Question follow-through · 16088
Department for Transport: India
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many additional journeys from the Department's overseas posting in New Delhi have been approved under the qualifying hardship post policy since 4 July 2024.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 6 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 9 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 9 Jul 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
6 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many additional journeys from the Department's overseas posting in New Delhi have been approved under the qualifying hardship post policy since 4 July 2024.
9 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Jul 2026
Answer published
Since 4 July 2024, there were a total of 12 additional journeys approved from the Department’s posting in New Delhi under the qualifying hardship post policy.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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