Richard Holden MP: written questions 2025
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ADHD: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67148More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the feasibility of allowing general practitioners to initiate ADHD diagnostic referrals for school-age children.
Answer: It is the responsibility of the integrated care boards (ICBs) to make available the appropriate provision to meet the health and care needs of their local population, including decisions on local referral processes for attention deficit hyperactivity diso...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordData, Statistics and Research on Sex and Gender Independent ReviewWomen and EqualitiesTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66661More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she plans to respond to the report entitled Review of data, statistics and research on sex and gender - Report 2: Barriers to research on sex and gender, published on 2 July 2025.
Answer: On 19 March 2025 the Government published a report by Professor Alice Sullivan, following an independent review of data, statistics and research on sex and gender. This report was commissioned by the previous administration. Professor Sullivan has subsequ...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66660More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 54794 on British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty, what the value of each annual payment is in cash terms.
Answer: We have published the full costs alongside the Treaty and provided further detail in the accompanying explanatory memorandum. These were laid in the House on the day of signature. The average cost per year in today's money is £101 million and the net pres...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordClimate Change: FinanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66659More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has provided funding for intersectional climate action since July 2024.
Answer: We have provided funding to the Global Alliance for Green and Gender Action and to the Equality Fund - both expanding support to grassroots women's rights organisations with Equality Fund grants focussed on the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
Answered 25 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordOfficial Hospitality: Lancaster HouseForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66658More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the cost was of the summer reception at Lancaster House on 1 July 2025.
Answer: The total cost of the Foreign Secretary's Summer Reception on 1 July 2025 was £49,069.88.
Answered 17 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: ResignationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66657More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has issued guidance to civil servants on resigning if they disagree with government policy.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary has not issued guidance to staff on this matter. The Permanent Under-Secretaries did respond to a series of letters from a group of staff to the Foreign Secretary raising concerns about the UK's Middle East policy, however, setting o...
Answered 17 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Hospitality: WinesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66656More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 6 June 2025 to Question 54789 on Government Hospitality: Wines, whether alcohol from the Government Wine Cellar has been consumed at any other event
Answer: Alcohol from the Government Wine Cellar was served at the following events by a) 10 and b) 11 Downing Street since 4 July 2024:18 July 2024: Dinner for the President of France hosted by the Prime Minister at the European Political Meeting.4 February 2025:...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66655More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10 June 2025 to Question 56762 on Chagos Islands: Sovereignty, for what reason the Chagos Islands deal will not be funded from the Official Developm
Answer: The treaty is an investment in UK national security, protecting the long-term security of the vital US-UK base. Payments for military bases do not qualify under UK's Official Development Assistance eligibility framework.
Answered 18 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools and Universities: AdmissionsDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66654More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the commencement of the socio-economic duty under the Equality Act 2010 on (a) school and (b) university admissions.
Answer: The government issued a call for evidence on equality law, which included commencing the socio-economic duty under the Equality Act 2010. This closed on 30 June 2025.All mainstream state-funded schools are required to comply with relevant legislation and ...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMilitary Aircraft: CostsMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66653More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual operating costs are of the (a) RAF Envoy IV with registrations (i) G-ZAHS and (ii) G-ZABH, (b) VIP Voyager with registration ZZ336 and (c) Airbus A321-Neo with registration G-GBNI.
Answer: The Envoy aircraft operating costs are currently £4.4 million per year, contracted through Centreline Av Ltd. The operating costs of Voyager ZZ336 in its secondary role of VIP use are not separately recorded within the wider 27-Year AirTanker contract for...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMilitary Aircraft: MinistersMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66652More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2025 to Question 39690 on Military Aircraft: Ministers, how many tasks have there been relating to Ministers travelling on all RAF planes since 4 July 2024.
Answer: Since the 4 July 2024, there have been a total of 43 tasks completed in support of Ministers travel, across the RAF Command Support Air Transport fleets.
Answered 18 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCensusCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66651More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 185 of the report entitled Census 2021: General report for England and Wales, published on 21 June 2025, which local authorities had a confidence interval of (a) up to 5%, (b) up to 6% and
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 10th July is attached.
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMinisters: Industrial DisputesCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66650More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has issued guidance to Ministers on attending office workplaces during periods of strike action.
Answer: No such guidance has been issued by the Cabinet Office.
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: ProcurementCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66649More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2025 to Question 62084 on Government Departments: Procurement, which public bodies have undertaken expenditure through framework RM6125 since 4 July 2024.
Answer: Information on individual contracts, including any agreed through a Crown Commercial Service framework, are publicly available on Contracts Finder at the following link: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk. Contracts Finder provides information abo...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMilitary Aircraft: MinistersMinistry of DefenceTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66297More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much air passenger duty was paid for ministerial domestic travel on RAF-provided flights between 4 July 2024 and 31 March 2025.
Answer: The total amount of Air Passenger Duty paid for Ministers who travelled on the RAF Envoy, on domestic flights, between 4 July 2024 and 31 March 2025 is £1,950.
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: ConferencesMinistry of DefenceTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66296More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has issued guidance to senior members of the armed forces on speaking at (a) conferences and (b) panels where (i) Ministers and (ii) media are present since July 2024.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence's guidance on contact with the media and public communication was last updated on 6 February 2025.
Answered 17 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMilitary Aircraft: MinistersMinistry of DefenceTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66295More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, Pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2025 to Question 39690 on Military Aircraft: Ministers, what is the definition of a task; and whether this involves a one-way or return journey.
Answer: A task can include multiple legs between the point of departure and the final destination.
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCensusCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66294More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 186 of the Census 2021: General report for England and Wales, published on 21 June 2025, which local authorities had a response rate below 95%.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 9th July is attached.
Answered 17 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordData, Statistics and Research on Sex and Gender Independent ReviewCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66293More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the (a) UK Statistics Authority and (b) Office for National Statistics plan to respond to the second part of the Professor Sullivan report entitled Barriers to research on sex and gender, published on 2
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 9th July is attached.
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: PayCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66292More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2025 to Question 62283 on Cabinet Office: Pay, whether the Civil Service Statistics 2025 document will publish the annual wage costs of the EU relations secretariat.
Answer: Salary data for the Civil Service is published annually as part of Civil Service Statistics. This statistical bulletin presents mean and median salary data for Civil Service departments and their Executive Agencies overall. A detailed breakdown for the st...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHouse of Lords Appointments CommissionCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66291More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June 2025 to Question 62083 on House of Lords Appointments Commission, for what reason the competition to recruit members of the House of Lords Appointments Commission is not listed
Answer: The campaign to recruit up to two independent members to the House of Lords Appointments Commission was launched on 3 January 2025. The competition then closed on 5 February 2025. As such, it is no longer open to new applicants. The advert can be found on...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCompany Voluntary ArrangementsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66290More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she is taking to prevent solvent companies from using Company Voluntary Arrangements to avoid meeting their (a) redundancy and (b) notice period obligations.
Answer: Company Voluntary Arrangements (“CVAs”) are a restructuring process for insolvent or contingently insolvent companies. To be eligible, a company must meet the insolvent test as assessed by an insolvency practitioner and the CVA must be agreed by a majorit...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordADHD: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66289More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with NHS England on the adequacy of the consistency of shared care prescribing arrangements for ADHD medication in each Integrated Care Board.
Answer: The Department has not issued guidance to integrated care boards (ICBs) or general practices (GPs) on supporting patients with private attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnoses to transition into National Health Service care.It is the resp...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordADHD: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66288More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has issued to (a) ICBs and (b) GP practices on supporting patients with private ADHD diagnoses to transition into NHS care.
Answer: The Department has not issued guidance to integrated care boards (ICBs) or general practices (GPs) on supporting patients with private attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnoses to transition into National Health Service care.It is the resp...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordADHD: Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66287More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that patients who pursue non-NHS ADHD treatment are not disadvantaged in accessing (a) ongoing and (b) future NHS treatment.
Answer: The Department has not issued guidance to integrated care boards (ICBs) or general practices (GPs) on supporting patients with private attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnoses to transition into National Health Service care.It is the resp...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
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