Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which organisations will be members of Transport Focus.

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

The Railways Bill will establish a powerful voice for passengers, the Passenger Watchdog, to be grown out of Transport Focus. It will be given significantly stronger powers to become a more effective passenger champion.

In addition to this, Transport Focus will take over the sponsorship of the Rail Ombudsman from the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) as well as the ORR's role in setting and monitoring minimum consumer standards which train operators must meet as part of their licence conditions.

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the statistics for the reviews of marking and moderation for GCSEs and A-Levels for summer 2025 exam series will be published.

Answered by Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education)

This is a matter for Ofqual, the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation. I have asked its Chief Regulator, Sir Ian Bauckham, to write to the hon. member for Twickenham directly, and a copy of his reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the primary types of special educational need for a) looked after children in a foster placement with a relative or friend, b) previously looked after children subject to a special guardianship order and c) previously looked after children subject to a children arrangements order.

Answered by Josh MacAlister - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

The department does not hold information on special educational need (SEN) status for children looked after (CLA) who are in a foster placement with a relative or friend, or on SEN primary type of need for CLA who are in a foster placement with a relative or friend.

Table 1 (attached) gives counts of the primary type of need for state-funded school pupils with SEN who were previously looked after (PLA) and subject to a special guardianship order or a child arrangements order. This information is from the January 2025 school census collection.

Table 2 (attached) gives the number and proportion of state-funded pupils who were PLA and subject to a special guardianship order or a child arrangements order who had an education, health and care plan or SEN Support as of January 2025.

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many previously looked after children subject to a) a special guardianship order and b) a children arrangements order have i) SEN support and ii) an EHC plan.

Answered by Josh MacAlister - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

The department does not hold information on special educational need (SEN) status for children looked after (CLA) who are in a foster placement with a relative or friend, or on SEN primary type of need for CLA who are in a foster placement with a relative or friend.

Table 1 (attached) gives counts of the primary type of need for state-funded school pupils with SEN who were previously looked after (PLA) and subject to a special guardianship order or a child arrangements order. This information is from the January 2025 school census collection.

Table 2 (attached) gives the number and proportion of state-funded pupils who were PLA and subject to a special guardianship order or a child arrangements order who had an education, health and care plan or SEN Support as of January 2025.

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many looked after children in a foster placement with a relative or friend have (a) special educational needs support and (b) an education, health and care plan.

Answered by Josh MacAlister - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

The department does not hold information on special educational need (SEN) status for children looked after (CLA) who are in a foster placement with a relative or friend, or on SEN primary type of need for CLA who are in a foster placement with a relative or friend.

Table 1 (attached) gives counts of the primary type of need for state-funded school pupils with SEN who were previously looked after (PLA) and subject to a special guardianship order or a child arrangements order. This information is from the January 2025 school census collection.

Table 2 (attached) gives the number and proportion of state-funded pupils who were PLA and subject to a special guardianship order or a child arrangements order who had an education, health and care plan or SEN Support as of January 2025.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will set out any outcomes from the most recent meeting of the UK-EU Specialised Committee on Aviation Safety, held on the 26th November 2025.

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

The outcomes of the meeting will be published online when the minutes are finalised and agreed between the UK and EU.

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to publish the Access to Nature Green Paper.

Answered by Mary Creagh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

The Government has announced, as part of the Environmental Improvement Plan 2025, that we will bring forward an Access to Nature Green Paper within this Parliament to consult on proposals to improve and expand public access to the outdoors.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the transport adaptation strategy will be published.

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

In 2024, DfT consulted on a draft transport adaptation strategy and published a summary of responses in March 2025. We will shortly publish the transport adaptation strategy.

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish the (a) purpose and (b) remit of the Strategic Asset Review announced in the Autumn Budget 2025.

Answered by James Murray - Chief Secretary to the Treasury

To further improve its management of the public sector balance sheet, at Budget 2025 the Government announced a Strategic Asset Review in support of the new £1 billion asset efficiency target. The Treasury will lead the review, which will be conducted ahead of the next spending review, and will engage with departments in due course.

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish what the new asset efficiency target will be broken down by department.

Answered by James Murray - Chief Secretary to the Treasury

At Budget 2025, the Government announced a £1 billion asset efficiency target for departments to meet by 2030. The target will be met through a combination of asset disposals and new income generated from assets.

The Government announced a Strategic Asset Review in support of this target, which will be conducted ahead of the next spending review.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many sustainable aviation fuel plants she expects to be under construction in (a) 2026, (b) 2027, (c) 2028, (d) 2029 and (e) 2030.

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

I refer the hon Member to the answer I gave to the Rt Hon Member for Basildon and Billericay on 7 November 2025, to Question UIN 86750.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many sustainable aviation fuel plants are currently under construction.

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

I refer the hon Member to the answer I gave to the Rt Hon Member for Basildon and Billericay on 7 November 2025, to Question UIN 86750.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many sustainable aviation fuel plants are currently operational.

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

I refer the hon Member to the answer I gave to the Rt Hon Member for Basildon and Billericay on 7 November 2025, to Question UIN 86750.

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