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 percentage of schools and colleges are covered by Mental Health Support Teams in (a) Bedfordshire and (b) East of England.
As of March 2026, 63% of schools and colleges in Central Bedfordshire local authority were covered by a Mental Health Support Team (MHST), covering 68% of pupils and learners. In East of England, 46% of schools and colleges (57% of pupils and learners) we...
Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that hosting UEFA EURO 2028 provides lasting opportunities for grassroots sport.
Football reaches communities like nothing else, and hosting UEFA EURO 2028 represents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to help create a lasting legacy for the grassroots game. To maximise this opportunity, the UK Government is contributing £23 million t...
Whether she has had discussions with technology companies on (a) strengthening protections to make stolen mobile phones harder for criminals to reactivate and (b) sharing device identifiers with polic
Home Office Ministers and officials regularly engage with technology companies, policing and other parters to explore solutions to tackle mobile phone theft, including strengthening device protections and improving the sharing of data with law enforcement...
What steps his Department has taken to improve the cyber resilience of NHS suppliers following the 2024 ransomware attack on NHS testing provider Synnovis.
Supply chain cyber security is a system-wide operational resilience and patient safety issue, with disruption from a single supplier capable of impacting care delivery at scale.The health and care system operates within a highly complex and fragmented sup...
When her Department plans to provide details of the scheme on the reimbursement mechanism for the Summer Free bus fares for children initiative to operators.
The Department has already shared initial details of the proposed reimbursement mechanism for the Summer Bus Fare Offer with operators and further detail will be shared ahead of implementation.
How many mobility hubs there are in England.
Local authorities are responsible for decisions about whether to plan and deliver mobility hubs in their areas and the Department for Transport does not track this activity. In April, the Department for Transport published guidance on what local transport...
What funding her Department provided in 2024/25 for mobility hubs to regional and local authorities in England.
The Department for Transport did not provide funding to local authorities specifically for mobility hubs in 2024/25. It is for local authorities to decide on the best transport options for their areas. Some local authorities used Future Transport Zones fu...
What discussions her Department has had with (a) the Department for Transport and (b) local and regional authorities on bus connectivity to East-West Rail (Bletchley to Cambridge section) in the context of the
East West Rail Company is responsible for designing, developing, and delivering East West Rail, including new track, new stations, and upgrades to existing infrastructure between Bletchley-Cambridge. It has frequent engagement with local authorities and i...
Food and Rural Affairs, when a funded delivery plan will be published to support the restoration of 30% of land and sea for nature by 2030.
The UK Government is committed to protecting 30% of land and sea in the UK by 2030 (30by30). Defra publishes funded delivery plans under its Environmental Improvement Plan to deliver Environment Act targets including the Marine Protected Area (MPA) target...
Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to allow local authorities to treat connected entities as a single undertaking in cases where arrangements have been created primarily to avoid Exte
Local authorities do not play a role in the compliance and enforcement of Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging (pEPR). PEPR is regulated by the Environment Agency in England and by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, Natural Resources Wa...
Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to support biodiversity net gain policy to ensure market confidence and environmental integrity.
Government has recently announced reforms to Biodiversity Net Gain including actions to make it easier and cheaper for smaller developers to access the off-site market. Government has also recently put in place the legal framework for mandatory BNG to app...
Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed revisions to the National Planning Policy Framework on protections for wildlife and habitats.
The Environment Act 2021 requires Ministers to have 'due regard' to the policy statement on environmental principles when making policy. This is to ensure that environmental considerations are at the heart of policymaking across government.The National Pl...
Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to set out plans for spatial prioritisation of ELM in line with the Land Use Framework.
We will include information about the spatial prioritisation of ELMS in the forthcoming Farming Roadmap. In the Land Use Framework we committed to publishing the assumptions and analysis underpinning potential changes later this year to ensure the sector ...
Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking in response to the consultation on tail docking and castration in lambs.
The consultations on lamb castration and tail docking closed on 9 March. The Government is now carefully analysing consultation responses and will publish a formal response in due course.
What mechanisms businesses should use to differentiate between steel that can and cannot be made in the UK.
The Government has published a provisional list of product codes covered by the steel trade measure on gov.uk. This will be updated shortly, following ongoing engagement with industry.The measure is designed to only cover steel requirements that can be ma...
Food and Rural Affairs, whether the England Tree Action Plan will include measures to promote tree equity.
The Government committed in the Environmental Improvement Plan 2025 to publish a new Trees Action Plan for England in 2026. The Trees Action Plan is currently being developed. It will set out how the government will invest in tree planting and the forestr...
Whether an agreement has been made between her Department and Universal Destinations and Experiences on transport links for workers during the construction of the Universal Theme Park in Bedfordshire.
The Department has not entered a specific agreement with Universal Destinations and Experiences (UDX) regarding transport links for construction workers. The Department is, however, working closely with UDX, Bedford Borough Council and other local partner...
Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with sporting bodies on the affordability of ticket prices for major sporting events.
Ministers and officials at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport regularly engage with a wide range of sports governing bodies, event organisers and consumer groups to discuss the accessibility, inclusivity and affordability of major sporting events...
What recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the rate of VAT charged on electricity used at public electric vehicle charging points.
VAT is a broad-based tax on consumption, and the 20 per cent standard rate applies to most goods and services. The supply of energy for domestic use attracts the reduced rate of VAT (5 per cent). Whilst this relief was not designed or introduced for charg...
What steps her Department is taking to reduce the incidences of attacks on animals by use of airguns.
The possession and use of air weapons is subject to statutory controls and regulation to guard against misuse, including attacks on animals, and to ensure safe handling. The controls on air weapons sit alongside other legislation relating to deliberate at...