Neil Duncan-Jordan MP: written questions
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Boats: Waste DisposalDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17748More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which authority is responsible for the recovery and disposal of boats that have sunk or are stranded near the shoreline when they do not present a navigation hazard.
Answer: In the case of sunk or stranded vessels, the owner of that vessel is responsible for carrying out any actions required to mitigate environmental consequences under the Merchant Shipping Act 1995. This may be carried out in conjunction with an insurance co...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordChildren: Down's SyndromeDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17747More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of parent-delivered early language interventions for young children with Down Syndrome.
Answer: Parents and carers have an important role to play in the learning and development of their child. Practitioners should work jointly with parents and carers to support a child’s speech, language and communication needs in the home environment.The departmen...
Answered 13 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCurriculum: Teaching MethodsDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17746More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of embedding (a) social and (b) emotional learning interventions into curriculums.
Answer: The government has established an independent Curriculum and Assessment Review, covering ages 5 to 18, which is chaired by Professor Becky Francis CBE.The review will seek to deliver a curriculum that ensures children and young people leave compulsory edu...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPupils: AttendanceDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17745More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase collaborative working at local authority level to improve school attendance.
Answer: The statutory ‘working together to improve school attendance’ guidance sets out that schools, trusts and local authorities should work together to tackle absence. The guidance makes clear that local authorities are expected to work with the child’s parent...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHomelessness: Temporary AccommodationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17744More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to require building and health and safety standards in (a) emergency and (b) temporary accommodation provided to homeless families
Answer: All tenants deserve a safe and decent home, and the Government is working to improving standards across all sectors with a commitment to introduce a new Decent Homes Standard.Local authorities must ensure temporary accommodation is suitable and should kee...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordChildren's Rights: HomelessnessDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17743More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to ensure that homeless children have the same rights of access to (a) education and (b) health care as looked-after children in corporate parentship.
Answer: The department knows that homelessness levels are far too high, and this can have a devastating impact on those affected, especially children. Too many children are spending years in temporary accommodation, at a point in their lives when they need space ...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHomelessness: ChildrenMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17742More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to help end child homelessness.
Answer: Homelessness levels are far too high. This Government recognises the devastating impact this can have on those affected. We are already taking the first steps to get back on track to ending homelessness. As announced at the Budget, funding for homelessnes...
Answered 6 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17741More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of (a) children of school age with complex SEND needs and (b) specialist educational places required for such children in the next five academic years.
Answer: This government has inherited a growing tide of unmet need amongst children and young people.The government does not forecast the number of school-aged pupils with complex needs as a specific category, but has produced national level estimates of the numb...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordTree PlantingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17740More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to encourage local authorities to plant more trees.
Answer: Local authorities have an important role in contributing to England’s tree planting targets and maximising the benefits of these trees, for example through planting urban and street trees, which are often the closest green infrastructure to people’s homes...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordGaza: JournalismForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17739More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made representations to his Israeli counterpart to lift the ban on journalists reporting from Gaza.
Answer: Earlier this month, the Foreign Secretary, together with his French and German counterparts, wrote to the Israeli government to urge action on the unacceptable situation in Gaza. The UK has been clear that Israel must act in accordance with International ...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordVisas: Digital TechnologyHome OfficeTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17499More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has had recent discussions with representatives of migrant organisations on the development of a digital solution for the e-visa scheme.
Answer: The Home Office has implemented a comprehensive engagement strategy to smooth the transition to eVisas and to maximise awareness raising across various sectors. This includes collaboration with key stakeholders including migrant organisations. The Home Of...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordVisas: Digital TechnologyHome OfficeTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17498More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the e-Visa scheme on (a) older people, (b) those with learning difficulties, (c) non-English speakers and (d) those with limited access to techn
Answer: The Home Office has implemented a comprehensive engagement strategy to smooth the transition to eVisas and to maximise awareness raising across various sectors. This includes collaboration with key stakeholders including migrant organisations. The Home Of...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordTeachers: RecruitmentDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17497More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to restore funding to the Career Change Programme.
Answer: Career changers make a valuable contribution to the teaching profession and the department remains committed to recruiting and supporting them into initial teacher training. The department’s wider offer to all potential teachers, including career changers...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17496More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of ensuring future housing developments provide electronic vehicle charging facilities for residents.
Answer: Since June 2022, Part S of Schedule 1 to the Building Regulations 2010 requires new residential properties with associated parking to have access to electric vehicle chargepoints.
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordWarm Home Discount SchemeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16409More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the Warm Home Discount to include all disabled members of an eligible household.
Answer: The Warm Home Discount currently focuses support towards those on lowest incomes who receive means-tested benefits and living in a property estimated to be relatively high cost to heat. The eligibility criteria are set to make best use of the data availab...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPupils: AbsenteeismDepartment for EducationTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16378More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impact of living in a low income household on rates of school absences.
Answer: The department publishes absence data for pupils broken down by pupil characteristic. This includes data for pupils who are eligible for free school meals (FSM). The latest absence data can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/pupil-absen...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPsilocybinDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16066More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to (a) reschedule Psilocybin to allow it to be prescribed and (b) retain its status as a class A substance for other purposes.
Answer: There are no current plans to reschedule psilocybin under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, also known as the Act.There is an established process for the development of medicines, overseen by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). Thi...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPigmeat: ImportsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15408More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to require imported pork to meet the UK's animal welfare standards.
Answer: The Government shares the public’s high regard for the UK’s environmental protections, food standards and animal welfare and recognises farmers’ concerns about imports produced using methods not permitted in the UK. We have been clear that we will use our...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordTaxation: International CooperationTreasuryTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15402More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if the Government will propose that the principles of (a) human rights, (b) workers' rights and (c) climate justice are contained within the UN Tax Convention.
Answer: The UK is committed to working with all stakeholders to ensure inclusive and effective international tax cooperation, and has been actively engaging in negotiations at the UN over a future Framework Convention. The UK believes that a UN Tax Framework Conv...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordTaxation: International CooperationTreasuryTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15401More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy to support the UN Tax Convention.
Answer: The UK is committed to working with all stakeholders to ensure inclusive and effective international tax cooperation, and has been actively engaging in negotiations at the UN over a future Framework Convention. The UK believes that a UN Tax Framework Conv...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14895More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to provide financial support to local authorities for SEND provision after March 2026.
Answer: Funding for special educational needs and disabilities provision beyond March 2026 will be determined in the next stage of the government's spending review, in spring 2025.
Answered 26 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14889More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the reasons for the increase in the number of children with Special Educational Needs.
Answer: Over the last ten years, there has been an international increase in children identified with special educational needs (SEN). Between 2016/17 and 2021/22, England saw a 40% increase in pupils with an official SEN designation. For France it was 49% and fo...
Answered 26 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordChild Maintenance ServiceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14866More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to review the customer relations services of the Child Maintenance Service.
Answer: The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) continually reviews the service it provides to ensure it best meets the needs of its customers. The aim of CMS is to create a modern, accessible service through our digital transformation and Service Modernisation progr...
Answered 26 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBus Services: FaresDepartment for TransportTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14849More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will ensure that any future review of the bus fare cap will take account of (a) young people and (b) low paid workers.
Answer: On Monday 28 October, the Prime Minister confirmed the government will introduce a new £3 cap on single bus fares from 1 January 2025 until the end of 2025. Moving forward, the government will also explore more targeted options that deliver value for mone...
Answered 25 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBeer and Public HousesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14848More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to paragraph 5.99 of the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October, if he will publish a list of organisations that will be consulted over guest beers; and whether the Campaign for Pub
Answer: The Government will consult a range of organisations across the brewing and hospitality sectors on market access for local brewers and will give all those with an interest an opportunity to give their views.
Answered 26 Nov 2024
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