Neil Duncan-Jordan MP: written questions 2025
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Workplace Pensions: Index LinkingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101701More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment has been made as to the (a) merits of and (b) funding for retrospective indexation arrangements for all pre 1997 pensions scheme members.
Answer: Most defined benefit schemes pay some indexation on pensions earned before 1997. The Government recognises that the absence of indexation on pre-1997 rights in pension schemes can erode the value of pensions over time and affect members who rely on these ...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy: TaxationTreasuryTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101700More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Budget 2025, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed scrapping of the Energy Company Obligation scheme on the level of energy sector tax revenue.
Answer: The Energy Company Obligation is a regulated obligation on suppliers and is not a tax measure. However, as VAT is placed on the total cost of energy, lowering energy bills through ending this scheme will reduce the tax base for VAT on domestic energy. Thi...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHeat Pumps and Solar Power: Energy Company ObligationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101699More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to Budget 2025, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed scrapping of the Energy Company Obligation on heat pump and solar panel (a) inst
Answer: ECO4 has played a part in delivering clean heat technologies; however, issues identified by the NAO and PAC support a shift to a more direct, publicly-funded approach focused on technologies that cut bills and accelerate the transition to clean heat such ...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHeat Pumps and Solar Power: Energy Company ObligationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101698More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of ending the ECO scheme on the number of MCS-registered heat pump and solar installations.
Answer: ECO4 has played a part in delivering clean heat technologies; however, issues identified by the NAO and PAC support a shift to a more direct, publicly-funded approach focused on technologies that cut bills and accelerate the transition to clean heat such ...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: TaxationTreasuryTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101697More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the decision to introduce a pay per mile levy on hybrid and EV drivers on their future choice of vehicle.
Answer: As announced at Budget 2025, the Government is introducing Electric Vehicle Excise Duty (eVED) from April 2028, a new mileage charge for electric and plug-in hybrid cars, recognising that electric vehicles (EVs) contribute to congestion and wear and tear ...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101696More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the planned increase in vehicle tax from April 2026 will be based on (a) emissions from vehicles based on factory information when new and (b) MOT results annually.
Answer: Vehicle Excise Duty (VED), sometimes known as 'road tax' or 'vehicle tax', is a tax on vehicles used or kept on public roads. Different rates apply to cars, vans, and motorcycles, and the rate for each vehicle is calculated according to a range of factors...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHybrid Vehicles: TaxationTreasuryTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101695More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of a tax of 1.5p per mile on drivers of hybrid vehicles.
Answer: As announced at Budget 2025, the Government is introducing Electric Vehicle Excise Duty (eVED) from April 2028, a new mileage charge for electric and plug-in hybrid cars, recognising that electric vehicles (EVs) contribute to congestion and wear and tear ...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: CompensationTreasuryTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101305More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, further to the answer of 16 December 2025 to Question 98338, whether she has reviewed the Bank Confidential report; and if she will establish a judge-led inquiry into its findings.
Answer: The Treasury is aware of the Bank Confidential report about former misconduct in SME banking by the NatWest Group. The Government also recognises the serious impact that historical issues of misconduct have had on small businesses, and we acknowledge the ...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLearning Disability and Special Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100786More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what measures will be introduced to monitor whether Special Educational Needs and Disabilities reform improves educational outcomes for children and young people.
Answer: Every child deserves an education that meets their needs, one that is academically stretching, where every child feels like they belong, and that sets them up for life and work.We will set out the full Schools White Paper soon, building on the work we hav...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordLearning Disability and Special Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100785More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase early identification of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.
Answer: The department knows that effective early identification and intervention is critical in improving the outcomes of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities. To support settings to identify need early, the department is str...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100764More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many individuals that have migrated from Employment Support Allowance to Universal Credit in the last 12 months have had the amount of council tax support they receive reduced.
Answer: The Department does not administer the Council Tax Reduction scheme and therefore does not hold the data required to answer this question.
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordUniversal CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100763More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many individuals have migrated from Employment Support Allowance to Universal Credit in the last 12 months.
Answer: The Department regularly publishes monthly Move to Universal Credit statistics, with the latest statistics available for July 2022 to end September 2025. The next publication on 17 February 2026 will include data up to and including December 2025.
Answered 30 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: TransportDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100240More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to include one or more representatives of providers of home-to-school transport for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities on the SEND Ministerial Development Group.
Answer: The special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) ministerial development group brings together voices from across the SEND sector. This group considers a range of perspectives and tests potential solutions to the key challenges the SEND system faces ...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses and Social Clubs: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99429More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the net gain in revenue from pubs and social clubs, taking account of (a) increased rateable values, (b) removal of the 40% relief and (c) introduction of transitional relief, as a re
Answer: The amount of business rates paid on each property is based on the rateable value of the property, assessed by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA), and the multiplier values, which are set by the Government. Rateable values are re-assessed every three years...
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHomelessness: PooleMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99404More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many people that are currently homeless in Poole constituency will be taken out of homelessness following the introduction of the homelessness strategy.
Answer: The Government publishes homelessness statistics on gov.uk here. Our National Plan to End Homelessness will end the use of B&B accommodation for families except in emergencies, halve long-term rough sleeping and increase the proportion of people whose...
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHomelessness: PooleMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99403More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many homeless people there are in Poole constituency.
Answer: The Government publishes homelessness statistics on gov.uk here. Our National Plan to End Homelessness will end the use of B&B accommodation for families except in emergencies, halve long-term rough sleeping and increase the proportion of people whose...
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFree School MealsDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99145More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy that children who are eligible for free school meals should be automatically enrolled for them.
Answer: The government is committed to breaking down barriers to opportunity and tackling child poverty. Introducing a new eligibility threshold for free school meals (FSM) so that all children from households in receipt of Universal Credit will be eligible for F...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPoverty: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99035More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will consider introducing legally-binding child poverty targets to reduce child poverty within this Parliament and beyond.
Answer: The Monitoring and Evaluation framework published alongside the Strategy set out that a baseline report will be published in Summer 2026 with annual reporting on progress thereafter and Government already has a statutory duty to publish poverty statistics...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98726More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether there are any plans to ensure that future funding formulas for the police take account of (a) seasonality and (b) rurality.
Answer: This Government is committed to ensuring that policing has the resources it needs and the allocation of funding to police forces remains an important consideration.The Chancellor has announced a real terms increase in police spending power over the next t...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMotabilityTreasuryTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98717More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the policy document entitled Motability Scheme: reforming tax reliefs’ policy, published on 26 November, if she will publish the calculations used for the conclusion that the proposed changes are not exp
Answer: The information set out in the macroeconomic impacts section of all Tax Information and Impact Notes (TIINs) corresponds to the assessments contained in the Office for Budget Responsibility’s (OBR) Economic and Fiscal Outlook. The OBR, as the Government's...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordReligious Buildings: TaxationTreasuryTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98711More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether religious-based properties will be exempt from the new tax announced in the Budget on properties valued at £2 million and over.
Answer: The High Value Council Tax Surcharge (HVCTS) is a new charge on owners of residential property in England worth £2 million or more in 2026, taking effect in April 2028. Owners, not residents, will pay the surcharge. The government will consult on potentia...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial IntelligenceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98651More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if her Department will convene a cross-government summit with key tech companies and trade unions to discuss the future impact of AI and ASI on jobs, the economy and society.
Answer: We are starting to witness AI’s impact within the labour market: transforming the workplace, demanding new skills and augmenting old ones. But there is uncertainty over the future scale of AI’s impact on the labour market, particularly over the next few y...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial IntelligenceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98649More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department has taken to identify sectors of the economy in which AI should not replace human productivity or experience.
Answer: We are starting to witness AI’s impact within the labour market: transforming the workplace, demanding new skills and augmenting old ones. But there is uncertainty over the future scale of AI’s impact on the labour market, particularly over the next few y...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial IntelligenceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98648More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to create a cross-department, nation-wide AI strategy in the next 12 months.
Answer: The Government takes a coordinated, cross‑departmental approach to the opportunities and risks presented by AI. The UK‑commissioned AI Opportunities Action Plan sets out how we can harness AI to boost economic growth, improve public services and create ne...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPoverty: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98611More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of children in Poole constituency who will become newly eligible for support measures introduced under the Child Poverty Strategy.
Answer: The Department does not hold data on the number of children in the Poole constituency who will become newly eligible for support measures introduced under the Child Poverty Strategy. Estimates are available for the number of children and households that a...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
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