Justin Madders MP: written questions

Written questions

• Department for Transport: Motor VehiclesDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129477More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what percentage of cars rented by her department are a) electric and b) UK made and what steps she is taking to encourage departmental travel conducted in cars manufactured in the UK.

  Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

  Answered 29 Apr 2026

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• Department for Transport: Electric VehiclesDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129476More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her department encourages officials to rent electric vehicles when hiring vehicles for official business.

  Answer: The Government’s policy is that all official travel must be efficient and cost-effective. The Department does encourage the use of electric vehicles for vehicle hire. However, short-term vehicle hires can happen at short notice and are subject to vehicle ...

  Answered 28 Apr 2026

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• Motorways: LightingDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129475More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps is her department taking to ensure National Highways includes the views of local residents in stakeholder consultations when deciding to remove lights over motorways.

  Answer: The Department expects National Highways to carry out appropriate consultation where changes to the strategic road network may impact local communities. Where a proposal to remove lighting would directly affect a local community, National Highways would s...

  Answered 28 Apr 2026

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• Motorcycles: GrantsDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118794More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to provide support for the electric motorcycle industry after the end of the Plug-in Motorcycle Grant.

  Answer: The Government has committed £7.5 billion over the next decade to support industry and the public as they transition to zero emission vehicles.Ending the £500 Plug-in Motorcycle Grant is not expected to have a significant impact on uptake of zero emission...

  Answered 16 Mar 2026

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• Taxis: WolverhamptonDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118793More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the City of Wolverhampton Council's safeguarding standards for obtaining taxi and private hire vehicle licenses.

  Answer: The Department’s statutory guidance sets out a robust set of measures that taxi and private hire vehicle licensing authorities should act on to safeguard the most vulnerable in society. This recommends that licensing authorities should require taxi and pr...

  Answered 16 Mar 2026

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• Taxis: VettingDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118792More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of requiring licensed taxi and private hire vehicle drivers to obtain a DBS check.

  Answer: The Government response to Baroness Casey’s National Audit on Group-based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse committed to legislate to tackle the inconsistent standards of taxi and PHV driver licensing. As a first step, the English Devolution and Communi...

  Answered 17 Mar 2026

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• Taxis: LicensingDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118791More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department has taken to implement Baroness Casey's recommendation on stopping out of area taxis from the National Audit on Group-Based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse report.

  Answer: The Government response to Baroness Casey’s National Audit on Group-based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse committed to legislate to tackle the inconsistent standards of taxi and PHV driver licensing. As a first step, the English Devolution and Communi...

  Answered 17 Mar 2026

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• Taxis: LicensingDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118790More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what legislative steps she plans to take to update taxi and private hire vehicle licensing.

  Answer: The Government response to Baroness Casey’s National Audit on Group-based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse committed to legislate to tackle the inconsistent standards of taxi and PHV driver licensing. As a first step, the English Devolution and Communi...

  Answered 17 Mar 2026

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• Taxis: LicensingDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118789More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of taxi drivers operating outside their licensing area on (a) public safety and (b) compliance monitoring.

  Answer: The Government response to Baroness Casey’s National Audit on Group-based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse committed to legislate to tackle the inconsistent standards of taxi and PHV driver licensing. As a first step, the English Devolution and Communi...

  Answered 17 Mar 2026

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• National HighwaysDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114978More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she had made of the adequacy of the benefits of the legal structure of National Highways.

  Answer: In May 2016 the Department for Transport (DfT) commissioned Ipsos MORI and Risk Solutions to undertake an evaluation of the Roads Reform programme, which included the establishment of what is now National Highways, to inform future Road Investment Strateg...

  Answered 2 Mar 2026

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