Joe Robertson MP: written questions
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Driving Licences: ApplicationsDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97332More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average processing time was for driving licence applications in (a) November 2025 and (b) each month since July 2024.
Answer: The tables below show the average number of working days taken to process driving licence applications made both online and not online for both group 1 (cars and motorcycle) and group 2 (lorry and bus) licences. Group 1 Group 2 DateOnline applications No...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration Controls: AirportsHome OfficeTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97331More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average queue time at passport control was at UK airports in (a) November 2025 and (b) each month since July 2024.
Answer: The specific data requested is not available in an accessible format but below are the relevant statistics taken from Border Force’s transparency data.Of the 897,695 queue samples measured across the UK in 2025, 97.9% of queues were within Border Force’s ...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAirports: DisabilityDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97330More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has asked the Civil Aviation Authority to undertake a review of assisted-travel provision and associated cost increases at UK airports.
Answer: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) already assesses airport compliance with accessibility requirements through its accessibility framework. It publishes an annual performance report which ranks airport performance and works with airports to improve access...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSpirits: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97312More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increases in spirit duty on trends in levels of pub closures.
Answer: Alcohol duty is paid by producers, and is therefore not typically paid directly by pubs. Further, according to estimates derived from sales data collected on behalf of the Office for National Statistics, only around 15% of spirits are consumed on-trade. A...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAirports: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97061More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent representations she has received from airport operators regarding the potential impact of business rates changes announced in the Budget on the competitiveness of UK airports.
Answer: The government is committed to enabling investment so that airports can play their full role in the growth mission. HM Treasury received budget submissions from several airports and AirportsUK. Both Ministers and officials have met with the sector and co...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAviation: TaxationTreasuryTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97060More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increased aviation taxes on levels of inbound tourism to the UK.
Answer: The government is committed to securing the long-term future of the aviation sector in the UK and recognises the benefits of the connectivity it creates between the UK and the rest of the world.At Budget 2025, the government announced it will uprate APD r...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAviation: Alternative FuelsTreasuryTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97059More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the revenues generated from the ending of free allowances under the UK Emissions Trading Scheme for aviation; and whether she plans to allocate those revenues to support the production
Answer: The UK ETS Authority announced in July 2023 that free allocation would end for the Aviation sector in 2026, after considering stakeholder feedback which largely supported the finding that removing aviation free allocation did not pose a significant risk t...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAir Passenger DutyTreasuryTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97058More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact on families of increases in Air Passenger Duty for Premium Economy passengers announced in the Budget.
Answer: The government is committed to securing the long-term future of the aviation sector in the UK and recognises the benefits of the connectivity it creates between the UK and the rest of the world.At Budget 2025, the government announced it will uprate APD r...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: NegligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96919More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of trends in the level of legal costs associated with lower value clinical negligence claims.
Answer: We welcome the report by the National Audit Office (NAO) entitled Costs of clinical negligence. As announced in the 10-Year Health Plan for England, David Lock KC is providing expert policy advice on the rising legal costs of clinical negligence and how w...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: NegligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96918More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of implementing the recommendations in the National Audit Office’s report entitled Costs of clinical negligence, published on 17 Octo
Answer: We welcome the report by the National Audit Office (NAO) entitled Costs of clinical negligence. As announced in the 10-Year Health Plan for England, David Lock KC is providing expert policy advice on the rising legal costs of clinical negligence and how w...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: NegligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96916More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the findings of David Lock KC’s review into clinical negligence costs.
Answer: We welcome the report by the National Audit Office (NAO) entitled Costs of clinical negligence. As announced in the 10-Year Health Plan for England, David Lock KC is providing expert policy advice on the rising legal costs of clinical negligence and how w...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96900More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average time taken by local authorities to repair a reported pothole was in (a) November 2025 and (b) each month since July 2024.
Answer: Local highway authorities have a duty under Section 41 of the Highways Act 1980 to maintain the highways network in their area. The Act does not set out specific standards of maintenance, as it is for each individual local highway authority to assess whic...
Answered 12 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBus ServicesDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96899More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many local bus routes ceased operating in (a) November 2025 and (b) each month since July 2024.
Answer: The Department does not hold this information centrally.
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: PassengersDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96898More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many rail passenger journeys were made in Great Britain in (a) November 2025 and (b) each month since July 2024.
Answer: The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) publish statistics on rail passenger journeys on a quarterly basis on their data portal: https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/.This information is not available monthly.The latest available information on passenger journeys in G...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96896More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the number of potholes filled by local authorities in England in (a) November 2025 and (b) each month since July 2024.
Answer: Local highway authorities have a duty under Section 41 of the Highways Act 1980 to maintain the highways network in their area. The Act does not set out specific standards of maintenance, as it is for each individual local highway authority to assess whic...
Answered 12 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSpirits: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95349More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of spirits duty on the viability of pub in coastal communities.
Answer: Alcohol duty is paid by producers, and is therefore not typically paid directly by pubs. Further, according to estimates derived from sales data collected on behalf of the Office for National Statistics, only around 15% of spirits are consumed on-trade. A...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSpirits: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95348More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of RPI-linked duty increases on consumer prices for spirits in pubs versus supermarkets.
Answer: Alcohol duty is paid by producers, and is therefore not typically paid directly by pubs. Further, according to estimates derived from sales data collected on behalf of the Office for National Statistics, only around 15% of spirits are consumed on-trade. A...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95214More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to increase funding for community pharmacies; and whether there are plans for a long-term, inflation-linked funding settlement for the sector.
Answer: I am grateful to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Pharmacy for its report. I agree that pharmacies play a vital role in our healthcare system and recognise the challenges the sector faces. The Department will consider the recommendations set out by th...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPharmacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95213More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of implementing the recommendations in the APPG on Pharmacy’s report entitled The Future of Community Pharmacy in England, published
Answer: I am grateful to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Pharmacy for its report. I agree that pharmacies play a vital role in our healthcare system and recognise the challenges the sector faces. The Department will consider the recommendations set out by th...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSmokingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94810More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of banning cigarette filters on smoking prevalence.
Answer: We are not aware of clear evidence to show that a ban on filters would lead to reductions in smoking rates. We are confident the best way to protect people’s health is to reduce the prevalence of smoking. That is why we are taking decisive action through ...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSpirits: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94397More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will conduct a review of the potential impact of spirits duty policy on the on-trade sector.
Answer: At Autumn Budget 2025 the Chancellor confirmed that alcohol duty will be uprated on 1 February 2026 to main its current real-terms value. The government does not expect this to have any significant impact to GDP, nor competition between the on and off tra...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSpirits: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94396More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made on the potential impact of a complete spirits duty freeze for the on-trade on revenue.
Answer: Alcohol duty is paid at the point of production or import, before it is diverted to either the on-trade or the off-trade. It is therefore not possible to freeze duty rates exclusively for the on-trade. HMRC’s latest published estimate on the effect of a 1...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSpirits: National IncomeTreasuryTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94395More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the contribution of on-trade sale of UK spirits to GDP.
Answer: At Autumn Budget 2025 the Chancellor confirmed that alcohol duty will be uprated on 1 February 2026 to main its current real-terms value. The government does not expect this to have any significant impact to GDP, nor competition between the on and off tra...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSpirits: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94394More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of spirits duty on the ability of pubs to compete with off-trade retailers.
Answer: At Autumn Budget 2025 the Chancellor confirmed that alcohol duty will be uprated on 1 February 2026 to main its current real-terms value. The government does not expect this to have any significant impact to GDP, nor competition between the on and off tra...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTennis: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94050More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding her Department plans to provide to (a) tennis and (b) padel in each year until 2028.
Answer: The Government is determined to ensure that everyone has access to quality sport and physical activity opportunities. That is why we have committed another £400 million to transform facilities across the whole of the UK following the Spending Review. We a...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
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