Alex Mayer MP: written questions
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Railways: Mobile BroadbandDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20348More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether there will be a minimum service requirement for broadband on train services under Great British Railways.
Answer: There have been no discussions around the minimum levels of service for wifi or broadband on trains under Great British Railways. However, officials are looking more widely into different solutions to improve passenger connectivity, such as a low earth or...
Answered 23 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordOphthalmic ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20347More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department is taking to improve the availability of (a) eye clinic appointments and (b) hospital eye services.
Answer: The Government is committed to putting patients first. This means making sure that patients are seen on time and have the best possible experience during their care. As of October 2024, the waiting list for ophthalmology services stands at just over 593,0...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBus Services: ICTDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20346More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data her Department holds on how many and what proportion of buses have onboard connections for electronic devices in England.
Answer: As of March 2024, there were 29,790 buses used by local bus operators in England. Around 28% of these buses, approximately 8,300, were equipped with charging points.
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBus ServicesDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20345More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle changes in average bus speeds.
Answer: The government is committed to working with local transport authorities and the bus sector to deliver better, more reliable services for passengers. At the Budget, the government confirmed over £1 billion in funding to improve bus services, protect vital ...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPassenger Transport ExecutivesDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20344More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will publish guidance on the process for establishing passenger transport executives.
Answer: The Department has no current plans to publish guidance on establishing a new Passenger Transport Executive. Setting up a new Passenger Transport Executive to coordinate local transport in its area would require amendments to legislation. Local and Combin...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBuses: Exhaust EmissionsDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20343More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding her Department provided for retrofitting buses to reduce emissions under (a) the Clean Vehicle Retrofit Accreditation Scheme and (b) other relevant schemes in 2024.
Answer: Since 2017, the Government allocated approximately £100m toward the retrofitting of Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) technology. The Government has not provided any funding for the retrofitting of SCR technology in 2024.
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordEuston Station: PassengersDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20342More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 6923 on Euston Station: Passengers, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of progress in the implementation of crowd management improvemen
Answer: The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) closed its Improvement Notice served in respect of crowd management at Euston last year - on 15 December 2023.As the duty holder, Network Rail is accountable for meeting health and safety and other legal responsibilities ...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDriving TestsDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18740More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many DVSA delegated driving examiner training slots are scheduled for 2025.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is committed to the delegated examiner scheme and recognise the flexibility this provides with regards to heavy goods vehicles, passenger carrying vehicles and the emergency services in managing the availabil...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022Department for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17353More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when he plans to implement sections (a) 61 to 65, (b) 67 (c) 70 to 74 and (d) other remaining provisions of the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022.
Answer: The Government is committed to implementing all remaining provisions of the Product Security and Telecommunications Act 2022 as soon as possible. These measures will help deliver the benefits of advanced digital connectivity.Most provisions have been impl...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAction FraudHome OfficeTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17352More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of enquiries to Action Fraud were taken up in the latest period for which data is available.
Answer: Action Fraud is the national reporting point for fraud and cyber crime, operated by City of London Police who are the national policing lead for fraud. The National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB) analyses reports from Action Fraud for key information an...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordFishing CatchesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17351More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to introduce a timebound legal duty to end overfishing in UK waters.
Answer: The Fisheries Act 2020 contains a commitment to recover stocks to sustainable levels through the development of Fisheries Management Plans (FMPs). We are taking this approach having learned from the well-intentioned but ultimately unachievable single dead...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ParkingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17350More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing local authorities to use automatic number plate recognition for car park management.
Answer: Local Authorities are allowed to use ANPR and associated recording equipment for enforcing both on and off-street parking contraventions. However, the use of ANPR by Local Authorities as the sole means for enforcing parking contraventions is forbidden und...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordFlood Control: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17349More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to page 79 of the Autumn Budget 2024, HC 295, published on 30 October 2024, which regions will receive funding from the £2.4 billion allocated to the building of flood d
Answer: This Government is investing £2.4 billion over this year and next year to improve flood resilience by maintaining, repairing and building flood defences. The list of projects to receive government funding for 2025-26 will be consented over the coming mont...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPublic Transport: CostsDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17348More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make a comparative estimate of the cost per mile of new (a) busways, (b) ultra light rail and (c) conventional train systems.
Answer: The estimated costs per mile for new local transportation infrastructure in England can vary significantly based on numerous factors, including specific project conditions and requirements, geography, urban density, and land values.Responsibility for loca...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordTrain Operating Companies: NationalisationDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17347More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the oral statement entitled Rail Performance of 11 November 2024, Official Report, column 517, when she plans to issue a private train operating company with three months' notice that it will
Answer: The Secretary of State announced on 4 December that South Western Railway’s services will transfer into public ownership on 25 May 2025, followed by c2c’s on 20 July 2025 and Greater Anglia’s in autumn 2025. No expiry notice needs to be issued to South We...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordRolling Stock: ProcurementDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17346More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her planned timetable is to publish her Department's strategy on rolling stock procurement.
Answer: The Government is in the early stages of formulating a rolling stock strategy. The strategy will include considerations around the timelines for new build and refurbishments which will provide more visibility to the rolling stock market. Once established,...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLarge Goods Vehicle Drivers: Driving TestsDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17345More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time was in weeks for a Driver Certificate of Professional Competence part 3b test in (a) England, (b) Central Bedfordshire and (c) each driving centre in November (i) 2024 and (ii) 202
Answer: The average waiting time in weeks, in November 2024 and November 2023, for a Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) part 3b test, at test centres in England, and all other test centres, is contained within the attached document. The table bel...
Answered 6 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCommunity Railways Initiative: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17344More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her Department’s policy is on funding for Community Rail Partnerships, in the context of the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Act 2024.
Answer: My Department is committed to supporting the community rail movement. Currently, Community Rail Partnerships are funded by their Train Operating Company, with funding amounts agreed as part of the annual business planning process. The process for the next...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17343More
Question: What discussions she has had with car manufacturers on progress towards achieving the zero emission vehicle mandate for cars by 2030.
Answer: My Ministerial colleagues across Government and I meet regularly with vehicle manufacturers to discuss a wide range of issues including the transition to zero emission vehicles. We are working closely with the sector to ensure that British industry benefi...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAchalasia: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15949More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the Rare Diseases Framework to include provisions for improving patient-centred care pathways for Achalasia.
Answer: The Government is committed to improving the lives of those living with rare diseases, such as achalasia. The UK Rare Diseases Framework sets out four priorities, collaboratively developed with the rare disease community, which include better coordination...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCoronavirus and Influenza: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15948More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to promote the uptake of (a) Covid-19 and (b) flu vaccinations in the Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB area.
Answer: The 2024 Get Winter Strong campaign supports the uptake of winter vaccinations for influenza and COVID-19. Launched on 23 September, it focuses on eligible cohorts with low uptake, including pregnant women, parents of two to three-year-olds, for the flu o...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAccident and Emergency Departments: InjuriesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15947More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the number of A&E visits resulting from animal bites.
Answer: NHS England publishes data on the number of hospital attendances, and this information is available at the following link:https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/hospital-accident--emergency-activity/2023-24This includes the n...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPest ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15946More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to promote (a) safer and (b) environmentally friendly pest control alternatives to rodenticide for (i) residential and (ii) commercial use.
Answer: The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is responsible for approving biocidal products such as rodenticides. To ensure that the risks associated with professional use of anticoagulant rodenticides could be properly managed, the UK Government worked with ind...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordWildlife: RodenticidesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15945More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to enhance monitoring of wildlife exposure to (a) rodenticides and (b) other toxic substances; and whether he plans to allocate additional resources
Answer: The UK Government is investing in enhancing England's capability to monitor for and report on exposure to wildlife of: anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARs); legacy contaminants such as metals; and persistent bio-accumulative and toxic chemicals. This has be...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordRodenticides: SafetyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15944More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department is taking steps to strengthen restrictions on the use of rodenticides in order to reduce exposure to non-target wildlife.
Answer: Rodenticide products are regulated under the Great Britain Biocidal Products Regulations (GB BPR). Under this legislation, evaluations of the safety of biocides to humans, animals and the environment are carried out by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
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