Sojan Joseph MP: written questions

4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026

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Written questions

Department for Transport: LandDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8360More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps she has taken to ensure that (a) thistles and (b) ragwort are removed from land owned by her Department between the village of Mersham and the Sevington inland border facility.
Answer: The most appropriate weeding regime is being kept under review. The Department has undertaken the removal of weeds on previous occasions. The field is allocated for a biodiversity scheme, and we need to consider the impact of any weeding regime on the ove...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament record
Road Signs and MarkingsDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110222More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of road signs used by local authorities to help prevent road causalities among (a) hedgehogs and (b) other small mammals.
Answer: The Department has made no such assessment. Local authorities are responsible for the installation of the small wild animal road signs.
Answered 9 Feb 2026
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Parking: KentDepartment for TransportTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94552More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2025 to Question 81640 on Parking: Disability, whether her Department has had recent discussions with Kent County Council on its use of powers under Part IV of the Road Traf
Answer: Kent County Council, as the traffic authority for Kent, are wholly responsible for exercising their powers under Part IV of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. Whilst the Department does not typically intervene in local authority decision making on mark...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
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Parking: DisabilityDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81640More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending eligibility for disabled parking bays for people who are of state pension age with mobility issues but are not in receipt of the higher ra
Answer: Part IV of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 provides local authorities with powers to mark out bays for specific purposes, issue local parking permits, and use Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs) to reserve spaces for specific purposes. This can be a vol...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament record

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Department for Business and Trade	1
Department for Education	3
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	5
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology	1
Department for Transport	4
Department of Health and Social Care	12
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office	2
Home Office	3
Ministry of Defence	1
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government	2
Treasury	3

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