Caroline Dinenage MP: written questions

4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025

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Written questions

Mobility ScootersDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59339More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to include mobility scooters within the scope of dangerous (a) driving and (b) cycling legislation.
Answer: While we keep the scope of the dangerous driving and cycling legislation under review, we do not currently have any plans to extend this to mobility scooters.
Answered 17 Jun 2025
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Mobility ScootersDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59338More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance her Department provides to mobility scooter users who use public roads.
Answer: The Department has developed a comprehensive guide for users of mobility scooters and powered wheelchairs, including legal requirements and relevant Highway Code information. This is available online at www.gov.uk/government/publications/mobility-scooters...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
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Mobility Scooters: AccidentsDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59337More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of trends in the number of casualties involving mobility scooters.
Answer: The table below shows the number of casualties, split by casualty severity, that resulted from road injury collisions involving at least one mobility scooter in Great Britain, for the most recent ten-year period that data is available for. It should be no...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
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Mobility Scooters: AccidentsDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59336More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people were injured in collisions with mobility scooters in 2024.
Answer: Figures on the number of collisions involving mobility scooters for 2024 are not yet available as these statistics have not yet been published. These figures will be available following the publication of “Reported road casualties Great Britain, annual re...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
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Roads: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58200More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will respond to the recommendations of the Safer Streets for All report by Living Streets and the Bikeability Trust, published on 19 May 2025.
Answer: The Department welcomes the findings of this report and will consider its recommendations carefully as we develop our future plans for active travel and road safety.
Answered 16 Jun 2025
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Roads: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58199More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to consider the recommendations of the Safer Streets for All report by Living Streets and the Bikeability Trust, published on 19 May 2025, in the Road Safety Strategy.
Answer: The Department welcomes the findings of this report and will consider its recommendations carefully as we develop our future plans for active travel and road safety.
Answered 16 Jun 2025
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Roads: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58198More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the recommendations of the Safer Streets for All report by Living Streets and the Bikeability Trust, published on 19 May 2025
Answer: The Department welcomes the findings of this report and will consider its recommendations carefully as we develop our future plans for active travel and road safety.
Answered 16 Jun 2025
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Driving Tests: GosportDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17087More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to increase the availability of practical driving tests in Gosport constituency.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA’s) main priority is to reduce car practical driving test waiting times, whilst upholding road safety standards. Measures in place to reduce waiting times for customers at all driving test centres (DTC), incl...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
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Bus Services: GosportDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14036More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to the level of the bus fare cap on rates of bus travel in Gosport constituency.
Answer: In the Budget on 30 October, the government confirmed it will invest over £150 million to introduce a new £3 cap on single bus fares in England outside London from 1 January until 31 December 2025. Under the plans of the previous administration, the curre...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
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Driving Tests: GosportDepartment for TransportTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10430More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the availability of driving tests within (a) half an hour, (b) an hour and (c) two hours travel of the Gosport peninsula.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA’s) main priority is to reduce car practical driving test waiting times, whilst upholding road safety standards.DVSA continues to take measures to increase test availability. These include the recruitment of ...
Answered 29 Oct 2024
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Railways: HampshireDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8797More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the (a) number and (b) frequency of train services in the South Hampshire region.
Answer: Department officials work closely with all operators on seeking to increase service levels. The Department needs to balance demand with taxpayer money when approving additional service levels across the country.
Answered 22 Oct 2024
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Public Transport: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7743More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing five-year funding settlements for (a) local transport and (b) bus service improvement plans.
Answer: This government is committed to providing greater stability to local government by giving councils multi-year funding settlements and ending wasteful competitive bidding. Improving bus services is a key part of this Government’s growth mission, and the go...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
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Railways: HampshireDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7742More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with train operating companies on the feasibility of increasing the frequency of train services in South Hampshire.
Answer: Department officials work closely with all operators on seeking to increase service levels. The Department needs to balance demand with taxpayer money when approving additional service levels across the country.
Answered 16 Oct 2024
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Bus Services: FaresDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7741More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to maintain the £2 bus fare cap after 31 December 2024.
Answer: Delivering reliable and affordable public transport services for passengers is one of the government’s top priorities as we know how important this is for passengers and for local growth. The Department for Transport is looking at the future of the £2 far...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
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Cabinet Office	1
Department for Business and Trade	7
Department for Culture, Media and Sport	18
Department for Education	23
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero	3
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	13
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology	7
Department for Transport	14
Department for Work and Pensions	8
Department of Health and Social Care	55
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office	1
Home Office	10
Ministry of Defence	30
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government	5
Ministry of Justice	2
Treasury	13

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