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DfT FOI and EIR disclosure log, July 2025
Updated 11 September 2025
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| Case Number | Outcome | Summary | Date Responded |
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| FOI-00041211 | Part Refusal/Exemptions | Spend on a hotel in October 2024 that was published as part of the transparency data. A copy of the receipt, any explanation of what the item/service is and also any documentation explaining why the purchase was sanctioned and what the spend was for. | 01-Jul-25 |
| FOI-00041403 | Fully Met | The draft guidance on Low Traffic Neighbourhoods from Mar 24 is still present on the DFT website. Do you expect local Authorities to make best efforts to comply with it? Is the Active Travel Guidance published in Feb 25 complementary to this guidance, or does it replace it? If the ATE guidance does replace the DfT draft guidance, please supply the directive to local authorities that makes that clear. | 02-Jul-25 |
| FOI-00041511 | Fully Met | Regarding the trial of rental e-scooters by the company Zipp mobility which has now come to an end. When were the government informed that Zipp Mobility had had their insurance withdrawn? When were the trials, that were happening across the country, stopped? (A date by area/authority please). What actions did the DfT take to make sure that these trials were stopped as soon as they became aware that Zipp Mobility had no insurance? Is insurance a legal requirement for a company renting e-scooters to the public in a trial such as this? | 02-Jul-25 |
| EIR-00041444 | Met But Some Info Not Held | I am interested in the noise element of construction and use with regard to engine noise emissions from vessels operating in UK waters. What noise regulations does the DfT require vessels to meet when operating in UK waters? I am particularly interested in establishing what limitations are in play when compared to road vehicles. High speed craft operating on the River Thames emit considerable amounts of propulsion noise, which could be considered to be a statutory nuisance. What noise limit for vessels would the DfT consider to be acceptable if no limits currently exist? | 02-Jul-25 |
| FOI-00041318 | Part Refusal/Exemptions | Social media platforms and tools used by Active Travel England. | 02-Jul-25 |
| FOI-00041405 | Fully Met | DFT spend on travel and subsistence for an individual during his secondomment from Network rail. Can you provide the cost of his travel between home and the London is this is also paid for. | 03-Jul-25 |
| FOI-00041615 | Met But Some Info Not Held | Documents that approve Nexus' penalty fare scheme, and also their policy on penalty fares and what legal powers they have. | 03-Jul-25 |
| EIR-00041531 | Met But Some Info Not Held | Details of what the current policy is with regards to DFT Circular 01/2022 and what deviations are currently permitted? Can you also explain under what circumstances would be permitted for deviation? | 04-Jul-25 |
| FOI-00042783 | Met But Some Info Not Held | Your parental support policy and where the department offers enhanced shared parental leave or childcare support benefits beyond statutory minimums, such as augmented shared parental/co-parent leave and pay, or workplace nursery support. | 04-Jul-25 |
| EIR-00041619 | Fully Met | Details of the last junction provided onto a motorway in England, how long the process took from a concept design and its initial budget and final cost. | 07-Jul-25 |
| FOI-00041632 | Fully Met | The number of civil servants within the Department that are working on tasks or projects focused on Heathrow Airport expansion. | 07-Jul-25 |
| EIR-00039575 | Part Refusal/Exemptions | How much the department paid PA Consulting, Energy Saving Trust and Cenex to develop and run it's LEVI support body. If possible, please could you separate out the amounts by organisation. | 07-Jul-25 |
| FOI-00041762 | Part Refusal/Exemptions | Information related to Central DfT office location space and usage. | 07-Jul-25 |
| FOI-00042685 | Part Refusal/Exemptions | LNG ship reports to the Marine Accident Investigation Branch. | 07-Jul-25 |
| EIR-00041872 | Fully Met | A complete list: Company name, registration number, address and/or postcode (to indicate area they are in) and if possible, data of registration of the number of OZEV-approved electric vehicle (EV) chargepoint installers currently registered in the United Kingdom | 08-Jul-25 |
| EIR-00042588 | Met But Some Info Not Held | Results of the Survey of the M1 Motorway - alternative route of HS2 - between 2009 and 2014. | 08-Jul-25 |
| FOI-00043134 | Part Refusal/Exemptions | From the Isle of Wight ferries round table meeting at Cowes held April 2025: 1. The Minister’s briefing material, including lines to take 2. Minutes from the meeting, and assigned / agreed actions with completion dates And: 3. Membership, roles, responsibilities, accountabilities and terms of reference of the cross solent group with chair to be appointed by the prime minister. | 08-Jul-25 |
| EIR-00041987 | Fully Met | Justification for a claim of 38,000 jobs created in relation to self driving vehicles. | 09-Jul-25 |
| FOI-00041965 | Part Refusal/Exemptions | Information regarding the use of end-of-life software and the number of Windows 10 installations on devices. | 09-Jul-25 |
| FOI-00040006 | Fully Met | Triennial valuations for the 1994 Pensioners Section of the Railways Pension Scheme. The most recent has an effective date of 31-Dec-22 and an effective date of 28-Mar-24. It was carried out by WTW & the Government Actuaries Department. I would also like any other valuations you hold for this scheme in digital form. | 10-Jul-25 |
| FOI-00043804 | Fully Met | Disclose whether you have a contract with a company named Atlas (UK) Limited, company no 02444130, whose registered office is Media House, Wormingford Road, Fordham, Colchester, Essex, CO6 3 NS for the provision of customer information panels supported by local advertising. If so, what date did the contract commence and at what date does it terminate. | 10-Jul-25 |
| FOI-00034797 | Part Refusal/Exemptions | Today Midlands connect has claimed you have been sent a Strategic Outline Business Case on reconnecting Coventry, Leicester and Nottingham by rail. I understand the new services will bypass Nuneaton and use up most of the capacity to our disadvantage in Nuneaton. Please send me a copy of the business case and any connected correspondence. | 10-Jul-25 |
| FOI-00042088 | Part Refusal/Exemptions | Copy of the letter of 10 November 2009 regarding "Oxford Bus Gate". | 10-Jul-25 |
| FOI-00042193 | Fully Met | The Broads Hire Boat Federation lodged an appeal, under Section 31 of the Harbours Act 1864, with the Department for Transport on 11 October 2023, regarding Broads Authority's navigation charges for 2023/24. I understand that the minister has made a decision. Please would you provide me with a copy of that decision. | 11-Jul-25 |
| EIR-00042194 | Part Refusal/Exemptions | Information regarding land acquired for the cancelled Eastern leg of HS2 (Phase 2b). | 11-Jul-25 |
| FOI-00042675 | Fully Met | Vickers Viking Accidents Between 1956 and 1960. | 14-Jul-25 |
| FOI-00042897 | Fully Met | A copy of the staff handbook. | 14-Jul-25 |
| FOI-00042300 | Part Refusal/Exemptions | Details of how much the new body UKADS is costing the government and aviation. Details of who will oversees UKADS and the formation of it with details of correspondence between NATS and the CAA and the Department for Transport this to include the Aviation Minister and the Secretary of State for Transport. | 16-Jul-25 |
| FOI-00043183 | Fully Met | Two Air Accident Investigation Branch Reports From 1948. | 18-Jul-25 |
| FOI-00043232 | Fully Met | Air Accident Investigation Branch late Payments to Suppliers from 2019 to 2025. | 18-Jul-25 |
| FOI-00044424 | Fully Met | Request for Accident Report on G-AKKG 1st June 1968. | 18-Jul-25 |
| FOI-00044425 | Fully Met | Turbulence Incident on G-BDXP 22nd April 2000. | 18-Jul-25 |
| FOI-00042741 | Met But Some Info Not Held | Information about late payments. | 18-Jul-25 |
| FOI-00044348 | Met But Some Info Not Held | The powers of entry and the authority to conduct investigations into work-related parachuting incidents and occurrence that British Parachuting Association trading as British Skydiving possess. | 18-Jul-25 |
| FOI-00043882 | Part Refusal/Exemptions | Number of staff within your organisation who were formally disciplined for misconduct over the last three years (broken down by calendar year). I’d also like to know the outcomes of the disciplinary action. | 18-Jul-25 |
| EIR-00042674 | Met But Some Info Not Held | What percentage of public sector employees use an electric car (a) to travel to work and (b) during work? | 19-Jul-25 |
| EIR-00042010 | Fully Met | Copies of all research, analysis, reports and presentations prepared by the department since 2015 relating to the effects of aircraft noise on property prices. | 21-Jul-25 |
| EIR-00042823 | Fully Met | All communications to/from the DfT/Highways England and Wiltshire Council, with regard to proposed A350 Melksham Bypass project either on its own, or as part of a wider programme of road connectivity being considered for funding at a national level, during the time period 01/03/2025 to 30/05/2025. | 21-Jul-25 |
| FOI-00043083 | Fully Met | Marine Accidents involving Pipelines. | 21-Jul-25 |
| FOI-00043184 | Part Refusal/Exemptions | Questions on Air Accident Investigation Branch Special Bulletin S1-2016 Regarding Aircraft G-BXFI. | 21-Jul-25 |
| FOI-00043835 | Part Refusal/Exemptions | During the last Hammersmith Bridge Taskforce meeting which took place on 30th January 2025, it was agreed that a traffic study would be undertaken to assess the impact of the ongoing closure on traffic in the area. Could this analysis be shared. | 21-Jul-25 |
| FOI-00043047 | Fully Met | Dartford Crossing - from 1 September 2025, an increase in charges for car drivers will be a maximum of £1. Current charging levels are no longer sufficient to achieve their stated aim of managing demand so that the crossing works well for users and local people.’ Can I ask: 1) how much extra annual gross income does the department expect to bring in after the charge increases? 2) what impact does DfT modelling suggest the increase in charges will have on traffic levels? | 22-Jul-25 |
| FOI-00043511 | Fully Met | The pay rules for (1) a member of staff who voluntarily down grades and (2) a member of staff who is forcibly down graded. | 22-Jul-25 |
| FOI-00044430 | Met But Some Info Not Held | Frequency of safety checks on South West Rail trains and resulting action for improvement of train stability. | 22-Jul-25 |
| FOI-00044497 | Met But Some Info Not Held | Selection and use of scientific evidence in government departments. Any 'how to' guidelines that help department staff select data (whether qualitative or quantitative) that is robust and reliable. | 22-Jul-25 |
| EIR-00039662 | Part Refusal/Exemptions | The following responses to the consultation on the "Phasing out sales of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030 and supporting the ZEV transition" which was published on the 24th December 2024, from the following 10 companies/organisations, if available: -BP -ExxonMobil -Fuels Industry UK -Octopus Electric Vehicles -Shell -Energy UK -E.ON Energy -EDF Energy -The Association for Decentralised Energy -Energy Networks Association | 22-Jul-25 |
| FOI-00043493 | Fully Met | Provide a copy of Traffic Advisory Leaflet TAL1/87 Measures to control traffic for the benefit of residents, pedestrians and cyclists. | 23-Jul-25 |
| FOI-00042547 | Fully Met | We are seeking to know any and all media subscriptions both print and digital. Examples being subscriptions to the magazines, newspapers, publications, online platforms and streaming services. Could this please be for the previous year. | 24-Jul-25 |
| FOI-00043443 | Met But Some Info Not Held | Expenditure following the transition of South Western Railway into public ownership. Specifically, I request the following: The total cost of any new logos, branding, signage, livery changes, uniforms, or marketing materials produced in connection with South Western Railway’s transition to public ownership. | 24-Jul-25 |
| FOI-00044147 | Met But Some Info Not Held | Request access to official data relating to: Bridge heights and weight restrictions across the UK road network Hazardous goods routing regulations, particularly for HGVs (e.g., tunnel restrictions, ferry procedures, designated ADR routes) | 24-Jul-25 |
| FOI-00045272 | Fully Met | A coloured copy map of the Sovereign Airspace belonging to the UK and to include Northern Ireland. | 25-Jul-25 |
| EIR-00040806 | Part Refusal/Exemptions | All correspondence, including but not limited to letters and emails, sent and received between 01/01/2025 and 31/03/2025 between the Department of Transport and the International Air Transport Association (IATA), on the topic of practices by oil majors. | 25-Jul-25 |
| FOI-00043674 | Part Refusal/Exemptions | River Medway marine incident. | 25-Jul-25 |
| FOI-00043329 | Fully Met | Provide the content of the rail network enhancement pipeline as it stood on: a) 31 March 2020 b) 31 March 2021 c) 31 March 2022 d) 31 March 2023 e) 31 March 2024. | 28-Jul-25 |
| FOI-00043619 | Part Refusal/Exemptions | Speed Limiter Policy and Enforcement. | 28-Jul-25 |
| EIR-00043395 | Fully Met | Water and wastewater usage and costs for DfT central. | 29-Jul-25 |
| FOI-00043683 | Fully Met | 1. The costs associated with refurbishing the DfT's private office waiting room in 2023/4/5, broken down by type. 2. The costs associated with building a new permanent secretary's office in 2023/4/5, broken down by type. | 29-Jul-25 |
| FOI-00043902 | Met But Some Info Not Held | In respect of the following rolling stock (class 756, class 231, class 730, class 701, class 777, class 755, class 720); please advise of the dates of contract award, first train (qualified) provisional acceptance, and the date where 80% of the full fleet quantity were provisionally accepted (on a qualified basis) | 29-Jul-25 |
| EIR-00041447 | Part Refusal/Exemptions | Since publication of the Jet Zero Strategy in 2022, has the government or its agents analysed or assessed how much of the 70% passenger growth projection is facilitated by already approved expansion schemes and/or from those that are at an earlier planning stage? Did any such analyses or assessments consider the implications of this on decarbonisation pathways for the aviation sector? Please disclose any such analyses or assessments referred to in paragraphs 5 and 6 above. Please confirm whether any such analyses or assessments have been provided to ministers and, if they have, when this happened and the names of the ministers in question. If not disclosed under the above requests, please also disclose the analysis, including any recommendations, given to each minister, together with any responses from the ministers in question. | 29-Jul-25 |
| FOI-00043838 | Fully Met | The number of civil servants in the Department for Transport working on aviation. | 30-Jul-25 |
| FOI-00044002 | Fully Met | The age and location of mobility scooter users in the UK. | 30-Jul-25 |
| FOI-00043675 | Part Refusal/Exemptions | How much the Department has spent on (a) social media promotions, (b) influencer marketing and (c) online advertising in the last 12 months. | 30-Jul-25 |
| FOI-00043877 | Part Refusal/Exemptions | List of meetings of the Hammersmith Bridge Taskforce since it's establishment, and the date the meetings occurred - A list of who has been in attendance at the Hammersmith Bridge Taskforce - Total costs incurred of the Hammersmith Bridge Taskforce since it's inception (including expenses, catering), broken down by year and on specific items/services where possible. | 30-Jul-25 |
| FOI-00043839 | Fully Met | 1. What was your total communications budget for 2023/24? 2. How many people were employed in your comms team in 2023/24? 3. What was your total communications budget for 2024/25? 4. How many people were employed in your comms team in 2024/25? 5. What is your total communications budget for 2025/26? 6. How many people are currently employed in your comms team? | 31-Jul-25 |
| FOI-00043684 | Part Refusal/Exemptions | The total number of employees at the Department for Transport who opted out of the Civil Service pension scheme in the following financial years: - 2024/25 - 2023/24 - 2022/23 - 2021/22 - 2020/21 Could you please also provide a breakdown of the pay band and age group of those who opted out? | 31-Jul-25 |