Written questions

3,708 written questions tabled, most recent first.

24 Mar 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Intellectual Property Office: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2026 to Question 120035 on Intellectual Property Office; Environmental Protection, what the (a) capital cost and (b) estimated annual energy savings a

24 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Hybrid Vehicles: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2026 to Question 116554. whether she has made an assessment of the potential implications for her Department's policies of the analysis conducted by Thatcham Research on behalf

24 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Marriage: Relatives

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on the number of marriages between uncle and niece legally contracted overseas by people now residing in England and Wales.

24 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Airports: Parking

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 February 2026 to Question 111456, what mechanisms are available to airports to meet surface access environmental targets.

24 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Motorcycles: Insurance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department held discussions with representatives from the motorbike industry on the Motor Insurance Taskforce Final Report prior to its publication.

24 Mar 2026 · Treasury

Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2026 to Question 115998, if she will publish the full list of factors used to calculate the (a) rate for each vehicle and (b) rates and thresholds rates and thresholds of taxes and

24 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's consultation entitled Introducing a minimum learning period for learner drivers, published on 7 January 2026, what would be the minimum legal age at which an individual could

24 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Ministers: Official Cars

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answers of 19 November and 27 November 2025 to Questions 90730 and 93372 on Ministers: Official Cars, whether her Department issued guidance on the provision of official cars to Ministers outsid

24 Mar 2026 · Treasury

Electric Vehicles: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has had discussions with garage owners on the potential impact of the cost of taking EV cars to have their pay per mile mileage checked for eVED on motorists.

23 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Fossil Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has considered implementing the measures suggested by the International Energy Agency following the global oil and gas supply issues resulting from Iranian efforts to i

23 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Licences: Medical Records

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency’s processes for handling anonymous third-party medical reports relating to driving licence holders.

20 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many full-time equivalent driving examiners employed by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency were (a) in post and (b) delivering practical car driving tests in (i) January 2026 and (ii) February 2026.

20 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Bus Lanes: Motorcycles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish the analysis commissioned to inform the motorcycles in bus lanes consultation.

20 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Vehicle Certification Agency: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 16 March 2026 to Question 119471 on the Vehicle Certification Agency, what the estimated financial deficit of the Vehicle Certification Agency is in monetary terms and as a percentage

20 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Airports: Cars

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2026 to Question 118041 on Airports: Cars, whether her Department provides guidance to airports on the development, content, and monitoring of Surface Access Strategies.

20 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2026 to Question 118042, what steps the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency is taking to improve the collection and use of recruitment data for driving examiner vacancies.

20 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2026 to Question 118042, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of click-through rates on the number of successful appointments to driving examiner ro

20 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2026 to Question 118043, what systems the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency uses to track the source of applications for driving examiner roles.

20 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2026 to Question 118043, what the average click-through rate was for driving examiner recruitment campaigns in the last 12 months; and what proportion of those click-throughs

20 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2026 to Question 118043, how many driving test centres display recruitment posters for driving examiner roles.

19 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish the DVSA's fees strategy.

19 Mar 2026 · Home Office

Homophobia: Hate Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of current processes for handling incidents involving harassment, alarm or distress motivated by homophobia where relevant evidence cannot be admitted

19 Mar 2026 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what additional resource requirements have been identified by the Government Property Agency or departments arising from greenhouse gas emissions reporting requirements over the current Spending Review period.

19 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Hybrid Vehicles: Fires

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has assessed the implications for its policies of findings from the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency indicating that hybrid vehicles experience approximately 3,475 fires per 100,000 veh

19 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

HGV Parking and Driver Welfare Grant Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 13 February 2026 to Question 110890, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the HGV Parking and Driver Welfare Matched Funding Scheme.

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

Motor Vehicles: Fires

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 February 2026 to Question 112231, whether his Department holds data on (a) the number of fires involving road vehicles of all types attended by Fire

19 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Hire Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the six-day minimum hire threshold on the proportion of zero emission vehicles counted towards the Government Fleet Commitment.

19 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Electricity: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of current electricity costs on the rate of electric vehicle uptake; and what assessment he has made of the effect of electricity pricing m

19 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Driving Tests: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March 2026 to Question 117909, how many customers have been referred to DVSA Driving Examiner roles via Jobcentre Plus in each of the six priority locations.

19 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

High Speed 2 Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March 2026 to Question 119492, if she will publish details of the (a) month and (b) year she expects the reset of the High Speed Two programme to be completed.

Source: official written-questions record.