Written questions

1,018 written questions tabled, most recent first.

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of social media, email alerts and in-centre advertising for driving examiner roles by conversion to (a) completed applications and (b) successful hires.

25 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicles and Vans: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what forecast has been made of uptake rates for (a) zero emission trucks, (b) vans and (c) depot charging grants under the Zero Emission Truck and Van funding package, announced 25 March 2026.

25 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicles and Vans: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the maximum number of vehicles that could be subsidised under the Zero Emission Truck and Van, which her Department announced on 25 March 2026, at the highest grant rates, and the

25 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what mechanisms are in place to ensure that successful HealthTech pilots are scaled and adopted nationally.

25 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are being taken to ensure that legislation, funding and incentives actively enable HealthTech adoption at scale across the health system.

24 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

High Speed 2 Line: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2026 to Question 120007 on High Speed 2 Line: Finance, whether the Department expects any reduction in the maximum speed of High Speed Two trains to contribute to meeting the

24 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Competition and Markets Authority: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2026 to Question 120645 on Competition and Markets Authority: Costs, what expenditure the Competition and Markets Authority has incurred on (a) consultants, (b) resea

24 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Nitrogen Dioxide: Pollution Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she will place in the Library a breakdown of NO2 Programme expenditure by project, including spend to date and forecast costs for each scheme.

24 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Vehicle Certification Agency: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March 2026 to Question 119471 on the Vehicle Certification Agency: Fees and Charges, whether there is a timeline to eliminate the Agency’s financial deficit; and what steps her Depa

24 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2026 to Question 118043, what steps the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency is taking to improve its ability to evaluate the effectiveness of recruitment activity for driving

20 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Speech and Language Therapy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether SEND practitioners will be provided with training on how to support children with speech, language and communication.

20 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Speech and Language Therapy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the professional overview board of the National Inclusion Standards will include (a) speech and language therapists and (b) other experts on speech, language and communication.

20 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2026 to Question 118042, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Government Recruitment Service applicant tracking system on the Driver and Vehicle Standar

20 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2026 to Question 118043, what assessment the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has made of the effectiveness of different recruitment channels used to attract applicants for

20 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

East West Rail Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, in which month she expects East West Rail services to commence from Oxford Parkway to Bicester.

20 Mar 2026 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether she has made an assessment of the comparative costs of greenhouse gas emissions reporting across the Government estate relative to the emissions reductions achieved as a result of those activities.

20 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Hire Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Government Fleet Commitment in increasing the proportion of zero emission vehicles in departmental vehicle hire fleets, in the context of the proportion

18 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

High Speed 2 Line: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 18 March 2026 to Question 120007, how much of the average annual real-terms reduction in HS2 capital spending between 2025-26 and 2029-30 will be achieved through (a) efficiency saving

18 Mar 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, what information his Department has provided to members of the Northern Ireland Assembly on the relationship between the UK ETS maritime extension and potential CBAM impacts prior to the Asse

18 Mar 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, what criteria were used to determine exemptions from the UK Emissions Trading Scheme maritime extension; and for what reason Isle of Wight ferry services were not included in the exemptions.

17 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Electricity: Standing Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the average domestic electricity standing charge is; and how this has changed since 2021.

17 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Batteries: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate his Department has made of current battery costs per kWh; and what assumptions underpin projections for future cost reductions.

17 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the latest electric vehicle market share is as a proportion of new car registrations; and what projections her Department has made for that figure.

17 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Nitrogen Dioxide: Pollution Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to WPQ 119491, whether the Department holds a project-level financial breakdown of NO2 Programme expenditure as part of its reporting to the Government Major Projects Portfoli

17 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Colour Vision Deficiency

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2026 to Question 116584 on Aviation: Colour Vision Deficiency, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the published evidence and legal findings relating to operat

17 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many potholes were filled on local roads in England in each of the last three financial years; what estimate her Department has made of the number of potholes filled in (a) 2024–25 and (b) 2025–26 to date;

16 Mar 2026 · Home Office

Abnormal Loads

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the increase in income generated by West Midlands Police from escorting abnormal loads over the past five years; and what guidance her Department provides to police for

16 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Cycleways

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2026 to Question 116791, which organisations representing disabled people were engaged in relation to the guidance entitled Floating Bus Stops: Provision and Design; on what da

13 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Parking Offences: Fines

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2026 to Question 115449, in which month in Q2 2026 the Department expects to publish the findings of the Call for Evidence on Restricting the generation of surplus funds from t

13 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Freight and Logistics

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what international case studies her Department has examined to establish best practice for the enhancement of key data and insight capabilities on the freight and logistics system.

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