Neil Duncan-Jordan MP: written questions 2025
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Childcare: CostsDepartment for EducationTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38276More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to ensure that childcare is affordable for working parents.
Answer: As part of our Plan for Change, this government is committed to giving every child the best start in life. The department has set a milestone of a record proportion – 75% – of children to be starting school ready to learn. We will measure our progress thr...
Answered 29 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChildcare: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38275More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to increase funding for the early years childcare sector.
Answer: My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education has been clear in her commitment to early years. Despite tough decisions to get our public finances back on track, this government has increased investment in the early years sector to drive forwa...
Answered 29 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMusic: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37838More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will consider a three year funding settlement for the Music Hub programme.
Answer: Multi-year programme budgets will be considered as part of the spending review and subsequent business planning process.
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCats and Dogs: Animal BreedingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37095More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Animal Welfare Committee Opinions on specialised dog reproductive practices and cat breeding practices, published on 19 December 2024, whether his Department is p
Answer: The Government welcomes the Animal Welfare Committee’s Opinions on the welfare implications of specialised canine reproductive practices and on the welfare implications of current and emergent feline breeding practices. We are carefully considering the Co...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: RAF AkrotiriMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37040More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times UK Shadow R1 planes have flown from RAF Akrotiri towards Gaza since 19 January 2025; and for what purpose.
Answer: Since the terrorist attacks against Israel on 7 October 2023, the UK Government has been working with partners across the region to secure the release of hostages, including British nationals. In support of this, the Ministry of Defence has been conductin...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChild BenefitDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37018More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of ending the two-child benefits limit on levels of family incomes.
Answer: Delivering our manifesto commitment to tackle child poverty is an urgent priority for this Government, and the Ministerial Taskforce is working to publish a Child Poverty Strategy which will deliver lasting change.The Strategy will look at all available l...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChild BenefitDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37017More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of ending the two-child benefits limit on levels of child poverty.
Answer: Delivering our manifesto commitment to tackle child poverty is an urgent priority for this Government, and the Ministerial Taskforce is working to publish a Child Poverty Strategy which will deliver lasting change.The Strategy will look at all available l...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChild Benefit: InflationTreasuryTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37016More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to increase the level of child benefit in line with inflation.
Answer: To ensure that Child Benefit retains its value, the Government will increase Child Benefit in line with the consumer prices index for the year to September 2024, which is 1.7%. This means that, from 7 April 2025, the Child Benefit rate for the eldest chil...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: StandardsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37012More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish a timeframe for updating the Decent Homes Standard.
Answer: The government will consult this year on a reformed Decent Homes Standard for the social and private rented sectors. The Deputy Prime Minister is part of the ministerial Child Poverty Taskforce, which is aiming to publish a Child Poverty Strategy in Sprin...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRented Housing: StandardsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37011More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to halve the number of non-decent (a) social and (b) private rented homes by 2030.
Answer: The government will consult this year on a reformed Decent Homes Standard for the social and private rented sectors. The Deputy Prime Minister is part of the ministerial Child Poverty Taskforce, which is aiming to publish a Child Poverty Strategy in Sprin...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRented Housing: FurnitureMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37010More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of moving into unfurnished homes on (a) prison leavers, (b) people escaping domestic violence and (c) people in poverty.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 32408 on 11 March 2025.
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRented Housing: Furniture PovertyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37009More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with the Child Poverty Taskforce on (a) furnished tenancies and (b) the potential impact of the Decent Homes Standard on levels of furniture poverty.
Answer: The government will consult this year on a reformed Decent Homes Standard for the social and private rented sectors. The Deputy Prime Minister is part of the ministerial Child Poverty Taskforce, which is aiming to publish a Child Poverty Strategy in Sprin...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: FurnitureMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37008More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to update the Decent Homes Standard to ensure that a minimum of 10% of homes for social rent are offered furnished.
Answer: The government will consult this year on a reformed Decent Homes Standard for the social and private rented sectors. The Deputy Prime Minister is part of the ministerial Child Poverty Taskforce, which is aiming to publish a Child Poverty Strategy in Sprin...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: Advisory ServicesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37007More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure advice sector staff receive adequate training to deal with potential changes to the welfare budget.
Answer: DWP is not responsible for funding the welfare advice sector which receives funding from a range of sources. DWP does fund Citizens Advice and Citizens Advice Scotland to deliver Help to Claim which provides support to people to make a new claim to Univer...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: Advisory ServicesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37006More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of reductions to the welfare budget on the number of people seeking welfare advice; and what steps she is taking to ensure advice services
Answer: DWP is not responsible for funding the welfare advice sector which receives funding from a range of sources. DWP does fund Citizens Advice and Citizens Advice Scotland to deliver Help to Claim which provides support to people to make a new claim to Univer...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPensions: InvestmentTreasuryTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37005More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of reclassifying weapons as ethical investments for pension funds.
Answer: Trustees and fund managers are responsible for making investment decisions in line with their fiduciary duty and member preferences. In a time of increasing geopolitical instability, maintaining a robust and thriving defence sector is essential to our nat...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Care Services: ApprenticesDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36976More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her department is taking to promote apprenticeships in the hair and beauty industry.
Answer: Apprenticeships are a great way for individuals to begin, or progress in, a successful career in the hair and beauty industry. Employers in the hair and beauty sector have developed several high quality apprenticeships, including the level 2 hairdressing ...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAlaa Abd El-FattahForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36337More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he next plans to discuss the case of Alaa Abd el-Fattah with his Egyptian counterpart.
Answer: The UK Government continues to raise Mr Alaa Abd El-Fattah's case at the highest levels with the Egyptian government. We have been consistently clear in calling for his release and continue to press for urgent consular access. The Prime Minister raised th...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMarine Protected AreasDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36336More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking ahead of the 2025 UN Ocean Conference to ensure the effective management of Marine Protected Areas.
Answer: This is a devolved matter, and the information provided therefore relates to England only. Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are already protected from the point of designation by the planning and marine licensing regimes that cover activities such as dredgin...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMarine Protected Areas: ReviewsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36335More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how his department plans to ensure the forthcoming review of the English Marine Protected Area (MPA) network will deliver stronger protections for vulnerable marine habitats; and how i
Answer: Our MPAs represent our most precious marine resources. However, the MPA network is under pressure from a range of sources. The review which we announced in January will consider ways to future proof the network, for example in terms of climate change adap...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: MetersDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36028More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many households use the radio teleswitch service for their energy meter connections in Poole constituency.
Answer: The Department does not hold constituency level data on remaining RTS meters, but we are regularly engaging with energy suppliers, Ofgem and the industry body Energy UK to review local plans for the switch-off. Energy suppliers have contacted all premises...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPension Credit: Telephone ServicesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35626More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department are taking to reduce phone-line waits for those making an application for Pension Credit.
Answer: The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) plans resourcing according to forecasted telephony demand in an effort to keep wait times down. Wait time performance and forecasted demand is frequently reviewed and we are continually working to improve our tel...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAttendance AllowanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35625More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has considered renaming the Attendance Allowance.
Answer: There are no plans to change the name of Attendance Allowance in England and Wales. Attendance Allowance is a devolved matter in Scotland. The Scottish Government is currently replacing it with Pension Age Disability Payment.
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPension Credit: ApplicationsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35624More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has plans to take steps to reduce the number of questions on the Pension Credit application form.
Answer: As the Department continues to modernise the Pension Credit service, we review the user experience, balancing simplification of application with capturing the right information to ensure accuracy of award. A key objective of DWP’s Service Modernisation Pr...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordWildlife: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35622More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on steps to ensure that offences of (a) reckless and (b) negligent behaviour which causes harm to wildlife are appro
Answer: The Secretary of State has regular discussions with Ministry of Justice colleagues on a range of issues.
Answered 27 Mar 2025
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