Jerome Mayhew MP: written questions 2025
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Euston Station and Liverpool Street Station: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47314More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with Network Rail on the proposed redevelopment of (a) London Euston and (b) London Liverpool Street stations.
Answer: The Department has regular discussions with Network Rail, as part of our engagement with key partners to develop affordable, integrated plans for the Euston Station campus. This will comprise the new HS2 station, an upgraded Network Rail station and enhan...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordLiverpool Street Station: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47313More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost to the public purse was for the development of the planning application by Network Rail for the redevelopment of London Liverpool Street station; and what estimate she has made of the potential co
Answer: The planning application, for a fully intermodal transport solution for Liverpool Street Station, was prepared through a Network Rail and Transport for London partnership at a cost of £8.7m. These costs will be re-imbursed as part of securing a developmen...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGreat British Railways Transition Team: StaffDepartment for TransportTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46814More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many FTE staff work for Great British Rail transition team.
Answer: The Great British Railways Transition Team (GBRTT) was set up as a temporary organisation under the previous government to design and transition towards Great British Railways, including building cross-industry capability. GBRTT no longer directly employs...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLiverpool Street StationDepartment for TransportTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46813More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations she has received from Historic England on Network Rail’s redevelopment of London Liverpool Street.
Answer: The Department for Transport has not received any representations from Historic England around the redevelopment proposals for Liverpool Street station. However, I understand that Network Rail have closely consulted with Historic England in the developmen...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLiverpool Street StationDepartment for TransportTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46812More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with Network Rail on plans for the redevelopment of London Liverpool Street station.
Answer: Officials in my Department are engaged with Network Rail Property and Planning teams around the redevelopment proposals for Liverpool Street station. These plans are at an early stage and will be subject to planning consents. Both my Department and Networ...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployers' Contributions: Job CreationScotland OfficeTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 903747More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the increase in employer National Insurance contributions on job creation in Scotland.
Answer: Figures released last week showed that the employment rate and wages in Scotland are up - no thanks to the opposition who crashed our economy, sent mortgages soaring and were ready to do it all over again. Let us not forget, the £22 billion black hole the...
Answered 23 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordGreat British Railways Transition Team: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43937More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much money has been spent on the Great British Rail Transition Team.
Answer: The Great British Railways Transition Team (GBRTT) was set up as a temporary organisation under the previous government to design and transition towards Great British Railways, including building cross-industry capability. Total funding provided to GBRTT...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordGreat British RailwaysDepartment for TransportTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41991More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of conclusion one of the Public Account Committee's report entitled HS2: Update following the Northern leg cancellation, HC 357, publi
Answer: Work is underway on the design of Great British Railways, including its governance. We will take learnings from elsewhere, including the Public Account Committee’s recent report on High Speed Two (HS2), to ensure GBR is set up to deliver better services f...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: TicketsDepartment for TransportTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41990More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an estimate of the amount of funding spent on reforming the train ticketing system in the (a) 2021-22, (b) 2022-23 and (c) 2023-24 financial years.
Answer: The Fares Ticketing and Retail (FTR) Programme to modernise ticketing and retail systems started at Spending Review 2021. The first year of the programme was 22/23. The Department spend £55.7 million in 22/23 and £66 million in 23/24 on the FTR programme.
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHigh Speed TwoDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38121More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of conclusion one of the Public Account Committee's report entitled HS2: Update following the Northern leg cancellation, HC 357, publi
Answer: In light of the Public Account Committee’s recent report on High Speed Two (HS2), this government’s priority is to deliver HS2 Phase 1 safely and to the lowest reasonable cost. We have set out urgent measures to get the programme back on track and have ta...
Answered 21 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordGreat British Railways: FaresDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38120More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the new Great British Railways ticketing system will automatically identify the cheapest combination of fares for each journey.
Answer: Once Great British Railways is established, it will retail online by consolidating individual train operators’ ticket websites. It will work alongside a thriving private sector retail market, which will continue to play a key role in driving innovation an...
Answered 21 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: TicketsDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38119More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much of the funding allocated to reform the train ticketing system has been spent.
Answer: The department is committed to reforming the train ticketing system and improving passenger experience. There has been substantial progress in extending Pay As You Go (PAYG) ticketing in the South East and progressing PAYG trials in Greater Manchester and...
Answered 21 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32254More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to reduce waiting times for resolutions to missed child maintenance payments.
Answer: The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) will do everything it can to address the nonpayment of child maintenance and reduce waiting times for missed payments. We use our enforcement powers fairly and quickly to get cases back into payment.These powers include...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: Tree PlantingDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32188More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of amending the Highways Act 1980 to increase roadside trees planting.
Answer: The Department does not have plans to amend the Highways Act 1980 on this particular topic. The Department does, however, encourage local highway authorities to recognise the contribution that trees make to the economic, social and environmental well-bein...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTree PlantingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32187More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to meet its target of 16.5% tree cover by 2050.
Answer: We are making progress towards the statutory target to reach 16.5% tree and woodland cover in England by 2050. The Government has pledged up to £400 million for tree planting and peatland restoration over the current and next financial year. As part of th...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: Tree PlantingDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32186More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to plant trees alongside roads.
Answer: The Department is not currently taking any specific steps with regards to tree planting as this a matter for National Highways and local highway authorities (for the strategic road network and local roads respectively). The Department does, however, encou...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCannabis: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32061More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that children can access cannabinoid medications through the NHS; and what assessment he has made of trends in the level of families using non-prescrib
Answer: No assessment has been made on the trends in the level of families using non-prescription cannabis to treat children. Cannabis is a class B drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and the unlawful supply carries a maximum sentence of up to 14 years in pri...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordGenetically Modified OrganismsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 7 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29920More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his EU counterparts on UK legislation on gene-editing.
Answer: This is a devolved matter, and the information provided therefore relates to England only. The Government is introducing legislation to enact the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023 for plants and food and feed before the end of March. The Eu...
Answered 20 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordGenetically Modified OrganismsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 7 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29919More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his policy is on aligning gene-editing legislation with that of the European Union.
Answer: This is a devolved matter, and the information provided therefore relates to England only. The Government is introducing legislation to enact the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023 for plants and food and feed before the end of March. The Eu...
Answered 20 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29032More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the additional unit cost of processing vehicle tax payments on periods shorter than one year.
Answer: Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) can be paid annually, or in monthly or 6-monthly instalments. Revenue from motoring taxes helps to fund vital public services and infrastructure, including investment in roads and transport. The cost to the exchequer is higher wh...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29031More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason there is a surcharge on vehicle tax payments on periods shorter than a year.
Answer: Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) can be paid annually, or in monthly or 6-monthly instalments. Revenue from motoring taxes helps to fund vital public services and infrastructure, including investment in roads and transport. The cost to the exchequer is higher wh...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCompulsorily Detained Psychiatric PatientsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27648More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients were (a) held informally under the Mental Health Act 1983 and (b) otherwise detained in assessment and treatment units in December (i) 2024, (ii) 2023, (iii) 2022 and (iv) 2021.
Answer: The Assuring Transformation data set records information about people with a learning disability and autistic people who are receiving treatment or care as inpatients in a mental health hospital. Patients in assessment and treatment units (ATUs) in Englan...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordGreat British Railways: CostsDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27583More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to prevent cost overruns during the transition to Great British Railways.
Answer: The Rail Sector Transformation Programme, which includes the establishment of Great British Railways, is part of the Government Major Projects Portfolio, with Departmental governance overseeing delivery.
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: ScotlandDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27582More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has conducted a study of the (a) financial and (b) operational impact of rail nationalisation in Scotland.
Answer: Decisions regarding ScotRail and Caledonian Sleeper services are a devolved matter for the Scottish Government. My officials engage closely with devolved counterparts on their experiences of nationalisation.
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCompulsorily Detained Psychiatric PatientsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27256More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients were detained in assessment and treatment units in England in December (a) 2023, (b) 2022 and (c) 2021.
Answer: The Assuring Transformation data set records information about people with a learning disability and autistic people who are receiving treatment or care as inpatients in a mental health hospital.Patients in assessment and treatment units (ATUs) in England...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
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