Brian Mathew MP: written questions
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Written questions
Roads: Pollution ControlDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98035More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her department monitors the discharge of highway runoff entering rivers along the network.
Answer: National Highways carries out targeted monitoring at key locations on the strategic road network and is working with the Environment Agency to develop a further monitoring strategy. National Highways also has its 2030 Water Quality Plan setting out what i...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: Intellectual PropertyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 906330More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to protect intellectual property rights in the training of AI models.
Answer: As a government, we are determined to back both our world-class creative sectors and our technology sector. Both are essential to our plan for growth.We recognise the potential impact of AI technology on intellectual property rights, including patents, tr...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: Armed ConflictForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86507More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the recent fighting in el-Fasher, Sudan.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the response provided to the Urgent Question on Sudan: Protection of Civilians on 30 October.
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPoultry: Animal HousingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84828More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of enriched cages on laying hens.
Answer: We remain firmly committed to maintaining and improving animal welfare and want to work closely with the farming sector to deliver high standards. The impact of enriched cages on laying hens is an issue which we are currently considering very carefully.
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: WiltshireDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81635More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many driving tests have been booked in Wiltshire in 2025.
Answer: The table below shows how many car practical driving tests have been booked for test centres serving Wiltshire in 2025.Driving Test CentreTests Booked (Net Demand)Chippenham7,737Salisbury4,432Swindon8,694Trowbridge1,323Total22,186*Trowbridge is a taking t...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Instruction: WiltshireDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81634More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the number of approved driving instructors there are in Wiltshire.
Answer: The table below shows how many car practical driving tests have been booked for test centres serving Wiltshire in 2025.Driving Test CentreTests Booked (Net Demand)Chippenham7,737Salisbury4,432Swindon8,694Trowbridge1,323Total22,186*Trowbridge is a taking t...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: WiltshireDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81633More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) average and (b) longest waiting times for a practical driving test in Wiltshire were in the last 10 years, by driving test centre.
Answer: The table below shows how many car practical driving tests have been booked for test centres serving Wiltshire in 2025.Driving Test CentreTests Booked (Net Demand)Chippenham7,737Salisbury4,432Swindon8,694Trowbridge1,323Total22,186*Trowbridge is a taking t...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordProbate and WillsMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77948More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what mechanisms are in place at HM Courts and Tribunals Service Probate Registries to ensure that when a later will is lodged and an objection is submitted prior to the granting of probate on an earlier will, th
Answer: HMCTS has an established process in place for when a later will is lodged, which requires HMCTS staff to submit the later Will and earlier Will to a Registrar for their directions on how to proceed.
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: South WestDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 905590More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve rail services in rural areas of the South West.
Answer: This government is committed to improving rural rail services in the South-West, and public ownership and the creation of Great British Railways will help to deliver this. We are striving to enhance connectivity and increase service frequency across under...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPrison Officers and Probation OfficersMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74834More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to support (a) prison and (b) probation staff.
Answer: By the nature of their roles, HMPPS staff can come into contact with some of the most challenging and dangerous people in our society. We want to ensure all staff, whether they are based in prisons or probation, feel proud to work for HMPPS and feel suppo...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEstate Agents: RegulationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70103More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions her Department has had with the National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team on the (a) prevalence of conditional selling practices by estate agents and (b) the
Answer: It is unacceptable for estate agents to withhold offers from sellers because the potential buyer declines to use their additional services. Where there is evidence of such practices, agents can face sanctions including a ban.The government is committed to...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
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