Richard Holden MP: written questions
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Railway Stations: CrimeDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18157More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many knife-enabled crimes were recorded by the British Transport Police as having occurred at railway stations in each of the last 30 years.
Answer: British Transport Police (BTP) holds readily extractable, comparable data for knife-enabled crimes at railway stations over the past five years. Providing comparable figures for each of the last 30 years would require a manual review of historic records w...
Answered 4 Aug 2026
Original Parliament recordAviationDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17434More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2026 to Question 12032, excluding flights relating to national security or those provided via the Integrated Security Fund, what the total expenditure by her Department has been
Answer: DfT funds travel where there is a clear business need, with controls to ensure all spend delivers value for money. The Department does not routinely record or retain information on the nationality of individuals within the records used to manage and accou...
Answered 4 Aug 2026
Original Parliament recordDriver and Vehicle Standards Agency: CorrespondenceDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17043More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency's capacity to respond to public correspondence and enquiries; and what steps she is taking to reduce response times.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has internal targets to respond to 90% of simple enquiry emails within five working days, and to respond to 90% of more complex emails (such as complaints about driving tests, that need investigating before i...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRailways: FaresDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17042More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much her Department and its arm's-length bodies have spent on (a) advertising, (b) public relations, (c) advertising on their announcement regarding changes to rail fares in England for the 2025-26 year.
Answer: The Department for Transport has not identified any external expenditure on advertising, marketing, external public relations or other communications activity specifically in relation to the announcement of regulated rail fares for 2025-26. Any routine co...
Answered 4 Aug 2026
Original Parliament recordParking Offences: Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17041More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 24 April to Question 127689, what her Department's planned timetable is for concluding its review into the findings of the trial; and whether it intends to publish that review.
Answer: We have considered the findings of the trial and there are no plans to publish the department's review.
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordEuston Delivery CompanyDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17040More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2026 to Question 12226 on the Euston Delivery Company, what the target date is for the Euston Delivery Company to be established as a public body.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to Question 16519 answered on 16 July 2026.
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDriving Licences: HealthDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17039More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average processing time was for medical driving licence renewal applications for G1 and G2 licences in June 2026.
Answer: The table below shows the average number of working days taken to process Group 1 and Group 2 medical driving licence applications in June 2026. Group 1 (cars and motorcycles)Group 2 (lorry and bus)62.846.5
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAlternatives to ProsecutionHome OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17038More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on how many (a) community resolutions and (b) out of court conditional cautions were issued by each police force in England and Wales in the most recent 5 years f
Answer: The Home Office collects and publishes information on the number of notifiable offences and their outcomes including community resolutions and cautions recorded by the police in England and Wales. This information is published as official statistics each ...
Answered 20 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAlternatives to ProsecutionHome OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17037More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on what the twenty most common offences dealt with by (a) community resolutions and (b) out of court conditional cautions were in the most recent year for which d
Answer: The Home Office collects and publishes information on the number of notifiable offences and their outcomes including community resolutions and cautions recorded by the police in England and Wales. This information is published as official statistics each ...
Answered 20 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAlternatives to ProsecutionHome OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17036More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many offences recorded by police in England and Wales were dealt with by (a) a community resolution and (b) an out of court conditional caution in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Home Office collects and publishes information on the number of notifiable offences and their outcomes including community resolutions and cautions recorded by the police in England and Wales. This information is published as official statistics each ...
Answered 20 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordEuston Station: RegenerationDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17035More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress she has made on the Euston Masterplan since 17 April 2026; and when she plans to publish details of the number of (a) homes and (b) social and affordable homes to be delivered as part of the redev
Answer: We are working at pace with our Master Development Partner, Lendlease, on a Masterplan for Euston, with an emphasis on growth and delivering much needed housing. The number of homes and affordable homes is subject to the development of the Masterplan.
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDriving: QualificationsDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17034More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what consideration her Department has given to incorporating the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence qualification into the (a) driving licence and (b) driver tachograph card for bus, coach and lorry
Answer: The Department has no plans to incorporate the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence qualification into either the driving licence or the driver tachograph card.
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRolling StockDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17033More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for each of the following operators: (a) LNER, (b) Southeastern, (c) TransPennine Express, (d) South Western Railway, (e) c2c, (f) Greater Anglia, (g) West Midlands Trains and (h) Greater Thameslink Railway, ho
Answer: Below is the available data for the number of short - formed services and the percentage based on the regime data for each operator. Please note that the percentages are not comparable and do not represent the total number of services for each operator. L...
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordTollsDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17032More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to require motorists to pay (a) tolls and (b) road user charges on new roads constructed as part of the Roads Investment Strategy 3 programme.
Answer: Motorists will not be required to pay a) tolls or b) road user charges on sections of the network that are subject to enhancement as part of Road Investment Strategy 3, with the exception of the Lower Thames Crossing (LTC). LTC will be financed using the ...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: AviationCabinet OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17031More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2026, to Question 4282, on Government Departments: Aviation, on how many occasions have aircraft been commissioned for (a) domestic and (b) foreign travel, since July 2024.
Answer: The department has commissioned an aircraft on 32 occasions, all of which were for foreign travel.
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: RecruitmentMinistry of DefenceTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16613More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2026 to Question 11755, what circumstances have previously been regarded as constituting a justifiable business requirement for making reference to a candidate's protected charact
Answer: Military appointments and promotions are based on merit, and protected characteristics are not used as selection criteria. Consequently, there is no centrally held record linking appointment or promotion decisions to candidates' protected characteristics....
Answered 24 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRailways: NationalisationDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16612More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2026 to Question 13228, what metrics her Department will use to assess whether train operators in public ownership are delivering for passengers; and whether she plans to publis
Answer: This Government is focused on ensuring that current and future operators in public ownership deliver real improvements for passengers. Working with the rail industry, we have simplified performance measurement so that track and train are aligned behind th...
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: MarketingDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16611More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 4161 on Government departments: marketing, how much has been spent on branded goods and merchandise by the Department since the Government Chief Commercial Offi
Answer: Spend data for this category of cost is not held and the requested data could only be collated and verified at disproportionate cost. Senior managers are aware of the revised guidance and their responsibilities relating to branded goods and merchandise. T...
Answered 7 Aug 2026
Original Parliament recordClean Air ZonesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16610More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 4274 on Clean Air Zones, whether the new air quality targets in the Environmental Improvement Plan are legal limit values for the purp
Answer: The Environmental Improvement Plan sets out our commitment to deliver air pollution levels set out in the Air Quality Standards Regulations 2010 (AQSR) in local areas. Where Clean Air Zones have been introduced they have been to bring nitrogen dioxide lev...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAviation: CostsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16609More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate has been made of the potential cost impact of the UK ETS and domestic carbon pricing mechanisms on the cost of UK domestic flights between 2026 and 2050.
Answer: Due to uncertainty surrounding both future emissions and carbon prices, the Government has not produced an estimate of the potential impact of the UK ETS on the cost of domestic flights between 2026 and 2050. The costs faced by aircraft operators will dep...
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordNational Highways: ExpenditureCabinet OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16608More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 20 May 2026 to Question 1718 of National Highways: Expenditure, whether the National Highways public affairs contract was approved by the Cabinet Office.
Answer: The value of this expenditure does not meet the threshold for Cabinet Office Commercial Assurance Review or Approval.
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordParliamentary Advisory Council for Transport SafetyHouse of Commons CommissionTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16607More
Question: To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety has any Parliamentary permission, charter or authorisation to use the word Parliamentary in
Answer: We have no records of such authorisation but note that the organisation was incorporated at a time when the law and parliamentary rules about naming organisations were less developed than now.
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRailways: Greater LondonDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16606More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether HM Government has received representations from the Mayor of London on the GLA taking control of suburban rail services (a) inside and (b) outside Greater London.
Answer: The Department has received representations from the Mayor of London and Transport for London regarding the potential devolution of Great Northern Inner rail services. These services operate both within Greater London and to destinations beyond the Great...
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordParking Offences: Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16605More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 2 June 2026 to Question 3821 on Parking Offences: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, what was the policy and evidential reason for approving the trial of higher level penalty charges
Answer: The reason for approving Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council’s August 2025 trial of higher-level Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) was in response to concerns raised by the Council about the impact on the local community of inappropriate parking.
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordSpeed LimitsDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16604More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations has the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety made to Ministers since July 2024 on 20 mph zones.
Answer: Since July 2024, the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (PACTS) has not made any formal representations to Ministers on 20 mph zones/limits.
Answered 15 Jul 2026
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