Sarah Coombes MP: written questions
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Written questions
Road 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
Original Parliament recordFraudTreasuryTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67582More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with the Financial Conduct Authority' on it's ability to act evidence of (a) malpractice and (b) criminality.
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
Original Parliament recordFraud: CompensationTreasuryTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67581More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Financial Conduct Authority's powers to seek redress for the victims of financial fraud.
Answer: The Government takes the issue of fraud very seriously and is dedicated to protecting the public from this devastating crime. In October 2024, the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) introduced a mandatory reimbursement regime for authorised push payment (APP...
Answered 17 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordVehicle Number Plates: FinesHome OfficeTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67182More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of non-compliant number plates on levels revenue to traffic enforcement forces.
Answer: The Home Office has not made an assessment of the potential impact of non-compliant number plates on the levels of revenue to traffic enforcement forces.The Government is working closely with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) and the National...
Answered 17 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTaxis: Vehicle Number PlatesDepartment for TransportTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46954More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an estimate of the number and proportion of (a) taxi and (b) private hire vehicles that use number plates that do not conform with regulations.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency is working with the National Police Chiefs’ Council, various police forces and Trading Standards in relation to the supply and use of illegal number plates as well as number plates with raised characters, commonly k...
Answered 25 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordIron and Steel: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46036More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the support available for UK-based downstream steel companies that are seeking to decarbonise their industrial processes.
Answer: We are developing a suite of policies to enable industry, including UK-based downstream steel companies, to deliver savings through fuel switching from fossil fuels to low carbon alternatives. As we do so, we are closely engaging with industry, both with ...
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordTaxis: LicensingDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43206More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of updating the guidance entitled Taxi and private hire vehicle licensing best practice guidance for licensing authorities in England, published on 17 Nove
Answer: It is an offence for any vehicle to display a vehicle registration number plate that does not comply with the relevant regulations. Work is ongoing to quantify the number of illegal plates that may be in circulation on our roads, which will include taxis ...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43163More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her planned timeframe is for publishing a road safety strategy.
Answer: This Government treats road safety with the utmost seriousness, and we are committed to reducing the numbers of those killed and injured on our roads. My Department is developing the first road safety strategy in over a decade, and will set out more detai...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAutomatic Number Plate RecognitionHome OfficeTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43130More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding her Department has provided for improving Automatic Number Plate Recognition systems in the last three years.
Answer: A total of £85.45 million has been provided for maintaining and improving national Automatic Number Plate Recognition systems in the last three years.ANPR technology is used for law enforcement purposes, to help detect, deter and disrupt criminality at a ...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: Automatic Number Plate RecognitionHome OfficeTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43129More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of recent trends in levels of police (a) time and (b) resources used to investigate Automatic Number Plate Recognition camer
Answer: A total of £85.45 million has been provided for maintaining and improving national Automatic Number Plate Recognition systems in the last three years.ANPR technology is used for law enforcement purposes, to help detect, deter and disrupt criminality at a ...
Answered 14 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordVehicle Number Plates: FraudDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43128More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking with National Trading Standards to tackle the sale of ghost number plates.
Answer: National Trading Standards (NTS) are working with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), local authorities and the police to address the supply and use of modified number plates. The evidence gather...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: SandwellDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43095More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps to ensure that all schools in Sandwell are listing teaching jobs with a (a) main and (b) upper pay scale.
Answer: For maintained schools, the school teachers’ pay and conditions document (STPCD) sets out which pay range would be appropriate for any teaching role advertised in England, including Sandwell, and includes the main and upper pay ranges. The document is ava...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordVehicle Number Plates: RegulationDepartment for TransportTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42030More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to tackle the use of ghost number plates on public highways.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is working with the National Police Chiefs Council, various police forces and Trading Standards in relation to the supply and use of modified number plates, including those commonly known as ‘ghost plates’. T...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordVehicle Number Plates: RegulationDepartment for TransportTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42029More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of regulations governing the use of ghost number plates..
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is working with the National Police Chiefs Council, various police forces and Trading Standards in relation to the supply and use of modified number plates, including those commonly known as ‘ghost plates’. T...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordVehicle Number Plates: Automatic Number Plate RecognitionDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40679More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an estimate of the number of ghost plates in circulation.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency is working with the National Police Chiefs’ Council, various police forces and Trading Standards in relation to the supply and use of illegal number plates as well as number plates with raised characters, commonly k...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTaxis: Vehicle Number PlatesDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40678More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with taxi licensing authorities on enforcement on illegal stealth number plates.
Answer: We are aware of the issue of ghost plates being used on vehicles, including taxis and private hire vehicles. We would expect licensing authorities to work with the police to address this.
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordVehicle Number PlatesDepartment for TransportTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39170More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with the DVLA on 4D number plates.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is working with the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC), various police forces and Trading Standards in relation to the supply and use of illegal number plates as well as number plates with raised characte...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordVehicle Number Plates: SalesDepartment for TransportTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39169More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing legislation to prevent the sale of novelty number plates.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is working with the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC), various police forces and Trading Standards in relation to the supply and use of illegal number plates as well as number plates with raised characte...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
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