Richard Fuller MP: written questions
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Driverless Vehicles: CompetitionDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12090More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the competitiveness of the emerging autonomous vehicle market; and what steps her Department is taking to reduce regulatory and operational barriers to market entry.
Answer: The Automated Vehicles Act 2024 established the legal framework for regulating automated vehicles in the UK. In May 2026, the Department for Transport established a new Automated Passenger Services (APS) permitting scheme, creating a clear legal route for...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordLiverpool Street Station: ConstructionDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12089More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate has been made of compensation payments arising from the Liverpool Street Station redevelopment scheme to (a) train operating companies, (b) Transport for London and (c) other affected parties.
Answer: The plans have been designed to keep the station open and operational. The detailed and careful phasing of the works means that compensation payments are not a material consideration and have been accounted for as part of the works. They are not hidden co...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordLiverpool Street Station: ConstructionDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12088More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Liverpool Street Station redevelopment scheme has been assessed against HM Treasury Green Book and major project value for money criteria; and whether the National Infrastructure and Service Transfo
Answer: The project has been assessed against the HM Treasury Green Book. The project has not been reviewed by the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority.
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic ExpenditureTreasuryTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12087More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what actions she is taking in response to the Comptroller & Auditor General's disclaimed opinion on the 2024-25 Whole of Government accounts.
Answer: HM Treasury recognises the seriousness of the Comptroller and Auditor General’s disclaimed opinion on the 2024-25 Whole of Government Accounts and is taking action in three key areas: Addressing the root cause – local audit system issues:o The disclaimer ...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordFreightDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12086More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much departmental expenditure has been incurred in developing the proposed Freight Plan since 4 July 2024.
Answer: Work to date has been conducted within departmental staff time.
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordActive Travel: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12085More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the accuracy of cycling usage data used by local authorities when preparing business cases for active travel schemes; and what guidance her Department issues on the verification
Answer: The Department for Transport has not made a formal assessment of the accuracy of cycling usage data used by local authorities. This is the responsibility of the local authority. Active Travel England provides guidance and tools to assist local authorities...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordRailways: West YorkshireDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12084More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what oversight arrangements exist between her Department and the West Yorkshire Combined Authority regarding the delivery of rail infrastructure schemes receiving Government funding.
Answer: The Department engages regularly with the West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) on the progress of rail schemes being delivered in the region, including those funded through the Government’s Rail Network Enhancement Pipeline (RNEP), the City Region Sus...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRailway Stations: ConstructionDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12083More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many rail station construction projects completed since 2020 exceeded their original approved budgets.
Answer: The Department does not centrally hold information on the original approved budgets and final outturn costs of all rail station construction projects completed since 2020. This information is held across a range of programmes and delivery bodies. Establis...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAviation: Alternative FuelsDepartment for TransportTabled 18 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11119More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made of whether Sustainable Aviation Fuel market prices are consistent with the price assumptions used in the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Mandate cost-benefit analysis.
Answer: We recognise the need to protect consumers and factored this into the design of the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Mandate through the inclusion of a buyout option for obligated suppliers, which protects end users (passengers) from excessive costs.The Sustaina...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAviation: Alternative FuelsDepartment for TransportTabled 18 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11118More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 15 June 2026 to Question 7033, what estimate was made in the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Mandate cost-benefit analysis of the increase in average airfare per passenger in each year from
Answer: We recognise the need to protect consumers and factored this into the design of the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Mandate through the inclusion of a buyout option for obligated suppliers, which protects end users (passengers) from excessive costs.The Sustaina...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGreater Thameslink Railway: CrewDepartment for TransportTabled 18 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11117More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 15 June 2026 to Question 7116, what proportion of cancellations on (a) Thameslink and (b) Great Northern services in the latest 12-month period were attributable to driver shortages.
Answer: There has been a 40 per cent reduction in traincrew-related cancellations across Thameslink and Great Northern in FY 2025/26 compared with FY2024/25. This is partly as a result of a sustained driver recruitment campaign, which is supporting improved relia...
Answered 26 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordRailways: FreightDepartment for TransportTabled 18 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11116More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2026 to Question 4598 on Great British Railways, what statutory freight growth target Great British Railways will be required to meet.
Answer: The Government recognises the significant economic and environmental potential of rail freight. GBR will therefore have a statutory duty to have regard to any rail freight target set by the Secretary of State or by Scottish Ministers. The Government has c...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordRailway Stations: Nitrogen DioxideDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10573More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 June 2026 to Question 7215 on Railway Stations: Nitrogen Dioxide, what the estimated cost is of measures contained in Air Quality Improvement Plans that have not yet received fundin
Answer: Network Rail does not hold or collate information centrally on estimated costs of measures within Air Quality Improvement Plans. Funding and delivery are managed at a local level.
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNitrogen Dioxide: Pollution ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7396More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the projected total expenditure for the Nitrogen Dioxide Programme is for the financial years (a) 2026-27, (b) 2027-28, and (c) 2028-29.
Answer: There is no specific Programme spend.
Answered 11 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordLower Thames CrossingDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7370More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of how long-term system risks, net present social value, and construction cost impacts of the Lower Thames Crossing will be distributed between road users, taxpayers, and private eq
Answer: A robust assessment of private investment options has been undertaken for Lower Thames Crossing (LTC). This has included on the distribution of costs and risks between the different parties, as well as on longer term system risks and economic/ social bene...
Answered 12 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordRailways: TrespassDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7128More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which 10 (a) railway lines and (b) station sections recorded the highest number of trespass incidents in 2025; and what physical security measures are being deployed at those hotspots.
Answer: The 10 ‘Network Rail Sections’ that recorded the highest number of trespass incidents which caused delay in the financial year 2025/26 are set out in the table below. Network Rail Section NameBournemouth to BrockenhurstGalton Jn to WolverhamptonBlackburn ...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7127More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total cost to her Department is of the development, delivery, and accreditation of Carbon Literacy Project training since 2020; and if she will provide a breakdown of these costs for (a) Department for
Answer: From 2021 to 2024, the Department for Transport spent £1,500+vat on development of Carbon Literacy training and £5800 on accreditation. This was to deliver its Outcome Delivery Plan milestone of having at least 15% of its central workforce designated as c...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordRailways: Environment ProtectionDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7117More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the level of financial liability and mitigation costs required for Network Rail to meet its 2030 target under its Environmental Sustainability Strategy; and how much and
Answer: Network Rail is working towards the strategic ambitions in the Greener Railway Strategy, published in 2025, which covers the period to 2030. This replaces the Environmental Sustainability Strategy. Some of the plans set out in the Strategy have no direct ...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGreater Thameslink Railway: CrewDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7116More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her planned timetable is for the (a) recruitment of additional drivers for (i) Thameslink and (ii) Great Northern Railway this year and (b) completion of training of those drivers and deployment onto activ
Answer: The Department is supporting Greater Thameslink Railway to deliver its continuing driver recruitment programme across Thameslink and Great Northern. This year, driver numbers are planned to increase by around 7 per cent (approximately 75 full-time equival...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordEU Emissions Trading Scheme: UK Emissions Trading SchemeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6732More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to align UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) maritime rules with the EU ETS to help prevent duplication, distortion, or regulatory complexity for operators.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of minimising unnecessary complexity for operators. The UK ETS maritime rules have been designed with regard to international practice and interactions with other schemes. We have designed our digital systems in co...
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNorthern: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3239More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress Northern has made on upgrading train sanding systems to improve braking performance since 17 December 2025; how many older units have been fitted with variable-rate sanding equipment to date; and
Answer: Sanding systems installed per month since December 2025 are as follows:December: 23Jan: 0Feb 0March: 3April: 0 Since 1 March 2020, 32 older Northern units have been fitted with variable rate sanding systems. The sanding improvement programme continues to ...
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordRailways: NationalisationDepartment for TransportTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3238More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the total annual operating costs of public sector companies succeeding private franchises under the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill ; and if she will
Answer: As train operating companies move into public ownership they will continue to enter into Police Service Agreements (PSAs) with the British Transport Police Authority (BTPA), and we do not expect any change to the existing funding arrangements. The BTPA wi...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDriver and Vehicle Standards Agency: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for TransportTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3237More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 9 January 2026 to Question 100955, if she will provide a breakdown of programmes the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency is undertaking to decarbonise its driving test centre and
Answer: To decarbonise its operational estate the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) will:Rationalise its current estate:Close and dispose of surplus Goods Vehicle Test Sites (GVTS).As leases expire at driving test centres, relocate into more modern and e...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNetwork Rail: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for TransportTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3236More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 9 January 2026 to Question 100955, if she will provide a breakdown of the programmes Network Rail is undertaking to achieve its Net Zero target; and what the estimated cost to th
Answer: Network Rail has set a strategic target to contribute to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2045 (Scotland) and 2050 (England and Wales). Although Rail is already one the lowest-carbon methods of travel we are committed to reducing our own carbon emis...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordRolling StockDepartment for TransportTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1993More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for each train operating company under DfT Operator ownership, how many services were operated with fewer carriages than planned in each of the last 18 months; and what percentage of that operator’s total servi
Answer: In the attached document is the available data for the number of short-formed services for each train operating company under DfT Operator ownership over the last 18 months, and the percentage of each operator’s total services based on the regime data for...
Answered 26 May 2026
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