Neil Duncan-Jordan MP: written questions
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Written questions
Social Services: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 901017More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve social care.
Answer: We are committed to creating a National Care Service and Baroness Casey’s Independent Commission will soon set out recommendations to deliver this. We are also improving support for adult social care, including making available £4.6 billion in additional ...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: AutismDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17266More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, the number of individuals claiming a Personal Independence Payment (PIP) for (a) autism as a sole condition and (b) autism as one of multiple conditions.
Answer: The information is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. Information about PIP claimants’ primary conditions is published on the Stat Xplore website (https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/).
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: AnxietyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17265More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of individuals claiming a Personal Independence Payment (PIP) for (a) anxiety as a sole condition and (b) anxiety as one of multiple conditions.
Answer: The information is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. Information about PIP claimants’ primary conditions is published on the Stat Xplore website (https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/).
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17264More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what analysis has been undertaken as to the reasons why the number of individuals claiming Personal Independence Payments (PIP) has risen since July 2024.
Answer: The latest analysis undertaken by the Department on the number of people claiming Personal Independence Payment (PIP) was published in Annex B – DWP evidence pack as part of the Timms Review of Personal Independence Payment: interim report (Annex B – DWP ...
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17263More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what analysis has been undertaken as to the reasons why the number of individuals claiming Personal Independence Payments (PIP) has risen between 2020 and 2024.
Answer: The latest analysis undertaken by the Department on the number of people claiming Personal Independence Payment (PIP) was published in Annex B – DWP evidence pack as part of the Timms Review of Personal Independence Payment: interim report (Annex B – DWP ...
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: ADHDDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17262More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what is the cost of awarding Personal Independence Payments (PIP) to people with (a) ADHD as their sole condition and (b) ADHD as one of multiple conditions.
Answer: The information is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. Information about PIP claimants’ primary conditions is published on the Stat Xplore website (https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/).
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren: ReadingDepartment for EducationTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16828More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the implications for its policies of the findings of the National Literacy Trust’s report entitled Children and young people’s reading in 2026 relating to children’s r
Answer: Reading for pleasure is hugely important and brings a wide range of benefits, from increased wellbeing, confidence and empathy to better vocabulary and aptitude for learning. That is why this government, in collaboration with our delivery partner, the Nat...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordSexual Offences: Prisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16794More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to ensure people convicted of sexual offences are excluded from early release provisions.
Answer: First, I would like to express my sincere sympathy with all victims of these appalling crimes. This Government inherited a prisons system days from collapse. We had no choice but to take decisive action to stop our prisons overflowing and keep the public ...
Answered 23 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAdoption: CompensationDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16342More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what consideration she has given to awarding compensation to individuals impacted by forced adoptions.
Answer: On 2 July, my right hon. Friend, the Prime Minister issued a formal apology on behalf of the state for historical forced adoption practices in England. The government recognises that these practices caused deep and lasting harm to many mothers, adopted pe...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordWills: Mental CapacityMinistry of JusticeTabled 6 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16341More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment has been made as to the potential merits of introducing a mandatory requirement for adults with capacity to take out a will.
Answer: It is a fundamental principle of the law of England and Wales that a person can give his or her property to any person of his or her choice on death by making a valid Will. This is known as testamentary freedom.Where a person dies without a valid Will, th...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordWills: MediationMinistry of JusticeTabled 6 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16340More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to introduce mandatory mediation services in the case of contested wills.
Answer: The Government recognises the value of mediation in helping parties to resolve disputes more swiftly, consensually and in a less adversarial manner. Where mediation is successful, all parties will be spared the time and stress of litigation.The Civil Proc...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
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