Pippa Heylings MP: written questions 2025
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Energy Performance CertificatesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101016More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to introduce reforms to Energy Performance Certificates, in the context of the development and implementation of the Home Energy Model.
Answer: The government consulted on reforms to EPCs to provide consumers with more useful information on the energy performance of buildings, and so that they better support our key objectives of achieving Clean Power by 2030 and accelerating to Net Zero. We are ...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRenewable Energy: FinanceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100720More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure the effectiveness of funding for renewable energy projects through the Contracts for Difference Allocation Round 7.
Answer: An initial budget of £900 million is available for fixed-bottom offshore wind in Allocation Round 7, which is the largest ever initial budget for OFW. The Government has the ability to view unsuccessful bids and adjust the budget later, if it is good valu...
Answered 24 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy Performance CertificatesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100710More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what his timeline is for publishing the outcome and response to the Reforms to the Energy Performance of Buildings regime consultation.
Answer: We are analysing the feedback received to the consultation on reforms to the Energy Performance of Buildings regime, and will publish a government response in due course.
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100695More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the strategy Replacing animals in science: A strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods, published on 11 November 2025, which sp
Answer: These will be developed with stakeholders during the implementation of the Government’s strategy to support replacing animals in science. The strategy also commits to publish biennially from 2026 a list of alternative-methods research and development prio...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100694More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to her Department's policy paper entitled Replacing animals in science: A strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods, published on
Answer: The Government’s new strategy sets out our long-term vision for a world where the use of animals in science is eliminated in all but exceptional circumstances, achieved by creating a research and innovation system that drives the development and validatio...
Answered 24 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Written QuestionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100015More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond substantively to Question 90841 tabled by the hon. Member for South Cambridgeshire on 13 November 2025.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 5 January 2025 to Question 90841.
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98895More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what his timeline is for launching the proposed framework to scrutinise additional costs and levies on consumer energy bills.
Answer: At the budget, the Chancellor agreed to subject any additional costs, including new levies, to enhanced scrutiny under a new framework to ensure they are affordable, represent value for money and do not impose unnecessary costs on households and businesse...
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: Public ConsultationDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98577More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she has taken to recover the 6120 missing responses from the Railways Bill consultation; and what steps she is taking to ensure the integrity of the consultation process for future consultations.
Answer: The Secretary of State has written to the Transport Select Committee on this issue, a copy of which can be found here: https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/50296/documents/271772/default/. We have no evidence of other consultations being affected...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: Public ConsultationDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98575More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure her Department's consultations comply fully with the Gunning Principles in the future.
Answer: The Department, its executive agencies and arm’s-length bodies publish a large number of consultations and calls for evidence. The Department conducts consultations in line with the Government Consultation Principles. These state that consultations should...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordGenetics: Preventive MedicineDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97077More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of progress against the commitment in the NHS 10 Year Plan for Health to launch a new large-scale study to sequence the genomes of 150,000 adults and assess how g
Answer: The 10-Year Health Plan for England committed to launching a large-scale study, led by Genomics England, to sequence 150,000 adult genomes and assess how genomics can support routine preventive care. Work is now underway to design the study, develop scien...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordClean Energy: National GridDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96957More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what his planned timeline is for rolling out the Connections Accelerator Service.
Answer: As set out in the Government’s Industrial Strategy, the Connections Accelerator Service will be operational by the end of 2025.
Answered 12 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordGenetics: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96888More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to launch the study to sequence the genomes of 150,000 adults.
Answer: The 10-Year Health Plan for England committed to launching a large-scale study, led by Genomics England, to sequence 150,000 adult genomes and assess how genomics can support routine preventive care. Work is now underway to design the study, develop scien...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBrownfield Sites: BiodiversityDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95947More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 24 November 2025 to Question 91533 on Brownfield Sites: Biodiversity, whether she plans to consult further on the definition of (a) small and (b) medium sites
Answer: The Government response to the ‘Improving biodiversity net gain for minor, medium and brownfield development’ consultation and the impact assessment will be published in due course. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government published in Ma...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBrownfield Sites: BiodiversityDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95946More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 24 November 2025 to Question 91533 on Brownfield Sites: Biodiversity, if she will ensure adequate Parliamentary scrutiny of that impact assessment before fina
Answer: The Government response to the ‘Improving biodiversity net gain for minor, medium and brownfield development’ consultation and the impact assessment will be published in due course. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government published in Ma...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBrownfield Sites: BiodiversityDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95945More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 24 November 2025 to Question 91533 on Brownfield Sites: Biodiversity, whether the full impact assessment will be published prior to her response to the consul
Answer: The Government response to the ‘Improving biodiversity net gain for minor, medium and brownfield development’ consultation and the impact assessment will be published in due course. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government published in Ma...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBrownfield Sites: BiodiversityDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95944More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 24 November 2025 to Question 91533 on Brownfield Sites: Biodiversity, when the full impact assessment will be published.
Answer: The Government response to the ‘Improving biodiversity net gain for minor, medium and brownfield development’ consultation and the impact assessment will be published in due course. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government published in Ma...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBiodiversityDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95943More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to make sites below 0.5 hectares exempt from Biodiversity Net Gain.
Answer: The Government response to the ‘Improving biodiversity net gain for minor, medium and brownfield development’ consultation and the impact assessment will be published in due course. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government published in Ma...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work ProgrammeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95876More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Access to Work scheme on the economy and society.
Answer: Access to Work (AtW) is a demand-led, personalised discretionary grant which supports the recruitment and retention of disabled people in employment. The Scheme has been providing support for over 30 years. In 2024-2025, 74,190 people received a payment f...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work ProgrammeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95875More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to bring forward proposals to improve the Access to Work scheme.
Answer: In the Pathways to Work Green Paper, we consulted on the future of Access to Work and how to improve the scheme so that it helps more disabled people in work. We are reviewing all aspects of Access to Work as we develop plans for reform following the conc...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordViolent and Sex Offender RegisterHome OfficeTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95874More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a publicly searchable register of individuals convicted of sexual offences.
Answer: There are no plans to create a public sex offender registry. The current system allows for targeted disclosures where necessary to manage risk and protect individuals.Through the Crime and Policing Bill, we are introducing a range of legislative changes t...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Domestic AbuseHome OfficeTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95873More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she made of the potential impact of the proposals in the consultation on Earned Settlement on victims of domestic violence before its publication; and what steps she will take to ensur
Answer: We are committed to reducing Violence against Women and Girls.The Immigration White Paper, published in May 2025, committed to retain safeguards to protect the vulnerable, including settlement rights for victims of domestic violence and abuse.The current ...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPalliative Care: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94384More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department are taking to ensure that England has a palliative care workforce able to cope with increases in demand for end of life care.
Answer: The Government is committed to publishing a 10 Year Workforce Plan to set out action to create a workforce ready to deliver the transformed service set out in the 10-Year Health Plan. The 10 Year Workforce Plan will ensure the National Health Service has...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: AdmissionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94382More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department are taking to reduce emergency hospital admissions involving people who are in the last 12 months of life.
Answer: Our 10-Year Health Plan sets out that community-based advice and support will help more people die in their home, while community teams will work closely with care homes and paramedics to share care plans to avoid people being taken to accident and emerge...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPalliative CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94381More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the early identification of palliative care needs.
Answer: Early identification of someone who has palliative and end of life care needs is vital. There are tools to aid clinicians in identifying those approaching the end of life, for example the Supportive and Palliative Care Indicators Tool and the EARLY toolki...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAir PollutionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94290More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking with the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero to identify how the UK can meet the latest World Health Organization air quality guidelines, inclu
Answer: The Government has made rapid progress in reducing PM2.5 concentrations and we will be setting new interim targets for 2030 in the forthcoming Environmental Improvement Plan. The World Health Organisation (WHO) air quality guidelines will continue to info...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
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