Lord Moylan: To ask His Majesty's Government how many approved driving instructors were on the official register in each month since July 2024. Minister of State, Department for Transport (Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill, CBE): The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) publishes driving instructor and motorcycle instructor register data online. The below table shows the number of approved driving instructors (ADI) on the official register in each month since July 2024. Pleas

Lord Moylan: To ask His Majesty's Government whether the first East West Rail services between Oxford and Milton Keynes Central via Winslow have been included in the base train timetable. Minister of State, Department for Transport (Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill, CBE): Chiltern worked with Network Rail, DfT and other operators on the December 2026 timetable and services have been timetabled between Oxford, Winslow, Bletchley and Milton Keynes. The Department continues to work c

Lord Moylan: To ask His Majesty's Government when the review of HS2 by Mark Wild will be published. Minister of State, Department for Transport (Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill, CBE): On 19 May, the Secretary of State for Transport updated Parliament on the progress of the HS2 reset, alongside the publication of her latest parliamentary report. In addition, the government published the initial findings of HS2 Ltd CEO Mark Wild’s review into the simplification of the railway’s ope

Lord Moylan: To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Sudan and international partners about ensuring that Coptic Christian communities are able to worship and rebuild places of worship, following reports that a local authority halted reconstruction and worship at a Coptic church in Northern State. Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Baroness Chapman of Darlington) I refer the Noble Lord to the answer p

Lord Moylan: To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect to publish the Great British Railways access and use policy. Minister of State, Department for Transport (Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill, CBE): To ensure a smooth transition from today’s access and charging regime to the new access and charging framework under Great British Railways (GBR), Network Rail System Operator (NRSO) were commissioned to develop a draft Access and Use Policy for consultation on behalf of GBR.

Lord Moylan: To ask His Majesty's Government how many rail trespass incidents have occurred in each month since January 2024; and whether they have assessed the financial impact of those incidents for (1) 2024, (2) 2025, and (3) 2026. ( Minister of State, Department for Transport (Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill, CBE): The number of rail trespass incidents is presented in the following table: Rail Period Start Date End Date Incidents 2023/24_P10 10 December 2023 06 January 2024 6

Lord Moylan: To ask His Majesty's Government how many working days were lost to sickness per train operating company in Government ownership, in each month since January 2024. Minister of State, Department for Transport (Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill, CBE): Each train operating company currently records this information in a different way – some by days lost and some by percentage absence rate. The figures below have been collated by DFT Operator. Figures cover periods in publi

Lord Moylan: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill on 15 April (HL Deb col 59GC), whether the staff transferred from the Department for Transport (DfT) to DfT operator are, or will be, physically located in Network Rail premises in Waterloo; and whether they plan to maintain managerial and operational distance between DfT operator and Network Rail in the context of the formation of Great British Rail. Minister of State, Departm