Helen Morgan MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Business: ImportsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 20 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61601More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 20 June 2025 to Question 59418 on Business: Imports, whether his Department has made (a) financial and (b) logistical support schemes available to high street businesses facin
Answer: Globalised supply chains and the associated logistics costs remain a critical factor for the success of UK businesses and those on High Street.The Supply Chain Centre will work in tandem with businesses to identify risks to critical supply chains and reco...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPost Offices: North ShropshireDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 20 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61553More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 19 June 2025 to Question 59153 on High Street Businesses: North Shropshire, what steps his Department is taking to strengthen the Post Office network in North Shropshire.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring the long-term sustainability of the Post Office network. This includes protecting the network by setting minimum access criteria (for example, to ensure that 99% of the UK population lives within three miles of a po...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness: North ShropshireDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61321More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 19 June 2025 to Question 59415 on Business: Market Towns, whether he has made an assessment with the Secretary of State for Transport on the potential impact of rural public t
Answer: The government believes that local leaders, working with bus operators, are best placed to make decisions around the provision of local bus services. The government has confirmed £955m for the 2025/26 financial year to introduce new bus routes, make servi...
Answered 27 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPost Offices: Bank ServicesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61307More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the Post Office will continue to provide banking services after the expiration of banking framework 4 in 2030.
Answer: Banking Framework 4 is a commercial agreement between the Post Office and the banking sector which will ensure that the Post Office continues to provide cash and basic banking services to the end of the decade. Decisions on future service provision are su...
Answered 27 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness: ImportsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59418More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support high street businesses whose shipping imports from Asia have to be re-routed around Africa.
Answer: For businesses to invest and thrive they need confidence in their supply chains. This government is committed to assessing where supply chains critical to the United Kingdom's economic security and growth could be vulnerable to disruption, including those...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness: Market TownsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59415More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made a recent assessment with the Secretary of State for Transport of the potential impact of public transport services in rural areas on the viability of high street businesses operatin
Answer: The government recognises that rural residents must often travel further to access their local high street. We know that this can affect business viability for high streets in rural areas as employee and customer accessibility is a significant barrier.The...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness: North ShropshireDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59153More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support high street businesses in North Shropshire.
Answer: Revitalising our high streets is a priority for this government. We are addressing anti-social behaviour and crime, working with the banking industry to roll out 350 banking hubs, stamping out late payments, empowering communities to make the most of the ...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPostal Services: North ShropshireDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53676More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to improve access to postal services in North Shropshire constituency.
Answer: The Government protects the sustainability of the Post Office branch network, including in North Shropshire and across the rural network, providing funding stipulating that Post Office meets its minimum access criteria ensuring 99% of the population live ...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHorizon Shortfall Scheme: North ShropshireDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53675More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what progress his Department has made in resolving Horizon Shortfall Scheme claims for sub-postmasters in North Shropshire constituency.
Answer: As of 30 April 2025, £507 million has been paid in redress via the Horizon Shortfall Scheme (HSS). This includes approximately £240 million in fixed sum awards and approximately £107 million in top-ups to previously settled claimants. DBT does not hold a ...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPostal Services: Rural AreasDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53674More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment with the Secretary of State for Transport on the adequacy of access to postal services in rural areas where (a) post office branches have recently closed and (b) postal ou
Answer: The Government protects the sustainability of the Post Office branch network, including in North Shropshire and across the rural network, providing funding stipulating that Post Office meets its minimum access criteria ensuring 99% of the population live ...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPost Offices: Rural AreasDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53241More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the access criteria for Post Office services for rural areas.
Answer: Government sets Post Office access criteria, ensuring that nationally, 99% of people live within three miles of their nearest branch, with further specific criteria for rural areas. These ensure that Post Office delivers essential services, including bank...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBanks and Post Offices: Rural AreasDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53240More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of (a) high street bank and (b) Crown post office closures on the availability of monetary services in rural communities.
Answer: Government sets Post Office access criteria, ensuring that nationally, 99% of people live within three miles of their nearest branch, with further specific criteria for rural areas. These ensure that Post Office delivers essential services, including bank...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPost Offices: Rural AreasDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53239More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of the closure of Crown post offices on rural communities.
Answer: Government sets Post Office access criteria, ensuring that nationally, 99% of people live within three miles of their nearest branch, with further specific criteria for rural areas. These ensure that Post Office delivers essential services, including bank...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHorizon Shortfall SchemeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33100More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the claims process under the Horizon Shortfall Scheme for sub-post masters whose period of tenure includes years prior to 2004 where records have not been
Answer: The Government recognises that due to the absence of records and the amount of time that has passed since losses were incurred, postmasters may face challenges in evidencing their claim under the Horizon Shortfall Scheme. The scheme was designed so that a...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness: 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 recordHorizon IT System: CompensationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4276More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many individuals have (a) been offered and (b) accepted compensation under the Group Litigation Order Scheme.
Answer: As of 30 August, 253 offers had been made to claimants under the GLO scheme; 207 postmasters had accepted their offer. Data on all Horizon redress schemes are published monthly on gov.uk.
Answered 10 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordMarches Growth Hub: FinanceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3833More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much funding the Marches Growth Hub received (a) when the Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) was in place and (b) after the LEP was removed.
Answer: DBT Funding for the Marches Growth Hub for each FY since it was established is set out in the table below: Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) funded to deliver the Growth Hub Marches Growth Hub delivered by Shropshire LA 2015-162016-172017-1820...
Answered 10 Sept 2024
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