Question follow-through · 122874
DfT Operator
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2026 to Question 120647, what estimate she has made of the net saving once the costs of expanding DfT Operator Limited, including staffing and administrative overheads, are ac
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 23 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 26 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 26 Mar 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
23 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2026 to Question 120647, what estimate she has made of the net saving once the costs of expanding DfT Operator Limited, including staffing and administrative overheads, are ac
26 Mar 2026
Target answer date
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26 Mar 2026
Answer published
Scaling up DFTO staffing in anticipation of establishing GBR is critical to building DFTO’s present capability to manage its growing number of operators and allow DFTO to maximise efficiencies during the transition to GBR. We expect the costs associated w...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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