Neil Duncan-Jordan MP: written questions
4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress
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Step-familiesMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19763More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, are there any plans to review the legal situation around step-parents having a relationship with their adult step-children, in the same way as has been done in Scotland.
Answer: Under the Sexual Offences Act 2003, a step-parent or former step-parent commits an offence if they engage in sexual activity with a step-child under 18 in circumstances where the child has lived in the same household as them or they have been regularly in...
Answered 2 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal Welfare: ReoffendersMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17674More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of individuals convicted of animal welfare offences went on to commit a further animal welfare offence in each of the last 10 years; and what proportion of those repeat offenders had previously be
Answer: The information requested on convictions could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.Information regarding animal disqualification orders is not contained in the Ministry of Justice extract of the Police National Computer.
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordSexual Offences: Prisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16794More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to ensure people convicted of sexual offences are excluded from early release provisions.
Answer: First, I would like to express my sincere sympathy with all victims of these appalling crimes. This Government inherited a prisons system days from collapse. We had no choice but to take decisive action to stop our prisons overflowing and keep the public ...
Answered 23 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordWills: Mental CapacityMinistry of JusticeTabled 6 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16341More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment has been made as to the potential merits of introducing a mandatory requirement for adults with capacity to take out a will.
Answer: It is a fundamental principle of the law of England and Wales that a person can give his or her property to any person of his or her choice on death by making a valid Will. This is known as testamentary freedom.Where a person dies without a valid Will, th...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordWills: MediationMinistry of JusticeTabled 6 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16340More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to introduce mandatory mediation services in the case of contested wills.
Answer: The Government recognises the value of mediation in helping parties to resolve disputes more swiftly, consensually and in a less adversarial manner. Where mediation is successful, all parties will be spared the time and stress of litigation.The Civil Proc...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
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