Every parliamentary written question tabled by Richard Holden this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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If she will publish a list of externally procured training programmes used by civil servants in her Department between 1 May 2026 and 31 May 2026.
The Department for Transport provides learning to civil servants primarily through Civil Service Learning Frameworks and internally developed learning. Occasionally, training is required that is not covered by the Learning Frameworks. For the purpose of t...
What estimate her Department has made of the cost to local highway authorities and local taxpayers arising from defective utility reinstatement works in each of the last five years.
The Department does not collect data on the impact of utility works on highway condition or the associated maintenance costs for local authorities. Highway authorities have powers under the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 to inspect works, require uti...
What the estimated financial deficits of the a) Vehicle Certification Agency b) Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, c) Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency and d) Maritime and Coastguard Agency are in monetary
The Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) reported a net deficit of £8.8m in its accounts for the 2024/25 financial year. Income was reported at £22.252m against costs of £31.031m. This is primarily because the hourly rate charged by the VCA for technical wo...
What assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the road and footway digital condition assessment and asset management programmes undertaken by counterparts in Northern Ireland.
The Department keeps developments in road maintenance and asset management under review and engages regularly with a wide range of stakeholders, including devolved administrations and industry partners, to share best practice and consider emerging approac...
Whether officials in her Department have reviewed outcomes from the Northern Ireland road network intelligence programme to identify best practice for adoption elsewhere in the UK.
I refer the Rt Hon Member to Question 10731, answered on 22 June.
How many potholes there are in England, how many were filled last year, and how she is performing against her commitment to fill one million additional potholes every year of this Parliament.
The Government is investing a record £7.3 billion over the next four years to support local highway authorities to maintain and improve their road networks. This significant increase in funding would enable authorities to fix millions of additional pothol...
Whether her Department has assessed the potential merits of a nationally consistent road asset inventory for improving long-term maintenance and policy planning.
Local highway authorities manage a wide range of assets, including carriageways, footways, drainage, bridges, street lighting, traffic signals and road markings. They are responsible for managing their networks, including asset data and maintenance decisi...
What percentage of utility works have been inspected each of the last three years by highways authorities; and what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of using digital inspection systems
The Department’s Street Manager digital service enables local authorities to record, monitor and co‑ordinate street works, including inspections. Use of this service is not mandatory for all types of works so the Department does not hold complete data on ...
What steps her Department is taking to improve the availability of comprehensive road condition data to support infrastructure investment decisions.
DfT worked with local authorities and the wider highways industry to develop the PAS 2161:2024 Road condition monitoring (RCM) data specification, which was published in September 2024, and is available online, at: https://knowledge.bsigroup.com/products/...
Pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 4263, what net zero, carbon reduction, emissions reduction or equivalent environmental sustainability targets have been adopted by (a) the Department for Transp
The Department has adopted the draft Greening Government Commitments targets (2025-2030). Those being: • By 2030, the government will reduce its direct (scope 1- gas, fuel in vehicles, fugitive emissions) emissions by 23% from 2025/26 levels.• By 2030, th...
Pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2026 to Question 5449 on Driving Tests, what the (a) mean and (b) modal waiting time was between the first booking of a practical car driving test and the test being taken in (
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) cannot report a single modal waiting time as the distribution of waiting times was bi-modal. Therefore, the table below provides only the mean and median waiting times, between the first booking of a practica...
If she will publish the methodology used to estimate the proportion of expenditure from wider Government funding streams that is expected to be invested in active travel for the Third Cycling and Walking Invest
The methodology used to estimate projected funding in the third Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS3) is summarised in the financial resources section of the Strategy and explained in more detail in the supporting documents.
With reference to her Department's policy paper entitled Active Travel – Active England: the third cycling and walking investment strategy, published on 12 June 2026, how much of the £4.555 billion represents (
The projected investment covers the period 2025-6 to 2029-30. All funding has been announced since July 2024, but prior to publication of the Strategy, with the exception of City Region Sustainable Transport Settlements (CRSTS) funding which was announced...
If she will provide a breakdown of the £4.555 billion projected active travel investment figure in the Third Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy by source, specifically, how much from: 1.) Funding provided
A breakdown of the £4.555 billion projected investment in the Third Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy is detailed in the table below.Funding sourceProjected investment (£ million) (rounded)ATE funding£1107Transport for City Regions£1333Highways Main...
How many buses are currently operating in England; how many and what proportion are fully electric; and how many and what proportion of those electric buses are manufactured by Yutong.
National Bus Statistics - https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/annual-bus-statistics-year-ending-march-2025/annual-bus-statistics-year-ending-march-2025#bus-fleet - provides information on the number of buses operating in England. DVLA registration da...
Whether the £32 million of Government funding for the 2027 Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes Grand Départs forms part of the projected £4.555 billion investment in active travel set out in the Third Cycl
It does not.
What assessment she has made of the costs to local transport authorities arising from the requirements and expectations contained in the Third Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy; and whether those costs wi
The Government has projected over £4.5 billion of investment into active travel over the period of the Third Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS3), the vast majority of which is available to local transport authorities to deliver walking, wheeli...
What estimate she has made of the number of secure HGV parking spaces in England; how many secure lorry parking spaces have been created since July 2024; and whether her Department plans to take steps to increa
The Department for Transport published the National Survey of Lorry Parking on 29 September 2022 which identified 16,761 HGV on-site parking spaces in England. A new National Survey of Lorry Parking is currently underway to provide up to date data on the ...
What steps she is taking to ensure that the regulatory regime for autonomous vehicles is underpinned by testing and assurance frameworks that are flexible enough to keep pace with rapid technological iteration.
The UK is taking a leading role at the United Nations Commission for Europe (UNECE) in the development of international vehicle regulations on automated vehicles. Through setting internationally harmonised requirements we are ensuring consistent safety re...
Pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2026 to Question 7495, whether any transport projects approved by her Department since 5 July 2024 have utilised the proportionate and flexible approach to business case assess
I refer the Honourable Member to the answers given on:27th May 2026 to question 28014th April 2026 to question 544611th April 2026 to question 7495