Neil Duncan-Jordan MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Parking Offences: FinesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64281More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy review the level of fines that local authorities can levy in relation to illegal parking.
Answer: While councils are responsible for their own parking arrangements, we are determined to reduce costs for motorists which is why we keep a limit on the fines councils can give. These limits can be found in The Civil Enforcement of Road Traffic Contraventio...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordProperty Development: BankcruptcyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64279More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of introducing new restrictions on developers who have a history of bankcruptcy on the housing sector.
Answer: No such specific assessment has been made by my Department. I refer the hon. Member to the information on restrictions for people who have declared bankruptcy available on gov.uk here.
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate Rented Housing: RentsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61067More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a cap on private rents for residential properties.
Answer: The government has been clear it does not support the introduction of rent controls, including rent stabilisation measures. We believe they could make life more difficult for private renters, both in terms of incentivising landlords to increase rents rout...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate Rented Housing: EvictionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60398More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on the number of private landlords that have issued Section 21 notices to their tenants since 5 July 2024.
Answer: My Department does not hold data on Section 21 evictions issued by landlords. However, the English Private Landlord Survey 2024 indicated that Section 21 notices are the most common way landlords evict tenants, and we know that chronic insecurity in the p...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59237More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Spending Review 2025, published on 11 June 2025, what proportion of the funding announced for affordable and social housing will go to social housing; and w
Answer: The new investment to succeed the 2021-26 Affordable Homes Programme that was announced at the Spending Review will deliver a mix of homes for sub-market rent and homeownership, with a particular focus on delivering homes for social rent. We will confirm ...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHomelessnessMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55997More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has put enforcement procedures in place for local authorities that do not follow their statutory duties under the Homelessness code of guidance for local a
Answer: The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is responsible for setting the national framework for housing, including the legislation and Homelessness Code of Guidance to which councils must have regard. Compliance with legislation, guidance,...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHomelessness: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43386More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans she has to review cross-Government spending on tackling homelessness, in the context of the Spending Review.
Answer: As part of the current Spending Review, the government will be reviewing all spending across government, including spend on tackling homelessness. The Deputy Prime Minister is leading cross-government work to deliver the long-term solutions we need to get...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: StandardsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37012More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish a timeframe for updating the Decent Homes Standard.
Answer: The government will consult this year on a reformed Decent Homes Standard for the social and private rented sectors. The Deputy Prime Minister is part of the ministerial Child Poverty Taskforce, which is aiming to publish a Child Poverty Strategy in Sprin...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRented Housing: StandardsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37011More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to halve the number of non-decent (a) social and (b) private rented homes by 2030.
Answer: The government will consult this year on a reformed Decent Homes Standard for the social and private rented sectors. The Deputy Prime Minister is part of the ministerial Child Poverty Taskforce, which is aiming to publish a Child Poverty Strategy in Sprin...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRented Housing: FurnitureMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37010More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of moving into unfurnished homes on (a) prison leavers, (b) people escaping domestic violence and (c) people in poverty.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 32408 on 11 March 2025.
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRented Housing: Furniture PovertyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37009More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with the Child Poverty Taskforce on (a) furnished tenancies and (b) the potential impact of the Decent Homes Standard on levels of furniture poverty.
Answer: The government will consult this year on a reformed Decent Homes Standard for the social and private rented sectors. The Deputy Prime Minister is part of the ministerial Child Poverty Taskforce, which is aiming to publish a Child Poverty Strategy in Sprin...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: FurnitureMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37008More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to update the Decent Homes Standard to ensure that a minimum of 10% of homes for social rent are offered furnished.
Answer: The government will consult this year on a reformed Decent Homes Standard for the social and private rented sectors. The Deputy Prime Minister is part of the ministerial Child Poverty Taskforce, which is aiming to publish a Child Poverty Strategy in Sprin...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: Older PeopleMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34217More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for his policies of the report by the Older People’s Housing Taskforce entitled Our Future Homes: Housing that promotes
Answer: The government is giving careful consideration to the recommendations in the final report of the Older People’s Housing Taskforce. We are committed to enhancing provision and choice for older people in the housing market and we will continue to consider t...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: Older PeopleMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34216More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has had recent discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of implementing a cross-Government approach to older people's housing.
Answer: The government is giving careful consideration to the recommendations in the final report of the Older People’s Housing Taskforce. We are committed to enhancing provision and choice for older people in the housing market and we will continue to consider t...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: Older PeopleMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34215More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department is taking steps to help promote age-appropriate homes.
Answer: The government is giving careful consideration to the recommendations in the final report of the Older People’s Housing Taskforce. We are committed to enhancing provision and choice for older people in the housing market and we will continue to consider t...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: Older PeopleMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34214More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her statement of 30 July 2024 entitled, Building the homes we need, what steps she has taken to help ensure that the needs of an older population form part of h
Answer: The government is giving careful consideration to the recommendations in the final report of the Older People’s Housing Taskforce. We are committed to enhancing provision and choice for older people in the housing market and we will continue to consider t...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate Rented Housing: EvictionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30931More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to introduce a moratorium on Section 21 eviction notices until Parliamentary consideration of the Renters' Reform Bill is concluded.
Answer: The Renters’ Rights Bill had its second reading in the House of Lords on Tuesday 4 February. The Bill delivers the government’s manifesto commitment to overhaul the regulation of the private rented sector, including by abolishing Section 21 ‘no fault’ evi...
Answered 20 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordParking: Private SectorMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29870More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to increase regulation of private car park companies.
Answer: The Government recognises the need for high standards in the private parking industry and is working with both consumer groups and the two parking trade associations to raise standards and deliver better protection and support for motorists.The Parking (C...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAffordable HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29173More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to invest in the Affordable Homes Programme after 2026.
Answer: We will set out details of new investment to succeed the 2021-26 Affordable Homes Programme at the Spending Review. This new investment will deliver a mix of homes for sub-market rent and homeownership, with a particular focus on delivering homes for Soci...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing and Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29172More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he is taking steps to (a) revise the National Planning Policy Framework and (b) redefine affordable housing.
Answer: The government published a revised National Planning Policy Framework on 12 December 2024, including an amended definition of affordable housing in its glossary.
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordFactory Farming: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25146More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take legislative steps to allow local authorities to reject planning applications for (a) new and (b) expanding factory farms.
Answer: The National Planning Policy Framework is clear that planning policies and decisions should contribute to, and enhance, the natural and local environment. National planning policy in this area needs to be taken into account when determining applications r...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAntisemitismMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20356More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle antisemitism.
Answer: The appalling rise in antisemitism we have seen over the last year is a stain on our society, and the Government is absolutely committed to rooting out this abhorrent form of hatred. We have been working closely with the Independent Adviser on Antisemitis...
Answered 24 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHousing First: Pilot SchemesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18847More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of Housing First pilot schemes; and whether she plans to expand those schemes.
Answer: I refer my Hon Friend to the answer given to Question UIN 15811 on 3 December 2024.
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: Victim Support SchemesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17752More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to increase the funding for services supporting victims of domestic abuse.
Answer: On 28 November, the Government announced a funding increase of £30 million to the Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation Grant, bringing the total investment in this Grant to £160 million in 2025-26. This funding will enable local authorities in England to con...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHomelessness: Temporary AccommodationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17744More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to require building and health and safety standards in (a) emergency and (b) temporary accommodation provided to homeless families
Answer: All tenants deserve a safe and decent home, and the Government is working to improving standards across all sectors with a commitment to introduce a new Decent Homes Standard.Local authorities must ensure temporary accommodation is suitable and should kee...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
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