Neil Duncan-Jordan MP: written questions
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Warm Home Discount SchemeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25622More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to extend the Warm Home Discount beyond 2026.
Answer: The current Warm Home Discount scheme period comes to an end in March 2026. Since the scheme began in 2011, over £4 billion has been provided in support to eligible households. The Warm Home Discount is expected to support over 3 million households in Gre...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordTravel: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25621More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she next plans to review the overseas scale rates.
Answer: As with all taxes and allowances, the Government keeps flat rates expenses, including Overseas Scale Rates, under review. Any decisions on future changes in this area will be taken in the context of the wider public finances.
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: PayDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25149More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to replace the NHS pay review body process with collective bargaining.
Answer: There are no plans to replace the National Health Service’s Pay Review Body process with direct negotiation. We published written evidence to the Pay Review Bodies as per the usual process on 10 December 2024, and oral evidence sessions are due to take pl...
Answered 24 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: PayDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25148More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to reform the NHS pay structure.
Answer: In 2024, the Government accepted the NHS Pay Review Body’s recommendations for the 2024/25 financial year in full. One of those recommendations was to deliver a funded mandate to deliver reforms to the Agenda for Change pay structure through the NHS Staff...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS Trusts: ContractsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25147More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will provide additional resources to healthcare trusts to enable them to bring outsourced services back in-house.
Answer: Responsibility for spending decisions rests with individual National Health Service trusts. As public bodies, NHS trusts should maintain the highest standards of rigour, value for money and propriety in the use of public funding. All spending must contrib...
Answered 30 Jan 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 recordDogs: Import ControlsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25145More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will introduce a ban on the imports of dogs with cropped ears as soon as possible.
Answer: The Government recently announced its support for the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill, a Private Members’ Bill sponsored by the hon. Member for Winchester. The Bill will give the Government powers to prevent the supply of low-welfar...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: ReadingDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25144More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to encourage reading in schools.
Answer: High and rising school standards, with excellent foundations in reading, writing and mathematics, are at the heart of the government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and give every child the best start in life.We know that reading for pl...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPrimary Education: School LibrariesDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25143More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of library provision in primary schools.
Answer: School libraries complement public libraries by giving pupils access to a range of books and other kinds of texts, both in and out of school. The national curriculum states that teachers are expected to encourage pupils to develop the habit of reading wid...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPrimary Education: School LibrariesDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25142More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to monitor library provision in primary schools.
Answer: School libraries complement public libraries by giving pupils access to a range of books and other kinds of texts, both in and out of school. The national curriculum states that teachers are expected to encourage pupils to develop the habit of reading wid...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBeavers: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24402More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to permit the controlled release of beavers into the countryside.
Answer: This is a devolved matter and the information provided therefore relates to England only. Defra will continue to work with Natural England to develop our approach to beaver reintroductions and management in England. Further information on this will be pub...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: RedundancyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24401More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to take steps to ensure that the use of AI does not lead to large scale job losses.
Answer: A technology as transformative as AI will inevitably have an impact on the UK labour market. The Get Britain Working White Paper sets out how we will address key labour market challenges and spread opportunity. A key element of the AI Opportunities Action...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric VehiclesDepartment for TransportTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24400More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to encourage people to buy electric vehicles.
Answer: The Government offers several incentives to encourage people to buy electric vehicles. £120m of new funding was announced at the Autumn Budget to support the purchase of zero emission vans and wheelchair accessible vehicles through the Plug-in Vehicle Gra...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23700More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to meet with the leadership of the Lobular Moon Shot Project to discuss funding.
Answer: The Department invests £1.5 billion each year on research through its research delivery arm, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). NIHR research expenditure for all cancers was £133 million in 2023/24 reflecting its high priority.The...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsHome OfficeTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22860More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Animals in Science Regulation Unit's Annual Report for 2023, published on 17 December 2024, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of (a) letters of reprimand and (b) other
Answer: The Home Office takes non-compliance with the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 very seriously .The Regulator applies proportionate sanctions in cases of non-compliance in accordance with its published compliance policy, which aims to reduce the ri...
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsHome OfficeTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22859More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 24 of the Animals in Science Regulation Unit’s annual report for 2023, published on 17 December 2024, what steps her Department is taking to improve the ability of the inspectio
Answer: The Regulator’s annual report details the range of ways in which it detects non-compliance and seeks to drive greater compliance.Through a current regulatory reform programme, the Regulator is presently recruiting to have more Inspectors for compliance re...
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: BoatsHome OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22231More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to redistribute sea worthy boats used in migrant crossings to youth groups such as Sea Scouts.
Answer: The material and equipment rescued by Border Force from small boat crossings is usually totally unsuitable for any use, and there are therefore no plans to redistribute it as suggested.
Answered 14 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisons: Repairs and MaintenanceMinistry of JusticeTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22230More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2024 to Question 19860, Prisons: Repairs and Maintenance, whether the expected performance parameters of private sector providers have changed since these contracts were awar
Answer: The performance parameters of private sector providers are subject to ongoing contract management and are reviewed and, where appropriate, changed to align with the business requirements.
Answered 10 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisons: Repairs and MaintenanceMinistry of JusticeTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22229More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2024 to Question 19860 on Prisons: Repairs and Maintenance, if she will publish the 2023 assessment.
Answer: The assessment carried out in partnership with the Cabinet Office in 2023, was conducted in line with Cabinet Office guidance and was consistent with the options appraisal approach prescribed by HM Treasury. The information contained within the assessment...
Answered 10 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMarine Environment: LicensingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22228More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to reform the marine licensing process.
Answer: The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is responsible for the operation of the marine licensing system. With Defra, the MMO seeks continuous improvement to ensure the system is streamlined, cost effective and proportionate, and supports economic growth ...
Answered 14 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordYoung Futures HubsDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22227More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans the Young Future Hubs to be jointly run with third sector partners.
Answer: Young Futures Hubs will bring together services to improve access to opportunities and support for young people at community level, promoting positive outcomes, supporting crime prevention and enabling young people to thrive. The department will make use ...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordYoung Futures Hubs: DorsetDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22226More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether Dorset will receive a Young Future Hub.
Answer: Young Futures Hubs will bring together services to improve access to opportunities and support for young people at community level, promoting positive outcomes, supporting crime prevention and enabling young people to thrive. The department will make use ...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: Australia and CanadaDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21551More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with a frozen overseas state pension live in (a) Canada and (b) Australia.
Answer: Data on State Pension caseloads that are not uprated overseas are published and this can be found on Stat-Xplore. Users can log in or access Stat-Xplore as a guest user and, if needed, can access guidance on how to extract the information required. As of ...
Answered 9 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMarine Environment: Carbon Capture and StorageDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21434More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to (a) incorporate marine ecosystems into the Greenhouse Gas Inventory and (b) ensure that (i) land and (ii) sea are integrated into the carbon capture strategy.
Answer: Defra is working in partnership with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and Devolved Administrations – through the UK Blue Carbon Evidence Partnership – to address evidence gaps that currently prevent the inclusion of coastal and marine habit...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBiodiversity: Coastal AreasDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21433More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support active restoration of coastal ecosystems; and if he will take steps to amend the licensing framework for that restoration.
Answer: The Government recognises that protecting, restoring, and sustainably managing coastal and marine habitats – such as saltmarsh, seagrass and native oyster reefs – can provide biodiversity, climate adaptation and climate mitigation benefits. Defra has fund...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
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