Written questions

3,708 written questions tabled, most recent first.

29 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Fares

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether it is her policy to expand the LNER fare pilot to other publicly owned train operating companies.

26 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

London Gateway Port: Railways

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the cost of electrifying the unelectrified section of railway between London Gateway port and the electrified rail network; and whether her Department has held discussio

26 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Transport: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish a list of legislative and statutory requirements, including those relating to environmental protection, health and safety, planning, habitats, heritage, water, flood risk and other regulator

26 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Public Consultation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will provide a list of all public consultations launched by her Department since 6 May 2010; and for each consultation state whether it is (a) currently open and accepting responses, (b) closed with a Go

26 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Airports: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish the calculated difference in business rates liability for each commercial airport in England between 4 July 2024 and the most recent date for which figures are available.

26 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Fares

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which (a) local authorities, (b) transport authorities and (c) mayoral combined authorities in England have a maximum single adult bus fare cap of £2 or below; and if she will list the parliamentary constituenc

26 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Roads: Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many reported personal injury road traffic collisions involved a driver who was driving on a foreign driving licence that was valid for use in the UK in each of the last five years; and if she will provide

26 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Restoring Your Railway Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding was spent on each individual scheme supported through the Restoring Your Railway Fund (RYRF); and to what stage did each of those RYRF schemes get.

25 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Government Departments: Overseas Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2026 to Question 129518, which posts and locations are classified as qualifying hardship posts for the purpose of additional journeys for s

25 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ministers: Aviation

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2025 to Question 44594 on Ministers: Aviation, how many RAF Envoy flights for Ministers have been made since 1 April 2025.

25 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Arms Length Bodies: Lobbying

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has issued guidance on arm's length bodies using public funds to appoint public affairs and lobbying consultancies to engage with Ministers, government departments and hon. Members.

25 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Public Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which arm's length bodies and other bodies sponsored by his Department currently hold contracts with public affairs, lobbying or government relations consultancies; and what the value and purpose of each such c

25 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Royal Family

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 13 February 2026 to Question 110091 on Railways: Royal Family, what arrangements will be made for official rail travel by members of the Royal Family after the Royal Train is withdrawn

25 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Transport: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what mechanisms are available to her Department to oversee, monitor and intervene in the use of transport funding provided to mayoral combined authorities through City Region Sustainable Transport Settlements a

25 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Trespass

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many incidents of rail trespass were recorded in each of the last five years; what the five locations were with the highest number of recorded rail trespass incidents in each of those years; and how many of

25 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Road Traffic Offences: Convictions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions there were for each of the 72 DVLA driving conviction and offence codes in each of the last five years.

25 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Theft: Freight

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 18 June 2026 to Question 9972 on Theft: Freight, how many prosecutions were brought under the Theft Act 1968 relating to freight or cargo theft in each of the last five years

25 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Byelaws

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish a list of Railway Byelaws in force, including (a) the specific offence created, (b) whether the offence is one of strict liability and (c) the maximum penalty available upon conviction.

25 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 June 2026 to Question 7525 on Railways: Standards, what categories of cause for service cancellations are routinely recorded by (a) her Department and (b) each state-owned Train Ope

25 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Network Rail: Biodiversity

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much Network Rail spent on ecological surveys associated with vegetation management works in each of the last five years; and how much it plans to spend in future years by survey type.

25 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Nationalisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 22 June 2026 to Question 10032, what estimate has she made of the annual savings from state control of the railways beyond management fees payable to private operators.

25 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 June 2026 to Question 7511, what stakeholder engagement activities are planned ahead of the review of the Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate; and on what dates those activities will comm

24 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Buses

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many buses are in operation nationwide in each of the last three years for which figures are available.

24 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

High Speed 2 Line: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the annual capital expenditure required to deliver a revived Phase 2a of HS2 between Birmingham and Crewe, and Phase 2b through to Manchester; and what assessment she has made of t

23 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many requests have been made by her Department to train operating companies to cancel rail services since 5 July 2024; which train operating companies received such requests; and what proportion of each ope

23 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Polygamy

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households have claimants recorded as being in a polygamous marriage for a) Housing Benefit and b) other benefits.

23 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

South West Main Line: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of public ownership on the punctuality of South Western Railway services since 25 May 2025.

23 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Byelaws

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many prosecutions were brought under Railway Byelaws in each of the last five years, broken down by offence category.

23 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Alternative Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 June 2026 to Question 9696 on the Low Carbon Fuels Fund, when her Department plans to publish the assessment criteria for the first funding allocation round.

23 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Active Travel

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of active travel interventions on local authority traffic enforcement revenue.

Source: official written-questions record.