Written questions

485 written questions tabled, most recent first.

29 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the residual values of (a) battery electric vehicles and (b) internal combustion engine vehicles; and what assessment she has made of the impact of those tre

29 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Greater Anglia: Safety Measures

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Greater Anglia trains have been fitted with advanced monitoring equipment since early 2026; and what the timeline is for the remainder of the fleet to be retrofitted.

29 May 2026 · Cabinet Office

Ministers: Official Cars

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 31 March 2026 to Question 123236 on Ministers: Official Cars, whether there is any HM Government guidance on this matter.

29 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Parking Offences: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the answer of 24 April 2026 to Question 127281 on Parking Offences: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, what was the legal basis by which the trial of higher parking charges took place.

29 May 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning Permission: National Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will issue planning practice guidance on the weight to be given to Home Office protective security assessments when determining planning applications.

29 May 2026 · Home Office

Places of Worship Security Funding Scheme: Planning

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that protective security measures approved and funded under the Places of Worship Protective Security Funding Scheme are considered in the planning proces

29 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Parking Offences: Fines

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 25 March 2026 to Question 121401, what progress her Department has made on reviewing that research and its findings.

29 May 2026 · Department for Education

Universities: Admissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of disparities in access to university preparation opportunities, including university taster days, residentials and personal statement support wor

20 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Vehicle Certification Agency: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 9 January 2026 to Question 100955, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of upgrading the Vehicle Certification Agency’s testing facilities and technologies

20 May 2026 · Department for Transport

High Speed Two: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 9 January 2026 to Question 100955, what programmes HS2 Limited is undertaking to achieve its Net Zero target; and what the estimated cost to the public purse is of those programm

19 May 2026 · Department for Education

Gemma Collins

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has entered into contracts or agreements with (a) Gemma Collins, (b) TM Media PR, or (c) any third party for the purpose of facilitating Gemma Collins’s participation in departmental comm

19 May 2026 · Department for Education

Gemma Collins

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether (a) payments, (b) fees, (c) gifts, (d) hospitality, or other benefit has been made to (i) Gemma Collins, (ii) TM Media PR, or (iii) any other agent or representative acting on her behalf, by or on behal

19 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Rolling Stock

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of services were operated with fewer carriages than planned on each route operated by each train operating company under DfT operator ownership in each of the last 18 months.

18 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Great British Railways: Retail Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 21 January 2026 to Question 105431, whether the Department will provide an update on the proposed Great British Railways app and website; whether the Department expects to launch

18 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Mode Shift Revenue Support Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Department has concluded its evaluation of the Mode Shift Revenue Support (MSRS) scheme to assess its performance and impact.

18 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Transport: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Department expects to publish the Accessible Travel Charter.

18 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Unadopted Roads

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 24 April 2026 to Question 127112, when the research to improve understanding of adoption rates will conclude; and whether it will be published.

18 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Active Travel: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, in which month Active Travel England plans to publish guidance to help authorities design safer streets for women and girls.

18 May 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Neurodiversity

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support neurodivergent and SEND pupils with their studies in (a) Leicester, (b) the East Midlands and (c) England.

14 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, following the failiure of his Department to respond to my correspondence of 22nd January 2026 regarding an ongoing constituent case, as well as four seperate chases, when he plans to provide a substanti

14 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Roads: Horses

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she considered including horse riders, carriage drivers and their horses among vulnerable road users in the Road Safety Strategy; and what targeted measures she plans to introduce to improve safety outc

14 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Controlled Burning

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason no official minute or departmental read-out was produced following the 2025 meeting between the Defra Minister and the Minister responsible for fire at which proposed b

14 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Russia: Sanctions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to strengthen sanctions enforcement against vessels, operators, insurers and service providers linked to Russia’s shadow fleet.

14 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Countryside: Access

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Government expects to publish the proposed Access to Nature Green Paper.

14 May 2026 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Staff

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff with no post are attached to the Skills Match Hub.

14 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ministers: Aviation

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many journeys have been undertaken by Ministers on the RAF 32 Squadron Dassault Falcon 900LX executive jet for official travel since 4 July 2024.

14 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Licences

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to take steps to close the regulatory gap that allows holders of provisional licences, including those converting from non-designated foreign licences, to continue driving unsupervised after f

14 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Road Traffic Offences: Speed Limits

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to address persistent speeding by repeat offenders; and whether the use of intervening and active Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) will form part of the strategy to reduce

14 May 2026 · Department for Transport

High Speed 2 Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that HS2 Ltd has appropriate safeguards in place to (a) prevent anti-competitive practices and (b) protect safety-critical workers within the London Tunnels project

14 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Licences

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has issued guidance to licensing authorities on maximum processing times for licence renewals.

Source: official written-questions record.