Written questions

1,018 written questions tabled, most recent first.

4 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Rolling Stock: Cybersecurity

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department’s guidance entitled Rail rolling stock procurement: cyber-security, published in March 2026, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that operational technology cabin

4 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Shipping

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Department has updated its impact assessment of the maritime Emissions Trading Scheme extension in the light of recent changes in freight rates, fuel costs, and the global trade d

3 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Roads: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance her Department provides to local highway authorities on the prioritisation of independent Stage 3 Road Safety Audit recommendations over generic forward-visibility reduction principles contained i

3 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to grant the Civil Aviation Authority stronger enforcement powers to penalise airlines that repeatedly and wrongly reject valid UK261 passenger compensation claims; and if she will make it a

3 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Domestic Abuse: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department collects, holds or monitors data on the number of (a) applications received and (b) disclosures made under the right to ask limb of the domestic violence disclosure scheme (Clare’s law) fo

3 Jun 2026 · Treasury

Swimming: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether children's swimming lessons provided by independent swim schools are within scope of the temporary reduced rate of VAT.

3 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office

Domestic Abuse: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department collects, holds or monitors data on the number of (a) applications received and disclosures made under the right to ask limb of the domestic violence disclosure scheme (Clare’s law) and (b

2 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many full-time equivalent driving examiners recruited by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) were (a) in post and (b) delivering practical car driving tests in (i) April 2026 and (ii) May 2026.

2 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many additional practical car driving tests were delivered by DVSA in each month since March 2026 compared with the same months in the previous year; of those additional tests, how many were delivered by (i

2 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many driving examiners started to practice in (a) April 2026 and (b) May 2026.

2 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Nitrogen Dioxide: Pollution Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 13 April 2026 to WPQ 123377, when she will place a copy of NO2 Programme expenditure in the House of Commons Library.

2 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Electric Bicycles: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May 2026 to Question 884, when she expects to (a) launch and (b) publish the results of the public consultation on data-sharing requirements for shared cycle scheme licensing.

2 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Delivery Services: Unmanned Air Systems

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May 2026 to Question 105 on Delivery Services: Unmanned Air Systems, what timetable she has set for the Civil Aviation Authority's examination of the implications of emerging aviati

2 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Cumbrian Coast Line: Tunnels

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May 2026 to Question 883 on Cumbrian Coast Line: Tunnels, when the modelling work being undertaken by Network Rail and the Mining Remediation Authority to assess the impact of the l

29 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Shipping: UK Emissions Trading Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 26 May 2026 to Question 3126 on Shipping: UK Emissions Trading Scheme, what criteria her Department uses to define the unique challenges faced by Scottish island communities in accessi

29 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the answer of 9 March 2026, to Question 116997, on Roads: Repairs and Maintenance, whether advice given by special advisers included analysis on the political composition of councils.

29 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the answer of 2 March 2026, to Question 115060, on Roads: Repairs and Maintenance, what assessment has been made of setting highways maintenance targets based on the decarbonisation of mainten

29 May 2026 · Home Office

UK Visas and Immigration: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of Entry Clearance Officer decisions are made by locally-engaged staff who are not British nationals; and what oversight mechanisms apply to those decisions.

20 May 2026 · Department for Transport

West of England Line: Rolling Stock

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has SWR made towards modernising and improving the West of England line fleet between December 2025 and 2028, including the planned overhaul of 15x fleet.

20 May 2026 · Cabinet Office

Ministers: Official Cars

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 4 February 2026, to Question 109542, on Ministers: Official Cars, whether the invoices prepared by the finance team break down expenditure for cars for (a) Ministers and (b) civil

20 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, for what reason was that council chosen as the location of the pilot for higher parki

20 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Nationalisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government's proposed socio-economic duty will apply to the operation of nationalised trains.

20 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Speed Limits

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to make any changes to the maximum speed limits on (a) motorways and (b) A roads.

20 May 2026 · Department for Transport

High Speed 2 Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what social value Key Performance Indicators are in place for the HS2 programme.

20 May 2026 · Treasury

Visitor Levy

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has been made of the impact of the proposed overnight levy on (a) domestic tourism within the United Kingdom and (b) overseas tourism into the United Kingdom.

20 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Primary Care: Pharmacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to review the regulatory and governance framework for pharmacy-led clinical services to ensure it supports service expansion, including the use of new technology and data-enabled c

20 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Primary Care: Pharmacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) the rollout of independent prescribing and (b) the expansion of the community pharmacy workforce to enable pharmacies to deliver a broader range o

20 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy: Recruitment and Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of pharmacies' workforce capability and training to safely and effectively deliver expanded clinical services; and what steps his Department

20 May 2026 · Department for Transport

British Transport Police: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 9 January 2026 to Question 100955, which programmes the British Transport Police is undertaking to achieve its Net Zero target by 2035; and what the estimated cost to the public

20 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much her Department has spent on (a) purchasing and (b) installing soundproof meeting pods for its headquarters in London since 4 July 2024; and how much of this relates to meeting pods for the Ministerial

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