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.
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Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to encourage local authorities to plant more trees.
Local authorities have an important role in contributing to England’s tree planting targets and maximising the benefits of these trees, for example through planting urban and street trees, which are often the closest green infrastructure to people’s homes...
Which authority is responsible for the recovery and disposal of boats that have sunk or are stranded near the shoreline when they do not present a navigation hazard.
In the case of sunk or stranded vessels, the owner of that vessel is responsible for carrying out any actions required to mitigate environmental consequences under the Merchant Shipping Act 1995. This may be carried out in conjunction with an insurance co...
How much funding her Department plans to provide to help prevent (a) domestic abuse and (b) sexist and misogynistic attitudes that underpin domestic violence in the next financial year.
This Government has committed to halving violence against women and girls, including domestic abuse, in a decade.Addressing the attitudes and root causes of domestic abuse is fundamental to our approach. It is essential we have a comprehensive approach to...
What assessment her Department has made of the merits of ensuring that the Staying Close programme is accessible to all Looked After Children.
This government is committed to providing support for care leavers to ensure they have the practical and emotional support they need as they move towards independence. The department intends to legislate, when parliamentary time allows, to ensure all loca...
If she will make an assessment of the potential merits of parent-delivered early language interventions for young children with Down Syndrome.
Parents and carers have an important role to play in the learning and development of their child. Practitioners should work jointly with parents and carers to support a child’s speech, language and communication needs in the home environment.The departmen...
What steps she is taking to increase collaborative working at local authority level to improve school attendance.
The statutory ‘working together to improve school attendance’ guidance sets out that schools, trusts and local authorities should work together to tackle absence. The guidance makes clear that local authorities are expected to work with the child’s parent...
Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to increase the funding for services supporting victims of domestic abuse.
On 28 November, the Government announced a funding increase of £30 million to the Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation Grant, bringing the total investment in this Grant to £160 million in 2025-26. This funding will enable local authorities in England to con...
What assessment she has made of the potential merits of embedding (a) social and (b) emotional learning interventions into curriculums.
The government has established an independent Curriculum and Assessment Review, covering ages 5 to 18, which is chaired by Professor Becky Francis CBE.The review will seek to deliver a curriculum that ensures children and young people leave compulsory edu...
Communities and Local Government, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to require building and health and safety standards in (a) emergency and (b) temporary accommodation provided to homeless families
All tenants deserve a safe and decent home, and the Government is working to improving standards across all sectors with a commitment to introduce a new Decent Homes Standard.Local authorities must ensure temporary accommodation is suitable and should kee...
If she will take steps to ensure that homeless children have the same rights of access to (a) education and (b) health care as looked-after children in corporate parentship.
The department knows that homelessness levels are far too high, and this can have a devastating impact on those affected, especially children. Too many children are spending years in temporary accommodation, at a point in their lives when they need space ...
What assessment she has made of the effectiveness of supported lodgings in supporting the aims of the Staying Close programme.
This government is committed to providing support for care leavers to ensure they have the practical and emotional support they need as they move towards independence. The department intends to legislate, when parliamentary time allows, to ensure all loca...
What estimate she has made of the number of (a) children of school age with complex SEND needs and (b) specialist educational places required for such children in the next five academic years.
This government has inherited a growing tide of unmet need amongst children and young people.The government does not forecast the number of school-aged pupils with complex needs as a specific category, but has produced national level estimates of the numb...
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made representations to his Israeli counterpart to lift the ban on journalists reporting from Gaza.
Earlier this month, the Foreign Secretary, together with his French and German counterparts, wrote to the Israeli government to urge action on the unacceptable situation in Gaza. The UK has been clear that Israel must act in accordance with International ...
Whether she plans to restore funding to the Career Change Programme.
Career changers make a valuable contribution to the teaching profession and the department remains committed to recruiting and supporting them into initial teacher training. The department’s wider offer to all potential teachers, including career changers...
Whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of ensuring future housing developments provide electronic vehicle charging facilities for residents.
Since June 2022, Part S of Schedule 1 to the Building Regulations 2010 requires new residential properties with associated parking to have access to electric vehicle chargepoints.
Whether her Department has had recent discussions with representatives of migrant organisations on the development of a digital solution for the e-visa scheme.
The Home Office has implemented a comprehensive engagement strategy to smooth the transition to eVisas and to maximise awareness raising across various sectors. This includes collaboration with key stakeholders including migrant organisations. The Home Of...
What assessment she has made of the potential impact of the e-Visa scheme on (a) older people, (b) those with learning difficulties, (c) non-English speakers and (d) those with limited access to techn
The Home Office has implemented a comprehensive engagement strategy to smooth the transition to eVisas and to maximise awareness raising across various sectors. This includes collaboration with key stakeholders including migrant organisations. The Home Of...
What assessment she has made of the impact of living in a low income household on rates of school absences.
The department publishes absence data for pupils broken down by pupil characteristic. This includes data for pupils who are eligible for free school meals (FSM). The latest absence data can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/pupil-absen...
If he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the Warm Home Discount to include all disabled members of an eligible household.
The Warm Home Discount currently focuses support towards those on lowest incomes who receive means-tested benefits and living in a property estimated to be relatively high cost to heat. The eligibility criteria are set to make best use of the data availab...
If he will take steps to (a) reschedule Psilocybin to allow it to be prescribed and (b) retain its status as a class A substance for other purposes.
There are no current plans to reschedule psilocybin under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, also known as the Act.There is an established process for the development of medicines, overseen by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). Thi...