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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support smaller hospitals to (a) mitigate the impact of extreme heat and (b) maintain safe conditions for staff and patients.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support smaller hospitals to (a) mitigate the impact of extreme heat and (b) maintain safe conditions for staff and patients.
Our 10 Year Capital Plan for Health and Social Care set out a clear commitment to renew our focus on climate resilience.
The Plan is backed by record investment, including £6.75 billion to address the most serious infrastructure risks across the National Health Service estate, including critical ventilation and cooling systems. Looking forward, new hospitals and neighbourhood health centres will be designed to modern environmental and resilience standards, helping to reduce overheating risks and improve long-term resilience to climate change.
All NHS organisations are required to maintain robust arrangements for adverse weather, including heatwaves, and are supported by national heatwave planning and UK Health Security Agency guidance. NHS organisations monitor temperatures locally and are expected to take appropriate action to protect patients, staff and services during periods of extreme heat. Technical standards and guidance support trusts in managing overheating risks, ventilation and cooling.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of non-air-conditioning measures such as a) external blinds, b) reflective window film and c) shade cloth in improving heat resilience in school buildings.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of non-air-conditioning measures such as a) external blinds, b) reflective window film and c) shade cloth in improving heat resilience in school buildings.
The department takes periods of hot weather and heatwaves seriously and has published a climate risk assessment which can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/impact-of-uk-climate-change-risk-on-the-delivery-of-education/summary-of-findings-in-relation-to-3-climate-risks-overheating-flooding-and-water-scarcity.
The department is improving infrastructure and strengthening resilience across the education estate through our Education Estates Strategy which can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/education-estates-strategy
This includes a new £710 million Renewal and Retrofit Programme to improve condition and climate resilience; investment of almost £3 billion per year by 2034/35 in capital maintenance to improve the condition of the school and college estate; and investment of almost £20 billion through to 2034/35 in the School Rebuilding Programme, delivering climate‑resilient buildings at over 750 schools.
The department has recently updated its design standards, covering overheating risk assessments which account for rising temperatures associated with climate change, as well as external shading and cross ventilation. These standards can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/design-standards-employers-requirements.
The department’s improve and renew guidance also outlines measures that could be implemented to mitigate overheating. This guidance can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/improve-and-renew-developing-your-long-term-estates-plan/improve-and-renew-your-long-term-estates-plan.
The department is also developing its objectives as part of the fourth National Adaptation Programme, due in 2028.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to improve the heat resilience of the school estate.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to improve the heat resilience of the school estate.
The department takes periods of hot weather and heatwaves seriously and has published a climate risk assessment which can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/impact-of-uk-climate-change-risk-on-the-delivery-of-education/summary-of-findings-in-relation-to-3-climate-risks-overheating-flooding-and-water-scarcity.
The department is improving infrastructure and strengthening resilience across the education estate through our Education Estates Strategy which can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/education-estates-strategy
This includes a new £710 million Renewal and Retrofit Programme to improve condition and climate resilience; investment of almost £3 billion per year by 2034/35 in capital maintenance to improve the condition of the school and college estate; and investment of almost £20 billion through to 2034/35 in the School Rebuilding Programme, delivering climate‑resilient buildings at over 750 schools.
The department has recently updated its design standards, covering overheating risk assessments which account for rising temperatures associated with climate change, as well as external shading and cross ventilation. These standards can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/design-standards-employers-requirements.
The department’s improve and renew guidance also outlines measures that could be implemented to mitigate overheating. This guidance can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/improve-and-renew-developing-your-long-term-estates-plan/improve-and-renew-your-long-term-estates-plan.
The department is also developing its objectives as part of the fourth National Adaptation Programme, due in 2028.