Laurence Turner MP: written questions

Written questions

• National Highways and Network Rail: StaffDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10330More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) average age and (b) number of deaths in service was for employees of (i) National Highways and (ii) Network Rail in each of the last ten years.

  Answer: The tables below show the average age of all active employees at the start of each year and the number of employees who have died while in service across each year at both National Highways and Network Rail.National Highways (NH)YearAverage age of all NH ...

  Answered 23 Jun 2026

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• Roads: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6513More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to page 22 of the Road Safety Strategy, what discussions her Department has had with trade unions on the development of the National Work-Related Road Safety Charter.

  Answer: The National Work-Related Road Safety Charter is in the early stages of development with contributions from a range of stakeholders within industry and the public sector. There have not been specific discussions with unions at this point, but they will be...

  Answered 8 Jun 2026

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• High Speed TwoDepartment for TransportTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2425More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when HS2 Ltd will next publish minutes of its board meetings.

  Answer: HS2 Ltd Board minutes covering the period between August and November 2025 will be published by the end of May, following this week’s cost and schedule ranges announcement. HS2 Ltd Board minutes covering the period between December 2025 to March 2026 will...

  Answered 22 May 2026

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• Railways: TrespassDepartment for TransportTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 689More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many passenger rail delay minutes were attributed to trespassers in each year from 2020/21 to 2025/26.

  Answer: The British Transport Police work in collaboration with the rail industry to minimise disruption to the network following a trespass incident. Their activity includes innovative new tactics such as the deployment of Beyond Visual Line of Sight drones, whi...

  Answered 21 May 2026

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• Traffic OfficersDepartment for TransportTabled 22 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129328More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 February 2025 to Question 29687 on Traffic Officers, how many National Highways traffic officers were employed on 15 March in (a) 2025 and (b) 2026.

  Answer: The number of traffic officers employed by National Highways on 15 March in 2025 and 2026 were as follows: YearTraffic officer headcount on 15 March20251,62620261,620

  Answered 27 Apr 2026

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• Railways: TrespassDepartment for TransportTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127729More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 April 2026 to Question 125758, and with reference to the Answer of 19 October 2019 to Question 2677, what information the British Transport Police hold on the number of (a) prosecut

  Answer: The British Transport Police (BTP) record this data, however due to data recording methods and the extended time period the request applies to, they have not been able to extract the information within the timeframe. I have asked the Rail Minister to writ...

  Answered 20 Apr 2026

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• Rolling Stock: ExpenditureDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127322More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost to the public purse was of her Department's acquisition of Class 365 units in 2019.

  Answer: The cost of the purchase of the Class 365s in 2019 was £123.6M which was set out in the 2020 accounts of Train Fleet (2019) (“TF19”) available through Companies House (see principal activities and note 7 fixed assets). This purchase price has been substan...

  Answered 21 Apr 2026

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• Railways: West MidlandsDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126912More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department has assessed the potential merits of constructing (a) the Bordesley Chord West (b) the Bordesley Chord East at the same time.

  Answer: Network Rail awarded a contract for detailed design for the Western phase of Midlands Rail Hub (including both Bordesley Chords) in December 2025. Progressing to delivery is subject to securing necessary consents and a final investment decision, which wil...

  Answered 16 Apr 2026

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• Highway CodeDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125940More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the levels of public awareness of the 29 January 2022 revisions to the Highway Code.

  Answer: Improving road safety is one of my Department’s highest priorities. Injuries and fatalities from road collisions caused by driving are unacceptable, and this Government will work hard to prevent these tragedies for all road users. That is why on 7 January...

  Answered 15 Apr 2026

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• Railways: TrespassDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125762More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the maximum penalty for railway trespass was set at £1,000; and what the maximum penalty was previously.

  Answer: The maximum penalty of £1,000 for railway trespass was set with effect from 1 October 1992, following amendments to the standard scale of fines made under the Criminal Justice Act 1991. Prior to October 1992, the maximum penalty at level 3 on the standard...

  Answered 15 Apr 2026

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• Railways: TrespassDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125761More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the sum of penalties for railway trespass has been in each of the last ten years.

  Answer: Information on the number of financial penalties imposed by the courts is held by the Ministry of Justice, from sentencing data recorded by HM Courts & Tribunals Service. The Department for Transport does not record the sum of penalties for railway tr...

  Answered 15 Apr 2026

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• Railways: TrespassDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125758More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people were (a) prosecuted for and (b) convicted of railway trespass in each of the last ten years.

  Answer: Prosecution and Conviction data are held by the Ministry of Justice from court records collected by HM Courts & Tribunals Service. The Department for Transport does not hold this data separately for railway trespass and it is not always recorded as it...

  Answered 15 Apr 2026

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• HGV Parking and Driver Welfare Grant SchemeDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120208More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 13 February 2026 to Question 110890 on HGV Parking and Driver Welfare Grant Scheme, what schemes have been withdrawn by (a) location and (b) operator.

  Answer: A total of 16 projects have been withdrawn by operators from the HGV Parking and Driver Welfare Grant Scheme. The regional distribution of withdrawn schemes is as follows:East Midlands: 7East of England: 5North West of England: 1South East of England: 1We...

  Answered 16 Mar 2026

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• Train Operating Companies: Fees and ChargesDepartment for TransportTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106774More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much each train operating company paid on average in access charges per 100,000 passenger kilometres in 2024-25 by type of access charge.

  Answer: The net access charge for each operator varies for several reasons such as infrastructure provider, and type and length of train being operated. This means it is not meaningful to compare the net costs of one operator against another. The range of net cha...

  Answered 26 Jan 2026

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• Passenger Transport ExecutivesDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104273More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether any agreements have been entered into under Section 13 of the Railways Act 2005 since the passage of that Act; and whether any such agreements are currently in force.

  Answer: The Department does not have a record of any agreements under Section 13 of the Railways Act 2005 since its passage. Agreements can be made with the Secretary of State or a franchise operator. There are no agreements currently in force through this provis...

  Answered 13 Jan 2026

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• Railways: StandardsDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102261More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what agreements are in force under section 20 of the Transport Act 1968.

  Answer: There are currently no agreements in force under section 20 of the Transport Act 1968.

  Answered 7 Jan 2026

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• Birmingham New Street StationDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100636More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment Network Rail has made of the potential impact of (a) the reopening of the Camp Hill Line and (b) the May 2026 timetable change on capacity constraints at Birmingham New Street.

  Answer: West Midlands Combined Authority produced a Full Business Case for delivery of Moseley, Kings Heath and Pineapple Road stations on the Camp Hill line. The stations facilitate a range of transformational benefits to the region including job creation, new s...

  Answered 23 Dec 2025

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• Railways: Season TicketsDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96933More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the number of ticket sales for season tickets from (a) Longbridge, (b) Northfield and (c) Kings Norton to (i) Birmingham stations, (ii) Redditch and (iii) Bromsgrove in

  Answer: The number of season tickets is shown below OriginDestinationNumber Of Season TicketsLongbridgeBirmingham stations1,369LongbridgeBromsgrove162LongbridgeRedditch216NorthfieldBirmingham stations2,001NorthfieldBromsgrove15NorthfieldRedditch93Kings NortonBirm...

  Answered 11 Dec 2025

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• Roads: BirminghamDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95846More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress has been made on the determination of the future of Birmingham's PFI roads contract.

  Answer: The Department has taken careful note of the High Court ruling relating to the previous Government’s decision not to support the PFI arrangements for Birmingham City Council’s highway maintenance services.The Department has subsequently conducted a consul...

  Answered 4 Dec 2025

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• Railways: Greater ManchesterDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94037More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost of an annual standard class rail season ticket was between Rochdale and Manchester stations in (a) 2010 and (b) 2024.

  Answer: The standard class annual rail season ticket between Rochdale and Manchester was (a) £900.00 in 2010 and (b) £1,396.00 in 2024.

  Answered 27 Nov 2025

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• Railways: BirminghamDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93128More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress has been made on the reopening of the Camp Hill line in Birmingham.

  Answer: My officials are in regular contact with West Midlands Rail Executive and the West Midlands Combined Authority, who are reopening the Camp Hill line with three new stations at Moseley, Kings Heath and Pineapple Road.Construction is close to completion; th...

  Answered 25 Nov 2025

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• Railways: FaresDepartment for TransportTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92377More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the National Rail Fares Manual database is free to use by the general public through (a) download and (b) programmatic query.

  Answer: The National Rail Data Portal provided by National Rail allows registered users to access railway data on fares. Where users are requesting high volumes of data, the Terms and Conditions outlines that charges apply for high volume usage in some instances.

  Answered 24 Nov 2025

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• Railways: CompensationDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91824More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Network Rail's spreadsheet published on 2 February 2022 entitled Payments for disruption on the railway, if Network Rail will publish an updated version of that table.

  Answer: Network Rail publish information to meet their statutory obligations and where it would be valuable to the public. They aim not to duplicate information published elsewhere (for instance on their Safety Central site, their Annual Report and Accounts, or t...

  Answered 20 Nov 2025

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• Railways: StrikesDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91816More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department holds information on the number of railway strike days, broken down by year; and what is the first year for which such records are held.

  Answer: Published Office of Rail and Road data reports that there were 52 national strike days between April 2022 and March 2024.

  Answered 20 Nov 2025

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• A38: LightingDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89972More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will have discussions with National Highways on reactivating the overnight lights on the Rubery flyover on the A38.

  Answer: Street lighting on this section of the highway is the responsibility of the local highway authority rather than National Highways. It is for each local highway authority to assess which parts of its network require attending to and to what standards based...

  Answered 18 Nov 2025

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