Olly Glover MP: written questions
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A34: Safety MeasuresDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111370More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of safety measures on the A34 including (a) signage, (b) road markings, (c) LED road studs and (d) speed management protocols; and if she will publis
Answer: National Highways undertook a road safety review of the A34 in 2017 and subsequently delivered works including upgrading laybys, enhancing road signs and markings, installing LED studs and clearing vegetation. National Highways continues to monitor traffi...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordElectric Bicycles: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111369More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Work-Related Road Safety Charter, what guidance he plans to issue to riders of e-bikes on (a) training, (b) vehicle standards and (c) safe working practices.
Answer: In our new Road Safety Strategy, published on 7 January 2026 we announced that we will pilot a National Work-Related Road Safety Charter for businesses that require people to drive or ride for them. This includes the use of HGVs, Light Goods Vehicles (LG...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordReservoirs: Thames ValleyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111368More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department holds information related to an independent comparative assessment of the potential cost to the public pursue of Thames Water's White Horse reservoir proposal wi
Answer: Thames Water has selected the reservoir as part of its statutory Water Resources Management Plan. Water Resources South East has also conducted an options appraisal process, identifying the reservoir's necessity in its Regional Plan. The plans continue to...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordReservoirs: Thames ValleyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111367More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish the flood and safety risk assessments for the proposed SESRO reservoir.
Answer: The Government is committed to delivering best value for customers through the water infrastructure programme, while supporting growth and ensuring a resilient water supply. The Government’s Water Delivery Taskforce is working across Government, regulator...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordReservoirs: Thames ValleyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111366More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the potential impact of the SESRO project on the water bills of customers of (a) Thames Water, (b) Southern Water and (c) Affinity Water; and whether this
Answer: The Government is committed to delivering best value for customers through the water infrastructure programme, while supporting growth and ensuring a resilient water supply. The Government’s Water Delivery Taskforce is working across Government, regulator...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordReservoirs: Thames ValleyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111365More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department had a cap for the level of cost increase for Thames Water’s SESRO project above which the project would not have been approved.
Answer: The Government is committed to delivering best value for customers through the water infrastructure programme, while supporting growth and ensuring a resilient water supply. The Government’s Water Delivery Taskforce is working across Government, regulator...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordIVF: Thames ValleyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111364More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has held discussions with Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board on its policy on access to fertility services.
Answer: No discussions have been held with the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board (ICB) about its provision of National Health Service-funded in vitro fertilisation treatment.Decisions about the provision of health services in E...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordIntegrated Care Boards: National Institute for Health and Care ExcellenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111363More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of whether individual ICBs are deviating from NICE guidance.
Answer: Integrated care boards are legally required to make funding available for medicines recommended in a National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) technology appraisal or highly specialised technology evaluation, normally within three months of...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordElectric Bicycles: AccidentsDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111362More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make it her policy that the Road Safety Investigation Branch (a) record and (b) publish data on collisions involving illegally modified e-bikes separately from those involving standard pedal cycles.
Answer: The Road Safety Investigation Branch will be data-led and provide thematic investigations based on robust evidence and linked data. The work of the branch is currently being scoped out and further details will be shared in due course.
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordElectric Bicycles: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111361More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure illegally modified e-bikes and (a) identified and (b) addressed within the scope of the National Work-Related Road Safety Charter.
Answer: In our new Road Safety Strategy, published on 7 January 2026 we announced that we will pilot a National Work-Related Road Safety Charter for businesses that require people to drive or ride for them. This includes the use of HGVs, Light Goods Vehicles (LG...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99144More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to respond to the correspondence of 11 November 2025 from the hon. Member for Didcot and Wantage on a request for a meeting on AEAT pensions.
Answer: A response to this correspondence was sent to the hon. Member on the 22 December 2025.
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCars: InsuranceDepartment for TransportTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95248More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress the car insurance taskforce has made on its work; and when he expects it to report.
Answer: The Government is committed to tackling the high costs of motor insurance. The cross-government motor insurance taskforce, launched in October 2024, has been comprised of ministers from relevant government departments, the Financial Conduct Authority and ...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordOffice of Rail and Road: Retail TradeDepartment for TransportTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94986More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Great British Railways Retail will be required to comply with the statutory Code of Practice on retail market conduct managed by the Office of Rail and Road.
Answer: The retail industry code of practice announced in the Government's response to the Railways Bill consultation will incorporate clear requirements for how Great British Railways (GBR) should interact with all market participants. The code of practice will ...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPoultry: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94625More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government’s forthcoming animal welfare strategy will prohibit (a) the introduction of in-ovo sexing technology and (b) the routine culling of day-old male chicks.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 9 July 2025 to the hon. Member for Stockport, PQ UIN 64121.
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordGCE A-level and T-levels: DisadvantagedDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94054More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, in the last academic year, what (a) percentage and (b) number of pupils were eligible for the Pupil Premium and received the 16-19 large programme uplift funding for studying a T Level and at least one A Level
Answer: The Pupil Premium is not available for post-16 students. Therefore, no students were eligible in the last academic year for the Pupil Premium and received the Large Programme Uplift for studying four or more A levels or a T Level and at least one A level ...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordGCE A-level: DisadvantagedDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94053More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, in the last academic year, what (a) percentage and (b) number of pupils were eligible for the Pupil Premium and received the 16-19 large programme uplift funding for studying four or more A Levels.
Answer: The Pupil Premium is not available for post-16 students. Therefore, no students were eligible in the last academic year for the Pupil Premium and received the Large Programme Uplift for studying four or more A levels or a T Level and at least one A level ...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSTEM Subjects: GCE A-levelDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94052More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what number of students eligible for the 16-19 large programme uplift funding in the last five academic years studied four or more A Levels and pursued STEM-related subjects.
Answer: The requested data can be found in the below table. Please note that the large programme uplift (LPU) is calculated using attainment data and as such operates on a three-year lag. Therefore, the latest LPU calculation was for 2025/26 academic year allocat...
Answered 12 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSTEM Subjects: International BaccalaureateDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94051More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what number students eligible for the 16-19 large programme uplift funding in the last five academic years studied the International Baccalaureate Level 3 programme and pursued STEM-related subjects.
Answer: The information requested is not held by the department. The department does not hold information on the constituent subjects that make up the International Baccalaureate as this information is not provided by awarding organisations.
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: New ZealandMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89053More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of New Zealand's housing-with-care sector and the supply of new homes in that country.
Answer: As part of our commitment to enhancing provision and choice for older people in the housing market, my Department continues to consider a range of overseas systems.
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBroadband: OxfordshireDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89052More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will review the adequacy of the funding levels for Project Gigabit in Oxfordshire.
Answer: As part of Project Gigabit, Gigaclear is delivering two contracts across Oxfordshire, with a combined value of £26.5 million, to provide gigabit-capable broadband to premises not included in suppliers’ commercial rollout plans. Approximately 9,500 premise...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBroadband: OxfordshireDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89051More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department plans to reintroduce the gigabit voucher scheme in Oxfordshire.
Answer: As part of Project Gigabit, Gigaclear is delivering two contracts across Oxfordshire, with a combined value of £26.5 million, to provide gigabit-capable broadband to premises not included in suppliers’ commercial rollout plans. Approximately 9,500 premise...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBroadband: OxfordshireDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89050More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that Oxfordshire has 99% gigabit coverage by 2032.
Answer: As part of Project Gigabit, Gigaclear is delivering two contracts across Oxfordshire, with a combined value of £26.5 million, to provide gigabit-capable broadband to premises not included in suppliers’ commercial rollout plans. Approximately 9,500 premise...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: ElectrificationDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89049More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pu if she will list all reports and documents that train operators have (a) submitted to and (b) discussed with her Department on the reliability of battery (i) bi-mode, (ii) tri-mode, (iii) battery/electric hy
Answer: Department officials are working closely with train operators and Network Rail to build a full understanding of the different traction opportunities as we work towards Net Zero in rail by 2050. The rail industry has developed a range of evidence supportin...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: ElectrificationDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89048More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May 2025 to Question 51730 on Railways: Electrification, if she will list all reports and documents that train operators have (a) submitted to and (b) discussed with her Department
Answer: Department officials are working closely with train operators and Network Rail to build a full understanding of the different traction opportunities as we work towards Net Zero in rail by 2050. The Rail Industry has developed a range of evidence supportin...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: ElectrificationDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89047More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May 2025 to Question 51729 on Railways: Electrification, when she plans to publish the whole-life costs for (a) full and (b) partial electrification for all rolling stock traction t
Answer: Officials from the Department for Transport are working closely with Network Rail to produce their new 'Long-term Planning for Rail Decarbonisation' strategy, this strategy will include an examination of the whole life costs of each option to upgrade trac...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
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