Alex Mayer MP: written questions 2025
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CyclewaysDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80035More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many miles of the national cycle network are permissive routes.
Answer: In England, approximately 2,720 miles of the National Cycling Network is on a permissive right of way. Of this, over 50% is on land owned by a Local Authority or other public body.
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordForests: BiodiversityDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80034More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle reductions in biodiversity in existing woodlands; and what steps she plans to take through the Environmental Improvement Plan to moni
Answer: Expanding our trees, woodlands and forests is an important tool at our disposal for reversing reductions in our woodland biodiversity. Establishing native woodland has made the greatest contribution to the increase in priority habitats in recent years, an...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTrees: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80033More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has considered implementing the recommendations made in the Tree Council’s report entitled Protecting trees of high social, cultural and environmental value, pub
Answer: Defra has reviewed the report’s recommendations and considered the feasibility of actions to take forward while ensuring balance between existing priorities and our statutory obligations. As the criminal case for the Sycamore Gap tree has shown, our judic...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordForestsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80032More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of the £816 million set aside for tree planting over the Spending Review period he plans to spend on the management of existing woodlands.
Answer: The £816 million of funding announced in the spending review is funding dedicated to supporting delivery of the statutory tree canopy and woodland cover target and increasing tree planting rates across England. Recognising the importance of woodland manag...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80031More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the National Infrastructure Service and Transformation Authority's document entitled NISTA Annual Report 2024-2025, published on 11 August 2025, what estimate she has made of the forecast underspend
Answer: The Spending Review, announced on 11 June 2025, saw an average annual funding increase for improvements to the railway over the next four years, with £10.2bn provided for rail enhancements in the period. This included funding to continue to deliver at pac...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Climate ChangeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80030More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of extreme weather related to climate change since 1 January 2020.
Answer: The UK Health Security Agency’s (UKHSA) Health Effects of Climate Change report estimated that heat-related mortality from climate change and related socio-economic change in England could cost approximately £6.8 billion per year in the 2020s, rising to £...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80029More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of asking the National Screening Committee’s to review the evidence on risk-stratified screening.
Answer: The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) already consider risk stratification in screening programmes.Last year the National Health Service moved from annual diabetic retinopathy testing for all people over 12 years of age with diabetes, to every two ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordClimate Change: Economic GrowthTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80028More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Office for Budget Responsibility's report entitled Fiscal risks and sustainability – July 2025, published on 8 July 2025, whether she has asked the OBR to include in its next publication update
Answer: The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) is the Government's official independent forecaster responsible for assessing the UK economic and fiscal outlook.The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) is required to prepare an analysis of the sustainability...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Climate ChangeHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80027More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the cost to her Department of extreme weather related to climate change since 1 January 2020.
Answer: The government’s third UK Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA3), published in 2021 under the UK Climate Change Act 2008, includes a Monetary Valuation of Risks and Opportunities assessment of the current and future costs of climate change to the UK. A 20...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Climate ChangeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80026More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of extreme weather related to climate change since 1 January 2020.
Answer: The government’s third UK Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA3),published in 2021 under the UK Climate Change Act 2008, includes a Monetary Valuation of Risks and Opportunities assessment of the current and future costs of climate change to the UK. A 202...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: Climate ChangeDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80025More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the costs to her Department of climate-related extreme weather since 1 January 2020.
Answer: Climate change projections suggest the UK will experience more frequent and severe weather events which have the potential to disrupt transport. The Department reports on the risks and opportunities from climate change through the Task Force on Climate-re...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Climate ChangeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80024More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the costs to her Department of climate-related extreme weather since 1 January 2020.
Answer: The third UK Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA3), published in 2021 under the UK Climate Change Act 2008, includes a Monetary Valuation of Risks and Opportunities assessment of the current and future costs of climate change to the UK.
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: Climate ChangeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80023More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the costs to his Department of climate-related extreme weather since 1 January 2020.
Answer: The third UK Climate Change Risk Assessment published in 2021 included an analysis of the current and future costs of climate change to the UK and highlighted the climate-change related risks to our energy infrastructure. Government works closely with the...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Education: Climate ChangeDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80022More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the costs to her Department of climate-related extreme weather since 1 January 2020.
Answer: The department does not hold data on the historical costs of climate-related extreme weather. Education settings are not required to report such incidents, and responsible bodies are responsible for the repair and maintenance of their estates through the ...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport: Climate ChangeDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80021More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the cost to her Department of climate -related extreme weather since 1 January 2020.
Answer: The government’s third UK Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA3), published in 2021 under the UK Climate Change Act 2008, includes a Monetary Valuation of Risks and Opportunities assessment of the current and future costs of climate change to the UK, inc...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: Climate ChangeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80020More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate his Department has made of the costs to his Department of extreme weather events related to climate change on the level of economic growth since 1 January 2020; and what steps he is takin
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has not made an assessment of the financial cost to the Department (either in terms of physical damage, disruption to operations or employee productivity) of extreme weather events during the period in question....
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTreasury: Climate ChangeTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80019More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the potential economic impact of extreme weather events related to climate change on the level of economic growth since 1 January 2020; and what steps she is taking with Cabi
Answer: The Government recognises that preparing for the future means adapting to the effects of climate change. Without action, extreme weather, flooding, coastal erosion and other climate hazards will pose greater risks to lives, livelihoods and people’s wellbe...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHighways EnglandDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80018More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will update the delivery plan for Highways England 2020-2025.
Answer: National Highways published its Delivery Plan for the Interim Period, April 2025 to March 2026, on its website on Thursday 17th July 2025.https://nationalhighways.co.uk/media/2k0f3ya4/interim-period-delivery-plan-2025-26.pdfThe Department will publish the...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNetwork Rail: Renewable EnergyDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80017More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an estimate of the potential renewable power generation capacity of Network Rail’s estate.
Answer: In May 2020 Network Rail carried out a survey and analysis of its land estate to assess the potential suitability for renewable energy generation. It was determined that there is potential capacity of 188 MWp across 34 potential sites.Network Rail purchas...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRapid Transit SystemsDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80016More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the performance of guided busways as a type of rapid transit on (a) journey time reliability, (b) passenger growth and (c) modal shift from private vehicles.
Answer: The Government welcomes steps to improve the reliability and frequency of local bus services, including reducing journey times, for example through bus priority and busway schemes. Local transport is devolved, and local transport authorities are responsib...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordVehicle Number Plates: FraudDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80015More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of (a) the prevalence of illegally modified number plates and (b) the adequacy of current enforcement and detection mechanisms; and whether she plans to review the associ
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is working with the National Police Chiefs’ Council and other government departments to improve the identification and enforcement of number plate crime and to quantify the number of illegal plates that may b...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordVaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80014More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the readiness of integrated care boards to assume responsibility for commissioning vaccination and immunisation services.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Leicester East on 29 September 2025 to Question 76374.
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordVaccination: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80013More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve childhood vaccination coverage rates in (a) Bedfordshire, (b) the East of England and (c) the UK.
Answer: Together with the National Health Service and UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), we are taking action to improve uptake of childhood immunisation rates in Bedfordshire, the East of England and across England.We have set out actions to improve uptake acros...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning: Empty PropertyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76124More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of existing national planning policy and guidance in relation to meanwhile use.
Answer: My Department has made no such an assessment. The government recognises the important role that meanwhile use can play in activating empty high street units, including through pop-up shops and community hubs, while longer-term plans are developed.
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: TransportDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76123More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of trends in the level of expenditure on special educational needs transport provision in England.
Answer: I refer my hon. Friend, the Member for Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard to the answer of 2 July 2025 to Question 62591.
Answered 17 Oct 2025
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