Every parliamentary written question tabled by Siân Berry 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 has taken steps to assess and act upon the recommendations in the June 2026 report from the APPG for Cycling and Walking, on illegal e-bikes, in particular around police and local authority enforcement.
Awaiting answer.
What assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing statutory guidance to local authorities that anyone with a chronic and progressive condition should not be reassessed for a Blue Badge.
Awaiting answer.
What steps she is taking to ensure that foreign commercial interests do not act to disadvantage domestic producers in the implementation of the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Mandate.
Awaiting answer.
What discussions she has had with advanced e-SAF producers on the call for evidence on the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Mandate.
Awaiting answer.
What recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of making crop-based biofuels eligible under the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Mandate on UK (a) food security and (b) agricultural land use.
Awaiting answer.
What review her Department has undertaken of representations from automotive manufacturers on the costs associated with discounting electric vehicles to meet Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate targets; and what estimate her Department has made of the net cost to manufacturers of compliance with the mandate in each year since its introduction.
Awaiting answer.
What assessment her Department has made of the potential impact on projected UK greenhouse gas emissions of the reduction in the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Mandate registration targets.
Awaiting answer.
How many meetings, roundtables or other formal engagements she, Ministers in her Department and officials in her Department have had with representatives of environmental organisations, consumer groups and non-governmental organisations in the last three months regarding electric vehicles or the Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate.
Awaiting answer.
How many meetings, roundtables or other formal engagements she, Ministers in her Department and officials in her Department have had with representatives of vehicle manufacturers and automotive industry bodies in the last three months on electric vehicles or the Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate.
Awaiting answer.
What estimate her Department has made of the value of investment in (a) vehicle manufacturing, (b) battery production, (c) supply chains, and (d) charging infrastructure that is contingent upon the Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate framework.
Awaiting answer.
With reference to the The third cycling and walking investment strategy, published on 15 June 2026, if she will publish details of her discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care prior to
Health outcomes are central to the third Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS3), and the Department of Health and Social Care was fully engaged in the development of proposals. As is standard for announcements of this type, CWIS3 was also agreed ...
Pursuant to question UIN 2525, answered in May 2026, on Active Travel: Local Government (a) when she plans for expanded National Travel Survey data, and any alternative active travel data sources under developm
The National Travel Survey produces a wide range of metrics relating to all methods of travel including active travel. The next release, provisionally scheduled for August 2026, will include data collected from more than 20,000 individuals in 2025, provid...
If she will publish the findings of the Aviation Noise Attitudes Survey attitudes to aircraft noise study by the Civil Aviation Authority, and the related study on aircraft noise at night, before the publicatio
The Government published the Aviation Night Noise Effects (ANNE) report on 10th June 2026 on gov.uk. On the same day, the Civil Aviation Authority published the Aviation Noise Attitudes Study (ANAS) on its website. The report number is CAP3131.
What assessment she has made of the adequacy of the Active Lives survey measure of engaging in active travel at least twice in the last 28 days as an indicator of levels of regular walking and cycling in the Lo
The Active Lives survey collects physical activity data in England and therefore provides a consistent way of measuring changes in active travel over time. The large sample size generates a robust annual measure for each local authority. The National Trav...
Whether local authorities have any flexibility to use capital funding allocated either through the Local Authority Bus Grant or the Transport for City Regions fund as revenue funding for related bus operations.
The Government recognises the importance of local authorities having funding to support bus operations. However, improving the infrastructure that underpins these services is essential to delivering better and more affordable services. This can only be ac...
How much the 30-year contract to Design, Build, Finance and Operate (DBFO) the A1(M) has cost the public finances during each financial year of the concession up to 31 March 2026, and to provide these costs in
The costs associated with the A1(M) Alconbury to Peterborough DBFO contract vary by year and reflect actual payments made during the concession. Annual expenditure ranged from £5.8 million in 1996‑97 to a forecast £30.6 million for 2025‑26, with a total f...
How much National Highways is setting aside for the next ten years, in (a) revenue, and (b) capital costs, to operate and maintain the A1(M) now that it has been handed back to National Highways after the expir
National Highways has funding agreed through the third Road Investment Strategy (RIS3) until March 2031 to maintain and renew the A1(M) Alconbury to Peterborough to the same standards as the rest of the network. A c.£47m regional revenue budget in 2026‑27...
What steps she is taking to address the Disability Transport Gap, as described in the December 2023 report entitled Are we there yet, from Transport for All.
The Department continues to work closely with disabled people and representative organisations, like Transport for All, to ensure their voices are heard, that the challenges are understood and that we are actively working together to drive the change to make transport and travel increasingly accessible and barrier-free. We recognise the challenges and issues identified in Transport for All’s report both in terms of transport-mode specific issues as well as the cross-cutting themes of financial burden, information provision and inability to take up green transport options due to accessibility barriers. Collectively, the Department is committed to a transport network that puts disabled passengers at its heart, removing barriers and promoting opportunity. Recent measures to deliver this include improving accessibility and personal safety at bus stops and stations through the Bus Services Act, publishing the Aviation Accessibility Task and Finish Group’s recommendations, and launching the Rail Accessibility Roadmap. To specifically drive strategic and legislative change, accessibility will be a core theme of the forthcoming Integrated National Transport Strategy. We will also shortly be publishing an Accessible Transport Vision to set out the key priorities for accessible travel for this Government. Later this year, we will publish an Accessible Travel Charter. The Charter will set clear expectations for transport providers to implement accessibility best practice - not as another layer of regulation, but as a clear articulation of the commitments for accessible transport that every operator should meet. The department is also continuing its work to build accessibility into electric vehicle charging points and the future provision of connected and autonomous vehicles. We will also be publishing the third Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy and are consulting upon changes to mobility device legislation recognising the importance of personal mobility specifically and as part of the end-to end journeys that disabled people want and need to make.
What steps she is taking to improve transport accessibility for disabled people.
The government is committed to improving public transport services, so they are more inclusive and enable disabled people to travel safely, confidently and with dignity. As part of our broader mission to break down barriers to opportunity, we recognise that more needs to be done to ensure transport is accessible to all. Our Bus Services Act 2025 includes a comprehensive package of measures to improve the accessibility and inclusivity of local transport. Through the Act, we are helping authorities to provide safer and more accessible bus stations and stops; mandating more streamlined disability training for bus drivers and frontline staff and requiring local authorities to regularly review the accessibility of their bus networks through the development and publishing of a Bus Network Accessibility Plan. We are committed to improving the experience for disabled passengers on rail services and that is why we published the Department’s roadmap to an accessible railway. It sets out what we are doing now to improve the day-to-day travelling experience for disabled passengers in the lead up to Great British Railways being established. The Railways Bill will also establish a Passenger Watchdog, protecting the rights of disabled passengers by monitoring service delivery, investigating persistent issues, and advocating for improvements. We are also continuing to install accessible routes at stations through our Access for All programme and have completed a programme to install platform edge safety tactiles on every platform in the country. We are also committed to developing an Accessible Travel Charter. The Charter is a commitment to a shared vision for accessible travel. It will set out what disabled travellers can expect from their journeys, share best practice across organisations and create consistency in end-to-end journeys for disabled travellers.
With reference to the Natural Environment Research Council Open Research Archive Storms and Waves update entitled Climate Change Impacts on Storms and Waves Relevant to the UK and Ireland, published in May 2025, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the mean significant wave height increase in southern UK waters on (a) the incidence of marine pollution incidents, and (b) seafarer safety.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has not conducted any specific research of the potential of a change in mean significant wave height to the incidence of marine pollution in the UK.We are also not aware of any discussions or research into the potential impact of the mean significant wave height increase on seafarer safety. However, the MCA reviews specific categorised waters, for significant wave height changes, on a case-by-case basis when supported by data which indicates a discernible change to significant wave height at that location. The report indicates that any such changes to wave height in either direction will be slow, and thus the impacts slow to develop, which will help us to introduce any changes that might be required in future to continue to ensure safety.