Richard Holden MP: written questions
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Written questions
Owner OccupationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10238More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the proportion of people owning their own home by age group (a) now and (b) in each of the next 20 years.
Answer: My Department collects data on home ownership through the English Housing Survey, which is published annually and can be found on gov.uk here. Data on the demographic and economic characteristics, including age, can be found here. The English Housing Surv...
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordStamp Duty Reserve TaxTreasuryTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10237More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what modelling her Department has undertaken on the potential impact of abolishing Stamp Duty on share transactions on a) economic growth and b) net taxation revenues.
Answer: Stamp Taxes on Shares raised £4.7 billion in 2025/26; vital revenue to help fund key public services. There are multiple reliefs and exemptions built into the framework which are designed to boost liquidity and growth. While recognising the need for fisca...
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordWorkplace PensionsTreasuryTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10062More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of people who will be affected by the salary sacrifice cap on pension contributions of £2,000.
Answer: An estimate for the number of employees with salary sacrifice pension contributions above £2,000 was published in the Tax Information Impact Note published following Autumn Budget 2025: Salary sacrifice reform for pension contributions - GOV.UK
Answered 18 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordOppression: Hong KongHome OfficeTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10059More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of confidence among Hong Kongers in the United Kingdom in the Government's mechanisms for reporting and responding to incidents of transnational repression; and what steps
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of confidence in reporting mechanisms for transnational repression (TNR), including among Hong Kongers in the UK. Officials engaged with victims, community leaders, and civil society during the Defending Democracy ...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHong Kong Economic and Trade OfficeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10058More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of whether the privileges and immunities granted to the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices under the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office Act 19
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 21 May in response to Question 724.
Answered 18 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordJudges: Hong KongMinistry of JusticeTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10055More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will urge the withdrawal of all remaining UK judges from Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal.
Answer: No serving UK judges sit on the Hong Kong Court of Appeal. Two judges who previously sat in the UK are non-permanent judges of the Court. The Court publishes a list of non-permanent judges at: https://www.hkcfa.hk/en/about/who/judges/npjs/index.html.Retir...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordBusesDepartment for TransportTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10012More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many buses are currently operating in England; how many and what proportion are fully electric; and how many and what proportion of those electric buses are manufactured by Yutong.
Answer: National Bus Statistics - https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/annual-bus-statistics-year-ending-march-2025/annual-bus-statistics-year-ending-march-2025#bus-fleet - provides information on the number of buses operating in England. DVLA registration da...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordActive Travel: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9975More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the costs to local transport authorities arising from the requirements and expectations contained in the Third Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy; and whether those costs wi
Answer: The Government has projected over £4.5 billion of investment into active travel over the period of the Third Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS3), the vast majority of which is available to local transport authorities to deliver walking, wheeli...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordTour de France: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9950More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the £32 million of Government funding for the 2027 Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes Grand Départs forms part of the projected £4.555 billion investment in active travel set out in the Third Cycl
Answer: It does not.
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordActive Travel: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9949More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's policy paper entitled Active Travel – Active England: the third cycling and walking investment strategy, published on 12 June 2026, how much of the projected £4.555 billion is
Answer: Table 1 in Active Travel – Active England: The Third Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy details projected funding of £1.107 billion provided by the Department to Active Travel England. This includes more than £760 million devolved to local authoritie...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordTransport: InnovationDepartment for TransportTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9937More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2026 to Question 7495, whether any transport projects approved by her Department since 5 July 2024 have utilised the proportionate and flexible approach to business case assess
Answer: I refer the Honourable Member to the answers given on:27th May 2026 to question 28014th April 2026 to question 544611th April 2026 to question 7495
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDriverless VehiclesDepartment for TransportTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9935More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that the regulatory regime for autonomous vehicles is underpinned by testing and assurance frameworks that are flexible enough to keep pace with rapid technological iteration.
Answer: The UK is taking a leading role at the United Nations Commission for Europe (UNECE) in the development of international vehicle regulations on automated vehicles. Through setting internationally harmonised requirements we are ensuring consistent safety re...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: Artificial IntelligenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9933More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what investments the Defence Artificial Intelligence Centre has made in the development or use of digital testing and simulation environments to accelerate development timelines for the deployment of autonomous v
Answer: The Defence Artificial Intelligence Centre (DAIC) plays a central role in enabling and coordinating AI adoption across Defence. While digital testing and simulation environments are an important part of developing autonomous systems, including autonomous ...
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAirports: Active TravelDepartment for TransportTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9932More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 27 May 2026 to Question 2131, if she will publish (a) the policy framework within which airports operate as at 4 July 2024 and (b) the current policy framework within which airports op
Answer: The 1999 Guidance on Airport Transport Forums and Airport Surface Access Strategies establishes a clear framework for airport operators and local stakeholders to collaborate on surface access planning. This partnership approach continues to work effective...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordActive Travel: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9721More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will provide a breakdown of the £4.555 billion projected active travel investment figure in the Third Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy by source, specifically, how much from: 1.) Funding provided
Answer: A breakdown of the £4.555 billion projected investment in the Third Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy is detailed in the table below.Funding sourceProjected investment (£ million) (rounded)ATE funding£1107Transport for City Regions£1333Highways Main...
Answered 18 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordActive Travel: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9720More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish the methodology used to estimate the proportion of expenditure from wider Government funding streams that is expected to be invested in active travel for the Third Cycling and Walking Invest
Answer: The methodology used to estimate projected funding in the third Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS3) is summarised in the financial resources section of the Strategy and explained in more detail in the supporting documents.
Answered 18 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordActive Travel: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9719More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's policy paper entitled Active Travel – Active England: the third cycling and walking investment strategy, published on 12 June 2026, how much of the £4.555 billion represents (
Answer: The projected investment covers the period 2025-6 to 2029-30. All funding has been announced since July 2024, but prior to publication of the Strategy, with the exception of City Region Sustainable Transport Settlements (CRSTS) funding which was announced...
Answered 18 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordLarge Goods Vehicles: ParkingDepartment for TransportTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9718More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the number of secure HGV parking spaces in England; how many secure lorry parking spaces have been created since July 2024; and whether her Department plans to take steps to increa
Answer: The Department for Transport published the National Survey of Lorry Parking on 29 September 2022 which identified 16,761 HGV on-site parking spaces in England. A new National Survey of Lorry Parking is currently underway to provide up to date data on the ...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: TheftHome OfficeTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9717More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many recorded offences of theft from a motor vehicle involved commercial freight vehicles in each of the last five years; what estimate she has made of the value of goods stolen in those offences;
Answer: The Home Office collects information on the number of notifiable offences, and their investigative outcomes, recorded by the police in England and Wales. This includes offences of Theft from a Motor Vehicle. However, we do not hold data on the types of ve...
Answered 18 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNational Police Chiefs' Council: Freedom of InformationHome OfficeTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9716More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with the National Police Chiefs' Council on whether it retains identities of Freedom of Information applicants for the purposes of duplicate request checks, repeat requ
Answer: The National Police Chief’s Council is an independent public authority for the purpose of the Freedom of Information Act. The Home Office has no record of any discussions with the NPCC regarding their handling of FOI requests.
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Written QuestionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9715More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to Questions 1233 and 1236 from the Rt Hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay.
Answer: I refer the Rt. Hon. Member to the answers I gave on 16 June 2026 to Questions 1233 and 1236.
Answered 18 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: Written QuestionsDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9354More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she plans to respond to Question 4521 from the hon. Member for Rushcliffe.
Answer: I can confirm that I responded to the Hon. Member for Rushcliffe on 12th June.
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: Written QuestionsDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9353More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she plans to respond to Question 2523 from the hon. Member for Brighton Pavilion.
Answer: Question 2523 was answered on 15 June.
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: Written QuestionsDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9352More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she plans to respond to Question 2497 from the hon. Member for Poole.
Answer: Question 2497 was answered on 17 June.
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: Written QuestionsDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9351More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she plans to respond to Question 2496 from the hon. Member for Poole.
Answer: Question 2496 was answered on 17 June.
Answered 22 Jun 2026
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