Mike Martin MP: written questions

4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026

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Written questions

Motor Vehicles: Excise DutiesDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6616More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to integrate DVLA and DWP data systems so that disabled people who qualify for vehicle tax reductions through receipt of PIP or DLA are not required to complete a separate annual renewa
Answer: The law requires that entitlement to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is checked when a vehicle is taxed. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) remains committed to working with the Department for Work and Pensions to review and improve the pr...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
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Railway Stations: TonbridgeDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128609More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding has been made available to South Eastern Railway to undertake outline designs to improve car park provision at Paddock Wood station.
Answer: I can confirm that there has been no funding from the Department to Southeastern to improve car park provision at Paddock Wood train station. The Rail Minister has asked the Managing Director of South Eastern Railway to contact the MP about this matter.
Answered 27 Apr 2026
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Local Government FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110583More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of ringfencing Section 31 grants.
Answer: The Department does not routinely ringfence the section 31 grants it pays. We have listened to what local government needs and we are consolidating and simplifying the funding we pay to authorities. Local Transport Authorities know their areas better than...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
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Aviation: NoiseDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109684More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the noise from aircraft operating between 4,000 and 7,000 feet under the proposed Aviation Navigation Guidance 2026 on affected communities; and whether t
Answer: The Department for Transport consultation on changes to the Air Navigation Guidance closed on 26 January 2026 and responses are now being reviewed. The consultation included a proposal for new airspace design priorities which would prioritise flight effic...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
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Gatwick Airport: AirspaceDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109683More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the Civil Aviation Authority’s CAP1616 airspace change process in relation to Gatwick Airport.
Answer: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is the United Kingdom’s independent aviation and aerospace regulator. CAP1616 is the CAA’s process for all airspace changes in the UK, including potential airspace changes at Gatwick Airport. The CAA has recently consult...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
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Electric Vehicles: GrantsDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102257More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to extend the Electric Vehicle Chargepoint and Infrastructure Grants for Landlords beyond 31 March 2026.
Answer: An announcement on the available chargepoint grants for 2026-27 will be made shortly.
Answered 12 Jan 2026
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Members: CorrespondenceDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76896More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Minister for Rail plans to respond to the correspondence of 11 August 2025 from the hon. Member for Tunbridge Wells on accessibility at High Brooms Station.
Answer: On behalf of the Rail Minister, I apologise to the hon. Member for Tunbridge Wells for the delay in responding to his correspondence regarding accessibility at High Brooms Station. A full response to the hon. Member was issued on 16 September.
Answered 22 Sept 2025
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Attorney General	2
Cabinet Office	1
Department for Business and Trade	15
Department for Culture, Media and Sport	2
Department for Education	3
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero	2
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	3
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology	1
Department for Transport	7
Department for Work and Pensions	4
Department of Health and Social Care	26
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office	2
Home Office	11
Ministry of Defence	2
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government	7
Ministry of Justice	5
Treasury	4

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