Written questions

3,708 written questions tabled, most recent first.

23 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Fixed Penalties

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2025 to Question 65366 on Fixed Penalties, whether contractors will be permitted to (a) issue fixed penalty notices by the bus byelaws for profit and (b) pay staff per fine iss

23 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 5 January 2025 to Question 100964 on DVLA: Disclosure of Information, whether he plans to remove access to DVLA data for traffic filters and 15 minute cities.

23 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Car Sharing

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the (a) regulatory and (b) fiscal environment on the car-sharing market.

23 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving under Influence: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2025 to Question 77644 on THINK! Campaign, what the outturn budget on the THINK! Road Safety communications campaign was in (a) 2023-24 and (b) 2024-25; and what is the fore

23 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's guidance entitled Methodology used to calculate ratings for local road maintenance, published on 11 January 2025, whether special advisers played a role in the drafting of the

23 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's transparency data entitled Local highway authority highways maintenance ratings and underlying metric scores 2025 to 2026, published on 11 January 2026, over what specific per

23 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the policy paper entitled UK-EU Summit - Common Understanding, 22 December 2025, whether her Department will make additional financial contributions to the European Union as a consequence of t

20 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Tyres

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information their Department holds on (a) the proportion of tyres procured that were re-tread tyres for (i) Department-operated and (ii) commercially contracted heavy ve

20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Tyres

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information their Department holds on (a) the proportion of tyres procured that were re-tread tyres for (i) Department-operated and (ii) commercially contracted heavy vehicle fleets, including lorries, buses

20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Tyres

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information their Department holds on (a) the proportion of tyres procured that were re-tread tyres for (i) Department-operated and (ii) commercially contracted heavy vehicl

20 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Tyres

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what information their Department holds on (a) the proportion of tyres procured that were re-tread tyres for (i) Department-operated and (ii) commercially contracted heavy vehicle fleets, inc

20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Department of Health and Social Care: Tyres

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information their Department holds on (a) the proportion of tyres procured that were re-tread tyres for (i) Department-operated and (ii) commercially contracted heavy vehicle fleets, including

20 Feb 2026 · Home Office

Home Office: Tyres

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information their Department holds on (a) the proportion of tyres procured that were re-tread tyres for (i) Department-operated and (ii) commercially contracted heavy vehicle fleets, including lo

20 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Tyres

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information their Department holds on (a) the proportion of tyres procured that were re-tread tyres for (i) Department-operated and (ii) commercially contracted heavy vehicle flee

20 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Tyres

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information their Department holds on (a) the proportion of tyres procured that were re-tread tyres for (i) Department-operated and (ii) commercially contracted heavy vehicle fleets, including lorries, bus

20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Tyres

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information their Department holds on (a) the proportion of tyres procured that were re-tread tyres for (i) Department-operated and (ii) commercially contracted heavy vehicle fleets, including lorries, buses

20 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Tyres: Imports

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an estimate of the level of import of single-life budget tyres for 2026.

20 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Tyres: Imports

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what data her Department holds on the volumes of imported single-life budget tyres for heavy goods vehicles, including buses and lorries, for a) 2023 b) 2024, and c) the period between 1 January 2025 and 1 August 20

20 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Emergency Services: Driving

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress her Department has made towards commencing section 19 of the Road Safety Act 2006; what timetable she has set for introducing mandated driving instruction standards for emergency service drivers;

20 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2026 to Question 102872, what definition the Government uses for a pothole, including any criteria relating to minimum (a) size, (b) depth and (c) safety classification thre

12 Feb 2026 · Home Office

Airports: Immigration Controls

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 12 February 2026 to Question 110898, what assessment her Department has made of the economic impact of passenger delays at the UK border on tourism, aviation and wider busine

12 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Insolvency Service: Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 12 February 2026 to Question 111867, whether he will make an assessment of the level of compliance by the Insolvency Service with Net Zero, sustainability and climate related

12 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Aviation: Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate the RAF has made of the cost of the incremental move to being 22% sustainable aviation fuel by 2040 in each year individual year for which figures are available.

12 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many job advertisements for driving test examiners were listed on the Civil Service Jobs Search gov.uk website in each month since 4 July 2024; and how many of those roles were (a) full-time and (b) part-ti

12 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government has considered advertising driving examiner vacancies on the GOV.UK page “Apply to become a driving instructor”.

12 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Driving Tests: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance has been issued to Jobcentre Plus on promoting DVSA driving examiner vacancies to suitable jobseekers; what activity Jobcentre Plus has undertaken to advertise or proactively match candida

12 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government has considered writing to individuals who have previously failed the Approved Driving Instructor Part 3 test to highlight opportunities to train as DVSA driving examiners.

11 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Standards Agency: Property

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the DVSA has proposed any future changes to the driving test centre estate.

11 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Visits Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will list all visits undertaken outside the UK by i.) ministers ii.) officials from her Department or it's arms length bodies, since 4 July 2024; and, for each such visit, to state (a) the number of i.)

11 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria her Department uses to assess the adequacy of private sector delivery of public electric vehicle charge points for meeting the Government's 2030 target.

Source: official written-questions record.