Written questions

Greg Smith

650 written questions tabled, most recent first.

15 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Active Travel: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much of the projected £4.448 billion of active travel spending is expected to be spent on (a) infrastructure, (b) maintenance, (c) behavioural change programmes, (d) planning and design work, (e) monitoring

15 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Active Travel: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what outputs are expected to be funded by the projected £4.555 billion spending referred to in the Third Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy, including estimates of (a) miles of new routes, (b) miles of imp

15 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Alternative Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 1 June 2026 to Question 2802 on the Advanced Fuels Fund, what the planned expenditure is on the new funding scheme to support UK sustainable aviation fuel production in (a) 2026–27, (b

11 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Active Travel: Haddenham and Thame

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions her Department has had with (a) Buckinghamshire Council and (b) Oxfordshire County Council on the delivery of the Haddenham to Thame Greenway.

11 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Countryside Stewardship Scheme and Sustainable Farming Incentive: Common Land

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that those who farm on common land are given equitable and swift access to the Sustainable Farming Incentive and Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier.

11 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Countryside Stewardship Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the delays in the processing of applications for Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier on the level of environment protection, inc

11 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sustainable Farming Incentive

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing an Sustainable Farming Incentive option that supports farmers to produce protein crops, including peas and beans.

11 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Countryside Stewardship Scheme and Sustainable Farming Incentive

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will set out a forward plan for the Sustainable Farming Incentive and Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier scheme offers for 2027 and 2028.

11 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sustainable Farming Incentive

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what contingency plans her Department has should demand from farmers seeking to enter the Sustainable Farming Incentive 2026 and those wishing to replace expiring Countryside Stewardsh

10 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fertilisers

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she will take steps to meet the asks of the National Farmers Union Fertiliser Resilience Plan, with specific regard to a) setting a trigger point for direct support; b) postpon

10 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicles: Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the average purchase price differential between a diesel heavy goods vehicle and an equivalent zero-emission heavy goods vehicle.

10 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicles: Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of a Zero Emission Vehicle mandate for heavy goods vehicles on small and medium-sized freight operators.

10 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicles: Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of charging requirements for zero-emission heavy goods vehicles on (a) vehicle utilisation rates and (b) freight sector productivity.

10 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicles: Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department maintains data on the country of manufacture of vehicles supported through the Zero Emission Van Grant and Zero Emission Truck Grant.

9 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

British Transport Police

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total expenditure of the British Transport Police was in the latest year for which figures are available; how many warranted police officers were employed by the force in that year; and what estimate s

9 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Aviation: Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether Skills England assessed the potential impact of recommending the removal of levy funding for most Level 7 apprenticeships for learners aged 22 and over on the aviation sector.

9 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Ports: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has identified priority ports where investment in infrastructure could improve both commercial capacity and military mobility.

9 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Nature Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2026 to Question 5044 on Railways: Nature Conservation, how many ecologists were employed or contracted by Network Rail in each of the last five financial years; and what the to