Written questions

3,708 written questions tabled, most recent first.

18 Dec 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the net zero targets for the Department and its arm’s-length bodies are; and what guidance has been issued on adopting net zero targets earlier than 2050.

18 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for each month since July 2024, how many driving test centres recorded the maximum waiting time of 24 weeks for a practical car test; and if she will publish a list of those test centres for each month since.

18 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Staff

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) July 2024 and (ii) each month thereafte

18 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport

Vehicle Number Plates: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what engagement her Department has had with the British Standards Institute’s review of BS AU 145e; and what assessment she has made of proposals to ban raised 3D and 4D number plates.

18 Dec 2025 · Treasury

Company Cars: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department has made an estimate of of the behavioural impact of the 3 percent Benefit-in-Kind rate for zero-emission company cars, including (a) the number of additional EVs purchased by fleets and (b) the fi

17 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Secondhand Goods

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many used electric vehicles were sold in (a) November 2025 and (b) each month since July 2024.

17 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mudflats

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2025 to Question 97170, what fees the Marine Management Organisation has charged in each year since 2018 for reviewing evidence submitted to disch

17 Dec 2025 · Treasury

Motor Vehicles: Credit

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the Financial Conduct Authority on the potential impact of the proposed Motor Finance Consumer Redress Scheme on future motor finance costs for consumers.

17 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport

Rolling Stock

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she has taken to help reduce the risk of a rolling stock shortage in 2025.

17 Dec 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Shipping

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an estimate of the compliance cost to the maritime sector of expanding the UK Emissions Trading Scheme to international maritime voyages in each of the subsequ

17 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether it is the policy of DVLA to provide registered keeper data to enforcement authorities under Part 6 of the Traffic Management Act 2004, or their commercial intermediaries, who wish to introduce traffic f

17 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport

Great British Railways

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 December 2025 to Question 96704 on Great British Railways, if she will publish any internal implementation plans, programme plans, timelines, milestone documents or transition framew

17 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport

Great British Railways: Marketing

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2025 to Question 94913 on Great British Railways, whether (a) growing revenue or (b) delivering value for money for passengers takes priority in the rollout of Great British

17 Dec 2025 · Home Office

Home Office: Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many electric vehicles owned or leased by their Department or its arm’s-length bodies are allocated to (a) asylum accommodation operations, (b) migrant transportation, or (c) related contractor-le

17 Dec 2025 · Home Office

Home Office: Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether expenditure on electric vehicles or electric vehicle charging infrastructure since 4 July 2024 has been incurred directly by their Department or indirectly through contracts with asylum accomm

17 Dec 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Remedies: China

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 9 December 2025 to Question 96697 on Motor Vehicles: China, whether Ministers or officials in his Department have had discussions since 4 July 2024 with UK manufacturers or tr

17 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Tickets

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 2 December 2025 to Question 96256 on Railways: Tickets, how the proportion of rail journeys using fully digital tickets varies between train operating companies in November 2025 and in

17 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport

London Underground: Strikes

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 December 2025 to Question 93777 on London Underground: Strikes, what discussions Ministers and officials in her Department have had with other transport operators regarding continuin

17 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport

Restoring Your Railway Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 November 2025 to Question 86751 on the Restoring Your Railway Fund, whether any expenditure incurred on feasibility, development or preparatory work for Restoring Your Railway schem

17 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the net zero targets are for (a) their Department and (b) its arm’s-length bodies; and whether guidance has been issued on adopting net zero targets earlier than 2050.

17 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the net zero targets are for (a) their Department and (b) its arm’s-length bodies; and whether guidance has been issued on adopting net zero targets earlier than 2050.

17 Dec 2025 · Treasury

Treasury: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the net zero targets are for (a) their Department and (b) its arm’s-length bodies; and whether guidance has been issued on adopting net zero targets earlier than 2050.

17 Dec 2025 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the net zero targets are for (a) their Department and (b) its arm’s-length bodies; and whether guidance has been issued on adopting net zero targets earlier than 2050.

16 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport

Railway Benefit Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the future role of the Railway Benevolent Fund under Great British Railways, and what steps she is taking to ensure the Fund can continue its support for current and former rail

16 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the national average waiting time in weeks was for a practical car driving test in (a) November 2025 and (b) October 2025.

15 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport

Vehicle Number Plates: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with the British Standards Institute on its review of BS AU 145e; and whether she plans to ban raised 3D and 4D number plates.

15 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hereditary Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to WPQ 87435 answered on 26 November, if he will publish copies of the modules about close relative marriage and genetic risk for midwives and health visitors and guidance on how to submit

15 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 December 2025 to Question 96260 on Railways: Government Assistance, what her Department’s latest estimate is of the level of net Government support to the rail sector per passenger j

15 Dec 2025 · Home Office

Vehicle Number Plates: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of ghost plates pose on (a) national security and (b) the ability of hostile or organised criminal actors to evade detection by ANPR technology; an

15 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport

Vehicle Number Plates: Registration

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the(a) current DVLA registration process for number plate suppliers, (b) background checks on number plate supplier applicants, (c) measures in place to prevent t

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