Public Transport: Migrants
Commons · Question 51191 · Tabled 9 May 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 19 May 2025
Question
Asked by Rupert Lowe
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of population changes due to immigration on public transport (a) capacity and (b) congestion levels in urban centres.
Answer
Answered by Lilian Greenwood, 19 May 2025
The Department models future demand for transport based on the Common Analytical Scenarios (CAS), which are a wide range of plausible scenarios related to population, the economy, behavioural change and decarbonisation. DfT publish the National Road Traff...