Pippa Heylings MP: written questions 2026
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NHS: Political ActivitiesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17087More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he intends to consult NHS staff, professional bodies and trade unions on proposed guidance relating to political symbols and expression in NHS workplaces; and whether he will publish an imp
Answer: NHS England has welcomed the Mann Review, published alongside a written ministerial statement by the former Secretary of State on 4 June (HCWS91). Having already accepted its recommendations in full, it has no plans to consult, or publish an impact assess...
Answered 19 Aug 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Workplace PensionsMinistry of DefenceTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16660More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of Armed Forces pension scheme provisions which limit survivor pension entitlement for spouses who married former service personnel after they had left service; a
Answer: Before 6 April 1978, it was a well-established principle of occupational pension schemes, including those for the Armed Forces, that to be eligible to claim part of the scheme member’s pension upon the member’s death, a widow/er had to be married to the s...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordSheltered Housing: Older PeopleMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16659More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an estimate of the number of retirement village properties that remain unsold following the (a) death and (b) transfer into care of the leaseholder; and wheth
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answers given to Questions UIN 4726 on 8 June 2026 and UIN 12434 on 30 June 2026, and to the Written Ministerial Statement made on 22 June 2026 (HCWS132).
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16658More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of student loan liabilities on (a) disabled students and (b) students who withdraw from university due to ill health.
Answer: Borrowers who are permanently unfit for work because of their disability can apply to the Student Loans Company to have any outstanding loan cancelled.More broadly, no student loan borrower earning under the repayment threshold is required to make any rep...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Written QuestionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14518More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to Question 546 from the hon. member for South Cambridgeshire.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 8 July 2026 to Question 546.
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCapital Gains Tax: ExemptionsTreasuryTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12868More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the annual exempt amount for Capital Gains Tax for individuals in supporting small investors and households; and whether she plans to review that threshold.
Answer: The Annual Exempt Amount (AEA) for Capital Gains Tax (CGT) is £3,000 for individuals and £1,500 for most trustees. In 2022, the previous Government reduced this from £12,300 (£6,150 for most trusts) to the current level, phased in over two tax years. The ...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordKinship Care: Information SharingDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12867More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether (a) Palantir Technologies and (b) its subsidiaries and partners will have a role in the design, development and implementation of the consistent identifier framework in Clause 5 of the Children’s Wellbe
Answer: The department is not required to complete a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) because personal data will be processed locally. Should this change, the department will conduct and publish a DPIA.To date, pilot data has been processed locally. The n...
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordKinship Care: Information SharingDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12866More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what cross-government governance arrangements are in place to oversee data linkage involving the consistent identifier in Clause 5 of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act and other public sector datasets.
Answer: The department is not required to complete a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) because personal data will be processed locally. Should this change, the department will conduct and publish a DPIA.To date, pilot data has been processed locally. The n...
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordKinship Care: DatabasesDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12865More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the consistent identifier provisions in Clause 5 of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act on NHS identifiers and other health-related datase
Answer: The department is not required to complete a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) because personal data will be processed locally. Should this change, the department will conduct and publish a DPIA.To date, pilot data has been processed locally. The n...
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPupils: AbsenteeismDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12864More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has produced a Data Protection Impact Assessment for the Children Not in School register provisions in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act.
Answer: The department is conducting a Data Protection Impact Assessment for the Children Not in School registers provisions in the Act. However, the assessment cannot be completed until the statutory guidance, which we intend to publicly consult on, and secondar...
Answered 4 Aug 2026
Original Parliament recordKinship Care: Data ProtectionDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12863More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to act as (a) data controller, (b) joint controller and (c) processor in respect of personal data generated, linked, stored, analysed and processed under the consistent identifier f
Answer: The department is not required to complete a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) because personal data will be processed locally. Should this change, the department will conduct and publish a DPIA.To date, pilot data has been processed locally. The n...
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordKinship Care: Data ProtectionDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12862More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has completed a Data Protection Impact Assessment for Clause 5 of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act.
Answer: The department is not required to complete a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) because personal data will be processed locally. Should this change, the department will conduct and publish a DPIA.To date, pilot data has been processed locally. The n...
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordSheltered Housing: Service ChargesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12353More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his policy is on the practice of continuing to levy full service charges on retirement leasehold properties following the death of the owner; and if he will bring forward le
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 4726 on 8 June 2026.
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordRoads: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12345More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance her Department provides to local authorities on instructing external legal firms to defend claims relating to vehicle damage caused by potholes; and whether she plans to review the (a) cost-effect
Answer: The Department does not provide guidance to local authorities on this matter. Section 41 of the Highways Act 1980 places a statutory duty on highway authorities to maintain public highways. Dealing with compensation claims due to defects such as potholes ...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCancer: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12331More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to ensure that personalised cancer vaccines for brain tumour patients will become available on the NHS.
Answer: There are currently no personalised cancer vaccines with a marketing authorisation for use in the United Kingdom. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has published draft guidance to support developers of personalised cancer immu...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordBrain: TumoursDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12329More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the median time is from symptom onset to diagnosis for patients with brain tumours: and what steps he is taking to reduce that time.
Answer: The Government recognises the impact that waiting for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans can have on patients, including for patients with suspected brain tumours.We are taking a range of steps to improve access to imaging, including expanding capacit...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordBrain: TumoursDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12327More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for MRI scans for patients with suspected brain tumours.
Answer: The Government recognises the impact that waiting for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans can have on patients, including for patients with suspected brain tumours.We are taking a range of steps to improve access to imaging, including expanding capacit...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordBrain: TumoursDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12316More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of NICE introducing a fast-track evaluation process for brain tumour drugs supported by early-stage evidence.
Answer: No such assessment has been made. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) evaluates all new licensed medicines, including for brain tumours, and aims wherever possible to publish guidance for the National Health Service on their use c...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordBrain: TumoursDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12315More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of medicines approved for the treatment of brain tumours in the last 10 years; and what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the approvals process
Answer: The Government recognises how difficult a diagnosis of a cancerous brain tumour can be for patients, carers, and families, and that treatment options remain limited. All new licensed medicines, including those for brain cancer, are assessed by the Nationa...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSwimming: Primary EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12314More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the availability and quality of swimming lessons in primary schools; what recent estimate her Department has made of the average cost to schools of delivering the national curric
Answer: The department recognises that swimming and water safety are vital life skills, and every child should have the opportunity to learn to swim and to keep themselves safe around water by the time they leave primary school. Schools receive core funding for a...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: PayHome OfficeTabled 18 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11245More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what meetings she has held with organisations representing police officers on the subject of police remuneration since taking office; which bodies were represented at those meetings; what issues were
Answer: Home Office Ministers have regular discussions with policing organisations and those representing police officers, covering a range of issues.The Government is committed to the independent Police Remuneration Review Body (PRRB) and Senior Salaries Review ...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: Working HoursHome OfficeTabled 18 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11244More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department holds on the number and proportion of police officers required to work on their rest days in each of the last five years; what assessment she has made of trends in the use of
Answer: The Home Office does not collect data centrally on how often police officers are required to work on their rest days. Decisions relating to the allocation of resources are the responsibility of Chief Constables according to local operational needs. We wou...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: PayHome OfficeTabled 18 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11243More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Police Remuneration Review Body will publish its next report on police pay and conditions; and what assessment she has made of the timescale for implementation of recommendations arising from
Answer: The Government will give very careful consideration to the recommendations recently submitted by the Police Remuneration Review Body. A decision will be announced in due course.
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordIron and Steel: HydrogenDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10992More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of international collaboration on hydrogen-based steel production.
Answer: The UK steel strategy sets out a clear vision for a less carbon intensive steel sector and a continued move towards the use of Electric Arc Furnaces for steel production. An independent review on primary steelmaking, published alongside the steel strategy...
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordEnvironment Protection: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10934More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to prevent duplication and gaps in climate education and sustainability across different subjects and qualifications.
Answer: The independent Curriculum and Assessment Review recommended earlier sequencing and updated climate change, nature and sustainability content within the national curriculum subjects of geography, science, citizenship and design and technology, as well as ...
Answered 26 Jun 2026
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