Richard Holden MP: written questions
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Airports: ParkingDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123240More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 February 2026 to Question 111456, what mechanisms are available to airports to meet surface access environmental targets.
Answer: In order to meet surface access environmental targets, airport operators and their local stakeholders are responsible for determining the specific interventions that are best-suited to their unique operational contexts taking into account local infrastruc...
Answered 1 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordMotorcycles: InsuranceDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123239More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department held discussions with representatives from the motorbike industry on the Motor Insurance Taskforce Final Report prior to its publication.
Answer: The taskforce secretariat met regularly with interested parties, including consumer groups and industry representatives. However, the taskforce did not meet with motorcyclist stakeholders specifically.
Answered 31 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 24 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123238More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2026 to Question 115998, if she will publish the full list of factors used to calculate the (a) rate for each vehicle and (b) rates and thresholds rates and thresholds of taxes and
Answer: Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) is a tax on vehicles used or kept on public roads, and as in my previous response, rates for different vehicles vary according to a range of factors. The rates payable for different vehicle types and the factors which determine t...
Answered 31 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDriving: Young PeopleDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123237More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's consultation entitled Introducing a minimum learning period for learner drivers, published on 7 January 2026, what would be the minimum legal age at which an individual could
Answer: The minimum legal age at which an individual can take a driving test is 17 (or 16 in specific circumstances where an exemption applies). The same minimum legal age applies for individuals starting to learn to drive on public roads with an approved drivin...
Answered 31 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMinisters: Official CarsDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123236More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answers of 19 November and 27 November 2025 to Questions 90730 and 93372 on Ministers: Official Cars, whether her Department issued guidance on the provision of official cars to Ministers outsid
Answer: The Department for Transport has not issued guidance regarding the provision of official cars to Ministers outside the Government Car Service.
Answered 31 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 24 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123235More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has had discussions with garage owners on the potential impact of the cost of taking EV cars to have their pay per mile mileage checked for eVED on motorists.
Answer: As announced at Budget 2025, the Government is introducing Electric Vehicle Excise Duty (eVED) from April 2028, to create a fair tax system whilst also taking steps to ensure that driving an electric vehicle (EV) remains an attractive choice for consumers...
Answered 31 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFossil FuelsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 23 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122784More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has considered implementing the measures suggested by the International Energy Agency following the global oil and gas supply issues resulting from Iranian efforts to i
Answer: The Department works closely with the International Energy Agency to monitor oil and gas markets, including risks arising from disruption around the Strait of Hormuz. The IEA has published a range of potential measures as advice to governments across the ...
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDriving Licences: Medical RecordsDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122759More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency’s processes for handling anonymous third-party medical reports relating to driving licence holders.
Answer: The law requires driving licence holders or applicants to notify the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) of any medical condition that may affect their fitness to drive. The DVLA also considers relevant notifications received from third parties inc...
Answered 30 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: RecruitmentDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122532More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many full-time equivalent driving examiners employed by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency were (a) in post and (b) delivering practical car driving tests in (i) January 2026 and (ii) February 2026.
Answer: For campaigns up to November 2025, The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) used the data available from the civil service recruitment standard applicants survey. This shows which advertising routes generate candidates, however the information does ...
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordBus Lanes: MotorcyclesDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122531More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish the analysis commissioned to inform the motorcycles in bus lanes consultation.
Answer: The Department will publish the report on the Department’s website as soon as is practical and will place a copy in the libraries of both Houses.
Answered 30 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordVehicle Certification Agency: Fees and ChargesDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122530More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 16 March 2026 to Question 119471 on the Vehicle Certification Agency, what the estimated financial deficit of the Vehicle Certification Agency is in monetary terms and as a percentage
Answer: The Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) reported a net deficit of £8.778m in its accounts for the 2024/25 financial year. Income was reported at £22.252m against costs of £31.031m The hourly rate charged by the VCA for technical work has not increased sinc...
Answered 30 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAirports: CarsDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122529More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2026 to Question 118041 on Airports: Cars, whether her Department provides guidance to airports on the development, content, and monitoring of Surface Access Strategies.
Answer: The expectations around the development and monitoring of airports’ surface access plans were first set out in the Department’s “Guidance on Airport Transport Forums and Airport Surface Access Strategies” in 1999. It is for the airport operator, working w...
Answered 2 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: RecruitmentDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122528More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2026 to Question 118042, what steps the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency is taking to improve the collection and use of recruitment data for driving examiner vacancies.
Answer: For driving examiner recruitment campaigns up to November 2025, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) used data available from the Civil Service recruitment standard applicants survey. This shows which advertising routes generate candidates; howe...
Answered 30 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: RecruitmentDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122527More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2026 to Question 118042, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of click-through rates on the number of successful appointments to driving examiner ro
Answer: For driving examiner recruitment campaigns up to November 2025, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) used data available from the Civil Service recruitment standard applicants survey. This shows which advertising routes generate candidates; howe...
Answered 30 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: RecruitmentDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122526More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2026 to Question 118043, what systems the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency uses to track the source of applications for driving examiner roles.
Answer: For campaigns up to November 2025, The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) used the data available from the civil service recruitment standard applicants survey. This shows which advertising routes generate candidates, however the information does ...
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: RecruitmentDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122525More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2026 to Question 118043, what the average click-through rate was for driving examiner recruitment campaigns in the last 12 months; and what proportion of those click-throughs
Answer: For campaigns up to November 2025, The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) used the data available from the civil service recruitment standard applicants survey. This shows which advertising routes generate candidates, however the information does ...
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: RecruitmentDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122524More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2026 to Question 118043, how many driving test centres display recruitment posters for driving examiner roles.
Answer: For campaigns up to November 2025, The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) used the data available from the civil service recruitment standard applicants survey. This shows which advertising routes generate candidates, however the information does ...
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDriver and Vehicle Standards Agency: Fees and ChargesDepartment for TransportTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122314More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish the DVSA's fees strategy.
Answer: As DVSA’s fees are set out in legislation, any changes require a statutory process, including public consultation and subsequent legislative amendments. DVSA will publish details of any fee changes when consulting as part of the statutory process.
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHomophobia: Hate CrimeHome OfficeTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122297More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of current processes for handling incidents involving harassment, alarm or distress motivated by homophobia where relevant evidence cannot be admitted
Answer: On the 14th February, the government tabled an amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill to extend existing aggravated offences under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 to ensure equal protection across the protected characteristics of race, religion, sexual ...
Answered 27 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Greenhouse Gas EmissionsCabinet OfficeTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122296More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what additional resource requirements have been identified by the Government Property Agency or departments arising from greenhouse gas emissions reporting requirements over the current Spending Review period.
Answer: I refer to my answer for 116583. The GPA calculates greenhouse gas emissions for office space occupied by GPA staff and provides utility consumption data for departments occupying other buildings within its managed estate. As this activity is performed by...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHybrid Vehicles: FiresDepartment for TransportTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122293More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has assessed the implications for its policies of findings from the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency indicating that hybrid vehicles experience approximately 3,475 fires per 100,000 veh
Answer: The safety of hybrid-electric vehicles is of paramount importance to the Government and is kept under regular review. According to data from Thatcham Research, 2022, which compares claims data from the Motor Insurance Anti-Fraud and Theft Register against...
Answered 30 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHGV Parking and Driver Welfare Grant SchemeDepartment for TransportTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122281More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 13 February 2026 to Question 110890, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the HGV Parking and Driver Welfare Matched Funding Scheme.
Answer: The Department for Transport has commissioned an independent evaluation of the HGV Parking and Driver Welfare Matched Funding Scheme, to consider the application and delivery process, the role of the scheme in improving lorry driver facilities in England ...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: FiresMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122280More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 February 2026 to Question 112231, whether his Department holds data on (a) the number of fires involving road vehicles of all types attended by Fire
Answer: MHCLG collects data on incidents attended by Fire and Rescue Services (FRSs) in England through the Fire and Rescue Data Analysis Platform (FaRDaP), and previously through the Incident Recording System (IRS). This includes information on primary fires, fi...
Answered 27 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Hire ServicesDepartment for TransportTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122264More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the six-day minimum hire threshold on the proportion of zero emission vehicles counted towards the Government Fleet Commitment.
Answer: The scope of the Government Fleet Commitment relates to vehicles that are owned or leased by HMG, and to hire vehicles used for six days or more. Short term vehicle hires, which can happen at short notice, are subject to vehicle availability at the time a...
Answered 30 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordElectricity: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122262More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of current electricity costs on the rate of electric vehicle uptake; and what assessment he has made of the effect of electricity pricing m
Answer: On electric vehicle uptake, the Department for Transport has not assessed the potential impact of current electricity costs on the rate of uptake, and it is too early to determine how changes in fuel and electricity prices may influence electric vehicle a...
Answered 27 Mar 2026
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