Neil Duncan-Jordan MP: written questions

4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026

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Written questions

  • Data ProtectionDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85669More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to ensure individual personal data is secure.

    Answer: All organisations in the UK that process personal data have to comply with the requirements of the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA). Amongst other things, the legislation requires organisations to have...

    Answered 4 Nov 2025

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  • Diabetes: BabiesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85668More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his department has to introduce type one diabetes testing for all infants.

    Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent body responsible for providing clinical guidelines for the diagnosis, treatment and care of children and young people with diabetes. NICE’s NG18 guideline for type 1 and 2 dia...

    Answered 25 Nov 2025

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  • Tax CollectionTreasuryTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85667More

    Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the value of uncollected tax in each of the last five financial years.

    Answer: HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) estimates the size of the tax gap, which is the difference between the amount of tax that should, in theory, be paid to HMRC, and what is actually paid. The tax gap statistics and details of the estimate methodologies are pub...

    Answered 3 Nov 2025

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  • Artificial Intelligence: Employers' ContributionsTreasuryTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85666More

    Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has considered the potential merits of requiring businesses to pay a tax equivalent to employer National Insurance contributions for each AI agent that performs tasks previously done by people.

    Answer: Employer National Insurance Contributions (NICs) are charged based on employee earnings. As AI agents do not receive earnings, it is not clear on what basis employer NICs would be levied.

    Answered 4 Nov 2025

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  • Special Educational Needs: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85055More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support her Department is providing to local authorities to meet the ongoing costs of SEND provision until the announcement of reforms in 2026.

    Answer: The department has allocated high needs funding of over £12 billion to help with the ongoing costs of supporting children and young people with complex special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in the 2025/26 financial year.The funding announced a...

    Answered 3 Nov 2025

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  • Plastics: ImportsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85036More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of trends in the number of manufacturers using imported virgin plastic on (a) the environment and (b) rev

    Answer: There is currently no planned assessment regarding the potential impact of trends in the number of manufacturers using imported virgin plastic on the environment. HM Treasury and HM Revenue and Customs are currently evaluating the Plastic Packaging Tax, u...

    Answered 31 Oct 2025

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  • Plastics: WasteDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85035More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals to remove incentives for plastic waste collectors to export rather than process waste domestically.

    Answer: We are currently considering the role of exports in dealing with the UK’s plastic waste and how they can compliment domestic recycling. Defra is committed to building a circular economy that enhances industry competition and capitalises on the UK’s potent...

    Answered 30 Oct 2025

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  • Plastics: WasteDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85034More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce the volume of exported plastic waste.

    Answer: We are currently considering the role of exports in dealing with the UK’s plastic waste and how they can compliment domestic recycling. Defra is committed to building a circular economy that enhances industry competition and capitalises on the UK’s potent...

    Answered 30 Oct 2025

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  • State Retirement Pensions: AustraliaDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85033More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has had recent discussions with his Australian counterpart on uprating the UK state pension for British overseas pensioners living in Australia.

    Answer: The policy on up-rating UK State Pensions paid overseas is longstanding and has been in place for over 70 years. UK State Pensions are payable worldwide, without regard to nationality, and are only uprated abroad where there is a legal requirement to do s...

    Answered 30 Oct 2025

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  • Students: DisabilityDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84042More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she had discussions with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions prior to its decision to withdraw funding for non-specialist spelling and grammar software for university students receiving the Dis

    Answer: This change is entirely within the remit of the department. My right hon. Friends. the Secretary of State for Education and the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions therefore did not meet to discuss this matter prior to the decision being made. The de...

    Answered 29 Oct 2025

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  • Students: DisabilityDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84040More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the removal of funding for non-specialist spelling and grammar software, on university students in receipt of the Disabled Students' Allowance.

    Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Yeovil to the answer of 9 September 2025 to Question 71715.

    Answered 29 Oct 2025

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  • Proof of Identity: Digital TechnologyCabinet OfficeTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83991More

    Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason the proposed digital ID will be issued to children aged 13 to 16 years.

    Answer: The Government has announced plans for a new national digital ID for all UK citizens and legal residents aged 16 and over, and we will consult on lowering the proposed minimum age to 13.Extending the national digital credential scheme to include 13–16-yea...

    Answered 4 Nov 2025

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  • Schools: TransportDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83703More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number contracts of home to school transport for children with SEND that have been handed back to local authorities since April 2025.

    Answer: Local authorities are responsible for arranging home to school travel for eligible children. They deliver their duty through a mix of in-house services, passes for free travel on public transport and contracts with private transport operators. Such contra...

    Answered 28 Oct 2025

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  • Schools: TransportDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83702More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has been made of the potential impact of the recent increase in National Insurance on the provision of home to school transport for children with SEND.

    Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Poole to the answer of 29 January 2025 to Question 26397.

    Answered 28 Oct 2025

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  • Schools: TransportDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83701More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of provision of home to school transport for children with SEND.

    Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Poole to the answer of 20 October 2025 to Question 80605.

    Answered 28 Oct 2025

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  • Cycling: CurriculumDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83215More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will consider adding bicycle training onto the national curriculum.

    Answer: Schools are best placed and have the flexibility to decide on the activities they provide to deliver a rounded and enriching education to suit their pupils’ needs. This includes cycling training programmes such as Bikeability. Physical education is a foun...

    Answered 4 Nov 2025

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  • Bicycles: VATTreasuryTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83214More

    Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of removing VAT from children’s bicycles.

    Answer: VAT is a broad-based tax on consumption and the 20 per cent standard rate applies to most goods and services. Taxation is a vital source of revenue that helps to fund vital public services. Evidence suggests that businesses only partially pass on any savi...

    Answered 27 Oct 2025

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  • Department of Health and Social Care: PPE MedproDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83213More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking against PPE Medpro after their failure to repay £122m of public money by the 4pm deadline on 15 October 2025.

    Answer: PPE Medpro Ltd went into administration prior to the court’s announcement on 1 October 2025. The Department has instructed lawyers who are engaged with all relevant parties regarding enforcement of the court decision, and this includes the administrators....

    Answered 3 Nov 2025

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  • Climate Change Convention: BrazilCabinet OfficeTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82930More

    Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Prime Minister will attend the COP30 UN climate summit in person.

    Answer: The Prime Minister plans to attend COP30.

    Answered 24 Oct 2025

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  • Dogs: Animal BreedingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82929More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has considered revising its guidance to local authorities on dog breeding licence fees in relation to (a) if the licence is new or being renewed, (b) the scale o

    Answer: Under The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018 (the Regulations), a local authority can charge such fees as it considers reasonable to meet its statutory licensing responsibilities. The Regulations require ...

    Answered 23 Oct 2025

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  • Dogs: Animal BreedingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82928More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for his policies of variations in licence fees set by local authorities for dog breeding.

    Answer: Under The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018 (the Regulations), a local authority can charge such fees as it considers reasonable to meet its statutory licensing responsibilities. The Regulations require ...

    Answered 23 Oct 2025

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  • HuntingHome OfficeTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82624More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the (a) time, (b) money and (c) other resources spent on policing (i) fox hunting and (ii) related crimes in each of the last five years.

    Answer: The enforcement of the Hunting Act is an operational matter for the police. This is in line with their duties to keep the peace, protect communities and prevent the commission of offences, working within the provisions of the legal framework set by Parlia...

    Answered 24 Oct 2025

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  • Older People: AdvocacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82238More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of appointing a Commissioner for Older People and Ageing for England, in the context of equivalent commissioners in (a) Wales a

    Answer: The Government is committed to improving the lives of older people in England, and we are progressing towards a National Care Service based on higher standards, greater choice and control, and better joined up care between services, with over £4 billion o...

    Answered 22 Oct 2025

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  • Trade Agreements: Dispute ResolutionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81765More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to negotiate investment agreements without investor-state settlement mechanisms in the future.

    Answer: Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) provides an independent means for investors to resolve disputes with states where they believe they have experienced arbitrary, discriminatory or unfair treatment or expropriation without compensation. The UK is a ...

    Answered 20 Oct 2025

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  • Children: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81135More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will review the Child Maintenance Service and Government Legal Department procedures so as to minimise (a) unlawful enforcement and (b) the wasting of court time.

    Answer: Where a paying parent fails to pay on time or in full, the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) aims to take immediate action to recover the debt and re-establish compliance. The CMS is committed to using its wide-ranging enforcement powers proportionally, and...

    Answered 20 Oct 2025

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4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality.

View as listCabinet Office: 19Cabinet Office19Department for Business and Trade: 17Department for Business and Trade17Department for Culture, Media and Sport: 23Department for Culture, Media a…23Department for Education: 71Department for Education71Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: 17Department for Energy Security …17Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: 73Department for Environment, Foo…73Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: 18Department for Science, Innovat…18Department for Transport: 29Department for Transport29Department for Work and Pensions: 116Department for Work and Pensions116Department of Health and Social Care: 80Department of Health and Social…80Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: 14Foreign, Commonwealth and Devel…14Home Office: 58Home Office58Ministry of Defence: 12Ministry of Defence12Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: 75Ministry of Housing, Communitie…75Ministry of Justice: 6Ministry of Justice6Treasury: 86Treasury86
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4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality. Published records do not measure effort or effectiveness. Methodology.
Department or topicPublished records
Cabinet Office19
Department for Business and Trade17
Department for Culture, Media and Sport23
Department for Education71
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero17
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs73
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology18
Department for Transport29
Department for Work and Pensions116
Department of Health and Social Care80
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office14
Home Office58
Ministry of Defence12
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government75
Ministry of Justice6
Treasury86

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