Neil Duncan-Jordan MP: written questions 2025
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Dangerous DogsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66096More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research his Department has commissioned on whether breed is a precursor for aggressive behaviour in dogs.
Answer: The Government has reconvened the Responsible Dog Ownership Taskforce to explore measures to promote responsible dog ownership across all breeds of dog. We look forward to receiving its findings and recommendations in due course.
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDangerous DogsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66095More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of breed-specific legislation in relation to dogs on levels of public safety.
Answer: We are working with the police, local authorities and animal welfare groups to explore measures to reduce dog attacks and promote responsible dog ownership across all breeds of dog. We have reconvened the Responsible Dog Ownership taskforce and look forwa...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: PovertyDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66094More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of the recommendations made in the Children's Commissioner's report entitled Growing up in a low-income family: Children’s experiences, published in July 202
Answer: The Child Poverty Taskforce, of which my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education is co-chair, is committed to listening to the voices of children and families and bringing in the voices of these families directly into our work. The Office ...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: PovertyDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66093More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Children's Commissioner's report entitled Growing up in a low-income family: Children’s experiences, published in July 2025, whether she plans to accept that report's recommendations.
Answer: The Child Poverty Taskforce, of which my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education is co-chair, is committed to listening to the voices of children and families and bringing in the voices of these families directly into our work. The Office ...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: PovertyDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66092More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to respond to the Children's Commissioner's report entitled Growing up in a low-income family: Children’s experiences, published in July 2025.
Answer: The Child Poverty Taskforce, of which my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education is co-chair, is committed to listening to the voices of children and families and bringing in the voices of these families directly into our work. The Office ...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: PovertyDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66091More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to publish a formal response to the Children's Commissioner's report entitled Growing up in a low-income family: Children’s experiences, published in July 2025.
Answer: The Child Poverty Taskforce, of which my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education is co-chair, is committed to listening to the voices of children and families and bringing in the voices of these families directly into our work. The Office ...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBreastfeedingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66090More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to promote the benefits of breast feeding to new mothers.
Answer: The Government is committed to raising the healthiest generation of children ever and to giving every child the best start in life. We want every parent to understand the benefits of breastfeeding so that they can make informed decisions about how to feed...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: Limited LiabilityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65681More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the merits of allowing the adoption of Limited Liability Partnerships for GPs.
Answer: Currently, Limited Liability Partnerships cannot hold General Medical Services and Personal Medical Services contracts. However, general practice (GP) partners can take steps to reduce their personal liability and financial risk. For example, limited comp...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65676More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to Universal Credit on poverty levels.
Answer: The Department has published an updated assessment of the poverty impacts of the benefit changes announced at Spring Statement with revisions to reflect the proposed changes since tabled, which includes changes to Universal Credit. The assessment is avail...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordListed Places of Worship Grant SchemeDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65560More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to ensure that religious organisations’ assets are scrutinised before making decisions regarding an extension of the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme.
Answer: The Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme offers grants towards the VAT incurred on eligible repairs and renovations and is open to all listed places of worship. The future of the grant scheme will be considered as we work through the output of the Spendi...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTour de France: TelevisionDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65558More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with UK broadcasters on ensuring that television coverage of the Tour de France remains available to UK viewers.
Answer: The Government recognises concerns raised about losing free-to-air coverage of the Tour de France. Ensuring live cycling can be enjoyed by a wide reaching audience is important to growing the sport and inspiring the next generation of cyclists. Profession...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTour de France: TelevisionDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65557More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of ceasing television coverage of the Tour de France in the UK on levels of interest in British cycling.
Answer: The Government recognises concerns raised about losing free-to-air coverage of the Tour de France. Ensuring live cycling can be enjoyed by a wide reaching audience is important to growing the sport and inspiring the next generation of cyclists. Profession...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTour de France: TelevisionDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65556More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she is taking steps to ensure that television coverage of the Tour de France remains available to UK viewers.
Answer: The Government recognises concerns raised about losing free-to-air coverage of the Tour de France. Ensuring live cycling can be enjoyed by a wide reaching audience is important to growing the sport and inspiring the next generation of cyclists. Profession...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordWorking HoursDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65418More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has considered the findings of the most recent four day week pilot; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure businesses have a structured forum in which to share insights on effecti
Answer: We are aware of the findings of the 4 Day Week Foundation’s recent trial. A four-day week is an example of a flexible working arrangement. Currently, all employees have the right to request a flexible working arrangement, and we are changing legislation t...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordWorking HoursDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65417More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has reviewed the findings of the recent national four-day working week pilot; and whether he plans to respond to the 4 Day Week Foundation’s recommendation to establish a working time counci
Answer: We are aware of the findings of the 4 Day Week Foundation’s recent trial. A four-day week is an example of a flexible working arrangement. Currently, all employees have the right to request a flexible working arrangement, and we are changing legislation t...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: VATDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65198More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to review the rules that allow private companies working in the NHS to avoid paying VAT.
Answer: HM Treasury is committed to implementing the Public Sector Value Added Tax (VAT) reform which will remove the current disparity for VAT recovery between National Health Service trusts and private companies working in the NHS.
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS Trusts: VATDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65197More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to issue new guidance to NHS Trusts advising them not to set up wholly owned subsidiary companies to avoid paying VAT.
Answer: The current NHS England guidance dated February 2024, titled Guidance for assuring and supporting complex change – subsidiaries guidance for trusts forming or changing a subsidiary, sets out the VAT position of wholly owned subsidiaries and confirms that ...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS Trusts: VATDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65196More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to make an assessment of the potential merits of NHS Trusts setting up wholly owned subsidiary companies to avoid paying VAT.
Answer: The current NHS England guidance dated February 2024, titled Guidance for assuring and supporting complex change – subsidiaries guidance for trusts forming or changing a subsidiary, confirms that the Department “reminded all NHS provider finance directors...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordParking 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 recordEntry Clearances: ChinaHome OfficeTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64280More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what current restrictions are placed upon tourist visitors from China.
Answer: Chinese nationals travelling to the UK as tourists are able to use the Standard Visitor route to come to the UK for up to six months, though they will need to apply for a Standard Visitor visa prior to travel. This requirement applies to all visa national...
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 recordHigher Education: RedundancyDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64276More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of job losses at (a) Bournemouth University and (b) the wider higher education sector on the (i) quality of education and (ii) range of courses availab
Answer: The department recognises that some higher education (HE) providers are making difficult decisions around staffing in order to safeguard their financial sustainability. Ultimately the sector is independent from government and as such must continue to make...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63364More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an updated assessment of the potential impact of the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill on the number of people who will lose their entitlement to PIP.
Answer: As I made clear in my statement to the House, Hansard, 1 July, col 219, any changes to PIP eligibility will come after a comprehensive review of the benefit, which I am leading, and which will be co-produced with disabled people, the organisations that re...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63363More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will publish an updated assessment of the potential impact of the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill on levels of poverty.
Answer: Updated analysis on the potential impact of Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill on levels of poverty will be published shortly.
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordF-35 AircraftMinistry of DefenceTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63225More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his planned timeline is for manufacturing 12 new F-35 A jets.
Answer: The UK will purchase 12 new F-35A fighter jets and join NATO’s dual capable aircraft nuclear mission in a major boost for national security. The Secretary of State for Defence has said he expects those F-35As to start being delivered before the end of the...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
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