Richard Holden MP: written questions
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Government Departments: AviationCabinet OfficeTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4282More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 10 February 2026 to Question 108240 on Government Departments: Aviation, whether any planes have been commissioned through Cabinet Office Central Travel Contract since its incepti
Answer: Ministerial travel is undertaken in accordance with the Ministerial Code, ensuring efficiency and value for money for the taxpayer. Since the inception of the Central Travel Contract on 1 September 2022, the department has commissioned an aircraft on 50 o...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordOfficial CarsCabinet OfficeTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4281More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government Car Service holds information on cars provided for civil service use.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to my answer on 18th March 2026 (PQ 120040).
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordArms Length Bodies: LobbyingCabinet OfficeTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4280More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will update ALB guidance to prevent the spending of public funding on lobbying events.
Answer: The Rules on Lobbying for Non-Departmental Public Bodies, which are published on GOV.UK, state that Arms Length Bodies are prohibited from using public funds to host promotional receptions, buy exhibition space, or book stands at political gatherings. Any...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNavy: Military AircraftMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4279More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the estimated yearly cost to the RAF is of using Sustainable Aviation Fuel in each year (a) since its introduction and (b) for which forecasts are available (i) in total and (ii) by litre; and whether those
Answer: It is taking time to collate the requested information. I will write to the hon. Member and place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House.
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMilitary Aircraft: MinistersMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4278More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the RAF Command Support Air Transport fleet and RAF Envoy IV fixed wing aircraft are used to transport Ministers (a) domestically and (b) internationally.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to Question 116220 on 6 March 2026.https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-02-26/116220
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMilitary Aircraft: MinistersMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4277More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the answer of 6 March 2026 to Question 116219, how many taskings have been undertaken for Ministers on RAF CSAT (a) helicopters and (b) planes since July 2024.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to question 116221 on 6 March 2026. It has been the practice of successive administrations not to publish granular information relating to the official movements of Ministers and those accompanying them within ...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordStreet Trading: Westminster BridgeHome OfficeTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4276More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the answer of 9 March 2026 to Question 115864 on Street Trading: Westminster Bridge, whether she has issued guidance to the police on enforcing the law on dangerous parking in areas
Answer: Decriminalised parking enforcement, rests with local authorities, who are best placed to manage local road networks and issue penalty charge notices. This is set out in statutory guidance for local authorities in England on civil enforcement of parking co...
Answered 3 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAirports: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4275More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the answer of 6 March 2026 to Question 116216 on Airports: Business Rates, if she will provide a relevant hyperlink to the revised guidance.
Answer: Guidance for assessing the rateable value of airports in the 2026 Rating List for which hereditaments were valued in 2024 can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/rating-manual-section-6-part-3-valuation-of-all-property-classes/airports-practice-not...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordClean Air ZonesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4274More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the answer of 4 March 2026 to Question 115458 on Clean Air Zones, whether she plans to redraft the Clean Air Zone Framework to require compliance with PM2.5 targets.
Answer: Clean Air Zones are measures designed to achieve compliance with legal NO₂ limit values. As set out in the Environmental Improvement Plan, we are committed to measures to reduce PM2.5, including modernising the environmental permitting framework for indus...
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordWritten Questions: Disclosure of InformationLeader of the HouseTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4273More
Question: To ask the Leader of the House, what guidance he has given to Departments on disclosing information in answers to Parliamentary Questions which have been disclosed under the Freedom of Information Act.
Answer: The Guide to Parliamentary Work (available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guide-to-parliamentary-work), published by my office, sets out the government's position regarding the relationship between the treatment of requests for information...
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordRoad Traffic Offences: Fixed PenaltiesDepartment for TransportTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4272More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the document entitled Analysis of 'Restricting the generation of surplus funds from traffic contraventions' call for evidence, published on 30 March 2026, whether she plans to respond to the i
Answer: No. This analysis was commissioned by the previous government.
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNitrogen Dioxide: Pollution ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4271More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 13 April 2026 to Question 123377 on Nitrogen Dioxide: Pollution Control, when her Department plans to place a breakdown of the NO2 programme expenditure
Answer: The information was deposited in the House of Commons library on 2 June 2026.
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4270More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the introduction of Electric Vehicle Excise Duty on consumer uptake of electric vehicles; and what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that t
Answer: The Government remains firmly committed to the Electric Vehicle (EV) transition, and has carefully considered the potential impact of electric Vehicle Excise Duty (eVED) on consumer uptake of electric vehicles. eVED has been designed to ensure electric ve...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAirports: Fees and ChargesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4269More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the Competition and Markets Authority has investigated the pricing practices of UK airports for vehicle drop-off charges.
Answer: Decisions on whether to take action in specific markets are a matter for the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), as the UK’s independent competition authority, or, in relation to airport operation services, where the Civil Aviation Authority has conc...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDriving Licences: Electronic GovernmentDepartment for TransportTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4268More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 18 May 2026 to Question 1463 on Driving Licences: Electronic Government, when the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency will complete the work on bringing online services to Web Content
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency’s (DVLA) online services currently adhere to Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and work to bring all services to WCAG 2.2 level AA status to attain full compliance with the most recent accessibility re...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDriving LicencesDepartment for TransportTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4267More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 18 May 2026 to Question 1407 on Driving Licences, whether the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency met its targets to (a) dispatch 95% of straightforward online driving licence applicat
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has achieved the targets for processing straightforward online and paper driving licence applications in each month since July 2024. The target to make a licensing decision in medical applications within an a...
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: TollsTreasuryTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4266More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential implications for its policies of (a) per-kilometre road charging schemes for electric vehicles in other countries, including Iceland and (b) Iceland’s E
Answer: The Government considers international evidence when developing tax policy, including approaches taken by other countries, including Iceland, to mileage-based charges for electric and hybrid vehicles. Unlike in some other countries where EV purchase incen...
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4265More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department’s consultation on the proposed Electric Vehicle Excise Duty scheme permitted respondents to comment on the proposed implementation date, mileage tariff structure and sectoral exemptions.
Answer: The consultation invited views on the design, scope and implementation of electric Vehicle Excise Duty. It set out the proposed April 2028 implementation date, the proposed mileage rates for electric and plug-in hybrid cars, and the vehicle types proposed...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordRailways: NationalisationDepartment for TransportTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4264More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Explanatory Notes to the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill, whether the projected savings are net of police funding obligations; and what estimate her Department has made
Answer: The Explanatory Notes set out that public ownership is expected to save an estimated £110-150 million per annum, once all franchised contracts have expired, as a result of savings of fixed and performance-based management fees currently paid to private se...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for TransportTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4263More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 9 January 2026 to Question 100955, whether other arm’s-length bodies in her Department have adopted the 2050 target.
Answer: The Net Zero target in the Climate Change Act 2008, is a target for the whole of the UK, not individual departments or arms-length bodies.
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Aviation Authority: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for TransportTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4262More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 9 January 2026 to Question 100955, what programmes the Civil Aviation Authority is engaged in to support airspace modernisation and sustainable aviation fuel take-up in line with
Answer: The CAA are involved in a variety of Airspace Modernisation programmes, including administering the Airspace Modernisation Support Fund (ASF). The ASF is funded through the UK State overflight charging mechanism for commercial air transport.DfT is also su...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNorthern Lighthouse Board: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for TransportTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4261More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 9 January 2026 to Question 100955, what programmes the Northern Lighthouse Board is undertaking to achieve its Net Zero target by 2050; and what the estimated cost to the public
Answer: The Northern Lighthouse Board’s programmes to support its Net Zero target include measures to improve energy efficiency and increase the use of renewable power across its lighthouse estate and aids to navigation, alongside projects to reduce emissions fro...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: LanyardsDepartment for TransportTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4260More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much her Department 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 4 July 2024 2,015 plain (single colour) non-branded lanyards have been purchased for use at the Department’s London headquarters building at a cost of £3,250.25. Lanyards were also purchased for National Apprenticeship Week at a total cost of £707. ...
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAir Passenger DutyTreasuryTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4259More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the air passenger duty rate increases for commercial airlines on the international competitiveness of UK hub airports relative to major European aviation
Answer: The Government is committed to the long-term future of the aviation sector and recognises the importance of maintaining a thriving and competitive aviation sector in the UK to deliver connectivity. The Government is clear that APD is an appropriate tax th...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4258More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many public electric vehicle chargepoints have been installed in each local authority area in England; and what assessment she has made of trends in the level of regional difference in access to charging in
Answer: Data for public electric vehicle chargers installed by region and country can be found here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a06e1cd5f39105e0848a30a/evci0101_2026-04_EV_chargers_by_region_and_country_UK.ods Data by local authority can be f...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
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