Helen Morgan MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Neighbourhood PlansMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62721More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2025 to Question 60599 on Neighbourhood Plans, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the decision to end the commissioning of
Answer: As part of the Spending Review we’ve looked at all the services and programmes the government supports to identify those that should now be in a position to support themselves without ongoing funding. After more than a decade of taxpayer support, we belie...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61926More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assumptions her Department made of how councils would allocate additional funding raised through (a) council tax and (b) the social care precept when calculating the level o
Answer: The Spending Review allows for an increase of over £4 billion available for adult social care in 2028–29 compared to 2025–26. This includes additional grant funding, growth in other sources of income available to support adult social care, and an increase...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61924More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how her Department is coordinating with the Department for Health and Social Care and the Treasury to ensure councils affected by high needs and social care deficits can plan bef
Answer: This government recognises the pressures local authorities are facing because of their Dedicated School Grant (DSG) deficits. As part of the Fair Funding Review 2.0 consultation published on 20 June, the government announced an extension to the DSG Statut...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61923More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when local authorities will receive the first instalment of social care funding announced in the Spending Review 2025: and whether this funding will be subject to (a) accountabil
Answer: The Spending Review allows for an increase of over £4 billion available for adult social care in 2028–29 compared to 2025–26. This includes additional grant funding, growth in other sources of income available to support adult social care, and an increase...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61922More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much and what proportion of new funding for (a) adult and (b) children’s social care set out in the Spending Review 2025 will be allocated via (i) existing grant funding stre
Answer: The Spending Review allows for an increase of over £4 billion available for adult social care in 2028–29 compared to 2025–26. This includes additional grant funding, growth in other sources of income available to support adult social care, and an increase...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61921More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Spending Review 2025, when the funding for social care will be allocated to local authorities.
Answer: The Spending Review allows for an increase of over £4 billion available for adult social care in 2028–29 compared to 2025–26. This includes additional grant funding, growth in other sources of income available to support adult social care, and an increase...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Development and Parish and Town CouncilsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60600More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure that (a) local communities and (b) town and parish councils can shape development and growth in their local areas.
Answer: Following the Spending Review, my Department announced that it is unable to commission new neighbourhood planning support services for 2025 onwards.Locality were informed of the decision and set it out on the official neighbourhood planning website, where...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood PlansMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60599More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she has taken to inform local authorities of changes to (a) neighbourhood planning support and (b) associated funding.
Answer: Following the Spending Review, my Department announced that it is unable to commission new neighbourhood planning support services for 2025 onwards.Locality were informed of the decision and set it out on the official neighbourhood planning website, where...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood PlansMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60598More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support her Department plans to provide local authorities for the examination of neighbourhood plans.
Answer: Following the Spending Review, my Department announced that it is unable to commission new neighbourhood planning support services for 2025 onwards.Locality were informed of the decision and set it out on the official neighbourhood planning website, where...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood PlansMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60597More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has informed Locality that the Government will not be commissioning new neighbourhood planning support services in the current financial year.
Answer: Following the Spending Review, my Department announced that it is unable to commission new neighbourhood planning support services for 2025 onwards.Locality were informed of the decision and set it out on the official neighbourhood planning website, where...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning: Bank Services and Postal ServicesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60551More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to Answer of 16 June 2025 to Question 58289 on Planning: Bank Services and Postal Services, what data her Department holds on the accessibility to banking and postal ser
Answer: Policies set out in the National Planning Policy Framework must be taken into account in preparing local development plans and are a material consideration in planning decisions. Local planning authorities are responsible for implementing these policies, ...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning: Bank Services and Postal ServicesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60550More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2025 to Question 58289 on Planning: Bank Services and Postal Services, how her Department monitors whether planning decisions have adequately pr
Answer: Policies set out in the National Planning Policy Framework must be taken into account in preparing local development plans and are a material consideration in planning decisions. Local planning authorities are responsible for implementing these policies, ...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning: Bank Services and Postal ServicesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60549More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2025 to Question 58289 on Planning: Bank Services and Postal Services, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that local planning authori
Answer: Policies set out in the National Planning Policy Framework must be taken into account in preparing local development plans and are a material consideration in planning decisions. Local planning authorities are responsible for implementing these policies, ...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60147More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will publish a breakdown of the sources of the funding increase for social care in 2028-29.
Answer: The government is committed to transforming social care and making tangible improvements in the short term. The Spending Review allows for an increase of over £4 billion available for adult social care in 2028–29 compared to 2025–26. This includes additio...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60145More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much and what proportion of the increased funding for social care in 2028-29 will come from council tax increases.
Answer: The government is committed to transforming social care and making tangible improvements in the short term. The Spending Review allows for an increase of over £4 billion available for adult social care in 2028–29 compared to 2025–26. This includes additio...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning: Bank Services and Postal ServicesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58289More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure that adequate access to (a) banking and (b) postal services is considered during the planning process.
Answer: The National Planning Policy Framework is clear that planning policies and decisions should plan positively for the provision and use of community facilities and other local services to enhance the sustainability of communities and residential environment...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood Plans: Parish and Town CouncilsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58060More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to support town and parish councils with the costs of developing Neighbourhood Development Plans.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 55389 on 5 June 2025.
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFlood Control: Coastal ErosionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50237More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment the potential merits of implementing recommendation 11 of the report by Policy Connect entitled Bricks and Water: Flood and Coastal Erosion Ris
Answer: The government is committed to building the homes the country needs while ensuring they are safe from flooding. The Building Regulations set minimum standards for all new dwellings. Statutory guidance to the Building Regulations in Approved Document C pro...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: BuildingsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37333More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support she is providing to local authorities which own buildings in need of repair due to the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete.
Answer: The issues with reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) are longstanding and well known. All building owners are responsible for managing building safety and performance risks of all kinds in their buildings, including RAAC, in a proportionate, risk...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRegeneration: WhitchurchMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37332More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will provide capital funding to support the regeneration of Whitchurch Civic Centre.
Answer: I understand the difficulties constituents are facing due to the closure of the building. The building is owned by Shropshire Council. The Council is responsible for managing their own budgets and delivering on their responsibilities. This includes their ...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Written QuestionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29542More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she plans to respond to Question 24712, tabled on 17 January 2025.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to Question UIN 24712 on 12 February.
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: Rural AreasMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24965More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of Homes England’s investment programmes was spent in rural settlements with a population of 3,000 or fewer in each of the last three years.
Answer: Homes England do not publish a breakdown of rural housing spend or delivery for the Affordable Homes Programme. The Local Authority Housing Statistics [footnote 8] collects the number of new build and acquisitions in populations of less than 3,000. In 202...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: Rural AreasMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24964More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of Homes England's Affordable Homes Programme was invested in new affordable homes in rural settlements with a population of 3,000 or fewer in each of the last th
Answer: Homes England publish allocations data for the 2021-2026 Affordable Homes Programme. This can be found on gov.uk here.With regard to their Continuous Market Engagement (CME) activity to the end of March 2023, Homes England made allocations for 1,862 homes...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: Rural AreasMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24963More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of completions funded by Homes England's Affordable Homes Programme were in rural settlements with (a) a population of 3,000 or fewer and (b) schemes of 15 dwelli
Answer: Homes England publish allocations data for the 2021-2026 Affordable Homes Programme. This can be found on gov.uk here.With regard to their Continuous Market Engagement (CME) activity to the end of March 2023, Homes England made allocations for 1,862 homes...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: Rural AreasMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24962More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of completions funded by Homes England's Affordable Homes Programme were in rural settlements with a population of 3,000 or fewer in each of the last three years.
Answer: Homes England publish allocations data for the 2021-2026 Affordable Homes Programme. This can be found on gov.uk here.With regard to their Continuous Market Engagement (CME) activity to the end of March 2023, Homes England made allocations for 1,862 homes...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
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