Official statistics released over three days cover Bristol-relevant roads, rail, insolvencies and nature

Figures on transport, business failures, planning, renewable fuels and children's access to nature came out within 72 hours, giving a broad snapshot no single source reports.

Published August 20th 2026 17:49 BST

The Insolvency Service said it published monthly tables and commentary on individual insolvencies — including bankruptcies, debt relief orders and individual voluntary arrangements — for July 2026 on 18 August [1].

The Insolvency Service also published company insolvency numbers, rates and sectors for July 2026 on the same day [2].

The Department for Transport said it released travel-time measures for the Strategic Road Network and local ‘A’ roads, covering the year ending June 2026, on 18 August [3][4].

On 19 August, Natural England published an update to the Children’s People and Nature Survey for England, based on fieldwork carried out in August and September-October 2022 [5].

Also on 19 August, the Department for Transport issued first provisional releases for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Mandate statistics for 2026 and Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation statistics for 2026 [6][7].

The Planning Inspectorate published experimental official statistics on performance against Ministerial Measures on 20 August [8].

The Office of Rail and Road said it published annual regional rail-usage figures for each region of Great Britain for April 2025 to March 2026 on 20 August [9][10].

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Official statistics released over three days cover Bristol-relevant roads, rail, insolvencies and nature

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