Helen Morgan MP: written questions 2024
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Business: Rural AreasDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21463More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether het has made a recent assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the difficulties that rural businesses face.
Answer: Rural businesses offer significant potential for growth and are central to our economy. DBT works with other departments such as Defra, helping people living and working in rural areas to realise the full potential of rural businesses and communities plac...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordNew Businesses: Rural AreasDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21462More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to incentivise growth in rural businesses.
Answer: Rural businesses offer significant potential for growth and are central to our economy. DBT works with other departments who provide funding for the Rural England Prosperity Fund (REPF) supporting new and existing rural businesses and improved community i...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness: Rural AreasDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21242More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support rural businesses.
Answer: Rural businesses offer significant potential for growth and are central to our economy. As with all places, fulfilling the needs of people and businesses in rural areas is at the heart of our policymaking.The Government has just launched the Business Grow...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21240More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the longest waiting time was for a PIP application in each month of the last five years.
Answer: We are committed to ensuring that people can access financial support through Personal Independence Payment (PIP) in a timely manner and reducing customer journey times for PIP claimants is a priority for the department. We always aim to make an award dec...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21238More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the longest waiting time was for a PIP application in each of the last five years.
Answer: We are committed to ensuring that people can access financial support through Personal Independence Payment (PIP) in a timely manner and reducing customer journey times for PIP claimants is a priority for the department. We always aim to make an award dec...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFarming Recovery FundDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21076More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether changes have been made to the criteria of the Farming Recovery Fund since Storms Ashley and Bert.
Answer: October 2023 to March 2024 has been recorded as the wettest six-month period ever recorded. The Farming Recovery Fund used data from Environment Agency and remote imagery on high river levels during Storm Babet (October 2023) and Storm Henk (January 2024)...
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFlood Control: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21075More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the eligibility criteria for the Frequently Flooded Allowance on flood risks in low population rural areas.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer to their previous question 20325 on 2 January.
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20906More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of the houses bought from Annington are in (a) North Shropshire constituency, (b) Shropshire, (c) Staffordshire and (d) Telford and Wrekin.
Answer: The table below shows the number of properties bought by the Ministry of Defence from Annington Property Ltd located in North Shropshire, South Shropshire, Staffordshire, Telford, and Wrekin constituencies. LocationNumber of properties purchased from Anni...
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20904More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the mean average waiting time has been for PIP applications in each of the last five years.
Answer: We are committed to ensuring that people can access financial support through Personal Independence Payment (PIP) in a timely manner and reducing customer journey times for PIP claimants is a priority for the department. We always aim to make an award dec...
Answered 23 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLand Drainage and Roads: RegulationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20860More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of existing (a) culvert and (b) land drainage responsibility legislation.
Answer: Defra keeps all legislation under review. Between 2022 and 2024, Defra undertook a review of the statutory powers and responsibilities to map, monitor, inspect and maintain all flood and coastal erosion risk assets, including culverts. This review also co...
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFlood Control: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20857More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to announce new projects funded by the Frequently Flooded Allowance in the next year.
Answer: We are investing £2.4 billion in 2024/25 and 2025/26 to improve flood resilience by maintaining, repairing and building flood defences. The list of projects to receive government funding in 2025/26 will be consented in the usual way through Regional Flood...
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFlood Control: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20326More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has produced an impact assessment for projects funded by the Frequently Flooded Allowance.
Answer: This Government is investing £2.4bn in 2024/25-2025/26 to improve flood resilience. The projects to receive Government funding in 2025/26 will be consented over the coming months in the usual way through Regional Flood and Coastal Committees with local re...
Answered 2 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFlood Control: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20325More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the methodology used to decide which areas are eligible for funding under the Frequently Flooded Allowance.
Answer: This Government is investing £2.4bn in 2024/25-2025/26 to improve flood resilience. The projects to receive Government funding in 2025/26 will be consented over the coming months in the usual way through Regional Flood and Coastal Committees with local re...
Answered 2 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: SubsidiesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20324More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what methodologies the Rural Payments Agency uses to determine the set proportion of total eligible farm area provided funding.
Answer: The Rural Payments Agency uses both the Environment Agency and Met Office data to establish which farm businesses may be eligible for Farming Recovery Payment. The data on river flooding and exceptional rainfall allows the agency to identify affected land...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordFarming Recovery FundDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20323More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the methodologies used by the Rural Payments Agency for deciding which areas of farmland are eligible for the Farm
Answer: The Rural Payments Agency uses both the Environment Agency and Met Office data to establish which farm businesses may be eligible for Farming Recovery Payment. The data on river flooding and exceptional rainfall allows the agency to identify affected land...
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFlood Control: North ShropshireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20322More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to protect properties in North Shropshire constituency against surface water flooding.
Answer: To ensure we protect the country from the devastating impacts of flooding, we will invest £2.4 billion in 2024/25 and 2025/26 to improve flood resilience, by maintaining, repairing and building flood defences. The Environment Agency has strategic overview...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDomestic AbuseWomen and EqualitiesTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 901927More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to create domestic abuse-aggravated offences.
Answer: I regularly meet with the Lord Chancellor to discuss the Government’s mission to halve VAWG and tackle domestic abuse.I am aware of Private Members Bill tabled by the Honourable Member for Eastbourne.I will carefully consider both the merits and risks of ...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSpinal Injuries: WomenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19459More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that women with spinal cord injuries receive adequate postnatal support including (a) breast feeding assistance and (b) tailored rehabilitation service
Answer: The Government will prioritise women’s health, placing women’s equality at the heart of our agenda and ensuring women’s health is never again neglected. According to NHS England’s guidance, all women who have given birth should be offered a check-up with ...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSpinal Injuries: WomenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19458More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce the risks of (a) uterine prolapse and (b) osteoporosis among women with spinal cord injuries through (i) improved access to preventive care, (ii)
Answer: The Government will prioritise women’s health, placing women’s equality at the heart of our agenda, and ensuring that women’s health is never neglected again. Symptoms of uterine prolapse can usually be improved with pelvic floor exercises and lifestyle c...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSpinal Injuries: WomenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19457More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to provide (a) comprehensive healthcare guidance on and (b) access to specialised gynaecological support for (i) the management of menstruation, (ii) contracepti
Answer: The Government will prioritise women’s health, placing women’s equality at the heart of our agenda, and ensuring that women’s health is never neglected again. NHS England Specialised Commissioning has a Clinical Reference Group (CRG) for specialised women...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordKidney Diseases: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19089More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to SGLT2 inhibitor treatments for people with chronic kidney disease from underserved communities.
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent body responsible for developing authoritative, evidence-based recommendations for the National Health Service on whether new, licensed medicines represent a clinically and cos...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordKidney Diseases: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19088More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase uptake of SGLT2 inhibitor treatments for people with chronic kidney disease.
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent body responsible for developing authoritative, evidence-based recommendations for the National Health Service on whether new, licensed medicines represent a clinically and cos...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMilkDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19087More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 5 December 2024 to Question 17283 on Milk, how farmers are able to contribute to the engagement process.
Answer: We value input from farmers to inform our plans and appreciate their contribution to ongoing dialogue. Individual farmers are encouraged to engage with the process primarily through their representative groups, with whom we conduct regular discussions, an...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18681More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question Question 8906 on cancer and with reference to the Plan for Change: Milestones for mission-led government, CP 1210, published on 5 December 2024
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of, and remains committed to meeting, all three National Health Service cancer waiting time standards across England. These are the 28-day faster diagnosis standard, the 31-day decision to treat to treatment standa...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: Family CourtsMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18235More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the level of support available to domestic abuse victims and their children in the Family Court system.
Answer: Family courts have various tools available to protect participants. Courts have the power to prohibit the cross-examination of domestic abuse survivors by their abusers. Victims of domestic abuse are automatically considered to be vulnerable when the cour...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
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