Neil Duncan-Jordan MP: written questions
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Religious Buildings: TaxationTreasuryTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98711More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether religious-based properties will be exempt from the new tax announced in the Budget on properties valued at £2 million and over.
Answer: The High Value Council Tax Surcharge (HVCTS) is a new charge on owners of residential property in England worth £2 million or more in 2026, taking effect in April 2028. Owners, not residents, will pay the surcharge. The government will consult on potentia...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial IntelligenceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98651More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if her Department will convene a cross-government summit with key tech companies and trade unions to discuss the future impact of AI and ASI on jobs, the economy and society.
Answer: We are starting to witness AI’s impact within the labour market: transforming the workplace, demanding new skills and augmenting old ones. But there is uncertainty over the future scale of AI’s impact on the labour market, particularly over the next few y...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial IntelligenceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98649More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department has taken to identify sectors of the economy in which AI should not replace human productivity or experience.
Answer: We are starting to witness AI’s impact within the labour market: transforming the workplace, demanding new skills and augmenting old ones. But there is uncertainty over the future scale of AI’s impact on the labour market, particularly over the next few y...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial IntelligenceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98648More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to create a cross-department, nation-wide AI strategy in the next 12 months.
Answer: The Government takes a coordinated, cross‑departmental approach to the opportunities and risks presented by AI. The UK‑commissioned AI Opportunities Action Plan sets out how we can harness AI to boost economic growth, improve public services and create ne...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPoverty: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98611More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of children in Poole constituency who will become newly eligible for support measures introduced under the Child Poverty Strategy.
Answer: The Department does not hold data on the number of children in the Poole constituency who will become newly eligible for support measures introduced under the Child Poverty Strategy. Estimates are available for the number of children and households that a...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98593More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether Transitional Relief for pubs only applies to the portion of increase directly attributable to Rateable Value change after the effect of new multipliers.
Answer: The Government is introducing permanently lower business rates multipliers for eligible retail, hospitality and leisure (RHL) properties. These new tax rates are worth nearly £900 million per year and will benefit over 750,000 properties. To sustainably f...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98570More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of centralising SEND funding on the needs of individual children.
Answer: The department is not planning to centralise special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) funding.The department is continuing to engage closely with children, parents and experts as we develop plans to ensure all children get the outcomes and life c...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: ReformDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98569More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that any reforms to SEND will not change the provision for existing enforceable rights under the Children and Families Act 2014.
Answer: The department is committed to restoring confidence in the system of support for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) so that they all get the opportunities they need to achieve and thrive in their education. Th...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: ReformDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98339More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to ensure that any proposed reforms to the SEND system will be subject to (a) parliamentary and (b) public scrutiny prior to the introduction of legislation.
Answer: The department is committed to ensuring parents play a central role in helping shape the future special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system. We have launched a National Conversation on SEND, gathering the views of parents, young people, educa...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: CompensationTreasuryTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98338More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she is taking steps to ensure that people affected by interest rate hedging products are compensated.
Answer: The Government recognises the impact that the historic mis‑selling of interest rate hedging products (IRHPs) has had on many SMEs, and we acknowledge the distress this caused.Responsibility for regulating the sale of these products, and for ensuring appro...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Young PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98327More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what safeguards will be put in place to help ensure that jobs under the new youth employment guarantee will pay the living wage and lead to long-term secure employment.
Answer: Too many young people are spending the first years of their adult life out of work or education. Long periods of unemployment in these early years have lifelong negative impacts.As part of the Youth Guarantee, we are breaking the cycle of unemployment by ...
Answered 16 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: Young PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98326More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of young people on universal credit in Poole constituency who have been looking for work for 18 months who will benefit from the government’s planned job guarante
Answer: This Government is investing in young people’s futures. At the Budget, we announced more than £1.5 billion of investment over the next three years, funding £820 million for the Youth Guarantee to support young people to earn or learn, and an additional £7...
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordUnemployment: Young PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98325More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support will be offered to disabled young people not currently in education, employment or training.
Answer: Pathways to Work is a guaranteed offer of tailored work, health and skills support for all disabled people, including young people, and those with health conditions on out of work benefits. We are rolling out our new support offer, backed by new funding b...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: PooleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98324More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many training and workplace opportunities will be offered to young people in Poole constituency.
Answer: This Government is investing in young people’s futures. At the Budget, we announced more than £1.5 billion of investment over the next three years, funding £820 million for the Youth Guarantee to support young people to earn or learn, and an additional £7...
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRivers: AccessDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98323More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to give the public a right of responsible access to all rivers in England.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of access to nature for people’s health and well-being. There is already public access to regulated rivers owned and managed by navigation authorities, available through their licensing regimes. We are considering ...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCycling: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98322More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made of the potential merits of requiring cyclists to wear a high visibility jacket when riding on the road.
Answer: Rule 59 of The Highway Code recommends cyclists should wear light-coloured or fluorescent clothing to help other road users to see them in daylight and poor light, with reflective clothing and/or accessories in the dark. The Department considered making R...
Answered 12 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: Collective WorshipDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98321More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of replacing the statutory requirement for daily Christian collective worship in schools without a religious character in England with non-confessional assem
Answer: The legislative framework for providing collective worship in England is different to that in Northern Ireland. However, the department is considering the implications of the Supreme Court judgement carefully. Schools in England already have flexibility t...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSchools: Collective WorshipDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98320More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to withdraw, revise, or replace Circular 1/94 Religious Education and Collective Worship, in the context of the Supreme Court’s ruling in JR87 2025 UKSC 40.
Answer: The legislative framework for providing collective worship in England is different to that in Northern Ireland. However, the department is considering the implications of the Supreme Court judgement carefully. Schools in England already have flexibility t...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordGreyhounds: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98318More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations she has received from the Greyhound Board of Great Britain on amending the Welfare of Racing Greyhounds Regulations 2010.
Answer: The Department has not had any recent discussions with, or representations from, the Greyhound Board of Great Britain about amending the Welfare of Racing Greyhounds Regulations 2010.
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordGreyhounds: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98317More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Greyhound Board of Great Britain on amending the Welfare of Racing Greyhounds Regulations 2010 to include dog nose prints as an means of identifyi
Answer: The Department has not had any recent discussions with, or representations from, the Greyhound Board of Great Britain about amending the Welfare of Racing Greyhounds Regulations 2010.
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPoverty: DeathDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98315More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his department is taking to prevent people from dying in poverty.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 10 December 2025 to Question UIN 96586.
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFuel Poverty: DeathDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98314More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his department is taking to prevent people from dying in fuel poverty.
Answer: Tackling fuel poverty is a priority for this Government. We will be publishing a new fuel poverty strategy for England to ensure that many more fuel poor households are protected by 2030, in parallel to the Warm Homes Plan. In March the Government allocat...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTerminal Illnesses: Low IncomesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98313More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his department has made an assessment of the causes and impact of financial insecurity for people at the end of life.
Answer: This Government is committed to providing a financial safety net for those who need it including for those nearing the end of their life. For these claimants, the Government’s priority is to provide financial support quickly and compassionately. The main ...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordStudents: DisabilityDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98312More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish the details of the review the Department is undertaking regarding assistive technologies for disabled students provided through the Disabled Students’ Allowances grant.
Answer: The department keeps all support funded through Disabled Students’ Allowance under regular review to ensure that it continues to meets the needs of disabled students. Any future proposals will be communicated publicly.
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordUniversal CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97449More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, further to question 95498 if he will make an assessment of the impact for his policies of the findings of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation entitled Guarantee our Essentials: reforming Universal Credit to
Answer: As I set out in the response I gave on 4 December 2025 to PQ UIN 95498, this government is taking important steps to tackle child poverty and improve the support we provide people with their living costs. There is no overall agreed approach to benchmark b...
Answered 12 Dec 2025
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