Every parliamentary written question tabled by Alice Macdonald this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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Whether her Department is taking steps to regulate airport drop off charges.
The department has no plans to regulate car parking and drop-off charges at UK airports. Decisions on the provision and pricing of airport parking remain a commercial matter for individual operators. Parking revenue, including that from drop-off charges, ...
Whether she has had recent discussions with stakeholders on steps to regulate airport drop off charges.
The Department regularly engages with airports and other stakeholders on a wide range of matters, such as surface access arrangements which includes parking and drop-off charges. Airports in the UK are managed and operated as private businesses. While th...
What assessment she has made on the potential impact of increasing the frequency of Antilock Breaking Systems (ABS) for large vehicles, including large estate cars and SUVs, on road safety; and what assessment
The department has not made any assessment of the impact of increasing the frequency at which Anti-Lock Braking Systems (ABS) operate or start to operate as this does not reflect how these systems are regulated in practice. The requirements for ABS have b...
What steps her Department plans to take to increase rail capacity in the East of England.
Greater Anglia are in the final stages of the £1.4 billion fleet transformation programme with all services now operated by new trains which provide many more seats and greater capacity for customers across the region. In addition, the Government is funding the construction of new stations at Cambridge South and Beaulieu Park, both of which are due to open in 2025 and will create additional rail capacity for the East.