Department for Transport: Annual Reports
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 20 April 2026 to Question 125029 on Department for Transport: Annual Reports, in respect of the £398 million Capital DEL expenditure attributed to the Decarbonisation, Technology and Strategy Group in 2024-25, if she will publish (a) a breakdown of the projects and programmes funded, (b) the amount allocated to each project, (c) a description of the purpose and remit of that Group, including its organisational structure, and (d) the planned Capital DEL and Resource DEL budget for that Group in 2025-26.
Answered by Simon Lightwood
In the original answer of 20 April 2026, unfortunately there was a misallocation of spending relating to Zero Emission Vehicles between the areas Decarbonisation, Technology and Strategy Group and Road Transport Group. The answer below includes the corrected values relating to Decarbonisation, Technology and Strategy.
Part A and Part B
A breakdown of spending by project for the Decarbonisation, Technology and Strategy Group is set out below, specifically for the Sustainable Travel estimate line:
DG Decarbonisation, Technology and Strategy | Capital DEL | Resource DEL |
Projects | Amount £m | Amount £m |
Sustainable Aviation fuels mandate | 36 | - |
Union Connectivity Review | - | 5 |
Other programmes (individually each <£5m) | 14 | 7 |
Totals | 50 | 12 |
Part C
Decarbonisation, Technology & Strategy Group covers cross-cutting themes including reducing environmental impact, growing the economy and increasing our global impact.
DfT’s latest organisation structure is available on gov.uk. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69e8df20d36883a64473b850/dft-organisational-chart-apr-26.pdf
Part D
The planned Capital DEL and Resource DEL budget for the Decarbonisation, Technology and Strategy group in 2025-26 is provided in the table below. This is the Group’s total budget for all Estimate lines.
| Capital DEL | Resource DEL - Programme | Total |
Business area | Amount £m | Amount £m | Amount £m |
DG Decarbonisation, Technology and Strategy | 76 | 12 | 88 |
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