Mr Richard Holden

12 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Railways: Tickets

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what evidential basis her Department has concluded that the majority of passengers benefit from the long-distance simplified ticketing trials.

12 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office

Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on the number of people who were employed in the automotive manufacturing sector in each month since June 2025 up to and including the most recent month for which figures ar

12 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Ports

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the powers conferred by the Harbours Act 1964, as amended by the Transport and Works Act 1992, allow Ministers to amend the text of primary legislation by Harbour Revision Order.

12 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Transport for London: Govia Thameslink Railway

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Department expects to reach a decision on Transport for London’s proposal for Great Northern inner services before any change to the current operating model takes effect.

12 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

London North Eastern Railway: Tickets

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of changes in LNER ticket prices since the introduction of simpler fares for long-distance travel.

12 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Immigration Controls: Airports

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer to Question 97331 on Airports: Immigration Controls, for what reason Border Force set queue time service standards at passport control.

12 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Freight

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the information her Department holds on (a) key transport routes (b) main transport bottlenecks for freight movements across transport modes and (c) freight data;

12 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Freight

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress her Department has made in identifying a National Freight Network.

12 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Passengers

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many bus passenger journeys were taken in (a) London and (b) England outside London in each month from January 2023 for which data is available.

12 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which driving test centres were at 24 weeks wait times in December 2025.

12 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Train Operating Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) Notices to Improve and (b) written instructions her Department issued to train operating companies for which the Department is the operator in relation to (i) service performance and (ii) financial

12 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time for a practical car driving test was in December 2025.

12 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many full-time equivalent driving examiners employed by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency were (a) in post and (b) delivering practical car driving tests in December 2025.

12 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Children in Care: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure adequate provision of safeguarding for the ePEP online system.

12 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Roads: Biodiversity

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2025 to Question 96696 on Roads: Biodiversity, what estimate she has made of the average cost for each Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project of (a) voluntarily deli

5 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Congenital Abnormalities

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 17 December 2025 to WPQ 96699, if he will provide a hyperlink to that information.

5 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Concessions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2025 to Question 97184, what estimate the Department has made of the annual cost of extending the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme to provide concessionary pass

5 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Office of Rail and Road: Resignations

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she was first informed of the decision by John Larkinson, Chief Executive of the Office of Rail and Road, to step down from his role.

5 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Elections: Basildon

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the postponement or delay of the 2025 Basildon Borough Council elections was discussed during the meeting between Baroness Taylor and Basildon Borough Council councillors

5 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Regional Airports: Air Routes

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 December 2025 to Question 96341, what consideration her Department has given to funding Public Service Obligation air routes between UK airports which do not involve the service sta

5 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Roads: Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 December 2025 to Question 96490, how much revenue the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency received in 2024-25 from a) local authorities, and b) agents acting on behalf of local auth

5 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Iron and Steel: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 8 December 2025 to Question 95965, what assessment his Department has made of whether the £8 to £13 per tonne electricity cost differential faced by UK steel producers reflect

5 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Drax Power: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether Drax’s current Contract for Difference contains any binding obligations requiring the development and deployment of carbon capture and storage; and what assessment his Department has

5 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Fires

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he plans to take with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle wildfires in 2026.

5 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Peatlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of the modified heather dominated upland peat managed by Natural England is degraded.

5 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

High Speed 2 Line: Environmental Impact Assessment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 December 2025 to Question 96800, on what dates each HS2 environmental assessment published since 4 July 2024 was published, and to provide a link to each document, in accordance wit

5 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

High Speed 2 Line: Environmental Impact Assessment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 December 2025 to Question 96800, what the cost was of each of the following HS2 environmental assessments published since 4 July 2024: a) the Environmental Sustainability Progress R

5 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Vehicle Number Plates: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2025 to Question 99978, when she expects the Government to publish its response to the public consultation on proposed amendments to BS AU 145e.

5 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Vehicle Number Plates: Fines

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2025 to Question 99930, what the current maximum fine is for the use of incorrect or non-compliant vehicle number plates; and whether she has made any assessment of the det

5 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2025 to Question 99925, what assumptions were used to estimate that the funding increases described will enable local authorities to fill an additional one million potholes