Neil Duncan-Jordan MP: written questions 2024
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Written questions
State Retirement Pensions: Australia and CanadaDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21551More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with a frozen overseas state pension live in (a) Canada and (b) Australia.
Answer: Data on State Pension caseloads that are not uprated overseas are published and this can be found on Stat-Xplore. Users can log in or access Stat-Xplore as a guest user and, if needed, can access guidance on how to extract the information required. As of ...
Answered 9 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMarine Environment: Carbon Capture and StorageDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21434More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to (a) incorporate marine ecosystems into the Greenhouse Gas Inventory and (b) ensure that (i) land and (ii) sea are integrated into the carbon capture strategy.
Answer: Defra is working in partnership with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and Devolved Administrations – through the UK Blue Carbon Evidence Partnership – to address evidence gaps that currently prevent the inclusion of coastal and marine habit...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBiodiversity: Coastal AreasDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21433More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support active restoration of coastal ecosystems; and if he will take steps to amend the licensing framework for that restoration.
Answer: The Government recognises that protecting, restoring, and sustainably managing coastal and marine habitats – such as saltmarsh, seagrass and native oyster reefs – can provide biodiversity, climate adaptation and climate mitigation benefits. Defra has fund...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordGender Dysphoria: Children and Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21185More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase (a) the level of funding for and (b) access to Children's and Young People's Gender Services.
Answer: As my rt. Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, set out during his oral statement to Parliament on 11 December 2024, the Government and NHS England are committed to implementing the recommendations of the Cass Review.NHS England ...
Answered 9 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPuberty Suppressing HormonesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21182More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral statement entitled Puberty-suppressing Hormones of 11 December 2024, Official Report, column 914, what groups representing trans youth he consulted with before making his
Answer: A full list of groups which represent trans youth and that were consulted as part of the Government’s targeted consultation is available at the following link:https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/proposed-changes-to-the-availability-of-puberty-bloc...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: Victim Support SchemesMinistry of JusticeTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21176More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to help protect funding streams for specialist domestic abuse services.
Answer: Supporting victims and witnesses remains a priority focus for the Department and ministers. Collectively we are committed to the Government’s pledge to halve Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) in a decade.As such, I have decided to protect VAWG victi...
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFamily HubsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21142More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to expand the reach of Start for Life services to (a) Poole and (b) other local authorities.
Answer: The Prime Minister’s Plan for Change outlined that there will be investment to continue to build up the Family Hubs and Start for Life programme. In 2025/26, this investment will fund the 75 local authorities in England with high levels of deprivation tha...
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordWinter Fuel PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21085More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the potential savings to the public purse of means testing the winter fuel payment.
Answer: It is estimated that the changes to Winter Fuel Payments in England and Wales will save around £1.3 billion in 2024/25, rising to £1.5 billion by 2029/30. This figure has been published in the Office of Budget Responsibility’s Economic and Fiscal Outlook ...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPension Credit: Winter Fuel PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21084More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average time is for a successful Pension Credit claimant to start receiving winter fuel payments.
Answer: The department does not hold data on the average time taken for a successful Pension Credit claimant to receive their winter fuel payment. However, where the customer is eligible for a Winter Fuel Payment, the department aims to make this payment within 2...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPension Credit: Winter Fuel PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21083More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the number of additional Pension Credit claims received since the announcement on changing the eligibility of the Winter Fuel Payment; and what proportion of these claims
Answer: We are unable to advise how many claims for Pension Credit have been made and then awarded since 29 July 2024. This is because the Department currently reports clearance times by the week the claim was cleared, rather than the week the claim was made. As ...
Answered 9 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCarer's Allowance: PensionersDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20793More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will allow people in receipt of a state pension to claim carer’s allowance.
Answer: Pensioners can claim Carer’s Allowance, but under overlapping benefit rules it is not normally payable. I refer the honourable member to the answer I gave on 17 December 2024 to question UIN 18844 which sets this out.
Answered 23 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordNeonicotinoidsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20513More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to reintroduce the use of neonicotinoid as a pesticide.
Answer: This Government is clear that we will change existing policies to end the use of neonicotinoid pesticides that threaten bees and other vital pollinators.
Answered 23 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordFood: ReservesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20457More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will publish information on food stock-to-consumption ratios in the UK.
Answer: Defra publishes a related measure, production to supply ratio, for a range of produce in its Agriculture in the UK publication. The same publication includes stock changes in its supply and use tables for cereals. The department’s UK Food Security Report ...
Answered 23 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordFood SupplyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20455More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will publish a strategic plan for food security.
Answer: The Government is currently considering an ambitious food strategy that will set and deliver clear long-term outcomes that create a healthier, fairer, and more resilient food system, and in doing so will consider elements of the food system that can contr...
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: Bank ServicesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20438More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she plans to take to protect the privacy of people affected by proposals to allow investigators to access the bank accounts of people who claim benefits.
Answer: DWP investigators cannot access anyone's bank accounts, including under the proposed Eligibility Verification Measures within the Fraud, Error and Debt Bill.
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: Bank ServicesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20437More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to introduce further legal protections for people affected by proposals to allow investigators to access
Answer: DWP investigators cannot access anyone's bank accounts, including under the proposed Eligibility Verification Measures within the Fraud, Error and Debt Bill.
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: Bank ServicesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20436More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of proposals to allow investigators to access the bank accounts of people who claim benefits.
Answer: DWP investigators cannot access anyone's bank accounts, including under the proposed Eligibility Verification Measures within the Fraud, Error and Debt Bill.
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAntisemitismMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20356More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle antisemitism.
Answer: The appalling rise in antisemitism we have seen over the last year is a stain on our society, and the Government is absolutely committed to rooting out this abhorrent form of hatred. We have been working closely with the Independent Adviser on Antisemitis...
Answered 24 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS: Postal ServicesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20355More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will have discussions with Royal Mail on ensuring that NHS correspondence is given a guaranteed next day delivery status.
Answer: The NHS has a Digital First strategy and most urgent appointments are already communicated by other means. The Government does not have a role in the operational decisions of Royal Mail as it is an independent business. However, in November, I met with Ro...
Answered 24 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPrisons: Repairs and MaintenanceMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19860More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the (a) effectiveness and (b) value for money the privatised prison maintenance service.
Answer: The value and performance of the Department’s private-sector service providers are subject to ongoing contract management, and current performance is in line with expected parameters.As contracts approach expiry, assessments are conducted to inform decisi...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: VATTreasuryTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19808More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2024 to Question 3666 on Private Education: VAT, what steps she plans to take to monitor the impact of the policy changes on military families.
Answer: HMRC routinely monitors the impact of policy changes. The measure to remove the VAT exemption for education and boarding services provided by private schools will be kept under review through communication with affected stakeholder groups and stakeholders...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLocksmiths: IndustryDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19807More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the locksmith industry in upholding standards of practice.
Answer: The UK’s framework for occupational regulation upholds public protection, whilst ensuring regulatory burdens on industry are proportionate. While the locksmithing profession is not subject to statutory regulation, several self-regulating expert trade asso...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordInfected Blood Compensation SchemeCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19629More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many victims of the infected blood scandal have received their full compensation.
Answer: In late October, the Infected Blood Compensation Authority began contacting the first group of people so that they could begin making their compensation claims. As of 12th December, 10 people have been offered compensation totalling over £13 million. The ...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: VeteransDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19628More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will exempt military compensation as income when calculating entitlement to means-tested benefits.
Answer: I refer the honourable member to the answer I gave on 5 December 2024 to question UIN 16635.
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19627More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with NHS England on the future of the mental health investment standard.
Answer: Ministers and officials hold discussions regularly with NHS England on a range of issues. My Rt. Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care will set out expectations for mental health funding, including the share of overall National He...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
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