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DfT: FOI and EIR disclosure log, January 2022

Updated 26 January 2023
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RefNo RequestOutcome Summary DateResponded
F0020549 Met but some info not held Re: Your staff canteens and cafes - copies of the Food Safety inspection reports/results, details of subsequent enforcement actions taken, and all supporting documents for the last 10 years. 05/01/2022
F0020565 Fully met Policy documents relating to traffic cones and flat traffic delineators including their size, standards and authorised use; including but not limited regarding the approval for use of the Flat Cone or quick cone by Frank Myers in the 1990s. 06/01/2022
E0020619 Fully met "Using E10 petrol can slightly reduce fuel economy (the number of miles you are able to drive on a gallon of fuel). You may see a reduction of around 1%" Sharing information on how this was calculated 06/01/2022
F0020582 Fully met Please can you confirm which additional train services will run when the TransPennine Route Upgrade is completed. 07/01/2022
F0020588 Fully met What digital twin initiatives does the department currently have: a) underway in respect of the current year; and b) planned or being planned for the spending review period? For each initiative who is the policy lead and/or SRO? 07/01/2022
F0020562 Fully met Re: the proposed fixed link from Northern Ireland to Great Britain - any maps or plans for the option 2 link. 07/01/2022
F0020576 Met but some info not held How many pedestrians have been hospitalised after being hit by a car in the attempt to socially-distance from other pedestrians? If possible, can you provide figures for 2020 and 2021 financial year. 07/01/2022
F0020579 Fully met Correspondence or guidance issued to LAs in the last 12 months re use of the prohibition of motor vehicles traffic sign (also known as sign 619 or the 'flying motorcycle') to denote the commencement of a Traffic Regulation Order relating to a bus lane. 10/01/2022
F0020604 Fully met Information about step-free Access at Wimbledon Chase Railway Station. 12/01/2022
F0020548 Met but some info not held Re: East West Rail - Information about their Strategy Director - previous rail experience, relationship with Chris Grayling, donations made to the Conservative Party, minutes of meetings. 12/01/2022
F0020554 Met but some info not held Re: East West Rail - Details of the process in which Will Gallagher was appointed in 2017. Did Chris Grayling have any input into the appointment? Was DfT aware of political ties with the Conservative party at the time? 12/01/2022
F0020557 Met but some info not held Re: East West Rail - Information about the appointment of the strategy director, details of meetings with Conservative party donors, minutes of meetings. 12/01/2022
F0020596 Fully met National Productivity Investment Fund Hinckley Road, Nuneaton. 13/01/2022
F0020585 Fully met All the Vehicle Special Orders (VSOs) that the Department has issued in relation to the UK e-scooter trials since the trials started in 2020. 14/01/2022
F0020616 Fully met Air Accident Report - G-ARJM BEA Comet - 21st December 1961 - Ankara, Turkey 17/01/2022
F0020593 Met but some info not held Various information concerning railtrack. 17/01/2022
F0020662 Fully met Information on the RAIB's CCTV maintenance and support contracts. 18/01/2022
F0020482 Met but some info not held Information about the recruitment process for the East West Rail Company Strategy Director, details of the successful candidate, details of meetings attended, relationship with Chris Grayling MP. Other related information. 18/01/2022
F0020592 Partially refused Breakdown of 2021 costs for the Bedford to Cambridge section including C, E & F. The cost estimates for previously considered cost estimates for routes that would extend the existing Hitchin to Cambridge line to Bedford. Last estimates Bedford to Hitchin. 18/01/2022
F0020595 Fully met The regulations/protocols concerning pedestrian crossings and the time elapsing between pressing the button and the lights changing to allow pedestrians to cross the road. 19/01/2022
F0020600 Fully met For the December 2020 "Pvt Office event" detailed in articles, please supply - number of staff attending - location of the "event" - number of rooms utilised for the "event" at the location Format should be supplied in word (docx) format. 19/01/2022
F0020609 Met but some info not held Various questions relating to 'fix your bike scheme'. 19/01/2022
F0020617 Met but some info not held How many young drivers, aged 25 and under were involved in a car collision in the past five calendar years (2017-2021 inclusive)? Breakdown per calendar year requested. Please also provide the number which were fatal, serious or slight. 19/01/2022
F0020607 Partially refused Re: the Integrated Rail Plan - Information about the Mott MacDonald reports including: date commissioned, duration of consultancy, date completed, copies of completed reports, if ongoing most recent version of report. 20/01/2022
F0020523 Partially refused Information on the cost-benefit-ratio calculation for proposals considered within the Integrated Rail Plan. 24/01/2022
F0020618 Fully met Requesting report prepared by Faber Maunsell (now AECOM) in 2007 ("Demand Management Techniques -- Peak Spreading").This information is supposedly critical for the requester's undergraduate thesis. 25/01/2022
F0020667 Fully met To supply information (eg spreadsheet) regarding the annual number of licensed vehicles on UK roads, from the year 1950 to the present day. 25/01/2022
F0020699 Fully met Information for each of the following periods; 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22: • The total spend by the organisation on social media advertising, including a breakdown by year and by form of social media (e.g. Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.) 25/01/2022
F0020605 Partially refused Information about the number of licensed vehicles in the UK, based on 2011 Census geography. 25/01/2022
F0020629 Fully met Requesting information regarding the East West Railway back test policy document. In addition to finding out what changes where made and who were involved in the whole process of back tests. 26/01/2022
F0020632 Fully met To share all related information regarding Michael Gove's strategy since taking over from Robert Jenrick as minister for levelling up, housing, communities and local government. 26/01/2022
F0020631 Fully met Sharing information regarding NFU MUTUAL and its relation with DFT. Questioning the endorsements made by the department. 26/01/2022
F0020623 Met but some info not held Information regarding “Part XI - Making up of Private Streets" of the Highways Act 1980” and its relation to the formulation of future government policy. 26/01/2022
F0020703 Partially refused To request: - The volume of OLEV EVHS Grants requests received by the Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) - List of all postcodes and or full addresses who have applied for and been granted an OLEV EVHS Grant 26/01/2022
F0020614 Fully met How many current UK Members of Parliament have written to the Department of Transport to express concerns over the lack of regulation of escooters on UK roads/streets/highways & pavements? If any please list who those MP's are. 27/01/2022
F0020663 Fully met Requester wants to know how the current Escooter trial is being monitored. 27/01/2022
F0020656 Fully met Requesting information related to how many civil servant were dismissed from employment due to lack of capability. 28/01/2022
F0020626 Fully met I am working on my finishing thesis about effects of ECDIS grounding accident... access your accident reports and statistics about grounding. 28/01/2022
F0020718 Fully met The MAIB investigation report on the grounding of CMA CGM Libra including appendices. 28/01/2022
F0020649 Fully met Information regarding the 'On Street Residential Charge Point Scheme'. Specifically requested the breakdown of grants related to this. 28/01/2022
F0020633 Fully met Providing a list of the number of Government Car Service departmental pool cars currently allocated to each government department; and what the fuel type is of each car. 31/01/2022
F0020669 Fully met Requesting information regarding 'Hammersmith Bridge Taskforce '. If there are information in the public domain, URL is requested to direct the requester. 31/01/2022
F0020661 Fully met Regarding the contract between the Department of Transport and RSP over the use of the former Manston Airport site as a lorry holding facility. 31/01/2022
F0020702 Fully met Share information on DfT's anti-bribery polices and procedures. Please advise if EWR have the same or different. 31/01/2022