Mark Sewards MP: written questions

4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress

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Written questions

Driving Tests: Waiting ListsDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26272More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency on waiting times for learner driver tests and approved driving instructor qualification tests.
Answer: As the Minister for Roads, I regularly meet with officials from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) to discuss these, and other issues. In April 2025, the Government announced a package of measures to reduce practical car test waiting times and...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
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Driving TestsDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26271More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average time is between the recruitment of a driving examiner and that examiner conducting practical driving tests.
Answer: As the Minister for Roads, I regularly meet with officials from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) to discuss these, and other issues. In April 2025, the Government announced a package of measures to reduce practical car test waiting times and...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament record
Driving Tests: Waiting ListsDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26270More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress her Department has made on reducing waiting times for practical driving tests.
Answer: As the Minister for Roads, I regularly meet with officials from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) to discuss these, and other issues. In April 2025, the Government announced a package of measures to reduce practical car test waiting times and...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
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Aviation: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23724More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of monitoring of emissions from aircraft operating in UK airspace.
Answer: The Government considers that existing arrangements provide a robust basis for monitoring aviation emissions. Aircraft operators are required to monitor and report verified CO2 emissions annually under the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) and, where appl...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Department for Business and Trade	1
Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade	2
Department for Education	2
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero	2
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	2
Department for Transport	4
Department of Health and Social Care	5
Home Office	2
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government	3
Ministry of Justice	2
Treasury	2

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