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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Media and Sport, how much (a) her Department, (b) its agencies and (c) its public bodies has spent on lanyards since 4 July 2024; what designs of lanyards have been purchased; and what the cost and number of each
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has spent £1087.45 on 3107 lanyards for Remembrance Sunday since July 2024. These were plain and did not carry any design. The lanyards were used as part of the delivery of the annual national Remembrance Sunday...
How much (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) its public bodies has spent on lanyards since 4 July 2024; what designs of lanyards have been purchased; and what the cost and number of each l
The following table shows the requested information for all bodies except for NHS England and the UK Health Security Agency; information for the excepted bodies is not held centrally or in the format requested, and can only be obtained at disproportionate...
How much the Prime Minister's Office has spent on lanyards since 4 July 2024; what designs of lanyards have been purchased; and what the cost and number of each lanyard design purchased was.
The information requested is not held centrally and can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
How much (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) its public bodies has spent on lanyards since 4 July 2024; what designs of lanyards have been purchased; and what the cost and number of each lanyard design
The information requested is not held centrally and can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
What the total estimated cost is for Network Rail to compile, complete, and implement Habitat Management Plans (HMPs) across 25 per cent of its network by March 2029; and what proportion of this cost is project
Network Rail has completed habitat management plans for almost 80 per cent of the network by area. These documents have been produced using in-house resource as well as utilising external expertise such as with the consultancy arm of the Wildlife Trusts. ...
How many National Highways schemes with an extant Development Consent Order have been cancelled since 5 July 2024; and what estimate she has made of the total public expenditure incurred on each of those scheme
Since 5 July 2024, four road schemes with an extant Development Consent Order have been cancelled on affordability and/or value-for-money grounds. Figures for the A303 Stonehenge Tunnel and A1 Morpeth to Ellingham dualling were published in the National H...
How much (a) in cash terms and (b) in real terms has her Department and its arms length bodies spent on developing plans and business cases for Ely and Horley Junctions.
The previous government cancelled work on the Ely Area Capacity Enhancement (EACE) and Haughley Junction upgrade at Spending Review 2021. Prior to this cancellation, the previous government provided funding to Network Rail of £16.3m to complete an Outline...
What the total projected cost to the public purse is for Network Rail to develop and deliver Air Quality Improvement Plans (AQIPs) across all managed stations with nitrogen dioxide levels of 40µg/m³ or more by
The development and delivery of Air Quality Improvement Plans (AQIPs) across Network Rail’s managed stations cannot be assigned a single total projected cost to 2030. This is because the measures required vary significantly by location and over time. Stat...
What assessment framework will be provided to local transport authorities, such as Transport for London, to assist them in determining whether to grant local consent for autonomous vehicle pilots in their areas
To support the Automated Passenger Services permitting scheme, my department published non-statutory guidance in March 2026 to help consenting authorities, which may be a local authority or local transport body, to understand their role in the consenting ...
What assessment she has made of Network Rail's progress towards its target to create £1 of social value for every £2 of supplier spend for all renewals and enhancements by the end of March 2029; and what the to
During financial year 2025-2026, Network Rail established over 400 projects within the Rail Social Value Tool (RSVT) to monitor the social value generated, including both internal delivery and enhancement and renewals projects. Network Rail is currently r...
What recent risk assessments her Department has undertaken on the security of rolling stock driver cabs and crew compartments on the national rail network.
Train operating companies have a duty to keep their staff and the travelling public safe, and are responsible for conducting risk assessments in relation to their assets and for ensuring the security of their rolling stock. This includes ensuring driver c...
By what date the deployment of the full cohort of 110 Travel Safe Officers on Thameslink services will be completed; and how these officers will be allocated across the network to maximize passenger safety.
The deployment of an enhanced team of 110 Travel Safe Officers on Thameslink services has now been completed. Travel Safe Officers are deployed across the network in a targeted, flexible, and data-led way. Their allocation is informed by intelligence and ...
Which new (a) road and (b) rail schemes have been (i) signed off and (ii) cancelled in the East of England since July 2024.
On 8 July 2025, and following the Spending Review, the Secretary of State set out the list of funded road schemes and rail enhancements schemes. These included those schemes that remained under consideration for future progression, providing transparency ...
What the quarterly milestones are for completing the automatic train operation training programme by December 2026; and what specific performance metrics will be used to assess its impact on punctuality and del
Automatic Train Operation (ATO) driver training on Thameslink has increased from around 70 per cent at the start of 2026 to approximately 80 per cent by the end of May, which will mean 82–84 per cent coverage expected by July.Greater Thameslink Railway’s ...
Whether CTSI has discretion to (a) reduce, (b) waive and (c) scale accreditation and periodic fees for (i) small, (ii) low-volume and (iii) scheme-specific ADR providers.
The intention of the fee structure is to ensure fees are set at levels commensurate, over a reasonable course of time, with the costs of CTSI performing the relevant ADR functions to the standard required, that these are predictable for ADR providers and ...
What assessment he has made of the potential impact of recent changes in marine fuel costs on the inclusion of ferry and freight operators serving Northern Ireland routes within the UK Emissi
We actively monitor changes in marine fuel costs and wider market conditions. The UK ETS is designed to support cost-effective decarbonisation, and operators retain flexibility in how they meet compliance obligations, including operational efficiency and ...
What assessment he has made of the potential (i) merits of requiring established consumer arbitration schemes to be (a) free and (b) subject only to nominal consumer fees and potential (ii) of that on
The intention of the fee structure is to ensure fees are set at levels commensurate, over a reasonable course of time, with the costs of CTSI performing the relevant ADR functions to the standard required, that these are predictable for ADR providers and ...
What assessment he has made of the risk that ADR accreditation requirements may lead (a) small and (b) specialist providers to withdraw from the consumer ADR market.
The intention of the fee structure is to ensure fees are set at levels commensurate, over a reasonable course of time, with the costs of CTSI performing the relevant ADR functions to the standard required, that these are predictable for ADR providers and ...
What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the fee structure for ADR accreditation under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 on small and specialist ADR providers handli
The intention of the fee structure is to ensure fees are set at levels commensurate, over a reasonable course of time, with the costs of CTSI performing the relevant ADR functions to the standard required, that these are predictable for ADR providers and ...
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
The Department has not issued any Notices to Improve on any of the DfT Operator train operating companies in January 2026 and in each subsequent month because none have been in breach of their formal contractual terms. The DfT regularly engages with all o...