Pippa Heylings MP: written questions
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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
Original Parliament recordInfected Blood Compensation Scheme: HepatitisCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30162More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2025 to Question 25004 on Infected Blood Compensation Scheme: Hepatitis, what steps he is taking to improve the application process for compensation (a) in general and (b) fo
Answer: The delivery of compensation payments, including the application process, is a matter for the Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA). IBCA made its first payments to a small cohort of eligible infected people in December 2024, and has steadily incre...
Answered 17 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordInfected Blood Compensation Scheme: HepatitisCabinet OfficeTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29626More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2025 to Question 25004 on Infected Blood Compensation Scheme: Hepatitis, what assessment he has made of the sufficiency of funding for compensation for the affected families
Answer: In the Autumn budget, the Government announced £11.8 billion of funding to compensate eligible infected and affected people. Each eligible person will get the compensation they are due.
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordTravel: 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
Original Parliament recordCycling: IndustryDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29585More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the condition of the UK cycling industry.
Answer: No formal assessment has been completed; however, the Department has engaged with key industry brands on issues and will continue to do so moving forward. The industry has recently faced significant headwinds, impacting growth and profitability. Despite t...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBicycles: ExportsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29582More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support businesses which export bicycles.
Answer: Under the umbrella of the recently announced Business Growth Service, UK businesses can access DBT’s wealth of export support via Great.gov.uk. This comprises an online support offer and a wider network of support including the Export Academy, UK Export F...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29580More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of reforming the Child Maintenance Service to (a) increase protections for the victims of domestic abuse and (b) to prevent the withholding or arti
Answer: A consultation on proposed reforms to the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) was published by the previous Government on 8 May 2024. This included:removing Direct Pay and managing all CMS cases in one service to allow the CMS to tackle non-compliance faster,...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28171More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what reforms to disability benefits she plans to introduce in 2025; when each reform will be implemented; and whether she plans to publish any further consultations on planned reforms.
Answer: This Government is committed to reforming the system of health and disability benefits so that it promotes and enables employment among as many people as possible. We are working to develop proposals for health and disability reform in the months ahead an...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHeathrow 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
Original Parliament recordNorthern Rock: CompensationTreasuryTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27647More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing compensation for small shareholders for the loss of shares in Northern Rock Plc.
Answer: An independent valuer determined that Northern Rock shares were of no value immediately prior to the company being taken into public ownership, and therefore no compensation was due. This independent valuation was upheld in the both the Upper Tribunal in ...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordFractures: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27646More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timetable is for providing national coverage for fracture liaison services.
Answer: We remain committed to rolling out Fracture Liaison Services across every part of the country by 2030.In the meantime, we are investing in 13 high-tech bone density DEXA scanners, which are expected to provide an extra 29,000 scans to ensure people with b...
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordGreat British Insulation SchemeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27632More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he will confirm funding for the Great British Insulation Scheme for the 2025-26 financial year.
Answer: The Great British Insulation Scheme (GBIS) is not a government funded grant scheme, but an obligation on larger energy suppliers to provide energy efficiency support to eligible households through the installation of one insulation measure per home. GBIS ...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: StandardsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27631More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her timeline is for implementing the decent homes standard.
Answer: The government intend to bring forward a consultation this year on a reformed Decent Homes Standard for the social and private rented sectors.
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordWarm Homes PlanDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27630More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when she will publish the Warm Homes Plan.
Answer: The Warm Homes Plan will help people find ways to save money on energy bills and transform our ageing building stock into comfortable, low-carbon homes that are fit for the future. Future funding towards decarbonisation and to tackle fuel poverty will be ...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordClimate ChangeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27422More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps to ensure that the UK's Nationally Determined Contribution (a) facilitates a just transition and (b) commits to increased climate finance.
Answer: In January, the UK submitted its nationally determined contribution (NDC) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), providing additional information on our headline target, including how it will facilitate a just transition. T...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordInsomnia: Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25006More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the (a) funding and (b) availability of the Sleepio app for people with insomnia.
Answer: There is currently no central funding from NHS England to support the national commissioning of digital cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia to integrated care boards.Sleepio remains available for local commissioning by integrated care systems, shou...
Answered 24 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25005More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of tariffs with night-time low electricity pricing for people with (a) electric vehicles and (b) solar panels.
Answer: The Government is supportive of electricity suppliers offering tariffs which enable consumers, including electric vehicle owners and those using solar panels, to consume energy at off peak times. This benefits all consumers by reducing the need for additi...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordInfected Blood Compensation Scheme: HepatitisCabinet OfficeTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25004More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when affected family members of people with blood infected by hepatitis B will be able to apply for compensation.
Answer: Those affected by their relationship to an eligible individual infected with Hepatitis B will be able to claim via the compensation scheme. This may include partners, parents, children, and siblings of an eligible infected person, as well as some people w...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployers' Contributions: Agency WorkersTreasuryTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25003More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes made to employer's National Insurance contributions at the Autumn Budget 2024 on agency workers under IR35.
Answer: The Government publishes Tax Information and Impact Notes (TIINs) for tax policy changes. TIINs give a clear explanation of the policy objective and an assessment of the impacts including on the Exchequer, individuals and families, businesses including ci...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordLand UseDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25002More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he is taking legislative steps to introduce a land use framework.
Answer: The Government plans to take action toward realising a Land Use Framework in the first year of its time in power.
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordInsomnia: Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23193More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of NHS cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia; and whether he plans to increase the coverage of that therapy.
Answer: It is for local integrated care boards to decide whether cognitive behavioural therapy should be offered to their local populations as a treatment for insomnia. NHS Talking Therapies for anxiety and depression offers low-intensity therapy which may includ...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHeat Pumps: FinesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23192More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of reducing non-compliance fines in the Clean Heat Market Mechanism on the uptake of heat pumps.
Answer: The Government believes that the reduction to the payment-in-lieu for the Clean Heat Market Mechanism for the first baselining year will provide manufacturers with additional capacity to adapt to the scheme’s introduction, while still providing an incenti...
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHeat Pumps: FinesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23191More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the decision to reduce non-compliance fines in the Clean Heat Market Mechanism on the UK's ability to meet carbon budgets.
Answer: The Government believes that the reduction to the payment-in-lieu for the Clean Heat Market Mechanism for the first baselining year will provide manufacturers with additional capacity to adapt to the scheme’s introduction, while still providing an incenti...
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHeat Pumps: FinesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23190More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make it his policy to return non-compliance fines for the clean heat market mechanism to the level proposed for 2026 in the document entitled Clean Heat Market Mechanism Consultati
Answer: The Government has made the decision to reduce the level of the payment-in-lieu for the Clean Heat Market Mechanism from the previously proposed £3000 per missing heat pump credit to £500 for the first baselining year, in order to provide industry with ad...
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBus 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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