Rupa Huq MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Transport: StaffDepartment for TransportTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60879More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to support medical training for transport staff.
Answer: In the UK, there are well-established legal requirements to support medical training for transport staff and those in safety-critical roles. These statutory duties apply to all employers and include the provision of appropriate training to staff to manage...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Transport: FaresDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36704More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking with local authorities to make public transport more affordable.
Answer: Delivering reliable and affordable public transport services is one of the government’s top priorities and we know how important this is for passengers and for local growth. The government is investing over £150 million to deliver a new £3 cap on single b...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRailway Stations: LiftsDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27662More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost to the public purse was of spending on railway station lift maintenance in (a) 2014 and (b) 2024.
Answer: Network Rail reported that in 2013/14 it spent £4.2 million maintaining 1127 lift assets, compared to £8.3 million in 2023/24 to maintain 1516 lift assets.
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRailway Stations: LiftsDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27573More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data her Department holds on the number of days when lifts were out of service at (a) underground and (b) overground stations in (i) 2014 and (ii) 2024.
Answer: The Department does not hold this information as transport in London is devolved to the Mayor, and TfL is responsible for managing the London Underground and the London Overground.
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRailway Stations: LiftsDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27572More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) underground and (b) overground railway station lifts were in place in (a) 2014 and (b) 2024.
Answer: The Department does not hold this information as transport in London is devolved to the Mayor, and TfL is responsible for managing the London Underground and the London Overground.
Answered 6 Feb 2025
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