Neil Duncan-Jordan MP: written questions
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Street Wardens: DorsetHome OfficeTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115891More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had recent discussions with Dorset Police on trends in the number of volunteer groups that patrol local streets.
Answer: The Government is delivering our Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee, putting 13,000 additional police personnel into neighbourhood roles, ensuring everyone has a named and contactable officer, enquiries are responded to within 72 hours and officers are cond...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordStreet WardensHome OfficeTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115890More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of licensing volunteer groups that patrol local streets.
Answer: The Government is delivering our Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee, putting 13,000 additional police personnel into neighbourhood roles, ensuring everyone has a named and contactable officer, enquiries are responded to within 72 hours and officers are cond...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordStreet WardensHome OfficeTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115889More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of trends in the number of volunteer groups that patrol local streets.
Answer: The Government is delivering our Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee, putting 13,000 additional police personnel into neighbourhood roles, ensuring everyone has a named and contactable officer, enquiries are responded to within 72 hours and officers are cond...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: AttendanceDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115880More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of SATs on levels of school attendance of children with SEND.
Answer: The department has not identified evidence that SATs have a specific or disproportionate impact on the attendance of pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Internal analysis indicates that overall attendance patterns for pupils wit...
Answered 8 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordElectric ScootersDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115309More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what consideration has been given to legalising the use of electric scooters on roads for use by adults who also hold a full driving licence.
Answer: The Government has committed to pursuing legislative reform for micromobility vehicles when parliamentary time allows. This will create safe, legal routes for people to use new transport technology like e-scooters. Any regulations, including a potential r...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCompanies: Data ProtectionDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115255More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will take steps to ensure that identifying information is not open to abuse by (a) Palantir and (b) other companies.
Answer: We do not hold any contracts with Palantir, however in terms of Identifying information, DSIT utilises the GDPR and Data protection laws in every contract it enters, we also have a dedicated data protection team that review these specific clauses before c...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHigh Rise Flats: InsulationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115254More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to support leaseholders in Poole constituency for remediation work to properties that is required following the Grenfell Tower fire.
Answer: Eight years on from the Grenfell tragedy, there is no justification for any building to remain unsafe. The Government has provided extensive funding and strong legal protections to shield leaseholders from historical building safety costs following Grenfe...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHorticulture: PeatDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115252More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to ban the sale and supply of peat for horticulture.
Answer: The Government plans to legislate for a ban on the sale of peat and peat containing products when parliamentary time allows. This commitment is embedded within our Carbon Budget planning and, most recently, reflected in the recently published Environmenta...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordApprentices: ManagementDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115240More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will set out his methodology for determining the future funding of leadership and management apprenticeships.
Answer: The Government is transforming the apprenticeships levy into a new growth and skills levy, backed by an additional £725 million of investment, which will deliver greater flexibility to employers, more opportunities for young people and support the industr...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPassports: Dual NationalityHome OfficeTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115239More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of requiring the non-UK children of UK citizens to have a UK passport in order to enter the country on trends in the number of people entering the
Answer: British citizens, including those who hold dual nationality must travel with a valid British passport or another passport endorsed with a certificate of entitlement to the right of abode (CoE) when travelling to the UK. There is guidance on GOV.UK to help...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: Service ChargesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115234More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will meet with the Social Housing Action Campaign to discuss their concerns around service charges.
Answer: Neither the Secretary of State nor I have any current plans to meet with the Social Housing Action Campaign.
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordStamp Duty Land TaxTreasuryTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114762More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a fixed 4% stamp duty on the purchase of properties.
Answer: Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) is charged using a rate structure which rises as properties get more valuable. This means that lower-value properties benefit more from the nil rate band, with the first £125,000 of any property not being charged SDLT at all. Th...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordVisitor LevyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114666More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of introducing a visitor levy in England on (a) visitor numbers and (b) local economies.
Answer: The impacts of the overnight visitor levy will be determined by local decisions. It will be up to Mayors and local leaders to decide whether to implement a levy, subject to a local consultation on specific proposals.The Government’s consultation on the de...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMohamed Al-FayedHome OfficeTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114540More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will have discussions with the Met Police on the potential merits of it releasing further information on Operation Corn Poppy into alleged abuse at Harrods and other workplaces connected to the
Answer: We expect every report of a sexual offence and trafficking to be treated seriously from the point of disclosure, every victim to be treated with dignity and every investigation and prosecution to be conducted thoroughly and professionally.However, the Hom...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMohamed Al-FayedHome OfficeTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114539More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will have discussions with the Met Police on the potential merits of publishing the terms of reference for Operation Corn Poppy into alleged abuse at Harrods and other workplaces connected to t
Answer: We expect every report of a sexual offence and trafficking to be treated seriously from the point of disclosure, every victim to be treated with dignity and every investigation and prosecution to be conducted thoroughly and professionally.However, the Hom...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Society: VATTreasuryTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114455More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to extend VAT relief to community-based services like The Filo Project, that provide socialising activities and support for those with dementia.
Answer: Supplies of welfare services, including the provision of care for people with permanent disabilities and dementia, are exempt from VAT if they are supplied by eligible bodies, such as public bodies or charities. Because community interest companies (CICs)...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordConnect to WorkDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113423More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions he has had with prime contractors in the Connect to Work programme on their use of charities and smaller organisations in gaining job and learning outcomes.
Answer: Connect to Work is our voluntary, locally led Supported Employment programme that will help around 300,000 disabled people, people with health conditions and individuals with more complex barriers to employment by the end of the decade, across England and...
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Workers: Migrant WorkersHome OfficeTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113421More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the earned settlement proposals on backlogs for care assessments carried about by registered social workers.
Answer: The earned settlement public consultation ran for 12 weeks and closed on 12 February 2026. We are now reviewing and analysing all responses received. This analysis will help inform the development of the final earned settlement model, including considerat...
Answered 25 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113420More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed earned settlement arrangements on the staffing of children's services.
Answer: The earned settlement public consultation ran for 12 weeks and closed on 12 February 2026. We are now reviewing and analysing all responses received. This analysis will help inform the development of the final earned settlement model, including considerat...
Answered 25 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Workers: Migrant WorkersHome OfficeTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113419More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed earned settlement arrangements on the number of registered social workers.
Answer: The earned settlement public consultation ran for 12 weeks and closed on 12 February 2026. We are now reviewing and analysing all responses received. This analysis will help inform the development of the final earned settlement model, including considerat...
Answered 25 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: ICTDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113418More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans are in the GP IT roadmap to allow for the safe handover of care at the end of each working day to out-of-hours providers.
Answer: As part of the Government’s National Health Service 10‑Year Health Plan commitment to deliver a single patient record, we are supporting healthcare professionals to access important medical information about patients by investing £20 million in the Connec...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren: Social ServicesDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113214More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of the Law Commission recommendations on reform of social care law for disabled children.
Answer: On 16 September 2025, the Law Commission published its final report on disabled children’s social care.’ The department is now considering and assessing the 40 recommendations made in the report. In line with the protocol agreed between the Lord Chancello...
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal Welfare: UK Trade with EUDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113011More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps are being taken to secure a carve out for animal welfare in the SPS agreement.
Answer: The Government shares the British public's high regard for animal welfare and will look to raise standards further through our recently published Animal Welfare Strategy. As announced at the UK-EU Leaders' Summit on 19 May 2025, the UK and EU have agreed ...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordYoung Futures Hubs: ReadingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113002More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what role Young Futures Hubs will play in the delivery of the National Year of Reading.
Answer: The National Year of Reading is a Department for Education initiative, in collaboration with the National Literacy Trust. Young Futures Hubs will bring together services to improve access to opportunities and support for young people at community level, p...
Answered 27 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Libraries: ReadingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113001More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what role public libraries will play in the delivery of the National Year of Reading.
Answer: Public libraries are central to the success of the National Year of Reading’s campaign to engage people of all ages with reading. The Reading Agency has been appointed to work with sector partners to deliver and support public library engagement. The Summ...
Answered 27 Feb 2026
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