Richard Holden MP: written questions
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Airports: ParkingDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15004More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2026 to Question 11465 on Airports: Fees and Charges, what criteria her Department uses when assessing whether airport parking fees and charges are implemented in a way that is
Answer: The department does not have a role in regulating airport parking, the provision and pricing of which is a commercial matter for individual airports operators to decide and justify to their customers. Airports should provide customers with clear informati...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAviation: Alternative FuelsDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15003More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2026 to Question 12528 on Aviation: Alternative Fuels, when the wider eligibility criteria for the Low Carbon Fuels Fund will be published; and what those criteria will be.
Answer: The Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Mandate cost-benefit analysis set out the estimates of the impact on an average one-way ticket price (Sustainable aviation fuel mandate: final stage cost benefit analysis). This analysis assumes that airlines pass on 75...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAviation: Alternative FuelsDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15002More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 26 June 2026 to Question 11220 on Aviation: Alternative Fuels, what assumptions were made in the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Mandate cost-benefit analysis on the proportion of increased
Answer: The Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Mandate cost-benefit analysis set out the estimates of the impact on an average one-way ticket price (Sustainable aviation fuel mandate: final stage cost benefit analysis). This analysis assumes that airlines pass on 75...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordLarge Goods Vehicles: Electric VehiclesDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15001More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2026 to Question 11454 on Heavy Goods Vehicles, whether the analysis referred to in that Answer has been published.
Answer: No, we have not published this analysis yet, but we will set out further details alongside the next consultation on the Heavy Goods Vehicle regulations.
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCollective ResponsibilityCabinet OfficeTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15000More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 23 June 2026 to Question 10738 on collective Cabinet agreement, what metrics his Department will use to assess whether its reforms have succeeded in speeding up the Government's decisio
Answer: Policy analysis on options for reforming collective agreement is ongoing and we have high ambitions for speeding up the government’s decision-making processes. The operation of the system and efficacy of all changes will be kept under continuous review.
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRailways: Greater ManchesterDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14999More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2026 to Question 11461 on Greater Manchester Combined Authority, in which month she expects the work set out in the Compact Agreement of 22 January 2026 to report.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to the Answer of 29 June 2026 to Question 11461.
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordMaritime and Coastguard Agency: British Overseas TerritoriesDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14998More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2026 to Question 11742 on British Overseas Territories, which British Overseas Territories officials from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency have visited since 4 July 2024; and
Answer: Since 4 July 2024, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency officials have undertaken 10 monitoring visits to British Overseas Territories: These comprised one visit to Gibraltar, two visits to the Turks and Caicos Islands, two visits to St Helena, one visit to...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRailways: StandardsDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14997More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2026 to Question 12582 on Railways, how many recommendations from train operating companies to reduce services in the planned timetable have been (a) approved and (b) declined
Answer: The Department does not hold this information centrally. The Department expects all operators to plan and deliver services that respond to evolving passenger demand in a way that provides value for money for taxpayers. This may involve reduced services, ...
Answered 4 Aug 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: Public ExpenditureDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14996More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 23 June 2026 to Question 9949 on Active Travel, how much of the projected £3.448 billion from wider funding streams within the Department for Transport and other Government departments
Answer: None.
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordJudiciary: Public AppointmentsMinistry of JusticeTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14995More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 22 June 2026 to Question 8930 on Judicial Appointments, in how many judicial appointments in each year since the coming into force of the equal merit provision in the Crime and Courts Ac
Answer: The Equal Merit Provision was introduced in 2014. Where two or more candidates a vacancy are judged by the Judicial Appointments Commission to be of equal merit, the Commission may give preference to the candidates with relevant protected characteristics ...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordSouth Western Railway: StandardsDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14994More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2026 to Question 12576 on South Western Railway, what data her Department holds on the punctuality of South Western Railway services since 25 May 2025, broken down by reporting
Answer: South Western Railway report Time-to-3 punctuality (the percentage of station stops arrived at within 3 minutes of their scheduled time) to DfT Operator. This data and more performance data is available on the ORR website here: Passenger rail performance ...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDriving TestsDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14993More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of practical car driving tests were taken (a) within six weeks, (b) between six and 12 weeks, (c) between 12 and 18 weeks, (d) between 18 and 24 weeks and (e) more than 24 weeks after first book
Answer: The attached spreadsheet shows what proportion of practical car driving tests were taken within six weeks, between six and 12 weeks, between 12 and 18 weeks, between 18 and 24 weeks and more than 24 weeks after first booking a test in each month since Jan...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: TrainingDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14992More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2026 to Question 11745 on Capacity Development Training, how many capacity development training sessions were delivered overseas since 4 July 2024; in which countries those ses
Answer: These capability development training sessions were in support of maritime and aviation security objectives. We do not routinely comment on matters of national security. In this instance, disclosing the countries worked with would not be in the public int...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordNetwork Rail: BiodiversityDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14991More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2026 to Question 11452 on Network Rail: Biodiversity, what the total cost to Network Rail was of producing habitat management plans in each of the last five financial years.
Answer: Network Rail does not have a centrally recorded figure regarding the total expenditure to produce habitat management plans in the last five financial years.
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordShipping: CybersecurityDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14452More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2026 to Question 1255, how many maritime cyber security workshops have officials from her Department delivered overseas since 4 July 2024; what the destination was of each work
Answer: The Department for Transport has delivered the following maritime cyber security workshops overseas since 4 July 2024. In many instances, these workshops were part of a wider programme of activity which took place over a number of days. The location of th...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordVehicle Number Plates: Belarus and RussiaDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14451More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2026 to Question 11753 on Personalised Registration Numbers, whether the a) Russian Federation and b) Belarus foreign missions have ever been issued with a personalised registr
Answer: The Russian Federation and Belarus foreign missions have been issued with personalised registration numbers. The Russian Federation currently has two active personalised registration numbers. The registration number issued to Belarus is no longer active.
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: Manufacturing IndustriesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14302More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 12 June 2026 to question 8232, what representations his Department has received from the UK automotive sector on proposed European automotive procurement and local content rul
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade and its ministers have engaged extensively with automotive manufacturers, suppliers and industry bodies on the EU’s proposed Industrial Accelerator Act. These stakeholders have shared their views on the potential impa...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13949More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June 2026 to Question 11455 on Electric Vehicles: Charging Points, whether her Department plans to centrally collate data on the rated output of public electric vehicle charging poi
Answer: The Department already centrally collates data on the rated output of public electric vehicle (EV) chargers and publishes official statistics using the following power band classifications: Standard (3kW to less than 8kW)Standard plus (8kW to less than 50...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRailways: Northern Ireland and Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13948More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what funding has been provided to support rail connectivity between Belfast and Dublin through (a) PEACEPLUS, (b) direct UK Government funding and (c) any other source of UK Government funding; and what
Answer: Rail infrastructure is devolved and is the responsibility of the Northern Ireland Executive. The Government is providing Northern Ireland with £19.3bn per year on average over the Spending Review period. This provides the Executive with the funding needed...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordMinibuses: AccidentsDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13947More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many reported road traffic collisions involving a minibus had the minibus driver recorded as the major contributory factor in each of the last ten years, and how many of the accidents in which they were the
Answer: The Department does not hold information on which vehicle was assigned the primary or major contributing factor for the cause of the collision in STATS19 data.
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: FraudDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13946More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 23 June 2026 to Question 11486 on Driving Tests, what process the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency follows when it identifies a person who may have falsely asserted that they were a
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) conducts ongoing monitoring of the practical driving test booking service. As set out in the terms and conditions of booking, if DVSA cannot be satisfied that a booking for a practical car test has been made ...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordUniversities: AntisemitismDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13945More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of StandWithUs UK’s Voice of Students 2025/26 Report about antisemitism at UK universities.
Answer: StandWithUs UK’s report provides a shocking account of the experiences of Jewish students at UK universities, reporting incidents of antisemitism ranging from verbal abuse and intimidation to threats and assaults. All students should feel safe on campus. ...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordUniversities: AntisemitismDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13944More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with University Vice Chancellors on tackling antisemitism on campuses.
Answer: The department is aware of significant disruption for the Anglo Portuguese School of London and its pupils since the original contractor entered administration. A new contractor, Kier, was quickly appointed but identified various issues which needed to be...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordBus Services: CCTVDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13943More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of bus stops in England are covered by CCTV.
Answer: The Department for Transport does not hold information on the number or proportion of bus stops in England that are covered by CCTV. Responsibility for the provision and management of bus stops and shelters, including decisions on features such as CCTV, ...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDriving: TrainingDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13942More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the average cost to an individual of obtaining and maintaining a Driver Certificate of Professional Competence qualification, including (a) initial qualification costs, (b) periodi
Answer: To become a lorry or bus driver commercially, individuals need to take the four Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) tests. The costs for driving tests, including for CPC tests, can be found on GOV.UK. If an individual takes part 3a off-roa...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
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