Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) subject and (b) date has been of all formal written directions sought by his Department's Permanent Secretary since 4 September 2012.

The precise reference to the two directions (Northern rail franchise; and Manston Airport) can be found in the Governance Statement (page 137 of the Annual Report and Accounts).

The Department’s Annual Report and Accounts 2014-15 are available at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/440269/dft-annual-report-and-accounts-2014-to-2015-_web-version_.pdf