Neil Duncan-Jordan MP: written questions 2025
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British Transport Police: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53443More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has for future funding arrangements for the British Transport Police (a) during and (b) after the transition to Great British Railways.
Answer: The British Transport Police’s (BTP) budget is set currently set by the British Transport Police Authority (BTPA). It is the executive non-departmental public body that oversees the Force and is their employer. BTPA sets the BTP’s budget annually followin...
Answered 27 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Transport Police: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53442More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of funding for the British Transport Police.
Answer: The British Transport Police’s (BTP) budget is set by the British Transport Police Authority (BTPA). It is the executive non-departmental public body that oversees the Force and is their employer. BTPA sets the BTP’s budget annually following proposals fr...
Answered 27 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEmergency Services: Powers of EntryHome OfficeTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52821More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what are the rights of entry for emergency service personnel when accessing blocks of flats with secure entry systems.
Answer: Police forces in England and Wales have a range of powers of entry, including to protect life and investigate offences. These powers derive both from statute (primarily the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984) and common law.Fire and Rescue Services hav...
Answered 23 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: MigrantsHome OfficeTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52560More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that survivors of domestic abuse with no recourse to public funds (a) are aware of their entitlements and (b) can access welfare.
Answer: This government understands the specific challenges that migrant victims of domestic abuse hold, particularly for those who have no recourse to public funds. The Migrant Victims of Domestic Abuse Concession (MVDAC) provides partners here under the family,...
Answered 23 May 2025
Original Parliament recordIndependent Review of Arts Council EnglandDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52559More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she considered the potential merits of ensuring that the advisory panel for the Arts Council England review included (a) musicians, (b) dancers, (c) composers, (d) singers and (e) educati
Answer: Advisory Panel members were selected for their wealth of knowledge and experience across the sectors that Arts Council England serves. They each bring a unique perspective from across the country to support the review.The review’s engagement with sectors ...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordIndependent Review of Arts Council EnglandDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52558More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the criteria were for appointing members of the advisory panel for the Arts Council England review.
Answer: Advisory Panel members were selected for their wealth of knowledge and experience across the sectors that Arts Council England serves. They each bring a unique perspective from across the country to support the review.The review’s engagement with sectors ...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCare Workers: Migrant WorkersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52557More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to publish an impact assessment on proposals to restrict care worker visas.
Answer: The Government has published a technical annex alongside the Immigration White Paper, and it estimates an annual reduction of approximately 7,000 main applicants as a result of ending overseas recruitment for care workers and senior care workers. Further ...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPathways to WorkDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52556More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of her Department’s consultation entitled Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper, updated on 2 May 202
Answer: No assessment has yet been made. Information on the impacts of the Pathways to Work Green Paper has been published here ‘Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper’(opens in a new tab). A further programme of analy...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPathways to WorkDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52555More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her Department’s consultation entitled Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper, updated on 2 May 2025, whether she plans to commission furth
Answer: Information on the impacts of the Pathways to Work Green Paper has been published here ‘Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper’(opens in a new tab). A further programme of analysis to support development of the...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Medical ExaminationsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52172More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her review of PIP assessment, if she will publish a call for evidence from (a) honourable Members, (b) civil society organisations and (c) the public.
Answer: Through the review, which I will be leading, we want to make sure that the PIP assessment is fair and fit for the future. This includes considering the PIP assessment criteria – including descriptors - and how the PIP assessment can play a role in unlocki...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Medical ExaminationsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52171More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the review of PIP assessment will (a) commence and (b) conclude.
Answer: Through the review, which I will be leading, we want to make sure that the PIP assessment is fair and fit for the future. This includes considering the PIP assessment criteria – including descriptors - and how the PIP assessment can play a role in unlocki...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Medical ExaminationsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52170More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she will publish the (a) scope and (b) terms of reference of the review of PIP assessment.
Answer: Through the review, which I will be leading, we want to make sure that the PIP assessment is fair and fit for the future. This includes considering the PIP assessment criteria – including descriptors - and how the PIP assessment can play a role in unlocki...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Medical ExaminationsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52169More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which stakeholders have been invited to help develop the (a) scope and (b) terms of reference of the review into the PIP assessment.
Answer: Through the review, which I will be leading, we want to make sure that the PIP assessment is fair and fit for the future. This includes considering the PIP assessment criteria – including descriptors - and how the PIP assessment can play a role in unlocki...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordState Retirement PensionsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51783More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what is the average amount of basic state pension paid to (a) individuals and (b) couples under the old pension.
Answer: The weekly amount of basic State Pension paid to individuals who reached State Pension age before 6 April 2016 was £148.53, as of March 2025. This was before April 2025 increases. This is based on the basic State Pension only and does not include other co...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordState Retirement PensionsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51782More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) single pensioners and (b) couples receive a full old basic state pension.
Answer: The pre-2016 State Pension system for those who reached State Pension age before 6 April 2016 consisted of a basic State Pension, an earnings-related additional State Pension and Graduated Retirement Benefit. (If people were contracted out of the addition...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordState Retirement PensionsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51781More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners were in receipt of a full old State Pension on 12 May 2025.
Answer: The pre-2016 State Pension system for those who reached State Pension age before 6 April 2016 consisted of a basic State Pension, an earnings-related additional State Pension and Graduated Retirement Benefit. (If people were contracted out of the addition...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordState Retirement PensionsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51780More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners are in receipt of a full new State Pension.
Answer: The latest figures, for the quarter ending November 2024, show 2,458,948 individuals were in receipt of at least the full rate of the new State Pension. Source: Stat-Xplore
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Products: ImportsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51779More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his policy is on imports of hunting trophies of species listed as (a) Near Threatened, (b) Vulnerable, (c) Endangered, (d) Critically Endangered and (e) Extinct in the Wild in the
Answer: The import of hunting trophies is regulated by the UK Wildlife Trade Regulations, which implements the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Where required, permits to import hunting trophies will only be...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Products: ImportsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51778More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his policy is on issuing import permits to hunting trophies of species listed in Appendix I of CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora).
Answer: The Animal and Plant Health Agency, an executive agency of Defra, is responsible for issuing import permits for hunting trophies. Appendix I species are the most strictly regulated species under CITES and import permits will only be issued if the criteria...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordChild BenefitDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50448More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to remove the two-child benefit limit.
Answer: This government has been clear that all our policies are costed and fully funded, and we will only make commitments we know we can keep. Delivering our manifesto commitment to tackle child poverty is an urgent priority for this government, and the Ministe...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPoverty: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50447More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of children in poverty.
Answer: Statistics on the number of children living in absolute and relative poverty in the UK are published annually in the “Households Below Average Income” publication, the latest available being Households below average income: for financial years ending 199...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPoverty: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50446More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on protected funding for the child poverty strategy.
Answer: We are working across government to develop the Child Poverty Strategy and are committed to exploring all available levers to reduce child poverty. The Chief Secretary to the Treasury is a part of the Child Poverty Taskforce and the Secretary of State has...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment Schemes: Young PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50445More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will ensure that autism is included in the Youth Employment Strategy.
Answer: As a Government, we want to support all forms of neurodiversity in the workplace, and we are looking to build on the findings of the Buckland Review of Autism Employment by gathering expert evidence in line with this expanded focus. As part of plan to Get...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordWomen's Centres: Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleMinistry of JusticeTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49710More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to create a women's centre in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area.
Answer: This Government’s plan to support women is clear and ambitious. The Women’s Justice Board was established with the goal of reducing the number of women in prison and addressing the distinct needs of women in the criminal justice system. The Board has met ...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners: WomenMinistry of JusticeTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49709More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the number of women in prison.
Answer: This Government’s plan to support women is clear and ambitious. The Women’s Justice Board was established with the goal of reducing the number of women in prison and addressing the distinct needs of women in the criminal justice system. The Board has met ...
Answered 12 May 2025
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