Olly Glover MP: written questions 2026
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Civil Partnerships and MarriageWomen and EqualitiesTabled 5 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 908224More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on conversion between civil partnership and marriage.
Answer: In 2019, when civil partnerships were made available for opposite-sex couples in England and Wales, the Government ran a public consultation on the future of conversion rights between marriage and civil partnerships for both opposite-sex and same-sex coup...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordRolling Stock: StorageDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117055More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many train coaches that are fit for operational service are currently stored out of use in sidings.
Answer: Rolling stock that is currently on lease to train operating companies is either in operational use, undergoing routine maintenance, or in scheduled overhaul.Where leases have expired and rolling stock has been returned to its owner, responsibility for dec...
Answered 6 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDangerous DogsHome OfficeTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117054More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much it is costing the police to house dogs that have been confiscated under the Dangerous Dogs Act.
Answer: The Home Office does not hold data on the total cost to policing for housing dogs confiscated under the Dangerous Dogs Act.I would refer the hon member to the response previously provided by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, UIN: 743...
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordBicycles: TheftDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117053More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help promote and raise awareness of measures to prevent bike thefts such as insurance, appropriate bike locks, and police bike marking.
Answer: I am aware that bike theft is a major problem and that the fear of having a bike stolen can act as a serious deterrent to those who might otherwise want to take up cycling. Active Travel England is providing funding for local authorities to introduce secu...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordRoads: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117052More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made, as part of the Road Safety Strategy, of the contribution of delivery work - involving e-bikes - to deaths and serious injuries.
Answer: No assessment has been made as part of the Road Safety Strategy of the contribution of delivery work, whether involving e-bikes or other modes of road transport, to deaths and injuries. The evidence base for an assessment is limited but it is estimated th...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordA34: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117051More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department is developing an integrated safety strategy for the A34; and what discussions she has had with relevant local authorities on (a) funding and (b) delivery of safety improvements along the
Answer: National Highways’s route strategies are the principal evidence-gathering mechanism that informs investment planning for the Strategic Road Network. The A34 is considered as part of the ‘Solent to Midlands’ route strategy where ‘Improving Safety for All’ ...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordA34: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117050More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what further safety improvements are planned for the A34 beyond those currently underway; and what the planned timetable is for the completion of current works.
Answer: National Highways is currently undertaking a renewal of the road markings on the A34 from Chieveley to the M40, which is due to be completed by 18 March. It is undertaking studies into the safety performance of slip roads accessing the A34 from the commun...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDriverless VehiclesDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111375More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance she has issued to companies conducting autonomous vehicle trials on public communications on the (a) capability and (b) legal compliance of prototype systems.
Answer: The ‘Code of Practice: automated vehicle trialling’ is publicly available online through the government’s website. The Code of Practice was published to support organisations or individuals wishing to trial automated vehicle technologies and services. Fur...
Answered 16 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordRoad Traffic Offences: Driverless VehiclesDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111374More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department maintains a record of safety interventions, traffic contraventions and near-misses arising from autonomous vehicle trials.
Answer: The Department for Transport does not retain a specific record as set out in the Honourable Member’s question. However, any data related to any incidents from automated vehicle trials, which take place with a safety driver in the vehicle, would be capture...
Answered 16 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordRoad Traffic Offences: Driverless VehiclesDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111373More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance her Department has issued to the police on detecting and enforcing traffic contraventions committed by autonomous vehicles where no human driver is actively controlling the vehicle.
Answer: Section 39 of the Automated Vehicles Act 2024 (“AV Act”) sets out the Secretary of State’s duty to identify and investigate incidents involving automated vehicles which have potential regulatory consequences. Chapter 2 of the ongoing Call for Evidence, “D...
Answered 16 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDriverless Vehicles: Urban AreasDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111372More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the ability of autonomous systems to correctly interpret traffic signals at complex or partially obscured junctions in dense urban environments.
Answer: Self-driving vehicles will be expected to operate safely and legally on GB's road infrastructure as it currently exists, just as human drivers do now. Although not essential for safe self-driving, adaptations to roads and other infrastructure have the pot...
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordCapital Gains TaxTreasuryTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111371More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing an inflation adjustment mechanism for capital gains tax calculations.
Answer: An indexation allowance previously existed when Capital Gains Tax (CGT) was charged at income tax rates, with a top rate of 40 per cent. The current rates of 18 and 24 per cent are significantly below the higher rates of income tax, simplifying the calcul...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordA34: 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
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