Every parliamentary written question tabled by Alex Mayer this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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What steps she is taking to support multi-modal interchanges at (a) HS2 Euston Station and (b) all other new stations.
The Department for Transport is working with key partners to develop affordable plans for the Euston Station Campus, which will comprise the new HS2 station, an upgraded Network Rail station, and enhancements to the London Underground station and local tr...
If she will make an assessment of the potential merits of reintroducing electric vehicle purchase grants for private owners.
The Government already provides support for private owners looking to purchase zero emission vehicles, including generous taxation incentives and Plug-in Vehicle Grants for specific types of vehicles. In the recent Budget, the Government announced £120m o...
If her Department will publish the formula used to determine the final allocations for bus service improvement plan funding for local transport authorities for 2025-26.
The government has confirmed £955 million for the 2025 to 2026 financial year to support and improve bus services in England outside London. This includes £243 million for bus operators and £712 million allocated to local authorities across the country. C...
How many buses funded through the Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas scheme are UK-manufactured.
UK-based bus manufacturers have benefited the most from the Department’s funding programmes, such as ZEBRA. It is estimated that 60% of ZEBRA-supported buses will be procured from UK-based manufacturers, supporting economic growth and jobs across the zero...
What discussions she has had with TFL on the location of the bus station at Euston station.
The Department for Transport is working with key partners, including Transport for London, to develop affordable plans for the Euston Station Campus.
How many buses funded through the Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas scheme (a) have been ordered and (b) are on the road.
Of the 2,263 buses funded through the ZEBRA 1 and 2 programmes 1,674 buses have been ordered (1,025 - ZEBRA 1 & 649 ZEBRA 2) whilst there are currently 582 ZEBs in service.
Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that the Advertising Standards Authority maintains standards relating to advertisements offering cash prizes in mobile gaming apps that may be u
The Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) is responsible for setting the UK Advertising Codes while the Advertising Standards Authority enforces them. Both are independent of the government.Section 5 of the CAP Code contains the rules regarding advertis...
Whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a national standards for bus stops in England and Wales.
The design of bus stations and stops can have a significant impact on the ability and willingness of people to use bus services. The Department has provided advice on the provision of bus stops in Local Transport Note 1/24, Bus User Priority, and further ...
Whether the Network Rail regions will be redrawn.
There are no plans to change Network Rail’s existing structures.We expect to introduce the legislation to create Great British Railways (GBR) and enable transformation of the rail sector later in this parliamentary session.GBR will be a new organisation t...
Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) funding and (b) other support his Department is providing to farmers to transition to more sustainable agricultural practices in (i) East, (b) South West and (c) South East of
The Government has committed to support farmers through a farming budget of £5 billion over two years, including £2.4 billion in 2025/26. This will include the largest ever budget directed at sustainable food production and nature’s recovery in our countr...
Whether her Department has had discussions with police forces on the provision of training on potential inks between domestic violence and violence against animals.
The Government will treat violence against women and girls (VAWG) as a national emergency. We have set out our ambition to halve VAWG in a decade using every available lever.Committing violence towards a pet or an assistance animal or using them to contro...
Innovation and Technology, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a digital champion in each local authority area.
The Government believes Digital Champions play a key role in advancing the digital connectivity agenda - and help local communities to realise the benefits advanced connectivity can bring. We strongly encourage local and combined authorities to appoint th...
Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to help improve (a) 4G and (b) 5G coverage in Bedfordshire.
This Government wants all areas of the UK to benefit from good quality mobile coverage. Our ambition is for all populated areas, including Bedfordshire, to have higher-quality standalone 5G by 2030, and to increase 4G coverage to 95% of the UK landmass by...
What her Department's planned timetable is for appointing the CEO of Shadow Great British Railways.
Laura Shoaf has been appointed as Chair of Shadow Great British Railways. In this role she convenes the leaders of Network Rail, DfT’s Operator of Last Resort and DfT’s Rail Services Group who maintain their existing accountabilities.As Shadow Great Briti...
Whether her Department is holding discussions with (a) East West Rail Company and (b) rail operators on branding for trains on East West Rail.
The Department is considering options for the branding on trains for Connection Stage One (CS1) East West Rail services between Oxford, Bletchley and Milton Keynes and is holding discussions with the relevant parties, this has included Chiltern Railways a...
Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will publish its planned timescale for implementing Schedule 3 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010.
This Government is strongly committed to requiring standardised SuDS (sustainable drainage systems) in new developments. We need to see SuDS in more developments; to designs that cope with changing climatic conditions as well as delivering wider water inf...
If she will publish her Department's criteria for prioritising rail routes for electrification.
Electrification will play an important role in our programme to achieve our Net Zero 2050 target. Discontinuous electrification, as well as alternative technologies such as hydrogen, battery and bi-modes will also play a part. Which rail lines will be ele...
How her Department plans to allocate the funding to tackle shoplifting announced in the Autumn Budget 2024.
Shop theft is at a record high. This Government is taking strong action by removing the threshold for shop theft under £200 and making it a specific criminal offence for assaults on shopworkers.As announced in the Autumn Budget, and building on current Ho...
What assessment her Department has made of the potential use of discontinuous electrification as a means to decarbonise the rail network.
The Government expects electrification to play an important role in our programme to achieve our Net Zero 2050 target and improve the passenger experience.Overhead Line Electrification will remain the best value for money option for some lines, for exampl...
Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the amount of private finance required to deliver the HS2 Euston quarter development.
The Department for Transport is responsible for delivering tunnelling for HS2 to Euston, as well as developing a much-improved station site.To support the delivery of a significant number of homes alongside this project, MHCLG has established the Euston H...