Neil Duncan-Jordan MP: written questions 2025
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HuntingHome OfficeTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82624More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the (a) time, (b) money and (c) other resources spent on policing (i) fox hunting and (ii) related crimes in each of the last five years.
Answer: The enforcement of the Hunting Act is an operational matter for the police. This is in line with their duties to keep the peace, protect communities and prevent the commission of offences, working within the provisions of the legal framework set by Parlia...
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordOlder People: AdvocacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82238More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of appointing a Commissioner for Older People and Ageing for England, in the context of equivalent commissioners in (a) Wales a
Answer: The Government is committed to improving the lives of older people in England, and we are progressing towards a National Care Service based on higher standards, greater choice and control, and better joined up care between services, with over £4 billion o...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: Dispute ResolutionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81765More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to negotiate investment agreements without investor-state settlement mechanisms in the future.
Answer: Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) provides an independent means for investors to resolve disputes with states where they believe they have experienced arbitrary, discriminatory or unfair treatment or expropriation without compensation. The UK is a ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81135More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will review the Child Maintenance Service and Government Legal Department procedures so as to minimise (a) unlawful enforcement and (b) the wasting of court time.
Answer: Where a paying parent fails to pay on time or in full, the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) aims to take immediate action to recover the debt and re-establish compliance. The CMS is committed to using its wide-ranging enforcement powers proportionally, and...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTea: ImportsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81134More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of (a) human rights issues (b) the provision of fair wages and (c) the impact of climate change of the tea trade.
Answer: In the Trade Strategy, the Government launched a review into the UK’s approach to responsible business conduct, focused on tackling human rights and labour abuses, modern slavery, and environmental harms in global supply chains. The review will cover all ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCoronavirus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81133More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of not giving people aged between 65 and 74 Covid-19 booster vaccinations on public health.
Answer: The Government’s policy on groups eligible for vaccination programmes is based on the advice of the independent expert body, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI). Over time, the risk from COVID-19 has reduced across the United Kingdo...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Welfare: LabellingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81132More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of introducing method of production labelling on (a) the economy and (b) farm incomes.
Answer: We are considering the potential role of method of production labelling reform as part of the ongoing development of the Government’s wider animal welfare strategy.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLeasehold: ReformMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81131More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what comparative assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed reforms to leasehold on (a) the relative value of existing flats and (b) new flats wit
Answer: The government is committed to addressing unregulated and unaffordable ground rents and we will do this in legislation. We will set out further details in due course.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLeasehold: Ground RentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81130More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans his Department has to eliminate escalating ground rents on existing leases.
Answer: The government is committed to addressing unregulated and unaffordable ground rents and we will do this in legislation. We will set out further details in due course.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLeasehold: Ground RentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81129More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to protect leaseholders from increasing ground rents on properties sold prior to the implementation of new leasehold reforms.
Answer: The government is committed to addressing unregulated and unaffordable ground rents and we will do this in legislation. We will set out further details in due course.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: ColombiaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81128More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will publish a full impact assessment of the UK–Colombia Bilateral Investment Treaty.
Answer: Total FDI and portfolio investment assets and liabilities between the UK and Colombia were £6.8 billion at the end of 2023. The UK-Colombia Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) includes binding investment protection provisions which protect both UK and Colom...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMultiple Sclerosis: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81127More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that people seeking a potential diagnosis of multiple sclerosis are seen by a neurologist within 12 weeks.
Answer: Cutting waiting lists is a key priority for the Government. We have committed to achieving the NHS constitutional standard that 92% of patients should wait no longer than 18 weeks from Referral to Treatment by March 2029, including in neurology services.I...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMultiple SclerosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81126More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the MS Society’s report entitled A Different Path: Rethinking MS hospital care, published in September 2025, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of preventable unp
Answer: As set out in our recently published 10-Year Health Plan, the Government is determined to shift more healthcare out of hospitals and into the community, to ensure patients and their families receive personalised care in the most appropriate setting, inclu...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordInter-Ministerial Group on Homelessness and Rough SleepingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81125More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, who the (a) members are and (b) chair is of the Inter-ministerial Group on Rough Sleeping and Homelessness.
Answer: The Inter-Ministerial Group includes ministers from across government and is focused on developing a long-term strategy to get us back on track to ending homelessness. This includes ministers from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government,...
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLandfill: TaxationTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81124More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of changes to landfill taxation on house prices.
Answer: The Government recently consulted on proposals for reform of Landfill Tax to ensure the regime remains effective in encouraging waste to be diverted away from landfill and to support our environmental goals. As part of the consultation, the Government has...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCrime PreventionHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81123More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department has provided to (a) local police forces (b) local authorities and (c) residents in areas where vigilante groups have been set up purporting to patrol the streets.
Answer: With regard to vigilantism, the Government does not support anybody taking the law into their own hands.Any person who has information about a crime, suspected crime, or an alleged offender should contact the police so that it can be investigated through ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMBR Acres: Animal ExperimentsHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81122More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Contract Research Organisations have used beagles from MBR Acres in pre-clinical work on potential pandemic vaccines.
Answer: Regulatory testing to assure the efficacy and safety of human medicines, including vaccines, may require the use of animals where non animal alternatives are not available. This sometimes includes the use of beagles, for which MBR acres is the only UK fac...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMBR Acres: Animal ExperimentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81121More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many non-pandemic human vaccines have been licensed in the UK in the last 10 years that involved the use of beagles from MBR Acres; how many of those vaccines were later withdrawn or had contra
Answer: Answering this question would require Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) staff to go through a vast volume of data manually spanning 10 years. This is because the information is not held in such a way to be able to filter electroni...
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMBR Acres: Animal ExperimentsHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81120More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many beagles from MBR Acres were used in the UK in the development of pandemic vaccines in the last 10 years.
Answer: Regulatory testing to assure the efficacy and safety of human medicines, including vaccines, may require the use of animals where non animal alternatives are not available. This sometimes includes the use of beagles, for which MBR acres is the only UK fac...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMBR Acres: Animal ExperimentsHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81119More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many beagles from MBR Acres were used in the UK in the development of a covid-19 vaccine.
Answer: Regulatory testing to assure the efficacy and safety of human medicines, including vaccines, may require the use of animals where non animal alternatives are not available. This sometimes includes the use of beagles, for which MBR acres is the only UK fac...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMBR Acres: Disease ControlDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81118More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what the evidential basis is that MBR Acres is critical to pandemic preparedness.
Answer: The UK government’s approach to pandemic preparedness is contained in the Health and Care Research and Development Framework for Pandemic Preparedness, Prevention and Response which includes the need for a resilient pre-clinical research infrastructure. T...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAnti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition Working GroupMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81117More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which Minister is responsible for overseeing the Government’s Working Group on Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition; whether a successor has been appointed to the role of P
Answer: The Minister responsible for overseeing the Government’s Working Group on Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition is Miatta Fahnbulleh. The secretariat hasn’t changed. This independent Working Group engaged extensively with a wide range of communities ...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordInsomnia: Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81116More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to make cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia more widely available in England.
Answer: In its Clinical Knowledge Summary on insomnia, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) suggests that clinicians can offer cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for insomnia if sleep hygiene measures fail, daytime impairment is severe, c...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordInsomnia: Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81115More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia.
Answer: In its Clinical Knowledge Summary on insomnia, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) suggests that clinicians can offer cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for insomnia if sleep hygiene measures fail, daytime impairment is severe, c...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCorporation TaxTreasuryTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77445More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of replacing corporation tax rules with a progressive tax based on turnover of companies trading in the UK.
Answer: To support stability and predictability for businesses, the government published the Corporate Tax Roadmap at the Autumn Budget 2024. Central to this is a commitment to maintain a competitive and sustainable main rate of Corporation Tax by capping it at 2...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
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