Written questions

542 written questions tabled, most recent first.

18 Mar 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, when Ministers in his Department first assessed the relevance of the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism to the inclusion of maritime emissions within the UK Emissions Trading Scheme.

17 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Nitrogen Dioxide: Pollution Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March 2026 to Question 119491 on Transport: Nitrogen Dioxide, how the £478 million whole-life cost of the NO2 Programme referenced by the National Audit Of

17 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, a) how much funding has been allocated to local authorities for pothole repairs in each year since 2023–24; b) what estimate her Department has made of the number of potholes expected to be repaired as a result

17 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Electricity: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the average domestic electricity price per kWh was in each year since 2021.

17 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of motorway service areas have at least six ultra-rapid electric vehicle chargepoints; and what target she has set for full coverage.

17 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Batteries: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of current and projected gigafactory battery production capacity in Europe; and what assessment he has made of the adequacy of that capacity for UK automotive demand.

16 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Cycleways

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2026 to Question 116791, what representations were made by organisations representing disabled people during engagement relating to the guidance entitled Floating Bus Stops: Pr

13 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Civil Servants

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 6 March 2026 to WPQ 116586, whether her Department plans to publish details of the savings in fees otherwise payable to former private sector owners used to offset the increase in staf

13 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether 16- and 17-year-olds will be able to access Training Driver Level 3 apprenticeships.

13 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Competition and Markets Authority: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2026 to Question 118863, what the annual estimated cost of the Competition and Markets Authority’s Sustainability Taskforce is in (a) 2025-26, (b) 2026-27, (c) 2027-2

12 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Ribble Valley Line: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the impact of passenger demand and peak-time capacity on the effectiveness of Northern services operating on the Clitheroe–Manchester line.

12 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Parking: Private Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress his Department has made on implementing the statutory Private Parking Code of Practice provided for under the Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019.

12 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Parking: Private Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) adequacy of the independence and (b) effectiveness of private parking appeals services.

11 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

East West Rail Line: Winslow

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2026 to Question 118263 on East West Rail Line, in which month will the first services operate from the new station at Winslow.

11 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

High Speed 2 Line: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Audit Office's report entitled Department for Transport 2024-25, published in November 2025, whether capital spending on the High Speed Two programme is on track to fall by 7.9% i

10 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Oxford-Cambridge Arc

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made on the Oxford–Cambridge Growth Corridor since January 2025.

10 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the long-term climate resilience strategy being developed by Network Rail is expected to be published.

10 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Productivity

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the current level of rail industry productivity is as a percentage of pre-pandemic levels.

10 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

East West Rail Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate the Department for Transport has made of the lease costs written off by East West Rail following delays to testing of the route.

10 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Airports: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2026 to Question 112226 on Airports: Fees and Charges, whether her Department plans to collect information from airports on the level of kerbside drop-off charges paid by p

9 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Public Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department will achieve an average 5% annual real-terms reduction in resource spending between 2025-26 and 2028-29.

9 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Navigation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what role her Department has in overseeing the safety and adequacy of compulsory pilotage arrangements in UK waters; and whether her Department holds or reviews records relating to pilotage incidents involving

9 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Competition and Markets Authority: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the annual cost was of the Competition and Markets Authority’s Sustainability Taskforce in 2024–25, including a) staff costs, b) external consultancy costs and c) other programme expenditure.

9 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Northern: Marketing

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 February 2026 to Question 108301, what the cost was of applying the temporary Bee Network promotional livery to that Northern train; and whether that cost was met by (a) her Departm

9 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Instruction: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many standards checks of approved driving instructor trainers have been carried out in each of the last five years; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of periods of more than five year

5 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

East West Rail Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 20 October 2025 to Question 78719 on East West Rail Line, when she expects (a) train testing, (b) driver training and (c) general works to be completed in order for the new station at

4 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Instruction: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 24 February 2026 to Question 113313 on Driving Instruction: Vacancies, how many of those positions were individually advertised, how many were (a) full-time, and (b) part-time, and whe

2 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Taxis: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government will specify a minimum pass mark for any safeguarding test required for taxi and private hire vehicle drivers.

27 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Hybrid Vehicles: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2026 to Question 107147 on Hybrid Vehicles: Safety, if he will place a copy in the Library of the insurance industry analysis; and what assessment her Department has made of

27 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Roads: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the impact of the introduction on Rule H1 on the behaviour of pedestrians, cyclists and motorists since January 2022; what assessment she has made in trends in the level of

Source: official written-questions record.