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Kirsty Blackman MP: written questions

4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025

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5 published records · newest first.

Written questions

  • Department for Transport: Information OfficersDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48410More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many posts there are for (a) press, (b) media and (c) other communications staff in her Department; and what the salary band is for each post.

    Answer: In the central Department for Transport communications team, there are a total of 91.01 Full Time Equivalent Government Communication Service professionals.Of this total, 31.82 work in the media discipline which covers press and media responsibilities.Thi...

    Answered 1 May 2025

    Original Parliament record
  • Railways: Gender Based ViolenceDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22274More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of lighting on trains on the levels of violence against women and girls travelling on the network.

    Answer: The National Travel Attitudes Survey on perceptions of safety when walking, cycling and using public transport, found that a ‘poorly lit vehicle or carriage’ was the joint seventh most popular reason for feeling unsafe when travelling on a public transpor...

    Answered 15 Jan 2025

    Original Parliament record
  • Railways: Gender Based ViolenceDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22273More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has a strategy for tackling violence against women and girls on trains after the passage of the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill.

    Answer: Tackling violence against women and girls is a priority for the Government. We have set the ambitious target to halve this figure in the next decade using every lever available to us. The Department is working closely with the central mission delivery uni...

    Answered 15 Jan 2025

    Original Parliament record
  • Railways: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22272More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the impact of the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill on safety on trains.

    Answer: The Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Act 2024 makes no changes to existing roles and responsibilities regarding safety or tackling crime and anti-social behaviour. As such, there is no reason to expect any adverse impacts. The Government expe...

    Answered 15 Jan 2025

    Original Parliament record
  • Railways: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22271More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department will have responsibility for safety on trains following passage of the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership Bill).

    Answer: The Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Act 2024 makes no changes to existing roles and responsibilities regarding safety or tackling crime and anti-social behaviour. Tackling crime is the responsibility of the British Transport Police, who will...

    Answered 15 Jan 2025

    Original Parliament record
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4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality.

View as listCabinet Office: 7Cabinet Office7Department for Business and Trade: 2Department for Business and Trade2Department for Culture, Media and Sport: 1Department for Culture, Media a…1Department for Education: 1Department for Education1Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: 9Department for Energy Security …9Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: 1Department for Environment, Foo…1Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: 2Department for Science, Innovat…2Department for Transport: 5Department for Transport5Department for Work and Pensions: 19Department for Work and Pensions19Department of Health and Social Care: 4Department of Health and Social…4Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: 1Foreign, Commonwealth and Devel…1Home Office: 30Home Office30Ministry of Defence: 1Ministry of Defence1Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: 1Ministry of Housing, Communitie…1Ministry of Justice: 1Ministry of Justice1Northern Ireland Office: 1Northern Ireland Office1Scotland Office: 2Scotland Office2Treasury: 2Treasury2Wales Office: 1Wales Office1Women and Equalities: 3Women and Equalities3
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4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality. Published records do not measure effort or effectiveness. Methodology.
Department or topicPublished records
Cabinet Office7
Department for Business and Trade2
Department for Culture, Media and Sport1
Department for Education1
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero9
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs1
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology2
Department for Transport5
Department for Work and Pensions19
Department of Health and Social Care4
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office1
Home Office30
Ministry of Defence1
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government1
Ministry of Justice1
Northern Ireland Office1
Scotland Office2
Treasury2
Wales Office1
Women and Equalities3

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