Richard Holden MP: written questions 2026
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UK Emissions Trading SchemeDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115442More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the alignment of the UK Emissions Trading Scheme with the EU scheme on the costs of the operation of passenger ferries in Great Britain.
Answer: Linking the UK Emissions Trading Scheme and EU Emissions Trading Scheme is about making life easier for operators. It should minimise the administrative burden for operators and unlock greater access to a larger market, supporting economic growth and deca...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMinisters: Official CarsCabinet OfficeTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115066More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 19 November 2025 to Question 90730 on Ministers: Official Cars, if he will provide equivalent information for July 2024 to March 2025.
Answer: Invoicing data for the period in question is included below. The figures provided represent total charges to departments, inclusive of all associated costs such as Transport for London (TfL) congestion charge, as well as travel and subsistence claims subm...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDisabled Persons Transport Advisory CommitteeDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115065More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the regulated public appointment, Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (DPTAC) - Chair, with application deadline of 22 September 2025, who the Advisory Assessment Independent Panel M
Answer: The Assessment Independent Panel Member was Jacob Meagher.
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordOfficial Cars: Greenhouse Gas EmissionsCabinet OfficeTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115064More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 5 November 2025 to Question 85497 on Official Cars, what information his Department holds on the greenhouse gas emissions for the Government Car Service in 2024-25.
Answer: A consolidated record of total greenhouse gas emissions of the Government Car Service (GCS) fleet is not held centrally. These reporting arrangements are longstanding and have not changed since the previous administration.
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: Hire ServicesDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115063More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 6 January 2026 to Question 101487 on Motor Vehicles: Hire Services, if she will provide a hyperlink.
Answer: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-fleet-commitment/government-fleet-commitment.
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHigh Speed 1 LineDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115062More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increases in business rates on planned private sector investment in Channel Tunnel rail services.
Answer: Business rates and the ongoing 2026 valuation process is a matter for the operationally independent Valuation Office Agency. The Government is committed to supporting a thriving and competitive international rail market, signing landmark deals with partne...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLondon North Eastern Railway: FaresDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115061More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 17 November 2025 to Question 89630 on London North East Railway: Fares, whether she plans to roll out the LNER demand-based pricing model to the wider nationalised railway network.
Answer: The Department will set out further plans for fares reform, including any future approach to demand based pricing, in due course.
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordRoads: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115060More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's document, the Methodology used to calculate ratings for local road maintenance, published on 11 January 2025, why was metric 9 on decarbonisation of road maintenance deemed re
Answer: Metric 9 considers both whether a local highway authority has plans to decarbonise its maintenance operations and whether it has plans to increase climate resilience. In relation to decarbonisation, lower carbon approaches to road maintenance, such as a g...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordParking: FinesDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115058More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 11 November 2025 to Question 54870 on Parking: Fines, whether her Department holds a list of the 43 local authorities.
Answer: The Effectiveness of current civil parking penalty charge levels report, which has been deposited in the Library of the House, contains the full list of the 43 local authorities.
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordRestoring Your Railway FundDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115055More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 24 November 2025 to Question 90402 on Restoring Your Railway Fund, if she will place a copy of the equality impact assessment on the closure in the Library.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer given to Question 94298, answered on 8 December 2025.
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDriving under Influence: DrugsDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115054More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 24 November 2025 to Question 92911 on Driving under the Influence: Drugs, whether the figures for 2024-25 are the budgeted figures after the July 2024 reductions in communications spen
Answer: The figures previously given for the total budgeted spend on publicity for drug driving in 2024-25 reflect the July 2024 reductions in communications spending across government departments.
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMotorcycles: Manufacturing IndustriesDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115053More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 31 October 2025 to Question 84274 on Motorcycles: Manufacturing Industries, if she will provide a relevant hyperlink to the list of motorcycles eligible for grant support: and if she w
Answer: https://www.gov.uk/plug-in-vehicle-grants/motorcycles.The Department does not hold information on manufacture location as part of the motorcycle grant.
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFixed PenaltiesDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115052More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2025 to Question 65366 on Fixed Penalties, whether contractors will be permitted to (a) issue fixed penalty notices by the bus byelaws for profit and (b) pay staff per fine iss
Answer: Guidance for local transport authorities on the byelaws provisions in the Bus Services Act 2025 is being developed and will be published in due course.
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDriver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Disclosure of InformationDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115051More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 5 January 2025 to Question 100964 on DVLA: Disclosure of Information, whether he plans to remove access to DVLA data for traffic filters and 15 minute cities.
Answer: Regulation 27 of the Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) Regulations 2002 allows the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency to make information about UK vehicles and their registered keepers available for use by local authorities for a range of approp...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCar SharingDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115050More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the (a) regulatory and (b) fiscal environment on the car-sharing market.
Answer: The Minister for Local Transport met with the car sharing sector in November to discuss challenges, opportunities, and how Government can help create a supportive environment for car sharing services for people across the UK. The Department is actively co...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDriving under Influence: DrugsDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115049More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2025 to Question 77644 on THINK! Campaign, what the outturn budget on the THINK! Road Safety communications campaign was in (a) 2023-24 and (b) 2024-25; and what is the fore
Answer: Improving road safety is one of my Department’s highest priorities. Injuries and fatalities from road collisions caused by driving are unacceptable, and this Government will work hard to prevent these tragedies for all road users. The total spend on the T...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordRoads: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115048More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's guidance entitled Methodology used to calculate ratings for local road maintenance, published on 11 January 2025, whether special advisers played a role in the drafting of the
Answer: The methodology underpinning the ratings was developed by departmental officials, including analytical professionals. As is routine for significant policy projects and announcements, special advisers were consulted as part of the policy development and mi...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordRoads: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115047More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's transparency data entitled Local highway authority highways maintenance ratings and underlying metric scores 2025 to 2026, published on 11 January 2026, over what specific per
Answer: Metrics 1, 2 and 3 were based on road condition statistics for the financial year ending 2024. Data for the financial year ending 2024 was the most recent data available at the time of producing the ratings. Where local highway authorities were unable to ...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordShipping: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115046More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the policy paper entitled UK-EU Summit - Common Understanding, 22 December 2025, whether her Department will make additional financial contributions to the European Union as a consequence of t
Answer: Although we have still to agree the detail of any provisions on maritime security and safety with the European Union, we do not anticipate that any such arrangements will require the United Kingdom to make additional financial contributions to the Europea...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: TyresForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114114More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information their Department holds on (a) the proportion of tyres procured that were re-tread tyres for (i) Department-operated and (ii) commercially contracted heavy ve
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office does not hold or collate the information requested. The Motor Vehicle Tyres (Safety) Regulations 1994, set out requirements for re-treaded tyres, as well as brand new tyres. Consumers can be confident in th...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: TyresMinistry of JusticeTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114113More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information their Department holds on (a) the proportion of tyres procured that were re-tread tyres for (i) Department-operated and (ii) commercially contracted heavy vehicle fleets, including lorries, buses
Answer: The Ministry of Justice does not hold or collate the information requested centrally.
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: TyresMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114112More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information their Department holds on (a) the proportion of tyres procured that were re-tread tyres for (i) Department-operated and (ii) commercially contracted heavy vehicl
Answer: The Department does not own or have commercially contracted heavy vehicles. It has not procured any tyres of any type for that class of vehicle within the past 12 months. The Motor Vehicle Tyres (Safety) Regulations 1994, set out requirements for re-tread...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: TyresDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114111More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what information their Department holds on (a) the proportion of tyres procured that were re-tread tyres for (i) Department-operated and (ii) commercially contracted heavy vehicle fleets, inc
Answer: The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero does not hold the information requested by the Rt hon Member.
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: TyresDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114110More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information their Department holds on (a) the proportion of tyres procured that were re-tread tyres for (i) Department-operated and (ii) commercially contracted heavy vehicle fleets, including
Answer: The Department does not operate vehicles and does not procure tyres.
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Office: TyresHome OfficeTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114109More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information their Department holds on (a) the proportion of tyres procured that were re-tread tyres for (i) Department-operated and (ii) commercially contracted heavy vehicle fleets, including lo
Answer: The Home Office does not hold or collate the information requested.The Motor Vehicle Tyres (Safety) Regulations 1994, set out requirements for re-treaded tyres, as well as brand new tyres. Consumers can be confident in the safety of any tyre that complies...
Answered 19 Mar 2026
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