Matt Vickers MP: written questions
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Written questions
Motor Vehicles: Exhaust EmissionsDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29555More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposed additional vehicle emissions requirements on the finances of motorists.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordExhaust EmissionsDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29554More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the number of vehicles that could be required to be withdrawn from use or scrapped under her proposals on vehicle emissions.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordUnadopted RoadsDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29183More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of Section 38 agreements under the Highways Act 1980 in ensuring the timely completion and adoption of roads on new housing developments; and whether she is con
Answer: The Department for Transport recently commissioned independent research into the road adoption process in England, including the operation of Section 38 agreements under the Highways Act 1980. The Department is considering the findings of this research al...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordProperty Development: InfrastructureMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29182More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what consideration she has given to measures to ensure that a housebuilder's failure to complete agreed infrastructure on existing developments can be taken into account when tha
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordHousing: OmbudsmanMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29181More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of the two-year period relating to complaints under the New Homes Ombudsman framework in cases where defects and incomplete wor
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordProperty Development: InfrastructureDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29180More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of protections available to homeowners where a developer leaves a new-build housing development before roads, pavements and other agreed infrastructure have been com
Answer: The Government recognises concerns where developers leave housing developments before roads, pavements or other agreed infrastructure have been completed. Under section 38 of the Highways Act 1980, developers may enter into agreements with local highway a...
Answered 21 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Media: EvidenceAttorney General's OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28431More
Question: To ask the Attorney General, what guidance the Crown Prosecution Service provides to prosecutors on the evidential use of social media content apparently recorded or uploaded by a defendant in prosecutions for (a) theft, (b) burglary, (c) vehicle crime an
Answer: The CPS does not provide specific guidance on the use of social media content as evidence in prosecutions for offences of (a) theft, (b) burglary, (c) vehicle crime and (d) dangerous driving. However, prosecutors are required to use all available relevant...
Answered 21 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCrime: Social MediaHome OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28430More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with social media companies on the preservation and provision to law enforcement agencies of content depicting suspected criminal offences.
Answer: Home Office Ministers and senior officials regularly engage with key stakeholders, including social media companies, on a range of policy and operational issues.It would not be appropriate to comment on the specifics of discussions with individual compani...
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCrime: Social MediaHome OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28429More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance is available to police forces on the collection and preservation of social media content posted by suspected offenders for use as evidence in criminal investigations; and whether she has
Answer: Police forces have statutory powers, supported by guidance, to obtain and preserve data, including social media content. These include the online information powers under the Crime and Policing Act 2026 once commenced, powers under the Investigatory Power...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28428More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the use by police forces of social media content posted by suspected offenders as evidence in the investigation of (a) vehicle theft, (b) dangerous
Answer: Police forces have statutory powers, supported by guidance, to obtain and preserve data, including social media content. These include the online information powers under the Crime and Policing Act 2026 once commenced, powers under the Investigatory Power...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: SafetyCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28427More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of existing testing and oversight arrangements for advanced artificial intelligence models in light of recent increases in their capabilities; and whether he pla
Answer: In light of the capability developments demonstrated by the instances of unauthorised behaviour by AI models, AISI has reviewed its testing practices and made updates to increase the security of testing evaluations to reflect model capabilities. AISI rece...
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: SafetyCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28426More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of the biosecurity risks arising from increasingly capable artificial intelligence models; and what safeguards are in place to assess and mitigate those risks before advan
Answer: The AI Security Institute works proactively with frontier laboratories to test the capability of AI models and advise them on where safeguards can, and should, be strengthened to prevent biological risks emerging. The UK Biological Security Strategy sets ...
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: SafetyCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28425More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for its approach to AI safety of recent evidence of advanced artificial intelligence systems engaging in (a) deceptive behaviour and (b) unau
Answer: The Government takes the risks from advanced AI extremely seriously and recognises the importance of ensuring our approach keeps pace with a rapidly evolving technology. The work of the AI Security Institute to build a rigorous, scientific understanding o...
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28424More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to improve the safety of police officers responding to incidents involving vehicles being driven dangerously; and what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the (a) train
Answer: The Government has not made a specific assessment of the adequacy of equipment, training and guidance available to officers responding to vehicles being driven dangerously. These are matters for policing who are best placed to assess local risks and opera...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: CrimeMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28423More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people convicted of (a) taking a motor vehicle without consent, (b) aggravated vehicle taking and (c) dangerous driving in each of the last five years were aged (i) under 18 and (ii) 18 to 24; and how ma
Answer: We have not made a specific assessment of the effectiveness of the youth justice system in reducing reoffending in relation to the requested offences. However, please refer to the tables attached which show the proven reoffending rates for children and yo...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: Young OffendersMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28422More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the youth justice system in reducing reoffending among children and young adults convicted of (a) vehicle theft, (b) aggravated vehicle taking and (c) dangerous
Answer: We have not made a specific assessment of the effectiveness of the youth justice system in reducing reoffending in relation to the requested offences. However, please refer to the tables attached which show the proven reoffending rates for children and yo...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28421More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of arrangements for police forces to combine intelligence from (a) police records, (b) automatic number plate recognition systems and (c) publicly ava
Answer: The Government recognises the serious impacts that vehicle theft and dangerous driving can have on businesses, communities and individuals and is determined to ensure that crimes such as these receive the response they deserve.Police Reform will support p...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28420More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance and resources are provided to police forces on identifying, preserving and using publicly available social media content as (i) intelligence and (ii) evidence of suspected (a) vehicle th
Answer: Police forces have statutory powers, supported by guidance, to obtain and preserve data, including social media content. These include the online information powers under the Crime and Policing Act 2026 once commenced, powers under the Investigatory Power...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28419More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of arrangements for identifying and intervening with persistent offenders involved in (a) vehicle theft and (b) dangerous driving; and what steps she
Answer: The Government recognises the serious impacts that vehicle theft and dangerous driving can have on businesses, communities and individuals and is determined to ensure that crimes such as these receive the response they deserve.Police Reform will support p...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28418More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people who left Home Office asylum accommodation without receiving subsistence-only support are recorded as whereabouts unknown.
Answer: This data is not held in a reportable format.
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28417More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what requirement exists for an asylum seeker to notify her Department of a change of address after leaving Home Office accommodation to stay with friends or family, where they are not in receipt of su
Answer: Where an asylum seeker makes an application for subsistence only support, an assessment is made on whether they are destitute. This may involve enquiries about the hosts circumstances where relevant to determining whether the asylum seeker is destitute. A...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28416More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people who left Home Office asylum accommodation to stay with friends and family members did not go on to receive subsistence-only support.
Answer: This data is not held in a reportable format.
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28415More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people in receipt of subsistence-only asylum support have had that support (a) withdrawn and (b) suspended in the last 12 months because her Department was unable to establish contact with th
Answer: This data is not held in a reportable format.
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28414More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many addresses approved for subsistence-only asylum support are recorded as hosting more than one supported individual at the same time.
Answer: This data is not held in a reportable format.
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28413More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what checks her Department undertakes on the immigration status of a person hosting an asylum seeker under the subsistence-only support route.
Answer: Where an asylum seeker makes an application for subsistence only support, an assessment is made on whether they are destitute. This may involve enquiries about the hosts circumstances where relevant to determining whether the asylum seeker is destitute. A...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
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