Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 5 February 2026 to Question 109216, what estimate she has made of the annual amount of UK Emissions Trading Scheme revenue generated from domestic maritime emissions allocated to maritime decarbonisation projects by programme.

Answered by Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

Domestic maritime emissions will be subject to the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) from July this year. The OBR’s November 2025 Economic and Fiscal Outlook states that the UK ETS overall raised £3.4bn in 2024-25. Revenues from the scheme are not hypothecated but accrue to the consolidated fund, and support spending on government priorities, which includes maritime decarbonisation.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of rail journeys used fully digital tickets in January 2026.

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

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

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2026 to Question 108013, whether the Department has identified any financial year in which the cumulative efficiency savings attributed to Network Rail are expected to exceed the cumulative costs of the major technology investments cited in support of those efficiencies.

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

Network Rail's overall Control Period 7 (running from April 2024 to March 2029) efficiency target is £3.9 billion, which it remains on track to achieve. This will significantly exceed the cumulative cost in Control Period 7 of the major technology investments previously cited (Digital Signalling, Electrical Safety and Delivery, and Project Reach).

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2026 to Question 109207, whether she plans to publish a breakdown of UK Emissions Trading Scheme receipts derived from maritime emissions alongside Government expenditure supporting maritime decarbonisation.

Answered by Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

Receipts from the UK ETS derive from the sale of UK ETS allowances at fortnightly auctions at the prevailing market price. The OBR have estimated 2024-25 receipts to be £3.4bn. ETS operators can buy and sell allowances – including free allocation - on the secondary market at any time. As such it is not possible to break down ETS receipts by sector.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the information safeguards referred to on page 88 of her Department's publication entitled A Railway Fit for Britain’s Future: Government Response, published 5 November 2025, will be defined within the rail retail Code of Practice, the Great British Railways licence, or other statutory or regulatory instruments.

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

The code of practice will set out measures to ensure fairness and manage any concerns of GBR preferencing its own retail arm. We expect the code will ensure that the retail industry management functions managed by GBR will have reporting lines that are separate and distinct from its operational and commercial arm – with appropriate information safeguards also put in place. The full detail of the code will be produced in consultation with industry, via a process led by the Office of Rail and Road.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what forms of corrective action the Office of Rail and Road will be able to require where it finds non-compliance with the rail retail Code of Practice, including whether it will be able to impose directions, behavioural remedies, or operational changes on Great British Railways.

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

The retail industry code of practice announced in the Government's response to the Railways Bill consultation will incorporate clear requirements for how Great British Railways (GBR) should interact with all market participants. The code of practice will be owned and managed by the Office of Rail and Road. GBR’s licence will require it to comply, with the Office of Rail and Road able to demand corrective action if it considers that GBR has not done so.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the number of collisions and near misses in the last five years involved drivers with vision below the legal standard.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury

Data on road injury collisions in Great Britain is reported to the Department by police forces using a data collection system known as STATS19.

STATS19 does not record near misses or identify whether drivers involved in collisions have vision below the legal standard.

Police officers attending collisions can assign a range of factors that in their judgement may have contributed to the collision occurring, including ‘Driver or rider had uncorrected or defective eyesight’. The latest figures are published as part of the Department’s road casualty statistics available from the gov.uk website: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/reported-road-accidents-vehicles-and-casualties-tables-for-great-britain#factors-contributing-to-collisions-and-casualties-ras07.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with the Department of Health and Social Care on promoting regular sight tests for drivers as part of the Government’s road safety strategy.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury

Both Department for Transport and Driving and Vehicle Licensing Agency officials have worked with officials from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) while developing the proposed changes to eyesight testing for older drivers, and we will continue to engage with the DHSC as our policies develop further.

The Department for Transport fully supports the NHS’s recommendation that adults should have their eyes tested every two years.

All drivers, regardless of age, have a legal responsibility to inform the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) if they develop a medical condition that may affect their ability to drive.

On 7 January 2026 we published our new Road Safety Strategy, setting out our vision for a safer future on our roads for all. Alongside the strategy, we launched five consultations including a consultation on introducing mandatory eyesight testing for older drivers.

Once the consultation has concluded, we will publish our response in due course.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2026 to Question 108013, if she will list those technology investments and provide the Benefit-Cost Ratio for each of those investments.

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

I have asked Network Rail to write to you on this matter.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of Network Rail’s Liverpool Street station viability appraisal.

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

The viability appraisal has been submitted as part of the planning application and the determining authority will review this as part of its planning report.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential future costs to the public purse of the Liverpool Street Station redevelopment.

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

The proposed redevelopment of Liverpool Street station could enable substantial private investment in one of the busiest stations in the UK.