Written questions

3,708 written questions tabled, most recent first.

18 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Civil Proceedings: Legal Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the recommendations of the Civil Justice Council's 2025 review, whether he plans to introduce legislation to clarify that third-party litigation funding agreements are not treated as damages-bas

18 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Great British Railways

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the total cost to the public purse of rebranding Network Rail as Great British Railways, including expenditure and losses relating to new branding, logo replacement, signage, vehic

18 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Driving Instruction: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to reform the regulation of driving instructor training, including the Official Register of Driving Instructor Training (ORDIT), to introduce minimum entry standards and protect trainees from

18 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the causes of driving test waiting times, including the impact of block-booking and examiner shortages; and what steps she plans to take to improve Driver and Vehicle Standards A

18 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Motor Vehicles: China

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Chinese market dumping of (a) electric vehicles and (b) internal combustion engine vehicles on UK automotive sector.

18 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Motorways

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish (a) copies of all Post Opening Project Evaluation (POPE) reports relating to (i) all lane running, (ii) dynamic hard shoulder and (iii) controlled motorway schemes on the Strategic Road Netw

18 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Grants

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how the criteria for the Electric Car Grant was determined; and what engagement with industry was held on this issue.

18 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Road Traffic Control: Oxford

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 14 October 2025, to Question 77640, on Road Traffic Control: Oxford, if he will publish the data sharing contract.

18 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Train Operating Companies: Nationalisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 20 October 2025 to Question 78720 on South West Railway: Nationalisation, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of public ownership of the railways on levels of Govern

18 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Great British Railways: Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to provide mechanisms for (a) local authorities and (b) Transport for London to challenge service decisions made by Great British Railways that affect their areas.

17 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Company Cars: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consultation her Department has undertaken with vehicle manufacturers and the wider automotive industry on the proposed changes to Employee Car Ownership Schemes, including the number of meetings held since Jul

17 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Network Rail: Clocks and Watches

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much expenditure has been incurred for the new Network Rail clock design to date; and what is the budget for the programme as a whole.

17 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Lower Thames Crossing

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timetable is for the approval and delivery of Lower Thames Crossing in light of the change of responsibilities for the project.

17 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 20 October 2025 to Question 78699 on Electric Vehicles: Charging Points, if he will list the number of public charging devices, per capita, by individual local authority.

17 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Motorcycles: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 31 October 2025 to Question 84274 on Motorcycles: Manufacturing Industries, if he will name the Chinese firms that are receiving funding under the scheme in 2025-26.

17 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Grants

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 31 October 2025, to Question 84335, on Electric Vehicles: Grants, which Chinese firms have received funding under the scheme in 2025-26.

17 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: WiFi

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 31 October 2025 to Question HL11224 on Railways: Wifi, if she will publish that analysis.

17 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 31 October 2025 to Question 84275, how much highways maintenance funding was provided to local authorities in aggregate in real terms in each year since 2019-20, including 2025-26.

17 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Airports: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Valuation Office Agency's guidance entitled Practice Note 3: 2023: Major International and Regional Airports has been updated for the (a) 2026 business rates revaluation and (b) phasing out of the effect

17 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Parking: Automatic Number Plate Recognition

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 13 October 2025 to Question 77649 on Parking: Automatic Number Plate Recognition, whether the Government allows requests from (a) Patrol, (b) the Britis

17 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Roads: Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much local authorities made in profit from (a) traffic junction enforcement, (b) clean air zones and (c) congestion charging in 2024-25.

17 Nov 2025 · Leader of the House

Written Questions: Government Responses

To ask the Leader of the House, further to the Point of Order of 30 October 2025, Official Report, Column 350-351, by the Right Hon Member for Basildon and Billericay, on Written Parliamentary Questions, if the Leader of the House will raise this issue wi

17 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Transport: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 31 October 2025 to Question 84703 on Transport: Research, how many bids by UK academics to the NSF–UKRI Lead Agency Opportunity her Department has supported with letters of endorsement

17 Nov 2025 · Home Office

National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 30 October 2025 to Question 84267 on the National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service, what direct financial or in-kind support her Department currently provides to NaVCIS; wh

17 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Tickets

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answers of 20 October 2025 to Question 78714 and of 30 October 2025 to Question 84271 on Railways: Tickets, whether the Department considers current participation levels in the Digital Pay As Yo

17 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Motorcycles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what meetings her Department has held with motorcycling organisations on the forthcoming Integrated National Transport Strategy; and if she will recognise motorcycling as a means of transport for access to work

17 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Motorcycles: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what meetings her Department has held with motorcycling organisations on the forthcoming Road Safety Strategy; and if she will announce measures to support motorcycle safety.

17 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Great British Railways: Department for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to publish a statement of financial relationship between Great British Railways and the Department for Transport, including arrangements with devolved administrations.

17 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which bodies Great British Railways will be statutorily required to consult when proposing service or infrastructure changes.

13 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Parking: Pedestrian Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September 2025 to Question 75870 on Parking: Pedestrian Areas, what the terms of reference are for the new research on pavement parking; what the budget is; and how the research con

Source: official written-questions record.