Helen Morgan MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Armed Forces: ShropshireMinistry of DefenceTabled 20 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61590More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in how many service family accommodation homes the presence of asbestos has been reported in (a) Shropshire and (b) North Shropshire constituency in each year since 2020.
Answer: The first table details the number of reported instances of Asbestos in Service Family Accommodation (SFA) in the County of Shropshire since the Future Defence Infrastructure Services (FDIS) Contract began in April 2022. Data prior to the start of the FDI...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: ShropshireMinistry of DefenceTabled 20 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61589More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much was awarded in compensation payments to families living in service family accommodation in (a) Shropshire and (b) North Shropshire constituency in each year since 2020.
Answer: The table below details the number of compensation payments awarded to families living in Service Family Accommodation within the County of Shropshire and North Shropshire constituency since 2022. It also identifies how much was awarded in compensation pa...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: ShropshireMinistry of DefenceTabled 20 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61588More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what data his Department holds on the number of compensation payments awarded to families living in service family accommodation in (a) Shropshire and (b) North Shropshire constituency in each year since 2020.
Answer: The table below details the number of compensation payments awarded to families living in Service Family Accommodation within the County of Shropshire and North Shropshire constituency since 2022. It also identifies how much was awarded in compensation pa...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60548More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many homes occupied by families from (a) RAF Shawbury, (b) RAF Cosford and (c) Clive Barracks do not have up to date electrical safety certificates.
Answer: The number of occupied Service Family Accommodation (SFA) homes at RAF Shawbury, RAF Cosford and Clive Barracks (Ternhill) that do not have up to date gas safety certificates or electrical safety certificates as at 18 June 2025, is shown in the following ...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60547More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many homes occupied by families from (a) RAF Shawbury, (b) RAF Cosford and (c) Clive Barracks do not have up to date gas safety certificates.
Answer: The number of occupied Service Family Accommodation (SFA) homes at RAF Shawbury, RAF Cosford and Clive Barracks (Ternhill) that do not have up to date gas safety certificates or electrical safety certificates as at 18 June 2025, is shown in the following ...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordKerslake Commission on Armed Forces HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59130More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has produced a timeline to implement the recommendations of the Kerslake Review.
Answer: The Government has commissioned a new Defence Housing Strategy, due for publication later this year, that will set out a roadmap to deliver a generational renewal of military accommodation. The Ministry of Defence remains committed to improving military h...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59126More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 22 October 2024 to Question 8912 on Armed Forces: Housing, how much of the funding for (a) maintaining and (b) improving Service Family Accommodation in 2024-25 will be spent in North Sh
Answer: In Financial Year 2024-25 circa £3.3 million was spent on maintaining and improving Service Family Accommodation (SFA) in the North Shropshire constituency. Circa £400,000 was spent on maintenance costs and circa £2.9 million was spent on improvements to ...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59123More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 22 October 2024 to Question 8912 on Armed Forces: Housing, how much and what proportion of the (a) £41 million funding for refurbishment, heating, and room conversions to provide extra b
Answer: No major improvement projects are currently planned for Single Living Accommodation (SLA) at sites in the North Shropshire constituency. However, routine maintenance and improvement works take place at all sites as required. Previous works at Clive Barrac...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRAF ShawburyMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59109More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve the quality of military accommodation at (a) RAF Shawbury and (b) of armed forces personnel in the surrounding area.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence is currently undertaking an extensive review of its entire Service Family Accommodation portfolio, including RAF Shawbury. The review will also include how the Department will make best use of the properties that have been reacquir...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordClive BarracksMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59108More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve the quality of military accommodation at Clive Barracks.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence is currently undertaking an extensive review of its entire Service Family Accommodation portfolio which will include Clive Barracks. The review will also include how the Department will make best use of the properties that have bee...
Answered 16 Jun 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 recordMilitary Aircraft: HelicoptersMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 17028More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department will take steps to discover the full extent of health issues in aircrew exposed to (a) fuel and (b) exhaust fumes from helicopters.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence is committed to the health and wellbeing of our people. The Independent Medical Expert Group (IMEG) was previously tasked to review independently the evidence base for causality between Sea King helicopter exhaust fumes and rare ca...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMilitary Aircraft: HelicoptersMinistry of DefenceTabled 19 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15109More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the highest individual settlement paid to an aircrew member has been for the impact of helicopter exhaust fume exposure in each of the last five years.
Answer: In the last five financial years, damages have been paid in 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2023-24 to former aircrew who have made common law compensation claims alleging adverse impacts of helicopter exhaust fumes. I have concerns that disclosing individual damage...
Answered 26 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMilitary Aircraft: HelicoptersMinistry of DefenceTabled 19 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15108More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of (a) Sea King (b) Westland Wessex (c) Puma and (d) CH-47 Chinook helicopters on air quality in areas with high helicopter air traffic.
Answer: Neither the Sea King nor Westland Wessex remain in service with the Ministry of Defence. They were retired in 2018 and 2003 respectively. We do not believe that there is an increased risk to air quality from Puma and Chinook helicopters. However, we fully...
Answered 25 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMilitary Aircraft: HelicoptersMinistry of DefenceTabled 19 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15107More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to protect aircrew members from exposure to helicopter (a) fuel and (b) exhaust fumes.
Answer: Common law claims alleging adverse impact from helicopter fuel and exhaust fumes were first received in 2019. Without any admission of liability, since 23 April 2023 the Ministry of Defence has made five compensation payments, totalling £3,578,566 in rela...
Answered 26 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMilitary Aircraft: HelicoptersMinistry of DefenceTabled 19 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15106More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had discussions with his (a) German and (b) Dutch counterpart on longer exhausts in (a) CH-47 Chinook, (b) Puma, (c) Sea King and (d) Westland Wessex helicopters.
Answer: We have found no record of any discussions with Dutch or German counterparts regarding longer exhausts on Chinook and Puma aircraft. The German military does not operate Chinook nor Puma helicopters. The Netherlands does not operate Puma helicopters. Due ...
Answered 26 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMilitary Aircraft: HelicoptersMinistry of DefenceTabled 14 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14387More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many compensation payments have been made by his Department for health issues relating to Armed Forces helicopters since 23 April 2023; and what was the total value of those payments.
Answer: Common law claims alleging adverse impact from helicopter fuel and exhaust fumes were first received in 2019. Without any admission of liability, since 23 April 2023 the Ministry of Defence has made five compensation payments, totalling £3,578,566 in rela...
Answered 26 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMilitary Aircraft: HelicoptersMinistry of DefenceTabled 14 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14384More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department first became aware of the potential link between long exposure to exhaust fumes from helicopters used by the Armed Forces and the risk of cancer.
Answer: Common law claims alleging adverse impact from helicopter fuel and exhaust fumes were first received in 2019. Without any admission of liability, since 23 April 2023 the Ministry of Defence has made five compensation payments, totalling £3,578,566 in rela...
Answered 26 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMilitary Aircraft: HelicoptersMinistry of DefenceTabled 14 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14377More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many legal claims made against his Department in relation to the impact of aircrew’s exposure to helicopter fuel and exhaust fumes were outstanding on 14 November 2024.
Answer: Common law claims alleging adverse impact from helicopter fuel and exhaust fumes were first received in 2019. Without any admission of liability, since 23 April 2023 the Ministry of Defence has made five compensation payments, totalling £3,578,566 in rela...
Answered 26 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMilitary Aircraft: HelicoptersMinistry of DefenceTabled 14 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14375More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of exposure to (a) Sea King (b) Westland Wessex (c) Puma and (d) CH-47 Chinook helicopter (i) fuel and (ii) exhaust fumes on aircrew’s (A) health and (B) risk o
Answer: Common law claims alleging adverse impact from helicopter fuel and exhaust fumes were first received in 2019. Without any admission of liability, since 23 April 2023 the Ministry of Defence has made five compensation payments, totalling £3,578,566 in rela...
Answered 26 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8912More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made to deliver (a) new and (b) refurbished military accommodation for 40,000 service men and women.
Answer: Service Family Accommodation (SFA): The Ministry of Defence (MOD) manages c47,000 SFA properties in the UK. In financial year (FY) 2024-25, the Department has purchased 351 new homes at a cost of £157 million, in areas where there is a shortage of SFA. £4...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Written QuestionsMinistry of DefenceTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8260More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department plans to respond to Questions 1829 and 1830 on Armed Forces: Housing tabled by the Hon. Member for North Shropshire on 25 July 2024 for answer on 30 July 2024.
Answer: This Government is committed to setting new minimum standards for military housing. We are assessing options to drive up standards and deliver the homes our Service families deserve. As a first step, we are establishing an Armed Forces Commissioner as an ...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1830More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to improve the quality of accommodation for (a) service people and (b) their families.
Answer: This Government is committed to setting new minimum standards for military housing. We are assessing options to drive up standards and deliver the homes our Service families deserve. As a first step, we are establishing an Armed Forces Commissioner as an ...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1829More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department will make military service family accommodation subject to the decent homes standard.
Answer: This Government is committed to setting new minimum standards for military housing. We are assessing options to drive up standards and deliver the homes our Service families deserve. As a first step, we are establishing an Armed Forces Commissioner as an ...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
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