Written questions

698 written questions tabled, most recent first.

3 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Travel: Statistics

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to publish an update to the National Travel Attitudes Study statistics.

31 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the statistics entitled Monthly total number of electric vehicle public charging devices available in the UK, published on 1 October 2025, if she will provide a breakdown by local transport au

31 Oct 2025 · House of Commons Commission

Parliamentary Estate: Detergents

To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 2 April 2025 to Question 40025 on Parliamentary Estate: Detergents, whether the list of cleaning products that are not certified

31 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Annual Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals, Great Britain 2024; published on 23 October 2025, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the (a) numbe

31 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Roads: Summertime

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department’s road safety strategy will include an assessment of the potential impact of daylight hours on accident rates.

31 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicles: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a zero emission vehicle mandate for heavy duty vehicles.

31 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve charging infrastructure for electric heavy goods vehicles.

31 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicles: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to provide financial support to small businesses to purchase zero emission heavy goods vehicles after 2026.

31 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Trees

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance her Department provides to local authorities on the maintenance of newly planted trees during the first 12 months after planting.

31 Oct 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on the Just Transition Work Programme ahead of COP30.

29 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pet Travel Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her planned timetable is for the reintroduction of the pet passport.

28 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of (a) women and (b) men eligible for NHS health checks have had those checks in the last year, broken down by parliamentary constituency in the East of England.

27 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Pride in Place Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's Pride in Place Programme phase 2 methodology note, published on 25 September 2025, if he will publish the full ranked list of neighbourhoods fo

23 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

East West Rail

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when her Department expects passenger train services to begin operating on the first section of East West Rail between Oxford and Milton Keynes.

17 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Crime: Summertime

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of adopting single/double summer time on levels of crime.

17 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Hospitality Sector and Retail Trade: Summertime

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of adopting single/double summer time on the retail and hospitality sectors.

17 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Roads: Summertime

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of adopting single/double summer time on road safety.

17 Oct 2025 · Department for Education

Extracurricular Activities: Summertime

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of adopting single/double summer time on children’s access to after-school (a) sports and (b) outdoor activities.

17 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Summertime: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of adopting single/double summer time on levels of energy consumption.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Bus Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to issue guidance to local transport authorities on the minimum standards for (a) format, (b) legibility and (c) frequency of updates for printed passenger information at bus stops.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Tree Felling: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many applications for felling licences were refused by Forestry Commission England in the last five years due to the potential impact of felling on ancient woodland remnants within

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Tree Felling: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many felling licences granted by Forestry Commission England in 2024 permitted the felling of ancient trees.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Tree Felling: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what criteria are applied by Forestry Commission England when determining whether to refuse an application for a felling licence.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Tree Felling: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many applications for felling licences were refused by Forestry Commission England in 2024.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Tree Felling: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many felling licences were granted by Forestry Commission England in 2024.

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Crimes of Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the incidence of assaults on bus drivers; and what recent discussions she has had with (a) operators, (b) trade unions and (c) local transport authorities on this m

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Forests: Biodiversity

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the ecological condition of UK woodlands; and what steps his Department is taking to mitigate the decline in (a) plant, (b) bird, (c) mammal, (d) butterf

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Tree Planting

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the (a) workforce capacity and (b) resources available to deliver large-scale community tree planting programmes.

10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning: Empty Property

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 17 September 2025 to Question 76124 on Planning: Empty Property, if his Department will make an assessment of the adequacy of existing national planning

10 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Tourist Attractions: Animals

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 15 September to Question 73453 on Tourist Attractions: Animals, whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of existing regulatory frameworks governing trave

Source: official written-questions record.