Neil Duncan-Jordan MP: written questions 2026
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Disability 20Cabinet OfficeTabled 22 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11929More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the UK's lead in the D20 will be a person with a disability.
Answer: Decisions on the membership and UK representatives of G20 engagement groups are not for the Government to make; they should be decided by the groups themselves.
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDisability 20Cabinet OfficeTabled 22 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11928More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, who will be the UK's lead from 15 December 2026 when the UK takes over the chair of the D20.
Answer: Decisions on the membership and UK representatives of G20 engagement groups are not for the Government to make; they should be decided by the groups themselves.
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordSpinal Muscular Atrophy: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11922More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans are in place to introduce screening for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) in October 2026.
Answer: The Government recognises the challenges faced by those living with rare diseases and their families and is committed to improving outcomes. For very rare conditions, it is difficult to generate robust evidence to demonstrate the value of screening, becau...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordListed Buildings: DefibrillatorsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11876More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what consideration he has given to exempting externally mounted defibrillators from planning and listed buildings regulations.
Answer: In most cases, installing a defibrillator will not require planning permission. Listed building consent may be required where installation affects a listed building’s special historic or architectural character. My Department has made no specific assessme...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordIron and Steel: Import DutiesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 22 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11875More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment has been made as to the potential impact that the new tariff regime from 1 July will have on domestic jobs in the UK steel sector.
Answer: UK producers manufacture a wide range of steel products. They also have under-utilised production capacity. Current demand and production levels were taken into account when setting quota sizes, and further information can be found on GOV.UK.We will close...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordIron and Steel: Import DutiesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 22 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11874More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of a 50 percent tariff on steel coming into the UK that cannot be made in the UK on the ability of UK manufacturers to provide the required amounts
Answer: UK producers manufacture a wide range of steel products. They also have under-utilised production capacity. Current demand and production levels were taken into account when setting quota sizes, and further information can be found on GOV.UK.We will close...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordIron and Steel: Manufacturing IndustriesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 22 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11873More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment has been made of the adequacy of domestic steel production when quota levels for imports into the UK are reduced.
Answer: UK producers manufacture a wide range of steel products. They also have under-utilised production capacity. Current demand and production levels were taken into account when setting quota sizes, and further information can be found on GOV.UK.We will close...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordIron and Steel: Manufacturing IndustriesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 22 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11872More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment has been made of the UK's domestic production capability being able to provide 50 percent of domestic demand for steel within the next (a) 5 years (b) 10 years and (c) 20 years.
Answer: The steel strategy set out our aim for around 40-50% of domestic demand to be met by domestic production. In 2023, this figure was 40%. Our aim is therefore to return to that recent capability and stabilise domestic production.The Steel Strategy creates a...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 18 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11355More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 22 May to question 1089 on Electric Vehicles: Charging Points, what his proposed timeline is for permitted development rights to be expanded EV charging provision.
Answer: Further permitted development rights to expand EV charging provision will be introduced in the coming months.
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordFire and Rescue Services: Occupational HealthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11108More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to have discussions with experts on implementing health monitoring for firefighters.
Answer: On 16 April, the Department announced its intention to co‑produce a Firefighters’ Concordat on Health and Wellbeing, to develop a bespoke health monitoring offer for firefighters, and to undertake new research to improve the understanding of the long‑term...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordFire and Rescue Services: Occupational HealthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11107More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to meet with the Fire Brigade’s Union to discuss the roll out of consistent and regular health monitoring for firefighters.
Answer: On 16 April, the Department announced its intention to co‑produce a Firefighters’ Concordat on Health and Wellbeing, to develop a bespoke health monitoring offer for firefighters, and to undertake new research to improve the understanding of the long‑term...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordFire and Rescue Services: Occupational HealthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11106More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will confirm that introducing health monitoring for frontline firefighters in 2027 remains a priority for his Department.
Answer: On 16 April, the Department announced its intention to co‑produce a Firefighters’ Concordat on Health and Wellbeing, to develop a bespoke health monitoring offer for firefighters, and to undertake new research to improve the understanding of the long‑term...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: Women against State Pension InequalityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10883More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of additional legal costs that may be incurred by the Department in relation to ongoing litigation concerning compensation for women affected by maladministration in State Pens
Answer: Women Against State Pension Inequality Ltd (WASPI) are seeking permission from the High Court to bring a Judicial Review on our response to the Ombudsman’s report. We do not comment on live litigation.
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: WomenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10882More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the comparative cost to the public purse of (a) compensating women affected by maladministration in State Pension Age communications and (b) losses to the Department arisi
Answer: Women Against State Pension Inequality Ltd (WASPI) are seeking permission from the High Court to bring a Judicial Review on our response to the Ombudsman’s report. We are not able to comment on live litigation, but full details of our decision in this cas...
Answered 26 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: Women against State Pension InequalityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10881More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on how many occasions Ministers or officials from his Department have met representatives of the WASPI Campaign since September 2024.
Answer: During this time, the previous Minister for Pensions met with representatives, the first Minister to do so in eight years.
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: Women against State Pension InequalityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10880More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much the Department has spent on legal fees and associated costs defending judicial review proceedings brought by the WASPI Campaign since December 2024.
Answer: Based on the information held, since December 2024, the recorded legal costs on litigation brought by WASPI including disbursements and VAT and costs paid to WASPI are £348,566.14.
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordTax AvoidanceTreasuryTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10049More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is the estimated total cost of resolving all remaining cases involving the Loan Charge, including the 32,000 cases where individuals are directly affected.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave on 9 Jun 2026 to UIN 5399.
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordTax AvoidanceTreasuryTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10047More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, to publish HMRC’s estimates of the ongoing costs of the Loan Charge issue.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave on 9 Jun 2026 to UIN 5399.
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSports: Transgender PeopleDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10011More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department plans to take to support trans inclusive community sports.
Answer: The Government believes that opportunities to play sport and get physically active should be available to everyone. We will continue to support sports to develop policies that protect fairness and safety, particularly when it is not possible to balance th...
Answered 18 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: PooleHome OfficeTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9855More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers are currently housed in Poole constituency.
Answer: The Home Office publishes statistics on a quarterly basis detailing the number of supported asylum seekers accommodated in each local authority area. These statistics can be found in at Immigration system statistics data tables on GOV.UK: Asylum seekers i...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9854More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what alternative accommodation will be used to house asylum seekers when the use of hotels comes to an end.
Answer: This Government has committed to closing every asylum hotel as soon as possible, and by the end of this Parliament. Work is well under way, with more suitable sites, including military bases, being brought forward to ease pressure on communities.
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9852More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, where residents can find information as to the number of asylum seekers in their constituency.
Answer: The Home Office publishes statistics on a quarterly basis detailing the number of supported asylum seekers accommodated in each local authority area. These statistics can be found in at Immigration system statistics data tables on GOV.UK: Asylum seekers i...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordExercise: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9813More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact on NHS costs of increased levels of physical activity participation; and whether he has shared that assessment with HM Treasury.
Answer: Research from Sport England calculates that improved participation in sport and physical activity has a social value of £122.9 billion a year, which includes £15.9 billion of overall healthcare net savings accrued through the prevention of a range of chro...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGyms: VATTreasuryTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9812More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of applying a reduced rate of VAT to gyms and fitness businesses, in the context of the net fiscal effect of potential reductions in NHS and othe
Answer: VAT is a broad-based tax on consumption, and the 20 per cent standard rate applies to most goods and services. Reduced rates of VAT come at a significant cost to the Exchequer and reduce the revenue available for vital public services. Any reduction in ta...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCurriculumDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9190More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to include key life skills such as cooking, fixing and mending, upcycling and budgeting into the national curriculum.
Answer: The government is taking forward changes to the national curriculum that will strengthen pupils’ understanding of key life skills, including financial education, food and nutrition, sustainability and wider skills that help prepare them for life and work....
Answered 23 Jun 2026
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