Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of local authority parking charges based on vehicle dimensions on the uptake of electric vehicles.

Answered by Justin Madders - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The Department has not made such an assessment. Local traffic authorities are responsible for developing parking policies that balance the needs of different road users.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2026 to Question 13566, if she will publish a list of legislative and statutory requirements that apply to the planning and construction of airports.

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

The Government does not maintain, and does not plan to publish, a single consolidated list of all legislative and statutory requirements that apply to the planning and construction of airports.

Doing so would be disproportionate and would duplicate information already available through legislation.gov.uk.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of access to slots at coordinated UK airports for operators of dedicated air freight and cargo services; and whether she plans to take steps to improve access to slots for those operators.

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

The government recognises the crucial role air freight plays in transporting goods to and from the UK, which benefits consumers and businesses and facilitates growth in large parts of the economy beyond aviation.

An independent slot coordinator is responsible for allocating slots at the UK’s slot coordinated airports. The UK Government is not involved in slot allocation and has no power to intervene in this process.

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many parents in receipt of Universal Credit received child maintenance at the latest date for which figures are available; how many such parents were (a) in employment and (b) not in employment; and if he will make a statement.

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

The information requested is not readily available.

The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) does not routinely collect or record information on whether a receiving parent is in receipt of Universal Credit or their employment status. While the Department holds information relating to Universal Credit and child maintenance separately, identifying the number of parents in receipt of Universal Credit who received child maintenance, and then further breaking this down by employment status, would require the matching and interrogation of records across different departmental systems.

The information could therefore only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

The Government recognises the important role that child maintenance plays in supporting children and families. Child maintenance payments are fully disregarded in Universal Credit calculations, ensuring that children benefit from the maintenance intended for them.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2026 to Question 17399 on Railways: Trespass, how many of the 65,540 trespass incidents recorded by the British Transport Police occurred in each financial year from 2021-22 to 2025-26.

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

The British Transport Police have provided the following data with the yearly breakdown of the number of trespass incidents recorded for the period requested.

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Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 August 2026 to Question 14997 on Railways: Standards, how many (a) scheduled train services and (b) station calls have been removed from planned timetables since 5 July 2024, broken down by train operating company.

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

I refer the Hon Member to the Answer of 4 August 2026 to Question 14997.

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information sharing arrangements are in place between local authorities and his Department when a child enters foster care; what steps his Department is taking to ensure that benefit entitlement is reviewed promptly where such a change in circumstances may affect a birth parent’s entitlement to either Carer’s Allowance or Disability Living Allowance for children; and if he will make a statement.

Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government) (Equalities)

The person responsible for the child is also responsible for informing the Department of changes that may affect the child’s entitlement to Disability Living Allowance for Children. If the child is placed in foster care, DWP would appoint the foster carer as the new person responsible for the child. When advised of a change in circumstances the Department will then contact relevant authorities to establish the child’s current care needs, circumstances and funding streams.

Claimants are responsible for informing the Department of changes that may affect their entitlement to Carer’s Allowance, including changes to the care they provide. The Department offers a range of routes for reporting changes of circumstances.

Upon receipt of information that may affect entitlement, the Department reviews the claim and takes any necessary action in accordance with the applicable regulations and operational guidance.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 September 2026 to Question 19484 on Large Goods Vehicles: Electric Vehicles, what operational assumptions her Department uses in its total cost of ownership analysis for zero-emission HGVs, including (a) annual mileage, (b) vehicle lifespan, (c) energy costs, (d) maintenance costs, (e) payload and (f) charging infrastructure costs.

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

The Department for Transport's operational assumptions regarding the total cost of ownership of zero emission HGVs will be published alongside the next consultation on the HGV CO2 emissions regulatory framework.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with (a) police forces, (b) regional road safety partnerships and (c) course providers on mitigating the financial impact on instructors of cancellations of (i) speed awareness and (ii) other educational courses arising from the suspension of speed camera enforcement.

Answered by Justin Madders - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The Department is working closely with National Highways, Home Office, and National Police Chiefs’ Council to ensure the Home Office approved solution for cameras affected by the anomaly is implemented as quickly as possible, once rigorous testing is complete.

The police continue to enforce speed offences on the network through a range of tactics. The HADECS camera system anomaly relates to a specific subset of enforcement activity affecting a small portion of speed awareness courses. The Department does not anticipate a significant impact on providers as the majority of courses are still taking place.

Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, when he plans to introduce the Regulating for Growth Bill.

Answered by Blair McDougall - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade) (Jointly with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

The Regulating for Growth Bill is set to be introduced in the current parliamentary session, when parliamentary time allows.

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many cases of overpayment to a birth parent of (a) Disability Living Allowance for children and (b) Carer's Allowance have been identified in each of the last five years, in cases where the child has entered foster care.

Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government) (Equalities)

The information requested is not held centrally and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.

Found: Cowper ELS 53568 Heather Ellison ELS 53581 Richard Brennan ELS 53699 Gaynor Roberts ELS 53062 Rebecca Smith

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Found: Heather Ellison ELS 53581 Richard Brennan ELS 53699 Gaynor Roberts ELS 53692 Debbie Foster SC 53062 Rebecca Smith

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