Tom Rutland MP: written questions

Written questions

• Electric VehiclesDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90908More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to (a) encourage and (b) enable drivers who may be unable to afford a new car to switch to (a) electric vehicles and (a) more electric environmentally friendly cars.

  Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that the transition to electric vehicles (EVs) is accessible to everyone. Many EVs on the second-hand market are now priced similarly to comparable petrol and diesel cars. Industry data on used vehicle transactions ...

  Answered 18 Nov 2025

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• Active TravelDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 905591More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to promote walking and cycling.

  Answer: Walking, wheeling, and cycling are convenient, sustainable ways to travel—and this government is committed to making them safe and accessible for everyone.To support this, we’re allocating £616 million in capital funding over the next four years to help l...

  Answered 11 Sept 2025

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• Tyres: Waste DisposalDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72954More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure that car tyres which are exported to be recycled (a) arrive at the intended destination, (b) are not used in illegal pyrolysis and (c) are proces

  Answer: The Environment Agency (EA) has recently completed a review into its approach for regulating the export of waste tyres. As a result of this, the EA will launch enhanced verification checks for all waste tyres exported to India to ensure they are handled i...

  Answered 3 Sept 2025

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• Anaesthesia Associates and Physician AssociatesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70219More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support the future employment of people undergoing physicians associate and anaesthesia associate training, following the publication of The Leng Review.

  Answer: The principal question of the Leng Review was to assess whether the roles of physician associate and anaesthesia associate, now to be known as physician assistants and physician assistants in anaesthesia, are safe and effective. The review’s findings were...

  Answered 1 Sept 2025

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• Anaesthesia Associates and Physician AssociatesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70216More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Independent report entitled The Leng review: an independent review into physician associate and anaesthesia associate professions, published on 16 July 2025, what steps is his

  Answer: The principal question of the Leng Review was to assess whether the roles of physician associate and anaesthesia associate, now to be known as physician assistants and physician assistants in anaesthesia, are safe and effective. The review’s findings were...

  Answered 1 Sept 2025

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