Alex Mayer MP: written questions
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Great British Railways: MarketingDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120133More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her planned timetable is for rolling out the Great British Train branding to each station in the East of England.
Answer: The Secretary of State has asked the Chief Executive Officer of DfT Operator Ltd (DFTO) to lead the rollout of the Great British Railways (GBR) branding. Passengers will start to see GBR branding appear on the network in the next couple of months, and ove...
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTrain Operating Companies: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118608More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the rail fare freeze on the (a) budget and (b) spending plans of the Department for Transport Operator (DfTO) train operating companies between 1 April 20
Answer: Freezing regulated fares is a fully funded policy that will save commuters hundreds of pounds on season tickets and put more money in working people’s pockets. This forms part of the Government’s wider commitment to transform and improve our railways.
Answered 13 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordUnadopted RoadsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115908More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with relevant stakeholders on the Competition and Markets Authority recommendations on unadopted roads in its Housebuilding Market Study, published in
Answer: My Department engages regularly with a range of stakeholders about our ongoing reforms to the leasehold system, including to freehold estates and unadopted infrastructure.This week, I met with Home Owners Rights Network to hear their views on the two comp...
Answered 6 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordUnadopted RoadsDepartment for TransportTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115907More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data her Department collects on the number of unadopted roads going through the Section 38 process by local authority.
Answer: The Department does not collect data on the number of roads that have been, or are currently being, adopted by local authorities. Decisions on whether to adopt a road rest with the relevant local authority, provided the road meets the necessary design sta...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114753More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to coordinate policy on the development, validation and uptake of non-animal methods.
Answer: The Department is working closely with colleagues across Government to strengthen coordination on the development, validation and uptake of non‑animal methods. The first cross‑departmental ministerial meeting on the delivery of the strategy is scheduled t...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordUnadopted RoadsDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112780More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate she has made of the average length of time taken by local authorities to adopt roads serving new housing developments.
Answer: The time taken for local authorities to adopt roads on new housing developments varies significantly across the country, as each authority follows its own processes and timelines. The Government recognises that road adoption rates for new developments ha...
Answered 25 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordCancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112777More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of families who will benefit from the financial support package to cover travel costs to and from cancer appointments in (a) Bedfordshire and (b)
Answer: The Department knows that the cost of travel is an important issue for many young cancer patients and their families across the United Kingdom.Through the National Cancer Plan, the Government is committing up to £10 million a year to a new fund open to al...
Answered 25 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordRailways: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112776More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the Office of Rail and Road’s decision not to extend the Rail Transparency Order to cover rail maintenance costs.
Answer: As stated by the ORR following its review of the Transparency Order, the ORR does not have the powers to vary or revoke the Transparency Order, which are powers reserved to the CMA. This includes maintenance costs, which are beyond the scope of the curren...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordRailways: CompensationDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112775More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans her Department has make it easier for passengers to receive Delay Repay compensation.
Answer: Ten of the 14 Department for Transport contracted operators now offer delay repay schemes that provide automated, one-click delay repay, and we are also developing plans to make it even easier and more convenient to claim Delay Repay, including through th...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordTrain Operating Companies: SubsidiesDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112774More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what subsidy reduction targets her department set for train operating companies in England in (a) 2024/2025 and (b) 2025/2026.
Answer: In 2024/25, the Department’s resource settlement for train operating companies was £2.4 billion, and in 2025/26 it is £2.0 billion. Business plans and net subsidy budgets for train operating companies were agreed to align with and deliver within these set...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordGreat British RailwaysDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111285More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Great British Railways will record and publish standardised data on the causes of Penalty Fares.
Answer: This Government’s vision for the railways will see the creation of a unified and simplified rail system with a single public rail body, Great British Railways (GBR) focused on delivering for passengers. Under GBR, passengers will enjoy a consistent, relia...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordRailways: Penalty FaresDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111284More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data her Department collects on the reasons given for the issuing of Penalty Fares on the rail network.
Answer: Deliberate fare evasion reduces the revenue needed to support the railway and disadvantages passengers who pay the correct fare. We are making fares easier to understand, so that passengers can buy tickets with confidence, knowing they are getting the rig...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAutism: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110993More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to revise his Department’s autism strategy when the current one expires in July 2026, in the context of the provisions of section 1 of the Autism Act 2009.
Answer: On 23 January 2026, we published our response to the House of Lords Autism Act 2009 Inquiry Committee’s report Time to deliver: The Autism Act 2009 and the new autism strategy. We welcomed the committee’s report, and are carefully considering its recommen...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSites of Special Scientific Interest: Nature ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110182More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether Natural England has enacted byelaws under Section 28R of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 for the (a) protection and (b) management of Sites of Special Scientific Interest
Answer: Natural England has not enacted any byelaws under section 28R since the provision’s introduction in 2001. A set of Model SSSI Byelaws for this purpose was agreed with Defra in 2020 and was published by Natural England at https://consult.defra.gov.uk/natur...
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Media: ChildrenDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 23 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108061More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent discussions he has had with his Australian counterpart on lessons learned from Australia’s introduction of a law to ban under-16s from social media platforms.
Answer: The UK and Australia signed an Online Safety and Security Memorandum of Understanding in February 2024 to share learnings and approaches to online safety.The government is looking at what is happening in Australia. The Australian government plans to monit...
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordWarm Homes PlanDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 23 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108060More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the number of people who will benefit from the Warm Homes Plan in (a) Central Bedfordshire, (b) the East of England and (c) England.
Answer: We have invested £15 billion in the Warm Homes Plan, making it the biggest investment in home upgrades ever. We will reach 5 million homes by 2030, through direct support for those on low incomes and in fuel poverty, and innovative low-interest finance av...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses: SummertimeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 22 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107841More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has undertaken an analysis of the potential impact of Single or Double British Summer Time on pubs during major international sporting tournaments.
Answer: The government believes the current daylight-saving arrangements represent the optimal use of the available daylight across the UK. Since the government does not intend to make changes to the existing system, we have not conducted an assessment of the pot...
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLanguages: GCSEDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107840More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase uptake of foreign language GCSEs.
Answer: The government is committed to supporting modern foreign languages across schools, and across the languages pipeline. In our response to the independent Curriculum and Assessment Review, we made a commitment to work with the sector to understand successfu...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordFIFA: World CupDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 22 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107839More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with (a) FIFA and (b) the Football Association on the selection criteria for hosting future FIFA World Cup tournaments.
Answer: As the rights holder for FIFA World Cup tournaments, FIFA publishes the criteria and associated timeline for prospective future host nations to meet in order to be deemed viable. The Football Association works closely with the UK Government and UK Sport w...
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordTyres: ImportsTreasuryTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106701More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what data her Department holds on the volumes of imported single-life budget tyres in (a) 2023, (b) 2024 and (c) 1 January to 1 August 2025.
Answer: HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is responsible for the collection and publication of data on imports and exports of goods to and from the UK. However, due to classification codes, we are not able to distinguish between single-life budget tyres, and other ...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRailway SignalsDepartment for TransportTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106700More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of Network Rail’s progress on delivering the train control systems framework announced on 10 April 2024.
Answer: Network Rail awarded its Train Control Systems Framework in April 2024 covering major signalling activities for the period 2024-2034. Development contracts for digital signalling have been awarded are in delivery, with completion forecast in Financial Ye...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordTrains: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106699More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what date her department granted consent for the upgrade programme of South Western Railway’s Salisbury depot based 30 Class 158/159 trains; and what is her assessment of the (a) cost, (b) value for money of
Answer: South Western Railway (SWR) are currently undertaking scheduled heavy maintenance of their Class 158/159 fleet. This essential programme involves the full strip down, inspection and repair of the units, alongside enhancements to the onboard environment in...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordFly-tipping: ForestsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106698More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Environment Agency records information on habitat type or proximity to woodland when investigating fly-tipping and illegal waste dumping incidents.
Answer: Local authorities in England are required to report fly-tipping incidents to Defra, which are published annually here. Data for the 2024/25 reporting year is currently being processed. Local authorities are required to report to Defra the size of a fly-ti...
Answered 23 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordFly-tipping: ForestsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106697More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information her Department holds on the extent to which large-scale fly-tipping incidents, including transit van loads, tipper lorry loads, and significant or multiple-load incide
Answer: Local authorities in England are required to report fly-tipping incidents to Defra, which are published annually here. Data for the 2024/25 reporting year is currently being processed. Local authorities are required to report to Defra the size of a fly-ti...
Answered 23 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordFly-tipping: ForestsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106696More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information her Department holds on the extent to which fly-tipping incidents occur on or adjacent to woodland habitat on (a) council-owned land, (b) footpaths and bridleways, and
Answer: Local authorities in England are required to report fly-tipping incidents to Defra, which are published annually here. Data for the 2024/25 reporting year is currently being processed. Local authorities are required to report to Defra the size of a fly-ti...
Answered 23 Jan 2026
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