Neil Duncan-Jordan MP: written questions
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Written questions
Pupils: Disability AidsDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 25378More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has undertaken into the functionality of free mainstream spelling and grammar software for students with specific learning difficulties and other disabilities compared with specia
Answer: The department has conducted a detailed review of the spelling and grammar functionality available in computer operating systems, free software products and paid-for software products. This review concluded that free-to-access products provide similar spe...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordA400M AircraftMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 25377More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the RAF A400M fleet can be used as Fire Fighting Tankers.
Answer: Responsibility for responding to wildfires in the UK rests with the relevant civil authorities and emergency services, with military support potentially available where requested through established Military Aid to the Civil Authorities (MACA) arrangement...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCarersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 25376More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has considered introducing reforms to the social care system including (a) mandatory registration of private live-in carers, (b) mandatory Enhanced DBS checks for live-in car
Answer: On 29 July, as set out in the link below, the Prime Minister set out his objectives to reform the social care system, and brought forward the timetable for Baroness Casey’s commission to inform that reform programme:https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-s...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordFisheries: QuotasDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19767More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans has she got to reduce the quotas next year that are set for (a) mackerel (b) whitebait and (c) sand eels.
Answer: The UK Government works with international partners to set annual catch limits for shared fish stocks, informed by the best available scientific advice on the state of those stocks. When setting fishing opportunities for 2027, we will continue to balance ...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: Faroe IslandsDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19766More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what plans he has to review the inclusion of (a) animal welfare and (b) environmental conservation provisions within the UK-Faroe Islands Free Trade Agreement.
Answer: There are currently no plans to review the UK-Faroe Islands FTA to add further provisions. However, the Government acknowledges that these are important issues, which UK officials raise with the Faroes at every opportunity, including at the latest Joint C...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: Faroe IslandsDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19765More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2026 to Question 15879 on Trade Agreements: Faroe Islands, who the current United Kingdom members of the Joint Committee are.
Answer: As the UK-Faroe Islands Joint Committee is an official level committee, there is no standing committee membership. It is attended by the relevant trade officials from the UK’s Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, and the Faroe Islands’ ...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: Faroe IslandsDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19764More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2026 to Question 15879 on Trade Agreements: Faroe Islands, when the next meeting is scheduled to take place.
Answer: Whilst no set date has been determined for the 2027 Joint Committee at this time, the Joint Committee is held annually with the latest being held on 3rd June 2026. The previous committee was also held in June.
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordStep-familiesMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19763More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, are there any plans to review the legal situation around step-parents having a relationship with their adult step-children, in the same way as has been done in Scotland.
Answer: Under the Sexual Offences Act 2003, a step-parent or former step-parent commits an offence if they engage in sexual activity with a step-child under 18 in circumstances where the child has lived in the same household as them or they have been regularly in...
Answered 2 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordWaste Disposal: MonitoringDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18941More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how the Digital Waste Tracking service will be enforced; and how members of the public can report waste that is not disposed of correctly.
Answer: The Environment Agency (EA) is working diligently with Defra and the other regulators and governments of the four nations to develop a range of measures that cover preventative actions, faster identification of illegal activity and robust enforcement acti...
Answered 21 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordWaste Disposal: MonitoringDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18940More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how the Digital Waste Tracking service will help to reduce fly tipping.
Answer: Once fully implemented the digital waste tracking service will require certain information about waste movements to be entered before the movement, followed by confirmation that a waste carrier has collected it and confirmation that it has been received a...
Answered 22 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordWaste Disposal: MonitoringDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18939More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when further information regarding the Digital Waste Tracking service will be made available to the public.
Answer: Defra is working with the four nations representatives and regulatory bodies to consistently and continuously engage with stakeholders on the development of digital waste tracking, both in the waste industry and software development sectors and with our c...
Answered 21 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18938More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Annual statistics of scientific procedures on living animals, Great Britain 2025, published in July 2026, what steps she is taking to replace the use of specially
Answer: The Government is committed to reducing and replacing the use of specially protected species in scientific research through the Replacing Animals in Science strategy. The strategy supports the development, validation and regulatory uptake of human-specifi...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18937More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Annual statistics of scientific procedures on living animals, Great Britain 2025, published in July 2026, what steps she is taking to replace the use of non-human
Answer: The Government is committed to reducing and replacing the use of specially protected species in scientific research through the Replacing Animals in Science strategy. The strategy supports the development, validation and regulatory uptake of human-specifi...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work Programme: FinanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18936More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when his Department plans to publish updated estimates of the fiscal and economic return on investment generated by the Access to Work scheme.
Answer: In 2018, the Department commissioned NatCen, an independent social research organisation, to explore the feasibility of evaluating the impact of Access to Work: ‘Feasibility of evaluating the impact of the Access to Work programme’. The Department has als...
Answered 20 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18490More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department will make n assessment of the potential merits of increased reporting of Financial Investigation Unit decisions and variation outcomes by the Child Maintenance Service.
Answer: Where a parent provides credible evidence that income has been misrepresented, the case may be referred to the Financial Investigations Unit (FIU). The FIU investigates whether the financial information used in the child maintenance assessment is correct ...
Answered 5 Aug 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18489More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average investigation timescale is for referrals by the Child Maintenance Service to the Financial Investigation Unit.
Answer: Where a parent provides credible evidence that income has been misrepresented, the case may be referred to the Financial Investigations Unit (FIU). The FIU investigates whether the financial information used in the child maintenance assessment is correct ...
Answered 5 Aug 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18488More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Child Maintenance Service cases were referred to the Financial Investigation Unit in the last financial year.
Answer: Where a parent provides credible evidence that income has been misrepresented, the case may be referred to the Financial Investigations Unit (FIU). The FIU investigates whether the financial information used in the child maintenance assessment is correct ...
Answered 5 Aug 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18487More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what percentage of variation applications based on diversion of income by the Child Maintenance Service were successful in the last financial year.
Answer: The Child Maintenance Service holds data on the number of variation applications made however does not gather data on the specific reason, for example diversion of income.Therefore, the information requested specific to diversion of income is not readily ...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18486More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many variation applications based on diversion of income were received by the Child Maintenance Service in the last financial year.
Answer: The Child Maintenance Service holds data on the number of variation applications made however does not gather data on the specific reason, for example diversion of income.Therefore, the information requested specific to diversion of income is not readily ...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal Welfare: ReoffendersMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17674More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of individuals convicted of animal welfare offences went on to commit a further animal welfare offence in each of the last 10 years; and what proportion of those repeat offenders had previously be
Answer: The information requested on convictions could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.Information regarding animal disqualification orders is not contained in the Ministry of Justice extract of the Police National Computer.
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal Welfare: OffendersHome OfficeTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17673More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the availability of information on animal offenders recorded on the Police National Computer to relevant third parties; and what proportion of requests
Answer: Access to data in the Police National Computer is restricted to cleared authorised users in the Police Forces and Law Enforcement Agencies and authorisation of its use and data contained is managed via the Police; therefore, the Home Office does not hold ...
Answered 30 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal Welfare: DisqualificationHome OfficeTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17672More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of individuals convicted of animal welfare offences were (a) issued with an animal disqualification order under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 in each of the last 10 years and (b) not iss
Answer: This data is not held by the Home Office.
Answered 20 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordTirzepatideDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17671More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of making the drug Monjaro available on the NHS.
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent body that makes recommendations for the National Health Service on whether new medicines should be routinely funded by the NHS based on the evidence of their costs and benefit...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordForeign Influence Registration SchemeHome OfficeTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17670More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria her department uses to determine which states qualify for the enhanced tier listing under the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme.
Answer: As set out in the National Security Act 2023, the Secretary of State may make a specification under the enhanced tier of the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (FIRS) where they consider it is reasonably necessary to do so to protect the safety or inte...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordForeign Influence Registration SchemeHome OfficeTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17669More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her department plans to add further states to the enhanced tier listing of the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme.
Answer: As set out in the National Security Act 2023, the Secretary of State may make a specification under the enhanced tier of the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (FIRS) where they consider it is reasonably necessary to do so to protect the safety or inte...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
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