Question follow-through · 122220

DfT Operator

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2026 to Question 119493, what roles and functions the 210 staff transferring to DfT Operator Ltd on 1 April 2026 will undertake; from which directorates and business units wit

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
19 Mar 2026
Target answer date
23 Mar 2026
Answer
30 Mar 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 19 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2026 to Question 119493, what roles and functions the 210 staff transferring to DfT Operator Ltd on 1 April 2026 will undertake; from which directorates and business units wit

  2. 23 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 30 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The functions in scope to transfer from DfT to DFTO include the majority of the Rail Services Group, as well as a small number of teams in the Rail Reform and Strategy Group and the Corporate Delivery Group. The majority of roles transferring relate to ra...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

Possible follow-up questions

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Driving Tests: Recruitment

20 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2026 to Question 118043, how many driving test centres display recruitment posters for driving examiner roles.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Driving Tests: Recruitment

20 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2026 to Question 118043, what the average click-through rate was for driving examiner recruitment campaigns in the last 12 months; and what proportion of those click-throughs

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Driving Tests: Recruitment

20 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2026 to Question 118043, what systems the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency uses to track the source of applications for driving examiner roles.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Driving Tests: Recruitment

20 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2026 to Question 118042, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of click-through rates on the number of successful appointments to driving examiner ro

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Driving Tests: Recruitment

20 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2026 to Question 118042, what steps the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency is taking to improve the collection and use of recruitment data for driving examiner vacancies.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Airports: Cars

20 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2026 to Question 118041 on Airports: Cars, whether her Department provides guidance to airports on the development, content, and monitoring of Surface Access Strategies.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Vehicle Certification Agency: Fees and Charges

20 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 16 March 2026 to Question 119471 on the Vehicle Certification Agency, what the estimated financial deficit of the Vehicle Certification Agency is in monetary terms and as a percentage

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Bus Lanes: Motorcycles

20 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish the analysis commissioned to inform the motorcycles in bus lanes consultation.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Driving Tests: Recruitment

20 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many full-time equivalent driving examiners employed by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency were (a) in post and (b) delivering practical car driving tests in (i) January 2026 and (ii) February 2026.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Driving Licences: Medical Records

23 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency’s processes for handling anonymous third-party medical reports relating to driving licence holders.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Ministers: Official Cars

24 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answers of 19 November and 27 November 2025 to Questions 90730 and 93372 on Ministers: Official Cars, whether her Department issued guidance on the provision of official cars to Ministers outsid

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Driving: Young People

24 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's consultation entitled Introducing a minimum learning period for learner drivers, published on 7 January 2026, what would be the minimum legal age at which an individual could