Joe Robertson MP: written questions
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Members: CorrespondenceDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15859More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 22 May 2026 to Question 382 on Members: Correspondence, for what reason did Network Rail not write to the Rt. Hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay by the end of May; and when
Answer: Network Rail wrote to the Rt. Hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay on 29 May 2026. The letter was sent via email at 2:16 pm and copied in the Hon. Member for Broadland and Fakenham and his parliamentary assistant. Network Rail would be happy to send th...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordNetwork Rail: BiodiversityDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15858More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2026 to Question 13067 on Network Rail: Biodiversity, how many protected species licences have been applied for (a) by and (b) on behalf of Network Rail in each of the last fiv
Answer: An organisational licence is a licence which permits an organisation to undertake activities (that are specified within the licence) which would otherwise require individual standard licences. Standard licences typically contain site- or project-specific...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordBus Services: CyclewaysDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15857More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which organisations and individuals were consulted during the preparation of the statutory guidance on floating bus stops published on 26 January 2026.
Answer: A list of the organisations consulted during the preparation of the statutory guidance is available at: www.gov.uk/government/publications/floating-bus-stops-provision-and-design/floating-bus-stops-provision-and-design#consultation-requirements. Individua...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAir RoutesDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15856More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2026 to Question 13301 on Air Routes, what assessment she has made of the the adequacy of the number of qualified airspace designers currently working to deliver the Airspace M
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 recordBus Services: CyclewaysDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15855More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what was the remit of the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee for its submissions on floating bus stops dated (a) 24 October 2025 and (b) 2 December 2025; and how many working days the Committee was g
Answer: DPTAC was asked to provide their feedback and comments on the draft statutory guidance on floating bus stops. This request was made on 13 October. A response was requested by 27 October if possible with feedback welcome after this date as well. As part of...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAir RoutesDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15854More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2026 to Question 13301 on Air Routes, what estimate she has made of the number of additional specialist personnel required to deliver the Airspace Modernisation Strategy.
Answer: Specialist resource, such as airspace designers, for the delivery of Airspace Modernisation are provided by private companies such as NATS. It is for NATS’ management to decide how to resource its operation and provide its services.
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordA46: NewarkDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15853More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total expenditure by (a) her Department and (b) National Highways was on the A46 Newark Bypass scheme prior to the cancellation of the Skanska contract.
Answer: The A46 Newark Bypass is currently under review and therefore the costs remain commercially sensitive.
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordHammersmith Bridge: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15852More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the closure of Hammersmith Bridge to motor vehicles on (a) journey times, (b) congestion, (c) bus reliability and (d) local economic act
Answer: As the asset owner and project lead, it would be for the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham to carry out any impact assessments related to the Hammersmith Bridge restoration project. It is for Transport for London, as London's Strategic Transport Au...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordStructures FundDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15851More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many bridge, tunnel and other transport structure repair projects have been assessed as ineligible for funding from the Structures Fund because they could not be completed by 31 March 2030.
Answer: Local highway authorities have until 3 August to put forward proposed schemes for investment. The Department will then assess these proposals and announce funding in the Autumn. Local highway authorities will need to complete delivery of schemes by the en...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDriving: TrainingDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14188More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an estimate of the annual cost to the transport sector of compliance with Driver Certificate of Professional Competence requirements.
Answer: The Department’s most recent published estimate of the annual cost of Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) requirements was made in the 2016 Post Implementation Review, which estimated the average annual cost of the regulations at £149 mill...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: BatteriesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14174More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what consideration his Department has given to seeking a further extension or amendment to the Rules of Origin requirements for electric vehicles and batteries under the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agr
Answer: New rules of origin requirements for electric vehicles under the TCA are scheduled to come into force on 1st January 2027. We are aware of the understandable and growing concern from industry about the potential impact of the upcoming rule changes on both...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Rules of OriginDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14173More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact on UK automotive exports to the European Union of the 10% tariff that may apply to electric vehicles that do not meet Rules of Origin req
Answer: New rules of origin requirements for electric vehicles under the TCA are scheduled to come into force on 1st January 2027. We are aware of the understandable and growing concern from industry about the potential impact of the upcoming rule changes on both...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAviation: VATTreasuryTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14172More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the annual cost to the Exchequer of applying a zero rate of VAT to commercial pilot training undertaken in the UK by (a) British nationals, (b) overseas nationals and (c) all trainee co
Answer: The Government has not made an estimate. I refer the Honourable Member to my answer of 23 April to the Honourable Member for Basildon and Billericay (UIN 128427), in which I stated that HMRC does not hold information on VAT revenue from pilot training, an...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordArms Length Bodies: LobbyingCabinet OfficeTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14171More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department monitors compliance by arm's length bodies with Cabinet Office guidance on the use of public funds for lobbying.
Answer: The Cabinet Office sets standards for public bodies, including the Code of Conduct for Board Members of Public Bodies, which states that it is an improper use of public funds for public bodies to employ consultants or other companies to lobby Parliament, ...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAir Traffic Control: Vocational GuidanceDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14170More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department is taking steps to encourage young people aged 16 and over to consider a career as an air traffic controller; and what discussions she has had with the aviation sector on increasing aware
Answer: The Department for Transport is committed to encouraging, inspiring, and creating opportunities for young people to pursue careers in the aviation sector, including as air traffic controllers, through its Generation Aviation Programme. The Reach for the S...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordNational Highways: Public RelationsDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14169More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether any part of National Highways' external affairs function has as one of its objectives engagement with Ministers, special advisers or officials within her Department.
Answer: National Highways engages regularly with the Department’s Ministers, special advisers and officials on a wide range of matters relating to its responsibility for the strategic road network. The National Highways external affairs function does not have a s...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordNetwork Rail: BiodiversityDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13067More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the reprioritisation of vegetation management following the identification of protected species results on costs to Network Rail.
Answer: Network Rail has not made specific estimates of the cost or time arising from identification of protected species. For Network Rail, such activities are embedded within wider project development, environmental mitigation and vegetation management processe...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordElectric VehiclesDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13066More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 June 2026 to Question 7511, whether the review of the Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate will invite written submissions from stakeholders; and whether evidence submitted to that review
Answer: Stakeholder views will be essential to the review, which will also include a public consultation in due course. Stakeholders will be able to provide written submissions and evidence in the usual way.
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCycling: Pedestrian AreasDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12578More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many fixed penalty notices were issued for cycling on a footway in each of the last five years.
Answer: Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) are matters for the Home Office. They do not however hold information on the number of FPNs issued for cycling on the footway.
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAviation: Alternative FuelsDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12528More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 June 2026 to Question 9696 on the Low Carbon Fuels Fund, whether companies which are wholly or majority owned overseas will be eligible to receive funding under the scheme.
Answer: To be eligible for funding under the Low Carbon Fuels Fund, the lead applicant organisation would need to be registered in the UK, and the project itself must be located in the UK. Subject to fulfilling wider eligibility criteria that will be announced in...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCyclingDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12360More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether requirements exist for local authorities receiving active travel funding to publish post-implementation data on (a) cyclist numbers, (b) traffic displacement and (c) journey times.
Answer: There is no requirement for authorities to publish post-implementation data. The Department for Transport publishes guidance on how to monitor and evaluate transport investments, however it is for the funding authority to determine a proportionate approac...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordRailway Stations: West YorkshireDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12359More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many months the opening of White Rose Station will take place after the original project timetable.
Answer: White Rose Station forms part of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s (WYCA’s) City Regions Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS)programme. CRSTS provides eligible city regions with a simplified, integrated and long-term funding settlement, enabling...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordLiverpool Street Station: ConstructionDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12358More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what delivery model is proposed for the Liverpool Street Station redevelopment scheme; what private sector investment has been secured; and what estimate he has made of the level of further private sector inves
Answer: The scheme received resolution to grant from the City of London's planning committee in February. Following this Network Rail is working with key stakeholders on the Section 106, which will secure the consent. Once consent is given, then further engagemen...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordEuston StationDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12357More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Masterplan for Euston will be completed.
Answer: Lendlease was appointed as the Master Development Partner (MDP) in 2018 to lead the regeneration of the Euston Campus. We are working with them on a Masterplan and outline planning application to deliver a high-quality mixed-use development around the new...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordUK Airspace Design Support FundDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12356More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding has been allocated to the Airspace Design Support Fund (a) in total and (b) to date.
Answer: The Airspace Design Support Fund is managed by the Civil Aviation Authority and came into effect on 6 May 2026. The Civil Aviation Authority have estimated costs of £7 million for the fund until the end of 2027.
Answered 29 Jun 2026
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