Alex Mayer MP: written questions 2024
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Written questions
Bus Services: FaresDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3421More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 26 July 2024 to Question 721 on Bus Services: Concessions, what the average cost per passenger journey to the public purse of the £2 National Bus Fare Cap scheme was in each county in
Answer: The £2 National Bus Fare Cap is a voluntary scheme for eligible bus operators, who are provided a bespoke funding allocation to reimburse the difference between the cap and the shadow commercial fare. It is not possible to calculate the average cost per p...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordBus Services: FaresDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3420More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 26 July 2024 to Question 721 on Bus Services: Concessions, what her Department’s funding contribution was to Arriva The Shires Ltd under the £2 National Bus Fare Cap scheme?
Answer: The £2 National Bus Fare Cap is a voluntary scheme for eligible bus operators, who are provided a bespoke funding allocation to reimburse the difference between the cap and the shadow commercial fare. It is not possible to calculate the average cost per p...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordA5: BedfordshireDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3419More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential options for providing relief for the trunk A5 road through Hockliffe Village during the next road investment period.
Answer: As part of their analysis of need on the Strategic Road Network, National Highways identified issues with peak period delays and unreliability on the A5 in Hockcliffe. A feasibility study has been undertaken and has identified options for improvements. Th...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: Repairs and MaintenanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3418More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, If her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of capping tenant contributions to qualifying works set out in section 6 of the Service Charges (Consultation Re
Answer: By law all variable service charges, which includes charges to pay for major works under section 20 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, must be reasonable and, where costs relate to works or services, the works or services must be of a reasonable standar...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsHome OfficeTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3417More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will publish a list of animal tests replaced by non-animal methods since 2010.
Answer: The use of animals in scientific procedures is only authorised by the Home Office Regulator where there is clear scientific benefit, to people, animals, or the environment, and only when all aspects of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 have bee...
Answered 6 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPublic Transport: Safety MeasuresDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3416More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of pedal monitoring cameras on all new (a) buses, (b) trams, (c) coaches and (d) other forms of public transport.
Answer: The Government currently has no plans to make an assessment of the potential merits of pedal monitoring cameras on all new public transport. Some bus service providers have introduced pedal monitoring as part of their ongoing safety strategy and to aid in...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: VansDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3415More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles' report entitled Consultation outcome: driving licence flexibility for alternatively-fuelled vehicles, published on 10 October 2023, whether her Departmen
Answer: The Government is reviewing the policy proposals detailed in the previously published consultation response on driving licence flexibilities for alternatively-fuelled vehicles.
Answered 5 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPension CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3414More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the number of pensioners that are (a) eligible and (b) not claiming Pension Credit by constituency.
Answer: Information relating to Pension Credit eligibility is only available via take-up statistics. The latest available Pension Credit take-up statistics for Great Britain cover the financial year 2021 to 2022 and are available at: Income-related benefits: esti...
Answered 11 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordNatural History: GCSEDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3413More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to introduce a Natural History GCSE in September 2025.
Answer: The government has launched an independent Curriculum and Assessment Review covering key stages 1 to 5, chaired by Professor Becky Francis CBE. The Review will consider the current qualification pathways available at key stage 4 and 5. A call for evidence...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordHousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3412More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what data her Department holds on the (a) number of units of housing stock, (b) population and (c) area in square miles in each local planning authority area.
Answer: The Ministry publishes an annual release entitled ‘Dwelling Stock Estimates, England’, with estimates of the number of dwellings in each local authority, as at 31 March in each year since 2001, shown in Live Table 125 at the following link.https://www.gov...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordFlood ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2621More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of (a) Anglian Water and (b) all water companies in England in (i) identifying and (ii) removing barriers that prevent the connectivity
Answer: The Government recognises the need for well-connected surface waters, so that water can be moved to where it is most needed. Water companies, including Anglian Water, have focussed their resilience improvements on water grids and transfers, a number of wh...
Answered 20 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordHeat BatteriesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2620More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using heat batteries for households who experience challenges in installing a heat pump.
Answer: Heat batteries are one of the most promising alternative electric heating technologies, because they utilise time of use tariffs, do not require outside space and are cheaper to install than heat pumps in some circumstance. However, heat batteries are als...
Answered 5 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordBroadband: Dunstable and Leighton BuzzardDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2619More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make an estimate of the proportion of households that have access to gigabit-capable broadband in Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard constituency.
Answer: According to the independent website ThinkBroadband.com, 86% of premises in the Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard constituency currently have access to a gigabit-capable connection.
Answered 6 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordOlympic Games: ParisDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2618More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department will take to help build on the legacy of the Paris Olympics.
Answer: As I set out during the Westminster Hall debate on the Paris 2024 Olympics Team GB Legacy, which took place on 3 September, the Government is fully committed to multi-year funding for our elite sport system and enabling our athletes to excel on the world ...
Answered 6 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSports: Dunstable and Leighton BuzzardDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2617More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help improve the quality of sporting facilities in (a) Bedfordshire and (b) Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard constituency.
Answer: This Government recognises that sport facilities are at the beating heart of communities up and down the country. High-quality, inclusive facilities help clubs to get more people active and by backing these clubs, the Government will support more people p...
Answered 6 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordBus Services: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2616More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 266 July 2024 to Question 722 on Public Transport, which Local Transport Authorities (a) are using and (b) plan to use Bus Service Improvement Plan funding to fund Demand Responsive Tr
Answer: The following Local Transport Authorities (LTAs) are either using or are exploring the use of Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) funding to fund Demand Responsive Transport (DRT) schemes. To note, this list is subject to change and may not be exhaustive ...
Answered 2 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordNoise: ComplaintsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2195More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a minimum complaints threshold for investigating noises that could be a statutory nuisance under th
Answer: The Noise Policy Statement for England aims to ensure that noise is managed effectively to promote good health and quality of life. Defra is responsible for the domestic legislation covering statutory nuisance, although the environmental health department...
Answered 2 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordBus Services: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2194More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 26 July 2024 to Question 722 on Public Transport, if her Department will list the Local Transport Authorities that are (a) using and (b) planning to use Bus Service Improvement Plan fu
Answer: The following Local Transport Authorities (LTAs) are either using or are exploring the use of Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) funding to fund Demand Responsive Transport (DRT) schemes. To note, this list is subject to change and may not be exhaustive ...
Answered 2 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordRailways: CompensationDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2193More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make it her policy to introduce an online search facility hosted by Great British Rail to help people affected by train delays find actual past (a) departure and (b) arrival times to support their c
Answer: Getting Britain Moving sets out the Government’s ambition for Great British Railways to simplify the ticketing system in future, including improving the Delay Repay claims process alongside improved reliability of services. Passengers currently only need ...
Answered 2 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordRailways: CompensationDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2192More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much was paid out to passengers by (a) West Midlands Trains and (b) all train operators as part of the Delay Repay scheme in each of the last 12 months for which data is available.
Answer: The most recent published figures for compensation paid out by train operators to passengers are for 2022-2023 and can be accessed at the following link: www.gov.uk/government/publications/train-operating-companies-passengers-charter-compensation/train-op...
Answered 5 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordBanking HubsTreasuryTabled 29 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2191More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria her Department plans to use to identify locations for banking hubs; and if she will set out a timetable for rolling out hubs in constituencies affected by branch closures.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of banking to communities and high streets and has committed to work closely with banks to roll out 350 banking hubs over the next five years. These will provide individuals and businesses up and down the country w...
Answered 2 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Leighton BuzzardDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2021More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will hold discussions with the Bedfordshire Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board on funding options for a health hub in Leighton Buzzard and Linslade.
Answer: The Government recognises the pressure on primary care infrastructure in Leighton Buzzard and Linslade, and across the wider National Health Service estate. We acknowledge that, nationally, change is desperately needed to bring healthcare closer to home, ...
Answered 5 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordShoplifting: BedfordshireHome OfficeTabled 24 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1607More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the number of police hours spent on investigating shoplifting crimes in Bedfordshire in which the value of the goods taken was less than £200, in the latest period fo
Answer: The latest Police Recorded Crime figures showed 443,995 shoplifting offences for the year ending March 2024, an increase by 30% compared to the previous 12 months. Although the volume of charges for shoplifting rose by 47% in the year ending March 2024 (t...
Answered 1 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordBus Services: TrainingDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1606More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to allow local leaders to use Skills Bootcamp funding to support training for bus drivers.
Answer: Skills Bootcamps are a great way for learners and local areas to develop the skills they need and the department provides grant funding to 30 mayoral combined authorities and local areas to deliver Skills Bootcamps training that meets local skills’ priori...
Answered 1 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordMobile Broadband: Houghton RegisDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 24 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1605More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if his Department will take steps to help improve the quality of mobile phone signal in (a) Houghton Regis and (b) Bidwell West.
Answer: The Government is committed to improving mobile coverage across the UK. Ofcom’s most recent coverage data for the former constituency of South West Bedfordshire shows 98% 4G geographic coverage from all four mobile network operators and that 5G is availab...
Answered 31 Jul 2024
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