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, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the Global Justice Report by the World Inequality Lab.
The Department is aware of this report. Defra is focusing on protecting and restoring nature at home and overseas, recognising that healthy natural systems underpin growth, food security and resilience. Internationally, we are scaling up investment in nat...
What steps he is taking to enable community energy schemes to sell their power directly to households and businesses in nearby communities.
The Government recognises the role of community energy in delivering net zero and is working with Ofgem to address regulatory barriers, including routes to market. Through delivering on commitments in the Local Power Plan, we are working with Great Britis...
What financial support her Department provides for (a) B & K Universal and (b) MBR Acres.
The Home Office does not provide financial support for either B&K Universal or MBR Acres.
Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on including timber and wood processing within the UK’s industrial strategy.
The Secretary of State has regular discussions with cabinet colleagues on a range of issues. The use of timber supports the Government’s Industrial Strategy by contributing to low‑carbon growth, strengthening domestic supply chains, supporting modern met...
Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her department has to support long-term certainty for productive woodland creation and management.
To strengthen resilience for the creation and management of our productive woodlands, we are supporting tree breeding, species diversification and innovation in tree planting. We also relaunched the Timber in Construction Roadmap in February 2025 with inc...
Whether she plans to audit and evaluate the cost and impact of all existing tax reliefs.
Tax reliefs are an important feature of the UK tax system. Structural reliefs ensure tax policy functions as intended, and non-structural reliefs are designed to incentivise specific activities. Many tax reliefs help to make sure that the tax system opera...
Food and Rural Affairs, whether her department plans to recognise timber supply as a national security issue within the UK’s National Security Risk Assessment.
We recognise the importance of increasing our supply and use of domestic timber while reducing our reliance on imports. This is why we have refreshed the Timber in Construction Roadmap which seeks to increase the production and use of sustainable, homegro...
What consideration has been given to the potential merits of increasing the existing 2% rate of the Digital Services Tax.
The Digital Services Tax (DST) is a 2 per cent tax to ensure that providers of search engines, social media platforms, and online marketplaces pay UK tax on digital services that reflects the value they derive from UK user-related activities. The DST rais...
What assessment she has made of the potential impact of VAT on swimming lessons on (a) affordability and (b) accessibility.
VAT is a broad-based tax on consumption, and the 20 per cent standard rate applies to most goods and services. One of the key considerations when assessing a new VAT relief is whether the cost saving is likely to be passed on to consumers. Evidence sugges...
Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to provided additional support to cultural, arts and media organisations in the context of rising costs associated with ongoing global instability.
The Government recognises the challenges that cultural, arts and media organisations face, including pressures arising from increased operating costs resulting from ongoing global instability.While not specifically in response to global uncertainty, the D...
What assessment his Department has made of the role of (a) gyms and (b) fitness businesses in delivering health prevention measures to the public.
Addressing physical inactivity and getting people moving more is important for improving health outcomes, reducing demand on the National Health Service, and supporting economic growth.The leisure and fitness sector play an important role in supporting th...
Media and Sport, whether financial support from her Department is available to freelance workers in the creative industries.
We recognise the vital contribution that freelancers provide to the cultural ecosystem of this country. That is why we committed in the Creative Industries Sector Plan to appoint a Freelance Champion, who will advocate for the creative sector’s freelancer...
Whether her Department has made an estimate of how much additional revenue would be collected from the Digital Services Tax if the rate were to be increased to (a) 3%, (b) 5% and (c) 10%.
The Digital Services Tax (DST) is a 2 per cent tax to ensure that providers of search engines, social media platforms, and online marketplaces pay UK tax on digital services that reflects the value they derive from UK user-related activities. The DST rais...
What steps her Department is taking to ensure that the proposed updated School Food Standards improve the nutritional quality of meals provided to pupils in receipt of Free School Meals.
The department is committed to raising the healthiest generation ever. The action we are taking to extend free school meals to all children from households in receipt of Universal Credit will ensure that over 500,000 additional children and pupils from th...
Whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of reducing the 20% VAT rate on (a) gyms and (b) fitness businesses that are delivering preventative health outcomes for the public.
VAT is a broad-based tax on consumption, and the 20 per cent standard rate applies to most goods and services. VAT is the UK’s second largest tax, forecast to raise £180 billion in 2025/26. Exceptions to the standard rate have always been limited and bala...
Whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of exempting (a) gyms and (b) fitness businesses from VAT where they can demonstrate clear preventative health outcomes for their users.
VAT is a broad-based tax on consumption, and the 20 per cent standard rate applies to most goods and services. VAT is the UK’s second largest tax, forecast to raise £180 billion in 2025/26. Exceptions to the standard rate have always been limited and bala...
What consideration her Department has given to the potential merits of expanding the scope of the Digital Services Tax to include AI companies and products.
The Digital Services Tax (DST) is a 2 per cent tax to ensure that providers of search engines, social media platforms, and online marketplaces pay UK tax on digital services that reflects the value they derive from UK user-related activities. The DST rais...
Whether his Department has considered formally recognising gyms and fitness facilities as part of the wider preventative health infrastructure.
Addressing physical inactivity and getting people moving more is important for improving health outcomes, reducing demand on the National Health Service, and supporting economic growth.The leisure and fitness sector play an important role in supporting th...
What steps her Department has taken to ensure that future increases in shotgun and firearms license fees will fund improvements in local police force administration.
The issuing of shotgun and firearms certificates, resourcing of firearms licensing teams and the efficiency of police forces in processing licensing applications, are matters for individual Chief Officers of Police and Police and Crime Commissioners. When...
Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps she has taken to end the importation of hunting trophies.
This Government is committed to banning the import of hunting trophies from species of conservation concern. Defra continues to engage with relevant stakeholders to ensure that we can implement a robust ban. Timeframes for introducing legislation will be ...