Pippa Heylings MP: written questions

4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025

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Written questions

Bus Services: ConcessionsDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56670More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the eligibility criteria for an older person's bus pass to include people over the age of 60 in England.
Answer: The English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS) provides free off-peak bus travel to those with eligible disabilities and those of state pension age, currently sixty-six. The ENCTS costs around £700 million annually and any changes to the statuto...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
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Electric Bicycles: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55102More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve road safety for to e-bikes to reduce the number of injuries involving e-bikes.
Answer: Everyone who cycles, whether they are riding an e-bike or a conventional pedal bike, has a duty to behave in a safe and responsible matter and must follow the rules set out in the Highway Code. E-bikes can only be ridden legally on public roads where they...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
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Large Goods Vehicles: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41946More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to prevent foreign lorries without adequate safety features using UK roads.
Answer: All lorries using GB roads must meet safety standards. The Driver and vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) conduct enforcement of this, including roadside checks. DVSA use data and intelligence to target those vehicles that present the highest risk to road saf...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
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Roads: South CambridgeshireDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40878More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the (a) effectiveness and (b) cost-efficiency of pothole repair strategies in South Cambridgeshire constituency.
Answer: Cambridgeshire County Council is the local highway authority for the South Cambridgeshire constituency. Cambridgeshire is a member of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA). It is the responsibility of individual highway authorities...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
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Active Travel: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34355More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to increase the active travel budget.
Answer: The Government has already increased the active travel budget by £100 million for 2025/26 compared to 2024/25. On 12 February, the Government announced the details of almost £300 million of funding for active travel in 2024/5 and 2025/6. This will help lo...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
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Roads: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32424More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve road safety for vulnerable road users.
Answer: The Government treats road safety with the utmost seriousness, and we are committed to reducing the numbers of those killed and injured on our roads. My Department is developing our road safety strategy and will set out more details in due course.
Answered 3 Mar 2025
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Railway Stations: AccessDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30218More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress her Department has made on improving accessibility of railways; and (a) when and (b) how new projects will be identified under the Access for All funding scheme.
Answer: Since April 2024, step free upgrades at 13 stations have been completed, with a further 18 due to be completed by April 2025. This will be the most stations completed in one year since the programme started in 2006. This Government is committed to improvi...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
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Travel: ConcessionsDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29597More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she has taken to review the effectiveness of the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme for facilitating the travel of wheelchair users to education and work.
Answer: The English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS) provides free off-peak bus travel to those with eligible disabilities and those of state pension age, currently sixty-six. The ENCTS costs around £700 million annually and any changes to the statuto...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
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Heathrow Airport: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28169More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of a third runway at Heathrow on the UK's carbon budget.
Answer: The government is committed to reaching net zero by 2050 and meeting our carbon budget obligations, as set out in the Climate Change Act. Making Britain a clean energy superpower and delivering greener transport, including aviation, is a Department for Tr...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
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Bus Services: ConcessionsDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22130More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with Whizz Kidz on their report entitled Beyond fare Equality through Concessionary Bus Travel; and if she will mandate free travel for disabled bus pass holders.
Answer: The Department regularly meets with stakeholders to discuss a range of issues but have had no such discussions with Whizz Kidz. The terms of the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme already mandate free off-peak bus travel for disabled bus pass ho...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
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Railway Stations: AccessDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12546More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans her Department has to continue funding for the Access for All programme.
Answer: The Government is committed to improving the accessibility of the railway and recognises the social and economic benefits this brings to communities. Since its launch in 2006, the Access for All (AfA) programme has delivered step free access at more than ...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
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Department or topic	Published records
Cabinet Office	3
Department for Business and Trade	15
Department for Culture, Media and Sport	3
Department for Education	22
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero	68
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	39
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology	2
Department for Transport	11
Department for Work and Pensions	14
Department of Health and Social Care	32
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office	4
Home Office	6
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government	10
Ministry of Justice	3
Treasury	17
Women and Equalities	8

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