Written questions

698 written questions tabled, most recent first.

3 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport

Public Transport: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of establishing a separate regulatory framework for Demand-Responsive Transport services, distinct from taxi and bus regulations.

21 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Travel Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make a comparative assessment of the potential advantages of TransXChange over the GTFS Plus format for bus Real Time Information provision.

20 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of a single, universal app for bus Real-Time Information provision.

20 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of training and skills available within local transport authorities to effectively (a) manage and (b) resolve issues related to Real-Time Informati

20 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of making it a mandatory requirement for bus Real-Time Information (a) apps and (b) roadside displays to mark when data is taken from schedu

20 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of potential impact of the switch-off of 2G and 3G networks on the (a) accuracy and (b) availability of Real-Time Information for bus services in rural areas.

20 Jan 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Business: Market Towns

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support business and trade in market towns.

20 Jan 2025 · Department for Education

Union Learning Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will review the decision to end the Union Learning Fund.

20 Jan 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to promote the awareness of energy-saving benefits through regular energy examinations for (a) businesses and (b) households.

20 Jan 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Warm Homes Plan: Central Heating

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to include updating circulator pumps in the Warm Homes Plan.

20 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dentistry: East of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many dentists have been recruited via the dental recruitment incentive scheme in (a) Bedfordshire and (b) the East of England.

20 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Vaccination: Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the speed of the delivery of the school vaccination programme.

20 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport

Road Works: Utilities

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an estimate of the potential cost to the public purse of utility companies completing street works late in each local authority in the last 12 months for which data is available.

20 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport

Road Works: Utilities

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring utility companies to coordinate the digging up of roads and pavements.

20 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of direct trains from London Euston to Leighton Buzzard have been cancelled in the last six months, listed by (a) day of the week and (b) time of day.

20 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport

Buses: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's consultation entitled Ending the sale of new, non-zero emission buses, coaches and minibuses, what the end sale date is for diesel coaches.

20 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Flood Re

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the Flood Re scheme to non-owner occupiers.

20 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Flood Control: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will outline his Department’s planned timetable for reviewing the funding formula for flood defences.

13 Jan 2025 · Home Office

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Animals in Science Regulation Unit’s annual report 2023, published on 17 December 2024, what steps her Department is taking to increase compliance with (a) legislation and (b) li

13 Jan 2025 · Home Office

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Animals in Science Regulation Unit’s annual report 2023, published on 17 December 2024, for what reasons has there been an increase in incidents involving failure to provide adeq

13 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Patients: Travel

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many penalty charge notices have been issued against patient transport service vehicles in each of the last five years for which data is available.

13 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Surgical Mesh Implants

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support patients adversely impacted by pelvic mesh implants.

13 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport

Active Travel: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the second stage of the process evaluation of the Active Travel Fund Tranche 2 will take place.

13 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport

Buses: Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data her Department holds on the number of bus incidents where driver fatigue was identified as an issue in (a) 2024 and (b) the last five years for which data is available.

13 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many open access applications (a) were approved in 2024 and (b) are awaiting a decision from the Office of Rail and Road.

13 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport

Road Traffic Control: Floods

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many roads were closed during flooding in (a) Bedfordshire, (b) the East of England and (c) nationally in (i) 2024 and (ii) the latest period for which data is available.

13 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Concessions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the proportion of rail journeys eligible for discounts through the 2025 Rail Sale.

13 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Franchises

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of local authorities franchising bus services on smaller bus operators.

13 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: ICT

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2024 to Question 20346 on Bus Services: ICT, if she will take steps to ensure all new buses include charging points.

13 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport

Buses: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a single Public Service Operator licence for each traffic area in England.

Source: official written-questions record.