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DfT: FOI and EIR disclosure log, March 2026
Updated 8 May 2026
| Case Number | Outcome | Summary | Date Responded |
|---|---|---|---|
| EIR-00058185 | Fully Met | Carbon Budget Growth Delivery Plan (HC1366). Information on the areas DfT has supplied data and analysis for with respect to the CBGDP. | 02/03/2026 |
| FOI-00060613 | Part Refusal/Exemptions | The Department for Transport鈥檚 ongoing rental e-scooter trial in Oxfordshire County. | 02/03/2026 |
| EIR-00060911 | Part Refusal/Exemptions | The current estimated budget for the tunnelling to Euston. The anticipated timescale for when the tunnelling will be completed. Can you please also confirm the most up to date cost estimate for the Old Oak Common and Curzon Street section of HS2. Please also confirm when it is anticipated that the first HS2 trains will run from Old Oak Common and Curzon Street. | 02/03/2026 |
| EIR-00060913 | Part Refusal/Exemptions | The current estimated budget for the Euston HS2 terminal. The anticipated time of delivery for the Euston HS2 terminal. | 02/03/2026 |
| FOI-00060916 | Fully Met | Since January 2024 the number of letters sent to the Department by London Borough Councils regarding Heathrow Airport expansion and the number of these letters that received a reply. | 03/03/2026 |
| EIR-00061341 | Fully Met | Provide the data for Birmingham New Street for 2022 and 2023 as collected by the air quality monitoring project. This covers all monitoring locations across the station, and measurements for nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter. What level do DfT class as improvement needed? | 05/03/2026 |
| FOI-00061155 | Fully Met | Please can you disclose (1) any application and accompanying documentation which has been made by Stockton on Tees Borough Council to extend the temporary closure of footpath number 4 in Whitton, Stockton on Tees, since the extension was granted by you on 7 August 2025 (such an extension due to expiry on 20 February 2026), (2) any correspondence or documentation sent from the Department of Transport to Stockton on Tees Borough Council, or vice versa, concerning the same said footpath from 8 August 2025 to date. (3) Your response to any such application and any order made. | 05/03/2026 |
| FOI-00061391 | Fully Met | Information about public service obligation flights. I would like a list of: (a) Current public service obligation flight routes as of February 2026; (b) Public service obligation flight routes which existed in February 2016; (c) Future public service obligation flight routes, expected to run in the 2026/27 year. | 05/03/2026 |
| EIR-00058338 | Part Refusal/Exemptions | LEVI funding. | 05/03/2026 |
| FOI-00062362 | Part Refusal/Exemptions | Development of Noise Priorities for Air Navigation Guidance Proposal 2026. | 05/03/2026 |
| FOI-00061344 | Met But Some Info Not Held | The report from Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council which followed the August 2025 trial of increased PCN rates along coastal roads from Southbourne to Sandbanks. | 06/03/2026 |
| FOI-00061760 | Met But Some Info Not Held | Air Accident Investigation Branch - Request for AI132 Status, Categorisation and Technical Test Outcome. | 06/03/2026 |
| FOI-00061834 | Part Refusal/Exemptions | Copies of air accident investigation reports. | 06/03/2026 |
| FOI-00061925 | Part Refusal/Exemptions | Details in respect to the contract - 'Local Transport Data Collection Alpha/Beta.' | 06/03/2026 |
| EIR-00059789 | Part Refusal/Exemptions | The read out and any associated material related to the meeting held on 20th July 2021, between Rachel Maclean, Moto-Ken, Welcome Break, Roadchef, Extra, Westmorland and Stop 24 regarding 鈥淭o discuss delivering on the Government's goal of having 6 high-powered chargers at every motorway service area by 2023.鈥� | 09/03/2026 |
| EIR-00059792 | Part Refusal/Exemptions | The read out and any associated material, such as slide desks, related to the meeting held on 27th March 2023, between Jesse Norman, Moto, Extra, Welcome Break/Apple Green Electric, Roadchef, Westmorland, Grice Collins Long Limited and Euro Garages regarding 鈥淭o discuss accelerating grid connections at motorway service areas, in the context of the Government's Rapid Charging Fund.鈥� | 09/03/2026 |
| FOI-00058982 | Part Refusal/Exemptions | Please supply details of any regulations made under s 21 (4) Railways and Transport Security Act 2003 in respect of the arrangements for the removal of the Chief Constable British Transport Police. | 09/03/2026 |
| EIR-00059982 | Fully Met | List of applicants that applied for the Depot Charging Grant. | 10/03/2026 |
| FOI-00061842 | Fully Met | Bus Operator Information. | 10/03/2026 |
| FOI-00040439 | Part Refusal/Exemptions | Any reports or related documents produced outlining the results of the trial of the National Parking Platform in ten local authorities. | 10/03/2026 |
| EIR-00061930 | Part Refusal/Exemptions | Information on properties the DfT bought for HS2 in London. | 10/03/2026 |
| FOI-00059373 | Part Refusal/Exemptions | Various information about stopping ships to check them for insurance. | 11/03/2026 |
| FOI-00061682 | Fully Met | Information held by your department regarding assurance processes for software based data erasure of end of life IT equipment. | 12/03/2026 |
| FOI-00061838 | Fully Met | Information held by your department regarding assurance processes for software based data erasure of end of life IT equipment. | 12/03/2026 |
| FOI-00061911 | Fully Met | 1). Copies of the results of any preliminary tests on which the government relied when taking the decision to allow Waymo and Wayve/Uber to begin trialling autonomous vehicles on London roads 2). Copies of any reports on which the government relied when taking the decision to allow Waymo and Wayve/Uber to begin trialling autonomous vehicles on London roads. | 12/03/2026 |
| FOI-00062180 | Fully Met | I'd like to know whether the department asks staff to complete a personality test of any kind? If so, how many complete it and how much does it cost the department to implement? | 12/03/2026 |
| FOI-00062230 | Fully Met | 1) Please provide any documents containing any authorisation, approval, permit, or licence to Waymo (or any associated UK entity) to test automated or autonomous vehicles on public roads within Greater London. 1A) In which boroughs is testing currently permitted under said authorisation? 2) Has DfT received any application from Waymo for approval to operate fully autonomous (i.e. without a safety driver present in the vehicle) vehicles on public roads in London? 2A) If yes, please provide: * The date of the application * The planned start date for fully autonomous operations * Its current status * Any decision taken * Any other relevant information (the number of vehicles planned to be used, etc.) 3) Is DfT otherwise aware of any stated intention, proposal, or planned timeline by Waymo to introduce fully driverless vehicle operations in London? | 12/03/2026 |
| FOI-00062546 | Fully Met | 1) It was recently reported, off the back of Cabinet Office data, that your department has a number of staff that receive paid leave (known as facility time) to spend at least some of their working hours on union business for the financial year 2024/25. Please provide a breakdown of the pay bands that these individuals fall into, as per the following: 2) How many staff in your department who spend 100 per cent of their working hours on 鈥榝acility time鈥� are on salaries of 拢100,000 or more? How many are on salaries of 拢80,000 or more and how many are on salaries of 拢50,000 or more? 3) How many staff in your department who spend 51 per cent or more of their working hours on 鈥榝acility time鈥� are on salaries of 拢100,000 or more? How many are on salaries of 拢80,000 or more and how many are on salaries of 拢50,000 or more? | 12/03/2026 |
| FOI-00063513 | Met But Some Info Not Held | Marine Accident Investigation Branch assurance processes for software based data erasure of end of life IT equipment. | 12/03/2026 |
| FOI-00021608 | Fully Met | The agenda, attendee list, briefing notes, and meeting minutes for certain Ministerial meetings | 13/03/2026 |
| EIR-00027264 | Fully Met | Communications between a named individual and Motorcycle industry representatives. | 13/03/2026 |
| FOI-00062053 | Met But Some Info Not Held | Fatal Accident Data in Non-CAT Aeroplanes. | 13/03/2026 |
| EIR-00059498 | Part Refusal/Exemptions | Information related Hexham to Corbridge Active Travel. | 13/03/2026 |
| FOI-00061910 | Fully Met | Information regarding your department鈥檚 vehicle fleet. | 16/03/2026 |
| FOI-00063107 | Fully Met | 1) Number of executive roles, including job title at HS2 Ltd approved by the Department for Transport as at today 2) Number of individual appointments approved by the Department for Transport for the above roles 3) Are the appointments permanent or temporary/interim? 4) Please state if any roles are not filled by employees 5) Total annual cost to the taxpayer of the executive roles approved by the Department for Transport 6) When was the Chief Programme Officer role approved by the Department for Transport? 7) Does the Department for Transport sit on the interview panel for executive roles? 8) Is HS2 Ltd subject to public sector rules on fair and open competition? | 16/03/2026 |
| FOI-00063461 | Fully Met | Collision with buffer stops on Severn Valley Railway. | 16/03/2026 |
| FOI-00061927 | Part Refusal/Exemptions | Information held by the Department for Transport relating specifically to Govia Thameslink Railway Ltd for the period 1 January 2023 to present. | 16/03/2026 |
| FOI-00061981 | Fully Met | How much the Department has spent on X premium - and which tiers - in the last 12 months. | 17/03/2026 |
| FOI-00062177 | Fully Met | NPIF fund money granted by DfT. | 17/03/2026 |
| FOI-00062641 | Fully Met | Copies of the Stopping Up Application form and any associated submitted documents relating to the proposed stopping up of part of Plympton Hill (Ref NATTRAN/SW/S247/6207). | 17/03/2026 |
| FOI-00062512 | Met But Some Info Not Held | 1. In a) 2024/25 and b) 2025/26 (to date) how many nights were spent in hotels by departmental staff, broken down by star of hotel, if applicable. 2. The total amount spent by the department on nights spent in hotels by departmental staff in a) 2024/25 and b) 2025/26 (to date) 3. In a) 2024/25 and b) 2025/26 (to date) how many nights were spent in hotels by departmental ministers, broken down by star of hotel, if applicable. 4. The total amount spent by the department on nights spent in hotels by ministers in a) 2024/25 and b) 2025/26 (to date) | 17/03/2026 |
| FOI-00057329 | Part Refusal/Exemptions | 1 January 2020 to present . Information specifically relating to LED vehicle headlight glare, safety assessment, and regulatory consideration, with particular reference to the TRL glare research commissioned by the Department. | 17/03/2026 |
| FOI-00061614 | Fully Met | Total departmental spend with the following companies: Palantir Technologies Anduril X / Twitter Xai Oracle SpaceX Tesla Neuralink | 18/03/2026 |
| FOI-00062598 | Fully Met | How much did your department spend on hosting or funding events to celebrate Pride Month last year (1-30 June 2025)? Please give the total amount spent in pounds and pence, the number of events hosted/funded over the course of the month and a brief description of each event that was funded (what was it for, what happened at this event and how many people attended or took part)? Did the department provide funding to any community groups or organisations to host Pride events? If so, please state how much was awarded and the name of the group in total in pounds and pence and a description of the event it helped to fund. Please provide any other costs associated with, or linked to, Pride Month 2025 celebrations that cost the department, what these costs related to and how much was spent in total in pounds and pence. | 18/03/2026 |
| EIR-00063563 | Fully Met | Information on approved OZEV installers. Evidence of the following company being an approved OZEV installer. Nextgen Charge Ltd 114 Manningham lane Bradford BD97JF. | 18/03/2026 |
| EIR-00059754 | Part Refusal/Exemptions | As of Friday 23 January, A) How many new cars have been registered under/benefitted from the Electric Car Grant? B) How many of these cars received the upper level Band 1 grant? | 18/03/2026 |
| FOI-00062511 | Fully Met | 1. The number and value of a) season ticket loans, b) bicycle advances, c) rental deposits, d) house purchase advances (for those relocating and meeting departmental eligibility criteria) and e) salary advances provided to employees of the department since 01 January 2025. | 19/03/2026 |
| EIR-00057243 | Fully Met | Details of all contracts operating under the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles On-Street Residential Chargepoint Scheme, including local authority name, start date, end date and contract operator | 20/03/2026 |
| FOI-00062318 | Fully Met | Requesting copy of the letter dated 3rd July 2002 regarding Carriage of Kirpans. | 20/03/2026 |
| FOI-00062945 | Fully Met | Request for air accident report involving G-BAIH, 1990. | 20/03/2026 |
| EIR-00064065 | Met But Some Info Not Held | Please provide any recorded appraisal outputs produced in 2023 (including draft/interim outputs) that set out the BCR (or the PVB/PVC inputs sufficient to derive the BCR) for HS2 continuation options, where the appraisal is calculated against a cancellation counterfactual. | 20/03/2026 |
| FOI-00060061 | Part Refusal/Exemptions | A copy of the New Bus for London briefing paper for DFT/VCA/VOSA Operational Practices and Certification, including any attachments; and any related briefing papers, reports, or supporting documents held by the Department for Transport concerning the New Bus for London project during the period from 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2011. | 20/03/2026 |
| FOI-00064346 | Fully Met | Any information provided to local authorities which give guidance to local authorities when they are considering requests for road closures (temporary prohibitions) under section 14 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. Including, in particular, any guidance as to any consideration that should be given by those authorities to any disruption caused to any members of the public by such road closures. | 23/03/2026 |
| FOI-00059942 | Part Refusal/Exemptions | Information relating to DfT's IT networking infrastructure and procurement. | 23/03/2026 |
| FOI-00062602 | Fully Met | Information about SCS recruitment. | 24/03/2026 |
| FOI-00063399 | Met But Some Info Not Held | The number of complaints received regarding 'dazzle', 'glare', eye pain or temporary blindness from bright LED headlights. Please could you include these complaints received over the following periods: -2022/23 -2023/24 -2024/25. | 24/03/2026 |
| FOI-00062638 | Part Refusal/Exemptions | Information concerning Great Western Railway鈥檚 accessibility performance at Maidenhead railway station. | 24/03/2026 |
| EIR-00062712 | Part Refusal/Exemptions | Renewable transport fuels - unrefined liquid dextrose ultrafiltration retentate only. | 24/03/2026 |
| FOI-00062529 | Fully Met | 1. The number of directors with responsibility for human resources are employed in the department. 2. The number of those directors hold professional HR qualifications from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and/or equivalent professional bodies. | 25/03/2026 |
| FOI-00063968 | Fully Met | Details and qualifications of DFT's Data Protection Officer. | 25/03/2026 |
| EIR-00060726 | Fully Met | Full business case and criteria for Gallows Corner Flyover Replacement. | 27/03/2026 |
| EIR-00060727 | Fully Met | Summary of all meetings and correspondence between DfT and TfL regarding Gallows Corner replacement. | 27/03/2026 |
| FOI-00063288 | Met But Some Info Not Held | Please provide details of the Department鈥檚 internal Dispute Resolution (Grievance) policy and 鈥楻aising a Concern鈥� (Whistleblowing) policy including timelines, deadlines, and the maximum time the complaint process/investigation should take. | 27/03/2026 |
| EIR-00058998 | Part Refusal/Exemptions | Any communication between DfT and Tesla relating to the disclosure of Tesla's ZEV mandate submission in response to freedom of information requests asking for the submission (DfT ref: APL-00046897 7/11/2025 refers ). | 27/03/2026 |
| FOI-00063186 | Fully Met | Any reports/presentations produced from 2024 until the present summarising the findings from any studies relating to electric vehicles that use or are based on using data obtained from O2 Motion. | 30/03/2026 |
| FOI-00063365 | Part Refusal/Exemptions | Any reports, research papers or briefing notes produced or commissioned by the Department for Transport relating to bus driver shortages, recruitment or retention in England, covering the period 1 January 2020 to present. | 30/03/2026 |
| EIR-00062102 | Fully Met | Public EV charging devices. | 31/03/2026 |
| FOI-00062468 | Fully Met | Correspondence with Manchester City Council about the speed limit of the Mancunian Way motorway sent or received from 2023 up to the time of this request. | 31/03/2026 |
| FOI-00060746 | Fully Met | Special authorisations granted under section 178 or 181 of the Equality Act 2010, exempting certain PSV vehicles and certain operators from compliance with the PSV Accessibility Regulations 2010 and The Public Service Vehicles (Accessible Information) Regulations 2023. | 31/03/2026 |