Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Euston Masterplan will set out the anticipated number of (a) homes and (b) affordable homes to be delivered.

Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

We are working at pace with our Master Development Partner, Lendlease, on a Masterplan for Euston, with an emphasis on growth and delivering much needed housing. The number of homes and affordable homes is subject to the development of the Masterplan.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the estimated annual operating cost of the Euston Delivery Company will be once established as a public body.

Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

Currently the Euston Delivery Company sits as a business unit within the Department for Transport as its capability is built. We expect EDC to be stood up as a public body in the Autumn, and its administrative operating budget will be confirmed at that point.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she expects the outline planning application for the redevelopment of Euston to be submitted.

Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

We are working with our Master Development Partner Lendlease on a Masterplan and outline planning application to deliver high-quality mixed-use development around the new HS2 Station and renewed Network Rail station. Lendlease is aiming to submit a planning application in 2027.

Question to the Department for Transport:

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.

Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The table below shows how much each arm’s length body (ALB) sponsored by the Department for Transport has spent on (a) in-house external affairs or public affairs functions and (b) external public affairs or lobbying consultants since 4 July 2024. The figures relate to engagement with political stakeholders unless it has not been possible to disaggregate from wider spend. In relation to part (b) of the question, DfT ALBs have not spent money on lobbying consultants.

Question to the Department for Transport:

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 participating in a future procurement process relating to private finance for Euston HS2 Station.

Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

Almost 50 organisations responded to the Department’s market engagement questionnaire, including contractors, equity investors, lenders and other interested parties. The Department held a series of one-to-one and roundtable discussions with delivery capable organisations as part of the market engagement exercise.

This engagement demonstrated strong market interest in the Department’s private finance proposals. However, given the commercially sensitive nature of the information, the Department is unable to disclose how many respondents indicated that they may wish to participate in any future procurement.

Question to the Department for Transport:

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.

Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

Since Network Rail does not record the reasons for rescheduling vegetation work, it is not possible to provide a figure for what additional expenditure may be incurred as a result of rescheduling due to protected species.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2026 to Question 13561 on the Restoring Your Railway Fund, how much funding was spent on each individual scheme supported through the Restoring Your Railway programme; and what stage each scheme had reached at the point the programme was closed.

Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The Chancellor’s 29 July 2024 announcement confirmed that the Restoring Your Railway programme would be brought to a close, as one of the steps she was taking to address the pressures on the public finances created by unfunded policy announcements made by the previous Government. The Restoring Your Railway programme supported a range of schemes at different stages of development and delivery. At the time of the closure around £349 million had been spent through the programme, a scheme-by-scheme breakdown of funding spent, and the stage reached at the point the programme was closed has not been published centrally.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2026 to Question 15007 on Network Rail: Biodiversity, what guidance Network Rail has issued to its own staff on managing the impact of seasonal ecological survey windows and protected species licensing requirements on project delivery.

Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

Through Network Rail’s standards and guidance, along with the knowledge of its environmental experts, Network Rail outlines that there are strict legal requirements when managing land near to protected sites or species. Works planning and good communication with environmental regulators can support work carried out without the need for licences. Awareness of the presence of protected sites and species also means work can be scheduled to avoid fines and delays.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2026 to Question 14121 on Electric Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries, what assessment her Department has made of the impact on investor confidence of announcing a review of the Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate before its conclusion.

Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Mandate was designed to be kept under continual review to ensure it remains fit for purpose. The Government has a long-standing commitment to publish a review of the ZEV Mandate in early 2027. This was set out in the Government response to the ZEV Mandate Consultation in October 2023. We intend to conclude the review, which will include a public consultation, in the next six months.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2026 to Question 12032, whether the public interest assessment was made on a case-by-case basis or as a general policy in respect of all flights funded for non-UK nationals.

Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The Department does not routinely comment on national security matters. A case-by-case assessment was made of each flight to ascertain that it was for national security-related activity.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many British Transport Police officers were assigned to policing major rail interchange stations in each of the last five years; and if she will list the stations included in those figures.

Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

British Transport Police have reported the following average full time equivalent number of police officers assigned to major rail interchange stations in each year:

2022/23: 689.8

2023/24: 743.3

2024/25: 661.8

2025/26: 623.3

2026/27: 646.3

The stations included are:

• Birmingham New Street
• Bristol Temple Meads
• Edinburgh Waverley
• Glasgow Central
• Guildford
• Leeds City
• Liverpool Lime Street
• Manchester Piccadilly
• Reading
• London Bridge
• London Cannon Street
• London Charing Cross
• Clapham Junction
• London Euston
• London King’s Cross
• London Liverpool Street
• London Paddington
• London St Pancras International
• London Victoria
• London Waterloo

The increase in average full-time officers at major rail interchange stations to 743.3 in 2023/24 was due to officers being moved to alternative BTP locations, including offices at railway stations, whilst the BTP's London headquarters was relocated.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the number of passengers delayed as a result of rail trespass incidents in each of the last five years.

Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

There were 65,540 trespass incidents recorded by the British Transport Police in the last five years (2021/22 to 2025/26); we do not have an assessment of the number of passengers delayed by these incidents.

Question to the Department for Transport:

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 South West Rail to Heathrow.

Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The Government recognises the importance of surface access to any future expansion of Heathrow Airport.

The draft Heathrow Expansion National Policy Statement states that enhanced rail connectivity is necessary to support expansion and achieve public transport mode share targets. It requires any expansion promoter to set out in its surface access strategy, required as part of the development consent process, the rail enhancements it proposes to deliver, together with a credible delivery plan and how any necessary schemes will be financed, developed with Network Rail and other relevant stakeholders.

The Government has not identified a preferred rail scheme, giving promoters flexibility to develop proposals that support their wider surface access strategy. The Strategic Vision for Transport to an Expanded Heathrow sets out the criteria expected of new transport infrastructure, including improving access to areas without direct rail connections to the airport.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 15 June 2026 to Question 6815, on Chris Gibb, for what reason was the appointment of Mr Gibb terminated by Sir Andrew Haines.

Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

Chris Gibb was dismissed as a non-executive director of DfT Operator Limited after breaching his contract. This led the Chair to lose trust and confidence in his ability to carry out the duties of a non-executive director.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 24 June 2026, to Question 10352, on EGNOS, whether the review is being undertaken in-house or by an external organisation; and whether HM Government would be required to pay the EU for rejoining.

Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The Department for Transport’s review of the transport case and the practicalities of rejoining the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay System (EGNOS) will be conducted by officials.

Any decision to rejoin the EGNOS programme would be subject to agreement with the European Union.

Question to the Department for Transport:

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 vehicle and an equivalent zero-emission heavy goods vehicle after application of the Zero Emission Truck Grant.

Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

Zero emission heavy goods vehicles are currently more expensive than equivalent diesel models, though this varies across use cases and models.

To mitigate this, the government provides financial support through the Zero Emission Truck Grant, which covers up to 40% of purchase cost and is designed to make zero emission models competitive with diesel in terms of total cost of ownership.

Question to the Department for Transport:

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) Regulations 2018 to be published.

Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

MCA is in the process of updating the agency’s Fees, with the replacement for the Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 2018 under discussion with HM Treasury. MCA’s intention is to hold a public consultation on these replacement regulations in 2026. The precise timing of the consultation will be confirmed in due course.

Question to the Department for Transport:

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.

Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

I refer the Hon Member to the answer of 24 June to UIN 11454.

Question to the Department for Transport:

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 used for (i) commercial, (ii) community transport and (iii) other purposes, where such data are held.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

The Department does not hold information on the purpose for which a minibus involved in a road collision was being used.

The number of reported personal injury road casualties in collisions involving a minibus by casualty severity from 2015 to 2024 in Great Britain can be found in the below table:

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 2 June 2026, to Question 3821, on Parking Offences: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, if she will place in the Library a copy of the request from the Council to levy higher parking fines.

Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

I have placed a copy of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council’s request to trial higher-level Penalty Charge Notices in the Libraries of the House.

Question to the Department for Transport:

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.

Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

To support funding of the Government's Defence Investment Plan, it was announced the Department will consult on the potential cancellation of two schemes; A38 Derby Junctions and A46 Newark Bypass, both of which have been granted development consent orders. No final decision will be taken until after the consultation exercise has taken place.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the written statement of 23 April 2026, to Question HCWS1537, on Automated Passenger Services, whether the APS Accessibility Advisory Panel will be a new Arm’s Length Body.

Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The Automated Passenger Services Accessibility Advisory Panel (APS AAP) is not an Arm's Length Body. It is a non-statutory panel of independent experts.

The Disabled Person’s Transport Advisory Committee (DPTAC), the longstanding independent expert committee established by the Transport Act 1985, also continues to provide advice to the government on APS.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the answer of 5 June 2026, to Question 3763, on Government Communications Service: Staff, and of 19 January 2026, to Question 104195, on Government Communication Service: Staff, how many headcount staff in the department are (a) members of the Government Communication Network and (b) are embedded communicators but are not counted as members of the Government Communication Network.

Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

There is no Government Communication Network.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her department has had with (a) Oxford City Council and (b) Oxfordshire County Council on the introduction of traffic filters in central Oxford from September 2026.

Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The Department has not had discussions with Oxford City Council or Oxfordshire County Council on this matter. Responsibility for introducing and managing local traffic measures rests with the local highway authority.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of rail journeys used digital tickets in June 2026.

Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The approximate proportion of tickets fulfilled as Digital Tickets for June 2026 are:

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many full-time equivalent driving examiners recruited by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) were (a) in post and (b) delivering practical car driving tests in June 2026.

Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

In June 2026 there were 1,644 full-time equivalent (FTE) driving examiners (DE) in post, and out of those, 1,589 were available to deliver practical car driving tests.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has considered introducing powers for the courts to impose an interim driving disqualification on individuals charged with specified drug driving offences pending the outcome of criminal proceedings.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

The Department has recently consulted on possible reforms to strengthen enforcement against drink and drug driving, including temporary licence suspension-type measures for suspected offenders before a case is concluded. The consultation has now closed and responses are being analysed.

Existing legislation already provides for courts to impose disqualification in appropriate cases, including as part of sentence. It also provides for interim disqualification in specified circumstances after conviction where an offence involving obligatory or discretionary disqualification has not yet been finally dealt with. Sentencing and disqualification decisions in individual cases are matters for the independent courts.

For drug-driving offences, the current evidential framework relies on blood analysis for specified-limit offences. The Department has also consulted on possible future changes to drink and drug-driving enforcement and has supported exploratory work on roadside evidential drug-testing capability, including the Mobile Evidential Drug Testing Instrument (MEDTI) Demonstrator. Any change to evidential testing arrangements would require further scientific, legal and operational consideration.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department is assessing the potential use of Home Office-approved roadside evidential drug testing devices to replace laboratory analysis for specified drug driving offences.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

The Department has recently consulted on possible reforms to strengthen enforcement against drink and drug driving, including temporary licence suspension-type measures for suspected offenders before a case is concluded. The consultation has now closed and responses are being analysed.

Existing legislation already provides for courts to impose disqualification in appropriate cases, including as part of sentence. It also provides for interim disqualification in specified circumstances after conviction where an offence involving obligatory or discretionary disqualification has not yet been finally dealt with. Sentencing and disqualification decisions in individual cases are matters for the independent courts.

For drug-driving offences, the current evidential framework relies on blood analysis for specified-limit offences. The Department has also consulted on possible future changes to drink and drug-driving enforcement and has supported exploratory work on roadside evidential drug-testing capability, including the Mobile Evidential Drug Testing Instrument (MEDTI) Demonstrator. Any change to evidential testing arrangements would require further scientific, legal and operational consideration.

Question to the Department for Transport:

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.

Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The Department for Transport and the Civil Aviation Authority do not hold such a list at present but are exploring making a list of airport-based colleges public for the benefit of future students, working with DWP, Skills England, and DfE.

Question to the Department for Transport:

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 completing their course.

Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The Department for Transport and the Civil Aviation Authority do not collect data on students completing training at airport-based training colleges and academies who enter employment in the aviation sector within 12 months of completing their course. This information may be held by individual airports.

The Department engages regularly with airports officials on a range of operational, strategic, and policy matters affecting the sector.

Question to the Department for Transport:

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.

Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

We cannot provide details of individual impairments.

Under the Transport Act 1985, so far as reasonably practicable, at least 50 per cent of DPTAC’s membership should be made up of people who identify as disabled, making sure that lived experience informs advice to the Department.

Question to the Department for Transport:

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 Strategy.

Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

Specialist resource, such as airspace designers, for the delivery of Airspace Modernisation are provided by private companies such as NATS. NATS is a private company, and it is for its management to decide how to resource its operation and provide its services.

Officials and the Civil Aviation Authority are working closely with NATS to strengthen the pipeline of specialist airspace design capability, including through NATS internal training schemes and use of external expertise.

Question to the Department for Transport:

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.

Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

My Department engages regularly with London local highway authorities on matters related to their local highways networks, including both the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham and Transport for London.

The technical advisory body to the Structures Fund is also having conversations on behalf of the Department about the future of bridges that local highway authorities have put forward to the structures fund; including Hammersmith Bridge.

Question to the Department for Transport:

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 regarding changes to rail fares in England for the 2026-27 year.

Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

I refer the Hon Member to Question UIN 12840 answered on 30 June 2026.

Question to the Department for Transport:

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, cancelling or swapping a practical driving test; under which statutory provision that offence arises; and what the maximum penalty is upon conviction.

Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 make it against the law for anyone other than the learner to book their driving test. This is a civil law restriction, not a criminal one. Something that is "against the law" is not permitted under the relevant legislation. This is different to something being "illegal", which would constitute a specific criminal offence.

Fraud by false representation, contrary to section 2 of the Fraud Act 2006, may be committed where a person dishonestly makes a false representation that they are another person, intending to make a gain or cause a loss. The maximum penalty on conviction on indictment is 10 years' imprisonment, an unlimited fine, or both. This would only be in a very specific set of circumstances where there is criminal intent, and ‘gain’ is considered significant and prosecution under Fraud Act would be a proportionate action.

Question to the Department for Transport:

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 discussions she has had with (a) the Northern Ireland Executive and (b) the Government of Ireland on that matter.

Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The railway in Northern Ireland is a fully devolved matter, including assessment of any new rail projects and proposals. The Northern Ireland Executive is responsible for their Infrastructure Strategy, including cross border cooperation with the Republic of Ireland.

Question to the Department for Transport:

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.

Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The contract for the A46 scheme was awarded to Skanska in 2022. The Government inherited a series of unaffordable commitments in July 2024 and conducted a Spending Review. As a result, the A46 scheme was expected to be delivered later than previously assumed and the contract with Skanska was no longer optimal. National Highways informed Skanska that it would not be proceeding with the main construction works under that contract. National Highways is grateful to Skanska for its valuable contribution in progressing the A46 Newark Bypass scheme through the design and planning consent stages and continues to work with the company on a number of other schemes currently under construction.

Separately, to support the Government’s Defence Investment Plan (DIP), the Department for Transport has identified potential savings from its roads budgets which include the potential cancellation of the A46 Newark Bypass scheme, on which the Department will consult shortly. No final decision has yet been made on the cancellation of the scheme, and the Department will carefully consider the responses to the consultation before deciding the way forward.

Question to the Department for Transport:

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 than equivalent diesel vehicles without support from the Zero Emission Truck Grant and Depot Charging Scheme.

Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

It is likely that vehicles which can recharge mostly or entirely at their own depot will reach a lower total cost of ownership than diesel first, whereas vehicles which rely more heavily on public charging, for example because they travel further from their depot, will likely take longer to reach total cost of ownership parity. We continue to monitor and refine our analysis as evidence becomes available.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on the number of people who were employed in the automotive manufacturing sector in each month since May 2026 up to and including the most recent month for which figures are available.

Answered by Satvir Kaur - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.

A response to the Parliamentary Question of 7th July is attached.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2026 to Question 14435 on Aviation: Alternative Fuels, whether the cost-benefit analysis for the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Mandate modelled the potential impact of SAF compliance costs on (a) package holiday prices and (b) demand for outbound leisure travel from the UK.

Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Mandate cost benefit analysis estimated the potential impact that SAF Mandate compliance costs could have on UK aviation demand. There was not a specific assessment of the demand impact on outbound leisure travel, or the impact on package holiday prices, as this will be dependent on how individual airlines and package holiday providers choose to pass on any costs.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the number of people charged with drug driving offences who continued to hold a valid driving licence while awaiting trial in each of the last five years.

Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

Decisions on charging for offences is a matter for the Crown Prosecution Service. This information is not held by the Department for Transport or the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA).

The DVLA records the outcome of any relevant prosecution on the individual’s driving licence record, following notification by the courts after conviction.

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 time taken to receive toxicology results on the prosecution of drug driving offences.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

The Department for Transport has not made a specific assessment of the impact of the time taken to receive toxicology results on the prosecution of drug-driving offences.

Operational matters relating to evidential testing, forensic analysis and prosecutions are primarily for the police, the Home Office and the Crown Prosecution Service.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2026 to Question 14930 on Railways: Standards, whether her Department has requested management information from any state-owned Train Operating Company on service cancellations attributable to staff sickness or crew unavailability since 4 July 2024.

Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The department is keen to ensure that the causes of service cancellations are understood and that plans are in place at Department for Transport Operator (DFTO) train operating companies to address these and improve performance. The department regularly engages DFTO to monitor the effectiveness of measures being implemented.

To help improve reliability, the department developed a seven-point traincrew framework, which includes ensuring operators have high-quality workforce plans based on realistic traincrew establishments, tackling causes of traincrew unavailability, including sickness absence, as well as taking a collaborative approach with staff representatives and the wider workforce to build a more resilient railway. The responsibility for managing this, as well as tracking and tackling the causes of cancellations, sits with DFTO and will sit with Great British Railways in the future.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which train operating company had the highest proportion of passenger services that were (a) cancelled because of rolling stock failures and (b) operated with fewer carriages than planned in the latest 12-month period for which data is available.

Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The Department does not hold data on the number of services cancelled because of rolling stock failures. The Department does hold information on short formations. However, the data is recorded differently across operators and is not sufficiently comparable to enable a robust assessment of which operator had the highest proportion of services operated with fewer carriages than planned. The Department expects train operators to provide appropriate capacity to meet anticipated passenger demand, including through the effective deployment and maintenance of rolling stock.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on how many passenger services operated by each train operating company were affected by defective passenger doors in each month since July 2024.

Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The Department does not hold a centrally collated dataset showing how many passenger services operated by each train operating company were affected by defective passenger doors in each month since July 2024. Information on rolling stock defects, including door-related faults, data are recorded and managed by Network Rail and train operators.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2026 to Question 15380 on South Eastern Main Line: Mobile Broadband, what the names and locations are of the (a) 57 railway tunnels and (b) 12 Network Rail-managed stations included in the current phase of Project Reach.

Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The 12 Network Rail-managed stations included in the current phase of Project Reach are Birmingham New Street, Bristol Temple Meads, Edinburgh Waverley, Glasgow Central, Leeds, Liverpool Lime Street, London Euston, London King’s Cross, London Liverpool Street, London Paddington, London Waterloo and Manchester Piccadilly.

The locations of the 57 tunnels included in the programme are located on the East Coast, West Coast, Great Western, Thameslink, Kent, North West and Wales.

The full list of tunnels is as follows –

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many passenger services were cancelled due to rolling stock failure by each train operating company in each month since July 2024.

Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The Department expects train operators to provide appropriate capacity to meet anticipated passenger demand, including through the effective deployment and maintenance of rolling stock. While the Department does not hold data on rolling stock availability, or the number of services cancelled because of rolling stock failure, it does hold information on short formations. However, this data is recorded differently across operators, and is not sufficiently comparable to enable a robust assessment of which operator had the highest proportion of services operated with fewer carriages than planned.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 14 April 2026 to Question 124216, whether the final modifications have been delivered and tested on the trains that will be used on East West Rail from West Midlands Trains.

Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

Modifications are nearing completion, and a full testing regime is underway that will support the safety validation process. A start date for the services will be announced as soon as it is possible to do so.

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