Neil Duncan-Jordan MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Seahorses: Poole HarbourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108546More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the health of the sea horse population in Poole harbour.
Answer: Protected sites do afford some protection to habitats associated with seahorses. Seahorses are also a protected species under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981; but the legislation makes no provision for monitoring or reporting on the condition of the...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108545More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether eligible (a) prospective claimants not currently in receipt of Universal Credit and (b) existing Universal Credit claimants who do not receive the health element would be entitled to the rate of
Answer: The Universal Credit and Employment and Support Allowance (Rates of Allowances) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 were laid in Parliament on 9 February 2026. The Regulations provide further detail on the application of the Universal Credit Act 2025 including t...
Answered 27 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordState Retirement PensionsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108544More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information his Department holds on the number of pensioners whose sole income is the (a) basic and (b) full new State Pension.
Answer: Findings from the Pensioners’ Incomes Series show that, in 2023/24, around 1.1 million pensioner families (i.e. singles or couples) in the UK received the State Pension together with other state benefits as their sole sources of income. However, this does...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHunting: Animal ProductsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108543More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what timescale her Department has for banning trophy hunting imports.
Answer: The Government is committed to banning the import of hunting trophies from species of conservation concern. Timeframes for introducing legislation will be provided once the Parliamentary timetable for future sessions is determined.
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood Health Centres: CostsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108542More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much interest payments will cost for new neighbourhood health centres.
Answer: In the Autumn Budget 2025, my Rt. Hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced that Neighbourhood Health Centres (NHCs) would be created using a mix of public and private finance. 250 NHCs will be delivered through upgrading and repurposing exi...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood Health Centres: CostsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108541More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of new neighbourhood health centres.
Answer: At the Autumn Budget, we announced our commitment to deliver 250 Neighbourhood Health Centres (NHCs) through the NHS Neighbourhood Rebuild Programme. This will deliver NHCs through a mixture of refurbishments to expand and improve sites over the next thre...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHoliday AccommodationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108540More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to prevent properties being incorrectly designated as short term lets.
Answer: There is no single, consistently applied definition of a short-term let. The Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 defines a “short-term rental property” as (a) a dwelling, or part of a dwelling, which is provided by a person (“the host”) to another pers...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordVisitor LevyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108539More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to allow areas that do not have a mayor to introduce a visitor levy.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 105024 on 19 January 2026.
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordTourism: Coastal AreasDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108538More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help promote tourism in coastal communities.
Answer: DCMS is committed to ensuring that tourism contributes to growth and jobs across all parts of the country including in rural and coastal communities.The forthcoming Visitor Economy Growth Strategy will set out a long term plan to increase visitor flows ac...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry and Retail Trade: VATTreasuryTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108537More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of reducing the rate of VAT on retail, hospitality and leisure from 20% to 13% on that sector.
Answer: The Government recognises the significant contribution made by retail and hospitality businesses to economic growth and social life in the UK. VAT is a broad-based tax on consumption, and the 20 per cent standard rate applies to most goods and services. T...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHunting: Public ConsultationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107938More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department plans to publish a consultation on trail hunting; and with which organisations she plans to discuss the scope.
Answer: This Government is committed to enacting a ban on trail hunting in line with our manifesto commitment. Defra will consult early this year on how to deliver a ban on trail hunting.
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 22 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107937More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of ending the use of the approved guidance on valuation of public houses and introducing a standard RV calculation method for businesses.
Answer: The Valuation Office uses the ‘Fair and Maintainable Trade’ methodology to assess public houses. The Government recognises that a review of the methodology to value pubs for business rates purposes is needed. Therefore, the Government will launch a review...
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 22 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107936More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will consider reducing the multiplier for pubs to 20p below the standard multiplier.
Answer: From April, every pub and live music venue will get 15% off its new business rates bill on top of the support announced at Budget and then bills will be frozen in real terms for a further two years. Three-quarters of pubs will see bills flat or falling in...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: ValuationTreasuryTabled 22 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107935More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of replacing the VOA’s 2026 Revaluation list with the 2023 valuations list.
Answer: At the Budget, the VOA announced updated property values from the 2026 revaluation. This revaluation is the first since the pandemic, which has led to significant increases in rateable values for some properties. In recognition of the impact of the revalu...
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: ValuationTreasuryTabled 22 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107934More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of using the 2023 valuations for business rates with multipliers of 0.2994 up to £51,000 and 0.333 over £51,000.
Answer: At the Budget, the VOA announced updated property values from the 2026 revaluation. This revaluation is the first since the pandemic, which has led to significant increases in rateable values for some properties. In recognition of the impact of the revalu...
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordWarm Homes Plan: Housing AssociationsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 22 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107933More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the proposal to retrofit solar panels and heat pumps in the Warm Homes Plan will apply to Housing Association properties.
Answer: Our vision is for every household in Britain to have the opportunity to benefit from clean energy technology in their home.Housing association tenants and low-income households are already having these technologies installed through the Warm Homes: Social...
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordProstitutionHome OfficeTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107311More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has held recent discussions with (a) sex workers and (b) representative organisations on the law on prostitution.
Answer: Criminal justice is devolved to Scotland and Northern Ireland. The Home Office is responsible for legislation in England and Wales. Under the current law in England and Wales, the acts of buying and selling sex are not in themselves illegal. There are exi...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordProstitution: DecriminalisationHome OfficeTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107310More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to abolish laws which criminalise brothel keeping.
Answer: Criminal justice is devolved to Scotland and Northern Ireland. The Home Office is responsible for legislation in England and Wales. Under the current law in England and Wales, the acts of buying and selling sex are not in themselves illegal. There are exi...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordProstitution: DecriminalisationHome OfficeTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107309More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will take steps to decriminalise sex work throughout the UK.
Answer: Criminal justice is devolved to Scotland and Northern Ireland. The Home Office is responsible for legislation in England and Wales. Under the current law in England and Wales, the acts of buying and selling sex are not in themselves illegal. There are exi...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordZiglu Bank: InsolvencyTreasuryTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107308More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the administrator of Ziglu Bank.
Answer: Ziglu Limited is an electronic money institution which has been authorised under the Electronic Money Regulations 2011 since September 2020. These regulations require firms to meet important standards before they are allowed to carry out payment services ...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordZiglu Bank: InsolvencyTreasuryTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107307More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress the FCA has made on its investigation into the administration of Ziglu Bank in June 2025.
Answer: Ziglu Limited is an electronic money institution which has been authorised under the Electronic Money Regulations 2011 since September 2020. These regulations require firms to meet important standards before they are allowed to carry out payment services ...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordZiglu Bank: InsolvencyTreasuryTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107306More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what due diligence checks were carried out prior to the creation of Ziglu Bank in 2020.
Answer: Ziglu Limited is an electronic money institution which has been authorised under the Electronic Money Regulations 2011 since September 2020. These regulations require firms to meet important standards before they are allowed to carry out payment services ...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordZiglu Bank: InsolvencyTreasuryTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107305More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what support she is providing to individuals who had money invested in Ziglu Bank prior to its closure in June 2025.
Answer: Ziglu Limited is an electronic money institution which has been authorised under the Electronic Money Regulations 2011 since September 2020. These regulations require firms to meet important standards before they are allowed to carry out payment services ...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordZiglu Bank: InsolvencyTreasuryTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107304More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the FCA's actions in relation to the administration of Ziglu Bank in June 2025.
Answer: Ziglu Limited is an electronic money institution which has been authorised under the Electronic Money Regulations 2011 since September 2020. These regulations require firms to meet important standards before they are allowed to carry out payment services ...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPre-school Education: InspectionsDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107303More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing additional funding for Ofsted to (a) increase the duration of inspections in early years settings and (b) use CCTV as part of the inspection p
Answer: Giving young children the best start in life is the foundation of the government’s opportunity mission. From April, the department is funding Ofsted to inspect all new early years providers within 18 months of opening and move towards inspecting all provi...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
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