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DfT: FOI and EIR disclosure log, February 2023

Updated 25 January 2024
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RefNo RequestOutcome Summary DateResponded
F0021900 Fully met Information about the SS Hesperides which was sunk during the First World War in 1917. Details of legal ownership, cargo manifests, enquiry documentation, any salvage attempts. 01/02/2023
F0021887 Partially refused Please provide me with a list of all flights booked or funded by the department in the following months: September 2022, October 2022, November 2022, December 2022. 02/02/2023
F0021914 Partially refused Re: the Active Travel England framework document - can you tell me who the finance director is and who the independent non-executive members are. 02/02/2023
E0021891 Partially refused Provide March 2022 submissions to DfT re consultation on Jet Zero strategy. 03/02/2023
F0021970 Fully met A list of train operators covered by freedom of information and the email addresses for making freedom of information requests from these train operators. I am considering train operators as anyone who holds a train operating license 03/02/2023
F0021906 Partially refused Active Travel England: In the letter sent to Highways from Active Travel England dated 5 September 2022, Cheshire East Council was invited to bid for funding up to £143,073. I wish to see a copy of the funding bid that they submitted please. 03/02/2023
F0021901 Fully met What proportion of successful SCS candidates came from outside the service before and after implementation of rules for positions to be advertised externally, and for all SCS roles to be advertised both on a lateral move and promotion bases. 06/02/2023
F0021954 Met but some info not held Public Right Of Way closures Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Shropshire & Powys 06/02/2023
F0021912 Met but some info not held Information on the Large Local Major Scheme. 06/02/2023
F0021902 Fully met The amount the department has spent on the establishment of Great British Railways to date. To include: salaries, logo design and marketing. How much did the department spend on the commissioning and publication of the Williams-Shapps rail review? 07/02/2023
F0021915 Fully met How much did Staffordshire County Council receive from the Government for road repair and maintenance in 2022? Please provide Staffordshire Highway Maintenance allocation summary for 2022 and 2023. 08/02/2023
F0021933 Fully met How many bus lane cameras in London have been approved for use by the Secretary of State in the last 22 years? What date the last camera approved? Which Local Authority gained that approval. 08/02/2023
F0021983 Fully met Temporary and Permanent Recruitment Information Request 08/02/2023
F0021905 Met but some info not held Information about HS2 costs and Euston. Does HS2 Ltd have a plan for HS2 to reach Euston? Cost of tunnelling from Old Oak Common to Euston. Cost of developing Euston & Old Oak Common and when both will be open. Details of tunnelling equipment. 08/02/2023
E0021918 Partially refused Number of chargepoints installed by each chargepoint manufacturers from any domestic charge point grant scheme, any available data from the Domestic Recharging Scheme, Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme and EV Chargepoint Grant by calendar year. 08/02/2023
F0021907 Fully met Information about temporary contractors employed by the Department. 09/02/2023
F0021940 Fully met Your department’s policy on when and in what circumstances an Equality Impact Assessment should be undertaken and any guidance as to how such an assessment should be conducted. 09/02/2023
F0021982 Fully met 1. Has the organisation used agencies to recruit Temporary/contract staff? 2. Has the organisation used agencies to recruit permanent staff? 3. The contact name of the person responsible for dealing with recruitment? 09/02/2023
F0021923 Fully met Information about the HS2 Ltd Chair Recruitment process. 10/02/2023
F0021928 Met but some info not held Total amount of budget allocated to Surrey County Council specifically for the repair and upkeep of Surrey's roads in each of the past 5 tax years (2018-2022). A breakdown of how the budget allocated was spent. 10/02/2023
F0021921 Met but some info not held I would like to know details of events where the DfT’s Aviation Ambassadors have been specifically asked by the DfT to attend events, broken down by Ambassador, over the course of the programme. 10/02/2023
F0021974 Fully met How many air accidents in Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire since January 2018 and details of what happened and location 13/02/2023
F0021989 Fully met The number of transport sanctions exemption licences administered by DfT in 2022. Which sanctions these related to, which industries and the companies that received these licences in 2022. 13/02/2023
F0021922 Met but some info not held Information about the Jacobite railway regulation exemption including the Safety Management System, as approved by DfT. 14/02/2023
F0021766 Partially refused Re: the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Fund - details of funding since 2020. 14/02/2023
F0021953 Fully met Names of the Councils/Local Authorities in England & Wales that have applied to acquire designated powers under Part 6 of the Traffic Management Act 2004 to civilly enforce contraventions of moving traffic restrictions in the 2nd Tranche of applications. 15/02/2023
F0021956 Partially refused Information about East Midlands Railways marketing spend for 21/22 and the projected spend for 22/23 and the projected budget for 23/24. 15/02/2023
F0021944 Fully met Info how money was spent raising awareness of changes to The Highway Code. For Phase 1 & 2 of the campaign: a. Provide a breakdown of media & outlets that advertisements were run & what specific strategies were used? b. Which channels were used? 16/02/2023
F0021945 Fully met Breakdown of spend on Think! campaigns for 2022? You can refer to the attachment for the information I am interested in for each campaign. For example, I would consider "Highway Code Changes" as one campaign and then "Mates for Life 2022" to be another. 16/02/2023
F0021950 Fully met Think! campaign. Nature of research. Copy of report. Who was consulted Was it outsourced. What was paid, what did they provide. Provide copy of evaluation report 16/02/2023
F0021946 Fully met Does your department maintain an asbestos register for the properties it occupies. If so, how can I access it? 16/02/2023
F0021951 Partially refused Details of any consultation and/or expert advice taken and any regulatory impact assessment undertaken in relation to the decision to increase the penalty fare for non-payment of a rail fare from £20 to £100, reduced to £50 if paid within 21 days. 16/02/2023
F0021931 Fully met Any correspondence between Oxfordshire County Council and DfT in which the words "Botley Road" is also included. If that produces too many results, please narrow the search down to include both "Botley Road" and "traffic filters" 17/02/2023
F0021948 Met but some info not held Total running costs incurred by DfT for the operation of Sevington Inland Border Facility, by year for: A) 2020 B) 2021 C) 2022 D) 2023 to date. 17/02/2023
F0021961 Met but some info not held Construction and running costs for Inland Border facilities + Ashford-Sevington Island + B'ham Airport + Dover + Ebbsfleet + North Weald + Warrington + Holyhead. And closure costs for: B'ham Airport + Dover + Ebbsfleet + North Weald + Warrington 17/02/2023
F0021947 Fully met An up to date list of all UK Harbours that are Competent Harbour Authorities (CHA) under the Pilotage Act 1987. All named Competent Harbour Authorities in the UK at 2023 with legislation and date for empowerment of the authorities to act as the CHA. 20/02/2023
F0021978 Fully met Various questions surrounding cyber security insurance. 21/02/2023
F0022043 Fully met Surveys that informed utilisation assessment for the East and South East of England, with a breakdown of the individual truck stops, industrial estates and laybys. 21/02/2023
F0021963 Met but some info not held Various information about rail electrification. Including miles of railway track electrified / not electrified by region. Miles planned to be electrified by the end of 2023. Miles that have a finalised contract to be electrified. 21/02/2023
F0021959 Fully met Re £2,55 million on additional operating costs as a result of the coronavirus. According to the NAO DfT used this on overtime claims or changes to shift working, increases in staff numbers, and IT costs. supply itemised list of what money was spent on. 22/02/2023
F0021997 Fully met Does your department (DfT (C) and the agencies) have a scheme for staff to sell their annual leave? If so, when was the last time staff were informed of its existence. 22/02/2023
F0021955 Met but some info not held National e-scooter evaluation report. Breakdown of estimated CO2 savings above across the five environmental impact case study areas. The total number of vehicles used by the e-scooter providers. The make and model of those vehicles. 22/02/2023
F0021987 Fully met All applications received since 31st May 2022 from Local Authorities in England seeking permission to proceed with the civil enforcement of bus lane and moving traffic contraventions pursuant to Part 6 of the Traffic Management Act 2004. 23/02/2023
F0021965 Fully met Disclose what manufacturer and model represent the quarter of ulta-low emission vehicles, and how many of each. Please also disclose the budget for decarbonising the government's car fleet. 23/02/2023
F0022034 Fully met Has AAIB used agencies to recruit temporary and contractor staff and spend? Has AAIB used agencies to recruit permanent staff? 23/02/2023
F0022045 Fully met Contacts within Tobacco Industry 23/02/2023
F0022006 Fully met Information regarding Senior Civil Service positions in our department. 24/02/2023
F0021981 Fully met Various questions surrounding recruitment of temporary staff and contractors 24/02/2023
F0021990 Fully met Various questions surrounding Temporary and Permanent Recruitment 27/02/2023
F0022035 Fully met Number of notifications involving UAS (drones) in 2022 28/02/2023