Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the number of people that have been appointed to posts in her Department, other than special advisers, who have (a) worked for and (b) been seconded to (i) the Labour party and (ii) the office of a Labour hon. Member since 4 July 2024.

Of the appointments made to the Department for Transport where an exception to the recruitment principles have applied, none involved people who have (a) worked for and (b) been seconded to (i) the Labour party and (ii) the office of a Labour Honourable Member since 4 July 2024.