Every parliamentary written question tabled by Neil Duncan-Jordan this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
Showing 81–100 of 1,260 · this parliament
Whether his Department has conducted an equality impact assessment of the sanctions regime on disabled people, single parents, and young adults.
The Department considers the impacts of conditionality and sanctions in line with the Public Sector Equality Duty, including impacts on disabled people, lone parents, young adults and households with children. The current Universal Credit sanctions regime...
What assessment his Department has made of the impact of benefit sanctions on households with children; and if he will publish the evidence base underpinning that assessment.
The Department considers the impacts of conditionality and sanctions in line with the Public Sector Equality Duty, including impacts on disabled people, lone parents, young adults and households with children. The current Universal Credit sanctions regime...
If she will publish her Department’s analysis of food insecurity trends and the implications for children’s health and educational outcomes.
Statistics on the number of individuals living in food insecure households in the UK are published annually in the “Households Below Average Income” publication, the latest available being Households below average income: for financial years ending 1995 ...
What plans are in place to introduce screening for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) in October 2026.
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...
What assessment he has made of the potential merits of making Access to Work support linked to the individual rather than the job role.
Access to Work support is tailored to the individual's needs, following case manager conversations with the individual and the employers, supporting workplace adjustments beyond what would normally be expected from an employer. Access to Work is an import...
What assessment has been made of the economic contribution of disabled workers.
In Q1 2026, there were 10.5 million working-age disabled people in the UK, of which 5.6 million were in employment (53.1%), an increase of 1.6 million (1.3 percentage points) since the same quarter of 2019. However, there remains a persistent gap between ...
What steps he is taking to ensure that no child is pushed into poverty as a result of a sanction applied to their parent or carer.
Sanctions are only applied where a claimant has failed to meet agreed work-related requirements without good reason. Claimants are asked to explain any failure before a decision is made, and any decision is taken on a case-by-case basis by an independent ...
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.
Further permitted development rights to expand EV charging provision will be introduced in the coming months.
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
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.
If he will confirm that introducing health monitoring for frontline firefighters in 2027 remains a priority for his Department.
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...
Whether he plans to meet with the Fire Brigade’s Union to discuss the roll out of consistent and regular health monitoring for firefighters.
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...
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
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...
Whether he plans to have discussions with experts on implementing health monitoring for firefighters.
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...
On how many occasions Ministers or officials from his Department have met representatives of the WASPI Campaign since September 2024.
During this time, the previous Minister for Pensions met with representatives, the first Minister to do so in eight years.
How much the Department has spent on legal fees and associated costs defending judicial review proceedings brought by the WASPI Campaign since December 2024.
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.
Media and Sport, what steps her Department plans to take to support trans inclusive community sports.
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...
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.
I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave on 9 Jun 2026 to UIN 5399.
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
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...
To publish HMRC’s estimates of the ongoing costs of the Loan Charge issue.
I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave on 9 Jun 2026 to UIN 5399.
Where residents can find information as to the number of asylum seekers in their constituency.
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...