Scott Arthur MP: written questions
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Transport: InfrastructureDepartment for TransportTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108945More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what action her department is taking to support the use of digital twin technologies across the UK's transport system.
Answer: Since the publication in 2023 of Transport Research and Innovation Board’s Transport Digital Twin Vision and Roadmap to 2035, DfT has established a dedicated team to lead a digital twins programme, aligned with the Transport AI Action Plan (2025). This ha...
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordTransport: InfrastructureDepartment for TransportTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108944More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the progress of the Transport Research and Innovation Board's 2023 Transport Digital Twin Vision and Roadmap to 2035.
Answer: The Transport Research and Innovation Board provides regular oversight on the progress against the Transport Digital Twin Vision and Roadmap to 2035, as part of regular operations for all its areas of activity. DfT has met all key government-owned milesto...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPoverty: ChildrenMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107570More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the replacement of the Shared Prosperity Fund with the Local Growth Fund on child poverty.
Answer: With the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) ending in 2026, the Government is changing how local growth is funded, as part of a wider approach comprising targeted interventions to drive growth and strengthen communities. Across these new interventions, Sco...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107271More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her planned timetable is for taking legislative steps to develop a regulatory framework for low and zero emission vehicles, following the commitment in the Road Safety Strategy.
Answer: As stated in the Road Safety Strategy, the Government has made a commitment to pursue legislative reform for micromobility vehicles when parliamentary time allows.
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDriverless Cars: Motor InsuranceDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107270More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the data opportunities of connected and autonomous vehicles to reduce uninsured driving.
Answer: The Automated Vehicles Act 2024 sets out the regulations for insurance requirements of automated vehicles. The operator or owner of an automated vehicle must hold a policy of insurance that satisfies the conditions in section 145 of the Road Traffic Act 1...
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordVehicle Number Plates: FraudDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107269More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of unlawful number plates on (a) the ability of the police to trace hit-and-run drivers and (b) efforts to reduce the proportion of untraced driver claims ha
Answer: While those specific assessments have not been made, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is working with the National Police Chiefs’ Council and other government departments to improve the identification and enforcement of number plate crime. O...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordElectric Bicycles and Electric Scooters: AccidentsDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107268More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an estimate of the potential impact of compensating victims of collisions involving illegal e-scooters and e-bikes on (a) the cost of motor insurance premiums for other motorists and (b) costs
Answer: We regularly engage with the Motor Insurer’s Bureau and are working with them to understand the impact of private e-scooters and illegal e-bikes on car drivers’ insurance premiums. It is clear the law on e-scooters needs to change, which is why the Govern...
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBladder CancerDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104346More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consideration he has made of the need for a national bladder cancer audit.
Answer: In regards to a National Bladder Cancer Audit consideration, I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given to the Hon. Member for Epsom and Ewell on 10 December 2025 to Question 96365.
Answered 16 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' Release: HomelessnessMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104033More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to improve pre-release planning to ensure that prison leavers do not become homeless or sleep rough following release.
Answer: We are committed to ensuring that robust pre-release plans are created for those leaving custody, so that accommodation needs are identified early and the right support is put in place. Dedicated Pre-Release Teams in prisons work closely with individuals ...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRefugees: HomelessnessHome OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104032More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that newly recognised refugees who are survivors of trafficking, domestic abuse or torture are not left destitute or homeless when asylum support ends.
Answer: The Home Office is committed to supporting individuals granted leave to remain to successfully transition from asylum accommodation to mitigate the risk of homelessness.The government is aware of the need for a smooth transition between asylum accommodati...
Answered 16 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRefugees: HomelessnessMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104031More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many people granted refugee status have presented to local authorities as homeless or have slept rough within three months of the termination of asylum support in the last 12
Answer: The government publishes homelessness and rough sleeping data for England on gov.uk here. This includes data on the number of people owed a homelessness duty due to leaving asylum accommodation and the number of people seen sleeping rough who had left asy...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordVehicles: Delivery ServicesDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104030More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what interactions the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has had with food delivery companies in reference to vehicles used by delivery drivers.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) recognises that last-mile delivery, including food delivery services, presents specific safety and compliance challenges. To address these challenges, DVSA has engaged with representatives from the sector and...
Answered 16 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordElectric Bicycles and Electric Scooters: SalesDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104029More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 December 2025 to Question 98632, how many visits the DVSA has made to retailers selling e-scooters; and how many incidences the DVSA have recorded of e-scooters being sold illegally
Answer: The table below shows the number of retailers the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has checked from March 2022 to April 2025. 2022-2023932023-2024582024-202547 The table below shows many incidents DVSA has recorded of e-scooters being sold illeg...
Answered 16 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCardiovascular Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103051More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing an equivalent of the EU Safe Hearts Plan in the UK.
Answer: We note the recently published European Union’s Safe Hearts Plan and support the EU’s ambition to tackle cardiovascular diseases. Too many lives are lost prematurely to heart disease and stroke, and the Government is committed to reducing premature mortal...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100726More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has assessed whether NICE has approved a greater or fewer number of new medicines since the introduction of the severity modifier in 2020, compared with comparable internatio
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is responsible for the methods and processes that it uses in the development of its recommendations. The severity modifier was introduced in January 2022 as part of a number of changes intended ...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCancer: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100725More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department made an impact assessment of the effect of NICE’s severity modifier, introduced in 2020, on the ability of cancer medicines to meet the new ‘high severity’ threshold for appr
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is responsible for the methods and processes that it uses in the development of its recommendations. The severity modifier was introduced in January 2022 as part of a number of changes intended ...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCancer: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100724More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his department has considered the impact of NICE’s severity modifier, introduced in 2020, on NHS England’s access to innovative cancer medicines which were previously eligible under the end
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is responsible for the methods and processes that it uses in the development of its recommendations. The severity modifier was introduced in January 2022 as part of a number of changes intended ...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: Edinburgh South WestDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100704More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many registered a) petrol vehicles, b) diesel vehicles, c) electric vehicles, d) hybrid vehicles and e) classic vehicles were there in Edinburgh South West constituency in the last 5 years and the last 10 y
Answer: We do not readily hold new vehicle registration figures at the requested geographic level. Information on licensed vehicles broken down by Upper and lower tier local authorities and lower super output areas (LSOA) are available at:https://www.gov.uk/gover...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Bicycles: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100615More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the APPG for Cycling and Walking's report entitled Unregulated and Unsafe: The Threat of Illegal E-Bikes.
Answer: The Government recognises the concerns raised in the APPG report about the safety of e-bikes which do not comply with regulations and the risks associated with battery fires. The Product Regulation and Metrology Act which received Royal Assent in July, cr...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordWorld Cup: TicketsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99988More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with FIFA on the pricing of participating member association's tickets for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Answer: The Government understands the strong interest in ticket pricing for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and the impact it has on fans.FIFA is an independent international body with its own governance structures. Ticket pricing is a commercial decision determined sol...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHigher Education: AdmissionsDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99986More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the accessibility of information provided by English universities on entry requirements for Scottish Highers and Advanced Highers on their websites.
Answer: Universities are autonomous bodies, independent from government and are responsible for their own admissions decisions.Universities are free to decide their entry criteria, and admissions teams consider a broad range of information about a student in addi...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordStreaming: Classification SchemesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99349More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with streaming services on effective audience protection measures and age classifications.
Answer: Ofcom, the independent regulator, has a new duty introduced through the Media Act 2024 to assess audience protection measures used by video-on-demand (VoD) services, such as age ratings, to ensure they are adequate to protect audiences from harm. The Gove...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordStreaming: Classification SchemesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99348More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with streaming services on adopting the British Board of Film Classification's age and content classifications.
Answer: Ofcom, the independent regulator, has a new duty introduced through the Media Act 2024 to assess audience protection measures used by video-on-demand (VoD) services, such as age ratings, to ensure they are adequate to protect audiences from harm. The Gove...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Drinkaware TrustHome OfficeTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99347More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to increase collaboration between her Department and Drinkaware.
Answer: The Government regularly engages with partners on matters relating to the Licensing Act 2003 and the sale and supply of alcohol, including with Drinkaware.We will continue to do so as we take forward reforms to the licensing regime.
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Drinkaware TrustDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99346More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase collaboration between his Department and Drinkaware.
Answer: External engagement is a fundamental part of what United Kingdom ministerial Government departments do. We recognise the importance of promoting transparency through engagement and the need to take a balanced and proportionate approach.In Fit for the Fut...
Answered 19 Dec 2025
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