Pippa Heylings MP: written questions
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Asylum: SafetyHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79135More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department plans to take to help protect (a) female and (b) child asylum seekers against (i) sexual violence and (ii) other abuse in hotel accommodation.
Answer: Tackling violence against women and girls (VAWG) is a top priority for this Government and our manifesto included the mission to halve violence against women and girls in a decade.The Home Office will also go further than before to deliver a cross-governm...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: South CambridgeshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79134More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to help improve access to NHS dentistry in South Cambridgeshire constituency.
Answer: The responsibility for commissioning primary care services, including National Health Service dentistry, to meet the needs of the local population has been delegated to integrated care boards (ICBs) across England. For South Cambridgeshire constituency, t...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversities: ResearchDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79133More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to support universities affected by the withdrawal of Medical Research Council funding.
Answer: Following a review, the Medical Research Council (MRC) is changing how it supports research within its units and centres to maximise impact. New MRC Centres of Research Excellence (CoRE) investments will improve how MRC coalesces the best science, skills,...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAerobic VaginitisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79132More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to increase awareness of aerobic vaginitis.
Answer: The Government is committed to prioritising women’s health as we build a National Health Service fit for the future.Professional bodies, including the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV, are considering how to raise awareness and make more info...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil LibertiesHome OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 905667More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to protect civil liberties.
Answer: The right to peaceful protest is fundamental to UK democracy but must be balanced with the need to maintain public safety. To achieve this, public order legislation has been developed that both safeguards freedoms of expression and assembly and upholds ...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEquality and Human Rights Commission: Codes of PracticeWomen and EqualitiesTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75730More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she plans to take to allow for the provision of parliamentary scrutiny of the revised draft Equality and Human Rights Commission code of practice.
Answer: The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has submitted the draft updated Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions and Associations to the Minister for Women and Equalities. The Government is considering the draft updated Code and, if the dec...
Answered 2 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCourt of Protection: StudentsMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74767More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will exempt full time students from paying Court of Protection Fees.
Answer: There are currently no fee exemptions in the courts and tribunals system based on student status. The Help with Fees scheme is available to ensure that court users who may be unable to afford a court fee are not denied access to justice. Full time student...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73101More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to introduce the regulations for the Animals (Low Welfare Activities Abroad) Act.
Answer: We continue to engage with stakeholders including the tourism industry and animal welfare groups to explore both legislative and non-legislative options to stop the advertising of low-welfare animal activities abroad.
Answered 23 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPensions: Climate ChangeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73099More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has considered the risks posed by (a) climate change and (b) nature destruction as factors for the Pensions Commission to take into account.
Answer: The Climate Change Governance and Reporting Regulations in the UK already require trustees of larger occupational pension schemes to identify, assess, and manage climate-related risks and opportunities, and to report on these actions in a manner aligned w...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordParliamentary Estate: Energy Performance CertificatesHouse of Commons CommissionTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72656More
Question: To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, if the Commission will list the energy performance certificate ratings recorded for each building within the Parliamentary estate in each of the last five
Answer: The House of Commons retains copies of Energy Performance Certificates (EPC) where we acquire new buildings or undertake major refurbishments. It also holds EPCs for buildings or spaces that we lease. These EPCs are the responsibility of our landlords.The...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Private SectorDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71861More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with private sector health providers on the implementation of the NHS 10 Year Plan.
Answer: The 10 Year Health Plan for England sets out a transformed vision for planned care by 2035, where the majority of interactions no longer take place in a hospital building, instead happening virtually, online or via neighbourhood services. Planned care wil...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: BuildingsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71860More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the availability of space in (a) surgeries and (b) community buildings on the implementation of the NHS 10 Year Plan.
Answer: Over the course of the 10-Year Health Plan, the Government has committed to deliver a Neighbourhood Health Centre (NHC) in every community. The Department of Health and Social Care is currently determining how best to trial NHCs, including identifying pot...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71859More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's planned timetable is for publishing guidance on the financial implications for GP partnerships of the NHS 10 Year Plan.
Answer: We remain committed to the GP partnership model and have committed to working with the GP Committee of the British Medical Association (GPC England) to secure a new substantive GP contract within this Parliament.The 10-Year Health Plan represents a signif...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: FinanceTreasuryTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65971More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the use of Defence Bonds for financing military expenditure; and whether her Department has had recent discussions with financial investors on their
Answer: As the Prime Minister announced in February, we are fully funding the path to 2.5% by reducing ODA spending. That is why we can announce a £10.9bn real-terms increase to the MOD budget over the Spending Review period. On top of this, we are recognising th...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordLong Covid: ClinicsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65970More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 2 April 2025 to Question 39995 on Long Covid: Clinics, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the delivery of long covid care by integrated care boards.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning services for people with long COVID. ICBs are allocated funding by NHS England to meet local need and priorities, and to improve outcomes.To support clinical leadership in this area, NHS Engl...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPort of Felixstowe: FreightDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65969More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the freight throughput was in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) passing through Felixstowe port in the most recent 12 months for which data are available; and how many and what proportion of those TEUs w
Answer: Container throughput passing through Felixstowe port in the calendar year 2023 was 3.246 million TEU. Source: DfT Port Freight Statistics 2023. Data for the 2024 will be published 30th July 2025.https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6698eaf1fc8e1...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRape: PregnancyMinistry of JusticeTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65968More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing legislation to remove parental rights from people convicted of rape in cases where a child has been conceived as a result of that offence.
Answer: The Government has received a number of representations seeking to broaden the parental responsibility measure in the Victims and Courts Bill, including proposals to restrict the exercise of parental responsibility by individuals convicted of rape in case...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: 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
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