Asked by: Juliet Campbell (Labour - Broxtowe)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of missed GP appointments in i) Broxtowe ii) Nottinghamshire and iii) England.
Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
Missed appointments, recorded as did not attends (DNAs), are collected through General Practice Appointment Data. Nationally, there were 1.27 million DNAs out of 31 million booked appointments, representing 4.1% of all appointments.
In Nottinghamshire, there were approximately 320,000 DNAs from 8.3 million booked appointments, the equivalent to 3.85% of appointments, which is below the national average. In Broxtowe, there were 21,450 DNAs out of 727,000 booked appointments, representing 3% of appointments, lower than both the Nottinghamshire and national rates.
NHS England currently advises that local National Health Service organisations and general practices make their own arrangements for preventing and dealing with missed appointments. Practices already proactively try to reduce rates of missed appointments by sending text message or email reminders, improving their processes for cancelling or rebooking via their online systems, and by providing flexibility in scheduling, for example by allowing last-minute changes from in-person appointments to remote sessions.
Asked by: Juliet Campbell (Labour - Broxtowe)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the national gird infrastructure's resilience to hazards caused by climate change in (a) Broxtowe, (b) the East Midlands and (c) England.
Answered by Michael Shanks - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
Maintaining a secure and resilient energy system is a top priority for Government. We work continually with industry to improve and maintain the resilience and security of energy infrastructure, considering a range of evolving risks and hazards – including changing climate.
The National Energy System Operator, an independent technical body, delivers resilience functions, including understanding and planning system resilience.
Asked by: Juliet Campbell (Labour - Broxtowe)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve dementia care for patients in (a) Broxtowe constituency, (b) Nottingham, (c) Nottinghamshire and (d) England.
Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The provision of dementia health care services is the responsibility of local integrated care boards (ICBs) and may include creative therapies. We expect ICBs to commission services based on local population needs, taking account of National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines.
We will deliver the first ever Frailty and Dementia Modern Service Framework to deliver rapid and significant improvements in quality of care and productivity. This will be informed by phase one of the independent commission into adult social care, which is expected this year. The Frailty and Dementia Modern Service Framework will seek to reduce unwarranted variation and narrow inequality for those living with dementia and will set national standards for dementia care and redirect National Health Service priorities to provide the best possible care and support.
The Government is committed to improving dementia care. That is why we have published the D100: Assessment Tool Pathway programme, which brings together multiple resources into a single, consolidated tool to help simplify best practice.
Asked by: Juliet Campbell (Labour - Broxtowe)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what financial and advisory support is available for independent charitable emergency services, such as the Lincolnshire & Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance, to assist with increased fuel and operating costs arising as a consequence of the Iran War.
Answered by Preet Kaur Gill - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
The Government recognises the contribution of the longstanding and successful independent air ambulance charities model, which enables close partnership working with local National Health Service trusts to provide medical guidance, supplies, and training.
The Government continues to take action to support the charitable sector, which includes the increase in the Employment Allowance from £5,000 to £10,500. This reduces the impact on the sector from the increase in employer National Insurance contributions.
There are no current plans to provide further funding to the sector which operates through a successful charitable model.
Asked by: Juliet Campbell (Labour - Broxtowe)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of climate change on the operating costs of small and medium-sized businesses.
Answered by Katie White - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
The independent Office for Budget Responsibility found that the UK’s economy would decline by nearly 8% by the early 2070s, if the world warms by just below 3C this century, compared to a no climate change baseline.
That is why we are supporting SMEs to reduce costs, build resilience and access the benefits the net zero transition presents. This includes advice and guidance through the UK Business Climate Hub to help SMEs take action on their energy bills. The Willow Review found 67% of SMEs have seen reduced operational costs from taking action on sustainability.
Asked by: Juliet Campbell (Labour - Broxtowe)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of ILR applicants using either the Priority or Super Priority Service receive decisions within their respective advertised timeframes.
Answered by Mike Tapp - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
The proportion of ILR applicants using either the Priority or Super Priority Service that receive decisions within their respective advertised timeframes up to Q1 2025 are available as part of the Migration Transparency Data release on GOV.UK. More recent data are currently unavailable due to continued development of the necessary data since the migration of casework systems but are expected to be included in the next publication.
Asked by: Juliet Campbell (Labour - Broxtowe)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which speciality training programmes allow Less Than Full Time trainees to progress on the basis of competency rather than requiring extensions to the duration of training before the award of a Certificate of Completion of Training; and whether his Department has considered adopting this approach as standard across speciality training.
Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The General Medical Council (GMC) is the regulator of all medical doctors, physician assistants (PAs) and physician assistants in anaesthesia (PAAs), still legally known as physician associates and anaesthesia associates, practising in the United Kingdom. It sets and enforces the standards all doctors, PAs and PAAs must adhere to. The GMC is independent of Government, directly accountable to Parliament and is responsible for operational matters concerning the discharge of its statutory duties.
Progression through all specialty training is outcomes-based, whether a doctor is Less Than Full Time (LTFT) or not. The Conference of Postgraduate Medical Deans (COPMeD) Gold Guide states that ‘All postgraduate doctors in training, full-time or LTFT, need to meet the requirements for progression in training as set out in the relevant GMC-approved curriculum.’
However, the exposure and experiences needed to meet learning outcomes will likely take longer to achieve if training LTFT. Further detail can be found at the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and COPMeD. As such, when a doctor moves to LTFT, their Certificate of Completion of Training date would typically be recalculated and many of the royal colleges and statutory education bodies offer guidance around this, which is available at the following link:
Asked by: Juliet Campbell (Labour - Broxtowe)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made any assessment of the financial impact on students and families that experienced delays in the processing of initial BN(O) Visa applications, and/or delays in processing indefinite leave to remain applications.
Answered by Mike Tapp - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
There is a published service standard of 12 weeks for straightforward applications under the Hong Kong BN(O) Visa and Leave to Remain routes. For applications for Indefinite Leave to Remain the service standard for straightforward applications is 6 months. Priority services are also available for eligible applications.
The Home Office publishes data on performance against service standards in its quarterly immigration system statistics, available at: Visas, status and immigration data: October to December 2025. The most recent data on the Hong Kong BN(O) route covers Quarter 3 of 2025 and shows that 97.45% of straightforward standard visa applications and 98.89% of straightforward standard Leave to Remain applications were decided within 12 weeks. Performance on the Indefinite Leave to Remain route is not included in the published statistics for 2025, though the vast majority of these applications under the Hong Kong BN(O) route were not due to be received until 2026.
Asked by: Juliet Campbell (Labour - Broxtowe)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to invest in Geothermal energy.
Answered by Michael Shanks - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
We know that to achieve net zero, we must look at how we can accelerate the potential of all low carbon technologies including geothermal.
The Government understands that geothermal can play a role in decarbonising heat particularly as a heat source for heat networks.
We provide support through the Green Heat Network Fund (GHNF) for the construction and expansion of low-carbon heat networks including those that utilise deep or shallow geothermal heat.
Asked by: Juliet Campbell (Labour - Broxtowe)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what analysis his Department has undertaken of the geographic suitability of locations in the UK for investment in geothermal energy; and what potential has been identified for such investment in (a) the UK, (b) the Midlands and (c) Broxtowe.
Answered by Michael Shanks - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
The Department has undertaken analysis through the UK Geothermal Platform and the “UK Geothermal Energy Review and Cost Estimations” (2025). The Platform provides national mapping of geothermal suitability and supports early-stage investment decisions. The Review finds that geothermal can provide reliable, low carbon heat and power, but projects typically involve high upfront capital costs and outcomes vary depending on local geology. Across the UK, including the Midlands and Broxtowe, there is potential for investment; however, viability depends on site-specific conditions and detailed feasibility assessments.