Richard Holden MP: written questions
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Driving Tests: VacanciesDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113161More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government has considered advertising driving examiner vacancies on the GOV.UK page “Apply to become a driving instructor”.
Answer: Since 4 July 2024, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has run seven driving examiner recruitment campaigns. The table below shows in which months these were live and the number of vacancies advertised. MonthDriving examiner vacancies advertise...
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: VacanciesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113160More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance has been issued to Jobcentre Plus on promoting DVSA driving examiner vacancies to suitable jobseekers; what activity Jobcentre Plus has undertaken to advertise or proactively match candida
Answer: Jobcentre Plus (JCP) actively promotes vacancies, including roles with the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), by matching a claimant’s skills and circumstances to available roles. The DWP’s Strategic Relationship Team is working with the DVSA to ...
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: TrainingDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113159More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government has considered writing to individuals who have previously failed the Approved Driving Instructor Part 3 test to highlight opportunities to train as DVSA driving examiners.
Answer: Since 4 July 2024, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has run seven driving examiner recruitment campaigns. The table below shows in which months these were live and the number of vacancies advertised. MonthDriving examiner vacancies advertise...
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDriving Standards Agency: PropertyDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112753More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the DVSA has proposed any future changes to the driving test centre estate.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has no current plans for any future changes to the driving test centre estate.
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: Visits AbroadDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112691More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will list all visits undertaken outside the UK by i.) ministers ii.) officials from her Department or it's arms length bodies, since 4 July 2024; and, for each such visit, to state (a) the number of i.)
Answer: Information on overseas travel by Ministers is published quarterly and can be accessed by using the following link:DfT: ministerial travel and meetings - GOV.UKInformation on expenses including for overseas travel by the DfT's senior officials is also pub...
Answered 27 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112689More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria her Department uses to assess the adequacy of private sector delivery of public electric vehicle charge points for meeting the Government's 2030 target.
Answer: The majority of public charge points will be delivered by the private sector, which has committed to investing over £6 billion in public charging infrastructure by 2030. Many chargepoints are delivered through a combination of public and private sector fu...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMotorcycles: Motor InsuranceDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112688More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2026 to Question 107776, if she will make an estimate the number of uninsured motorcycles on roads.
Answer: The Department for Transport has not made an estimate on the number of uninsured motorcycles on our roads. However, we take uninsured driving very seriously and work with motor insurance stakeholders and law enforcement to crack down on those who choose n...
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordArms Length Bodies: Carbon Emissions and Environment ProtectionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112687More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether any arm’s-length bodies sponsored by his Department incurred additional costs as a result of Net Zero or sustainability requirements applied to procurement contracts over £10,000 in 2024-25.
Answer: Arm's-length bodies sponsored by the Department have not incurred additional costs as a result of Net Zero or sustainability requirements applied to procurement contracts over £10,000 in 2024-25.
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112686More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2026 to Question 108797, what the estimated costs were of proposals, programmes or initiatives aimed at reducing official travel emissions in a) 2024–25 and b) 2025
Answer: The Department has no programmes aimed specifically at reducing official travel emissions and therefore has incurred no costs of proposals, programmes or initiatives aimed at reducing official travel emissions.
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordBritish Business Bank: Carbon Emissions and Environment ProtectionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112685More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, Pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2026 to Question 108798, whether any British Business Bank programmes or business lines have been discussed, designated or promoted as relating to net zero, decarbo
Answer: The only British Business Bank programme that relates specifically to the green economy is the green variant of the Growth Guarantee Scheme. This was announced on 11 February 2025 with an initial £30 million portfolio. This pilot programme is funded from ...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordRailways: FaresDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112684More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 February 2026 to Question 108803, when her Department expects to publish its formal response to the Office of Rail and Road’s June 2025 review into revenue protection practices.
Answer: In June 2025, the Office of Rail and Road published its independent review of revenue protection practices. The Department has accepted its five recommendations in full. We have been working with industry to address the recommendations and expect to publi...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMaternity ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112364More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department has spent in each of the last 3 years on (a) maternity services and (b) compensation for errors in maternity services.
Answer: The following table shows the annual spend for providing maternity care for each of the last three years:YearAnnual spend2022/23£4,722,376,5942023/24£5,174,161,6372024/25£5,790,365,917Source Patient-Level Costing dataset, NHS National Cost Collection, NHS...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament record10 Downing Street: Global CounselCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112242More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what correspondence 10 Downing Street has received from Global Counsel since 4 July 2024.
Answer: It is not routine to publish correspondence between the Prime Minister and any individual or organisation. This does not mean correspondence has or has not been received.
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordIndependent Review of the Criminal CourtsMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112241More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to respond to the publication of the Independent Review of the Criminal Courts.
Answer: Part 1 of Sir Brian Leveson’s Independent Review of the Criminal Courts was published on 9 July 2025, which contained a number of recommendations for structural reform of the criminal courts. On 2 December, the Deputy Prime Minister set out the reforms Go...
Answered 17 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPortsmouth International Port: Energy SupplyDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112240More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 February 2026 to Question 110889, when the shore power trial at Portsmouth International Port began; what the outcomes have been; and whether any evaluation has been produced.
Answer: The shore power demonstrator trial at Portsmouth International Port was publicly awarded nearly £20m of R&D funding in September 2023. Portsmouth International Port began delivery of the project shortly afterwards as part of the UK SHORE Zero Emission...
Answered 16 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordLevel Crossings: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112239More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2026 to Question 107166, what information her Department holds on level crossing performance, safety incidents and disruption.
Answer: Safety at level crossings on the mainline railway is the statutory responsibility of Network Rail, which monitors and records performance, safety incidents and disruption to help inform mitigation measures. The Office of Rail and Road (ORR), as the indepe...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordCompetition and Markets Authority: Carbon Emissions and Environment ProtectionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112237More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2026 to Question 108800, what projects undertaken by the Competition and Markets Authority in 2024–25 related to net zero, sustainability and climate policy.
Answer: The following projects undertaken by the Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) in 2024 to 2025 related to net zero, sustainability and climate policy, carried out consistently with its statutory duty and functions: Sustainability Taskforce – supportin...
Answered 16 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAviation: TrainingDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112236More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2026 to Question 105279, whether the Office for Students has had discussions with commercial pilot training providers on registration with that office.
Answer: Registration with the Office for Students (OfS) is voluntary and open to providers that meet the statutory definition of an English higher education provider. This includes those delivering higher‑level courses within the scope of the OfS regulatory frame...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHonour Based AbuseHome OfficeTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112235More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to introduce a statutory definition of honour-based abuse; what progress she has made on introducing such a definition; and if she will publish a timetable for bringing forward necessar
Answer: The VAWG Strategy, published on 18 December, set out clear action to tackle ‘honour’-based abuse (HBA) including legislating to introduce multi-agency statutory guidance and an accompanying statutory definition of HBA. The Government will introduce this s...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament record10 Downing Street: ArtworksDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112234More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2026 to Question 108796, where the portrait of William Shakespeare formerly displayed in the Pillared Room at 10 Downing Street is located.
Answer: The Government Art Collection (GAC) is a working collection, used across government buildings in the UK and the global estate, which means that artworks may change their display location from time to time. The GAC removed this portrait from the Pillared D...
Answered 17 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordWheels to Work Schemes: Young PeopleDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112233More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has assessed the potential impact of the Wheels to Work scheme on youth unemployment; and what steps she is taking to support that scheme.
Answer: I refer the Rt Honourable Gentleman to the answer given on 3 February 2026 to question number 108310.
Answered 17 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMotorcycles: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112232More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2026 to Question 108309, in which month the upcoming national strategy for integrated transport is expected to be published.
Answer: The Department is committed to publishing the integrated national transport strategy shortly, which will set the long‑term vision for domestic transport across England.
Answered 17 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: FiresMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112231More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2026 to Question 108300, how many fires involving road vehicles of all types were recorded by Fire and Rescue Services in England in each of
Answer: MHCLG collects data on incidents attended by Fire and Rescue Services (FRSs) in England through the Fire & Rescue Data Platform (FaRDaP), and previously through the Incident Recording System (IRS). This includes information on primary fires, fire-rela...
Answered 16 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordCare Workers and Nurses: English LanguageDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112230More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2026 to Question 107160, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of English language proficiency requirements for registered nurses and care staff in NHS se
Answer: The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has published an accepted list of countries where English is a majority spoken language on its website. This is available at the following link:https://www.nmc.org.uk/registration/joining-the-register/english-langua...
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordCare Workers and Nurses: English LanguageDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112229More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2026 to Question 107160, which countries are defined by the Nursing and Midwifery Council as majority English-speaking for the purposes of meeting English langu
Answer: The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has published an accepted list of countries where English is a majority spoken language on its website. This is available at the following link:https://www.nmc.org.uk/registration/joining-the-register/english-langua...
Answered 24 Feb 2026
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