Ayoub Khan MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Roads: BirminghamDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14742More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to publish her Department’s most recent decision letter regarding the Final Business Case for the Birmingham Highways PFI contract.
Answer: The letter from DfT officials will be deposited in the House of Commons Library.
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRoads: BirminghamDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14741More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an estimate of the cost to Birmingham City Council of retendering contracts for highways services following the cancellation of the Birmingham Highways PFI contract.
Answer: The Government is committed to working with the Council to achieve a smooth transition away from its PFI arrangements for its local highways. To support this, the Department has put in place future funding arrangements for Birmingham’s local highways. Sta...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRoads: BirminghamDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14740More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the cancellation of the Birmingham Highways PFI contract on Birmingham City Council’s capital spending requirements.
Answer: The Government is committed to working with the Council to achieve a successful transition away from its PFI arrangements alongside progress with the Council’s financial management and recovery. To support this, the Department for Transport has put in pla...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRoads: BirminghamDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14739More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the cancellation of the Birmingham Highways PFI contract on Birmingham City Council’s financial sustainability.
Answer: The Government is committed to working with the Council to achieve a successful transition away from its PFI arrangements alongside progress on improving the Council’s financial sustainability. To support this, the Department for Transport has put in plac...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: Public ExpenditureDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14738More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which capital projects have been (i) cancelled, (ii) delayed, (iii) descoped and (iv) reprofiled to fund the Defence Investment Plan by (a) region, (b) original funding allocation and (c) revised funding alloca
Answer: The Department for Transport is contributing to the reprioritisation of funding to support the Defence Investment Plan. No final decisions have been taken and therefore, no projects have been formally cancelled, delayed, descoped or reprofiled at this sta...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRoads: BirminghamDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14736More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the cancellation of the Birmingham Highways PFI contract on road safety in Birmingham.
Answer: The Government recently informed Birmingham City Council we would not support their revised PFI proposal because it would require an upfront charge of between £200 million and £270 million which is not affordable for the Government. Before reaching this d...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRoads: BirminghamDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14734More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with Birmingham City Council on contingency funding for highways maintenance following the cancellation of the Birmingham Highways PFI contract.
Answer: The Government recently informed Birmingham City Council we would not support their revised PFI proposal because it would require an upfront charge of between £200 million and £270 million which is not affordable for the Government. Before reaching this d...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRoads: BirminghamDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14733More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the level of highways funding Birmingham City Council will receive in each financial year between 2025/26 and 2034/35 following the cancellation of the Birmingham Highwa
Answer: The Government recently informed Birmingham City Council we would not support their revised PFI proposal and the final instalment of our £50 million per year contribution to the PFI was made at the end of the previous financial year. Starting this financi...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRoads: BirminghamDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14731More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the level of highways funding Birmingham City Council will receive for each financial year until the end of this Parliament.
Answer: The Government recently informed Birmingham City Council we would not support their revised PFI proposal because it would require an upfront charge of between £200 million and £270 million which is not affordable for the Government. Before reaching this d...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRoads: BirminghamDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14730More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the cancellation of the Birmingham Highways PFI contract on Birmingham City Council's ability to conduct pothole repairs.
Answer: The Government recently informed Birmingham City Council we would not support their revised PFI proposal because it would require an upfront charge of between £200 million and £270 million which is not affordable for the Government. Before reaching this d...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRoads: BirminghamDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14729More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the cancellation of the Birmingham Highways PFI contract on Birmingham City Council's ability to conduct road maintenance and improvement works.
Answer: The Government recently informed Birmingham City Council we would not support their revised PFI proposal because it would require an upfront charge of between £200 million and £270 million which is not affordable for the Government. Before reaching this d...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRoads: BirminghamDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14728More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the cancellation of the Birmingham Highways PFI contract on Birmingham City Council's ability to clear its existing backlog of road repairs.
Answer: The Government recently informed Birmingham City Council we would not support their revised PFI proposal because it would require an upfront charge of between £200 million and £270 million which is not affordable for the Government. Before reaching this d...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRoads: TemperatureDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14135More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the resilience of road surfaces to increasingly frequent periods of extreme heat.
Answer: The Department and Met Office have published evidence that road surfaces are typically tested to withstand temperatures up to 60 degrees celsius. However, some roads may begin to soften at lower temperatures. The Department is working closely with Nationa...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Transport: TemperatureDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14134More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve passenger safety and comfort on public transport during periods of extreme heat.
Answer: Ensuring the welfare of passengers on public transport remains a priority for the Department, including during extreme hot weather. Train operators, along with other public transport operators, encourage all passengers to follow the latest public health a...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRailways: TemperatureDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14133More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many instances of heat-related speed restrictions on the rail network occurred in each of the last five years.
Answer: Network Rail has recorded the following number of daily incidents of “Critical Rail Temperature speed-restriction incidents” as follows: Financial YearHeat speeds (Incident-days)2019/205272020/215752021/2210802022/2316222023/246242024/253322025/268032026/...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRailways: TemperatureDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14132More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the resilience of the rail network to increasing summer temperatures.
Answer: The Department recognises that increasing summer temperatures can affect the safe and reliable operation of the railway, including through impacts on track, signalling and power infrastructure. The rail industry has established procedures to manage these ...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
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