Written questions

Neil Duncan-Jordan

1,279 written questions tabled, most recent first.

4 Feb 2025 · Department for Education

School Libraries: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with Ofsted on the (a) availability and (b) quality of school library provision.

3 Feb 2025 · Department for Education

Pupils: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing the Primary-Secondary School Transitions Emotional Wellbeing Scale being developed by the University of Manchester and the University of Du

3 Feb 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Film and Television: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of requiring that a minimum number of (a) local and (b) regional freelance professionals are hired by (i) TV and (ii) film companies when film

3 Feb 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Housing Associations

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to prevent housing associations levying commercial rated energy costs onto residents for domestic usage.

3 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Marine Protected Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to key recommendation 3 of the Office for Environmental Protection’s report entitled Progress in improving the natural environment in England 2023 to 2024, published on

3 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Marine Environment: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help protect blue carbon habitats from damaging human activities.

28 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Labelling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will implement a (a) transparent and (b) meaningful method of production labelling.

28 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Labelling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's consultation entitled, Consultation on fairer food labelling, which closed in May 2024, when he will publish the outcomes of that consultation.

28 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles plans to publish guidance on the options for the charging of electric vehicles.

28 Jan 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Funds: Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring a at least 25% of all new pension contributions to be invested in social and green infrastructure projects.

28 Jan 2025 · Treasury

Wealth: Equality

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the review of the UK’s national resilience will include the impact of wealth inequality on society.

28 Jan 2025 · Treasury

Wealth: Equality

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of recent trends in the level of wealth inequality.

27 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Shingles: Health Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to raise awareness of shingles.

27 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Urinary Tract Infections: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve (a) conditions and (b) treatments for people with a chronic urinary tract infection.

27 Jan 2025 · Treasury

Wealth

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Office for National Statistics Wealth and Assets Survey, published on 24 January 2025, if she will make an assessment of the reasons for the trends in (a) financial and (b) physical wealth for

27 Jan 2025 · Treasury

Wealth: Economic Policy

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the data on monitoring the longitudinal fluctuations in the wealth held by the wealthiest 1% of households in Round 8 of the ONS Wealth and Assets

24 Jan 2025 · Home Office

Firearms: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of charging different licensing fees for people using firearms for (a) work and (b) recreation.

24 Jan 2025 · Home Office

Firearms: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many firearms licence renewals took more than three months in the last financial year.

24 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israeli Settlements: Sanctions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the lifting of sanctions on Israeli settlers by the US government.

24 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Media

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to help facilitate media access to Gaza.

24 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Ceasefires

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps with the (a) International Criminal Court, (b) International Court of Justice and (c) UN agencies to investigate allegations of genocide in Gaza during

24 Jan 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Power Stations: Hydrogen

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the impact of hydrogen power plants as part of the UK's energy sector.

23 Jan 2025 · Treasury

Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the amount of money lost annually through tax (a) avoidance and (b) evasion.

23 Jan 2025 · Treasury

Gyms: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of introducing VAT exemptions for (a) gyms and (b) other providers of fitness services on the number of people using these services.