Written questions

Mr Richard Holden

3,708 written questions tabled, most recent first.

1 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Driving Tests: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 12 November 2025 to Question 93956 on Driving Tests, what is the estimated total cost of the Ministry of Defence charges to the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency for the use of 36 defe

1 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the cost of upgrading and expanding monitoring and stabilisation works on Victorian railway embankments; and whether she plans to publish a timetable for funding for thi

1 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Landslips

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of remote monitoring equipment used to detect landslips on the rail network; and what steps she is taking to improve detection rates.

1 Dec 2025 · Treasury

Cycle to Work Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the annual cost to the public purse is of tax reliefs provided through the Cycle to Work scheme.

27 Nov 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Fossil Fuels: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make a comparative assessment of the carbon intensity of (a) domestically produced oil and gas and (b) imported liquefied natural gas in the last 5 years.

27 Nov 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Offshore Industry: North Sea

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the impact of the North Sea oil and gas sector on employment and economic growth; and what steps he is taking to safeguard jobs in the offshore energy sector.

26 Nov 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Fossil Fuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps to prioritise domestic oil and gas production over imports.

26 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Driving under Influence: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2025 to Question 89631 on Driving under Influence: Testing, if she will publish all assessment her Department has made of the impact of the absence of any data on

26 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Great British Railways

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 26 November 2025 to Question 92061 on Great British Railways, when the Department expects to publish the rollout plan for Great British Railways branding; and whether that plan will in

26 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hereditary Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2025 to Question 87433 on Hereditary Diseases, which NHS trusts and other data providers are submitting incomplete information on parental consanguinity to the

26 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hereditary Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2025 to Question 87433 on Hereditary Diseases, for what reasons reporting of parental consanguinity within the National Disease Registration Service congenital

26 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Cars: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of a weight-based system of vehicle taxation for cars.

26 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Driving under Influence: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2025 to Question 89631 on Driving under Influence: Testing, whether her Department will begin collecting and publishing data on tests conducted by police for drug

26 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2025 to Question 91465 on Electric Vehicles: Charging Points, if she will provide the hyperlink to the electric vehicle charging infrastructure statistics listing the numbe

26 Nov 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Offshore Industry: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, in the next two years, how many new oil and gas licences his Department will examine and what proportion he estimates will be approved; and what assessment he has made of the impact of licens

26 Nov 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, to publish all assessments his Department has made of the implications for UK energy security of importing approximately 40% of the UK’s energy in the last five years.

26 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Offshore Industry: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Energy Profits Levy on investment in North Sea oil and gas projects; and whether her Department has estimated the capital investment generated by reforming

26 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Quarrying: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the answer of 25 November 2025 to question 92688, what progress he has made on reducing regulation by 25% by 2029.

26 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Ports: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on prioritising access to the national grid for port electrification, including in relation to onshore power supply f

26 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Ports: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to support ports wishing to offer onshore power supply connections to cruise line customers.