Melanie Ward MP: written questions

4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025

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Written questions

Driving Tests: Cowdenbeath and KirkcaldyDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48016More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to reduce waiting times for driving tests in Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy constituency.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) main priority is upholding road safety standards while it works hard to reduce car practical driving test waiting times. On the 23 April, the Secretary of State for Transport appeared before the Transport S...
Answered 1 May 2025
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Railway Stations: AccessDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22213More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when her planned timetable is for allocating the next round of Access for All funding.
Answer: Improving the accessibility is an important element of our plan to fix Britain’s broken rail system. The Department is carefully considering the best approach to station accessibility and recognises the huge social and economic benefits it brings to commu...
Answered 14 Jan 2025
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Aviation: CrewDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1417More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to take steps to agree a reciprocal arrangement for (a) pilot and (b) engineer licenses with the European Union Aviation Safety Agency.
Answer: This Government is committed to resetting the relationship and seeking to deepen ties with our European friends, neighbours and allies. The Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) allows for potential cooperation on aviation safety in a number of areas, inc...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
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Department or topic	Published records
Cabinet Office	1
Department for Business and Trade	2
Department for Culture, Media and Sport	4
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero	4
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology	2
Department for Transport	3
Department for Work and Pensions	7
Department of Health and Social Care	8
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office	9
Home Office	6
Ministry of Defence	2
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government	6
Ministry of Justice	2
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission	1
Treasury	2

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