Richard Holden MP: written questions
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Railways: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29545More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 11 September 2026 to WPQ 26997, if she will publish all DfT and DftO documents and analysis relating to poorer operational performance being the reason for passenger revenue in 2025-26
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordShipping: International WatersForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29544More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to uphold the principle of freedom of navigation for commercial shipping in international waterways.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordPedestrian CrossingsDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29543More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016, Schedule 14, Part 1, Paragraph 18 for zebra crossings at floating bus stops.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordSouth Western RailwayDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29542More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the number of passenger journeys on South Western Railways that were affected by services that were cancelled in every four week rail period since the start of 2024.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordRailways: StandardsDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29541More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2026 to Question 14930 on Railways: Standards, what information her Department holds on which state-owned Train Operating Companies record management information on service canc
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordBus ServicesDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29540More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will list which members of the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee contributed to the Committee's submissions to her Department on floating bus stops dated (a) 24 October 2025 and (b) 2 Decembe
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordChildbirth: DatabasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29179More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2026 to Question 10241 on Births: Medical Records, for what reason her Department does not plan to make the recording of SNOMED codes mandatory across all births.
Answer: Decisions on whether data items should be mandatory are taken with consideration of clinical need, data quality, implementation feasibility, and impact on frontline services.The Maternity Services Data Set allows providers to submit relevant SNOMED coded ...
Answered 22 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordParking: Fees and ChargesDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28821More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 7 September 2026 to WPQ 26656, if her Department will make such an assessment.
Answer: The Department has no plans to make such an assessment.
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordLarge Goods Vehicles: Electric VehiclesDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28062More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 September 2026 to Question 19484 on Large Goods Vehicles: Electric Vehicles, what purchase price differential her Department calculated between diesel and equivalent zero-emission HG
Answer: The requested data of purchase price differentials between diesel and equivalent zero-emission HGVs for each weight category will be published alongside the next consultation on the HGV CO2 emissions regulatory framework.
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordRailways: TicketsDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27565More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of rail journeys used fully digital tickets in each month since May 2026.
Answer: The approximate proportion of tickets fulfilled as Digital Tickets since May 2026 are: May-26Jun-26Jul-26Aug-26Digital86%84%86%85%Non Digital14%16%14%15%
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDriver and Vehicle Standards Agency: EmailDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27564More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 July 2026 to Question 17043 on Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency: Correspondence, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring the DVSA to re
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) aims to respond to customer correspondence as quickly as possible and prioritises enquiries to ensure urgent or complex matters are handled appropriately. While simple enquiries are generally expected to be r...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCement: Manufacturing IndustriesDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27563More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether the Government considers maintaining domestic cement manufacturing capability to be of strategic national importance.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of the UK’s cement manufacturing industry, particularly to the Government’s goals of reindustrialisation and significant infrastructure projects. The cement sector receives support under the British Industry Superc...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26989More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of the use of Diia.AI & Chatbot Nadiia by the Ukrainian Government; and what lessons their use of t
Answer: AI is at the heart of the Government’s plan to transform how we deliver public services, and we are interested in learning from international approaches to AI and digital innovation in government. We work with Ukraine on shared learnings and application f...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: AviationCabinet OfficeTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26999More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 17 July 2026 to Question 17031 on Government Departments: Aviation, what was the (a) destination, (b) date, (c) total cost and (d) Government department of the Minister or Ministers tra
Answer: In accordance with the Ministerial Code, departments publish details of Ministerial overseas travel including cost as part of their Quarterly Transparency Returns. Regarding the relevant Government department of the Minister or Ministers, I refer the Hon....
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordUK Emissions Trading Scheme: AviationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27001More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2026 to Question 16609 on Aviation: UK Emissions Trading Scheme, if she will publish the (a) low, (b) central and (c) high scenarios modelled for the impact
Answer: The Department has not published and has no current plans to publish estimates of the impact of UK Emissions Trading Scheme allowance prices on the cost of UK domestic flights between 2026 and 2050. As set out in the answer previously provided to the hon....
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Overseas WorkersForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27002More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will publish a list of all posts and locations currently classified as qualifying hardship posts for the purpose of additional journeys for staff posted overseas.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to the response provided on 29 July to question HL2091.
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordJudiciary: Public AppointmentsMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26998More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2026 to Question 14995 on Judicial Appointments, which relevant underrepresented protected characteristic or characteristics were taken into account in each of the recommendation
Answer: Given the relatively small numbers of appointments involved in many exercises, disclosure of the protected characteristic(s) taken into account in individual applications of the Equal Merit Provision could enable individual judicial appointees to be ident...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordUK Airspace Design ServiceDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27000More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2026 to Question 15461 on Air Routes, when the UK Airspace Design Service is expected to become fully operational; and for how long it is expected to take to get to around 40 s
Answer: The UK Airspace Design Service (UKADS) provided by NATS En Route Ltd (NERL) is operational and has begun work to design airspace for the complex London region. The final process to establish the UKADS was the Civil Aviation Authority’s (CAA) decision on m...
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordLarge Goods VehiclesDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26996More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2026 to Question 15001 on Heavy Goods Vehicles, if she will publish the analysis referred to in that Answer before the next consultation on Heavy Goods Vehicle regulations.
Answer: As set out in our previous answer, we will include analysis alongside the next consultation document on when the total cost of ownership of zero emission heavy goods vehicles will reach parity with equivalent diesel vehicles without government subsidy.
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordRailways: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26997More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2026 to Question 15008 on Train Operating Companies: Finance, what assessment she has made of the reasons for passenger revenue being lower than forecast in 2025-2026 financial
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon member to the Answer of 10 July 2026 to Question 15008.
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAirports: Fees and ChargesDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26995More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2026 to Question 15004 on Airports: Fees and Charges, what modelling or projections her Department has undertaken of the potential impact of Government requirements relating to
Answer: UK airports are responsible for developing and maintaining their own surface access strategies in collaboration with local communities and stakeholders, reflecting local needs, transport networks and future development plans. In some cases, specific surfa...
Answered 21 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordRoads: ConstructionDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26991More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2026 to Question 13566 on Transport: Planning Permission, if she will publish a list of legislative and statutory requirements that apply to the planning and construction of roa
Answer: 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 roads. Doing so would be disproportionate and would duplicate informati...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordRoads: ConstructionDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26994More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2026 to Question 15009 on Roads: Construction, whether the cancellation of the National Highways contract with Skanska for the A46 Newark Bypass was taken into account when prep
Answer: Yes.
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMaritime and Coastguard Agency: British Overseas TerritoriesDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26993More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2026 to Question 14998 on British Overseas Territories, what was the total cost to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency of each of the 10 monitoring visits to British Overseas Ter
Answer: I refer the Right Hon Member to Question 17595 answered on 2 September 2026.
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinibuses: AccidentsDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26992More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2026 to Question 13947 on Road Traffic Accidents: Minibuses, how many reported road traffic collisions involving a minibus had a contributory factor attributed to the minibus dr
Answer: The total number of reported traffic collisions in Great Britain, as reported by the police using the STATS19 system, with a contributory or road safety factor attributed to a minibus driver, broken down by year, are shown in the table below. These figure...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
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