Richard Holden MP: written questions
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Workplace PensionsTreasuryTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15477More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2026 to Question 10062, if she will provide the relevant extracts from the website regarding the people who will be affected by the increased taxes on pension contributions via capp
Answer: The ‘impact on individuals, households and families’ section of the published Tax Impact Information Note contains the information requested.
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: Written QuestionsDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15476More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she plans to respond to my Question 12526.
Answer: As part of the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Mandate cost-benefit analysis, the total cost of compliance was estimated by looking at the additional cost of supplying SAF compared to kerosene, as well as the change to any carbon price obligation that app...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: Written QuestionsDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15475More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she plans to respond to my Question 11744.
Answer: PQ UIN 11744 was answered on 3 July 2026.
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: Written QuestionsDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15474More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she plans to respond to my Question 11459.
Answer: Question 11459 was answered on 8 July 2026.
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCementDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15473More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department holds data on the i.) amount of cement and proportion of the UK's domestic requirement for cement has been produced in the UK in each of the last 10 years ii.) amount of cement a
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade does not hold information about either the amount of cement produced in the UK to meet domestic production requirements in the last 10 years, or the amount of cement imported to meet domestic production requirements i...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCement: IndustryDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15472More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the level of importance of the cement industry to the economy and the number of jobs reliant on it.
Answer: No specific assessment on the importance of the cement industry to the economy or number of jobs reliant on it has been conducted. However, the Government is aware of the sector's importance to the economy and government priorities as well as the number o...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: Public RelationsDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15471More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2026 to Question 13237, if she will provide the relevant extracts from the contracts finder website pertaining to which (a) arm's length bodies and (b) other bodies sponsored b
Answer: Each ALB and other bodies sponsored by the Department follow the same principles in line with transparency requirements for contracts awarded over £12,000 (including VAT) by publishing on the Governments Contracts Finder Service or Find a Tender service. ...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRoads: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15470More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether any road schemes have had their expenditure reprofiled as part of the funding changes announced alongside the increase in defence spending.
Answer: To support the government’s Defence Investment Plan (DIP), the Department for Transport has identified potential savings from its roads budgets. No final decisions have been made, and the Department will carefully consider the responses to the consultatio...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAirports: Fees and ChargesDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15469More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2026 to Question 12281, whether she has asked the Civil Aviation Authority to review the impact of airport vehicle drop-off charges since its 2016 review of market conditions fo
Answer: The Government does not regulate airport parking or drop-off charges, which are commercial decisions for airport operators to make and justify to their customers. The Civil Aviation Authority’s 2016 review of market conditions for airport surface access f...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordStructures FundDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15468More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to review the requirement that projects funded through the Structures Fund be completed by 31 March 2030 in cases where that deadline may prevent the restoration of nationally significant tran
Answer: There are no plans to review this requirement. Eligibility for the Fund is restricted to structures that require repair or replacement now or are likely to before 31 March 2030. Schemes to repair or replace these structures must be completed and reopened ...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordBridges: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15467More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of whether the funding arrangements for the repair of Grade I and Grade II listed highway bridges adequately reflect the costs of restoring historic structures.
Answer: The repair and maintenance of bridges on the local highway network is the responsibility of the relevant local highway authority. The Department is providing local highway authorities with a record £7.3 billion over the next four years to support the main...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordHammersmith Bridge: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15466More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the requirement that projects supported through the Structures Fund be completed by 31 March 2030 on the eligibility of Hammersmith Bridge for fundi
Answer: Local highway authorities have a duty under Section 41 of the Highways Act 1980 to maintain the highways network in their area. Local highway authorities putting forward structures for consideration for investment from the Structures Fund are responsible ...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15465More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 June 2026 to Question 10741, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to the public purse of meeting the Department's draft Greening Government Commitments (2025–2030) targ
Answer: The Greening Government Commitments (2025–2030) have not yet been finalised.
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAviation: Alternative FuelsDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15464More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the proportion of the total cost of compliance with the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Mandate represented by the compliance fees charged by sustainable aviation fuel suppliers.
Answer: As part of the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Mandate cost-benefit analysis, the total cost of compliance was estimated by looking at the additional cost of supplying SAF compared to kerosene, as well as the change to any carbon price obligation that app...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Written QuestionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15463More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to Questions 2799 and 11451.
Answer: I apologise to the Rt. Hon. Member for the delay in responding to his questions of 19 May and 19 June, and I refer him respectively to the answers he received on 9 June in response to Question 1717 and on 17 June in response to Question 8796.
Answered 22 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordRussia: ShippingMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15462More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many vessels identified as part of the Russian shadow fleet have been boarded since 24 February 2022 by UK (a) military and (b) law enforcement personnel; and what information his Department holds on the numb
Answer: The UK-led interdiction of the sanctioned oil tanker SMYRTOS in June was the first of its kind. The UK has also supported multiple allied interdictions of sanctioned vessels in recent months. We welcome the actions of our Allies, including France, Belgium...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordUK Airspace Design Service: StaffDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15461More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2026 to Question 13301 on Air Routes, how many staff the UK Airspace Design Service is expected to employ when fully operational.
Answer: The UK Airspace Design Service (UKADS) has commenced work and is completing its mobilisation. It is for NATS En Route plc, as the licence holder, to determine the staffing required to deliver the service and be held accountable for its performance. Once f...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordBroadcasting Programmes: RussiaDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15460More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether (a) her Department and (b) Ofcom has made an assessment of the potential implications for its polices on foreign interference online of the potential use of the animated televis
Answer: Government takes the threat of foreign interference seriously and works across departments, intelligence partners and regulators to identify and respond to state-linked information threats. However, it is not this department’s function to routinely assess...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: MarriageDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15459More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his Department's policy is on recognising for social security purposes marriages between an uncle and niece legally contracted overseas where the couple are resident in England and Wales.
Answer: A marriage between an uncle and niece falls within the prohibited degrees of relationship set out in Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Marriage Act 1949 and, by virtue of section 1(1) of that Act, is void for all purposes in England and Wales. There is similar ...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordEast West Rail Line: Rolling StockDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15010More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 14 April 2026 to Question 124216 on East West Rail, what her Department’s latest estimate is of the date by which the trains to be used on East West Rail services will be (a) fully mod
Answer: The department is working closely with Chiltern Railways and partners to confirm that all the elements to announce a start date for the first EWR services are in place. Chiltern has been preparing for the start of services, including driver recruitment an...
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRoads: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15009More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which road schemes have been cancelled by (a) her Department and (b) National Highways since 1 May 2026; on what date the decision to cancel each scheme was made; and what the estimated cost to the public purse
Answer: No road schemes have been cancelled by the Department or National Highways since 1 May 2026.
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRailways: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15008More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2026 to Question 11946 on Train Operating Companies: Finance, whether her Department has undertaken analysis on the factors resulting in passenger revenue in 2025-26 being lowe
Answer: The Department holds regular discussions with DFTO to monitor and review passenger revenue outturn against forecast. Outturn passenger revenue can diverge from forecast for a variety of reasons. These include external factors (such as wider economic condi...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordNetwork Rail: BiodiversityDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15007More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2026 to Question 13067, what guidance her Department has issued to Network Rail on managing delays to projects arising from seasonal ecological survey windows and protected spe
Answer: The Department for Transport has not issued guidance to Network Rail on managing delays to projects arising from seasonal ecological survey windows and protected species licencing requirements. Network Rail is responsible for planning its projects, and wh...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordNetwork Rail: BiodiversityDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15006More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2026 to Question 13067 on Network Rail: Biodiversity, whether her Department plans to require Network Rail to record centrally the (a) costs and (b) delays to projects arising
Answer: The Department for Transport does not plan to require Network Rail to record centrally the costs and any delays to projects arising from protected species survey, licencing and mitigation requirements. Network Rail must comply with species licencing requi...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordLarge Goods Vehicles: Electric VehiclesDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15005More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2026 to Question 12905 on Large Goods Vehicles: Electric Vehicles, what evidence, modelling and analysis underpin her Department's projection that battery-electric heavy goods
Answer: Our projections are based on Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) modelling for HGVs. This takes into account a range of future costs of vehicles including upfront costs, fuel/energy costs, maintenance costs and infrastructure costs for a typical ownership perio...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
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