Mr Richard Holden

18 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Roads: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, in which month National Highways’ RIS3 Delivery Plan will be published.

18 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Roads: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to publish a breakdown of the Roads Investment Strategy 3 budget allocated to (a) Designated Funds and (b) National Programmes prior to the publication of National Highways’ Delivery Plan.

18 May 2026 · Department for Transport

East West Rail Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when her Department expects the first EWR services between Oxford and Milton Keynes to commence.

18 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Motorcycles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 17 April 2026 to Question 125274, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the decision to end the Plug-in Motorcycle Grant on UK manufacturing.

18 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

South Africa: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 13 April 2026 to Question 123722, what meetings with a) officials and b) ministers are scheduled.

18 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

G20

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, where the G20 Summit in 2027 will take place.

18 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Airports: Cycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 20 April 2026 to Question 127548, what role her Department plays in balancing aviation growth by improving cycling facilities.

18 May 2026 · Department for Education

Languages: GCE A-level and GCSE

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which modern foreign languages are available as GCSE and A level qualifications in England; which European languages are not available as GCSE and A level qualifications; and what criteria are used by her Depar

18 May 2026 · Treasury

Freezing of Assets: Russia

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential use of frozen Russian sovereign assets and funds from the sale of Chelsea Football Club to support Ukraine.

18 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ukraine: Prisoners of War

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has considered imposing targeted sanctions on Russian judges, prosecutors and other officials involved in the prosecution and sentencing of Ukrainian p

18 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ukraine: Prisoners of War

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking with international partners to secure International Committee of the Red Cross access to Ukrainian prisoners of war held in Russia, includ

18 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Mobile Broadband

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment Network Rail has made of the adequacy of existing trackside infrastructure, including GSM-R masts and overhead line stanchions, for use by mobile network operators and private 5G providers; and

18 May 2026 · Department for Transport

High Speed Two: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what expenditure has HS2 Limited undertaken on public affairs companies since 4 July 2024; and for what purposes.

18 May 2026 · Department for Transport

East West Rail Line: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what expenditure has East West Rail undertaken on public affairs companies since 4 July 2024; and for what purposes.

15 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 20 April 2026 to Question 124885, in which month does her Department estimate that the DVSA will meet the level of driving examiners required to reduce the average waiting time f

15 May 2026 · Department for Education

Katharine Birbalsingh

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 24 March 2025 to Question 39574 on Katharine Birbalsingh, when the final note was shared.

15 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Childcare

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much and what proportion was the change in average fees for his Department's sites offering childcare compared to 2024-25.

15 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ukraine: Prisoners of War

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations she has made to her Russian counterpart on reports by the UN Monitoring Mission in Ukraine that 95 per cent of Ukrainian prisoners of war held by

15 May 2026 · Department for Transport

National Highways: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what expenditure National Highways has undertaken on i) public affairs and ii) lobbying companies since 4 July 2024; and for what purposes.

15 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Marriage: Relatives

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the status is of the NHS investigation into inappropriate wording referring to the potential benefits of cousin marriage; and whether the outcome of that investigation has resulted in amendmen

15 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Small Businesses: Accountancy

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the average annual cost to businesses of transitioning from small to medium-sized company status due to accounting changes under FRS 102; and what assessment he has made of

15 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Russia: Shipping

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the use of a Russian shadow fleet to evade oil sanctions; and whether she (a) plans to restrict

15 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to publish a response to The Hughes Report: Options for redress for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh, published on 7 February 2024; and whether he plans to approv

15 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Mobile Broadband

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress Network Rail has made on improving passenger mobile connectivity through the upgrade from GSM-R to the Future Railway Mobile Communication System; and what the planned timeline is for that upgrade

15 May 2026 · Home Office

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to publish her Department's response to the Animals in Science Committee report on non-technical summaries and retrospective assessments.

15 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ministers: Aviation

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 28 April 2025 to Question 44594, on Ministers: Aviation, which Ministers took the flights.

15 May 2026 · Cabinet Office

10 Downing Street: Cats

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which budget the cat flap and cat ramp in Downing Street was funded from.

15 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Nuclear Weapons: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his position is on the (a) procurement by the UK Government and (b) development by the Atomic Weapons Establishment, of non-ballistic, tactical nuclear weapons, for use in a conflict.

15 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Unemployment: Basildon and Billericay

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people aged (a) between 16 and 24 and (b) over 16 are unemployed in Basildon and Billericay constituency (i) in the latest period for which statistics are available and (

15 May 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Broadcasting: Politicians

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to respond to the Ofcom consultation entitled Politicians presenting news: Consultation on proposed amendment to Rule 5.3 of the Ofcom Broadcasting Code, published on