Joe Robertson MP: written questions 2025
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Ferries: Electric VehiclesDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101213More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero and Ofgem on improving grid capacity at ports to enable ferry electrification.
Answer: Reforming the connections process and investing in the grid is a key Government priority. This includes reforms that are expected to deprioritise over half of the existing queue based on readiness and strategic alignment with our strategy as set out in Cl...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordFerries: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101212More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that regional domestic ferry operators are supported to meet the goals of the Maritime Decarbonisation Strategy.
Answer: The Maritime Decarbonisation Strategy sets out a pathway to zero emissions by 2050, and interim goals in 2030 and 2040. To support the sector transition to zero, and near-zero, emission fuels, the Strategy sets out a number of key policies including; expa...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration ControlsHome OfficeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100729More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Border Force queue samples exceeded published service standards in each month since July 2024, broken down by EU/EEA and non-EU/EEA passengers.
Answer: The number of sampled queues cleared within the respective EEA and non-EEA service standards are provided within the published transparency data:Migration transparency data - GOV.UKSpecific figures on how many queue samples fell outside of service standar...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDriving Licences: StandardsDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100728More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average processing time was for driving licence applications in December 2025.
Answer: The tables below show the average number of working days taken to process driving licence applications made both online and not online for December 2025 up to 16 December for both group 1 (cars and motorcycle) and group 2 (lorry and bus) licences. Group 1...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Motor VehiclesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100727More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the total capital and operational cost of transitioning its vehicle fleet to 100% Zero Tailpipe Emissions by 31 December 2027; and what assessm
Answer: The estimated cost to transition 309 vans from diesel to electric to achieve 100% Zero Tailpipe Emissions (under 3.5 tonnes) by 31 December 2027 is £10.1 million compared with a diesel equivalent of £12.2 million. These costs are based on “whole life cost...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97414More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of higher rateable values and reduced business rates relief on the number of hospitality closures and empty units on high streets over the next three years.
Answer: The amount of business rates paid on each property is based on the rateable value of the property, assessed by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA), and the multiplier values, which are set by the Government. Rateable values are re-assessed every three years...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRetail Trade: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97413More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of rateable value increases and changes to business rates relief announced at Budget 2025 on a) vacancy rates on high streets, b) employment levels, c)
Answer: The amount of business rates paid on each property is based on the rateable value of the property, assessed by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA), and the multiplier values, which are set by the Government. Rateable values are re-assessed every three years...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry and Leisure: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97412More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her department has made of how many a) pubs b) hotels c) restaurants d) indoor leisure and e) night clubs are expected to see their business rates bill i) go up ii) stay the same or iii) decrease from
Answer: The amount of business rates paid on each property is based on the rateable value of the property, assessed by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA), and the multiplier values, which are set by the Government. Rateable values are re-assessed every three years...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRetail Trade: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97411More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the removal of business rates relief and the business rates revaluation on high street businesses.
Answer: The amount of business rates paid on each property is based on the rateable value of the property, assessed by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA), and the multiplier values, which are set by the Government. Rateable values are re-assessed every three years...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordGreat British RailwaysDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97336More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Great British Railways has published (a) service performance standards, (b) routes for consolidation, and (c) a transition timetable in November 2025.
Answer: Great British Railways does not yet exist.
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97334More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of public electric vehicle charge points were out of service in (a) November 2025 and (b) each month since July 2024.
Answer: The Department does not hold this information.The Government is committed to ensuring public charging is reliable, and it is vital that consumers can charge hassle-free. From November 2024, the Public Charge Point Regulations 2023 have required operators ...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: TestingDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97333More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time was for MOT appointments in (a) November 2025 and (b) each month since July 2024.
Answer: Neither the Department for Transport nor the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), which administers the MOT scheme, collects or holds data on waiting times for MOT appointments. The MOT test is delivered by a network of around 23,000 privately oper...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Licences: ApplicationsDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97332More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average processing time was for driving licence applications in (a) November 2025 and (b) each month since July 2024.
Answer: The tables below show the average number of working days taken to process driving licence applications made both online and not online for both group 1 (cars and motorcycle) and group 2 (lorry and bus) licences. Group 1 Group 2 DateOnline applications No...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration Controls: AirportsHome OfficeTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97331More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average queue time at passport control was at UK airports in (a) November 2025 and (b) each month since July 2024.
Answer: The specific data requested is not available in an accessible format but below are the relevant statistics taken from Border Force’s transparency data.Of the 897,695 queue samples measured across the UK in 2025, 97.9% of queues were within Border Force’s ...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAirports: DisabilityDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97330More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has asked the Civil Aviation Authority to undertake a review of assisted-travel provision and associated cost increases at UK airports.
Answer: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) already assesses airport compliance with accessibility requirements through its accessibility framework. It publishes an annual performance report which ranks airport performance and works with airports to improve access...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSpirits: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97312More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increases in spirit duty on trends in levels of pub closures.
Answer: Alcohol duty is paid by producers, and is therefore not typically paid directly by pubs. Further, according to estimates derived from sales data collected on behalf of the Office for National Statistics, only around 15% of spirits are consumed on-trade. A...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAirports: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97061More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent representations she has received from airport operators regarding the potential impact of business rates changes announced in the Budget on the competitiveness of UK airports.
Answer: The government is committed to enabling investment so that airports can play their full role in the growth mission. HM Treasury received budget submissions from several airports and AirportsUK. Both Ministers and officials have met with the sector and co...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAviation: TaxationTreasuryTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97060More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increased aviation taxes on levels of inbound tourism to the UK.
Answer: The government is committed to securing the long-term future of the aviation sector in the UK and recognises the benefits of the connectivity it creates between the UK and the rest of the world.At Budget 2025, the government announced it will uprate APD r...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAviation: Alternative FuelsTreasuryTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97059More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the revenues generated from the ending of free allowances under the UK Emissions Trading Scheme for aviation; and whether she plans to allocate those revenues to support the production
Answer: The UK ETS Authority announced in July 2023 that free allocation would end for the Aviation sector in 2026, after considering stakeholder feedback which largely supported the finding that removing aviation free allocation did not pose a significant risk t...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAir Passenger DutyTreasuryTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97058More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact on families of increases in Air Passenger Duty for Premium Economy passengers announced in the Budget.
Answer: The government is committed to securing the long-term future of the aviation sector in the UK and recognises the benefits of the connectivity it creates between the UK and the rest of the world.At Budget 2025, the government announced it will uprate APD r...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: NegligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96919More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of trends in the level of legal costs associated with lower value clinical negligence claims.
Answer: We welcome the report by the National Audit Office (NAO) entitled Costs of clinical negligence. As announced in the 10-Year Health Plan for England, David Lock KC is providing expert policy advice on the rising legal costs of clinical negligence and how w...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: NegligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96918More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of implementing the recommendations in the National Audit Office’s report entitled Costs of clinical negligence, published on 17 Octo
Answer: We welcome the report by the National Audit Office (NAO) entitled Costs of clinical negligence. As announced in the 10-Year Health Plan for England, David Lock KC is providing expert policy advice on the rising legal costs of clinical negligence and how w...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: NegligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96916More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the findings of David Lock KC’s review into clinical negligence costs.
Answer: We welcome the report by the National Audit Office (NAO) entitled Costs of clinical negligence. As announced in the 10-Year Health Plan for England, David Lock KC is providing expert policy advice on the rising legal costs of clinical negligence and how w...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96900More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average time taken by local authorities to repair a reported pothole was in (a) November 2025 and (b) each month since July 2024.
Answer: Local highway authorities have a duty under Section 41 of the Highways Act 1980 to maintain the highways network in their area. The Act does not set out specific standards of maintenance, as it is for each individual local highway authority to assess whic...
Answered 12 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBus ServicesDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96899More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many local bus routes ceased operating in (a) November 2025 and (b) each month since July 2024.
Answer: The Department does not hold this information centrally.
Answered 8 Dec 2025
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