Written questions

3,708 written questions tabled, most recent first.

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

Fire and Rescue Services: Databases

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 February 2026 to Question 111868 on Fire and Rescue Services: Databases, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring fire and

9 Mar 2026 · Women and Equalities

Cabinet Office: Equality

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether any (a) policy documents, (b) staff guidance, (c) equality strategies or (d) training materials used by the Cabinet Office People Group or the Office for Equality and Opportunity reference the concept

9 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 February 2026 to Question 111447 on Railways: Repairs and Maintenance, what the benefit-cost ratio is for each rail infrastructure project under construction on the Network Rail net

9 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Roads: Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 February 2026 to Question 111459 on Motorways: Accidents, whether her Department plans to amend the STATS19 road traffic collision reporting system so that the type of central reser

9 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Competition and Markets Authority: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many full-time equivalent staff were assigned to the Competition and Markets Authority’s Sustainability Taskforce in (a) 2024–25, (b) 2025-26 and (c) 2026-27.

9 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Buses: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 February 2026 to Question 111450, whether her Department holds information on the (a) grant funding awarded and (b) number of buses supported under each bus procurement and zero-emi

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

Biodiversity: Roads

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 13 February 2026 to Question 110886 on Roads: Biodiversity, in what month the biodiversity net gain impact assessment for Nationally Significant Infrastructur

9 Mar 2026 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which body is responsible for measuring, collecting, reporting and validating greenhouse gas emissions across the Government estate.

9 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 13 February 2026 to Question 110885 on Electric Vehicles: Charging Points, if she will make an estimate of the average amount of public funding provided per chargepoint under schemes a

9 Mar 2026 · Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

Election Offences

To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2026 to Question 116224, whether the Electoral Commission plans to undertake research on the relat

9 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

London North Eastern Railway: Fares

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of tickets sold on services operated by London North Eastern Railway in July 2024 excluding railcard discounts were at a) the fully flexible fare price, b) between 90 per cent and 100 per cent o

9 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Instruction: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the closure of the Official Register of Driving Instructor Training on the (a) quality assurance of registered driving instructor trainers and (b) ability

9 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what methodology she uses to assess the effectiveness of pothole funding.

9 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Roads: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2026 to Question 116553 on the Highway Code, whether she plans to undertake an assessment of the effectiveness of Rule H1.

9 Mar 2026 · Treasury

Airports: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2026 to Question 116218, what comparative assessment she has made of the economic circumstances of UK civil airports between 1 April 2021 and 1 April 2024.

5 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

M1: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she expects the roadworks on the M1 (Northbound) between junctions 12 and 13 to be completed.

5 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2026 to Question 115453 on Railways: Government Assistance, what the decrease in support is expected to be in each year of the spending review period.

4 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding has been allocated to railways in Wales for Welsh Rail Enhancements for (a) UK Government Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline (RNEP) - or equivalent and (b) Core Valley Lines enhancement funding

4 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Driving Tests: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many referrals to DVSA Driving Examiner roles have been made via Jobcentre Plus under the pilot scheme in each of the six priority locations; how many of those referrals have resulted in (i) attenda

4 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Instruction: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether DVSA has considered using the GOV.UK instructor page as a recruitment channel.

4 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Aviation: Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of (a) the projected market price per litre of conventional aviation turbine fuel (Jet A-1) in each year from 2025 to 2040 and (b) the marginal cost difference per litre betw

4 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many driving examiner vacancies existed in (a) January 2026 and (b) February 2026.

4 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Driving Tests: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what criteria DVSA used to designate Bedford, Bletchley, Bromley, Slough, Southampton and Tottenham as priority sites for the Driving Examiner recruitment pilot; what the average driving test waiting ti

3 Mar 2026 · Treasury

Tyres: Imports

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 26 February 2026 to Question 114105 on Tyres: Imports, what consideration her Department has given to using different codes; and whether her Department plans to implement different codes fo

3 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Great British Railways: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2026 to Question 115554 on Great British Railways: Finance, whether she plans to publish the (a) internal modelling, (b) business case documentation and (c) analytical assessme

3 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

High Speed 1 Line: Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2026 to Question 115062, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of increases in business rates on planned private sector investment in Channel Tunnel

3 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Buses: Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of remote access and deactivation capability in Chinese-manufactured electric buses on (a) cybersecurity and (b) publicly funded zero-emission bus

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

Pets: Tagging

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many pet microchip databases are authorised for use in England; what regulatory oversight she exercises over (i) pricing structures, (ii) subscription models and (iii) data access

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

Pets: Databases

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to introduce a Central Microchip Portal to enable authorised users, including (i) veterinary professionals, (ii) local authorities, (iii) animal wardens and (iv) poli

3 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Fixed Penalties

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2026 to Question 115052, whether permitting (a) contractors to issue fixed penalty notices under bus byelaws for profit and (b) payment structures linked to the number of fines

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