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- Full Fact reported on 23 March 2026 that the government appears off track to fix an additional one million potholes annually, with early combined estimates from 85 councils projecting no overall increase in repairs in 2025/26 (Is the government on course to fix an additional million potholes in England each year?, Full Fact, 23 March 2026).

- The Railways Bill was introduced before Parliament on 5 November 2025 to enable the creation of publicly owned Great British Railways (GBR) (Great British Railways and the public ownership programme, Department for Transport, 10 March 2026). - The government launched the rail public ownership programme and announced the first services to transfer into public ownership on 4 December 2024 (Great British Railways and the public ownership programme, Department for Transport, 10 March 2026). - Great British Railways (GBR) is expected to be operational around 12 months after the Railways Bill receives Royal Assent (Great British Railways and the public ownership programme, Department for Transport, 10 March 2026).

- The Bus Services Bill became law on 27 October 2025, making it the Bus Services Act (New era of better buses: Landmark Bus Bill becomes law, Department for Transport, 28 October 2025). - The Bus Services Act lifts the ban on local authorities setting up their own bus companies (New era of better buses: Landmark Bus Bill becomes law, Department for Transport, 28 October 2025). - The Bus Services Act cuts the red tape holding back bus franchising (New era of better buses: Landmark Bus Bill becomes law, Department for Transport, 28 October 2025).

- Full Fact reported on 20 February 2026 that Labour's manifesto pledged to restore the 2030 phase-out date for new cars with internal combustion engines (Is the government on track to phase out new petrol and diesel cars by 2030?, Full Fact, 20 February 2026). - The government clarified in April 2025 that new cars "will need to be hybridised in some manner—or be zero emission" after 2030, with small volume manufacturers exempted (Is the government on track to phase out new petrol and diesel cars by 2030?, Full Fact, 20 February 2026). - The Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Mandate sets legally-binding quotas for the proportion of cars manufactured to be zero emission, requiring 80% per year by 2030 and 100% by 2035 (Is the government on track to phase out new petrol and diesel cars by 2030?, Full Fact, 20 February 2026). - A Department for Transport spokesperson stated in July 2025 that legislation to set binding targets for the proportion of zero emission vehicles to be sold will be set out in due course (Is the government on track to phase out new petrol and diesel cars by 2030?, Full Fact, 20 February 2026).

- The Railways Bill was introduced before Parliament on 5 November 2025 to enable the creation of publicly owned Great British Railways (GBR) (Great British Railways and the public ownership programme, Department for Transport, 10 March 2026). - Great British Railways (GBR) will be the single ‘directing mind’ for the railways and will operate the majority of passenger services under public ownership and control (Great British Railways and the public ownership programme, Department for Transport, 10 March 2026). - The government launched the rail public ownership programme and announced the first services to transfer into public ownership on 4 December 2024 (Great British Railways and the public ownership programme, Department for Transport, 10 March 2026).

- The Bus Services Bill became law on 27 October 2025, making it the Bus Services Act (New era of better buses: Landmark Bus Bill becomes law, Department for Transport, 28 October 2025). - The Bus Services Act will make it easier for local leaders to take control of their buses (New era of better buses: Landmark Bus Bill becomes law, Department for Transport, 28 October 2025). - The Bus Services Act cuts the red tape holding back bus franchising (New era of better buses: Landmark Bus Bill becomes law, Department for Transport, 28 October 2025).

- The Bus Services Bill became law on 27 October 2025, making it the Bus Services Act (New era of better buses: Landmark Bus Bill becomes law, Department for Transport, 28 October 2025). - The Bus Services Act includes plans to mandate staff training to recognise and handle incidents of anti-social behaviour and crime (New era of better buses: Landmark Bus Bill becomes law, Department for Transport, 28 October 2025). - The Bus Services Act tightens requirements for cancelling vital routes to protect passengers from sudden cuts (New era of better buses: Landmark Bus Bill becomes law, Department for Transport, 28 October 2025). - No published evidence specific to the creation of a new Passenger Standards Authority has been identified.

- The Railways Bill was introduced before Parliament on 5 November 2025 to enable the creation of publicly owned Great British Railways (GBR) (Great British Railways and the public ownership programme, Department for Transport, 10 March 2026). - Great British Railways (GBR) will be the single ‘directing mind’ for the railways, responsible for passenger services and infrastructure (Great British Railways and the public ownership programme, Department for Transport, 10 March 2026). - GBR is intended to deliver improvements to rail services and plan and run the railway on a long-term basis (Great British Railways and the public ownership programme, Department for Transport, 10 March 2026). - No published evidence specific to a review of potential expansion of High Speed Rail has been identified in the provided sources.

- The current evidence states that pay-as-you-go contactless is being extended beyond London (Current evidence for MC-248, Department for Transport, Undated). - No further specific, dated published evidence has been identified from the provided official sources.

- The current evidence states that a Railways Bill is planned to establish Great British Railways (Current evidence for MC-249, Department for Transport, Undated). - The current evidence also states that a Shadow GBR is operating as a transition body (Current evidence for MC-249, Department for Transport, Undated). - No further specific, dated published evidence has been identified from the provided official sources.

- The current evidence states that Active Travel England is continuing its investment programme, and new cycle lanes and pedestrian infrastructure are being developed (Current evidence for MC-295, Department for Transport, Undated). - The Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy outlines the government's ambition for cycling and walking by 2040 and details financial resources and planned actions (Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy, Department for Transport, 21 April 2017). - No further specific, dated published evidence of investment in every community has been identified since April 2017.