Neil Duncan-Jordan MP: written questions 2024
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Written questions
Public Sector: Collective BargainingTreasuryTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19626More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy to replace the public sector pay review bodies with collective bargaining.
Answer: The PRB process is the established mechanism for determining pay uplifts for many workforces in the public sector. It has operated for over four decades, provides independent advice and is a neutral process in which all parties play a role – and which uni...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPersonal Care Services: FinanceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19625More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to meet representatives of the hair and beauty industry to discuss the potential impact of the Budget on their sector.
Answer: The Chancellor has been clear that the government must take difficult choices. This was a budget to fix the foundations of the economy, and these tough decisions are intended to provide a platform for growth. I met with representatives from the sector at ...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCarers: EmploymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19624More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will commission specialist support for carers who have not been in paid employment for some time on (a) managing finances, (b) work placements and (c) confidence building.
Answer: As we have promised in the recently published Get Britain Working White Paper, this government will be providing help more effectively by creating a new jobs and careers service to help people into work and get on at work, which will promote better joinin...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCarers' BenefitsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19623More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will review the eligibility rules for carer's benefits to enable more carers to combine paid work and unpaid care.
Answer: Unpaid carers play a vital role in supporting the elderly, disabled relatives or friends. Sometimes unpaid carers will need to turn to the benefit system for financial support, so it is right that we keep Carer’s Allowance under review, to see if it is me...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCarers: EmploymentDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19622More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will produce guidance for employers on how to support unpaid carers in the workplace.
Answer: We are committed to ensuring that carers are supported to balance work and caring responsibilities and that guidance around policies which benefit unpaid carers in the workplace is readily available to employers and employees. Gov.uk guidance is already a...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCarers: Conditions of EmploymentWomen and EqualitiesTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19621More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to make caring a protected characteristic in employment law.
Answer: Carers are likely to be already protected from less favourable treatment under the Equality Act 2010, in relation to the protected characteristics of age and disability under the “discrimination by association” provisions. These provisions require employe...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSchools: NeurodiversityDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19217More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to fund the Partnership for Inclusion of Neurodiversity in Schools programme beyond 2025.
Answer: This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life. The department is committed to improving inclusivity...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: AgeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18849More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will review the planned increase in the state pension age to 68.
Answer: Under Section 27 of the Pensions Act 2014, the Secretary of State has a statutory duty to periodically review whether the existing rules about State Pension age are appropriate.To date, there have been two statutory Government reviews, one in 2017 and one...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: AgeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18848More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of maintaining the state pension age at 67.
Answer: State Pension age will rise to 67 between 2026 and 2028, as set out in section 26 of the Pensions Act 2014. Under Section 27 of the Pensions Act 2014, the Secretary of State has a statutory duty to periodically review whether the existing rules about Stat...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHousing First: Pilot SchemesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18847More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of Housing First pilot schemes; and whether she plans to expand those schemes.
Answer: I refer my Hon Friend to the answer given to Question UIN 15811 on 3 December 2024.
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordEmployers' Contributions: Public SectorTreasuryTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18846More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will extend the Employment Allowance to (a) GPs and (b) other people providing public services.
Answer: The Government has not changed the eligibility rules on the Employment Allowance beyond removing the £100,000 eligibility threshold. Government guidance on the Employment Allowance states that you ‘cannot claim if you’re a public body or business doing mo...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordImmigration Controls: AirportsHome OfficeTabled 5 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18334More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an estimate of the number of e-passports that do not work at UK airports; and what steps she is taking to help resolve that issue.
Answer: It has never been Government practice, for reasons of law enforcement, to comment on operational issues relating to border security and immigration controls. This includes offering commentary on the performance of border systems and of ePassport Gates dat...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordIncineratorsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18087More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of existing waste incineration facilities for the next five years.
Answer: The Government is committed to transitioning to a circular economy, which will support economic growth, deliver green jobs, promote efficient and productive use of resources, minimise negative environmental impacts and help us accelerate to Net Zero. Ther...
Answered 31 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordFree School MealsDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18086More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will widen the eligibility of free school meals to all children whose parents are in receipt of Universal Credit.
Answer: The government has a central mission to break down barriers to opportunity for every child.The government has inherited a trend of rising child poverty and widening attainment gaps for children eligible for free school meals and their peers. Child poverty...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordFree School Meals: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18085More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to increase funding for (a) universal infant free school meals and (b) benefitted free school meals.
Answer: An uplift to the per-meal rate for universal infant free school meals and further education free meals was announced on 4 December 2024. The uplifted meal rate will be increased from £2.53 to £2.58 for 2024 to 2025, backdated to the start of the academic ...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: Victim Support SchemesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17752More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to increase the funding for services supporting victims of domestic abuse.
Answer: On 28 November, the Government announced a funding increase of £30 million to the Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation Grant, bringing the total investment in this Grant to £160 million in 2025-26. This funding will enable local authorities in England to con...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17751More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding her Department plans to provide to help prevent (a) domestic abuse and (b) sexist and misogynistic attitudes that underpin domestic violence in the next financial year.
Answer: This Government has committed to halving violence against women and girls, including domestic abuse, in a decade.Addressing the attitudes and root causes of domestic abuse is fundamental to our approach. It is essential we have a comprehensive approach to...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCare Leavers: Supported HousingDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17750More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of supported lodgings in supporting the aims of the Staying Close programme.
Answer: This government is committed to providing support for care leavers to ensure they have the practical and emotional support they need as they move towards independence. The department intends to legislate, when parliamentary time allows, to ensure all loca...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCare LeaversDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17749More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the merits of ensuring that the Staying Close programme is accessible to all Looked After Children.
Answer: This government is committed to providing support for care leavers to ensure they have the practical and emotional support they need as they move towards independence. The department intends to legislate, when parliamentary time allows, to ensure all loca...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBoats: Waste DisposalDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17748More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which authority is responsible for the recovery and disposal of boats that have sunk or are stranded near the shoreline when they do not present a navigation hazard.
Answer: In the case of sunk or stranded vessels, the owner of that vessel is responsible for carrying out any actions required to mitigate environmental consequences under the Merchant Shipping Act 1995. This may be carried out in conjunction with an insurance co...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordChildren: Down's SyndromeDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17747More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of parent-delivered early language interventions for young children with Down Syndrome.
Answer: Parents and carers have an important role to play in the learning and development of their child. Practitioners should work jointly with parents and carers to support a child’s speech, language and communication needs in the home environment.The departmen...
Answered 13 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCurriculum: Teaching MethodsDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17746More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of embedding (a) social and (b) emotional learning interventions into curriculums.
Answer: The government has established an independent Curriculum and Assessment Review, covering ages 5 to 18, which is chaired by Professor Becky Francis CBE.The review will seek to deliver a curriculum that ensures children and young people leave compulsory edu...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPupils: AttendanceDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17745More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase collaborative working at local authority level to improve school attendance.
Answer: The statutory ‘working together to improve school attendance’ guidance sets out that schools, trusts and local authorities should work together to tackle absence. The guidance makes clear that local authorities are expected to work with the child’s parent...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHomelessness: Temporary AccommodationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17744More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to require building and health and safety standards in (a) emergency and (b) temporary accommodation provided to homeless families
Answer: All tenants deserve a safe and decent home, and the Government is working to improving standards across all sectors with a commitment to introduce a new Decent Homes Standard.Local authorities must ensure temporary accommodation is suitable and should kee...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordChildren's Rights: HomelessnessDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17743More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to ensure that homeless children have the same rights of access to (a) education and (b) health care as looked-after children in corporate parentship.
Answer: The department knows that homelessness levels are far too high, and this can have a devastating impact on those affected, especially children. Too many children are spending years in temporary accommodation, at a point in their lives when they need space ...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
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