Ruth Cadbury MP: written questions

4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026

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Written questions

Walking: ChildrenDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12721More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her department will issue guidance for developers to support walking to school.
Answer: On 12 June, the Government published the third Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS3), which will enable more children to walk, wheel and cycle to school. Active Travel England published its delivery plan on the same day, ‘Worth Every Step’, whic...
Answered 3 Jul 2026
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Walking: ChildrenDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12720More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of implementing additional measures across neighbourhoods to support walking to school.
Answer: Over the course of the third Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy we will focus on enabling millions more children to walk, wheel and cycle to school by supporting local authorities to provide safe, coherent networks that connect neighbourhoods which w...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
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Large Goods Vehicles: DieselDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6446More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions officials in her Department have had with Home Office officials on reducing the level of theft of diesel from HGVs in England.
Answer: Department for Transport officials routinely engage with Home Office officials on freight crime. This Government is highly aware of the rising frequency of freight crime including of fuel theft and the significant and damaging impact it can have on busine...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
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Active Travel: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122731More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the report entitled Walking and Cycling Index: UK, published by Walk Wheel Cycle Trust on 17 March 2026, what assessment she has made of the potential economic benefits of increased investment
Answer: Active Travel England published research on the benefits of active travel investment in February this year. This research can be viewed at: www.gov.uk/government/publications/evaluating-the-impact-of-active-travel-investment.
Answered 31 Mar 2026
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Active TravelDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122730More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the report entitled Walking and Cycling Index: UK, published by Walk Wheel Cycle Trust on 17 March 2026, what steps she is taking to support councils to lower speed limits.
Answer: Local authorities are responsible for managing the roads under their jurisdiction, drawing on their knowledge of local conditions and the needs of their communities. This includes the power to set local speed limits. Authorities may introduce 20mph limits...
Answered 31 Mar 2026
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Driving Tests: LegislationDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111712More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans he has to introduce legislation to block third parties from booking driving tests.
Answer: The Secretary of State for Transport announced on 12 November 2025 significant changes to the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) driving test booking system following a public consultation. These changes are being introduced incrementally during...
Answered 25 Feb 2026
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Driving Tests: StaffDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111164More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many qualified driving test examiners were available to carry out tests in (a) September, (b) October, (c) November and (d) December 2025.
Answer: The table below shows how many full-time equivalent (FTE) driving examiners (DE) employed by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency were available to carry out practical car driving tests in September, October, November and December 2025. MonthNo of FTE ...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
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Driving TestsDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109556More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many driving tests were carried out in (a) September, (b) October, (c) November and (d) December 2025.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) publishes data on the number of practical driving tests conducted by month on GOV.UK. This data is updated monthly and currently shows data to December 2025. The table below shows the number of practical driv...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
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Roads: AccidentsDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100937More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of amending Section 170 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 to include cats as an animal that drivers are required to stop and report an incident when they are invo
Answer: Under section 170 of the Road Traffic Act 1988, a driver is required to stop and report a collision involving specified animals including horses, cattle, asses, mules, sheep, pigs, goats or dogs, but not cats or wild animals. This requirement arises from ...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
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Roads: AccidentsDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93757More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of updating the collection of STATS19 national collision statistics to allow for differentiation between e-bikes, bikes and motorcycles within collisions.
Answer: Currently the recording of e-bikes within STATS19 follows the relevant legislation, the Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycle Regulations 1983, with officers encouraged in the STATS19 guidance (known as STATS20) to use an accompanying free text field to provi...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
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South Western Railway: Rolling StockDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89474More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what dates South Western Railway plans to retire its fleet of Class 455 electric multiple units; and what plans it has to maintain current levels of passenger capacity on their retirement.
Answer: Southwestern Railway is planning to retire the Class 455 fleet by the end of December 2025. The Arterio fleet introduction programme will fully occupy all of the previously formed Class 455 diagrams. Since May the number of new trains in service has quadr...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
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Public Transport: CybersecurityDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78252More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to work with transport operators to mitigate the risks posed by cyber attacks.
Answer: The Department for Transport (DfT) works across Government to introduce relevant standards, guidance, and policy to ensure the cyber security and resilience of our essential services. DfT uses both policy and regulatory levers to support the transport sec...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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Motor Vehicles: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77548More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the terms of reference are of her Department’s investigation into the possible use of defeat devices by automotive manufacturers; how many brands and models are in the scope of the investigation; when she
Answer: The DVSA’s investigations are being conducted under their obligations as the delegated the market surveillance authority within Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council. There are currently 95 vehicle models from 28 brands un...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
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Bicycles: TheftDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65306More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on reducing the level of bike thefts.
Answer: The Secretary of State for Transport has not had any recent discussions with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on reducing the level of bike thefts but I am aware that cycle theft is a major problem, particularly where expensive cycles are co...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
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Cabinet Office	16
Department for Business and Trade	1
Department for Education	5
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology	5
Department for Transport	14
Department for Work and Pensions	5
Department of Health and Social Care	9
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office	2
Home Office	5
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government	10
Ministry of Justice	4
Treasury	4
Women and Equalities	1

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