Neil Duncan-Jordan MP: written questions
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Written questions
Leasehold: 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
Original Parliament recordTax CollectionTreasuryTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76793More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of HMRC processes for collecting outstanding tax payments.
Answer: HMRC is committed to making sure that individuals and businesses who can pay, do so on time. Autumn Budget 2024 and Spring Statement 2025 allocated a further £629 million to HMRC’s debt collection activities, which will help it to collect over £11 billion...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving: EyesightDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76792More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency plans to renew its contract with Specsavers to provide eye tests for people over 70.
Answer: All drivers who notify the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) of an underlying medical condition that may affect their visual field, regardless of age, are required to have a visual field test with the DVLA’s contracted eye test provider. Specsave...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTax AvoidanceTreasuryTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76213More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to compensate those adversely affected by the Loan Charge scandal.
Answer: At Autumn Budget 2024, the government committed to an independent review of the Loan Charge to help bring the matter to a close for those affected whilst ensuring fairness for all taxpayers. The Government will respond by Autumn Budget 2025.
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordIsrael: Military AidMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75888More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what military support his Department is providing to Israel.
Answer: UK military support being provided to Israel is for the specific purpose of hostage rescue and recovery. Previously the UK also acted to support Israel's right to self-defence during Iran's direct attacks in April and October 2024.On hostage rescue, the U...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHuntingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74498More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June 2025 to Question 61000 on Hunting, what recent progress he has made to ban trail-hunting.
Answer: Work is ongoing to determine the best approach to deliver the manifesto commitment to ban trail hunting. We have committed to running a consultation to ensure those with an interest can input. We will share further details in due course.
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordIndependent Review of Arts Council EnglandDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73867More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her planned timetable is for publishing the outcome of the Arts Council England review.
Answer: Baroness Hodge will share her findings with the government in the Autumn of 2025, and the government will publish the conclusions of the review along with the government’s response in 2026.
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: Private SectorDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73470More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of funding (a) ICBs and (b) NHS trusts to purchase private hospitals.
Answer: The Government is committed to delivering an NHS that is fit for the future through our 10-Year Health Plan. We recognise that delivering high quality NHS healthcare services requires safe, sustainable, and effective infrastructure. That is why we priorit...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTaxation: International CooperationTreasuryTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73469More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had recent discussions with her international counterparts on establishing a UN Tax Framework Convention.
Answer: The UK is committed to working with all stakeholders to ensure inclusive and effective international tax cooperation, and has been actively engaging in negotiations at the UN over a future Framework Convention, including the recent informal sessions for t...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPalliative Care: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73438More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will conduct a modelling exercise to determine how much the NHS should spend on the health elements of children’s palliative care.
Answer: I have tasked officials to look at how to improve the access, quality, and sustainability of all-age palliative care and end of life care in line with the 10 Year Health Plan.The Government and the National Health Service will closely monitor the shift to...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
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