Mr Richard Holden

17 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Freight

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve rail freight access between PD Teesport and London Gateway.

17 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Freight

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to reintroduce development funding for rail freight enhancement schemes (a) paused and (b) cancelled after the Comprehensive Spending Review 2025.

17 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Freight

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of freight capacity of (a) the Ely Area Capacity Enhancements, (b) the Northallerton–Eaglescliffe Gauge Clearance and (c) other schemes identified in Network

17 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

HGV Parking and Driver Welfare Grant Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Department has identified any (a) underspends, (b) extensions and (c) project delays in the delivery of funding under the HGV Parking and Driver Welfare Fund.

16 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

HGV Parking and Driver Welfare Grant Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding from the HGV Parking and Driver Welfare Fund was contractually committed to specific projects as of 1 October 2025.

16 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

HGV Parking and Driver Welfare Grant Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much her Department has spent through the HGV Parking and Driver Welfare Fund in each year since 2021.

16 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Heathrow Airport: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department undertook a value-for-money assessment under HM Treasury Green Book guidance before announcing its support for the expansion of Heathrow Airport.

16 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Freight

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has set targets for growth in rail freight volumes between 2025 and 2030.

16 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Transport: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has set a maximum proportion of devolved transport funds that may be used for (a) programme management and (b) administration costs in the 2025-26 financial year.

16 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what mechanisms her Department uses to ensure consistency in (a) data reporting and (b) financial control between Great British Railways and devolved transport bodies.

16 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Roads: Freight

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of road user charges on haulage sector costs since July 2024.

16 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the changes made to national road maintenance capital allocations at the 2025 Spending Review on local highway maintenance performance in

16 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Transport: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether any mayoral combined authorities have requested flexibility in the use of devolved transport funds allocated through the 2025 Spending Review.

16 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Transport: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria her Department uses to assess the value for money of devolved transport funding allocations to mayoral combined authorities.

16 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Transport: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the press release entitled Biggest ever investment in city region local transport as Chancellor vows the 'Renewal of Britain', published on 4 June 2025, how much and what proportion of the fun

16 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Grants

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the electric vehicle grant on employment in the automotive manufacturing sector.

16 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Grants

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of vehicles subsidised through the Electric Vehicle Grant Scheme were manufactured outside the United Kingdom in 2025–26.

16 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Train Operating Companies: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has set limits on financial support for rail operating losses under Great British Railways.

16 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Train Operating Companies: Nationalisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the cost of private operator exit arrangements during the transition to Great British Railways.

16 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Great British Railways: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many senior executive roles at Great British Railways have been appointed at salaries exceeding £150,000 per annum.

16 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Great British Railways: Cost Effectiveness

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an estimate of projected administrative savings from consolidating train operating companies under Great British Railways.

16 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Industrial Disputes

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 19 September 2025 to Question 76656 on Railways: Industrial Disputes, whether her Department has (a) had discussions with (i) TransPennine Express and (ii) CrossCountry on industrial a

16 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Mobility Scooters: Pedestrian Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the review of powered mobility devices will consider (a) restricting and (b) prohibiting the use of mobility scooters on pavements.

16 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Lower Thames Crossing

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the the Answer of 8 September 2025 to Question 71272 Lower Thames Crossing, for what reason no evaluation of the Lower Thames Crossing was completed prior to approval of the Full Business Case; and

15 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Nationalisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 13 October 2025 on Transfer of Greater Anglia’s Services into Public Ownership, HCWS949, whether her Department plans to (a) define and (b) publish guidanc

15 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

East Anglia Rail Franchise: Nationalisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department will use the same performance metrics as were applied under private operation under public ownership of Greater Anglia; and if she will publish those metrics on (a) punctuality, (b) cance

15 Oct 2025 · Treasury

Charitable Donations

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure that reforms to the charity tax regime do not discourage long-term endowment building by local community foundations.

15 Oct 2025 · Treasury

Charitable Donations

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of (a) reviewing and (b) revising the proposed changes to (i) the definition of attributable income and (ii) charity donation rules during the consultation on the

15 Oct 2025 · Treasury

Charitable Donations

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC plans to publish (a) examples and (b) guidance on the operation of the proposed outcome test for tainted charity donations; and what steps she is taking to prevent donors being penalised for actions bey

15 Oct 2025 · Treasury

Charitable Donations

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of including charitable legacies within the scope of income tax on levels of legacy giving to (a) charities and (b) community foundations.