Written questions
542 written questions tabled, most recent first.
25 Feb 2026 · Treasury
Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has conducted modelling since July 2024 on the potential revenue that could be raised from a weight-based system of Vehicle Excise Duty for cars.
25 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport
Transport and Environment: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has provided (a) funding and (b) advice to the European Federation for Transport and Environment since 4 July 2024.
24 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport
Motorcycles: Accidents
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many motorcyclists have been (a) killed and (b) seriously injured following a collision with a wire rope safety barrier in each of the last 10 years.
24 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport
Great British Railways: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2026 to Question 108456 on Great British Railways: Finance, whether (a) internal modelling, (b) business case documentation and (c) analytical assessment underpins the comm
24 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport
Great British Railways: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answers of 10 February 2026 to Questions 108456 and 108457 and 11 February 2026 to Question 108458, whether the corporate initiative efficiency saving in 2028–29 assumes changes in (a) passenger
23 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport
Motorways: Speed Limits
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the ongoing technical fault affecting motorway enforcement cameras; and if she will state a) when she was first informed of the issue, b) which enfo
20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Tyres
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of mandating a minimum of 30% retread tyres in the public procurement, both direct and indirect through commercial contractors, of tyres for Minist
20 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Official Cars: Tyres
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made and assessment of data from continental Europe and the United States on the potential benefits of mandating retread tyres in public procurement fleet co
20 Feb 2026 · Treasury
Imports: Tyres
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what data her Department holds on the volumes of imported single-life budget tyres for heavy good vehicles from 1 August 2025 through to 31 December 2025.
11 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport
Driving Tests
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of limiting learners and Driver Trainers to two practical car driving test changes from 31 March 2026 on failure-to-attend rates and unused test s
11 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport
Driving Tests: Waiting Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the National Audit Office’s report entitled Investigation into car driving test waiting areas, published on 17 December 2025; and h
11 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport
Driving Tests: Waiting Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to reduce average waiting times for practical car driving tests to seven weeks by summer 2026.
10 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport
Taxis: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will amend statutory taxi and private hire vehicle licensing guidance to ensure that licensing authorities require taxi and private hire vehicle drivers to undertake safeguarding training and demonstrate
9 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport
Railways: Retail Trade
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what forms of corrective action the Office of Rail and Road will be able to require where it finds non-compliance with the rail retail Code of Practice, including whether it will be able to impose directions, b
9 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport
Railways: Retail Trade
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the information safeguards referred to on page 88 of her Department's publication entitled A Railway Fit for Britain’s Future: Government Response, published 5 November 2025, will be defined within the
9 Feb 2026 · Treasury
UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Shipping
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2026 to Question 109207, whether she plans to publish a breakdown of UK Emissions Trading Scheme receipts derived from maritime emissions alongside Government expenditure support
9 Feb 2026 · Treasury
UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Shipping
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 5 February 2026 to Question 109216, what estimate she has made of the annual amount of UK Emissions Trading Scheme revenue generated from domestic maritime emissions allocated to maritime d
9 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport
Technology: Investment
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2026 to Question 108013, if she will list those technology investments and provide the Benefit-Cost Ratio for each of those investments.
9 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport
National Highways and Network Rail: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2026 to Question 108013, whether the Department has identified any financial year in which the cumulative efficiency savings attributed to Network Rail are expected to excee
9 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport
Driving: Accidents
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the number of collisions and near misses in the last five years involved drivers with vision below the legal standard.
9 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport
Driving: Eyesight
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with the Department of Health and Social Care on promoting regular sight tests for drivers as part of the Government’s road safety strategy.
9 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport
Driving: Eyesight
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to include reminders about sight testing in driving licence renewal notices.
9 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport
Railways: Tickets
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of rail journeys used fully digital tickets in January 2026.
28 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport
UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Shipping
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what evidence the Department has that the inclusion of emissions at berth in the UK ETS will lead to emissions reductions in the absence of widespread shore power and alternative fuel availability.
28 Jan 2026 · Treasury
UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Shipping
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of ringfencing UK ETS revenues generated from maritime emissions for investment in shore power, grid upgrades, vessel retrofits and alternative fuels.
28 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Shipping
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he plans to take to prevent the UK ETS from operating as a pay-to-pollute scheme for maritime operators unable to access decarbonisation infrastructure.
28 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport
Ferries: UK Emissions Trading Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the UK ETS on lifeline ferry services outside Scotland, including routes serving the Isle of Wight, the Isles of Scilly and Northern Ireland.
28 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport
Liverpool Street Station: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential future costs to the public purse of the Liverpool Street Station redevelopment.
28 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport
Liverpool Street Station: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of Network Rail’s Liverpool Street station viability appraisal.
28 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport
Liverpool Street Station: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of any compensation to be provided by Network Rail to Transport for London in respect of costs arising from disruption during the redevelopment of Liverpool Street Statio
Source: official written-questions record.