Richard Holden MP: written questions 2026
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RoadsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116222More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 20 November 2025 to Question 91458 on Roads: Local Government, whether his Department holds that data.
Answer: The department collects data about local authorities’ expenditure and income relating to all services through the General Fund Revenue Outturn data collection. This includes data on traffic management and road safety but with the exception of congestion c...
Answered 6 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMilitary Aircraft: MinistersMinistry of DefenceTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116221More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 27 January 2026 to Question 106742 on Military Aircraft: Ministers, how many tasks there have been from RAF CSAT aircraft since July 2024.
Answer: It has been the practice of successive administrations not to publish granular information relating to the official movements of Ministers and those accompanying them within the United Kingdom.
Answered 6 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMilitary Aircraft: MinistersMinistry of DefenceTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116220More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 27 January 2026 to Question 106742 on Military Aircraft: Ministers, whether the use of RAF CSAT aircraft includes use of military helicopters.
Answer: The hon. Member will recall that when this Government took office, we cancelled the VIP helicopter contract that had attracted so much criticism in previous years when used by the previous Government. The current RAF Command Support Air Transport fleet co...
Answered 6 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMilitary Aircraft: MinistersMinistry of DefenceTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116219More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 16 July 2025 to Question 66297 on Military Aircraft: Ministers, how many flights that includes.
Answer: The response to Question 66297 related to a total of 11 taskings.
Answered 6 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAirports: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116218More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Valuation Office Agency's statistics entitled Non-domestic rating: change in rateable value of rating lists, England and Wales, 2026 Revaluation, published on 26 November 2025, for what reason
Answer: The revaluation is required to be carried out in relation to the relevant valuation date, 01 April 2024 for the 2026 rating list. The current rating list valuation is carried out in relation to the relevant valuation date, 01 April 2021 for the 2023 ratin...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordChannel Tunnel: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116217More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of changes to business rates for the Channel Tunnel from 2025-26 to 2026-27 as a consequence of the (i) business rate revaluation and (ii) surcharge on Rateable Values above £500,000; and
Answer: The Government cannot comment on the bills of individual ratepayers.At the Budget, the VOA announced updated property values from the 2026 revaluation. This revaluation is the first since Covid, which has led to significant increases in rateable values fo...
Answered 6 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAirports: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116216More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 20 November 2025 to Question 91460 on Airports: Business Rates, if she will publish the revised guidance alongside the draft rating list.
Answer: The Valuation Office Agency's guidance will be published when the Rating List is compiled on 1 April 2026.
Answered 6 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal Welfare: SentencingAttorney GeneralTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116060More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, whether the offence of causing unnecessary suffering to an animal under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 is within the scope of the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme.
Answer: The offence of causing unnecessary suffering to an animal under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 is not within the scope of the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme as it is not an indictable only offence and is not specified in statute as qualifying for review unde...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordStreet Trading: Westminster BridgeCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115864More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 2 January 2026 to Question 71251 on Street Trading: Westminster Bridge, what discussions he has had with the (a) police and (b) local authority on ice cream vans parking on red lines on
Answer: All vehicles operating within this zone are a matter for the police. They continue to monitor the situation and maintain contact with relevant partners. In line with policy under successive administrations, security arrangements within the Government Secu...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordClean Air ZonesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115458More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Environmental Improvement Plan, published 1 December 2025, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the new PM2.5 target on (a) the number of Clean
Answer: Clean Air Zones have been introduced to reduce local roadside nitrogen dioxide concentrations from transport. We are committed to reducing air pollution from all sources and using the most effective policy tools to do so.
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAirports: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115457More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 17 November 2025 to Question 87788, whether airport turnover and revenues were a material consideration in the determination of airports' Rateable Value in the revaluation of business rates
Answer: The Rateable Value of a property is a measure of its annual rental value. The best evidence to use in undertaking such valuations is actual rental evidence. For some classes of property there is a paucity or indeed no rental evidence as these properties a...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMinisters: Official CarsCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115456More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 19 November 2025 to Question 90730 on Ministers: Official Cars, whether the figures provided include Government Car Service transport for civil servants.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to my answer on 5th November 2025 (PQ 86664).
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Official CarsCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115455More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 8 January 2026 to Question 100884, if he will publish the information provided in the five requests granted in full.
Answer: The Hon. Member will be aware that, as also under successive administrations, the Cabinet Office does not routinely publish responses to FOI requests.
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCybersecurity: ChinaCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115454More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment the National Cyber Security Centre has made of the potential impact of kill switches in Chinese-made (a) cars and (b) buses on cyber security.
Answer: Modern vehicles – including cars and buses – are increasingly using software to support safer driving, to improve diagnostics and to provide a host of other services such as navigation and entertainment. The Government takes national security extremely se...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordRailways: Government AssistanceDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115453More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 13 January 2026 to Question 99932 on Railways: Government Assistance, what the estimated level of support is for the contracted operators and Network Rail in each year from 2023-24.
Answer: The Department’s support for the 14 contracted operators and Network Rail was £9.60 per passenger journey in 2023/24. As explained in the response to Question 96260, this support reduced to £8.47 per passenger journey in 2024/25, and it is estimated that...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordParking: CarsDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115452More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Road Safety Strategy, published January 2026, whether the updated Manual for Streets will encourage an increase in the amount of road and parking space for cars.
Answer: Decisions on how to allocate road space between different modes remain for local authorities, designers and practitioners.
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordRoad Traffic Control: EnforcementDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115451More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which councils applied to the July 2025 tranche of applications for moving traffic offence enforcement fining powers.
Answer: In July 2025, the following local authorities applied to the Secretary of State for designated powers to carry out civil enforcement in respect of contraventions of moving traffic restrictions:Brighton and Hove City Council, the Borough Council of Calderd...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordRoad Traffic Control: EnforcementDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115450More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her timetable is for the Government response to the consultation on restricting the generation of surplus funds from traffic contraventions.
Answer: In July 2025, the following local authorities applied to the Secretary of State for designated powers to carry out civil enforcement in respect of contraventions of moving traffic restrictions:Brighton and Hove City Council, the Borough Council of Calderd...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordParking Offences: FinesDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115449More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to undertake a national review of penalty charge levels for municipal parking.
Answer: In July 2025, the following local authorities applied to the Secretary of State for designated powers to carry out civil enforcement in respect of contraventions of moving traffic restrictions:Brighton and Hove City Council, the Borough Council of Calderd...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordRailways: WalesDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115448More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding has been allocated to railways in Wales in each year of the Spending Review 2025.
Answer: The 2025 Spending Review determined the allocation of railway enhancement funding over the financial years 2026/27 to 2029/20.The currently assumed annualised allocations for the £350 million committed for Wales rail enhancements within that period are as...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordBuses and Cars: ChinaDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115447More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of kill switches in Chinese-made (a) cars and (b) buses on cyber security.
Answer: Modern vehicles – including cars and buses - are increasingly using software to support safer driving, to improve diagnostics and to provide a host of other services such as navigation and entertainment. The Government takes national security extremely se...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSpeed LimitsDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115446More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Road Safety Strategy, published in January 2026, whether the updated Setting Local Speed Limits guidance will encourage lower speed limits.
Answer: Decisions on the most appropriate speed limits will continue to rest with local traffic authorities, working with the police who enforce them.
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Aviation AuthorityDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115445More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the growth duty will apply to the Civil Aviation Commission.
Answer: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is covered by the current Growth Duty set out in Section 108 of the Deregulation Act 2015. This requires specified regulators to have regard to the desirability of promoting economic growth when delivering their regulato...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSafety Belts: FinesDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115444More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Road Safety Strategy, published in January 2026, whether proposed new penalties for not wearing a seat belt will apply to passengers in a Hackney Carriage black cab in London.
Answer: As part of the Road Safety Strategy, the Department for Transport has published a public consultation on proposed changes to penalties for motoring offences, including seat belt usage. The consultation seeks views on strengthening sanctions for non‑compli...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordRoads: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115443More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's publication entitled Local highway authority highways maintenance ratings and underlying metric scores, 2025, of 11 January 2026, when she plans to update the road condition d
Answer: The Department will update the local road maintenance ratings on an annual basis. Each update will use the most recent road condition data available at the time of publication. The current ratings already incorporate road condition statistics for the fina...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
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