Pippa Heylings MP: written questions
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Energy: Private Rented HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36851More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support landlords to improve energy efficiency in the private rented sector.
Answer: The Government is now consulting on increasing minimum energy efficiency standards in the domestic private rented sector. The consultation sets out proposals on the maximum spend required from landlords and the exemptions regime to manage the cost burden ...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: Rented HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36850More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will work with Cabinet colleagues to introduce a national register of landlords to assist local authorities with identifying landlords to help by enforcing energy efficiency standards.
Answer: Enforcement is a critical aspect of the policy and is something we are working to address. Government will be increasing our engagement with local authorities to understand the impact and burden of the proposed policy to enable us to take steps to mitigat...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Area Energy PlansDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36849More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will develop a national framework for developing local area energy plans.
Answer: The Department has been undertaking work to explore how the future role of local energy planning might support net zero, clean power 2030 and efficient network planning. This includes engaging with Ofgem on Regional Energy Strategic Plans, as well as work...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordElectricity: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36848More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing locational pricing in the electricity grid.
Answer: As part of the Review of Electricity Market Arrangements or ‘REMA’ we are continuing to assess reforms for sending more efficient locational signals in the electricity market. This includes robustly assessing the costs and benefits of both locational (or ...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning Authorities: StaffMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36847More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing funding to local authorities to support attracting and retaining senior planners.
Answer: Attracting and retaining senior planners in local planning authority (LPA) planning departments is vital not only to maintaining a proactive, efficient planning service for local communities, but also to ensuring that new developments are well designed an...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHeat Pumps: Rented HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36846More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to engage with landlords to (a) raise awareness of heat pumps and (b) reassure them on (i) installation, (ii) cost and (iii) tenant disruption.
Answer: The Government has launched the ‘Warm and Fuzzy’ campaign to promote the Boiler Upgrade Scheme. The campaign seeks to build consumer awareness and understanding of heat pumps, as well as publicising the £7,500 government grant which is available to homeow...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHeat PumpsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36845More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to incentivise heat pump adoption through (a) tax breaks and (b) low-interest loans.
Answer: Private finance can play a key role in helping us achieve our decarbonisation ambitions. As part of the Government’s ambitious Warm Homes Plan, officials are exploring the role of incentives and private finance to support homeowners with the upfront costs...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDeveloping Countries: WomenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36844More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to include older women in international development (a) policies and (b) commitments.
Answer: The UK Government is committed to equality and opportunity for all, with a particular focus on those most likely to be marginalised and discriminated against, including on the grounds of their age. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) f...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: Active TravelDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36843More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of children travelling to school by (a) walking, (b) wheeling and (c) cycling on learning.
Answer: The publication ’Physical activity guidelines: UK Chief Medical Officers' report’, states that the benefits for young people of doing regular physical exercise include improved learning and attainment. The full publication can be read here: https://assets...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDoctors: Overseas WorkersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36842More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of UK-trained doctors that have emigrated because of high competition ratios in the last three years; and if he will make an assessment of the po
Answer: The Department does not hold the specific data requested. Data from the General Medical Council in 2022 showed that approximately 7% of doctors in England did not hold a licence to practice five years after they completed the foundation programme in 2016....
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTree Preservation Orders: AppealsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36841More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the number of Planning Inspectorate appeals related to Tree Protection Orders that have been overdue in financial year 2024-25.
Answer: Between 1 April 2024 and 31 December 2024, 177 decisions were made on Tree Preservation Order works appeals that missed the ministerial target. This does not include cases due between these dates - but were still awaiting a decision.
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36467More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the number of schools that receive charitable funding to cover essential costs.
Answer: The department collects information on the total income that academy trusts and maintained schools receive from private and charitable sources, beyond their core budgets, but does not hold information on what proportion of this was charitable or how money...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: South CambridgeshireDepartment for EducationTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36466More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding she plans to provide to schools in South Cambridgeshire in the 2025-26 financial year.
Answer: Core funding allocations for schools is distributed through the dedicated schools grant (DSG). Annual DSG allocations are published at local authority level. Allocations are not available by constituency, since local authorities are responsible for distri...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36465More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to provide additional funding to expand enhanced resource bases.
Answer: In December, the department announced £740 million of capital for high needs funding in 2025/26. This can be used to deliver new places in mainstream and special schools, as well as other specialist settings, including resourced provision. It can also be ...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordWorkplace PensionsTreasuryTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36464More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of occupational pension scheme investment supporting economic growth.
Answer: I refer the member to the answer given to PQ UIN 34987 on 6 March 2025. The Government published the Interim Report of the Pensions Investment Review at Mansion House, which sets out proposals to reform the UK Pensions system. These reforms could unlock u...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: StaffDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36195More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance her Department has issued to staff on (a) contacting and (b) assessing benefits claims for (i) victims and (ii) survivors of domestic violence and economic abuse.
Answer: All staff have access to regularly reviewed guidance products which includes information on contacting and assessing benefit claims for victims and survivors of domestic and economic abuse. For broader support, we will signpost claimants to gov.uk to enab...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDisability Living Allowance: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36194More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of claims for Child Disability Living Allowance were decided within the target timeframe of 45 working days in (a) 2024 and (b) so far in 2025.
Answer: The most recent information on processing times for Disability Living Allowance for children was published in the DWP annual report and accounts 2023 to 2024 - GOV.UK (ARA) on 22nd July 2024. This shows that in 2023/24 DWP cleared 3.5% of Disability Livin...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDisability Living Allowance: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36193More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will publish information on success rates for (a) Mandatory Reconsideration of decisions on Child Disability Living Allowance (DLA) applications and (b) Tribunals relating to decisions on Child D
Answer: The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is unable to provide the specific information requested on Mandatory Reconsiderations for Child Disability Living Allowance (DLA) applications. We hold data on Mandatory Reconsiderations, but only for the combine...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDisability Living Allowance: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36192More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will ensure that Mandatory Reconsiderations relating to decisions on Child Disability Living Allowance claims are dealt with within 28 days.
Answer: In law there is no time limit within which a Mandatory Reconsideration (MR) decision must be made. This reflects the overarching policy that the focus should be on making the right decision and not the speed of clearance. Decisions should be made without ...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: PayDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35822More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the level of teacher salaries on staff retention in (a) Cambridge and (b) other areas with high living costs.
Answer: High quality teaching is the within school factor that makes the biggest difference to children’s outcomes which is why this government is determined tackle staff recruitment and retention challenges, making work pay and support teachers to stay in the pr...
Answered 22 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEducation: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35821More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure sustainable funding for (a) mainstream education and (b) SEND provision in (i) South Cambridgeshire constituency and (ii) other areas.
Answer: Core funding allocations for schools is distributed through the dedicated schools grant (DSG). Annual DSG allocations are published at local authority level. Allocations are not available by constituency, since local authorities are responsible for distri...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35820More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will making it her policy to review the national funding formula for schools and high needs.
Answer: Core funding allocations for schools is distributed through the dedicated schools grant (DSG). Annual DSG allocations are published at local authority level. Allocations are not available by constituency, since local authorities are responsible for distri...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35819More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to address regional disparities in school funding.
Answer: Core funding allocations for schools is distributed through the dedicated schools grant (DSG). Annual DSG allocations are published at local authority level. Allocations are not available by constituency, since local authorities are responsible for distri...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: South CambridgeshireDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35818More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make a comparative assessment of per-pupil funding in South Cambridgeshire constituency with other regions.
Answer: Core funding allocations for schools is distributed through the dedicated schools grant (DSG). Annual DSG allocations are published at local authority level. Allocations are not available by constituency, since local authorities are responsible for distri...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: South CambridgeshireDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35817More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment has she made of the adequacy of the level of funding for schools in South Cambridgeshire constituency.
Answer: Core funding allocations for schools is distributed through the dedicated schools grant (DSG). Annual DSG allocations are published at local authority level. Allocations are not available by constituency, since local authorities are responsible for distri...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
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