Joe Robertson MP: written questions
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Electric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126028More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government to help facilitate the installation of pavement gullies for at home EV charging.
Answer: The Department ran a consultation between November 2025 and January 2026, seeking views on changes to permitted development rights for cross-pavement charging solutions. The Department will publish its response shortly. This expands on the £25m grant fund...
Answered 17 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordTransport: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126027More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Transport Development Fund, if she will publish (a) the projects and programmes funded and (b) the amount allocated to each.
Answer: The Transport Development Fund referred to in the 2015 Spending Review was a time-limited fund under the previous government.
Answered 15 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordVehicle Certification Agency: Fees and ChargesDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125760More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 25 March 2026 to Question 122545 on the Vehicle Certification Agency, whether her Department has set a target date for the Vehicle Certification Agency to eliminate its deficit.
Answer: The VCA is currently analysing responses to its recent consultation on increasing certain fees, which would support deficit reduction. If taken forward, any fee changes require the consent of this House through a fee order. We are therefore unable to set ...
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: RecruitmentDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125759More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of social media, email alerts and in-centre advertising for driving examiner roles by conversion to (a) completed applications and (b) successful hires.
Answer: I refer the Honourable Member to the answer to Question 122595, 30 March 2026.
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordLarge Goods Vehicles and Vans: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for TransportTabled 25 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123987More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what forecast has been made of uptake rates for (a) zero emission trucks, (b) vans and (c) depot charging grants under the Zero Emission Truck and Van funding package, announced 25 March 2026.
Answer: The schemes have been designed so that grant funding is sufficient to fully support businesses to transition to zero emission vehicles, consistent with the Government’s plan to meet legally binding carbon budget targets. By 2030, within the current fundin...
Answered 14 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordLarge Goods Vehicles and Vans: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for TransportTabled 25 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123986More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the maximum number of vehicles that could be subsidised under the Zero Emission Truck and Van, which her Department announced on 25 March 2026, at the highest grant rates, and the
Answer: The schemes have been designed so that grant funding is sufficient to fully support businesses to transition to zero emission vehicles, consistent with the Government’s plan to meet legally binding carbon budget targets. By 2030, within the current fundin...
Answered 14 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: TechnologyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123839More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what mechanisms are in place to ensure that successful HealthTech pilots are scaled and adopted nationally.
Answer: The Department, alongside NHS England, is working to improve the conditions for the adoption and scaling of healthcare technology (HealthTech) across the National Health Service.The Department has developed a National HealthTech Access Programme to provid...
Answered 14 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: TechnologyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123838More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are being taken to ensure that legislation, funding and incentives actively enable HealthTech adoption at scale across the health system.
Answer: The Department, alongside NHS England, is working to improve the conditions for the adoption and scaling of healthcare technology (HealthTech) across the National Health Service.The Department has developed a National HealthTech Access Programme to provid...
Answered 14 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHigh Speed 2 Line: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123379More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2026 to Question 120007 on High Speed 2 Line: Finance, whether the Department expects any reduction in the maximum speed of High Speed Two trains to contribute to meeting the
Answer: The Spending Review settlement for the current period is not dependent on the outcome of the Strategic Speed Study.
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordCompetition and Markets Authority: ExpenditureDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 24 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123378More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2026 to Question 120645 on Competition and Markets Authority: Costs, what expenditure the Competition and Markets Authority has incurred on (a) consultants, (b) resea
Answer: The Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) has not incurred expenditure on (a) consultants, (b) research and (c) external contracts in support of the Sustainability Taskforce.Since its establishment, the expenditure for the Sustainability Taskforce is ...
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordNitrogen Dioxide: Pollution ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123377More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she will place in the Library a breakdown of NO2 Programme expenditure by project, including spend to date and forecast costs for each scheme.
Answer: A breakdown of the NO2 programme expenditure on local authority grants will be placed in the House of Commons library.
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordVehicle Certification Agency: Fees and ChargesDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123376More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March 2026 to Question 119471 on the Vehicle Certification Agency: Fees and Charges, whether there is a timeline to eliminate the Agency’s financial deficit; and what steps her Depa
Answer: The VCA is currently analysing responses to the consultation on increasing certain fees, which closed earlier this month. If taken forward, the fee increase would require secondary legislation before it can be implemented (subject to Parliamentary approva...
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: TrainingDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123375More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2026 to Question 118043, what steps the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency is taking to improve its ability to evaluate the effectiveness of recruitment activity for driving
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) monitors the performance of recruitment campaigns, including: monitoring pass rates for each of the stages in the recruitment process and comparing these between campaignsaverage times between advert and job ...
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: Speech and Language TherapyDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122598More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether SEND practitioners will be provided with training on how to support children with speech, language and communication.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Isle of Wight East to the answer of 23 March 2026 to Question 121271.
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: Speech and Language TherapyDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122597More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the professional overview board of the National Inclusion Standards will include (a) speech and language therapists and (b) other experts on speech, language and communication.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Isle of Wight East to the answer of 23 March 2026 to Question 121270.
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: RecruitmentDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122596More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2026 to Question 118042, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Government Recruitment Service applicant tracking system on the Driver and Vehicle Standar
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) uses the Government Recruitment Service's applicant tracking system, but this does not provide information on how applicants learned about vacancies.DVSA advertises all driving examiner vacancies on Civil Ser...
Answered 30 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: RecruitmentDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122595More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2026 to Question 118043, what assessment the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has made of the effectiveness of different recruitment channels used to attract applicants for
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) uses the Government Recruitment Service's applicant tracking system, but this does not provide information on how applicants learned about vacancies.DVSA advertises all driving examiner vacancies on Civil Ser...
Answered 30 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordEast West Rail LineDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122594More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, in which month she expects East West Rail services to commence from Oxford Parkway to Bicester.
Answer: The Department continues to work closely with Chiltern Railways and other partners to confirm a start date for the first EWR services between Oxford and Milton Keynes. For passenger services to commence, trains will need to have been modified and fully te...
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Greenhouse Gas EmissionsCabinet OfficeTabled 20 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122593More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether she has made an assessment of the comparative costs of greenhouse gas emissions reporting across the Government estate relative to the emissions reductions achieved as a result of those activities.
Answer: This information is not available. GPA do not manage the greenhouse gas emissions data and reporting across all of the government estate.
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Hire ServicesDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122592More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Government Fleet Commitment in increasing the proportion of zero emission vehicles in departmental vehicle hire fleets, in the context of the proportion
Answer: Data on vehicles used by Government departments, including vehicles hired for 6 days or more, can be found online at Greening Government Commitments April 2021 to March 2024 report - GOV.UK. However, the data does not break down owned fleet and hired vehi...
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHigh Speed 2 Line: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122074More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 18 March 2026 to Question 120007, how much of the average annual real-terms reduction in HS2 capital spending between 2025-26 and 2029-30 will be achieved through (a) efficiency saving
Answer: The HS2 Spending Review settlement reflects the scope of work that the HS2 programme plans to deliver over the period 2026/27 to 2029/30. The average annual real-terms growth rate of -7.9% detailed in the Spending Review report reflects changes in annual ...
Answered 27 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordUK Emissions Trading Scheme: ShippingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122059More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what information his Department has provided to members of the Northern Ireland Assembly on the relationship between the UK ETS maritime extension and potential CBAM impacts prior to the Asse
Answer: The Common Understanding published in May 2025 following the UK-EU Summit with the EU to work towards establishing a link between the UK ETS and the EU ETS. This sets out the parameters for a linking agreement, including that the link should apply in resp...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordUK Emissions Trading Scheme: ShippingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122056More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what criteria were used to determine exemptions from the UK Emissions Trading Scheme maritime extension; and for what reason Isle of Wight ferry services were not included in the exemptions.
Answer: There is a high bar for exemptions as these undermine the policy objectives. However, the Government agreed to exempt ferries serving Scotland’s islands because of the unique and pressing challenges they face, alongside the legal duties to consider island...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordElectricity: Standing ChargesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121668More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the average domestic electricity standing charge is; and how this has changed since 2021.
Answer: The department publishes statistics on the cost of domestic electricity and gas.Annual domestic energy bills - GOV.UK This includes tables (2.2.4 for electricity and 2.3.4 for gas) outlining the average fixed cost (standing charge) in £/year for the Unite...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordBatteries: CostsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121667More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate his Department has made of current battery costs per kWh; and what assumptions underpin projections for future cost reductions.
Answer: My Department does not publish an official estimate and for benchmarking we reference internationally trusted, independent sources.Battery technology is becoming increasingly important for our national resilience. Global demand for batteries is surging, t...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
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