Neil Duncan-Jordan

5 Nov 2024 · Treasury

Employers' Contributions: Hospices

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October 2024, HC 295, if she will make it her policy to exempt hospices from the increase in employers’ National Insurance Contributions.

30 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Greyhound Racing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of banning greyhound racing in England.

30 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Veterans: Fireworks

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of fireworks on veterans (a) with PTSD and (b) experiencing other war-related mental health trauma.

30 Oct 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Fireworks: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if his Department will make an assessment of the adequacy of the Fireworks Regulations 2004 to protect (a) people and (b) animals from the negative impact of fireworks.

30 Oct 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Fireworks: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of (a) restricting the sale of fireworks to licensed retails and (b) lowering the noise limit of fireworks to 90 decibels.

30 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nurses: Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the number of school nurses.

29 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the new cap on bus fares will include services that are solely for the transport of pupils to and from their place of education.

24 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Pensions: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total value was of pension tax relief to people paying the (a) 20% and (b) 40% rate in the latest period for which data is available.

24 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Pensions: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people received tax relief on their pension contributions at the (a) 20% and (b) 40% rate in the latest period for which data is available.

23 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Wealth: Equality

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help reduce wealth inequality.

22 Oct 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Standing Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make it his policy to abolish standing charges on energy bills.

22 Oct 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Meters

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make it his policy to introduce a permanent ban on the forced installation of prepayment meters.

22 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Poultry: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to issue new guidance on the handling of chickens by their legs.

21 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Working Hours

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has had discussions with local authorities that are (a) trialing and (b) intend to trial a four-day working week.

21 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Winter Fuel Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of passporting pensioners in receipt of Housing Benefit onto the Winter Fuel Payment for this year, ahead of planned alignment changes.

21 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many additional staff recruited to process additional Pension Credit claims have been appointed.

21 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

Trains: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will make a comparative assessment of the (a) effectiveness and (b) safety of operating train doors by (i) Driver Control Operation and (ii) the driver opening doors and the guard closing them

21 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

South Western Railway: Rolling Stock

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will have discussions with South Western Railway on the use of Arterio Class 701 trains.

21 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

South Western Railway: Rolling Stock

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing South Western Railway's Arterio Class 701 trains back into service.

17 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to increase investment in the children’s mental health system to (a) reduce waiting times and (b) ensure that more (i) children and (ii) young people can access support

15 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Pensions: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential savings to the public purse if the higher rate of pension tax relief was reduced to (a) 30 and (b) 20 percent.

15 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Tax Avoidance and Tax Evasion

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to assess the levels of (a) tax avoidance and (b) tax evasion within the economy.

15 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of hypothecating future tax increases to fund specific public services.

15 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Income Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the additional income generated per year by adding 1% to the (a) 40% and (b) 45% rate of income tax.

15 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Income Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people are (a) below the threshold for income tax, (b) paying income tax at 20%, (c) paying income tax at 40% and (d) paying income tax at 45%.

15 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Winter Fuel Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the decision to means test the winter fuel payment on the expected number of excess deaths in winter 2024-25.

15 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Lone Parents

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data her Department holds on the average income of single parents who are affected by the two-child benefit cap.

15 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Lone Parents

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data her Department holds on the proportion of single parents affected by the two-child benefit cap who are in paid employment.

15 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Lone Parents

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data her Department holds on the proportion of parents affected by the two-child benefit cap who are single parents.

14 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sunscreens

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether officials in his Department have had discussions with their counterparts in the Treasury on the potential merits of funding measures to improve access to sunscreen.