Helen Morgan MP: written questions
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Tourism: Essex and ShropshireDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117450More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential for Shropshire’s 2026–2029 Destination Management Plan and the inter-county partnership between Shropshire and Essex to lead to a national renewal
Answer: While DCMS has not made a specific assessment of the potential for these initiatives to lead to a national renewal of the historic Grand Tour of England, we continue to encourage creative proposals that celebrate England’s cultural heritage and landscapes...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCultural HeritageDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117449More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what support her Department provides for faith interface and reconciliation work carried out following cultural discoveries.
Answer: While there is no specific support available for faith interface and reconciliation work, Historic England, the government’s statutory advisor on the historic environment, provides grants for projects that repair, conserve and care for historic places inc...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCultural HeritageDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117448More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support private stewards who manage significant national patrimony in private hands.
Answer: Historic England, the government’s statutory advisor on the historic environment, provides a wide range of resources and support to private owners of historic buildings, on matters from energy efficiency to maintenance to helping owners secure the most ap...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSoulton HallDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117447More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the national heritage significance of the Byrga Geniht studies identifying Soulton Hall as the likely place of reburial for Erkenwald and the location o
Answer: At this stage, the Government has not made an assessment of the interesting studies identifying Soulton Hall as the likely place of reburial for Erkenwald and the location of the High Altar stone of Old St Pauls. Currently, the architectural and historica...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTrains: CCTVDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116998More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve the availability of CCTV coverage in train carriages.
Answer: Most new train procurements since 1996 have included provision of CCTV. National Rail Contracts and Service Agreements between the Government and train operators impose obligations that where CCTV is installed or upgraded, operators are contractually requ...
Answered 13 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFreight: Abnormal LoadsDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116983More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to the National Police Chiefs’ Council guidance on abnormal loads on the haulage sector.
Answer: We continue to monitor the impact of the guidance issued in June 2025 by the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC), aimed at improving coordination, transparency, and efficiency for both law enforcement and the transport industry. NPCC have set a review d...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAbnormal LoadsHome OfficeTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116980More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to encourage police forces to apply the National Police Chiefs’ Council’s revised guidance on abnormal loads.
Answer: NPCC guidance for forces on managing abnormal loads was updated in May 2025. This seeks to promote greater national alignment across forces, where possible, noting the need for variations.Police Chiefs are responsible for decisions on escorting abnormal l...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHospitals: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116966More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of corridor care on NHS workforce numbers.
Answer: Whilst no assessment has been made, the health and wellbeing of all National Health Service staff is a top priority. NHS organisations have a responsibility to create supportive working environments for staff, ensuring they have the conditions they need t...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTrialsMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116823More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the decision to allow pending cases to be tried by a judge alone on (a) the number of pre-trial hearings and (b) the number of appeals to these hearings.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice has published information about the impacts of the IRCC measures in the Courts and Tribunals Bill, in the IRCC Impact Assessment (Courts and Tribunals Bill (Structural Criminal Court) Impact Assessment). This includes the impacts o...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTrialsMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116822More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what modelling his department has used to establish that allowing pending cases to be tried by a judge alone will deliver swifter justice as referenced in the Minister for Courts and Legal Services’ letter to the
Answer: The Ministry of Justice has published information about the impacts of the Independent Review of the Criminal Courts (IRCC) measures in the Courts and Tribunals Bill, in the IRCC Impact Assessment (Courts and Tribunals Bill (Structural Criminal Court) Imp...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTrialsMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116821More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of cases due to be affected by the decision to allow pending cases to be tried by a judge alone.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice has published information about the impacts of the IRCC measures in the Courts and Tribunals Bill, in the IRCC Impact Assessment (Courts and Tribunals Bill (Structural Criminal Court) Impact Assessment). This includes the impacts o...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDementia: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116434More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of care for people who have received dementia diagnoses, in the context of the contribution of (a) continued activity and (b) social engagement for slowi
Answer: The provision of dementia health care services is the responsibility of local integrated care boards (ICBs). Therefore no central assessment has been made of the adequacy of care for people who have received dementia diagnoses in the context of the contri...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDementia: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116433More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people with dementia are able to access a timely diagnosis.
Answer: We remain committed to recovering the dementia diagnosis rate to the national ambition of 66.7%. The estimated dementia diagnosis rate for patients aged 65 years old and over at the end of January 2026 was 66.1%.To support recovery of the dementia diagnos...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDementia: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116432More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of Dementia Assessment Services in Shropshire.
Answer: No central assessment has been made of the adequacy of Dementia Assessment Services in Shropshire. The provision of dementia health care services is the responsibility of local integrated care boards and ensuring they are responsive to the needs of local ...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAerialsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116431More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to help improve collaboration between landowners, telecoms infrastructure providers and mobile operator companies.
Answer: The Government is keen that landowners, infrastructure providers and operators work as collaboratively as possible.We therefore endorse the work of the National Connectivity Alliance, an alliance of telecommunications providers, infrastructure providers, ...
Answered 6 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAerialsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116430More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many mobile masts have been installed in (a) England (b) Wales (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland that provide coverage in areas that did not previously have coverage in each of
Answer: Over the last 10 years, Ofcom reports that 4G coverage from at least one operator has risen from 72% in 2016 to 96% in 2025. During this period mobile masts have been installed to provide new coverage via both Government subsidised rollout and by commerci...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAerialsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116429More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many existing mobile masts have been removed in (a) England (b) Wales (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland in each of the past 10 years.
Answer: The Department does not track the number of mobile masts that are removed. Masts may be removed or relocated for a number of reasons and this is a commercial matter for operators.Over the last 10 years, Ofcom reports that 4G coverage from at least one ope...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCommunity Health Services: CostsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116428More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the potential cost to (a) GP practices (b) integrated care boards and (c) NHS trusts of participating in the National Neighbourhood Health Implementation Programme.
Answer: Participation in the programme is voluntary, and sites are sponsored locally by their integrated care board and local authority chief executive officers to help accelerate progress in delivering neighbourhood health. Sites have received nationally funded ...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: DatabasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116427More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of moving data controller responsibilities from GPs to (a) NHS and (b) government bodies.
Answer: As set out in the Life Sciences Sector Plan, we will build on our programme of national public engagement on the use of health data and work with the system, including clinical staff, to move towards national and regional models of decision making for acc...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCommunity Health Services: Information SharingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116426More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help facilitate compliant data sharing between organisations involved in the National Neighbourhood Health Implementation Programme.
Answer: In September 2025, we launched the National Neighbourhood Health Implementation Programme (NNHIP) in 43 places across England.The NNHIP is a large-scale change programme for all partners involved in delivering neighbourhood health: the National Health Ser...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCommunity Health Services: Information SharingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116425More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance he has issued to (a) public (b) private and (c) voluntary organisations involved in the National Neighbourhood Health Implementation Programme on best practice data sharing.
Answer: In September 2025, we launched the National Neighbourhood Health Implementation Programme (NNHIP) in 43 places across England.The NNHIP is a large-scale change programme for all partners involved in delivering neighbourhood health: the National Health Ser...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115915More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department has provided to community pharmacies through retained margin in the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework in real terms accounting for inflation in each year sinc
Answer: The following table shows the nominal and real terms funding through retained margin as part of the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF) each year since 2015/16:YearNominal valueGross domestic product deflator at December 2025Real terms value 2...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCataracts: SurgeryDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115626More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many planned cataract surgeries have been delayed in each of the past 12 months due to integrated care boards not having enough money in their financial-year budget to pay the private providers
Answer: The Department does not hold this data.Integrated care boards have existing contractual powers to manage activity by providers, which were enhanced in 2025/26 with central support for setting and managing activity. Commissioners’ use of these powers suppo...
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Private SectorDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115625More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has issued guidance to integrated care boards regarding the management of waiting lists for private providers of NHS procedures.
Answer: The Department has not issued specific guidance to integrated care boards regarding the management of waiting lists for private providers of National Health Service procedures. The Department has published rules on referral to treatment consultant-led pat...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCataracts: SurgeryDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115624More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the timely delivery of cataract surgery for patients in Shropshire.
Answer: The Elective Reform Plan, published in January 2025, sets out the productivity and modernisation efforts needed to reach the 92% standard by March 2029. We have set a national ambition that by March 2026, 65% of patients will wait no longer than 18 weeks,...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
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