Richard Holden MP: written questions
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Written questions
High Speed 2 Line: StaffordshireDepartment for TransportTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84309More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with HS2 Ltd on the the delay to the planned connection between High Speed 2 and the West Coast Main Line at Handsacre; what the additional cost to the public purse will be as a res
Answer: The Secretary of State for Transport and the Rail Minister have regular engagement with the CEO and Chair of HS2 Ltd to maintain oversight of the project and support their comprehensive reset of HS2. The government has committed an unprecedented settlemen...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84308More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she plans to publish the new Road Safety Strategy.
Answer: Improving road safety is one of my Department’s highest priorities. This Government treats road safety seriously and is committed to reducing the numbers of those killed and injured on our roads. Our Road Safety Strategy is under development and will incl...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84278More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of a national road-user charging system on (a) data-protection and (b) costs in administration.
Answer: Fuel duty is projected to raise £24.4bn in 2025/26 and will remain in place. At Autumn Budget 2024, the Government announced continued support for people and businesses by extending the temporary 5p fuel duty cut and cancelling the planned increase in lin...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84277More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact pay-per-mile road pricing on (a) rural motorists, (b) low-income drivers and (c) small businesses.
Answer: Fuel duty is projected to raise £24.4bn in 2025/26 and will remain in place. At Autumn Budget 2024, the Government announced continued support for people and businesses by extending the temporary 5p fuel duty cut and cancelling the planned increase in lin...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAviation: Alternative FuelsDepartment for TransportTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84276More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether future revenues generated from Sustainable Aviation Fuel mandate buy-out penalties will be spent on aviation sector decarbonisation.
Answer: The SAF mandate, which started in January this year, includes ambitious but deliverable targets to supply sustainable aviation fuels (SAF). Suppliers are expected to meet targets in the SAF mandate without the need to buyout. The buyout is not a revenue r...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84275More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 20 October 2025 to Question 78701 on Roads: Repairs and Maintenance, what proportion of that £6.5 billion funding was spent specifically on pothole repairs; what the real-terms change
Answer: I have since issued a written ministerial correction to clarify that the Department allocated approximately £8 billion for local highways maintenance in England over the period 2021/22 to 2025/26 alongside an explanation of what funds this figure takes in...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMotorcycles: Manufacturing IndustriesDepartment for TransportTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84274More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 20 October 2025 to Question 78706 on Motorcycles: Manufacturing Industries, how many (a) motorcycles, (b) British-built motorcycles, and (c) Maeving motorcycles have received support t
Answer: Since 2017, the Plug-in Motorcycle grant has supported 13,349 motorcycles. The Department does not collect data on the location of vehicle assembly. The Department cannot provide breakdown of support to an individual manufacturer due to commercial sensiti...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLondon Underground: StrikesDepartment for TransportTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84273More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2025 to Question 77643 on London Underground: Strikes, whether she plans to meet with other regional transport authorities impacted by industrial action.
Answer: Where transport matters are devolved, it is for the devolved authority to deal with any industrial action which may arise. The government would always encourage all sides to work together to resolve any issues as quickly as possible, in the interests of k...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving under Influence: DrugsDepartment for TransportTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84272More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much her Department has spent on drug-driving (a) enforcement and (b) communications campaigns in each year since 2023; and what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of those campaigns.
Answer: The Department for Transport does not hold responsibility for enforcement, this is a matter for police forces. The last paid THINK! drug driving campaign ran in 2015, to coincide with a change in drug driving legislation. To address an increase in drug dr...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: TicketsDepartment for TransportTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84271More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 20 October 2025 to Question 78714 on Railways: Tickets, whether her Department has undertaken research on reasons for participation levels in the Digital Pay As You Go trials in (a) Yo
Answer: The Department is monitoring participation rates as trials go live, and the evaluation of the trial will consider participation amongst users over time. To increase take-up, there will be further press activity for the launch of the third trial, in additi...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Licences: MoldovaDepartment for TransportTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84270More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 18 September 2025 to Question 76334 on Driving Licences: Moldova, if her Department will publish the technical evaluation undertaken by the (a) DVLA and (b) DVSA on Moldovan driving te
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) initially assessed the current driver testing standards in Moldova in December 2022. When DVSA receives an application from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency under the mutual exchange of driving licence...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: NationalisationTreasuryTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84269More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of nationalising the rail network on the Government's (a) balance sheet, (b) debt and (c) future liabilities in each of the next ten years.
Answer: The Office for National Statistics (ONS) are responsible for classification decisions and measurement of public debt. Both publicly and privately owned DfT-contracted train operating companies are already included in the public sector, classified currentl...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Vehicle Crime Intelligence ServiceHome OfficeTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84267More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many officers are currently assigned to the National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service; what that Service’s annual budget is for the 2025-26 financial year; and what discussions she has had with
Answer: We fully recognise the serious and growing threat that freight crime poses to businesses, drivers, and the wider economy. This Government is determined to crack down on it.The Government does not fund the National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service (NaVCI...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHGV Parking and Driver Welfare Grant SchemeDepartment for TransportTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84263More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of (a) the average cost per new HGV parking space delivered through the HGV Parking and Driver Welfare Fund to date and (b) the total expenditure on that Fund since its l
Answer: No assessment has been made of the average cost per new HGV parking space delivered by the HGV Parking Matched Funding Grant Scheme, as costs can vary significantly based on location and extent of work required. The total amount of funding contractually c...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLarge Goods Vehicles: ParkingDepartment for TransportTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84262More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to allocate further funding for HGV driver welfare and parking infrastructure from (a) the HGV parking and driver welfare grant scheme and (b) other schemes.
Answer: Through the HGV parking and driver welfare grant scheme the Department and industry partners are projected to deliver up to £35.7m of joint investment to enhance truck stops across England. This significant investment is in addition to joint investment by...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFuels: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83951More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has (a) undertaken work, (b) commissioned research and (c) had discussions with the Secretary of State for Transport on (i) revenue modelling and (ii) impact assessments on potential options for replacin
Answer: Fuel duty is projected to raise £24.4bn in 2025/26 and will remain in place. At Autumn Budget 2024, the Government announced continued support for people and businesses by extending the temporary 5p fuel duty cut and cancelling the planned increase in lin...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCompany Cars: GrantsDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83852More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Government (a) incentives and (b) grant schemes for (i) fleet and (ii) company vehicles on the wider retail market for new low-emission cars.
Answer: Favourable tax rates for zero emission vehicles (ZEVs), including the lowest first year rates of Vehicle Excise Duty and preferential Benefit in Kind rates, have been a key driver of ZEV adoption for both fleet operators and companies. Likewise, Plug-in V...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAviation: Alternative FuelsDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83851More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Clauses 6, 12 and 13 of the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill, what estimate she has made of the total cost to (a) passengers, (b) taxpayers, and (c) fuel suppliers arising from revenue certainty
Answer: The Government set out the potential costs and benefits arising from the RCM scheme in the Cost-Benefit Analysis, published in May 2025, including potential costs for passengers and fuel suppliers. The scheme will be funded via a variable levy placed on a...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRoad Works: FinesDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83392More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's consultation outcome on Street Works: Fines and Lane Rental Surplus Funds, why the implementation timeline was changed.
Answer: The date for laying the statutory instrument was adjusted slightly to allow time to ensure the legislative changes would fully deliver the intended outcomes and this included further engagement with stakeholders. The statutory instrument was laid in Parli...
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTransport: Exhaust EmissionsDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83390More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to review Net Zero transport spending priorities.
Answer: The Department for Transport’s budget for day-to-day spending until 2028-2029, and until 2029-2030 for capital investment was set in June’s Spending Review. Delivering greener, safer and healthier transport to support the Government’s commitment to reach ...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTransport: Exhaust EmissionsDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83389More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate she has made of total transport-sector emissions since July 2024; and if she will make an assessment of how that figures compares with projections made when the Zero Emission Vehicle Mandat
Answer: Transport was estimated to emit 111.8MtCO2e (megatonnes carbon dioxide equivalent) in 2023, with 78.1MtCO2e from cars and vans. The ZEV Mandate came into force in 2024; it requires that, by 2030, 80% of new cars and 70% of new vans should be fully zero em...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLarge Goods Vehicles: Electric VehiclesDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83388More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the cost of (a) electric and (b) hydrogen HGVs for small and medium-sized enterprises since July 2024; and whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the (i) 2
Answer: More needs to be done to ensure that UK haulage companies can switch to zero emission HGVs (battery electric or hydrogen fuel cell). This is particularly true as most UK haulage companies are SMEs and operate on small profit margins. As more zero emission...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLarge Goods Vehicles: Electric VehiclesDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83387More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the total cost of the Zero Emission HGV and Infrastructure Demonstrator (ZEHID) programme to date; whether any underspends or project delays have been identified; and
Answer: The Government has committed up to £200 million to the Zero Emission HGV and Infrastructure Demonstrator (ZEHID) to deploy zero emission HGVs and their associated recharging and refuelling sites, most of which will be delivered by March 2026. ZEHID is mak...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83386More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the total cost of electric vehicle (a) incentives and (b) tax reliefs for fleet and company car (i) leasing and (ii) purchases to the exchequer; and what assessment she has made of the
Answer: The Government publishes annual statistics on HMRC’s taxable benefits in kind for company cars and company car fuel. These reports document the number of benefit in kind recipients, the CO2 emissions of company cars and their total taxable value. The late...
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83384More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that (a) rural and (b) smaller local authorities can access funding to (i) trial and (b) adopt (A) faster, (B) cheaper and (C) lower-carbon road repair technol
Answer: The Department has made available £1.6bn in funding for local highway authorities to maintain their networks in 2025/26, a £500 million uplift compared to the previous year. It is for each individual local highway authority to assess which parts of its ne...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
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