Sarah Coombes MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Motor Vehicles: RegistrationDepartment for TransportTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82438More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people were penalised for driving a vehicle with no registered keeper in the last five years.
Answer: While the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) maintains a register of vehicles and their keepers, on road enforcement of the law rests primarily with the police.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: RegistrationDepartment for TransportTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82437More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of vehicles involved in road traffic crashes within the last five years had no registered keeper.
Answer: The information requested is not held by the Department.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: RegistrationDepartment for TransportTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82436More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 September 2025 to Question 74032 on Motor vehicles: registration, how many vehicles account for the remaining 7 per cent of vehicles identified that are neither contactable or tracea
Answer: The latest available data shows that of the 52,898,866 vehicles on the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA)’s vehicle database, 49,270,958 are contactable and traceable based on the information held on the DVLA’s records. Of the remainder it is esti...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving: DisqualificationDepartment for TransportTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77255More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of people waiting to be tried in court for motoring offences had their driving licence revoked while waiting for court proceedings to begin in the latest period for which data is av
Answer: The Department for Transport does not hold this information.
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRoad Traffic Offences: ReoffendersMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76399More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how may and what proportion of people awaiting trial for a motoring offence in court commit further driving offences.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice does not hold information on the number or proportion of those awaiting trial for a motoring offence who go onto commit a further offence whilst waiting.
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving: DisqualificationDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76398More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of people who were waiting to be tried in court for motoring offences had their driving licence revoked while waiting for court proceedings to begin in the latest period for which d
Answer: The Department for Transport does not hold this information.The Government treats road safety seriously and is committed to reducing the numbers of those killed and injured on our roads. The Road Safety Strategy is under development and will include a bro...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving: DisqualificationDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76397More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many drivers successfully claimed exceptional hardship when they reached 12 penalty points and continued to drive in the last five years.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA)’s role in the driving licence endorsement and disqualification process is to update and maintain the driver record with information provided by His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunal Service. The DVLA does not dis...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving: DisqualificationDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76396More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency revoked the driving licence of a driver who reached 12 points on their driving licence in each of the last 10 years.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA)’s role in the driving licence endorsement and disqualification process is to update and maintain the driver record with information provided by His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunal Service. The DVLA does not dis...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving: DisqualificationDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76395More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many drivers have applied to reduce their driving disqualification period in each of the last 10 years; and how many of those applications were successful.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA)’s role in the driving licence endorsement and disqualification process is to update and maintain the driver record with information provided by His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunal Service. The DVLA does not dis...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRoad Traffic Offences: Driving Licences and Motor InsuranceMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76108More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of offenders convicted of (a) dangerous driving, (b) driving under the influence and (c) causing serious (i) injury and (ii) death by (A) careless and (B) dangerous driving have also previously fa
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes data on prosecutions for a wide range of offences, including dangerous driving, driving under the influence, and causing serious injury or death by careless and dangerous driving in the Outcomes by Offences data tool, tha...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDangerous Driving: DeathMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76107More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of drivers accused of death by dangerous driving have pleaded exceptional hardship.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes data on prosecutions for a wide range of offences, including causing death by dangerous driving in the Outcomes by Offences data tool, that can be downloaded from the Criminal Justice Statistics landing page here: Crimina...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: RegistrationDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76106More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the proportion of DVLA keeper records that are (a) missing and (b) falsified.
Answer: The latest available data shows that more than 93 per cent of vehicle keepers are contactable and traceable based on the information held on the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency’s (DVLA) records. Of the remainder, around six per cent of vehicles are in...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDangerous Driving: ReoffendersMinistry of JusticeTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75737More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of drivers convicted of death by dangerous driving were (a) repeat death by dangerous driving offenders, (b) repeat death by careless driving offenders and (c) repeat dangerous drivin
Answer: The information requested is provided in the tables attached.Safety on our roads is an absolute priority for this Government. That is why the Department for Transport is committed to delivering a new Road Safety Strategy – the first in over a decade. They...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDangerous Driving: ReoffendersMinistry of JusticeTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75736More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer given to Question 74060 on Dangerous Driving: Convictions, how many and what percentage of offenders convicted of dangerous driving in each of the last five years had previously been convic
Answer: The information requested is provided in the tables attached.Safety on our roads is an absolute priority for this Government. That is why the Department for Transport is committed to delivering a new Road Safety Strategy – the first in over a decade. They...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving: DisqualificationMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74590More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of drivers who have repeatedly committed driving offences have received a lifetime driving ban.
Answer: Data on convictions and lifetime bans for driving offences is published as part of Ministry of Justice data obtained in the Outcomes by Offences data tool, which can be downloaded from the Criminal Justice Statistics landing page here: Criminal Justice St...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDangerous Driving: DeathMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74589More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of people convicted of death by dangerous driving did not pass the compulsory extended re-test in the last 12 months; and of these drivers, how many received a lifetime driving ban.
Answer: Data on convictions and disqualifications (including lifetime bans) for death by dangerous driving offences is published in the Outcomes by Offences data tool, which can be downloaded from the Criminal Justice Statistics landing page here: Criminal Justic...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving: DisqualificationMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74588More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of people convicted of death by dangerous driving were given a lifetime driving ban in the last 12 months.
Answer: Data on convictions and disqualifications (including lifetime bans) for death by dangerous driving offences is published in the Outcomes by Offences data tool, which can be downloaded from the Criminal Justice Statistics landing page here: Criminal Justic...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRoad Traffic Offences: ConvictionsDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74069More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many drivers with three or more driving-related convictions retained their driving licence in each of the last five years.
Answer: A scan of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA)’s driving licence database is required to provide the information requested. DVLA officials will write to the Honourable Member with this information when it is available.
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRoad Traffic Offences: ConvictionsDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74068More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the correlation between drivers (a) who fail to produce (i) a driving licence, (ii) an MOT certificate and (iii) insurance certificate and (b) convicted of (A) dangerous dr
Answer: My department has not made a specific assessment of this type. Nonetheless the Government is committed to improving road safety, with a new Road Safety Strategy under development which will include a broad range of policies. More details will be set out i...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDangerous Driving: ConvictionsMinistry of JusticeTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74060More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of drivers convicted of (a) dangerous driving and (b) careless driving offences in the last five years were repeat offenders.
Answer: The information requested is provided in the tables attached. Safety on our roads is an absolute priority for this Government. That is why the Department for Transport is committed to delivering a new Road Safety Strategy – the first in over a decade. The...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: RegistrationDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74034More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with the DVLA on reducing the number of vehicles with no registered keeper on the roads.
Answer: There are long-standing and robust measures, including legislative requirements, in place to ensure that keepers notify the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) when they buy and sell a vehicle. It is already an offence to use a vehicle that does no...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: RegistrationDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74032More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the number and proportion of vehicles that have no registered keeper.
Answer: There are long-standing and robust measures, including legislative requirements, in place to ensure that keepers notify the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) when they buy and sell a vehicle. It is already an offence to use a vehicle that does no...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordWood-burning Stoves: Carbon EmissionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68542More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the potential impact of the Future Homes Standard on air pollution emissions f
Answer: The Future Homes Standard (FHS) will require new-build homes to use heat pumps or other low-carbon technologies as their primary heating source, ensuring that almost all the home’s heating needs will be met with low-emission systems. This shift away from ...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordVehicle Number Plates: FraudHome OfficeTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68111More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help ensure that the Automatic Number Plate Recognition network is able to identify (a) false and (b) cloned number plates.
Answer: ANPR is a valuable tool to help the police tackle crime and keep the road safe. We keep the effectiveness of police and law enforcement use of ANPR under regular review, to ensure it remains a robust tool for identifying vehicles of interest to the police...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFraudTreasuryTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67583More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the performance of the Financial Conduct Authority in balancing its confidentiality obligations with the need to provide transparency and effective communication to in
Answer: The government meets regularly with the FCA to discuss a range of topics. The government is content that the legislative framework, set by parliament, which gives the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) powers to supervise the financial services sector and ...
Answered 17 Jul 2025
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