Alex Mayer MP: written questions
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Planning ObligationsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122306More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that Section 106 money is spent promptly.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 54059 on 6 June 2025.
Answered 1 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordOphthalmologyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122305More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to expand the role of optometrists in delivering community-based eye care, including shared care schemes.
Answer: Integrated care boards can already commission community-based eye care services. Improvements in IT connectivity and the development of single points of access between primary care optometry and secondary care will also support more care being delivered i...
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDental Services: East of EnglandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122304More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support NHS dentists to reduce waiting lists by Local Dental Committee area in the East of England.
Answer: Patients in England are not registered with a National Health Service dental practice, although many NHS dental practices do tend to see patients regularly. There is no geographical restriction on which practice a patient may attend and there are no centr...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTree Planting: Housing EstatesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122302More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking with relevant stakeholders to help ensure that trees planted on newly built housing estates survive beyond 12 months.
Answer: We recognise the critical importance of maintaining trees after planting to ensure they grow and thrive into the future. Under the England Woodland Creation Offer, as well as planting carried out by the Community Forests, funding is provided for establish...
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordGyms: East of EnglandDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122301More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she is taking to support the growth of independent gyms in the East of England.
Answer: The government is committed to supporting UK SMEs, including independent gyms in the East of England, through the Small Business Plan - the most comprehensive package of support for SMEs in a generation. This includes the most significant legislative refo...
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLanguages: QualificationsDepartment for EducationTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122300More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students were entered for (a) French, (b) German, (c) Spanish and (d) other modern foreign languages at (i) GCSE and (ii) A Level by local education authority in the East of England in each year for wh
Answer: Information regarding GCSE and A level student counts by local authority is published by the department in the ‘Key stage 4 performance’ and ‘A level and other 16 to 18 results’ statistical releases. Data is published from 2018/19 to 2024/25.The requested...
Answered 27 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCats: Animal BreedingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122299More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to tackle the breeding of cats for physical characteristics associated with adverse health outcomes.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. Member for Spen Valley on 19 March 2026 to PQ UIN 121027.
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFire and Rescue Services: BedfordshireMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121956More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support his Department is providing to Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service following the recent HMICERS report.
Answer: The government follows His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) inspection reports closely, and thanks the Inspectorate for its recent report on Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service (FRS).As with all Fire and Res...
Answered 27 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDriving TestsDepartment for TransportTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121943More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many car driving tests were taken by people (a) taking it for the first time (b) taking it for the (i) second time and (ii) third or more times in 2025.
Answer: The table below shows how many car driving tests were taken for the first, second, third or more times in 2024 and 2025. Please note this data is up to 31 March 2025.YearAttemptsNumber of people01/04/2024 - 31/03/20251900,26001/04/2024 - 31/03/20252452,15...
Answered 27 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordNetwork Rail: AssetsDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121192More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to parliamentary question 102105 answered on 14 January what assessment she has made of the measures being taken by Network Rail to mitigate the (a) performance and (b) safety risks of the 2.6% in rail
Answer: The independent safety and economic regulator, the Office of Rail and Road, holds Network Rail to account for its management of railway infrastructure, including the effectiveness of any performance and safety mitigations that are either planned via the P...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordNetwork Rail: AssetsDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121181More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2026 to Question 102105 on Network Rail: Assets, what estimate she has made of the level of expenditure required to redress the predicted Composite Sustainability Index (CSI
Answer: The objectives and funding for GBR in the next funding period (running from April 2029 to March 2034) will be determined via the coming funding and objective-setting process.
Answered 31 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordNetwork Rail: AssetsDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121180More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2026 to Question 102105 on Network Rail: Assets, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of Network Rail’s calculation of the Composite Sustainability index for ea
Answer: The methodology for the composite sustainability index (CSI) calculations is developed by Network Rail and is recognised by the regulator, the Office of Rail and Road, as being a reliable and effective means to monitor the changing remaining life of railw...
Answered 30 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordGreat British Railways: MarketingDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120133More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her planned timetable is for rolling out the Great British Train branding to each station in the East of England.
Answer: The Secretary of State has asked the Chief Executive Officer of DfT Operator Ltd (DFTO) to lead the rollout of the Great British Railways (GBR) branding. Passengers will start to see GBR branding appear on the network in the next couple of months, and ove...
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTrain Operating Companies: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118608More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the rail fare freeze on the (a) budget and (b) spending plans of the Department for Transport Operator (DfTO) train operating companies between 1 April 20
Answer: Freezing regulated fares is a fully funded policy that will save commuters hundreds of pounds on season tickets and put more money in working people’s pockets. This forms part of the Government’s wider commitment to transform and improve our railways.
Answered 13 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordUnadopted RoadsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115908More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with relevant stakeholders on the Competition and Markets Authority recommendations on unadopted roads in its Housebuilding Market Study, published in
Answer: My Department engages regularly with a range of stakeholders about our ongoing reforms to the leasehold system, including to freehold estates and unadopted infrastructure.This week, I met with Home Owners Rights Network to hear their views on the two comp...
Answered 6 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordUnadopted RoadsDepartment for TransportTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115907More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data her Department collects on the number of unadopted roads going through the Section 38 process by local authority.
Answer: The Department does not collect data on the number of roads that have been, or are currently being, adopted by local authorities. Decisions on whether to adopt a road rest with the relevant local authority, provided the road meets the necessary design sta...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114753More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to coordinate policy on the development, validation and uptake of non-animal methods.
Answer: The Department is working closely with colleagues across Government to strengthen coordination on the development, validation and uptake of non‑animal methods. The first cross‑departmental ministerial meeting on the delivery of the strategy is scheduled t...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordUnadopted RoadsDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112780More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate she has made of the average length of time taken by local authorities to adopt roads serving new housing developments.
Answer: The time taken for local authorities to adopt roads on new housing developments varies significantly across the country, as each authority follows its own processes and timelines. The Government recognises that road adoption rates for new developments ha...
Answered 25 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordCancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112777More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of families who will benefit from the financial support package to cover travel costs to and from cancer appointments in (a) Bedfordshire and (b)
Answer: The Department knows that the cost of travel is an important issue for many young cancer patients and their families across the United Kingdom.Through the National Cancer Plan, the Government is committing up to £10 million a year to a new fund open to al...
Answered 25 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordRailways: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112776More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the Office of Rail and Road’s decision not to extend the Rail Transparency Order to cover rail maintenance costs.
Answer: As stated by the ORR following its review of the Transparency Order, the ORR does not have the powers to vary or revoke the Transparency Order, which are powers reserved to the CMA. This includes maintenance costs, which are beyond the scope of the curren...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordRailways: CompensationDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112775More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans her Department has make it easier for passengers to receive Delay Repay compensation.
Answer: Ten of the 14 Department for Transport contracted operators now offer delay repay schemes that provide automated, one-click delay repay, and we are also developing plans to make it even easier and more convenient to claim Delay Repay, including through th...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordTrain Operating Companies: SubsidiesDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112774More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what subsidy reduction targets her department set for train operating companies in England in (a) 2024/2025 and (b) 2025/2026.
Answer: In 2024/25, the Department’s resource settlement for train operating companies was £2.4 billion, and in 2025/26 it is £2.0 billion. Business plans and net subsidy budgets for train operating companies were agreed to align with and deliver within these set...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordGreat British RailwaysDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111285More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Great British Railways will record and publish standardised data on the causes of Penalty Fares.
Answer: This Government’s vision for the railways will see the creation of a unified and simplified rail system with a single public rail body, Great British Railways (GBR) focused on delivering for passengers. Under GBR, passengers will enjoy a consistent, relia...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordRailways: Penalty FaresDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111284More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data her Department collects on the reasons given for the issuing of Penalty Fares on the rail network.
Answer: Deliberate fare evasion reduces the revenue needed to support the railway and disadvantages passengers who pay the correct fare. We are making fares easier to understand, so that passengers can buy tickets with confidence, knowing they are getting the rig...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAutism: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110993More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to revise his Department’s autism strategy when the current one expires in July 2026, in the context of the provisions of section 1 of the Autism Act 2009.
Answer: On 23 January 2026, we published our response to the House of Lords Autism Act 2009 Inquiry Committee’s report Time to deliver: The Autism Act 2009 and the new autism strategy. We welcomed the committee’s report, and are carefully considering its recommen...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
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