Alex Mayer MP: written questions
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TrappingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102117More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how she plans to enforce the ban on snares.
Answer: This Government was elected on a mandate to introduce the most ambitious plans to improve animal welfare in a generation and this included a commitment to bring an end to the use of snare traps in England. This was recently reaffirmed in the Government’s ...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: Public ExpenditureDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102116More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) assessment and (b) estimate she has made of the differential in her Department’s Capital Departmental Expenditure Limit budget in the (i) Spending Review and (ii) Autumn Budget 2025 in each year betwee
Answer: The Spending Review 2025 established allocations of Capital Departmental Expenditure Limits (DEL) up to financial year 2029-30, with further spending announcements made during Autumn Budget 2025. A profile of these spending limits is enclosed in the table...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: Public ExpenditureDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102115More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) assessment and (b) estimate she has made of the differential in her Department’s Resource Departmental Expenditure Limit budget in the (i) Spending Review and (ii) Autumn Budget 2025 in each year betwe
Answer: The Spending Review 2025 established allocations of Resource Departmental Expenditure Limits (DEL) up to financial year 2028-29, with further spending announcements made during Autumn Budget 2025. A profile of these spending limits is enclosed in the tabl...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordTree Planting: Oxford-Cambridge ArcDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102114More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of afforestation on hydrology in the Oxford–Cambridge Forest region.
Answer: As part of our approach to the New National Forest in the OxCam region -spatial data will be used to prioritise sites for woodland creation that will deliver public benefits such as flood management and mitigation as well as other water management functio...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordForests: Environment ProtectionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102113More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the EIP25 targets for improving plantations on ancient woodland soils align with Forestry England’s 2044 target on PAWS restoration.
Answer: The Environmental Improvement Plan 2025 (EIP25) target and Forestry England’s Plantations on Ancient Woodland Sites (PAWS) restoration target are compatible. The EIP25 target for improving PAWS is strategic, setting a national ambition to enhance biodiver...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordTree PlantingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102112More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Tree Action Plan will support the restoration of ancient woodland, particularly on smaller plantations on ancient woodland sites and harder to restore sites.
Answer: The Government will continue to support the restoration of ancient woodland. Woodlands as small as 0.5ha are now eligible for the Countryside Stewardship supplements “Manage and restore Plantations on Ancient Woodland Sites (PAWs)” and “Manage native wood...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordTree PlantingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102111More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the Tree Planting Taskforce's progress; and what involvement that Taskforce has had in the development of the Tree Action Plan.
Answer: The UK-wide Tree Planting Taskforce brings together the relevant ministers from across the four UK nations. It has made good progress, enabling cross-UK collaboration and furthered understanding of shared challenges and opportunities. Given the UK-wide na...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordTree Felling: LicensingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102110More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many applications for felling licences were refused by the Forestry Commission due to the potential impact of felling on ancient woodland remnants within plantations on ancient woo
Answer: The Forestry Commission has only refused one felling licence in the past 10 years, in 2020. The reason for refusal was based on the fact that the licence would lead to a loss of woodland containing veteran and future veteran oaks and the felling of these ...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordTree Felling: LicensingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102109More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many applications for felling licences were refused by the Forestry Commission in each of the last ten years.
Answer: Felling licences refused 2016 to 2025: 20162017201820192020202120222023202420250000100000
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordTree Felling: LicensingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102108More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many felling licences were granted by the Forestry Commission in England in each of the last 10 years.
Answer: Felling licences issued 2016 to 2025: 20162017201820192020202120222023202420253621389423253002290131873190332634373499
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMotorcycles: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102107More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has assessed the potential impact of motorcycle crash notification systems on (a) emergency service response times and (b) the number of motorcyclist (A) casualties and (B) fatalities.
Answer: On 7 January 2026, we published our new Road Safety Strategy, setting out our vision for a safer future on our roads for all. The Strategy is an opportunity to reflect on the changes and challenges faced by motorcycle riders and the government has announc...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRoads: AccidentsDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102106More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has assessed the potential impact of eCall on (a) response times and (b) the (i) number and (ii) severity of road traffic (A) casualties and (B) fatalities in each of the last five years.
Answer: A pre-legislation appraisal of eCall was conducted in 2013. The report is available on gov.uk at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ecall-uk-cost-benefit-analysis
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNetwork Rail: AssetsDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102105More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the likely effectiveness of Network Rail’s asset renewal programme in Control Period 7 between 2024 and 2029; and what estimate she has made of the level of depreciation of Netwo
Answer: Network Rail updates its Delivery Plan each year of the Control Period. As forecast at the start of CP7 we expect to see an increase in the average age of railway assets by the end of the Control Period. The impact of this, measured using the Composite Su...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordInfluenza: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101186More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure an adequate (a) supply and (b) distribution of the flu vaccine in (i) Bedfordshire and (ii) East of England, in light of the emergence of the H3N2 “sub
Answer: The supply and distribution of flu vaccines for the majority of NHS England’s flu programme is managed by individual providers. NHS England and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) work with the pharmaceutical sector to support adequate supply, understan...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCar SharingDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101185More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to support car-sharing and car-club provision in the context of Zipcar announcing that it will cease its UK operations by the end of the year.
Answer: The Minister for Local Transport met with the shared mobility industry in November to discuss how Government can continue to best support the sector and ensure the right measures are in place to support car clubs across the UK. The Department is consideri...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordGreat British RailwaysDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101168More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many business units will Great British Railways comprise of.
Answer: Business Units will be the powerhouse of Great British Railways (GBR), bringing together today’s infrastructure management functions provided by Network Rail, and passenger operations currently led by train operating companies, into a single local team wi...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99053More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance her Department provides to local authorities on maintaining continuity of household recycling services in the event of (a) contractor disputes and (b) contract terminatio
Answer: Defra has published guidance for local authorities on prioritising services in periods of disruption in waste operations which can be found here.
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordShellfish: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98725More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will ban the live sale of decapod crustaceans to the public to be consumed as food to ensure compliance with the Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (England) Regulations
Answer: There are no plans to ban the live sale of decapod crustaceans to the public to be consumed as food.
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordOfficial Cars: TyresDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98724More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the potential cost savings to the public purse of introducing a mandatory minimum requirement that 30% of tyres procured for government fleet v
Answer: Defra is working on a review of the Government Buying Standards which set out how Government procurement can take account of environmental and social impacts whilst ensuring value for money. This review considers the lifecycle impacts of fleet vehicles, i...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordOfficial Cars: TyresDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98723More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to reduce waste and raw material consumption in government fleet maintenance including through the use of retreading.
Answer: Defra is working on a review of the Government Buying Standards which set out how Government procurement can take account of environmental and social impacts whilst ensuring value for money. This review considers the lifecycle impacts of fleet vehicles, i...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTyres: RecyclingDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98722More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps the Government is taking to support the UK tyre retreading industry in the context of rising imports of single-life budget tyres; and what assessment the Government has made of the impact of
Answer: Following reviews by the Trade Remedies Authority, the Government varied and extended anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures on imports of Chinese bus and lorry tyres on 1 August 2025. These measures are in place to protect the UK tyre retreading industry...
Answered 12 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTyres: ProcurementCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98721More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on the proportion of tyres procured in the last 12 months for (a) central government and (b) local government heavy vehicle fleets—including lorries, buses and refuse vehicl
Answer: This information is not centrally held. Procurement and fleet management records are maintained by individual departments, agencies and local authorities.
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: SubsidiesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97702More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to adapt existing farming subsidy schemes to incentivise the (a) housing of (i) pigs and (ii) poultry in woodland and (b) the planting of woodland in permanent p
Answer: Our in-field agroforestry offers under the Environmental Land Management schemes include support for establishing and maintaining silvopastoral systems, where trees are planted in pasture to realise their multiple benefits such as enhanced animal welfare ...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordGreat British Railways and Network Rail: DebtsDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97701More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Network Rail’s debt will be transferred to Great British Railways.
Answer: The detailed design of GBR is underway and the Network Rail debt is being considered as part of this work.
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: Air PollutionDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97700More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the air quality on the rail network; and whether her Department plans to issue updated guidance on air quality on the rail network.
Answer: The Department is funding monitoring and research to assess air quality in stations and onboard trains through the Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB). This includes the £5.5 million Air Quality Monitoring Network, which is collecting data at up to 72 ...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
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