Richard Holden MP: written questions
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Written questions
Nitrogen Dioxide: Pollution ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4271More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 13 April 2026 to Question 123377 on Nitrogen Dioxide: Pollution Control, when her Department plans to place a breakdown of the NO2 programme expenditure
Answer: The information was deposited in the House of Commons library on 2 June 2026.
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4270More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the introduction of Electric Vehicle Excise Duty on consumer uptake of electric vehicles; and what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that t
Answer: The Government remains firmly committed to the Electric Vehicle (EV) transition, and has carefully considered the potential impact of electric Vehicle Excise Duty (eVED) on consumer uptake of electric vehicles. eVED has been designed to ensure electric ve...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAirports: Fees and ChargesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4269More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the Competition and Markets Authority has investigated the pricing practices of UK airports for vehicle drop-off charges.
Answer: Decisions on whether to take action in specific markets are a matter for the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), as the UK’s independent competition authority, or, in relation to airport operation services, where the Civil Aviation Authority has conc...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDriving Licences: Electronic GovernmentDepartment for TransportTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4268More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 18 May 2026 to Question 1463 on Driving Licences: Electronic Government, when the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency will complete the work on bringing online services to Web Content
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency’s (DVLA) online services currently adhere to Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and work to bring all services to WCAG 2.2 level AA status to attain full compliance with the most recent accessibility re...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDriving LicencesDepartment for TransportTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4267More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 18 May 2026 to Question 1407 on Driving Licences, whether the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency met its targets to (a) dispatch 95% of straightforward online driving licence applicat
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has achieved the targets for processing straightforward online and paper driving licence applications in each month since July 2024. The target to make a licensing decision in medical applications within an a...
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: TollsTreasuryTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4266More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential implications for its policies of (a) per-kilometre road charging schemes for electric vehicles in other countries, including Iceland and (b) Iceland’s E
Answer: The Government considers international evidence when developing tax policy, including approaches taken by other countries, including Iceland, to mileage-based charges for electric and hybrid vehicles. Unlike in some other countries where EV purchase incen...
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4265More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department’s consultation on the proposed Electric Vehicle Excise Duty scheme permitted respondents to comment on the proposed implementation date, mileage tariff structure and sectoral exemptions.
Answer: The consultation invited views on the design, scope and implementation of electric Vehicle Excise Duty. It set out the proposed April 2028 implementation date, the proposed mileage rates for electric and plug-in hybrid cars, and the vehicle types proposed...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordRailways: NationalisationDepartment for TransportTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4264More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Explanatory Notes to the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill, whether the projected savings are net of police funding obligations; and what estimate her Department has made
Answer: The Explanatory Notes set out that public ownership is expected to save an estimated £110-150 million per annum, once all franchised contracts have expired, as a result of savings of fixed and performance-based management fees currently paid to private se...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for TransportTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4263More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 9 January 2026 to Question 100955, whether other arm’s-length bodies in her Department have adopted the 2050 target.
Answer: The Net Zero target in the Climate Change Act 2008, is a target for the whole of the UK, not individual departments or arms-length bodies.
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Aviation Authority: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for TransportTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4262More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 9 January 2026 to Question 100955, what programmes the Civil Aviation Authority is engaged in to support airspace modernisation and sustainable aviation fuel take-up in line with
Answer: The CAA are involved in a variety of Airspace Modernisation programmes, including administering the Airspace Modernisation Support Fund (ASF). The ASF is funded through the UK State overflight charging mechanism for commercial air transport.DfT is also su...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNorthern Lighthouse Board: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for TransportTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4261More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 9 January 2026 to Question 100955, what programmes the Northern Lighthouse Board is undertaking to achieve its Net Zero target by 2050; and what the estimated cost to the public
Answer: The Northern Lighthouse Board’s programmes to support its Net Zero target include measures to improve energy efficiency and increase the use of renewable power across its lighthouse estate and aids to navigation, alongside projects to reduce emissions fro...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: LanyardsDepartment for TransportTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4260More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much her Department has spent on lanyards since 4 July 2024; what designs of lanyards have been purchased; and what the cost and number of each lanyard design purchased was.
Answer: Since 4 July 2024 2,015 plain (single colour) non-branded lanyards have been purchased for use at the Department’s London headquarters building at a cost of £3,250.25. Lanyards were also purchased for National Apprenticeship Week at a total cost of £707. ...
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAir Passenger DutyTreasuryTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4259More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the air passenger duty rate increases for commercial airlines on the international competitiveness of UK hub airports relative to major European aviation
Answer: The Government is committed to the long-term future of the aviation sector and recognises the importance of maintaining a thriving and competitive aviation sector in the UK to deliver connectivity. The Government is clear that APD is an appropriate tax th...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4258More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many public electric vehicle chargepoints have been installed in each local authority area in England; and what assessment she has made of trends in the level of regional difference in access to charging in
Answer: Data for public electric vehicle chargers installed by region and country can be found here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a06e1cd5f39105e0848a30a/evci0101_2026-04_EV_chargers_by_region_and_country_UK.ods Data by local authority can be f...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordShipping: TaxationTreasuryTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4257More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made a sector-specific assessment of the potential impact of changes to the non-domicile tax regime on the competitiveness of the maritime sector; whether (a) she (b) Treasury Ministers an
Answer: The Government is committed to addressing unfairness in the tax system, so that everyone who makes their home in the UK pays their taxes here.That is why the Government removed the outdated concept of domicile status from the tax system from April 2025 an...
Answered 3 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordRailwaysDepartment for TransportTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2807More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the ten routes with the highest number of short-formed services were for each train operating company under DfT Operator ownership in the last 18 months; and how many and what proportion of services operat
Answer: DFT Operator expects operators to provide appropriate capacity in response to expected demand and holds operators to account for short- formed services. DFT Operator generally monitors levels of short formations at an operator level every four weeks and t...
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSomaliland: Commonwealth and Recognition of StatesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2805More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to support Somaliland in achieving (a) international recognition and (b) membership of the Commonwealth.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 2 February in response to Question 108575.
Answered 27 May 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: ProcurementDepartment for TransportTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2804More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to transition from short-term innovation grant funding to longer-term commercial and procurement support for suppliers; and what strategy she has implemented to apply the Pro
Answer: A recent report published by NAO noted that the department has developed guidance to help officials consider the full range of levers available to drive innovation into adoption, rather than defaulting to grant funding alone.The department continues to en...
Answered 27 May 2026
Original Parliament recordTransport: ConcreteDepartment for TransportTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2803More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the National Audit Office's report entitled Innovation in transport, published on 18 May 2026, what the expenditure has been by her Department and HS2 Ltd on the calcined clay acceleration pla
Answer: Since December 2023, HS2 Ltd has spent £377,225 (net) on work to accelerate the UK adoption of calcined clay, with the aim of understanding and mitigating the blockers to the UK establishing a commercial kiln to produce calcined clay. This would enable wi...
Answered 29 May 2026
Original Parliament recordAdvanced Fuels FundDepartment for TransportTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2802More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the planned spending is on the Advanced Fuels Fund in (a) 2026–27, (b) 2027–28 and(c) 2028–29 by project.
Answer: The Advanced Fuels Fund ended on 31st March 2026. A new funding scheme to support UK sustainable aviation fuel production is in development. A competitive application window will open this summer, with winning projects announced later in the year.
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordTransport: InnovationDepartment for TransportTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2801More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for which projects her Department has adapted its business case approvals process for innovative activity.
Answer: The Department for Transport follows the principles set out in HM Treasury’s Green Book and associated guidance when considering business case approvals. These frameworks allow for a proportionate and flexible approach, enabling approval processes to be t...
Answered 27 May 2026
Original Parliament recordShipping: Exhaust EmissionsDepartment for TransportTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2800More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will provide a list of the innovative research and development programmes for the UK Shipping Office for Reducing Emissions, including the funding allocated to each.
Answer: The UK Shipping Office for Reducing Emissions (UK SHORE) research and development programme funds a range of interventions that develop clean maritime technologies across the Technological Readiness Level scale. In September 2025 this Government announced...
Answered 26 May 2026
Original Parliament recordMarriage: RelativesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2799More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 10 March 2026 to Question 108307 on Marriage: Relatives, whether the internal review has concluded; and if he plans to publish its findings.
Answer: I apologise to the Rt. Hon. Member for the delay in responding to his questions of 19 May and 19 June, and I refer him respectively to the answers he received on 9 June in response to Question 1717 and on 17 June in response to Question 8796.
Answered 22 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2798More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when her Department plans to publish its response to the consultation entitled Electric vehicle charging: changes to permitted development rights, which closed on 21 January 2026.
Answer: As announced in April, following consultation, the Government will legislate to introduce permitted development rights to expand EV charging provision, allowing for cross-pavement charging solutions and associated charging points. The Government’s respons...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordTransport: Greenhouse Gas EmissionsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2797More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has assessed the recommendations of the Independent Greenhouse Gas Removal Review, published on 23 October 2025; and what is his timeline for responding to that report'
Answer: On 23 October 2025 the GGR Independent Review was published, setting out a range of recommendations to government. The government welcomes this report and will consider the recommendations and respond in due course.
Answered 28 May 2026
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