Asked by: Rebecca Smith (Conservative - South West Devon)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of local authority parking charges based on vehicle dimensions on the uptake of electric vehicles.
Answered by Justin Madders - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The Department has not made such an assessment. Local traffic authorities are responsible for developing parking policies that balance the needs of different road users.
Asked by: Rebecca Smith (Conservative - South West Devon)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2026 to Question 13566, if she will publish a list of legislative and statutory requirements that apply to the planning and construction of airports.
Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The Government does not maintain, and does not plan to publish, a single consolidated list of all legislative and statutory requirements that apply to the planning and construction of airports.
Doing so would be disproportionate and would duplicate information already available through legislation.gov.uk.
Asked by: Rebecca Smith (Conservative - South West Devon)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of access to slots at coordinated UK airports for operators of dedicated air freight and cargo services; and whether she plans to take steps to improve access to slots for those operators.
Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The government recognises the crucial role air freight plays in transporting goods to and from the UK, which benefits consumers and businesses and facilitates growth in large parts of the economy beyond aviation.
An independent slot coordinator is responsible for allocating slots at the UK’s slot coordinated airports. The UK Government is not involved in slot allocation and has no power to intervene in this process.
Asked by: Rebecca Smith (Conservative - South West Devon)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many parents in receipt of Universal Credit received child maintenance at the latest date for which figures are available; how many such parents were (a) in employment and (b) not in employment; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
The information requested is not readily available.
The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) does not routinely collect or record information on whether a receiving parent is in receipt of Universal Credit or their employment status. While the Department holds information relating to Universal Credit and child maintenance separately, identifying the number of parents in receipt of Universal Credit who received child maintenance, and then further breaking this down by employment status, would require the matching and interrogation of records across different departmental systems.
The information could therefore only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
The Government recognises the important role that child maintenance plays in supporting children and families. Child maintenance payments are fully disregarded in Universal Credit calculations, ensuring that children benefit from the maintenance intended for them.