Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Civil Servants with the rail directorates are based (a) Leeds and (b) London as of 16 March 2022.

The number of Civil Servants in DfT working within the rail directorates is 1005. 45 of whom are based in Leeds, and 905 are based in London. The number of Civil Servants in DfT working within the rail directorates based in Leeds has increased by 300% compared to the same period last year.