Written questions
3,708 written questions tabled, most recent first.
3 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hereditary Diseases
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the incidence of (a) genetic and (b) congenital disorders associated with parental consanguinity in England and Wales since 1997; if he will make an assessm
3 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office
Congenital Abnormalities
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has taken steps with Cabinet colleagues to make an assessment of the potential impact of trends in the level of inbreeding on (a) socioeconomic, (b) educational and (c) health outcomes in each region
3 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office
Congenital Abnormalities
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on the (a) geographical and (b) demographic distribution of (i) consanguineous unions and (ii) high genomic inbreeding coefficients in each region; and whether these data ar
3 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office
Marriage: Relatives
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on the number of (a) marriages and (b) other unions between (i) first cousins and (ii) closer relatives in each nation of the UK in each year since 1997; and whether the Off
3 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport
Mobility Scooters: Pedestrian Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 24 October 2025 to Question 82733 on Mobility Scooters: Pedestrian Areas, when her Department plans to commence the powered mobility device review; and what its objectives will be.
3 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office
Electric Vehicles: Grants
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 24 October 2025 to Question 82740 on Electric Vehicles: Grants, what information his Department holds on the number of people who were employed in the automotive manufacturing sector on
3 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport
Parking: Pedestrian Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to implement a national ban on pavement parking; and whether she has held recent discussions with (a) Guide Dogs and (b) other relevant charities on this
3 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport
Railways: Essex
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 27 October 2025 to Question 82990 on Railways: Essex, what estimate her Department has made of the capital cost of that proposal; and what assessment her Department has made of the pot
3 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport
Railways: Freight
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 27 October 2025 to Question 82992 on Railways: Freight, which schemes set out in the Spending Review were identified as having potential for increasing the capacity for freight on the
3 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport
HGV Parking and Driver Welfare Grant Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 27 October 2025 to Question 82998 on HGV Parking and Driver Welfare Grant Scheme, what plans she has for (a) unspent and (b) returned grant funding; and whether those monies will be (i
3 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport
Great British Railways
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the establishment of Great British Railways on the cost of rail services for passengers.
3 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport
Railways: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the net Government funding of the rail sector was per passenger, per journey in the (a) 2023-24 and (b) 2024-25 financial year; and what estimate her Department has made of the net Government funding of th
3 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport
Rolling Stock: Leasing
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2025 to Question 77156 on Rolling Stock: Leasing, whether any of the train operating companies transferred into public ownership since July 2024 have seen rolling stock leas
30 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport
Railways: Fares
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 28 October 2025 to Question 84697 on Railways: Fares, what estimate her Department has made of the number and proportion of passengers who will pay a higher fare; and if she will publi
30 Oct 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 16 October 2025 to Question 78690 on Car Parks: Surveillance, whether his Department plans to amend (a) guidance and (b) regulations on the use of autom
30 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport
Railways: Industrial Disputes
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2025 to Question 77637 on Rail Strikes, whether she made an assessment of the potential merits of using powers under the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023 in the con
30 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport
Roads: Freight
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2025 to Question 82745 on Roads: Freight, if she will publish all substantive written representations her Department has received from the road haulage industry on road user
30 Oct 2025 · Treasury
Restoring Your Railway Fund
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 27 October 2025 to Question 82997 on the Restoring Your Railway Fund, whether the audit was independently reviewed by (a) the Office for Budget Responsibility and (b) another external body.
30 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport
Restoring Your Railway Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 27 October 2025 to Question 82997 on the Restoring Your Railway Fund, how much and what proportion of previously allocated funding has been (a) spent, (b) returned to the Treasury and
30 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport
Aviation: Alternative Fuels
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 27 October 2025 to Question 82986 on Aviation: Alternative Fuels, how many UK-based sustainable aviation fuel production facilities have (a) commenced construction and (b) reached fina
30 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport
Road Traffic Control: Oxford
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 28 October 2025 to Question 84700 on Road Traffic Control: Oxford, whether her Department holds information on the level of income the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency has received
30 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport
Bus Services: Fares
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 28 October 2025 to Question 84695 on Bus Services: Fares, when her Department expects to complete its evaluation of the £3 single bus fare cap scheme; and whether she plans to publish
30 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport
Railways: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 28 October 2025 to Question 83382 on Railways: Safety, what proportion of the campaign’s (a) production and (b) promotion costs were borne by train operating companies (i) owned and (i
30 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport
Roads: Accidents
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 28 October 2025 to Question 84701 on Roads: Accidents, whether her Department has requested data from (a) the Home Office and (b) the police on the number of roadside drug-driving test
30 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport
Railways: Fares
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 28 October 2025 to Question 84697 on Railways: Fares, what definition her Department uses for the right fare within the Great British Railways ticketing model; whether that definition
30 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport
Transport: Exhaust Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 28 October 2025 to Question 83389 on Transport: Exhaust Emissions, what estimate she has made of (a) total transport-sector emissions between 2025 and 2050 and (b) emissions from (i) c
30 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport
Large Goods Vehicles: Electric Vehicles
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 28 October 2025 to Question 83387 on Large Goods Vehicles: Electric Vehicles, how much underspend has been identified to date; and what the revised total forecast spend for the program
30 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport
Railways: Modernisation
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her written statement of 4 December 2024 on Railway Passenger Services, HCWS281, which working practices she intends to reform as part of the Department's plans to modernise the railways; and
30 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport
Great British Railways
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish the names of the (a) people and (b) organisations responsible for the (i) leadership and (ii) operational design of Great British Railways; and what proportion of those people are (A) civil
30 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport
Railways: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her timetable is for publishing the next Rail network enhancements pipeline.
Source: official written-questions record.