Richard Holden MP: written questions
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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: LanyardsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7489More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much (a) her Department, (b) its agencies and (c) its public bodies has spent on lanyards since 4 July 2024; what designs of lanyards have been purchased; and what the co
Answer: The requested information is not centrally held, and could only be collated and verified for the purposes of answering this question at disproportionate cost.
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: LanyardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7488More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) its public bodies has spent on lanyards since 4 July 2024; what designs of lanyards have been purchased; and what the cost and number of each l
Answer: The following table shows the requested information for all bodies except for NHS England and the UK Health Security Agency; information for the excepted bodies is not held centrally or in the format requested, and can only be obtained at disproportionate...
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: LanyardsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7487More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) its public bodies has spent on lanyards since 4 July 2024; what designs of lanyards have been purchased; and what the cost and number of each lanyar
Answer: The department purchases plain lanyards as standard. There are lanyards with clip and safety release in a blue colour and come in packs of 10. Spend on these lanyards since July 2024 is £24,906.73 Spend on other lanyards is £421.23. This was for 500 DWP D...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: LanyardsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7486More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) its public bodies has spent on lanyards since 4 July 2024; what designs of lanyards have been purchased; and what the cost and number of
Answer: This detail of information is not held centrally and can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Education: LanyardsDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7485More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much (a) her Department, (b) its agencies and (c) its public bodies has spent on lanyards since 4 July 2024; what designs of lanyards have been purchased; and what the cost and number of each lanyard design
Answer: The information requested is not held centrally. The building landlord (usually the Government Property Agency) would be responsible for ensuring lanyards are available for security passes.
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport: LanyardsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7484More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much (a) her Department, (b) its agencies and (c) its public bodies has spent on lanyards since 4 July 2024; what designs of lanyards have been purchased; and what the cost and number of each
Answer: The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has spent £1087.45 on 3107 lanyards for Remembrance Sunday since July 2024. These were plain and did not carry any design. The lanyards were used as part of the delivery of the annual national Remembrance Sunday...
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: LanyardsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7483More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) its public bodies has spent on lanyards since 4 July 2024; what designs of lanyards have been purchased; and what the cost and number of each lanya
Answer: Since July 2024, DBT has spent £6306.41 (including delivery charges) on a total of 4530 lanyards through our print supplier (APS) and our stationery suppliers (Banner up until October 2025 and Lyreco from November 2025). Specific details of design, quanti...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: LanyardsCabinet OfficeTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7482More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) its public bodies has spent on lanyards since 4 July 2024; what designs of lanyards have been purchased; and what the cost and number of each lanyard design
Answer: The information requested is not held centrally and can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: LanyardsCabinet OfficeTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7481More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much the Prime Minister's Office has spent on lanyards since 4 July 2024; what designs of lanyards have been purchased; and what the cost and number of each lanyard design purchased was.
Answer: The information requested is not held centrally and can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAttorney General's Office: LanyardsAttorney GeneralTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7480More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, how much (a) her Department, (b) its agencies and (c) its public bodies has spent on lanyards since 4 July 2024; what designs of lanyards have been purchased; and what the cost and number of each lanyard design purchased was.
Answer: Since the 4th July 2024:The AGO has bought no lanyards.The SFO have bought 250 SFO lanyards, for a total cost of £251.50.The GLD have bought 400 lanyards, for a total cost of £454.20.The CPS have bought 3405 lanyards, for a total cost of £5,117.59.
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordTransport: East of EnglandDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7224More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which new (a) road and (b) rail schemes have been (i) signed off and (ii) cancelled in the East of England since July 2024.
Answer: On 8 July 2025, and following the Spending Review, the Secretary of State set out the list of funded road schemes and rail enhancements schemes. These included those schemes that remained under consideration for future progression, providing transparency ...
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordRailways: East of EnglandDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7223More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much (a) in cash terms and (b) in real terms has her Department and its arms length bodies spent on developing plans and business cases for Ely and Horley Junctions.
Answer: The previous government cancelled work on the Ely Area Capacity Enhancement (EACE) and Haughley Junction upgrade at Spending Review 2021. Prior to this cancellation, the previous government provided funding to Network Rail of £16.3m to complete an Outline...
Answered 10 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordRailway Stations: Nitrogen DioxideDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7215More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total projected cost to the public purse is for Network Rail to develop and deliver Air Quality Improvement Plans (AQIPs) across all managed stations with nitrogen dioxide levels of 40µg/m³ or more by
Answer: The development and delivery of Air Quality Improvement Plans (AQIPs) across Network Rail’s managed stations cannot be assigned a single total projected cost to 2030. This is because the measures required vary significantly by location and over time. Stat...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNetwork Rail: BiodiversityDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7211More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total estimated cost is for Network Rail to compile, complete, and implement Habitat Management Plans (HMPs) across 25 per cent of its network by March 2029; and what proportion of this cost is project
Answer: Network Rail has completed habitat management plans for almost 80 per cent of the network by area. These documents have been produced using in-house resource as well as utilising external expertise such as with the consultancy arm of the Wildlife Trusts. ...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNetwork Rail: ProcurementDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7205More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of Network Rail's progress towards its target to create £1 of social value for every £2 of supplier spend for all renewals and enhancements by the end of March 2029; and what the to
Answer: During financial year 2025-2026, Network Rail established over 400 projects within the Rail Social Value Tool (RSVT) to monitor the social value generated, including both internal delivery and enhancement and renewals projects. Network Rail is currently r...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDriverless VehiclesDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7203More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment framework will be provided to local transport authorities, such as Transport for London, to assist them in determining whether to grant local consent for autonomous vehicle pilots in their areas
Answer: To support the Automated Passenger Services permitting scheme, my department published non-statutory guidance in March 2026 to help consenting authorities, which may be a local authority or local transport body, to understand their role in the consenting ...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordRailways: TrainingDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7173More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the quarterly milestones are for completing the automatic train operation training programme by December 2026; and what specific performance metrics will be used to assess its impact on punctuality and del
Answer: Automatic Train Operation (ATO) driver training on Thameslink has increased from around 70 per cent at the start of 2026 to approximately 80 per cent by the end of May, which will mean 82–84 per cent coverage expected by July.Greater Thameslink Railway’s ...
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordThameslink Line: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7172More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, by what date the deployment of the full cohort of 110 Travel Safe Officers on Thameslink services will be completed; and how these officers will be allocated across the network to maximize passenger safety.
Answer: The deployment of an enhanced team of 110 Travel Safe Officers on Thameslink services has now been completed. Travel Safe Officers are deployed across the network in a targeted, flexible, and data-led way. Their allocation is informed by intelligence and ...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordRoads: Development Consent OrdersDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7171More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many National Highways schemes with an extant Development Consent Order have been cancelled since 5 July 2024; and what estimate she has made of the total public expenditure incurred on each of those scheme
Answer: Since 5 July 2024, four road schemes with an extant Development Consent Order have been cancelled on affordability and/or value-for-money grounds. Figures for the A303 Stonehenge Tunnel and A1 Morpeth to Ellingham dualling were published in the National H...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordRolling Stock: SecurityDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7170More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent risk assessments her Department has undertaken on the security of rolling stock driver cabs and crew compartments on the national rail network.
Answer: Train operating companies have a duty to keep their staff and the travelling public safe, and are responsible for conducting risk assessments in relation to their assets and for ensuring the security of their rolling stock. This includes ensuring driver c...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: StaffDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6817More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many full-time equivalent members of DBT staff were working (a) in and (b) on each country on behalf of the UK as of (i) 4 July 2024 and (ii) June 2026.
Answer: The table shows the number of FTE DBT staff working in, and on behalf of the UK in each region as of July 2024 and April 2026. April 2026 is the latest available data point; data for June 2026 are not available. The available data are held at regional le...
Answered 11 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordFerries and Freight: Northern IrelandDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6816More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of recent changes in marine fuel costs on the inclusion of ferry and freight operators serving Northern Ireland routes within the UK Emissi
Answer: We actively monitor changes in marine fuel costs and wider market conditions. The UK ETS is designed to support cost-effective decarbonisation, and operators retain flexibility in how they meet compliance obligations, including operational efficiency and ...
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordChris GibbDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6815More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 2 June 2026 to Question 3823 on Chris Gibb, whether officials in her Department played in a role in the termination of Chris Gibb's appointment.
Answer: It was the DFT Operator Chair, Sir Andrew Haines, who decided to terminate Chris Gibb’s appointment. The Chair notified Department for Transport officials, as is usual.
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6814More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 2 June 2026 to Question 3445, whether the updated 2024 strategy target is measured in (a) devices and (b) EV chargers; and what the net change in that metric was between May 2025 and M
Answer: An estimate of potential future demand for charge points was originally published in 2022 in Taking Charge: the National Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy and ranged from 280,000 to 720,000 in 2030. This estimate was updated in 2024 to a r...
Answered 10 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6813More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the updated 2024 target for public electric vehicle charging devices, what average monthly net increase in public charging devices is required from June 2026 onwards to reach the (a) lower bou
Answer: An estimate of potential future demand for charge points was originally published in 2022 in Taking Charge: the National Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy and ranged from 280,000 to 720,000 in 2030. This estimate was updated in 2024 to a r...
Answered 10 Jun 2026
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