Asked by: Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour - Clapham and Brixton Hill)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment the Department has made of the potential impact of using the Making Every Contact Count approach on improving access to (a) HPV vaccination and (b) cervical screening, as part of the Government's ambition to eliminate cervical cancer in England by 2040.
Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The NHS Cervical Screening Programme is highly effective at preventing cancer as well as detecting disease early, primarily through the identification and treatment of high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) and pre-cancerous changes.
On 25 August 2026, the National Health Service in England announced the roll out the new self-testing kits to encourage more women to complete their potentially lifesaving screening to detect HPV, which can increase the risk of cervical cancer.
NHS England and the UK Health Security Agency do not routinely report or publish HPV vaccination coverage data for post-school-age catch-up cohorts. Approaches to evaluating the impact of the 2025/26 general practice HPV vaccination catch-up campaign on vaccination uptake among eligible young people are currently being explored.
Health is a devolved matter, and cancer services in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland are the responsibility of their respective administrations. The National Cancer Plan therefore applies to England only, while we continue to work closely with devolved administrations to share learning and best practice.
No formal assessment of the Making Every Contact Count impact on HPV vaccination or cervical screening is planned although we recognise its importance in encouraging uptake of vaccination and screening services. Uptake of HPV vaccination and coverage of cervical screening will continue to be monitored through established programme arrangements.
Asked by: Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour - Clapham and Brixton Hill)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when does the Department plan to publish data on the outcomes of the national 2025–26 GP human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination catch-up campaign; and what assessment has it made of the campaign's effectiveness in improving HPV vaccination coverage among eligible young people.
Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The NHS Cervical Screening Programme is highly effective at preventing cancer as well as detecting disease early, primarily through the identification and treatment of high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) and pre-cancerous changes.
On 25 August 2026, the National Health Service in England announced the roll out the new self-testing kits to encourage more women to complete their potentially lifesaving screening to detect HPV, which can increase the risk of cervical cancer.
NHS England and the UK Health Security Agency do not routinely report or publish HPV vaccination coverage data for post-school-age catch-up cohorts. Approaches to evaluating the impact of the 2025/26 general practice HPV vaccination catch-up campaign on vaccination uptake among eligible young people are currently being explored.
Health is a devolved matter, and cancer services in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland are the responsibility of their respective administrations. The National Cancer Plan therefore applies to England only, while we continue to work closely with devolved administrations to share learning and best practice.
No formal assessment of the Making Every Contact Count impact on HPV vaccination or cervical screening is planned although we recognise its importance in encouraging uptake of vaccination and screening services. Uptake of HPV vaccination and coverage of cervical screening will continue to be monitored through established programme arrangements.
Asked by: Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour - Clapham and Brixton Hill)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what arrangements are in place to enable the sharing of good practice on cervical cancer elimination between the UK Government, the Scottish Government, Welsh Government and Northern Ireland Executive.
Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The NHS Cervical Screening Programme is highly effective at preventing cancer as well as detecting disease early, primarily through the identification and treatment of high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) and pre-cancerous changes.
On 25 August 2026, the National Health Service in England announced the roll out the new self-testing kits to encourage more women to complete their potentially lifesaving screening to detect HPV, which can increase the risk of cervical cancer.
NHS England and the UK Health Security Agency do not routinely report or publish HPV vaccination coverage data for post-school-age catch-up cohorts. Approaches to evaluating the impact of the 2025/26 general practice HPV vaccination catch-up campaign on vaccination uptake among eligible young people are currently being explored.
Health is a devolved matter, and cancer services in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland are the responsibility of their respective administrations. The National Cancer Plan therefore applies to England only, while we continue to work closely with devolved administrations to share learning and best practice.
No formal assessment of the Making Every Contact Count impact on HPV vaccination or cervical screening is planned although we recognise its importance in encouraging uptake of vaccination and screening services. Uptake of HPV vaccination and coverage of cervical screening will continue to be monitored through established programme arrangements.
Asked by: Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour - Clapham and Brixton Hill)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, When the Defence Nuclear Enterprise will be established and whether he plans to publish membership list when established.
Answered by Luke Pollard - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
The Defence Nuclear Enterprise (DNE) was established in 2023 and is led by the Chief of Defence Nuclear. It brings together the organisations responsible for operating, maintaining, renewing and sustaining the UK's nuclear deterrent. The DNE comprises the Defence Nuclear Organisation, the Royal Navy, Cyber and Specialist Operations Command, and AWE Nuclear Security Technologies.
Asked by: Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour - Clapham and Brixton Hill)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of cancelling Housing Revenue Account debt held by local authorities on the economy.
Answered by Emma Reynolds - Chief Secretary to the Treasury
As a government, we recognise the pressures facing councils. That is why we have taken action including a ten-year social housing rent settlement, reinstating rent convergence, reforming Right to Buy, and investing £39 billion through the Social and Affordable Homes Programme. Through the programme, we will make sure that councils are able to access more of the funding available.
We will continue to work with councils and the wider sector to understand barriers to council housebuilding.
Asked by: Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour - Clapham and Brixton Hill)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department is taking to increase the uptake of air-to-air heat pumps through the Boiler Upgrade Scheme.
Answered by Martin McCluskey - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
The Government’s Warm Homes Plan sets out measures to support the deployment of air-to-air heat pumps, including providing grants under the Boiler Upgrade Scheme and removing other barriers to uptake, such as amending permitted development rights so that air-to-air heat pumps can also benefit.
There is a role for communications to increase demand, help educate and enable households on their journey to greener, more energy efficient homes. The Government’s ‘Warm and Fuzzy’ campaign will continue to evolve, seeking to build consumer awareness and understanding of the benefits of heat pumps, while promoting the support available through the Boiler Upgrade Scheme.
Asked by: Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour - Clapham and Brixton Hill)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she has taken to prepare for the risk of flash flooding following drought conditions.
Answered by Emma Hardy - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
The Flood Forecasting Centre improves preparedness by providing early warnings of conditions that could trigger flash flooding, through daily flood guidance statements and the new rapid flood guidance service. Longer-term flood outlooks are improving and support flood response planning for emergency responders and the public. The Environment Agency uses the latest weather forecasts from the Met Office, and its flood forecast models to help inform incident management decisions such as issuing Flood Alerts and Warnings. The Environment Agency’s new Forecasting and Warning Service launched in May 2026 has improved our forecasting, modelling, and warning functions. It is supported by major digital updates and artificial intelligence (AI) approaches.
Asked by: Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour - Clapham and Brixton Hill)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has considered the potential merits of introducing an exemption to the Electric Vehicle Excise Duty for motorists who purchased their vehicles before the removal of the 100% Vehicle Excise Duty exemption in April 2025.
Answered by James Murray - Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General
Electric Vehicle Excise Duty (eVED) is designed to ensure that electric vehicle drivers make a fair contribution for their road usage, as petrol and diesel drivers do through fuel duty. Electric cars will pay half the equivalent fuel duty rate paid by the average petrol or diesel car, with a reduced rate for plug-in hybrids.
eVED will apply to all UK-registered electric and plug-in hybrid cars from April 2028, including vehicles purchased before the Vehicle Excise Duty exemption for zero-emission vehicles ended in April 2025. The Government has no plans to introduce an exemption based on when a vehicle was purchased.