Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Euston Masterplan will set out the anticipated number of (a) homes and (b) affordable homes to be delivered.

Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

We are working at pace with our Master Development Partner, Lendlease, on a Masterplan for Euston, with an emphasis on growth and delivering much needed housing. The number of homes and affordable homes is subject to the development of the Masterplan.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the estimated annual operating cost of the Euston Delivery Company will be once established as a public body.

Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

Currently the Euston Delivery Company sits as a business unit within the Department for Transport as its capability is built. We expect EDC to be stood up as a public body in the Autumn, and its administrative operating budget will be confirmed at that point.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she expects the outline planning application for the redevelopment of Euston to be submitted.

Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

We are working with our Master Development Partner Lendlease on a Masterplan and outline planning application to deliver high-quality mixed-use development around the new HS2 Station and renewed Network Rail station. Lendlease is aiming to submit a planning application in 2027.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much each arm's length body sponsored by her Department has spent on (a) in-house external affairs or public affairs functions and (b) external public affairs or lobbying consultants since 4 July 2024.

Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The table below shows how much each arm’s length body (ALB) sponsored by the Department for Transport has spent on (a) in-house external affairs or public affairs functions and (b) external public affairs or lobbying consultants since 4 July 2024. The figures relate to engagement with political stakeholders unless it has not been possible to disaggregate from wider spend. In relation to part (b) of the question, DfT ALBs have not spent money on lobbying consultants.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 June 2026 to Question 10915 on Euston Station: Finance, how many of the organisations that participated in preliminary market engagement indicated that they were interested in participating in a future procurement process relating to private finance for Euston HS2 Station.

Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

Almost 50 organisations responded to the Department’s market engagement questionnaire, including contractors, equity investors, lenders and other interested parties. The Department held a series of one-to-one and roundtable discussions with delivery capable organisations as part of the market engagement exercise.

This engagement demonstrated strong market interest in the Department’s private finance proposals. However, given the commercially sensitive nature of the information, the Department is unable to disclose how many respondents indicated that they may wish to participate in any future procurement.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Network Rail project account records, include additional expenditure arising from delays or rescheduling of vegetation management works following the identification of protected species.

Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

Since Network Rail does not record the reasons for rescheduling vegetation work, it is not possible to provide a figure for what additional expenditure may be incurred as a result of rescheduling due to protected species.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2026 to Question 13561 on the Restoring Your Railway Fund, how much funding was spent on each individual scheme supported through the Restoring Your Railway programme; and what stage each scheme had reached at the point the programme was closed.

Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The Chancellor’s 29 July 2024 announcement confirmed that the Restoring Your Railway programme would be brought to a close, as one of the steps she was taking to address the pressures on the public finances created by unfunded policy announcements made by the previous Government. The Restoring Your Railway programme supported a range of schemes at different stages of development and delivery. At the time of the closure around £349 million had been spent through the programme, a scheme-by-scheme breakdown of funding spent, and the stage reached at the point the programme was closed has not been published centrally.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2026 to Question 15007 on Network Rail: Biodiversity, what guidance Network Rail has issued to its own staff on managing the impact of seasonal ecological survey windows and protected species licensing requirements on project delivery.

Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

Through Network Rail’s standards and guidance, along with the knowledge of its environmental experts, Network Rail outlines that there are strict legal requirements when managing land near to protected sites or species. Works planning and good communication with environmental regulators can support work carried out without the need for licences. Awareness of the presence of protected sites and species also means work can be scheduled to avoid fines and delays.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2026 to Question 14121 on Electric Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries, what assessment her Department has made of the impact on investor confidence of announcing a review of the Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate before its conclusion.

Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Mandate was designed to be kept under continual review to ensure it remains fit for purpose. The Government has a long-standing commitment to publish a review of the ZEV Mandate in early 2027. This was set out in the Government response to the ZEV Mandate Consultation in October 2023. We intend to conclude the review, which will include a public consultation, in the next six months.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2026 to Question 12032, whether the public interest assessment was made on a case-by-case basis or as a general policy in respect of all flights funded for non-UK nationals.

Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The Department does not routinely comment on national security matters. A case-by-case assessment was made of each flight to ascertain that it was for national security-related activity.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many British Transport Police officers were assigned to policing major rail interchange stations in each of the last five years; and if she will list the stations included in those figures.

Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

British Transport Police have reported the following average full time equivalent number of police officers assigned to major rail interchange stations in each year:

2022/23: 689.8

2023/24: 743.3

2024/25: 661.8

2025/26: 623.3

2026/27: 646.3

The stations included are:

• Birmingham New Street
• Bristol Temple Meads
• Edinburgh Waverley
• Glasgow Central
• Guildford
• Leeds City
• Liverpool Lime Street
• Manchester Piccadilly
• Reading
• London Bridge
• London Cannon Street
• London Charing Cross
• Clapham Junction
• London Euston
• London King’s Cross
• London Liverpool Street
• London Paddington
• London St Pancras International
• London Victoria
• London Waterloo

The increase in average full-time officers at major rail interchange stations to 743.3 in 2023/24 was due to officers being moved to alternative BTP locations, including offices at railway stations, whilst the BTP's London headquarters was relocated.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the number of passengers delayed as a result of rail trespass incidents in each of the last five years.

Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

There were 65,540 trespass incidents recorded by the British Transport Police in the last five years (2021/22 to 2025/26); we do not have an assessment of the number of passengers delayed by these incidents.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has considered introducing powers for the courts to impose an interim driving disqualification on individuals charged with specified drug driving offences pending the outcome of criminal proceedings.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

The Department has recently consulted on possible reforms to strengthen enforcement against drink and drug driving, including temporary licence suspension-type measures for suspected offenders before a case is concluded. The consultation has now closed and responses are being analysed.

Existing legislation already provides for courts to impose disqualification in appropriate cases, including as part of sentence. It also provides for interim disqualification in specified circumstances after conviction where an offence involving obligatory or discretionary disqualification has not yet been finally dealt with. Sentencing and disqualification decisions in individual cases are matters for the independent courts.

For drug-driving offences, the current evidential framework relies on blood analysis for specified-limit offences. The Department has also consulted on possible future changes to drink and drug-driving enforcement and has supported exploratory work on roadside evidential drug-testing capability, including the Mobile Evidential Drug Testing Instrument (MEDTI) Demonstrator. Any change to evidential testing arrangements would require further scientific, legal and operational consideration.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department is assessing the potential use of Home Office-approved roadside evidential drug testing devices to replace laboratory analysis for specified drug driving offences.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

The Department has recently consulted on possible reforms to strengthen enforcement against drink and drug driving, including temporary licence suspension-type measures for suspected offenders before a case is concluded. The consultation has now closed and responses are being analysed.

Existing legislation already provides for courts to impose disqualification in appropriate cases, including as part of sentence. It also provides for interim disqualification in specified circumstances after conviction where an offence involving obligatory or discretionary disqualification has not yet been finally dealt with. Sentencing and disqualification decisions in individual cases are matters for the independent courts.

For drug-driving offences, the current evidential framework relies on blood analysis for specified-limit offences. The Department has also consulted on possible future changes to drink and drug-driving enforcement and has supported exploratory work on roadside evidential drug-testing capability, including the Mobile Evidential Drug Testing Instrument (MEDTI) Demonstrator. Any change to evidential testing arrangements would require further scientific, legal and operational consideration.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on the number of people who were employed in the automotive manufacturing sector in each month since May 2026 up to and including the most recent month for which figures are available.

Answered by Satvir Kaur - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.

A response to the Parliamentary Question of 7th July is attached.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2026 to Question 14435 on Aviation: Alternative Fuels, whether the cost-benefit analysis for the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Mandate modelled the potential impact of SAF compliance costs on (a) package holiday prices and (b) demand for outbound leisure travel from the UK.

Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Mandate cost benefit analysis estimated the potential impact that SAF Mandate compliance costs could have on UK aviation demand. There was not a specific assessment of the demand impact on outbound leisure travel, or the impact on package holiday prices, as this will be dependent on how individual airlines and package holiday providers choose to pass on any costs.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the number of people charged with drug driving offences who continued to hold a valid driving licence while awaiting trial in each of the last five years.

Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

Decisions on charging for offences is a matter for the Crown Prosecution Service. This information is not held by the Department for Transport or the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA).

The DVLA records the outcome of any relevant prosecution on the individual’s driving licence record, following notification by the courts after conviction.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the time taken to receive toxicology results on the prosecution of drug driving offences.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

The Department for Transport has not made a specific assessment of the impact of the time taken to receive toxicology results on the prosecution of drug-driving offences.

Operational matters relating to evidential testing, forensic analysis and prosecutions are primarily for the police, the Home Office and the Crown Prosecution Service.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which train operating company had the highest proportion of passenger services that were (a) cancelled because of rolling stock failures and (b) operated with fewer carriages than planned in the latest 12-month period for which data is available.

Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The Department does not hold data on the number of services cancelled because of rolling stock failures. The Department does hold information on short formations. However, the data is recorded differently across operators and is not sufficiently comparable to enable a robust assessment of which operator had the highest proportion of services operated with fewer carriages than planned. The Department expects train operators to provide appropriate capacity to meet anticipated passenger demand, including through the effective deployment and maintenance of rolling stock.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many passenger services were cancelled due to rolling stock failure by each train operating company in each month since July 2024.

Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The Department expects train operators to provide appropriate capacity to meet anticipated passenger demand, including through the effective deployment and maintenance of rolling stock. While the Department does not hold data on rolling stock availability, or the number of services cancelled because of rolling stock failure, it does hold information on short formations. However, this data is recorded differently across operators, and is not sufficiently comparable to enable a robust assessment of which operator had the highest proportion of services operated with fewer carriages than planned.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on how many passenger services operated by each train operating company were affected by defective passenger doors in each month since July 2024.

Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The Department does not hold a centrally collated dataset showing how many passenger services operated by each train operating company were affected by defective passenger doors in each month since July 2024. Information on rolling stock defects, including door-related faults, data are recorded and managed by Network Rail and train operators.