Written questions

3,708 written questions tabled, most recent first.

16 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2025 to Question 71266 on Department for Transport: Buildings, what the make and model of soundproof meeting pods were; and how many were purchased.

16 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

Buses and Large Goods Vehicles: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2025 to Question 71238 on Buses and Large Goods Vehicles: Licensing, for what reason the consultation response has been delayed.

16 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

THINK! Campaign

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2025 to Question 71274 on THINK! Campaign, what the total amount of savings from reduced spending on the THINK! Road Safety communications campaign is since July 2024.

16 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

London Underground: Strikes

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with (a) The Office of the Mayor of London and (b) Transport for London on the London Underground strikes in the week of 8 September 2025.

16 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

Driving under Influence: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2025 to Question 71264 on Driving under Influence, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the lower limit in Scotland on the economic viability of pu

16 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Facilities Agreements

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2025 to Question 71253 on Railways: Facilities Agreements, if she will publish a copy of the extant facility time agreements in place for (a) her Department, (b) Great Brit

16 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

Road Traffic Control: Oxford

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2025 to Question 71258 on Road Traffic Control: Oxford, whether (a) Oxfordshire County Council and (b) Oxford City Council have made enquiries to DVLA to access vehicle reg

16 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

Restoring Your Railway Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2025 to Question 71255 on Restoring your railway fund, if she will publish a copy of the (a) environmental principles assessment and (b) public sector equality duty assessm

16 Sep 2025 · Treasury

Defence and National Security: Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2025 to Question 71207 on National Security: Finance, if she will place publish a copy of the (a) Government’s and (b) NATO guidance on the definition of (i) defence and (bii) s

16 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Industrial Disputes

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of industrial action by train guards on passengers.

15 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 September to Question 74024 on Electric Vehicles: Finance, what is the timeframe for the Government's spend of £4.5 billion.

15 Sep 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with the kitchen manufacturing industry on (a) demand, (b) fixed costs and (c) access to (i) investment and (ii) restructuring support.

15 Sep 2025 · Treasury

Manufacturing Industries: Small Businesses

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to improve the competitiveness of UK-based kitchen manufacturers through the tax system.

15 Sep 2025 · Treasury

Manufacturing Industries: Small Businesses

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an estimate of the number of UK-based (a) kitchen and (b) kitchen components manufacturers that have (i) entered administration and (ii) ceased trading since 1 January 2024.

15 Sep 2025 · Treasury

Manufacturing Industries: Small Businesses

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Government policies over the last 12 months on the financial stability of small and medium-sized kitchen manufacturers.

15 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many public electric vehicle chargepoints have been installed but are not operational due to grid connection delays or other technical issues.

15 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many public electric vehicle chargepoints were installed in each year since 2020; and how many have been installed to date in 2025.

15 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many public electric vehicle chargepoints need to be installed each year between 2025 and 2030 to meet the government’s target of 300,000 public chargepoints by 2030.

15 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

Electric Scooters: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when her Department plans to introduce legislation on the regulation of electric scooters, in the context of the ongoing rental trials currently extended until May 2026.

15 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Fares

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when her Department plans to publish the regulated rail fare levels for 2026.

15 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

Rolling Stock: Leasing

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the annual cost to the public purse for payments associated with rolling stock leasing agreements following the transfer of train operating companies into state control.

15 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

Rolling Stock: Leasing

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost to the public purse is for (a) direct and (b) indirect liability for rolling stock leasing debt following the transfer of train operating companies into public ownership.

15 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

c2c: Nationalisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2025 to Question 71243 on c2c: Nationalisation, how many (a) senior management and (b) specialist operational staff have left c2c since its transfer to public ownership on

15 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of rail workers' (a) contracts and (b) rosters on the level of subsidy for running (i) lightly-used and (ii) empty rail services.

15 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that passenger service levels for trains are aligned with levels of demand for train services.

15 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment the Department has made of the potential impact of (a) rostering and (b) minimum service agreements on the number of (i) lightly used and (ii) empty trains operating on the network.

11 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Industrial Disputes

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with train operating companies on industrial disputes relating to the scanning of electronic tickets.

11 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

Office of Rail and Road

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what enforcement powers the Office of Rail and Road will retain once the Railways Bill is enacted; and in which circumstances her Department, will act as the primary regulator.

11 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

Great British Railways

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure scrutiny of Great British Railways’ decisions.

11 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

Office of Rail and Road

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of transferring the Office of Rail and Road’s (a) regulatory and (b) oversight functions to Great British Railways on (i) passenger protections an

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