Polly Billington MP: written questions

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Written questions

DNACPR DecisionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125931More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending Do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation forms to include a confirmation of consultation field that must be signed by the patie
Answer: No assessment of the potential merits of amending Do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation (DNACPR) forms to include a confirmation of consultation field that must be signed by the patient or family has been undertaken.When a DNACPR decision is being ...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
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DNACPR Decisions: Learning DisabilityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125930More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of conducting a national audit of Do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation orders for patients with learning disabilities.
Answer: The Government is clear that the inappropriate or blanket use of Do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation (DNACPR) decisions is wholly unacceptable, and that no one should have a DNACPR decision in place simply because they have a learning disability....
Answered 20 Apr 2026
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Non-crime Hate IncidentsHome OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120128More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to publish the report on the College of Policing and National Police Chiefs’ Council review and recommendations on Non-Crime Hate Incidents.
Answer: The final report of the College of Policing and the National Police Chiefs’ Council Review of Non-Crime Hate Incidents is expected to be published in the coming weeks.The Government will set out its response to the Review’s recommendations at that time.
Answered 23 Mar 2026
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Electrical Substations and Renewable Energy: Development Consent OrdersDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115874More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussion he has had with National Grid Electricity Transmission on the siting of new substations and the consenting process for renewable projects under the Development Consent Order r
Answer: The Secretary of State has not held discussions with National Grid Electricity Transmission on the siting of new substations or the consenting process of renewable projects. In his quasi-judicial role in determining Nationally Significant Infrastructure P...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
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Batteries and Data CentresDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115573More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department made of the potential merits of delaying connection offers for some protected battery projects and data centres to allow NESO and DESNZ to undertake other key a
Answer: NESO’s connections reforms have reduced the queue for generation and storage connections by over half, with the queue now largely in line with the capacity ranges set out in the Clean Power 2030 Action Plan. We are aware that the volume of batteries in th...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
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Energy: Standing ChargesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98910More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with Ofgem about the balance between standing charges and unit rates for farmer and grower businesses.
Answer: My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State has regular discussions with Ofgem on a range of issues. Standing charges predominantly recover fixed costs that do not vary by energy use. This includes supplier’s operational costs and the cost of essential netw...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
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Blood Cancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79996More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase early diagnosis for blood cancer.
Answer: The Department continues to support the National Health Service to diagnose and treat cancer, including blood cancers, as early and fast as possible.To increase early diagnosis of blood cancer, the NHS has implemented non-specific symptom (NSS) pathways f...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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Israel: PalestineForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79995More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had recent discussions with her Israeli counterpart on ending the detention of Palestinian children in Israeli prisons.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer of 16 September to Question 76963.
Answered 21 Oct 2025
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