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DfT: FOI and EIR disclosure log, February 2025

Updated 27 March 2025
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Case Number Outcome Summary Date Responded
FOI-00030779 Fully Met Information about desk space and booking desks. 04-Feb-25
FOI-00030705 Part Refusal/Exemptions Information relating to civil servants being given permission to work from outside the United Kingdom in 21/22, 22/23 & 23/24. 04-Feb-25
EIR-00031035 Fully Met Details of pest control operations conducted on main HQ site, including date, in the past 12 months. Costs of pest control operations, broken down by month, in that period. 05-Feb-25
FOI-00030873 Fully Met Figures for MAIB investigated incidents in the UK from the past 10 years (2014-2024) that have involved recreational craft and the consumption of alcohol or drugs? And UK incidents investigated by the MAIB where the recreational craft operatives have not been wearing lifejackets or buoyancy aids? Again, over the past 10 years - broken down year by year? 05-Feb-25
FOI-00031423 Fully Met Does the Department pay for 'verified' status or equivalent subscriptions on a) Twitter, b) Instagram, c) Facebook and/or d) any other social media platforms? If so, how much does the DfT pay per month for verified subscriptions a), b), c) and/or d); and Since when has the DfT paid for verifications a), b), c) and/or d)? 05-Feb-25
FOI-00032252 Fully Met Information on step free station tube maps. 05-Feb-25
FOI-00031073 Fully Met Cancellation of services targets and GWRs performance in relation to them. 06-Feb-25
FOI-00031959 Fully Met What is the headcount (number) of staff employed in communications, marketing, press and public affairs in Active Travel England. 06-Feb-25
FOI-00031071 Fully Met 1. Supply either a URL to the original version of "Traffic Management Act 2004: statutory guidance for local authorities outside London on civil enforcement of bus lane and moving traffic contraventions" or a copy of it; 2. Advise when it was issued; 3. Supply copies of any comparable guidance which had been issued to London local authorities and remained in place at the time that the statutory guidance was issued to local authorities outside London. 07-Feb-25
FOI-00031072 Fully Met Signage dimensions 07-Feb-25
FOI-00031202 Fully Met 1. How many cars are currently in the general pool for ministerial use. I can clarify I refer to cars which are not assigned to a minister on an ongoing basis. 2. Which ministers have been granted ongoing use of a car from the GCS. 3. How much has DfT invoiced government departments for use of GCS vehicles, broken down by month, from 01 October 2024 to the present. 07-Feb-25
EIR-00029430 Part Refusal/Exemptions All documentation, including but not limited to, attendance lists, agendas, background papers, minutes/notes and email correspondence regarding all the Jet Zero Council's Sustainable Aviation Fuels Delivery Group's meetings since November 2020 07-Feb-25
FOI-00031382 Met But Some Info Not Held • How many journeys were made in Ministerial cars between July and December 2024? • How many journeys in Ministerial cars between July and December 2024 were under 5 miles in distance? • How many journeys in Ministerial cars between July and December 2024 were under 10 minutes in length? • How many external charges/fines were given to Ministerial cars between July and December 2024? 07-Feb-25
FOI-00031259 Fully Met Copies of Annual leave policy, Maternity leave policy Travel, subsistence and expenses policy (including limits for accommodation and subsistence) Pay policy Working outside UK / International remote working policy. 10-Feb-25
FOI-00031338 Fully Met Information about six call-off contracts awarded by Department for Transport. Details of the framework agreements they were awarded from. 10-Feb-25
EIR-00031341 Part Refusal/Exemptions Otley Road Cycleway, Harrogate 10-Feb-25
FOI-00029283 Part Refusal/Exemptions East Midlands Railway cancellations and performance 10-Feb-25
EIR-00031377 Fully Met The DfT has, in the last decade, evaluated one of the 12 funding pots it has opened up for local authorities for road maintenance and potholes. Could you please provide details of the conclusion of this evaluation? This would include documents summarising the evaluation and what the DfT concluded, any details provided to the DfT concerning how the money was spent and any action taken by the DfT against relevant councils following the evaluation. 11-Feb-25
EIR-00031637 Fully Met List of 'cold spots' for EV charging, as referred to by Department for Transport officials at PAC on 20 January 11-Feb-25
FOI-00032245 Fully Met Information on health support for staff. Whether line managers in the Department are offered training on supporting the health (including mental health) of their teams. Whether staff have access to occupational health schemes, schemes promoting healthy lifestyles, offered support to improve their health outside any such formal schemes. 11-Feb-25
FOI-00031368 Fully Met How the concessionaire of a Tolls Order under Part 1 Section 8 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 can redefine the definition of a van, as including vehicles not primarily designed for the purpose of carrying goods. So, please would you either provide details of the particular Tolls Order, its variations and extensions as relevant or the part of the Concession Agreement for Midland Expressway Limited that allows them to charge vehicles, otherwise classified under tax legislation as cars, as vans. 12-Feb-25
FOI-00032174 Fully Met Fishing safety statistics 12-Feb-25
FOI-00031421 Part Refusal/Exemptions Various information about the Voluntary Redundancy Scheme. 12-Feb-25
FOI-00032979 Part Refusal/Exemptions A copy of the survey questions used in the national survey of Dangerous Goods Safety Advisers (DGSAs) that concluded on January 17, 2025. 2. The results and any analysis of the responses from this survey. 12-Feb-25
FOI-00029776 Met But Some Info Not Held The main notification/explanation documents and formal letters DfT produced to inform the Office of Rail and Road of changes to the Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail. 13-Feb-25
FOI-00031397 Met But Some Info Not Held Information about diplomatic postings overseas. 13-Feb-25
FOI-00030202 Part Refusal/Exemptions A list of all Rail Delivery Group activities that are funded or part-funded by the taxpayer. 13-Feb-25
FOI-00031383 Part Refusal/Exemptions Accident data re junction of A1 & New Road, Sandy, SG19 1PB . 13-Feb-25
FOI-00031386 Part Refusal/Exemptions Accident data relating to junction of A267 and A272. 13-Feb-25
FOI-00033017 Fully Met Information on web traffic data to the following domains from government devices used by all officials from your department. Chat.deepseek.com and deepseek.com. 14-Feb-25
FOI-00030838 Met But Some Info Not Held A copy of the agreement of the head of your department to the view or policy that 60% minimum office attendance for most staff continues to be the best balance of working for the Civil Service. 14-Feb-25
FOI-00029155 Part Refusal/Exemptions Correspondence between Department for Transport ministers and P&O Ferries or DP World since 4 July 2024 14-Feb-25
FOI-00032719 Part Refusal/Exemptions Name of who is responsible for slogan, and who is responsible for the slogan being often repeated in stations. 14-Feb-25
FOI-00031781 Fully Met Maritime accident statistics for 2022 and 2024. 17-Feb-25
FOI-00032645 Fully Met Copy of FOI responses 17-Feb-25
EIR-00032996 Fully Met Methwold, Norfolk planning application 18-Feb-25
EIR-00033668 Fully Met Correspondence or documentation from and to Stockton on Tees Borough in relation to Footpath number 4 in Whitton or Footpath number 9 in Thorpe Thewles. 18-Feb-25
FOI-00031824 Fully Met A list of all services for the carriage of persons or goods by ship with or without vehicles, which have occurred between a place outside the United Kingdom and a place in the United Kingdom on or over 52 occasions between 1 January 2023 and 31 December 2023. 18-Feb-25
EIR-00029830 Part Refusal/Exemptions All documentation, including but not limited to, attendance lists, agendas, background papers, minutes/notes and email correspondence regarding the meeting on November 20th 2024 between Jonathan Reynolds, Louise Haigh. 18-Feb-25
FOI-00030147 Part Refusal/Exemptions A copy of the business plan and assumptions sent to the Department for Transport by the UK Civil Aviation Authority for funding for the 'Digitising Specific Category Operations' project. 18-Feb-25
FOI-00032316 Part Refusal/Exemptions Information in relation to the following contract: Provision of Technical Support FoSS Architecture and Design. 18-Feb-25
FOI-00033122 Met But Some Info Not Held What policies, if any, does the Department have in place for the sourcing and procuring of food produced in the United Kingdom for official functions and catering outlets? What proportion of food procured by the Department in the financial year of 2023-24 was produced in the United Kingdom for: (a) official functions and events, and (b) catering outlets run by the Department including, but not limited to, cafés? London Headquarters Building. 19-Feb-25
FOI-00032423 Part Refusal/Exemptions Request for copies of wage agreement and press release from DfT. 19-Feb-25
EIR-00032022 Part Refusal/Exemptions Regarding the Euston Master Development Partner contract, awarded to Lendlease in 2018. A number of firms including Canary Wharf Group and MTR corporation bid for this contract. Could you please provide a broken down list of the bidders and the amount they each bid as part of their proposals for this contract? 21-Feb-25
FOI-00032062 Met But Some Info Not Held Cost of driver cpc consultation 24-Feb-25
FOI-00033497 Part Refusal/Exemptions Questions around the AAIB investigation relating to bearings to a Leonardo helicopter accident (G-VSKP) in 2018 in Leicester. 24-Feb-25
EIR-00032400 Part Refusal/Exemptions How much has been sent on the redevelopment of Oxford Station 24-Feb-25
FOI-00032263 Part Refusal/Exemptions Business case for the waterside line 25-Feb-25
FOI-00033771 Fully Met For all Sub National Transport Bodies (STBs): -What was the allocated combined funding for all STBs in the 2024/25 financial year (please provide the combined total in £)? -What is the allocated combined funding for all STBs in the 2025/26 financial year (please provide the combined total in £)? -Does the Department for Transport review performance/value for money of STBS? -What assessments has the Department for Transport made of the effectiveness and value for money of STBs in 2024/25? 25-Feb-25
FOI-00032255 Part Refusal/Exemptions Information in relation to Bus fares and caps. 25-Feb-25
EIR-00032063 Part Refusal/Exemptions Compliance with Public Charge Point Regulations 2023 26-Feb-25
FOI-00033849 Fully Met Information about Equality, diversity and Inclusion roles in RAIB for 21/22, 22/23 & 23/24. 27-Feb-25
FOI-00032589 Part Refusal/Exemptions Active travel fund allocation to local authorities in London 27-Feb-25
FOI-00032814 Fully Met Information regarding vehicles owned, leased or otherwise used by the Department for Transport. 28-Feb-25
EIR-00032548 Part Refusal/Exemptions Information about the Charge Point Operator helpline reporting. 28-Feb-25
FOI-00034707 Part Refusal/Exemptions Request: 1. “Please, therefore, disclose an unredacted copy of the Remedial Agreement (save for personal data) by return.” (paragraph 3.6 of the Linklaters Letter) 2. “If you are unable to provide such a copy of the Remedial Agreement, please confirm whether the Remedial Agreement contains all of the clauses set out in the Remedial Plan Notice.” (paragraph 3.6 of the Linklaters Letter) 3. (In respect of any decision by the Secretary of State to agree to CrossCountry Trains Limited’s request to delay implementation of the May 2025 Timetable uplift) “…please confirm: a. whether the Secretary of State intends to or has agreed to the request; and b. the reasons for that decision” (paragraph 4.7 of the Linklaters Letter) 4. And “If a decision has been taken, please also provide copies of the decision making documents” (paragraph 4.8 of the Linklaters Letter) 5. (In respect to a Review Meeting to be held between the Secretary of State and the Operator) “Given our client’s legitimate interest in the outcome of that meeting please provide… a. (a) Confirmation of when that review meeting will take place, b. A copy of the agenda for that meeting; c. A copy of any briefing papers prepared for the Secretary of State in advance of that review meeting; d. A copy of any documents to be considered at that review meeting; and e. Confirmation of whether the Secretary of State has sought legal advice on whether she can terminate XC’s NRC (for the avoidance of doubt, we are not seeking the contents of that advice.)” (paragraph 5.3 of the Linklaters Letter). 28-Feb-25