Written questions by Robertson.

Whether her Department has made an estimate of the annual cost to the transport sector of compliance with Driver Certificate of Professional Competence requirements.

Awaiting answer.

Whether any part of National Highways' external affairs function has as one of its objectives engagement with Ministers, special advisers or officials within her Department.

Awaiting answer.

Whether her Department is taking steps to encourage young people aged 16 and over to consider a career as an air traffic controller; and what discussions she has had with the aviation sector on increasing aware

Awaiting answer.

Pursuant to the Answer of 22 June 2026 to Question 7511, whether the review of the Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate will invite written submissions from stakeholders; and whether evidence submitted to that review

Stakeholder views will be essential to the review, which will also include a public consultation in due course. Stakeholders will be able to provide written submissions and evidence in the usual way.

Whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the reprioritisation of vegetation management following the identification of protected species results on costs to Network Rail.

Network Rail has not made specific estimates of the cost or time arising from identification of protected species. For Network Rail, such activities are embedded within wider project development, environmental mitigation and vegetation management processe...

Pursuant to the Answer of 22 June 2026 to Question 9696 on the Low Carbon Fuels Fund, whether companies which are wholly or majority owned overseas will be eligible to receive funding under the scheme.

To be eligible for funding under the Low Carbon Fuels Fund, the lead applicant organisation would need to be registered in the UK, and the project itself must be located in the UK. Subject to fulfilling wider eligibility criteria that will be announced in...

Whether requirements exist for local authorities receiving active travel funding to publish post-implementation data on (a) cyclist numbers, (b) traffic displacement and (c) journey times.

There is no requirement for authorities to publish post-implementation data. The Department for Transport publishes guidance on how to monitor and evaluate transport investments, however it is for the funding authority to determine a proportionate approac...

How much funding has been allocated to the Airspace Design Support Fund (a) in total and (b) to date.

The Airspace Design Support Fund is managed by the Civil Aviation Authority and came into effect on 6 May 2026. The Civil Aviation Authority have estimated costs of £7 million for the fund until the end of 2027.

How many months the opening of White Rose Station will take place after the original project timetable.

White Rose Station forms part of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s (WYCA’s) City Regions Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS)programme. CRSTS provides eligible city regions with a simplified, integrated and long-term funding settlement, enabling...

What delivery model is proposed for the Liverpool Street Station redevelopment scheme; what private sector investment has been secured; and what estimate he has made of the level of further private sector inves

The scheme received resolution to grant from the City of London's planning committee in February. Following this Network Rail is working with key stakeholders on the Section 106, which will secure the consent. Once consent is given, then further engagemen...

How many fixed penalty notices were issued for cycling on a footway in each of the last five years.

Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) are matters for the Home Office. They do not however hold information on the number of FPNs issued for cycling on the footway.

When the Masterplan for Euston will be completed.

Lendlease was appointed as the Master Development Partner (MDP) in 2018 to lead the regeneration of the Euston Campus. We are working with them on a Masterplan and outline planning application to deliver a high-quality mixed-use development around the new...

What assessment she has made of the potential impact of practical driving test waiting times on learner drivers at Ashford (Kent) Driving Test Centre; and what steps she is taking to help (a) reduce waiting tim

The Government set out a comprehensive package of measures in April 2025 to tackle long waiting times, aiming to deliver around 10,000 additional tests per month. A key step was reintroducing overtime incentives. As well as this, the Driver and Vehicle St...

How many driving examiners started to practice in May 2026.

As of May 2026, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency had 147 (10.3%) more full-time equivalent driving examiners in post than May last year (1,430). In May 2026, 21 people successfully passed the new entrant driving examiner training course.

What steps her Department is taking to ensure that the regulatory regime for autonomous vehicles is supported by testing, validation and assurance frameworks that are sufficiently flexible to accommodate rapid

The UK is taking a leading role at the United Nations Commission for Europe (UNECE) in the development of international vehicle regulations on automated vehicles. The Department for Transport co-chairs the Informal Working Group which is developing an int...

How many Coastguard Rescue Officers there were in each month since January 2024.

For each month since January 2024, there has been around 3,000 Coastguard Rescue Officers. There has been around 6% to 13% variance over this time period.

How many flights for non-UK nationals have been funded by her Department (a) directly and (b) through the Integrated Security Fund since 4 July 2024.

Since July 2024, DfT has funded flights for non-UK nationals through both the Integrated Security Fund, a cross-government fund, and departmental budgets, including in support of both maritime and aviation security outcomes. The Department does not routin...

With reference to her Department's press release entitled £219 million to power Britain's green aviation revolution, published on 16 June 2026, how much funding has been (a) allocated and (b) committed under th

The Low Carbon Fuels Fund (LCFF) will provide up to £219m between 2026/27 and 2029/30 to support the commercialisation of first-of-a-kind sustainable aviation fuel production plants in the UK. Funds will be allocated through a competitive bidding process,...

What the total budget is of the Structures Fund; how much and what percentage of that funding has been allocated to local highway authorities; and which schemes have received funding.

The Government last year announced a £1 billion package of investment for key local highway enhancement projects and the new Structures Fund for repairing run-down bridges, decaying flyovers and worn-out tunnels. Local highway authorities have until 3 Aug...

Pursuant to the answer of 17 February 2026 to Question 111458, whether that data has been verified; and when National Highways plans to finalise the projected length of steel central reserve barrier to be repla

The data has been verified and will be sent to the Rt Hon Member for Basildon and Billericay shortly. With regards to concrete barrier in Roads Period 3, NH’s commitment is to deliver 1,191 km (+/- 5%) of barrier asset renewal, excluding repairs to third ...