Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 104241

Travel: Power Failures

Tabled: 8 January 2026
Answered: 16 January 2026

Question

Lee Anderson

Reform UKAshfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what contingency measures the Government has in place for instances of major power outages impacting people’s ability to travel by (a) personal private car transport and (b) public transport.

Answer

Keir Mather
The Department for Transport considers the risks and potential impacts from power outages through ongoing robust resilience assessment and planning processes. The challenges presented by a range of different vehicle types and modes of transport, including...

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