Written questions by Smith.

Whether Skills England has undertaken an assessment of current and projected workforce shortages in aviation engineering, including the implications of new apprentice registrations remaining below pre-pandemic levels.

Awaiting answer.

How much funding has been provided by her Department towards Hammersmith Bridge since its closure in April 2019; and how much further funding has been requested by the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.

Awaiting answer.

How many people have (a) applied for, (b) commenced and (c) successfully completed air traffic controller training in each of the last five years.

Awaiting answer.

Whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of a high-speed railway between Belfast and Dublin.

Awaiting answer.

Whether her Department has undertaken any review of whether expenditure by its arm's length bodies on external affairs and public affairs complies with Cabinet Office guidance on lobbying using public funds sin

Awaiting answer.

What information her Department holds on the number and proportion of light commercial vans that, under normal operating conditions, would require (a) no en route charging, (b) one charging stop, (c) two chargi

Awaiting answer.

What assessment her Department has made of the relationship between the age of commercial minibus drivers and collision risk; and whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of changing the minim

Awaiting answer.

Whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing additional tariffs on battery electric vehicles manufactured in China.

Awaiting answer.

What assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the exemptions in the regulations governing the employment of young seafarers.

Awaiting answer.

What her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing (a) procurement and (b) local content requirements for publicly supported vehicle purchases.

Awaiting answer.

How many veterans with amputations or other permanent injuries were reassessed for disability-related benefits in each of the last three years.

Awaiting answer.

Whether he has made an assessment of the impact of treating Armed Forces Compensation Scheme payments as income for means-tested benefit assessments.

Lump sum compensation from the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme is not treated as income, rather as capital which Universal Credit disregards for 12 months and may be disregarded indefinitely when it is held in a trust or used to purchase an annuity. The ...

With reference to her Department's press release entitled Government boost for businesses to drive freight innovation, published on 3 December 2025, whether she will publish the Freight Plan during 2026.

The government is committed to supporting a strong and resilient freight and logistics sector that enables economic growth across the UK. My department is working closely with industry and the Freight Council to develop a new freight plan which reflects t...

Whether Active Travel England undertakes realised value for money assessments of completed active travel schemes.

Active Travel England is coordinating independent process, impact and value for money evaluation of active travel interventions. In particular, the Active Travel Fund (ATF) 2 evaluation will be published later this year and will cover a range of different...

For each railway station project in England approved since 2015, if she will set out the (a) original budget, (b) latest budget, (c) original completion date, (d) current expected completion date where applicab

The Department does not hold the information requested. Information on railway station projects approved since 2015, including original and latest budgets and planned and actual completion dates, is not held centrally by Network Rail.

How many prosecutions were brought relating to the use of electrically assisted pedal cycles that exceeded the (a) legal power and (b) speed limits in each of the last five years.

The collection of statistics concerning criminal prosecutions are matters for the Ministry of Justice. They do not however hold information regarding prosecutions concerning the use of e-bikes that do not comply with the power and speed limitations set ou...

How many motorists were prosecuted for displaying an illegally altered or obscured registration plate in each of the last five years.

The Department for Transport and the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency do not hold the information requested. On road enforcement of number plate offences is a matter for the police.

What proportion of local transport infrastructure schemes funded through City Region Sustainable Transport Settlements have experienced cost increases since approval in each of the last three years.

City Region Sustainable Transport Settlements (CRSTS) provides £5.7 billion of devolved funding to the eight eligible Mayoral Strategic Authorities (MSAs) for the period 2022/23 to 2026/27 - to enable Mayors to invest in transport interventions as they se...

How much funding has been allocated to progress the Liverpool Street Station redevelopment scheme from committee resolution to a legally implementable planning permission; if she will set out who is funding tha

The Liverpool Street Redevelopment scheme is being promoted by Platform 4 on a commercial basis – no Government funding has been allocated. Any specific queries regarding this scheme should be directed to Platform 4 (info@platform4.com).

Pursuant to the Answer of 17 June to Question 9171, what passenger revenue assumptions underpinned the forecast £464.6 million reduction in Support for Passenger Rail Services in 2025-26; and what the actual pa

The £464.6m reduction to 2025-26 Estimates was on the assumption of an increase in revenue compared to 2024/25. Revenue outturn was lower than the 2025/26 forecast due to a number of factors, including changing consumer behaviour, with passengers taking m...