Following what he called “very little consultation, if any” with the Home Office and port authorities, Roper said his impression was those who were having their asylum applications processed would be able to come and go as they please. Hope, Christopher; Louloudis, Theodora (17 December 2019). "How these new Tory MPs went from selected to elected in just four weeks". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235 . Retrieved 23 February 2020. (subscription required) Richard William Holden (born 9 September 1964) is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger for six clubs in a decade-long career. Safety will be at the heart of the consultation, and any increase in fuel capacity would apply only to fuel tankers equipped with appropriate safety features, such as vehicle stability functionality and advanced emergency braking systems.

He was previously Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Transport between 28 October 2022 and 13 November 2023. He was elected as the MP for North West Durham in 2019. Education

Holden was a member of the Public Accounts Committee between March 2020 and March 2022. [14] Since he became an MP he has written a fortnightly column for the political blog ConservativeHome. [15] Holden was elected to the Executive of the 1922 Committee in July 2021. [16] He is on the committee of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Gambling-Related Harm, [17] and has spoken and written extensively about his view that there must be tighter regulation of online gambling. [18] [19] O'Donoghue, Dan (27 October 2021). "Everything in Chancellor Rishi Sunak's Budget for the North East". ChronicleLive . Retrieved 31 October 2021. In 2007, after living in Cullingworth, West Yorkshire, Holden returned to the Isle of Man and opened Island Physiotherapy, based at Peel, where he was once again manager of the team until August 2014. Budget 2021: More than 100 MPs urge Rishi Sunak to cut duty for draught beer". Sky News . Retrieved 31 October 2021. Alcohol tax slashed for beer and prosecco – how duty changes will affect drinkers and producers". The i. 27 October 2021 . Retrieved 31 October 2021.

Fisher, Lucy; Boland, Hannah (27 October 2021). "Pubs toast 'draught relief' in alcohol duty shakeup". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235 . Retrieved 31 October 2021.

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As we understand it, this isn’t a prison. And although the port is a secure area, that these individuals will not be able to be detained within that area and will be allowed out on into the general areas of Portland and also other areas of south Dorset.” Shortly after arriving on the island, offers came in from local clubs wanting Holden to play for them. [1] He started to turn out for Peel, and in 1999 became their manager. He played 199 games for them, scoring 105 goals (including 47 in 48 matches during the 1996–97 season). He left the club in 2003. [1]

Holden started work at Conservative Campaign Headquarters (CCHQ) in August 2007, initially as a Data Entry Officer. The following year, he became a Media Monitoring Officer, and was a Duty Press Officer from 2008 to 2010. [6] Holden was Political Press Advisor from 2010 to 2012, and promoted to Deputy Head of Press in 2012. [7]Before joining the government, Richard was involved in several campaigns, including leading parliamentary effort to ban hymenoplasty and so-called virginity testing, for which he was given the ‘true honour’ award by IKWRO. Richard also actively led on the campaign for lower duty on draught beer, being awarded ‘Parliamentarian of the Year’ by the All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPG) on pubs. Immediately prior to becoming a minister, he was leading a private members bill to extent auto-enrolment on pensions to younger and part-time workers. Career outside politics They stopped his Vauxhall Astra, and he failed a roadside breath test – telling police he’d had three pints an hour earlier.

Since then, he has worked in both the public and private sectors, as well as in politics. Before becoming an MP, he worked as Deputy Head of Press for the Conservative Party Headquarters and as a Special Adviser to the Secretaries of State for Education, Defence, Transport and in the House of Lords. Holden was elected as the MP for North West Durham at the 2019 general election with a majority of 1,144 votes. He is the first Conservative to be elected in the constituency. [6] It had previously been considered a safe Labour seat as it had been won easily by them for nineteen consecutive elections ever since its re-establishment in 1950. [13] The consultation launched today (5 April 2023), will explore whether fuel tankers will be allowed to carry more fuel in the eventuality of disruption to the fuel supply chain to help ensure car, bus and lorry drivers can always fill up with confidence. Richard Holden and James Wild: Ministers must bring gambling regulation into the 21st Century". Conservative Home. 2 July 2020 . Retrieved 18 September 2021.

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