Pippa Heylings MP: written questions
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Hospitals: TemperatureDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64873More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many overheating incidents have been logged in NHS hospitals in the East of England in each of the last five years.
Answer: There were 665 overheating incidents logged in National Health Service hospitals in the East of England over the past five years. The following table shows the number of overheating incidents logged in NHS hospitals in the East of England in each of the l...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity EnergyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59117More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans his Department has to publish a national strategy on community energy.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of communities being at the heart of the energy transition and the benefits of communities owning energy infrastructure in their own community. Great British Energy will take forward the Local Power Plan and workin...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity EnergyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59116More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the merits of policy in (a) Denmark, (b) Germany and (c) other countries in increasing community energy.
Answer: My Department regularly looks to good practice from other countries and will continue to build on those experiences and lessons learned as we jointly develop the Local Power Plan with Great British Energy.
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity EnergyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59115More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to publish clear guidance on the definition of community energy; what steps he is taking to tackle (a) capacity and (b) skills shortages in its development; and what steps he
Answer: The Government recognises the role community energy plays in ensuring that the public benefits directly from the energy transition and, in partnership with Great British Energy (GBE), is taking steps to maximise that role, including exploring a definition...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood PlansMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59114More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to (a) streamline and (b) better resource Neighbourhood Plans in (i) less affluent communities and (ii) other communities.
Answer: Following the Spending Review, my Department has announced that it is unable to commission new neighbourhood planning support services for 2025 onwards. Technical support which has already been awarded will continue to be provided but must be completed be...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: Land UseDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59113More
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 adopting a spatial energy planning approach to better align land use planning with net zero objectives.
Answer: In October 2024, the UK, Scottish and Welsh governments, jointly commissioned the National Energy System Operator to develop a Strategic Spatial Energy Plan (SSEP): the first ever spatial energy plan for Great Britain, to support a more actively planned a...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy Supply: Rural AreasDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59112More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that rural and off-grid communities are fully integrated into the UK’s grid transition.
Answer: Distribution Network Operators (DNOs) are upgrading local electricity distribution networks to enable the decarbonisation of households and businesses across Great Britain, including in rural areas. For the current electricity distribution price control (...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Energy: FinanceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59111More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to introduce additional regulatory mechanisms to ensure the financial viability of community energy schemes under the Great British Energy Bill.
Answer: The Government recognises the role community groups play in our efforts to tackle climate change. In March, we published a response to a consultation, started by the previous government, on the barriers to community energy. We will learn from the response...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCarbon EmissionsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59110More
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 introducing statutory Locally Determined Contributions; and what assessment he has made of the resources that would be
Answer: The Government recognises the important role of local places in driving action to help realise our national net zero targets. Local government has autonomy and flexibility in how they choose to deliver net zero, according to the varying needs and opportun...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLiquefied Natural Gas: MozambiqueDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59093More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of UK support for the Mozambique liquefied natural gas project on the global clean energy transition.
Answer: UK Export Finance is currently in talks with project sponsors and other lenders, including export credit agencies, and other stakeholders, regarding the latest status of the Mozambique LNG project. At present, UKEF is engaged in conducting relevant due di...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLiquefied Natural Gas: MozambiqueDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59092More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of support for the Mozambique liquefied natural gas project on the UK’s international human rights obligations.
Answer: UK Export Finance is currently in talks with project sponsors and other lenders, including export credit agencies, and other stakeholders, regarding the latest status of the Mozambique LNG project. At present, UKEF is engaged in conducting relevant due di...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLiquefied Natural Gas: MozambiqueDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59091More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of support for the Mozambique LNG project on the UK’s international climate diplomacy priorities.
Answer: UK Export Finance is currently in talks with project sponsors and other lenders, including export credit agencies, and other stakeholders, regarding the latest status of the Mozambique LNG project. At present, UKEF is engaged in conducting relevant due di...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordOlder PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56953More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a Commissioner for Older People and Ageing.
Answer: The Department has not made an assessment. We believe the duties of such a role are covered by work elsewhere in the system. For instance, the Chief Nurse champions and raises the profile of nursing in social care and works alongside the Chief Social Work...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAfghanistan: British Nationals AbroadForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56952More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help secure the release of Peter and Barbie Reynolds from detention in Afghanistan.
Answer: We are supporting the family of two British nationals who are detained in Afghanistan. I have met their family and am closely monitoring this case. We are unable to provide comment on the detail of individual consular cases in line with relevant UK data p...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment Tribunals Service: Disclosure of InformationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56951More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help prevent the misuse of non-disclosure agreements in employment tribunal settlements.
Answer: The Government has been clear that NDAs should not be misused by employers to conceal misconduct. There are already legal limitations on the use of NDAs. For example, an NDA cannot prevent a worker from whistleblowing, require a worker to cover up iniquit...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: thebigwordMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56950More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department plans to review its contract with The Big Word Interpreting Services Ltd for (a) service quality and (b) value for money; and how her Department monitors the performance of that contract.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice routinely reviews all its contracts to ensure service quality and value for money.The contract with The Big Word for the provision of interpretation and translation services is subject to ongoing performance monitoring and governan...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFoodDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56949More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help improve consumer access to minimally processed foods.
Answer: This Government is committed to ensuring that everyone has access to affordable, nutritious food. A key priority for the food strategy is to improve consumer access to healthy food, in order to give all children the best start in life and help adults live...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordConsumers: Data ProtectionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56948More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that consumers choosing not to share personal data through loyalty schemes are not disadvantaged in terms of (a) pricing and (b) access to services.
Answer: Recent amendments to the Price Marking Order 2004 will ensure that loyalty pricing does not mislead non-member customers about the price of an item. This reflects the paramount principle that the price payable at the till should be clear and transparent.W...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness: Health and SafetyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56947More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to prevent business owners from closing their business following serious workplace safety incidents.
Answer: The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is the enforcing authority for workplace health and safety. HSE has no powers to compel businesses to continue to operate following serious workplace safety incidents.
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordApprenticesDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56946More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of Level 7 apprenticeships in helping people to attain higher-level qualifications while in paid employment.
Answer: The department knows that level 7 apprenticeships can open up opportunities for young people, supporting them to begin careers as solicitors or accountants for example, and we are keen for this to continue. That is why, in line with our mission to break d...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCarbon BudgetsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56708More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to consult the public on his revised seventh carbon budget plan.
Answer: We have a clear mission to make the UK a clean energy superpower. This transition will make people better off now and for generations to come. We remain committed to supporting people to realise the benefits and design policies that are responsive to thei...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFertility: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56678More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that all Integrated Care Boards offer (a) three full cycles of IVF to women under 40 who have not conceived after two years of regular unprotected inte
Answer: In the light of broader pressures on the National Health Service and on-going changes within NHS England, we have been looking again at achievable ambitions to improve access to fertility services and fairness for all affected couples.The National Institu...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFertility: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56673More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure (a) that Integrated Care Boards are (i) required and (ii) resourced to deliver fertility services in accordance with NICE guidelines entitled Fertility
Answer: In the light of broader pressures on the National Health Service and on-going changes within NHS England, we have been looking again at achievable ambitions to improve access to fertility services and fairness for all affected couples.The National Institu...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: ConcessionsDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56670More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the eligibility criteria for an older person's bus pass to include people over the age of 60 in England.
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 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMedical Treatments: Cost EffectivenessDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56449More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an estimate of the real-terms value of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s £30,000 Quality-Adjusted Life Year threshold since its introduction in
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) considers the overall resources available to the National Health Service when determining whether an intervention represents value for money. Therefore, decisions about a new technology must con...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
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