Scott Arthur MP: written questions
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Electric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99301More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has considered the potential impact of amending the Public Charge Point Regulations 2023 to introduce a statutory minimum uptime for all publicly accessible charge points, including slow
Answer: Since November 2024, the Public Charge Point Regulations 2023 have required operators to achieve an average reliability of 99% across their network of rapid chargepoints of 50 kW and above. We continue to monitor the public charging network, the impact of...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: CatsDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99278More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of whether a disproportionate burden is placed on local authorities and National Highways to identify and reunite cats injured or killed on the road, in the absence of a statutory d
Answer: There are no plans to amend section 170 of the Road Traffic Act to make it mandatory for drivers to report road collisions involving cats. Although there is no obligation to report all animal deaths on roads, drivers should, if possible, make enquiries to...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Bicycles and Electric Scooters: SalesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98632More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure businesses selling e-scooters and e-bikes make customers aware of the legal restrictions on the use of those products.
Answer: All consumer products, including e-bikes and e-scooters, must be safe when placed on the market. Businesses are responsible for ensuring that their products comply with the relevant product safety regulations and they must include any instructions needed ...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: SalesDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98008More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many individuals had their status as Approved Driving Instructors removed by DVSA due to (a) being involved in reselling driving tests and/or (b) sharing there official driving test-booking login details wi
Answer: To ensure fairness for everyone wanting to book a practical driving test, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) continues to work hard to combat the unscrupulous practice of reselling tests across the country.While the majority of driving instruc...
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: SalesDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98007More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Chief Executive of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency was made aware that Approved Driving Instructors were involved in reselling driving tests; and what steps she took to address the issue.
Answer: To ensure fairness for everyone wanting to book a practical driving test, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) continues to work hard to combat the unscrupulous practice of reselling tests across the country.While the majority of driving instruc...
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: SalesDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98006More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the extent to which Approved Driving Instructors are sharing their official driving test-booking login details with third parties in order to profit from the resale of tests.
Answer: To ensure fairness for everyone wanting to book a practical driving test, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) continues to work hard to combat the unscrupulous practice of reselling tests across the country.While the majority of driving instruc...
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: SalesDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98005More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the extent to which Approved Driving Instructors are involved in reselling driving tests.
Answer: To ensure fairness for everyone wanting to book a practical driving test, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) continues to work hard to combat the unscrupulous practice of reselling tests across the country.While the majority of driving instruc...
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordLebanon: Cluster MunitionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97326More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department holds any information on the potential use of cluster munitions in Lebanon since September 2024.
Answer: The UK is a State Party to the Convention on Cluster Munitions, which prohibits their production, stockpiling, transfer, and use.We are concerned by reports of the use of cluster munitions by the Israeli Defence Forces.We continue to urge all actors to re...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDrinking WaterDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97044More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure that less potable water is used for non-potable purposes.
Answer: This Government recognises the importance of water re-use systems to alleviate pressure off the potable water system by moving to non-potable supplies and are taking forward measures to support this. We have a consultation on amending the Building Regulat...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing Benefit and Pension Credit: PolygamyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97043More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households where (a) Pension Credit and (b) Housing Benefit is claimed receive additional consideration due to there being a polygamous marriage.
Answer: Since 1988 rules have been in place under successive governments which limit access to benefits for people in polygamous marriages to those who were married in a country which allows such marriages. Any polygamous relationship formed in the United Kingdom...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordOfgem: PayDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95974More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he Department has made of the potential merits of Ofgem’s pay flexibility business case.
Answer: Ofgem is a non-Ministerial Government Department, not an agency or office of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, so DESNZ Ministers do not determine Ofgem’s pay flexibility business case. However, the Secretary of State has given his consent ...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordOfgem: Job Security and PayDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95973More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions his Department has had with the Chief Executive of Ofgem regarding a) the ongoing pay dispute, as well as b) job security at Ofgem.
Answer: Details of Ministers' and Permanent Secretaries' meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK.
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95955More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what behavioural changes have been assumed in modelling revenue projections for the proposed EV mileage charge scheme.
Answer: As announced at Budget 2025, the Government is introducing Electric Vehicle Excise Duty (eVED) from April 2028, a new mileage charge for electric and plug-in hybrid cars, recognising that EVs contribute to congestion and wear and tear on the roads but pay...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95954More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the EV mileage charge on the (a) rental and (b) leasing motor vehicle sector, including the implications for (i) fleet turnover and (ii) the supply
Answer: As announced at Budget 2025, the Government is introducing Electric Vehicle Excise Duty (eVED) from April 2028, a new mileage charge for electric and plug-in hybrid cars, recognising that EVs contribute to congestion and wear and tear on the roads but pay...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95953More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed EV mileage charge on (a) electric vehicle residual values and (b) the cost of new electric vehicle finance agreements.
Answer: As announced at Budget 2025, the Government is introducing Electric Vehicle Excise Duty (eVED) from April 2028, a new mileage charge for electric and plug-in hybrid cars, recognising that EVs contribute to congestion and wear and tear on the roads but pay...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordType 31 FrigatesMinistry of DefenceTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94799More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to promote UK Type 31 frigates to NATO allies considering funding for their fleets.
Answer: We are fully supporting industry by promoting the benefits of the Type 31 frigate to our NATO partners and allies whilst being sympathetic to their own capability and indigenous industrial requirements.
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: British CouncilForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94392More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her department has made of the adequacy of the support that the British Council offers to Ukrainian refugees, through its partnership programmes with schools.
Answer: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) Ministers regularly engage with the British Council. Most recently, I met the British Council Chair and CEO on 13 November.The British Council-delivered UK-Ukraine School Partnerships Programme is funded...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish CouncilForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94391More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what conversations she has had with the British Council, since entering post.
Answer: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) Ministers regularly engage with the British Council. Most recently, I met the British Council Chair and CEO on 13 November.The British Council-delivered UK-Ukraine School Partnerships Programme is funded...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAviation: EmploymentDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93801More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the review of the Airports National Policy Statement will include steps to increase access to careers (a) as pilots (b) in aviation generally.
Answer: A review of the Airports National Policy Statement (ANPS) was launched on 22 October. It provides the primary basis for decision making on development consent applications for a third runway at Heathrow Airport. The current ANPS sets out that any promoter...
Answered 28 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigrationHome OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93518More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her oral statement of 20 November 2025 on Migration: Settlement Pathway, what criteria she is considering to define high earners and entrepreneurs.
Answer: We are currently holding a public consultation on the new earned settlement model. This is due to conclude on 12th February 2026. Details of the earned settlement model will be finalised following that consultation.
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: English Language and Voluntary WorkHome OfficeTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93334More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her oral Statement one 20 of November 2025, what thresholds is she considering to evaluate integration metrics such as volunteering and proficiency in English.
Answer: Under the new earned settlement model, generally, those seeking to settle must evidence that they are proficient in English at B2 level under the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.We are consulting on how a higher, C1 standard of Englis...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Workplace PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93192More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assurance mechanisms will be introduced as part of the transition from MyCSP to Capita to ensure that delays experienced under the current contract are not repeated.
Answer: The Cabinet Office has enforced strict commercial governance and, unlike the legacy arrangement, the new contract incorporates sharp, automatic financial penalties for failure to meet Key Performance Indicators. This will ensure that the supplier is held ...
Answered 28 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSepsis: DeathDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93130More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to help reduce sepsis mortality in patients with leukaemia and other cancers.
Answer: Sepsis has no specific diagnostic test, and the signs and symptoms can vary hugely across all patients, making sepsis challenging to diagnose early. It is therefore critical that all acutely unwell patients are treated promptly and appropriately regardles...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordInternet: SafetyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93129More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made with Ofcom of the potential impact of the Online Safety Act 2023 on children’s exposure to harmful content online.
Answer: The Online Safety Act requires services to protect children from both illegal and harmful, age-inappropriate content. Protections against illegal content and activity have been in force since March, and protections for children since July of this year.We ...
Answered 28 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEye Cancer: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92725More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure timely access to chemosaturation for patients with metastatic ocular (uveal) melanoma.
Answer: The Department remains committed to ensuring that cancer patients, including those with metastatic ocular melanoma, have timely access to treatment and tailored medical support.In 2016, NHS England concluded that there was insufficient evidence to make ch...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
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