Neil Duncan-Jordan MP: written questions
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Written questions
Rivers: 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
Original Parliament recordMotabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97379More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that disabled people, including those living with multiple sclerosis, who rely on Motability vehicles do not lose their ability to live independently following changes
Answer: The Motability Scheme support many disabled people and families including those living with multiple sclerosis, by enabling them to lease a car, wheelchair accessible vehicle, scooter or powered wheelchair in exchange for an eligible disability benefit al...
Answered 12 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMotabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97378More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether any new vehicle leases on the Motability Scheme will not increase in cost for the end user from July 2026.
Answer: We are protecting the taxpayer through changes to the Motability scheme, ensuring it supports disabled people whilst delivering efficient use of taxpayers’ money. There will still be cars available through the scheme which require no advance payment. This...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMotability: Insurance Premium TaxDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97377More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much new leases for Motability vehicles without advance payments will increase in end user cost from July 2026 as a result of the addition of insurance premium tax in the Autumn Budget 2026.
Answer: We are protecting the taxpayer through changes to the Motability scheme, ensuring it supports disabled people whilst delivering efficient use of taxpayers’ money. As is the case now, Motability will determine which vehicles will require an advanced paymen...
Answered 12 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMotabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97376More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much new leases for Motability vehicles will increase in end user cost from July 2026 as a result of the Autumn Budget 2026.
Answer: We are protecting the taxpayer through changes to the Motability scheme, ensuring it supports disabled people whilst delivering efficient use of taxpayers’ money. There will still be cars available through the scheme which require no advance payment. This...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMotability: Motor VehiclesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97360More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether Motability’s removal of luxury vehicles will result in a reduction of choice for wheelchair accessible users.
Answer: The Motability Scheme is a lifeline for many disabled people and families, supporting their independence by enabling them to lease a car, wheelchair accessible vehicle, scooter or powered wheelchair in exchange for an eligible disability benefit allowance...
Answered 12 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMotability: Disability AidsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97344More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of the availability of non- wheelchair accessible disability-friendly safety and accessible features following changes to the Motability scheme.
Answer: Motability Operations, an independent commercial company which delivers the Scheme, will continue to prioritise customer needs, ensuring vehicles remain affordable and that support for specialist adaptations remains at the heart of the Scheme.
Answered 12 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMotability: Chronic IllnessesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97343More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the answer of 4 December to question 94564, whether he made an assessment of the potential impact of those policy changes on people with fluctuating conditions like MS before the policy was
Answer: Before any announcements were made, Motability Operations confirmed it will continue to offer a broad range of vehicles without an Advance Payment, ensuring that people who elect to join the Scheme can access vehicles suited to their needs, whatever their...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTax CollectionTreasuryTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96873More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will set out the difference between (a) recovered unpaid taxes and (b) outstanding unpaid taxes in the period since July 2024 to date.
Answer: HMRC is committed to making sure that individuals and businesses who can pay, do so on time. Since Autumn Budget 2024, HMRC has received £782 million of investment in its debt collection activities, which will help it to collect over £12 billion more debt...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTax CollectionTreasuryTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96870More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of HMRC's ability to collect unpaid taxes.
Answer: HMRC is committed to making sure that individuals and businesses who can pay, do so on time. Since Autumn Budget 2024, HMRC has received £782 million of investment in its debt collection activities, which will help it to collect over £12 billion more debt...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordWorkplace Pensions: Index LinkingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96349More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pension scheme members affected by the absence of pre-1997 indexation will receive indexation; and how many affected members will not receive indexation because they are in schemes that remain
Answer: At the Budget, the Chancellor announced that the Government will introduce pre-1997 indexation in the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) and the Financial Assistance Scheme (FAS), for members whose original schemes provided this. Compensation payments from the...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordWorkplace Pensions: Index LinkingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96348More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of occupational pension schemes whose pre-1997 pension rights remain unindexed on retired members of those schemes.
Answer: The Government tabled an amendment to the Pension Schemes Bill which provides that compensation payments from the Pension Protection Fund and Financial Assistance Scheme on pensions accrued before April 1997 will now be linked to CPI-inflation (capped at ...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordWorkplace Pensions: Index LinkingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96347More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of members of ongoing occupational pension schemes who will not receive pre-1997 indexation.
Answer: The Government tabled an amendment to the Pension Schemes Bill which provides that compensation payments from the Pension Protection Fund and Financial Assistance Scheme on pensions accrued before April 1997 will now be linked to CPI-inflation (capped at ...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordWorkplace Pensions: Index LinkingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96346More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to extend pre-1997 pension indexation changes for members of the Pension Protection Fund and Financial Assistance Scheme to members of ongoing occupational pension schemes whose pre-199
Answer: The Government tabled an amendment to the Pension Schemes Bill which provides that compensation payments from the Pension Protection Fund and Financial Assistance Scheme on pensions accrued before April 1997 will now be linked to CPI-inflation (capped at ...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMotability: VATDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96345More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to publish a consultation on the VAT treatment of Motability scheme vehicles.
Answer: The government recognises the importance of engaging with tax payers on the development of tax policy, however, as set out in the tax policy making principles, the need to deliver change quickly means a consultation is not always practicable. Prior to ann...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
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