Alex Mayer MP: written questions 2025
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Droughts: Tree PlantingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60267More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of (a) recent trends in the level of drought and (b) the potential impact of drought on his Department's tree-planting plans.
Answer: We continue to monitor and adapt to the impact that drought conditions can have on trees, particularly for young trees which are most susceptible. The Government has introduced extraordinary measures to support trees that have suffered because of drought ...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAnti-social Behaviour: DrivingHome OfficeTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60266More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on tackling anti-social car driving.
Answer: Ministers and officials meet with their counterparts on a regular basis and discuss a wide range of topics.Tackling anti-social behaviour is a top priority for the Government, and a key part of the Safer Streets Mission.On 25 February 2025, the Crime and ...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: ICTDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60265More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) update and (b) improve NHS IT systems.
Answer: We are investing more than £2 billion in National Health Service technology and digital to run essential services and drive NHS productivity improvements.In June 2023, NHS England agreed a Health Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which is a strategic agr...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordParkingDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59575More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of allowing local transport authorities to compel highways authorities to provide parking provision for shared mobility schemes.
Answer: The Department has not made a detailed assessment of this. It is up to local transport authorities to decide what parking provision to make in their areas, including for shared mobility schemes such as car clubs. In doing so they have to take into account...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBus ServicesDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59573More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to bring forward regulations under section 141A of the Transport Act 2000 to improve the collection of centrally held data on local coach journeys.
Answer: The government is committed to ensuring transparency in Local Transport Authority and operator service delivery. The Bus Services (No.2) Bill was introduced on 17 December as part of the government’s ambitious plan for bus reform. The Bill will amend powe...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCrime: East of EnglandHome OfficeTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59571More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of trends in the level of rural crime in (a) Bedfordshire and (b) the East of England; and what steps her Department is taking to reduce that level.
Answer: Rural crime can have devastating consequences for countryside communities and the agricultural sector. That is why this Government is committed to reducing crime in rural areas.Under our Safer Streets Mission reforms, rural communities will be safeguarded...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: East of EnglandDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59569More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of rail infrastructure schemes in the East of England on regional economic growth.
Answer: The Department has not made a combined assessment of regional economic growth of all projects relating to the East of England region. The Department undertakes appraisal of business cases on a project-by-project basis. This appraisal attempts to quantity ...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFree School Meals: Universal CreditDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59566More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of children who will become eligible for free school meals following the extension to households in receipt of Universal Credit in (a) Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard con
Answer: This government is committed to breaking down barriers to opportunity and tackling child poverty. We have now announced that we are extending free school meals to all children from households in receipt of Universal Credit from September 2026. This will l...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAllotmentsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58901More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department provides to local authorities on increasing the provision of land for food-growing allotments.
Answer: The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) is clear that planning policies and decisions should enable and support healthy lives, including through the provision of allotments. The NPPF also makes clear that open spaces and recreational buildings and l...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: FranchisesDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58392More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's guidance entitled Setting up a bus franchising scheme: December 2024, published in December 2024, whether a local transport authority is permitted to use surplus revenue gener
Answer: A local transport authority can use revenue generated from a franchising scheme to support bus services that are not part of the scheme, including those outside the scheme’s area.
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLobsters: TransportDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58391More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an estimate of the number of live lobsters being (a) posted and (b) couriered in 2024.
Answer: Defra does not hold data for live lobsters being posted and couriered in 2024.
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: RailwaysDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57008More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure improved integration between (a) bus and (b) rail services through the Integrated National Transport Strategy.
Answer: The government knows that a modern, integrated public transport network is vital to providing access to services and opportunities for all users of the system and keeping communities connected. Later this year, the Department will publish its Integrated N...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLarge Goods Vehicles: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57007More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to publish a roadmap for the (a) uptake and (b) deployment of zero emission heavy goods vehicles.
Answer: Government support to increase the uptake of zero emission heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) includes initiatives such as the Plug-In Truck Grant, reducing the upfront cost of zero emission HGVs, and the up to £200m Zero Emission HGV and Infrastructure Demonstr...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: East of EnglandDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57006More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of stay-at-home mothers in (a) Bedfordshire and (b) the East of England who claimed Child Benefit between 1978 and 2000 and may have missed out on rec
Answer: The Department estimates in total there are around 210,000 people with State Pension underpayments due to missing Home Responsibilities Protection on their National Insurance record DWP annual report and accounts 2023 to 2024 (HTML) - GOV.UK. Geographical...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEuston Station: RegenerationDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57005More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 November 2024 to Question 15303 on Euston Station: Bus Services, what progress his Department has made on developing plans for the Euston Station Campus redevelopment; and whether t
Answer: The Department for Transport is working with key partners to develop affordable, integrated plans for the Euston Station Campus. The new HS2 station platforms and passenger facilities will be integrated with an expanded Network Rail station concourse and ...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordIntegrated Care BoardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57004More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of integrated care board reconfigurations on patient access to healthcare services.
Answer: NHS England has asked integrated care boards (ICBs) to act primarily as strategic commissioners of health and care services and to reduce the duplication of responsibilities within their structure, with the expectation of achieving a reduction in their ru...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGlyphosate: Sanitary ProductsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57003More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of trends in levels of glyphosate in menstrual products; and what steps he is taking to (a) monitor and (b) regulate those levels.
Answer: Most period products are regulated by the General Product Safety Regulations 2005, which requires all products to be safe and for consumers to be provided with information on the potential risks of a product.Subject to Royal Assent of the Product Regulati...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: Exhaust EmissionsDepartment for TransportTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55798More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that flexibilities introduced under the Zero Emission Vehicle mandate do not enable car manufacturers to borrow more compliance credits from future years than they
Answer: The caps on borrowing allowances in the Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate will limit borrowing to under 10% of the new cars a manufacturer registers from 2026 onwards.As per the Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023, the Secretary of State can decline ...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCycling: TrainingDepartment for EducationTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55797More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including bikeability training in the National Curriculum.
Answer: Schools are best placed and have the flexibility to decide on the activities they provide to deliver a rounded and enriching education to suit their pupils’ needs, this includes cycling training programmes such as Bikeability. Physical education (PE) is a...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Transport Police: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55796More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how the British Transport Police will be funded (a) during and (b) after the establishment of Great British Railways.
Answer: The British Transport Police’s (BTP) budget is set by the British Transport Police Authority (BTPA). It is the executive non-departmental public body that oversees the Force and is their employer. BTPA sets the BTP’s budget annually following proposals fr...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFood Strategy Advisory BoardDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55795More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of appointing an expert in animal welfare to the Food Strategy Advisory Board.
Answer: Members of the Food Strategy Advisory Board were selected as senior leaders who have a broad range of experience across the food system and reflect the diversity of the sector. Membership has been finalised. We are not looking to expand it at this time. T...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGCSE: DisadvantagedDepartment for EducationTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55794More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve GCSE attainment among disadvantaged pupils in the East of England.
Answer: All children and young people should have every opportunity to succeed, no matter who they are or where they are from. Disadvantaged pupils are more likely to face barriers that hold them back, which is why the Opportunity Mission will break the unfair li...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: DisadvantagedDepartment for EducationTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55793More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to close the attainment gap between (a) disadvantaged and (b) not disadvantaged pupils in areas with three-tier education.
Answer: All children and young people should have every opportunity to succeed, no matter who they are or where they are from. Disadvantaged pupils are more likely to face barriers that hold them back, which is why the Opportunity Mission will break the unfair li...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: 5GDepartment for TransportTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55601More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of upgrading to 5G infrastructure across the rail network on the economy.
Answer: The Department continues to work closely with Network Rail and industry to explore solutions to improve connectivity on trains, which includes rolling out rail 5G on passenger trains.We are also exploring the feasibility of satellite connectivity to impro...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEast West Rail Line: Iron and SteelDepartment for TransportTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55600More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the volume of British-produced steel used in the construction of the East West Rail project from Bletchley to Oxford; and what estimate she has made of the volume requir
Answer: All rail used in the build of Connection Stage 1 (Oxford to Milton Keynes) was British Steel supplied via Network Rail SCO operations, which amounts to just under 4,100 tonnes. There would also have been a small additional amount used in built structures ...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
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