Neil Duncan-Jordan MP: written questions
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Social Security BenefitsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33821More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to review the organisations that carry out the assessment process for disability and long term sickness benefits.
Answer: The new Functional Assessment Services (FAS) contracts went live on 9 September 2024. The FAS suppliers are focused on embedding strong performance following the transition from the previous contractual arrangements. Based on strict assessment criteria an...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordWork Capability AssessmentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33820More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to review the assessment process for disability and long term sickness benefits.
Answer: We are working to develop proposals to reform the system of health and disability benefits and will set these out in due course.This Government is committed to putting the views and voices of disabled people at the heart of all that we do. We are committe...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: Disability and HealthDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33819More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what criteria her Department plans to use when reforming the system of disability and ill health benefits.
Answer: We are working to develop proposals to reform the system of health and disability benefits and will set these out in due course.This Government is committed to putting the views and voices of disabled people at the heart of all that we do. We are committe...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth: DisadvantagedDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33818More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken with Cabinet colleagues to assess (a) the social determinants of ill health and (b) the measures necessary to address any causes.
Answer: The Government’s Health Mission commits to building a National Health Service fit for the future, including through a shift from treatment to prevention. To support the mission, we are taking a range of action which will address the underlying causes of i...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security BenefitsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33817More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people of working age currently claiming sickness and disability benefits that would be unable to find gainful employment as a result of their disability or l
Answer: No estimate has been made of the number of people of working age currently claiming sickness and disability benefits that would be unable to find gainful employment as a result of their disability or long-term sickness
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security BenefitsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33816More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential causes of the (a) disabilities and (b) long-term illnesses that have contributed to the trends in the number of working age people
Answer: The number of working age people reporting long-term health conditions and disabilities had been growing steadily since at least the late 1990s, before accelerating since the COVID-19 pandemic. These increases are likely to be caused by a combination of c...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordIndividual Savings Accounts: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32899More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she is taking steps to reduce the Cash ISA allowance.
Answer: ISAs are tax-free savings accounts, which incentivise individuals to save and invest. An ISA investor does not pay tax on interest, income, or gains received in an ISA and there is no need to declare any ISA interest, income, or capital gains on a tax ret...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordGender RecognitionWomen and EqualitiesTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32898More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she is taking steps to simplify the process whereby anyone seeking to change gender in the UK must get approval from a panel of doctors and lawyers.
Answer: In our manifesto, we committed to modernising, simplifying, and reforming gender recognition law while upholding the Equality Act and its provisions on single-sex exceptions. We will remove indignities for trans people whilst retaining the need for a diag...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: ProfitsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32897More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the report by Citizens Advice entitled Debt to society: what the network companies should do with their windfal
Answer: Ofgem recognised that recent higher than expected inflation increased equity value for network companies due to fixed-rate debt financing. In 2023, Ofgem consulted on options to address this and will change the way it regulates network company investment,...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32896More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made with Ofgem of the potential impact of the RIIO2 price control on network company performance.
Answer: Through the price control, Ofgem regulates network company investments and sets a fair rate of return to ensure necessary investments can be made. Ofgem utilises a framework of incentives and penalties to drive up performance and is currently considering ...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: DogsHome OfficeTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32895More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department will undertake a review of the necessity of using dogs in regulatory testing across all sectors.
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting the uptake and development of alternative methods to the use of animals in science. The Labour Manifesto includes a commitment to “partner with scientists, industry, and civil society as we work towards the phasin...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: DogsHome OfficeTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32894More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing plant protection product testing to remove the need to use dogs for testing.
Answer: GB pesticides regulations contain rules that require sharing of tests and studies involving vertebrate animals between pesticide companies to ensure that such testing is minimised. The assimilated regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 requires that testing on vert...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: DogsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32893More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) reduce and (b) replace the use of dogs in testing required under plant protection product legislation.
Answer: The UK Government is committed to maintaining a rigorous regulatory system which ensures that animal research and testing is carried out only where no practicable alternatives exist and under controls which keep suffering to a minimum. The GB pesticides r...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: DogsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32892More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of plant protection product legislation on trends in the level of animal testing on dogs in the last five years.
Answer: While we have not made an assessment of the potential impact of plant protection product legislation on trends in the level of animal testing, the UK Government is committed to maintaining a rigorous regulatory system which ensures that animal research an...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Private SectorDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32888More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of requiring private health providers to pay a fee back to the NHS.
Answer: No assessment has been made of the merits of private health providers paying a fee back to the National Health Service.Independent healthcare providers do have a role to play to strengthen the overall health service in England. NHS England and the Indepen...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Professions: Private SectorDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32887More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a requirement for health professionals to spend at least three years in the NHS following training before they can practice priva
Answer: The Department consulted on a tie-in to National Health Service dentistry for graduate dentists in 2024. We are considering the responses and will set out our position in due course. No assessment has been made for other healthcare professionals.
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDentistry: Migrant WorkersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32886More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what comparative assessment he has made of the processes in place for dentists from overseas who wish to set up in (a) private practice and (b) the NHS.
Answer: The General Dental Council (GDC) is the independent regulator of dentistry in the United Kingdom. Only dentists and dental care professionals registered with the GDC can legally practise dentistry, both within the National Health Service and privately, in...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordIndividual Savings Accounts: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32885More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she has taken to ensure that savers are aware of their tax liabilities in relation to the use of ISAs.
Answer: ISAs are tax-free savings accounts, which incentivise individuals to save and invest. An ISA investor does not pay tax on interest, income, or gains received in an ISA and there is no need to declare any ISA interest, income, or capital gains on a tax ret...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAdoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund: DorsetDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32880More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will announce a future funding settlement for the Adoption Support Fund beyond this year.
Answer: I refer my hon. Friend, the Member for Poole to the answer of 29 January 2025 to Question 26025.
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFurs: TradeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32808More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to publish a response to the consultation entitled the Fur Market in Great Britain, published on 31 May 2021, after the Animal Welfare Committee publishes
Answer: The call for evidence on the Fur Market in Great Britain was undertaken by the previous government and next steps will be announced in due course. Defra is continuing to build the evidence base on the fur sector. This includes commissioning our expert Ani...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFurs: TradeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32807More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Animal Welfare Committee’s review of responsible sourcing of fur will be published before second reading of the Fur (Import and Sale) Bill on 13 June 2025.
Answer: Defra is continuing to build the evidence base on the fur sector. The Animal Welfare Committee’s opinion on the sustainable sourcing of fur is due to complete in 2025 and will be published on GOV.UK thereafter. As with all projects, the precise dates for ...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHoliday Accommodation: RegistrationDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30953More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her Department's timetable is for introducing a statutory registration scheme for holiday lets.
Answer: Parliament legislated for a registration scheme for short-term lets in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023, and we are committed to introducing such a scheme as soon as possible. The initial phase of digital development is now complete, with public...
Answered 19 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: DogsHome OfficeTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30934More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Annual statistics of scientific procedures on living animals, Great Britain: 2023, published on 11 September 2024, and to the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986, for what r
Answer: The 2023 Annual Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals, Great Britain, provides details of the uses of the animals. The purposes of use of the 205 ‘other dogs’ in experimental procedures are in Table 3.2. The purposes, and numbers of dogs u...
Answered 17 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordArts: CurriculumDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30933More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to ensure that a range of arts subjects are included in the national curriculum.
Answer: The current national curriculum includes art and design, music, dance within physical education and drama within English.The independent Curriculum and Assessment Review will seek to deliver a curriculum which is rich and broad, inclusive and innovative, ...
Answered 19 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: LabellingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30932More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he will publish the outcomes of his Departments consultation entitled Fairer Food Labelling, which closed in May 2024.
Answer: A public consultation on fairer food labelling was undertaken between March and May 2024 by the previous Government. This sought views on proposals to improve and extend current mandatory method of production labelling. The consultation also sought views ...
Answered 17 Feb 2025
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