Written questions
650 written questions tabled, most recent first.
20 May 2026 · Department for Transport
Electric Vehicles: Hire Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the health of the zero emission vehicle rental and fleet market.
20 May 2026 · Department for Transport
Barking Station
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress c2c has made on upgrading Barking station since 17 December 2025; and whether the upgraded ticket office, new lift and extended gateline remain on schedule for completion in 2026.
20 May 2026 · Department for Transport
Parking: Fines
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has issued guidance to local highways authorities on the issuing of (a) on-street and (b) off-street municipal parking fines by outsourced contractors where contractors provide financial
20 May 2026 · Department for Transport
Platform4
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 24 March 2026, to Question 121019 on Network Rail and Platform 4: Trade Unions, whether Platform 4 is deemed a public authority for the purposes of (a) the public sector equality
20 May 2026 · Department for Transport
Office of Rail and Road: Carbon Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 9 January 2026 to Question 100955 on Department for Transport: Carbon Emissions, what steps the Office of Rail and Road is taking to integrate Net Zero targets into its economic
20 May 2026 · Department for Transport
National Highways: Carbon Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 9 January 2026 to Question 100955 on Department for Transport: Carbon Emissions, if she will provide a breakdown of the specific programmes National Highways is undertaking to ac
20 May 2026 · Department for Transport
Electric Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the extent to which the Electric Car Grant supports UK-based vehicle manufacturing and associated supply chains; and what steps she is taking to ensure that the scheme aligns wit
18 May 2026 · Department for Transport
Northern
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 24 March 2026 to Question 120876 on Northern Trains: Rolling Stock, what the ten Northern Trains routes with the highest number of short-formed services were in the last 18 month
18 May 2026 · Department for Transport
Bus Lanes: Motorcycles
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 30 March 2026 to Question 122531 on Bus Lanes: Motorcycles, whether her Department has published the analysis commissioned to inform the motorcycles in bus lanes consultation and
18 May 2026 · Department for Transport
Freight
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when her Department plans to publish its new plan for freight.
18 May 2026 · Department for Transport
Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Department's review of the highways maintenance guidance it provides to local highway authorities in the Well Managed Highways Infrastructure Code of Practice is on track to be completed by the end
18 May 2026 · Department for Transport
Ferries: Conditions of Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 20 April 2026 to Question 126523 on Ferries: Conditions of Employment, when the Department expects to publicly confirm which operators have met the required standard under the Se
18 May 2026 · Department for Transport
Parking: Pedestrian Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 22 April 2026 to Question 127338 on Parking: Pedestrian Areas, in which month will the Statutory Instrument be laid before Parliament.
18 May 2026 · Department for Transport
Railways: Bus Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has plans to renew the existing time-limited exemption from the technical requirements of AIR, due to end on 31 July 2026.
18 May 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Parking Offences: Appeals
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 19 March 2026 to Question 120368 on Parking: Private Sector, whether the Department has concluded its consideration of the findings of the consult
18 May 2026 · Department for Transport
HGV Parking and Driver Welfare Grant Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when her Department plans to publish the independent evaluation of the HGV Parking and Driver Welfare Matched Funding Scheme.
18 May 2026 · Department for Transport
Parking: Private Sector
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 22 April 2026 to Question 124214 on Parking: Private Sector, whether her Department plans to conclude its review of the £2.50 fee for the release of vehicle keeper data.
18 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Iain Guille
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, on what dates Ministers have (a) met and (b) spoken with the Turkish Ambassador to the United Kingdom to discuss the case of Iain Guille; and what representations were made o
18 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Iain Guille
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Minister of State for Europe, North America and UK Overseas Territories has directed the British Ambassador in Turkey to visit Iain Guille.
18 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Iain Guille
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when Ministers next plan to raise the case of Iain Guille with Turkish counterparts.
18 May 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Motor Vehicles: Fires
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to hold data on (a) the number of fires involving road vehicles of all types attended by Fire and Rescue Services in England each year and (b) fires
18 May 2026 · Home Office
Abnormal Loads
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if the Government will make it their policy to introduce nationally consistent guidance on the interpretation of regulations governing abnormal load movements and police escort requirements.
18 May 2026 · Department for Transport
Taxis: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of delays to taxi and private hire licence renewals caused by difficulties in obtaining medical assessments to Group 2 standards; whether she ha
18 May 2026 · Treasury
Electric Vehicles: Excise Duties
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 23 April 2026 to Question 127591 on Electric Vehicles: Costs, whether the Treasury has made projections of when the proposed electric Vehicle Excise Duty pay-per-mile rates will reach
18 May 2026 · Cabinet Office
Airports: Immigration Controls
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 25 February 2026 to Question 113349 on Airports: Immigration Controls, which Government Department assesses the economic impact of passenger delays at UK border control points on
14 May 2026 · Department for Transport
Taxis: Greater London
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with Transport for London on delays arising from the introduction of new licensing software in 2025; what assessment she has made of the impact of the 2024 cyber incident on taxi an
14 May 2026 · Department for Transport
Bus Services: Travel Cards
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data is collected by Transport for London on instances of failed or declined contactless or Oyster transactions on buses; and what estimate has been made of the number of passengers who complete journeys w
14 May 2026 · Department for Transport
Roads: Horses
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government plans to use incident data collected by the British Horse Society as a safety performance indicator for monitoring (a) the number of horses killed or seriously injured on roads and (b) th
14 May 2026 · Department for Transport
Immobilisation of Vehicles
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 28 April 2026 to Question 129277 on Immobilisation of Vehicles, what measures are being considered to improve the securing chains on wheel clamps; and what assessment she has mad
14 May 2026 · Department for Transport
Cars: Carbon Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, a) what estimate her Department has made, in each set of projections published since 1 January 2019, of the proportion of new car registrations that will be zero emission vehicles in 2027 under (i) central, (ii
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