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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With reference to the updated 2024 target for public electric vehicle charging devices, what average monthly net increase in public charging devices is required from June 2026 onwards to reach the (a) lower bou
An estimate of potential future demand for charge points was originally published in 2022 in Taking Charge: the National Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy and ranged from 280,000 to 720,000 in 2030. This estimate was updated in 2024 to a r...
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...
How many of the charge points allocated through the Local EV Infrastructure Fund are (a) operational and open to the public, (b) installed but awaiting grid connection and (c) allocated but not yet installed.
The Local EV Infrastructure (LEVI) Fund is expected to support at least 100,000 chargers across England, building on over 120,000 public chargers already installed across the UK. As of 26 May 2026, 61 out of 81 local authority LEVI projects have been appr...
Pursuant to the Answer of 2 June 2026 to Question 3445, whether the updated 2024 strategy target is measured in (a) devices and (b) EV chargers; and what the net change in that metric was between May 2025 and M
An estimate of potential future demand for charge points was originally published in 2022 in Taking Charge: the National Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy and ranged from 280,000 to 720,000 in 2030. This estimate was updated in 2024 to a r...
Pursuant to the answer of 2 June 2026 to Question 3823 on Chris Gibb, whether officials in her Department played in a role in the termination of Chris Gibb's appointment.
It was the DFT Operator Chair, Sir Andrew Haines, who decided to terminate Chris Gibb’s appointment. The Chair notified Department for Transport officials, as is usual.
Pursuant to the Answer of 1 June 2026 to Question 2802 on the Advanced Fuels Fund, what the planned financial allocation is for the new funding scheme to support UK sustainable aviation fuel production; and wha
The Spending Review 2025 has extended support for UK SAF production through to 2029/30 and details of this funding, including a breakdown of financial allocations, will be announced in the coming months.
Pursuant to the Answer of 1 June 2026 to Question 3118, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency not tracking correspondence response times on the fi
It should be noted that fishing licencing does not fall under the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s remit. This is covered by Defra and the Marine Management Organisation. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency deals with fishing safety.The MCA's Key Performan...
With reference to her Department's research report titled Disabled people’s experiences of rail: qualitative research findings, published on 29 May 2025, how much funding her Department allocated to Verian to c
The Department for Transport’s research report titled ‘Disabled people’s experiences of rail: qualitative research findings’ cost £102,000 and was commissioned to update the evidence base on disabled people’s experiences of rail which directly informs acc...
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 26 May 2026 to Question 1715, if she will make an estimate of the number of oil tankers required annually to transport Russian crude oil used in the
No such estimate is readily available, but as I said during our last session of departmental oral questions on 21 April, the collective sanctions action on a range of individuals and entities, across a wide range of economic sectors, taken by the UK and o...
How much funding has her Department allocated to the supply of SAF through the Advanced Fuels Fund since 4 July 2024.
Since 4 July 2024, the Department has allocated £63m to 17 UK SAF projects through the Advanced Fuels Fund.
To publish the total outturn spend on the THINK! road safety campaign for i.) 2023-24 ii.) 2024-25 and ii.) 2025-26.
The total spend on the THINK! road safety campaign for the years requested is as follows: 2023 – 24 outturn: £5,180,103.982024 – 25 outturn: £4,336,0572025 – 26 outturn: £3,884,389
What information he holds on which top 10 journeys had the largest ticket price in (a) cash terms and (b) percentage terms in each train operating company in 2026.
The Department does not centrally hold information identifying the ten rail journeys with the highest ticket prices, either in cash or percentage terms, for each train operating company in 2026. While detailed rail fares data exist within industry systems...
Pursuant to the Answer of 22 May 2026 to Question 3124, whether she plans to commission an assessment of the cost of insurance premiums for e-cargo bikes in the urban freight sector; and what steps her Departme
There are no plans to commission such an assessment. The department continues to engage stakeholders and consider our approach to potential barriers to the adoption of zero emission commercial vehicles.
Pursuant to the Answer of 21 May 2026 to Question 634, when her Department expects to have concluded development of statutory guidance on the safety and accessibility of stopping places, and when it expects tha
As set out in the Government’s vision for buses and approach to delivery available publicly on GOV.UK, we expect new statutory guidance on the safety and accessibility of stopping places to be published in winter 2026.
If she will publish a list of externally procured training programmes used by civil servants in her Department since 4 July 2024.
The information requested can only be provided at disproportionate cost.
Pursuant to the Answer of 27 May 2026 to Question 2244, if she will publish the update issued to the Transport Select Committee on Friday 22 May 2026.
The Secretary of State’s letter to the Transport Select Committee has been published by the Committee and is available here: committees.parliament.uk/publications/53362/documents/298473/default/.
Pursuant to the Answer of 22 May 2026 to Question 1263, how many meetings she, ministers and officials in her Department have had with coach trade associations since 4 July 2024.
Ministers have met with coach trade associations on at least 14 occasions since July 2024 and discussed a range of bus and coach related issues.Department for Transport officials engage regularly with representatives from the bus and coach sector, includi...
With reference to the Answer of 27 May 2026 to Question 2101, what her Department's policy is on the targeting of Public Service Obligations for domestic air routes; and what specific criteria are used to deter
This government is committed to ensuring that domestic aviation thrives. The Department for Transport guidance on Public Service Obligations (PSOs) sets out that air services can be supported where a clear public interest case can be made and where no via...
What the average processing time was for driving licence applications in (a) April 2026 and (b) May 2026.
The table below shows the average number of working days taken to process driving licence applications made both online and not online in April 2026 and May 2026 for both group 1 (cars and motorcycle) and group 2 (lorry and bus) applications. Group 1Grou...
Pursuant to the Answer of 20 May 2026 to Question 481 on Roads: Safety, how many prosecutions of illegal driving instructors have taken place in (a) 2023, (b) 2024, (c) 2025 and (d) 2026 to the most recent date
The number of illegal driving instructor prosecutions in 2023 were three, in 2024 there were three prosecutions, in 2025 there were seven prosecutions and in 2026 (to date) there have been three. DVSA investigates reports, carries out targeted enforcement...