Alex Mayer MP: written questions 2025
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Influenza: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101186More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure an adequate (a) supply and (b) distribution of the flu vaccine in (i) Bedfordshire and (ii) East of England, in light of the emergence of the H3N2 “sub
Answer: The supply and distribution of flu vaccines for the majority of NHS England’s flu programme is managed by individual providers. NHS England and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) work with the pharmaceutical sector to support adequate supply, understan...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCar SharingDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101185More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to support car-sharing and car-club provision in the context of Zipcar announcing that it will cease its UK operations by the end of the year.
Answer: The Minister for Local Transport met with the shared mobility industry in November to discuss how Government can continue to best support the sector and ensure the right measures are in place to support car clubs across the UK. The Department is consideri...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordGreat British RailwaysDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101168More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many business units will Great British Railways comprise of.
Answer: Business Units will be the powerhouse of Great British Railways (GBR), bringing together today’s infrastructure management functions provided by Network Rail, and passenger operations currently led by train operating companies, into a single local team wi...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99053More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance her Department provides to local authorities on maintaining continuity of household recycling services in the event of (a) contractor disputes and (b) contract terminatio
Answer: Defra has published guidance for local authorities on prioritising services in periods of disruption in waste operations which can be found here.
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordShellfish: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98725More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will ban the live sale of decapod crustaceans to the public to be consumed as food to ensure compliance with the Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (England) Regulations
Answer: There are no plans to ban the live sale of decapod crustaceans to the public to be consumed as food.
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordOfficial Cars: TyresDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98724More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the potential cost savings to the public purse of introducing a mandatory minimum requirement that 30% of tyres procured for government fleet v
Answer: Defra is working on a review of the Government Buying Standards which set out how Government procurement can take account of environmental and social impacts whilst ensuring value for money. This review considers the lifecycle impacts of fleet vehicles, i...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordOfficial Cars: TyresDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98723More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to reduce waste and raw material consumption in government fleet maintenance including through the use of retreading.
Answer: Defra is working on a review of the Government Buying Standards which set out how Government procurement can take account of environmental and social impacts whilst ensuring value for money. This review considers the lifecycle impacts of fleet vehicles, i...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTyres: RecyclingDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98722More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps the Government is taking to support the UK tyre retreading industry in the context of rising imports of single-life budget tyres; and what assessment the Government has made of the impact of
Answer: Following reviews by the Trade Remedies Authority, the Government varied and extended anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures on imports of Chinese bus and lorry tyres on 1 August 2025. These measures are in place to protect the UK tyre retreading industry...
Answered 12 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTyres: ProcurementCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98721More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on the proportion of tyres procured in the last 12 months for (a) central government and (b) local government heavy vehicle fleets—including lorries, buses and refuse vehicl
Answer: This information is not centrally held. Procurement and fleet management records are maintained by individual departments, agencies and local authorities.
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: SubsidiesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97702More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to adapt existing farming subsidy schemes to incentivise the (a) housing of (i) pigs and (ii) poultry in woodland and (b) the planting of woodland in permanent p
Answer: Our in-field agroforestry offers under the Environmental Land Management schemes include support for establishing and maintaining silvopastoral systems, where trees are planted in pasture to realise their multiple benefits such as enhanced animal welfare ...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordGreat British Railways and Network Rail: DebtsDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97701More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Network Rail’s debt will be transferred to Great British Railways.
Answer: The detailed design of GBR is underway and the Network Rail debt is being considered as part of this work.
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: Air PollutionDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97700More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the air quality on the rail network; and whether her Department plans to issue updated guidance on air quality on the rail network.
Answer: The Department is funding monitoring and research to assess air quality in stations and onboard trains through the Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB). This includes the £5.5 million Air Quality Monitoring Network, which is collecting data at up to 72 ...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNetwork Rail: EnergyDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97699More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of trends in the levels of Network Rail’s energy costs.
Answer: Network Rail is required to consider value for taxpayers’ money in the way that it runs the railway. This includes in relation to energy costs. External factors, including the COVID pandemic and the war in Ukraine, have driven fluctuations in energy price...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal PressDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97057More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, on what dates the industry working group established to support development of the local media strategy has met to date, and what the planned timescale is for its next meeting.
Answer: The Government is developing a Local Media Strategy, in recognition of the importance of local journalism. Our vision is a thriving local media that can continue to play an invaluable role as a key channel of trustworthy information at local level, report...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Press: Local GovernmentDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97056More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the Public Notice Portal’s contribution to improving public engagement with statutory notices, and how its archive and consultation functions will be in
Answer: The Government committed to a review of statutory notices as part of the response to recommendations made by the Licensing policy taskforce in July, including in relation to alcohol licence notices. The review is being taken forward as part of the Local M...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Press: Local GovernmentDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97055More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the planned timescales are for the commencement of the statutory notices review.
Answer: The Government committed to a review of statutory notices as part of the response to recommendations made by the Licensing policy taskforce in July, including in relation to alcohol licence notices. The review is being taken forward as part of the Local M...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97054More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the number and type of businesses that will be impacted by business rates relief changes announced in the Budget 2025 in (a) Bedfordshire, (b) the East of England and (c) t
Answer: The amount of business rates paid on each property is based on the rateable value of the property, assessed by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA), and the multiplier values, which are set by the Government. Rateable values are re-assessed every three years...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPostal Services: Public ConsultationTreasuryTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97053More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when her Department plans to publish the consultation on the technical detail of the new small parcels regulatory arrangements.
Answer: At Autumn Budget 2025, the government announced the removal of the low value imports relief and published a technical consultation covering the design and implementation of the new LVI customs arrangements. You can read and respond to the government’s con...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordUncrewed SystemsDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97051More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve cross-government understanding of developments in drone technology, and what plans the has to improve inter-departmental collaboration on the regulation and deploy
Answer: This government is delivering the Future of Flight Programme which is a joint programme between the whole of government, the Civil Aviation Authority and industry. A key strategic objective of the Programme is to achieve routine Beyond Visual Line of Sigh...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordOffice of Rail and Road: Retail TradeDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97050More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what transparency, reporting and accounting requirements will be placed on the Office of Rail and Road to undertake effective monitoring and competition oversight of GBR’s retail activities.
Answer: GBR’s licence will require it to comply with a code of practice, which will be owned and managed by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR). The code will govern GBR’s retail industry management functions and other relevant activity. It will incorporate clear r...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: BedfordshireDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95847More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish a list of the total amount allocated to highways maintenance funding by the department, including one off grants, for the years (a) 2021/22; (b) 2022/23; (c) 2023/24; (d) 2024/25 to Central
Answer: The total highways maintenance funding, including one off grants, allocated to Central Bedfordshire Council for the financial years (a) 2021/22; (b) 2022/23; (c) 2023/24; and (d) 2024/25 is set out below. Local Authority2021 to 20222022 to 20232023 to 202...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFaroe Islands: CetaceansForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95211More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with the Faroese Minister for Fisheries on cetacean hunts.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer he was provided on 14 October 2024 in response to Question 7965.
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: FishDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95210More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to Replacing animals in science: A strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods, published on 11 November 2025, what the evidential b
Answer: The Government’s publication “Replacing animals in science: A strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods” sets out our long-term vision for a world where the use of animals in science is eliminated in all but excepti...
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95209More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to Replacing animals in science: A strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods, published on 11 November 2025, what steps her Depart
Answer: The Government’s publication “Replacing animals in science: A strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods” sets out our long-term vision for a world where the use of animals in science is eliminated in all but excepti...
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFreight: SecurityDepartment for TransportTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95208More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the risk of organised-crime groups targeting high-value freight loads during peak retail periods; and what steps she is taking to improve freight-security measures.
Answer: This Government recognises the serious threat that freight crime poses to businesses, drivers, and the wider economy. Through the HGV parking and driver welfare grant scheme (MFGS), the Department for Transport and industry partners are projected to deliv...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
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