Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 75932

Department for Transport: Flags

Tabled: 9 September 2025

Answered: 16 September 2025

Question

Sir John Hayes

Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many days the Union Flag was flown on her Department's main sites in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025 to date.

Answer

Simon Lightwood

At our main London headquarters building the Union Flag is flown every day. The only other main site where there is a flag pole is Spring Place in Southampton. The Red Ensign, and the Coastguard Flag, which have the Union Flag incorporated within it, are ...

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