Alex Mayer MP: written questions 2025
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Active Travel: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23565More
Question: 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.
Answer: The Department recently published both stages 1 and 2 of the Active Travel Fund tranche 2 process evaluation. Active Travel England will continue to work with the University of Westminster and Sustrans to consider further evaluation of government investme...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBuses: AccidentsDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23564More
Question: 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.
Answer: The Department publishes statistics on road collisions and casualties involving personal injury reported by police via the data collection system known as STATS19.Within this system, reporting police officers can assign up to 6 factors which, in their opi...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordRailwaysDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23563More
Question: 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.
Answer: The Office of Rail and Road has confirmed to us that in 2024 they approved 2 applications from Open Access operators to provide completely new services and approved a further 8 applications from existing Open Access operators to either continue or make sm...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordRoad Traffic Control: FloodsDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23562More
Question: 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.
Answer: The Department recognises the profound importance of our country’s road network in moving people, goods, and services around the country. The impact of closing roads will vary greatly depending on the roads in question and on the scale and severity of the...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: ConcessionsDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23561More
Question: 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.
Answer: Over two million tickets at discounts of up to 50 per cent are available for purchase as part of the Rail Sale. Train operating companies have decided on a commercial basis, the proportion of tickets available at discounted prices on their services.
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: FranchisesDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23560More
Question: 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.
Answer: The Bus Services Act 2017 contains a duty for local authorities to make a statement on how they will facilitate participation from small and medium sized operators in service provision as part of the franchising process.The Department, as part of the Impa...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: ICTDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23559More
Question: 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.
Answer: The government is committed to delivering better bus services, and wants to make them a strong choice for passengers. Local bus operators have responsibility for managing and maintaining their bus fleets, and we expect them to consider how best to improve...
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBuses: LicensingDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23558More
Question: 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.
Answer: Under current arrangements, licensing for Public Service Vehicle (PSV) operators in Great Britain is divided into eight traffic areas. No entity can hold more than one PSV licence in any single traffic area (except in the case of Special Restricted licenc...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBuses: LicensingDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23557More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Public Service Vehicle operator licences were issued in each of the last five years for which data is available.
Answer: The Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain collect annual data on the number of active and newly issued public service vehicle (PSV) operator licences and the vehicles authorised to operate under these licences. The number of new PSV operator licences is...
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: TimetablesDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23556More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of removing (a) home-to-school and (b) home-to-work transport from the registration of local services requirements of the Bus Open Data Service.
Answer: The Bus Open Data Service (BODS) was launched in 2020 and requires all bus operators of local services in England to provide passengers with high-quality, accurate and up-to-date passenger information including timetables, fares, tickets and vehicle locat...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: TimetablesDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23555More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the roll out of the Bus Open Data Service.
Answer: The Bus Open Data Service (BODS) was launched in 2020 and requires all bus operators of local services in England to provide passengers with high-quality, accurate and up-to-date passenger information including timetables, fares, tickets and vehicle locat...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordInfluenzaDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22177More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of influenza cases in hospitals in the last 12 months.
Answer: The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) surveillance of influenza hospitalisations operates during winter season only, where most influenza activity is typically observed. Trends vary across the season and are published weekly at the following link:https://...
Answered 10 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordTourism: BusesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22176More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the level of contribution of coaches to the tourism industry.
Answer: Coaches are a really important part of the tourism industry, enabling millions of people every year to go on day-trips, visit heritage sites, go to the theatre or travel around the UK, often at affordable prices. We remain committed to collaborating with ...
Answered 14 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: Educational VisitsDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22175More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department holds data on the number of coaches booked by schools for (a) cultural and (b) sports trips in (i) 2024 to date and (ii) the last five years.
Answer: The department does not hold data on the number of coaches booked by schools, including for (a) cultural and (b) sports trips.
Answered 14 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBuses: RegistrationDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22174More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many coaches were registered by the Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain in (a) 2024 to date and (b) each of the last five years.
Answer: The Office of the Traffic Commissioner (OTC) collects annual data on the number of active and newly issued public service vehicle (PSV) operator licences and the vehicles authorised to operate under these licences. Coach operators are required to hold a v...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22173More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what criteria he uses for defining whether an area is a dental desert; and in what areas dentistry graduates will receive golden hellos.
Answer: ‘Dental desert’ is a term used colloquially to describe areas struggling with access to National Health Service dentistry. There are a range of metrics which can be used to assess dental access.The responsibility for commissioning primary care dentistry t...
Answered 10 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: East of EnglandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22172More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many of the planned additional 700,000 urgent dental appointments a year will be in (a) Bedfordshire and (b) the East of England.
Answer: The Government is committed to tackling the challenges for patients trying to access National Health Service dental care. We are working to ensure patients can start to access 700,000 additional urgent dental appointments as soon as possible, targeting ar...
Answered 10 Jan 2025
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