Richard Holden MP: written questions 2025
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Roads: Local GovernmentDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91458More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much local authorities made in profit from (a) traffic junction enforcement, (b) clean air zones and (c) congestion charging in 2024-25.
Answer: The Department for Transport does not hold this data.
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordWritten Questions: Government ResponsesLeader of the HouseTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91457More
Question: To ask the Leader of the House, further to the Point of Order of 30 October 2025, Official Report, Column 350-351, by the Right Hon Member for Basildon and Billericay, on Written Parliamentary Questions, if the Leader of the House will raise this issue wi
Answer: The government's position regarding the relationship between the treatment of requests for information through parliamentary questions and the Freedom of Information Act 2000 - as set out in the Guide to Parliamentary Work - is unchanged.Following the Poi...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTransport: ResearchDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91456More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 31 October 2025 to Question 84703 on Transport: Research, how many bids by UK academics to the NSF–UKRI Lead Agency Opportunity her Department has supported with letters of endorsement
Answer: Since the launch of the National Science Foundation – UKRI Lead Agency Opportunity, the Department for Transport has provided one letter of support for a bid by UK academics. The scheme is administered by UK Research and Innovation, and the Department is ...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Vehicle Crime Intelligence ServiceHome OfficeTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91455More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 30 October 2025 to Question 84267 on the National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service, what direct financial or in-kind support her Department currently provides to NaVCIS; wh
Answer: As noted in response to question 84267, the Government does not fund the National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service (NaVCIS) and has no plans to do so.NaVCIS is funded by industry to provide dedicated specialist intelligence and enforcement. However we h...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: TicketsDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91454More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answers of 20 October 2025 to Question 78714 and of 30 October 2025 to Question 84271 on Railways: Tickets, whether the Department considers current participation levels in the Digital Pay As Yo
Answer: The Digital Pay As You Go trials are an opportunity for passengers to test cutting-edge technology and benefit from simpler, more flexible tickets. We have had good engagement from passengers, with 2,214 participants signed up across the three live trials...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMotorcyclesDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91453More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what meetings her Department has held with motorcycling organisations on the forthcoming Integrated National Transport Strategy; and if she will recognise motorcycling as a means of transport for access to work
Answer: The Department has conducted extensive engagement with stakeholders and members of the public to inform the strategy and has heard directly from motorcyclists and motorcycle representative groups including Motorcycle Action Group through our Call for Idea...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMotorcycles: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91452More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what meetings her Department has held with motorcycling organisations on the forthcoming Road Safety Strategy; and if she will announce measures to support motorcycle safety.
Answer: The National Motorcyclists Council attended a Ministerial road safety roundtable on 7 October 2024 which commenced external engagement on a future road safety strategy. Officials met bilaterally with the Motorcycle Action Group on 29 August 2025 to respon...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordGreat British Railways: Department for TransportDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91451More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to publish a statement of financial relationship between Great British Railways and the Department for Transport, including arrangements with devolved administrations.
Answer: Relevant GBR financial information will be published in due course as officials continue to work with industry partners to ensure that the sector’s financial model is best placed to deliver change.
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: InfrastructureDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91450More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which bodies Great British Railways will be statutorily required to consult when proposing service or infrastructure changes.
Answer: Government is bringing track and train together in Great British Railways (GBR), which will be a directing mind able to take long-term strategic decisions to make the best use of the network and which will deliver benefits for passengers, freight users an...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordParking: Pedestrian AreasDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90829More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September 2025 to Question 75870 on Parking: Pedestrian Areas, what the terms of reference are for the new research on pavement parking; what the budget is; and how the research con
Answer: The Terms of Reference are yet to be drafted, however, we have commissioned the design stage of a study to update and strengthen our evidence base on the extent and impact of pavement parking. The purpose of the research will be to understand not only whe...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: InnovationDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90828More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Railways Bill on private sector innovation within the rail industry.
Answer: Establishing GBR through the Railways Bill will provide an integrated approach and greater longer-term certainty for rail, giving the private sector the confidence it needs to invest and support innovation throughout the sector. In addition, open access o...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: AccountabilityDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90827More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to introduce additional independent oversight mechanisms beyond the Office of Rail and Road.
Answer: GBR will be required to deliver transparently. As the single shareholder of GBR, the Transport Secretary will have oversight of GBR, supported by independent monitoring and scrutiny by ORR. An independent Passenger Watchdog will also ensure passenger inte...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordGreat British Railways: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90826More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the criteria that will be used by Great British Railways to allocate funding for (a) infrastructure and (b) rolling stock.
Answer: Spending Review 25 and CP7 set railway budgets up to and including financial year 2028/29. The next Periodic Review and future Spending Reviews determine funding levels beyond 2028/29. While it’s government’s responsibility to allocate funding for GBR to ...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: Greater LondonDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90825More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Railways Bill on the coordination of services in London.
Answer: GBR will maintain and strengthen collaborative arrangements with Transport for London (TfL), recognising its role in operating London Overground and Elizabeth line services on the national network and supporting seamless journeys across modes. London is i...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordGreat British Railways: Disclosure of InformationDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90824More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to publish annual data on passenger (a) complaints and (b) resolutions under Great British Railways.
Answer: ORR publishes biannual statistics on the volume and cause of complaints made to train operating companies, including the response times. We expect ORR to continue to collect and publish core industry data in the future.
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: FaresDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90823More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Railways Bill on fare affordability for passengers on low incomes.
Answer: The government recognises the importance of balancing the affordability of rail fares for passengers and the cost to taxpayers of contributions to the railway. As set out in the Railways Bill and the government’s recent consultation response, in the futur...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Transport: FaresDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90822More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to set a national framework for discounted fare schemes.
Answer: It is not clear what a “national framework for discounted fare schemes” would mean. The Railways Bill will safeguard existing statutory discounts for disabled persons, younger and older passengers, which today are delivered via railcards. Other concession...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordGreat British Railways: Disclosure of InformationDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90821More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Great British Railways will be required to publish data on (a) permanently cancelled services and (b) decisions to withdraw particular routes.
Answer: GBR's planned services will be a matter of public record. GBR will continue to be subject to the closures regime for rail services.
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordGreat British Railways: Disclosure of InformationDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90820More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what performance indicators Great British Railways will be required to publish on (a) punctuality, (b) reliability and (c) overcrowding.
Answer: In March this year, we made station-specific performance information available to passengers for the first time. This shows reliability and punctuality at each station. GBR will be transparent in the operation of its passenger services. It will be for GBR...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordGreat British Railways and Network Rail: ReorganisationDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90819More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessments she has made of potential duplication of functions between Network Rail and Great British Railways, and their (a) cost and (b) impact, during the transition period.
Answer: Network Rail and its functions will become a foundational part of Great British Railways (GBR) as it is stood up. The GBR design process is underway, considering how all functions in Network Rail, DfT Operator, publicly-owned train operating companies (TO...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: FreightDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90818More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will support the financial resilience of small and medium-sized haulage businesses facing increased fuel and operating costs.
Answer: We regularly engage with road haulage industry associations and wider industry to understand the financial challenges faced by the sector including its small and medium sized businesses. At the Autumn Budget 2024, the Government announced continued suppor...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAssets: Small BusinessesTreasuryTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90817More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to extend full expensing to leased assets to support small and medium-sized transport businesses that lease vehicles.
Answer: The UK has one of the most generous and competitive capital allowances regimes in the world and is top of the rankings of OECD countries for plant and machinery capital allowances.The Annual Investment Allowance allows both incorporated and unincorporated...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHeathrow Airport: ConstructionDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90816More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether it is her policy that the views of airlines operating long-haul services should be central to determining the necessary length of a third runway at an expanded Heathrow Airport.
Answer: As the users of an expanded Heathrow Airport, the views of airlines will be vital for informing the Heathrow Expansion programme. To that end, as part of the invitation for scheme proposals for Heathrow Expansion, the department asked promoters to provide...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHeathrow Airport: ConstructionDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90815More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to ensure that all proposals for a third runway at Heathrow Airport will avoid unnecessary cost and delay, including options that would require construction over the M25.
Answer: The Government is clear that any expansion at Heathrow must be delivered in a way that minimises cost for passengers and customers. The scheme will be privately financed, including both the core runway infrastructure and any related improvements to surfac...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRoad Traffic Control: OxfordDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90814More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2025 to Question 86749 on Road Traffic Control: Oxford, whether the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency has provided vehicle keeper data to, or received income from, any thi
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency has provided vehicle keeper data to and received income from third-party organisations or agents acting on behalf of Oxfordshire County Council since 4 July 2024.
Answered 21 Nov 2025
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