Neil Duncan-Jordan MP: written questions 2026
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Personal Independence Payment: Terminal IllnessesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126117More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with a Personal Independence Payment Special Rules award reached the end of their three-year award period and had their benefits award reviewed in each of the last 12 months for which da
Answer: Over the past 12 months, 30 individuals with a Personal Independence Payment Special Rules award reached the end of their three-year award period and had benefits reassessed. Monthly breakdowns cannot be provided due to disclosure control. In the majority...
Answered 23 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Terminal IllnessesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126116More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have been assessed at a Personal Independence Payment assessment as having a terminal condition; how many of those people were in receipt of a fixed-term award; and what was the length o
Answer: The Department does not collect information centrally for analysis about whether a claimant’s condition is terminal. However, claimants claiming under the Special Rules for End of Life (SREL) are terminally ill and we can provide information about their a...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Terminal IllnessesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126115More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people assessed at a Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessment as having a terminal condition did not receive PIP under the Special Rules in each of the latest 12 months for which data is
Answer: The Department does not collect information centrally for analysis on whether a claimant’s condition is terminal. The Special Rules for End of Life allow people nearing the end of their life to get faster and easier access to PIP at the highest rates. The...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: DeathDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126114More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people that were claiming Personal Independent Payment and in receipt of the both enhanced components died (a) in total and (b) who had accessed PIP under the Special Rules for terminal illness
Answer: The information requested can be found in the table provided below. Table 1: People who have died who were recipients of Personal Independence Payment Enhanced Daily Living and Mobility components Special Rules for End of LifeTotalFeb-251,4903,900Mar-251,...
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordCulture: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125957More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to ensure that public funding supports the parts of the cultural ecosystem most at risk, including the grassroots music sector.
Answer: DCMS and Arts Council England (ACE) are already focusing funding on the areas of the cultural sector most at risk, using both dedicated funds and wider investment. We have been clear that significant government investment, such as the £1.5 billion Arts Ev...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordArts: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125956More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the allocation of public funding exclusively to National Portfolio Organisations on non-national portfolio organisations.
Answer: The government’s support for culture is not exclusively for National Portfolio Organisations (NPO). In particular, Arts Council England (ACE) capital funding in the current Spending Review period is not limited to NPOs. For example, the Government launche...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPoverty: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125867More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what is the scope of the baseline report on child poverty; and whether it will outline what reduction in child poverty his Department aims to achieve for the 10 year strategy period.
Answer: The baseline report will provide further details on our approach to monitoring and evaluating the Child Poverty Strategy, as initially set out in the Monitoring and Evaluation Framework published alongside the Strategy, alongside the latest statistics and...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordCare Workers: Migrant WorkersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125757More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Earned Settlement proposals on vacancy rates for adult social care workers.
Answer: The Department of Health and Social Care works closely with the Home Office on issues relating to immigration and the adult social care sector, including the social care workforce.The Government ran a public consultation on whether the existing pathway fo...
Answered 15 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordCare Workers: Migrant WorkersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125756More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Earned Settlement proposals on the number of care workers leaving the sector.
Answer: The Department of Health and Social Care works closely with the Home Office on issues relating to immigration and the adult social care sector, including the social care workforce.The Government ran a public consultation on whether the existing pathway fo...
Answered 15 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordCare Workers: Migrant WorkersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125755More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Earned Settlement proposals on the supply of care workers.
Answer: The Department of Health and Social Care works closely with the Home Office on issues relating to immigration and the adult social care sector, including the social care workforce.The Government ran a public consultation on whether the existing pathway fo...
Answered 15 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordOil: Poole HarbourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 26 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 124378More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of whether Perenco should pay further compensation for oil spill in Poole harbour.
Answer: The Environment Agency (EA) has undertaken a full investigation into the March 2023 oil spill in Poole Harbour and rigorously assessed Perenco’s £6 million Enforcement Undertaking (EU) in line with the EA’s Enforcement and Sanctions Policy. The package c...
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHuntingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122061More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will hold a consultation on hunting with hounds.
Answer: In the Animal Welfare Strategy, published 22 December 2025, Defra confirmed its intention to consult in early 2026 on how to deliver a ban on trail hunting. The planned consultation will invite respondents to raise any matters which they consider relevant...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: British Nationals AbroadDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121946More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has produced (a) written advice and (b) guidance setting out the rationale for laying the provision relating to frozen overseas state pensions under the Negative procedure.
Answer: The provisions in the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations 2026 cannot be included in the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2026 because the powers on which the Up-rating Order relies are insufficiently wide to include these provisions. T...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: British Nationals AbroadDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121945More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of laying the provision relating to frozen pensions as a standalone instrument.
Answer: The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations 2026 are in general consequential on the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2026 and can only be laid once the Up-rating Order has been approved by Parliament. The Up-rating Regulations were laid on...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: British Nationals AbroadDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121944More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to Regulation 3 of the Social Security Up-Rating Regulations 2026 laid on 6 March, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of making the provision relating to frozen overseas
Answer: The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations 2026 are in general consequential on the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2026. The provisions in the Up-rating Regulations cannot be included in the Up-rating Order because the powers on which th...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Artificial intelligenceHome OfficeTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121674More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of using AI to process asylum applications.
Answer: To date, Asylum & Human Rights Operations have piloted the use of two AI tools to assist with the process of deciding asylum claims. Evaluation of both AI tools has been published on GOV.UK.The Asylum Case Summarisation (ACS) tool uses artificial inte...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordEastwood Park Detention Centre: CompensationMinistry of JusticeTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121670More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he will give an update on the Eastwood Park Detention Centre Settlement Scheme.
Answer: The Government extends its deepest sympathy to all those who suffered mistreatment during their time at Eastwood Park Detention Centre. The abuse of children and young people is wholly unacceptable, and we remain steadfast in our commitment to supporting ...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTeachers: Conditions of EmploymentDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121539More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to review teachers' contractual obligation to work for a maximum of 1265 hours over 195 days in a year.
Answer: Directed and undirected time is a contractual provision unique to teaching, and we know that many teachers work significantly more than 1265 hours; so, this year’s remit asked for the School Teachers Review Body’s (STRB) views on the benefits and drawback...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordTeachers: Conditions of EmploymentDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121538More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment has she made as to the suitability of the teachers' contractual obligation to work for a maximum of 1265 hours over 195 days in a year.
Answer: Directed and undirected time is a contractual provision unique to teaching, and we know that many teachers work significantly more than 1265 hours; so, this year’s remit asked for the School Teachers Review Body’s (STRB) views on the benefits and drawback...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren in CareMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121534More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to include the needs of children in care in the development of his Department's policy.
Answer: MHCLG works closely with the Department for Education on policy development for children’s social care and is responsible for making funding available to local government for children’s social care service delivery through the Local Government Finance Set...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: National Curriculum TestsDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121532More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment has her Department made as to the impact of having to sit SATS on SEND children.
Answer: Statutory tests and assessments at primary school help measure the attainment of pupils in relation to the standards set out in the national curriculum and help teachers and parents identify where pupils may need additional support in a certain subject ar...
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: National Curriculum TestsDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121531More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what rationale does her Department use to support the use of SATS for SEND children.
Answer: Statutory tests and assessments at primary school help measure the attainment of pupils in relation to the standards set out in the national curriculum and help teachers and parents identify where pupils may need additional support in a certain subject ar...
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordUniversal CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121530More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps are being taken to ensure those being migrated onto Universal Credit will receive transitional protection.
Answer: The Department is committed to ensuring that all eligible customers moving from legacy benefits to Universal Credit receive the Transitional Protection to which they are entitled. Transitional Protection is a safeguard designed to support a smooth financi...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordOil: Poole HarbourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121240More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of whether the £6 million payout from Perenco for the oil spill in Poole Harbour is adequate to offset environmental harm.
Answer: The £6 million figure covers the pollution cleanup, compensation for verified claims, collaboration with the relevant authorities to develop and implement a remediation plan, and funding for local environmental improvement projects in the Poole Harbour ar...
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordGreat British Railways: Conditions of EmploymentDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121174More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to protect transport workers a) jobs b) pay c) pensions d) conditions and e) travel facilities in the context of the transition to Great British Railways.
Answer: In accordance with TUPE regulations, existing train operator staff transferring to the public-sector operator do so with their contractual terms and conditions protected. The trade unions (TUs) will be consulted at the earliest opportunity, if any changes...
Answered 30 Mar 2026
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