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• Transparency data: DfT: workforce management information, February 2025

  08-04-2025 17:44 via gov.uk
  
  Reports on departmental staff numbers and costs.
  
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• Research: Comparing fuel pumps to electric vehicle public chargers

  27-02-2026 01:01 via gov.uk
  An analysis that shows there are more electric vehicle (EV) public chargers than fuel pumps across the UK.
  
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• Health service to save millions with boost to electrify NHS fleet

  27-02-2026 01:01 via gov.uk
  Switching the NHS vehicle fleet to electric will save the health sector millions and help reduce 460 million miles worth of journeys across England.
  
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• Research: Personal safety on transport

  26-02-2026 17:00 via gov.uk
  Study exploring how safe people feel on the transport network and their experience of incidents impacting their personal safety.
  
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• Policy paper: Rail technical standards common framework

  26-02-2026 17:00 via gov.uk
  Explains how the UK government and devolved governments propose to work together on rail technical standards.
  
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• Policy paper: Rail air quality policy statement

  26-02-2026 17:00 via gov.uk
  Sets out the government’s approach to improving air quality across the passenger railway in England.
  
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• Policy paper: Motor insurance common framework

  26-02-2026 17:00 via gov.uk
  Explains how the UK government and devolved governments propose to work together on motor insurance.
  
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• Policy paper: Driver licensing common framework

  26-02-2026 17:00 via gov.uk
  Explains how the UK government and devolved governments propose to work together on driver licensing.
  
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• Policy paper: Commercial transport operator licensing common framework

  26-02-2026 17:00 via gov.uk
  Explains how the UK government and devolved governments propose to work together on commercial transport and operator licensing.
  
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• Corporate report: HS2 vocational qualifications report, 2023 to 2024

  26-02-2026 17:00 via gov.uk
  This report gives details of the vocational qualifications completed by people working on the construction of HS2.
  
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• Research: Using mobile phone data when evaluating electric vehicle usage

  26-02-2026 10:30 via gov.uk
  Analysis establishing the viability of using anonymised and aggregated mobile phone data to support evaluation and future study of electric vehicle usage.
  
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• Official Statistics: Electric vehicle public charging infrastructure statistics: January 2026

  26-02-2026 10:30 via gov.uk
  Quarterly statistics on the number of public electric vehicle chargers in the United Kingdom, including summaries by geography and charging power band.
  
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• Electric vehicle charging infrastructure statistics: data tables (EVCI)

  26-02-2026 10:30 via gov.uk
  Data about electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
  
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• FOI release: DfT: FOI and EIR disclosure log 2026

  26-02-2026 10:19 via gov.uk
  List of responses to freedom of information and environmental information regulations requests made to the Department for Transport in 2026.
  
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• Transparency data: DfT: spending over £25,000, October 2025

  26-02-2026 10:15 via gov.uk
  Reports on departmental spending over £25,000.
  
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• Transparency data: DfT: spending over £25,000, November 2025

  26-02-2026 10:15 via gov.uk
  Reports on departmental spending over £25,000.
  
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• Research: Rail delays and compensation 2025

  26-02-2026 10:00 via gov.uk
  Research with rail passengers on awareness, experiences and behaviours around compensation schemes from the latest fieldwork in March 2025.
  
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• Official Statistics: Shipping fleet statistics: 2025

  25-02-2026 10:30 via gov.uk
  Size of the UK and world shipping fleets on 31 December 2025.
  
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• Maritime and shipping statistics information

  25-02-2026 10:30 via gov.uk
  Guide to maritime and shipping statistics including notes and definitions, quality information and supporting technical documents.
  
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• Accredited official statistics: Seafarers in the UK shipping industry: 2025

  25-02-2026 10:30 via gov.uk
  UK seafarers statistics on active at sea and non-UK seafarers qualified to work on UK registered vessels in 2025.
  
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• Grant boost to cover almost half the cost of installing EV chargers for households and businesses

  25-02-2026 01:02 via gov.uk
  Flat owners, landlords, renters and businesses will be able to get grants of up to £500 per charge point.
  
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• Next stop, new career – bus drivers encourage others to get on board

  25-02-2026 01:01 via gov.uk
  Driving a bus is a rewarding career offering fast progression, competitive salaries, good benefits, travel concessions and a sense of purpose.
  
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• Landmark deal paves way for return of regular cross-Channel rail freight

  25-02-2026 01:01 via gov.uk
  Regular rail freight traffic through the Channel Tunnel will help reduce pollution, potholes and congestion while providing new jobs across the UK.
  
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• Update to forecasts of greenhouse gas emissions from aviation

  24-02-2026 12:21 via gov.uk
  The Secretary of State for Transport corrects a small error in departmental forecasts used to support government’s carbon budget and growth delivery plan.
  
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• Decision: Proposed revocation of the A47 Wansford to Sutton Development Consent Order 2023

  24-02-2026 11:00 via gov.uk
  The Secretary of State for Transport proposes to make an order to revoke the A47 Wansford to Sutton Development Consent Order 2023.
  
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• Official Statistics: Transport Statistics Geography Portal: February 2026

  24-02-2026 10:30 via gov.uk
  Quarterly update to the website that presents existing published official statistics, by the Department for Transport, in a geographical format.
  
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• Transparency data: DfT: workforce management information, January 2026

  20-02-2026 10:53 via gov.uk
  Reports on departmental staff numbers and costs.
  
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• 4,500 new homes and jobs in Lincolnshire thanks to new government-backed road

  18-02-2026 10:05 via gov.uk
  The £110 million investment in the North Hykeham Relief Road will also mean faster journeys and less congestion for people across Lincoln and Lincolnshire.
  
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• Prime Minister announces seven new stations and major rail funding commitment

  17-02-2026 23:00 via gov.uk
  A generational UK Government commitment to modernise Welsh rail is set to support 12,000 jobs across Wales.
  
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• Guidance: Harbour revision order (HRO) prioritisation framework

  17-02-2026 11:00 via gov.uk
  Prioritisation criteria for ports to identify which harbour order applications are eligible for prioritised processing by the Marine Management Organisation.
  
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