Jerome Mayhew MP: written questions
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Hammersmith Bridge: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15733More
Question: 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.
Answer: 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 ...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAir RoutesDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15732More
Question: 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 Strateg
Answer: 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 ser...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRoads: Development Consent OrdersDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15731More
Question: 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.
Answer: 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 order...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordLarge Goods Vehicles: Electric VehiclesDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15435More
Question: 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
Answer: 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 the...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordBus Services: CyclewaysDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15434More
Question: 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.
Answer: 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...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordA46: NewarkDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15433More
Question: 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.
Answer: 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 assu...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRailways: Belfast and DublinDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15432More
Question: 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 dis
Answer: 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 ...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordMinibuses: AccidentsDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15431More
Question: 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
Answer: 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 Gre...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDriving TestsDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15430More
Question: 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, c
Answer: 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 ...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAviation: TrainingDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15429More
Question: 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 complet
Answer: 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. Thi...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAviation: TrainingDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15428More
Question: 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.
Answer: 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.
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRailways: FaresDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15427More
Question: 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 r
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to Question UIN 12840 answered on 30 June 2026.
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordLarge Goods Vehicles: Electric VehiclesDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14939More
Question: 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
Answer: 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 ...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordNetwork Rail: BiodiversityDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14938More
Question: 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.
Answer: 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.
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: Public RelationsDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14937More
Question: 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.
Answer: 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 fig...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAir Traffic Control: RecruitmentDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14936More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the number of new air traffic controllers that will need to qualify each year over the next five years in order to maintain sufficient staffing levels.
Answer: It is up to airport traffic control providers and en-route air navigation service providers to ensure they maintain sufficient technical capability, operational capacity, and appropriately qualified personnel to support current and future service requirem...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAviation: CrewDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14935More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the average total cost of obtaining a UK Commercial Pilot Licence, including associated flight training and examination costs.
Answer: The Department for Transport and the Civil Aviation Authority do not hold data from which an average total cost of obtaining a UK Commercial Pilot Licence can be determined.
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordMerchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 2018Department for TransportTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14934More
Question: 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) Regulati
Answer: 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 p...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordLarge Goods Vehicles: Electric VehiclesDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14933More
Question: 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.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer of 24 June to UIN 11454.
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordEuston Station: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14932More
Question: 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 parti
Answer: 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 capab...
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordNational Highways: Public RelationsDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14931More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance her Department issues to National Highways on ensuring that expenditure on external affairs and public affairs activities complies with Cabinet Office guidance on the use of public funds for lobby
Answer: Accounting Officers of DfT public bodies, including National Highways, are bound by Managing Public Money and Cabinet Office guidance. The Department reminds individual bodies, as necessary, of these rules and the expectations set out in section 4.1 of th...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRailways: StandardsDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14930More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 June 2026 to Question 7525 on Railways: Standards, whether each state-owned Train Operating Company records service cancellations attributable to (a) short-notice staff sickness and
Answer: Train operating companies monitor a range of management information locally in addition to official cancellation attribution data. This may include information on cancellations due to short notice staff sickness and crew unavailability. The recording and ...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordNetwork Rail: BiodiversityDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14929More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data Network Rail holds on the number of vegetation management works that were rescheduled following the identification of protected species in each of the last five years, broken down by species type.
Answer: Network Rail does not hold information on the rescheduling of vegetation work due to the presence of protected species. This is because teams are adaptable and are able to carry out essential maintenance activities whilst being aware of the legislative re...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRailways: Crimes of ViolenceDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12234More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many assaults against railway staff were recorded in each of the last five years; and how many resulted in a prosecution.
Answer: The British Transport Police have provided the following information on assaults against railway staff:Year (April to March)2021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26Offences24302711335336414083Prosecutions542465621559320 The British Transport Police have said t...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRailways: FaresDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12233More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many prosecutions were brought for fare evasion offences on the rail network in each of the last ten years.
Answer: The Department does not collect, nor hold, data on the number of prosecutions brought by train operating companies for fare evasion offences. Train operators are responsible for revenue protection activity on their services, including the use of prosecuti...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
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