Pippa Heylings MP: written questions
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Insulation: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30770More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, for what reason advice on the potential merits of installing (a) loft, (b) wall and (c) roof insulation has been removed from his Department's pages entitled Energy efficient home on gov.uk.
Answer: Home upgrades – including insulation – are one of the best tools to get bills down for good and we are committed to promoting properly installed loft, wall and roof insulation. The Government is currently updating the Energy Efficient Home website as part...
Answered 19 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordWarm Homes Plan: Heat PumpsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30281More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what schemes the Warm Homes Fund will cover to ensure that households can access subsidies for transitioning to heat pump technologies.
Answer: As the first step towards the Warm Homes Plan, the Government has committed an initial £3.4 billion over the next 3 years towards heat decarbonisation and household energy efficiency, with £1 billion of this allocated to 2025/2026.Further details on the W...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBoiler Upgrade SchemeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30280More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to extend the Boiler Upgrade Scheme to (a) hybrid heat pump technologies and (b) other multi technology solutions.
Answer: The Boiler Upgrade Scheme does not currently support hybrid heat pumps, as we want to direct the available funding towards the technologies that offer the greatest carbon savings, rather than those which would continue to involve the burning of fossil fue...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSchool Libraries: Primary EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30279More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to monitor the adequacy of library provision in primary schools.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for South Cambridgeshire to the answer of 28 January 2025 to Question 25143.
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: ReadingDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30278More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to encourage reading in schools.
Answer: I refer to the hon. Member for South Cambridgeshire to the answer of 14 February 2025 to Question 29850.
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Nurses: Mileage AllowancesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30253More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will review the decrease to the Agenda For Change mileage payments for community nurses that will come in July 2025.
Answer: Agenda for Change mileage reimbursement rates are reviewed twice a year in line with the process set out in the national contract. These reviews incorporate the latest information on the cost of fuel. The next review is scheduled for April 2025 and any ch...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordEating Disorders: Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30252More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase day care outpatient provision for the treatment of (a) children, (b) young people and (c) adults with eating disorders.
Answer: NHS England is refreshing guidance on children and young people's eating disorders, to increase the focus on early identification and intervention and to shift away from inpatient care to community-based care models, including day hospitals/outpatient ser...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordEating Disorders: Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30251More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for (a) GP referral for assessment, (b) assessment and (c) treatment for patients with eating disorders.
Answer: General practice (GP) is the front door to the National Health Service, and we know that patients are struggling to see a GP. We are committed to fixing this and delivering the care that patients deserve. That is why, in October 2024, we provided an £82 m...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRailway 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
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