Neil Duncan-Jordan MP: written questions
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Gyms: VATTreasuryTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13439More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the government has modelled the net fiscal effect of a reduced rate of VAT on fitness services compared to the reduction in NHS and public costs associated with physical inactivity.
Answer: Addressing physical inactivity and getting people moving more is important for improving health outcomes, reducing demand on the National Health Service, and supporting economic growth. The leisure and fitness sector play an important role in supporting t...
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: Fees and ChargesDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13438More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, does the government plan to review the impact of the introduction of VAT on private school fees on (a) pupil numbers (b) public finances and (c) state school capacity.
Answer: His Majesty’s Treasury published a tax information and impact note on applying VAT to independent school fees, which is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vat-on-private-school-fees/applying-vat-to-private-school-fees#who-is-likely-t...
Answered 5 Aug 2026
Original Parliament recordPupils: Bus ServicesDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13435More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she plans to offer children who are eligible for free school meals with free bus travel.
Answer: Children aged 5 to 16 are eligible for free travel if they attend their nearest suitable school and cannot walk there because of the distance, their special educational needs, disability or mobility problem, or route safety. Statutory walking distances ar...
Answered 5 Aug 2026
Original Parliament recordBus Services: ConcessionsDepartment for TransportTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13434More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she plans to provide people not in education, employment or training with free bus travel.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of affordable bus travel in helping to reduce barriers to opportunity. We have introduced a £3 cap on single bus fares in England outside London, which has been extended until March 2027, helping millions of passen...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: Lone ParentsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13433More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of raising the Universal Credit threshold for single parents that work.
Answer: Universal Credit provides additional support for working households with children, including single parents, through the work allowance. Single parents with responsibility for a child or qualifying young person may be entitled to a work allowance of up to...
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordLone Parents: Government AssistanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13431More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department plans to take to provide additional practical support to lone parents.
Answer: As set out in our Child Poverty Strategy, this government recognises that the right employment support can help lone parents overcome complex barriers to work, increase their hours and earnings, and progress in work. That is why we are driving forward lab...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordSheep: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13430More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to prohibit the routine castration and tail docking of lambs.
Answer: A consultation on lamb castration and tail docking closed on 9 March. The proposals the Government consulted on did not include a ban on the use of castration and tail docking. Instead, the Government proposed that, where a procedure is considered to be n...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordBus Services: DisabilityDepartment for TransportTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13408More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of providing disabled travellers who reach state pension age to retain their disabled bus pass.
Answer: Under the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS), there is no legislative requirement to switch between a disabled pass and an older person's pass when a disabled passholder reaches the state pension age. Local authorities (or Travel Concess...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMedical Certificates: General PractitionersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13074More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, in the context of fit notes, what clinical evidence supports removing or reducing GP involvement in decisions that NICE states require long term clinical understanding.
Answer: In May 2026, the Government announced that it would test reform of the fit note, beginning with pilots across four integrated care boards in England.The pilots will test a fundamentally different approach, exploring replacing the traditional general pract...
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordMedical Certificates: Autism and Mental IllnessDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13073More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that fit note assessments comply with NICE guidelines for autism and severe mental health conditions.
Answer: Fit notes can be certified by five groups of healthcare professionals: doctors; nurses; occupational therapists; pharmacists; and physiotherapists.Fit notes are based on the professional’s clinical assessment of a patient’s health condition, and their cli...
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAir Ambulance Services: FuelsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13072More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he plans to provide emergency support to Air Ambulance charities for the costs of fuel.
Answer: The Department has been engaging with air ambulance charities on fuel resilience issues, as part of regular contingency planning.The Government supports the longstanding and successful independent air ambulance charities model, which enables close partner...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordMarine Protected Areas: Bottom TrawlingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13071More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many hours of bottom-towed fishing took place between June 2025 and May 2026 within the 41 English offshore marine protected areas subject to public consultation in summer 2025.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Putney on 16 March 2026, PQ UIN 118879.
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordOil: PollutionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13070More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the maximum fine that can be issued as a Variable Monetary Penalty for an onshore oil spill is.
Answer: On the 1 December 2023 legislation was changed to introduce unlimited variable monetary penalties. This applies to Environment Agency enforcement responses to onshore oil spills in England. Further information can be found here:- Annex 1: RES Act – the En...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHonoursCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13068More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how can members of the public register their objections to those who have been awarded honours.
Answer: Honours are awarded by The Sovereign following a recommendation from one of ten independent Honours Committees, comprising a majority of independent members who are experts in their relevant sector. Honours are given to reward outstanding service in a giv...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: Solar PowerDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13054More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans he has to provide local authorities with grants to instal more solar panels on social housing stock.
Answer: The Government's ambitious £15 billion Warm Homes Plan will upgrade up to 5 million homes and lift up to 1 million families out of fuel poverty by 2030. This includes grants for local authorities to install solar panels and batteries. The Government annou...
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13052More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of increasing the universal credit child element by £20 a week on child poverty levels.
Answer: Our commitment to tackling child poverty is at the heart of the government’s plan for national renewal - delivering more security, more opportunity, and more respect for every family and every community across the UK. The reversal of the two-child limit i...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Pest ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12965More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to fund a transitional programme to integrated pest management methods for farmers.
Answer: The UK Pesticides National Action Plan (NAP) 2025 includes actions committed to by all four governments to encourage uptake of integrated pest management (IPM) across the UK. In England, farmers can access support for IPM and wider nature-positive farming...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNeonicotinoidsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12964More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to set out a timetable to ban the emergency use of neonicotinoids.
Answer: This Government remains committed to ending the use in England of the three neonicotinoid pesticides (thiamethoxam, clothianidin, imidacloprid) that threaten vital pollinators, including through emergency authorisations. The Health and Safety Executive (H...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordTrappingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12963More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to ban the use of snares in England.
Answer: This Government was elected on a mandate to introduce the most ambitious plans to improve animal welfare in a generation and this included a commitment to bring an end to the use of snare traps in England. This was recently reaffirmed in this Government’s...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordVisas: Digital TechnologyHome OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12962More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to increase resources for the Home Office Resolution Centre to assist eVisa holders.
Answer: The Home Office Resolution Centre supports customers using our digital immigration services, including with eVisa queries. Customers can choose the contact channel that best suits them, including phone, webchat and email.While waiting times can vary depen...
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: EU NationalsHome OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12961More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to reinstate and expand funding for organisations to provide legal support to vulnerable individuals seeking to prove EUSS status.
Answer: The volume of EUSS applications has reduced over time and is forecast to continue to fall. The number of applications directly supported by Grant Funded Organisations (GFOs) decreased and, in line with this, in recent years the Home Office reduced both th...
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: EU NationalsHome OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12960More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to increase EUSS caseworking resources to reduce waiting time for decisions on applications.
Answer: The Home Office allocates resources for case working of immigration applications in line with the forecasted demand.The Home Office seeks to process all applications to the EUSS as swiftly as possible. As of 31 March 2026, 5.8 million people held status u...
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: EU NationalsHome OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12959More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a reliable and secure physical alternative that enables individuals to prove EUSS status.
Answer: There are no plans to conduct an independent review of the eVisa system. The Home Office keeps the system under regular review, including through monitoring, stakeholder feedback and issue-resolution processes, so that any problems identified can be addre...
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordVisas: Digital TechnologyHome OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12958More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to conduct an independent review of the eVisa system.
Answer: There are no plans to conduct an independent review of the eVisa system. The Home Office keeps the system under regular review, including through monitoring, stakeholder feedback and issue-resolution processes, so that any problems identified can be addre...
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: EU NationalsHome OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12957More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will publish statistics on (a) eVisa errors, (b) cancellations of EUSS status and (c) EUSS status granted in error.
Answer: The statistics on eVisa errors are available here:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/online-immigration-status-evisa-ukvi-account-creation-data/evisa-error-correction-volumes-from-the-online-webformThere are currently no plans to publish the data ...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
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