Alex Mayer MP: written questions
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Active Travel: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29846More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of increasing the allocation of the transport budget in England for walking and cycling initiatives.
Answer: The Government recognises that investment in active travel supports its economic growth, health and net zero missions by helping to revitalise high streets, reduce emissions, and enable people to live longer, healthier lives. We have already announced an ...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: CompensationDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29845More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the new government-backed train ticket website will include a search facility to help people affected by train delays find actual past (a) departure and (b) arrival times to support their claims under t
Answer: Once Great British Railways is established, it will retail online by consolidating individual train operators’ ticket websites. It will work alongside a thriving private sector retail market, which will continue to play a key role in driving innovation an...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving TestsDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29844More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2024 to Question 18740 on Driving Tests, whether the DVSA has developed a training schedule for organisations requiring delegated examiners in 2025.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is continuing to explore this matter in a way which balances all of the demands on DVSA’s training resource. Further information will be provided as soon as possible.
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: MayorsDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29843More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how the proposed statutory powers of Metro Mayors for rail services will operate under Great British Railways.
Answer: The statutory role for mayors in governing, managing, planning and developing the rail network intends to bring decision making within Great British Railways as close as possible to local communities. This will empower local leaders and support the develo...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament record5G: InfrastructureDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29842More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of (a) the adequacy of the availability of land and property for new 5G infrastructure and (b) its impact on the UK telecoms market.
Answer: The department has not carried out an assessment of the adequacy of the availability of land or property for 5G infrastructure, and this is not an issue previously raised by industry. The Electronic Communications Code provides the regulatory framework by...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: VacanciesDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29841More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many driver shortages have been reported by each rail company in the most recent period for which data is available.
Answer: Driver shortages and unavailability cause delays and cancellations, and so it is a very high priority for this government to ensure operators have sufficient number of drivers trained and available across the network. Train operators use a variety of meas...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPatients: TravelDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29840More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of reviewing the polices on issuing Penalty Charge Notices for patient transport service vehicles.
Answer: No assessment has been made by this Department of the potential merits of reviewing the policies on issuing Penalty Charge notices for patient transport service vehicles.NHS Trusts are expected to comply with the NHS Car Parking Guidance, from 2022, which...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRights of WayDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29839More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department plans to take to ensure local authorities have adequate resources to process the anticipated increase in claims following the 2031 cut-off date for recording
Answer: The Government has announced that it will repeal the 2031 cut-off date for the recording of historic rights of way as soon as parliamentary time allows. The final Local Government Finance Settlement for 2025-26 makes available over £69 billion for local g...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBuses: SalesDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29838More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 24 January 2025 to Question 25028 on Buses: Sales, for what reason an end-of-sale date is not set for coaches.
Answer: No decision has been taken on whether to set an end of sale date for new non-zero emission coaches. We will consider all options to support the decarbonisation of the coach fleet.
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Transport: RegulationDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29837More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of existing regulations for demand responsive transport.
Answer: The Department has supported sixteen demand responsive transport (DRT) trials through the Rural Mobility Fund (RMF). Each scheme is taking part in a detailed monitoring and evaluation process which will provide a better understanding of challenges associa...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Transport: RegulationDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29836More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of existing regulations for community transport provision.
Answer: Community transport operators play a vital role in connecting people with their communities, enabling access to employment, education and other essential services. Recognising the value of these services of social benefit, often provided by charities, the...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Transport: FranchisesDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29835More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of updating her Department's guidance for local transport authorities to require them to have an alternative dispute resolution when franchising servic
Answer: The Department for Transport published guidance to local authorities on tendering for road passenger transport contracts in 2013. This included advice on dispute resolution. There are no plans to revise that guidance because there are no specific rules or...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordParliamentary Estate: DetergentsHouse of Commons CommissionTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28325More
Question: To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many and what proportion of cleaning products used on the parliamentary estate are cruelty free certified.
Answer: We currently use 40 products on site; 31 products are confirmed as not tested on animals.The remaining nine products are not cruelty free certified or we do not hold the relevant information as they are used by a contractor.We are committed to supporting ...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBarclays: ICTTreasuryTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28278More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure people who could not pay their Self Assessment Tax because of the Barclays outage do not have to pay a fixed penalty.
Answer: No Barclays customers who filed their tax return and paid their Self Assessment tax liability by 3rd February will face a penalty.
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: StandardsDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28264More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of SEND provision in schools in (a) Bedfordshire and (b) the East of England.
Answer: Bedford Borough was inspected by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in November 2024 and received the strongest possible outcome: “the local area partnership’s special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) arrangements typically lead to p...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: ConservationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28263More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the widespread adoption of updated circulator pumps in the UK on energy savings.
Answer: The Government is continuing to monitor the UK circulator pump market and will consider how these, alongside other technologies could support greater energy efficiency and the transition to Net Zero.
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: ConservationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28262More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to include information on the benefits of updating circulator pumps in official energy efficiency guidance for consumers and businesses.
Answer: The Government will consider how circulator pumps alongside other technologies will support greater energy efficiency and the transition to Net Zero. The Government provides advice on energy efficiency improvements at the following Find ways to save energ...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: Rural AreasDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28261More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the final evaluation report for the Rural Mobility Fund will include a conclusion on the optimum zone size for Demand-Responsive Transport services.
Answer: The Rural Mobility Fund (RMF) impact and value for money evaluation will seek to explore what works best, when and why in the RMF scheme areas (rural and suburban). However, it may be the case that there is no single optimal zone size, as the optimal siz...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: Rural AreasDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28260More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she expects the final evaluation report for the Rural Mobility Fund to be published.
Answer: The Rural Mobility Fund evaluation consists of two elements – a first stage including monitoring data collection and a process evaluation and a second stage including impact and value for money evaluation. An interim monitoring data collection and process...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Transport: RegulationDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28259More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of establishing a separate regulatory framework for Demand-Responsive Transport services, distinct from taxi and bus regulations.
Answer: There is recognition that the regulatory framework covering demand responsive transport (DRT) is complex, not least because it includes elements of taxi, private hire vehicle and bus legislation, including vehicles using community transport permits. We ke...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: Travel InformationDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25428More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make a comparative assessment of the potential advantages of TransXChange over the GTFS Plus format for bus Real Time Information provision.
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 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: InformationDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25041More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of a single, universal app for bus Real-Time Information provision.
Answer: The government is committed to delivering better bus services, and part of this work is working closely with bus operators and local transport authorities to improve the information available to passengers about their bus services. The Bus Open Data Servi...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: InformationDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25040More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of training and skills available within local transport authorities to effectively (a) manage and (b) resolve issues related to Real-Time Informati
Answer: The government is committed to delivering better bus services, and part of this work is working closely with bus operators and local transport authorities to improve the information available to passengers about their bus services. The Bus Open Data Servi...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: InformationDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25039More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of making it a mandatory requirement for bus Real-Time Information (a) apps and (b) roadside displays to mark when data is taken from schedu
Answer: The government is committed to delivering better bus services, and part of this work is working closely with bus operators and local transport authorities to improve the information available to passengers about their bus services. The Bus Open Data Servi...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: Rural AreasDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25038More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of potential impact of the switch-off of 2G and 3G networks on the (a) accuracy and (b) availability of Real-Time Information for bus services in rural areas.
Answer: The government is committed to delivering better bus services, and part of this work is working closely with bus operators and local transport authorities to improve the information available to passengers about their bus services. The Bus Open Data Servi...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
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