Neil Duncan-Jordan MP: written questions

Written questions

• Winter Fuel PaymentTreasuryTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2695More

  Question: To ask the Chancellor of Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the impact of removing the entitlement to the Winter Fuel Allowance from people over State Pension age who pay tax at (a) the higher rate of 40% and (b) the additional rate of 45% on the

  Answer: The Government does not publish estimates of the impacts on the public purse of removing the entitlement to the Winter Fuel Payment from people over State Pension age who pay income tax at the higher rate or additional rate.In face of the substantial pres...

  Answered 6 Sept 2024

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• Pensioners: Income TaxTreasuryTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2694More

  Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of people over State Pension age paid income tax at (a) the basic rate of 20%, (b) the higher rate of 40% and (c) the additional rate of 45% in the last financial year.

  Answer: The estimated number of people who paid Income Tax by marginal rate in the 2023 to 2024 tax year can be seen in Table 1 below: Table 1: number of Income Tax payers over the State Pension age by marginal rate of Income Tax for 2023-24 Savers Rate taxpayer ...

  Answered 5 Sept 2024

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• Winter Fuel PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2222More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost to the public purse was of the winter fuel allowance in 2022/23; what estimate she has made of the savings to the public purse of only paying the winter fuel allowance o people claiming pe

  Answer: In 2022/23, 11.4 million people in 8.4 million households in Great Britain received a Winter Fuel Payment, at a total cost of £2 billion. The Government estimates that linking entitlement to receipt of Pension Credit and other relevant DWP income-related ...

  Answered 17 Sept 2024

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• Autism: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2221More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for children requiring an autism assessment.

  Answer: The Department is currently considering next steps to improve access to autism assessments. We expect integrated care boards (ICBs) to have due regard to relevant National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines on autism, when commissi...

  Answered 2 Sept 2024

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• Employment Tribunals ServiceMinistry of JusticeTabled 24 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1626More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) ACAS Early Conciliation Certificates and (b) Employment Tribunal cases (i) heard and (ii) settled before a hearing were found in the claimant's favour in (A) 2021, (B) 2022 and (C) 2023.

  Answer: All claims made to the employment tribunals after 6 May 2014 (with a limited number of exceptions) will include an Acas Conciliation certificate.Publication of Employment Tribunal by jurisdiction ceased from April 2021 when Employment Tribunals moved to a...

  Answered 30 Jul 2024

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• Holiday AccommodationDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1082More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to introduce a national register of short-term rented properties to help ensure that those properties are compliant with relevant safety legislation.

  Answer: Short-term lets are an important part of the UK’s visitor accommodation offer and the government recognises the benefits to the visitor economy.Parliament legislated for a registration scheme for short-term lets in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 20...

  Answered 29 Jul 2024

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• Sewage: PooleDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 861More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help tackle sewage discharges by Wessex Water in Poole constituency.

  Answer: The Secretary of State recently met with water company bosses, including Wessex Water, to make it clear that water firms will be held accountable for their performance for customers and the environment. During the meeting, water bosses signed up to the Go...

  Answered 29 Jul 2024

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• Special Educational Needs: DorsetDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 787More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of SEND provision in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole; and what steps she plans to take to support the local authority in that area to improve the funding and del

  Answer: The department has been working closely with all statutory partners involved in delivering special educational needs and disability (SEND) services in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole since their local area SEND inspection in June 2021.The department h...

  Answered 26 Jul 2024

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