lady to the Answer my hon. Friend the Minister for Aviation, Maritime and Security gave to the Member for North West Norfolk (James Wild) on 29 April 2025 UIN 46848. |
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Vehicle Number Plates: Fraud
Asked by: Richard Holden (Conservative - Basildon and Billericay) Thursday 15th January 2026 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of ghost plates pose on (a) national security and (b) the ability of hostile or organised criminal actors to evade detection by ANPR technology; and whether she has commissioned a cross-government review on the potential impact of the use of illegal plates on investigative leads, including those related to violent crime, terrorism, and serious organised criminal activity. Answered by Dan Jarvis - Minister of State (Cabinet Office) Under the new Road Safety Strategy, published on 7 January by the Department for Transport, the Government has announced firm action to tackle illegal or ‘ghost’ numberplates. This includes consulting on tougher penalties, including penalty points and vehicle seizure, more robust checks on number plate suppliers, and higher industry standards for numberplates. We also intend to commission targeted research to explore the potential use of artificial intelligence to identify illegal plates. In addition, the Government has pledged £2.7m for each of the next three years to support a roads policing innovation programme. As part of this innovation programme, the Department for Transport and Home Office are working in collaboration with National Police Chiefs' Council and others to consider new approaches to tackling the issue of illegal plate usage. |
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Valuation Office Agency: Department for Transport
Asked by: Paul Holmes (Conservative - Hamble Valley) Wednesday 14th January 2026 Question to the HM Treasury: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Valuation Office Agency has (a) access to the data and (b) intends to makes use of the Department for Transport’s new Connectivity Tool when undertaking (a) council tax and (b) business rate valuations in (i) England and (ii) Wales. Answered by Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury) The Valuation Office Agency do not currently use the Department for Transport connectivity tool or data as part of our valuation work on Council Tax or Business Rates in England and Wales. They currently have no plans to use this data although they regularly review where new data sources can support their valuation activity. |
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Seas and Oceans: Infrastructure
Asked by: Nick Timothy (Conservative - West Suffolk) Wednesday 14th January 2026 Question to the Cabinet Office: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the (a) terms of reference and (b) membership of the Undersea Infrastructure Security Oversight Board. Answered by Dan Jarvis - Minister of State (Cabinet Office) The Undersea Infrastructure Security Oversight Board provides a joined-up function and sets strategic direction across government on undersea infrastructure security.
The core membership includes key government stakeholders with an interest in undersea infrastructure security. This includes representation from DSIT, DESNZ, MOD, Defra, DFT, Home Office, Royal Navy and others as required. It is chaired and convened by the Cabinet Office.
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Thursday 22nd January Linda Snelling and the Somerset Bus Partnership 8 signatures (Most recent: 29 Jan 2026)Tabled by: Adam Dance (Liberal Democrat - Yeovil) That this House commends the hard work and dedication of Linda Snelling of the Somerset Bus Partnership in supporting bus users in Somerset; recognises that this dedication comes at a time when bus mileage in the county has, since 2010, fallen more than 70% according to Government figures; further recognises … |
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Jan. 22 2026
Department of Health and Social Care Overview 2024-25 (PDF) Found: £616 million since 2026-27 in active travel infrastructure, with investment led by the Department for Transport |
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Jan. 21 2026
Report - Regulating for growth (PDF) Found: initiatives are on track.9 9 These departments were the Department for Business & Trade, the Department for Transport |
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Thursday 22nd January 2026
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Source Page: Habitats Regulations 9A report for England 2019 to 2024 Document: (PDF) Found: UK0012734 Avon Gorge Woodlands SAC Portishead Branch Line- MetroWest Phase 1 Department of Transport (DfT |
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Wednesday 21st January 2026
HM Treasury Source Page: FRAB minutes and associated papers: 20 November 2025 Document: (PDF) Found: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology 10/09/2024 62 days earlier 10/07/2025 Department for Transport |
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Wednesday 21st January 2026
HM Treasury Source Page: FRAB minutes and associated papers: 20 November 2025 Document: (PDF) Found: As detailed in FRAB 135 (02-1) paragraphs 28-30, HMT spoke to DCMS, DfT and DfE who supported an adaptation |
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Wednesday 21st January 2026
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Source Page: UK/India: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement [CS India No.1/2026] Document: (PDF) Found: Department for Transport: 14.1. Maritime and Coastguard Agency; 14.2. |
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Wednesday 21st January 2026
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero Source Page: Unlooping electricity network connections Document: (PDF) Found: part of the UK government's strategy to accelerate the transition to electric vehicles (EVs). 18 DfT |
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Wednesday 21st January 2026
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Source Page: Design and Placemaking Planning Practice Guidance Document: (PDF) Found: DfT publication Local Transport Note (L T N) 1/24 provides more information on designing for bus services |
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Tuesday 20th January 2026
Cabinet Office Source Page: Move fast. Fix things. Document: Move fast. Fix things. (webpage) Found: subject not only to HS2 Ltd’s internal assurance and governance checks; but then from the Department for Transport |
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Friday 16th January 2026
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology Source Page: Red tape to be slashed for British robotics and defence innovators Document: The economic impact of robotics and autonomous systems across UK sectors (PDF) Found: the UK, with a research centre for connected and autonomous vehicles established by the Department for Transport |
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Tuesday 20th January 2026
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Source Page: A new vision for water: white paper Document: (PDF) Found: run-off have on our water environment, we will also continue to work in partnership with the Department for Transport |
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Tuesday 20th January 2026
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Source Page: A new vision for water: white paper Document: (PDF) Found: run-off have on our water environment, we will also continue to work in partnership with the Department for Transport |
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Thursday 15th January 2026
HM Treasury Source Page: Treasury Minutes – January 2026 Document: (PDF) Found: -26 Report Title Page Fiftieth report: Local Bus Services in England 2 Department for Transport |
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Thursday 15th January 2026
HM Treasury Source Page: Treasury Minutes – January 2026 Document: (PDF) Found: -26 Report Title Page Fiftieth report: Local Bus Services in England 2 Department for Transport |
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Jan. 16 2026
Regulatory Innovation Office Source Page: Red tape to be slashed for British robotics and defence innovators Document: The economic impact of robotics and autonomous systems across UK sectors (PDF) News and Communications Found: the UK, with a research centre for connected and autonomous vehicles established by the Department for Transport |
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Jan. 15 2026
Marine Management Organisation Source Page: Marine Management Organisation Annual Report and Accounts 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025 Document: (PDF) Transparency Found: Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and delivers a range of functions on behalf of the Department for Transport |
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Thursday 22nd January 2026
Financial Management Directorate Source Page: Spring Budget Revision 2025-26 - supporting document Document: Spring Budget Revision 2025-26 - supporting document (PDF) Found: Government - Clacks and Falkirk combined: Regional Collaboration bid 2.000 0.000 2.000 Transfer from DfT |
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Tuesday 20th January 2026
Source Page: Transport Scotland - Aberdeen City Council low emission zone decision making process information: EIR release Document: EIR 202500489997 - Information released - Attachments (PDF) Found: Traffic Counters CAFS Cleaner Air for Scotland CERC Cambridge Environmental Research Consultants DfT |
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Tuesday 20th January 2026
Source Page: Transport Scotland - Trunk road between Bankhead roundabout and Preston Roundabout statistics: EIR release Document: FOI 202500488425 - Information Released - Annex A (Excel) Found: .• Statisticians within the Department for Transport have devised a method for adjusting the road casualty |
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Monday 19th January 2026
Energy and Climate Change Directorate Source Page: UK ETS Free Allocation Review – Final Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment Document: Title (PDF) Found: Government departments (Department for Energy and Net Zero, His Majesty’s Treasury and Department for Transport |
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PDF - report Inquiry: The Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Found: It is sponsored by the Department for Transport. 2. |
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PDF - report Inquiry: The Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Found: It is sponsored by the Department for Transport. 2. |
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Thursday 22nd January 2026
Source Page: Welsh Government expenditure over £25,000: 2025 Document: Welsh Government expenditure over £25,000: 2025 (ODS) Found: 5200667998 -1918618.8 XK50 F2EET Public & Int Trans Current Grants to Central Government bodies DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT |
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Wednesday 21st January 2026
Source Page: Road lengths and conditions: April 2024 to March 2025 Document: Road lengths and conditions: April 2024 to March 2025 (webpage) Found: In 2024,road traffic estimates published by the Department for Transport, show that the traffic volume |
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Tuesday 20th January 2026
Source Page: Local government revenue and capital settlement: final 2026 to 2027 Document: Final local government finance report 2026 to 2027 (PDF) Found: area in the data year, excluding vessels employed in supply, dredging, or dumping at sea (Department for Transport |
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Tuesday 20th January 2026
Source Page: Wales infrastructure investment strategy: project pipeline January 2026 Document: Wales infrastructure investment strategy: project pipeline January 2026 (Excel) Found: TransportSouth Wales Metro (Core Valley Lines)1050105020172028Funding includes EU and Department for Transport |