Helen Morgan MP: written questions
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Neighbourhood 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 recordHealthy Start Scheme: MigrantsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60570More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many families subject to No Recourse to Public Funds are (a) in receipt of Healthy Start and (b) have had their application for Healthy Start rejected.
Answer: The Department transferred the Healthy Start Extension Scheme to the NHS Business Services Authority at the beginning of April 2025.As of the 19 June 2025, the number of those subject to no recourse to public funds, with a British child aged under four ye...
Answered 30 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 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 recordBus Services: North ShropshireDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60214More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made on rural bus accessibility to identify communities underserved by public transport in North Shropshire constituency.
Answer: The government recognises the importance of accessible, frequent and affordable bus services in keeping communities connected. The government introduced the Bus Services (No.2) Bill on 17 December as part of its ambitious plan for bus reform. The Bill put...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTomography: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60148More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to Answer of 13 June 2025 to Question 58291 on Tomography: Waiting Lists, whether his Department has set a target date by which all patients referred for diagnostic scans in North Shropshi
Answer: The 2025/26 operational planning guidance set out, in line with our Elective Reform Plan, the ambitions for National Health Service providers to deliver 65% RTT performance with a minimum improvement of 5% from 2024/25. We are clear that improvements in d...
Answered 23 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 recordSocial Services: ReformDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60143More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many officials in his Department are assigned to work on the social care review.
Answer: There are 11 officials currently assigned by the Department to work on the independent commission into adult social care, chaired by Baroness Louise Casey. This includes Baroness Casey’s independent secretariat team and a small departmental sponsorship fu...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60142More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Spending Review 2025, published on 11 June 2025, how the savings in the NHS were calculated.
Answer: Details of the efficiency plan were published alongside the Spending Review, and are available at the following link:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/departmental-efficiency-delivery-plansThe savings are derived by applying the productivity targ...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture and Business: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59946More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to amend reforms to (a) agricultural property relief and (b) business property relief announced at the Autumn Budget 2024.
Answer: The Government believes that the reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief from 6 April 2026 get the balance right between supporting farms and businesses, and fixing the public finances. The reforms reduce the inheritance tax a...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: North ShropshireDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59519More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to Answer of 12 June 2025 to Question 58292 on Bus Services: North Shropshire, what metrics will be used to evaluate whether the £4.5 million allocated to Shropshire Council for financial year 2025/202
Answer: The government allocated £4.5 million to Shropshire Council in 2025/26 through the £712 million Local Authority Bus Grant to support and improve bus services. The government used a formula to determine Local Authority Bus Grant allocations in 2025/26 base...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: North ShropshireDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59517More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to Answer of 12 June 2025 to Question 58292 on Bus Services: North Shropshire, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the £4.5 million allocated to Shropshire Council for financial
Answer: The government allocated £4.5 million to Shropshire Council in 2025/26 through the £712 million Local Authority Bus Grant to support and improve bus services. The government used a formula to determine Local Authority Bus Grant allocations in 2025/26 base...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBanking Hubs: Rural AreasTreasuryTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59516More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2025 to Question 58290 on Banking Hubs: Market Towns, if her Department will commission an independent review of LINK’s access to cash assessment frameworks adequacy to serve rural
Answer: The Government recognises that cash continues to be used by millions of people across the UK, including those who may be in vulnerable groups or face challenges using alternative payment methods. The Government also understands the importance of face-to-f...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBanking Hubs: Rural AreasTreasuryTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59515More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2025 to Question 58290 on Banking Hubs: Market Towns, whether her Department plans to review LINK’s public transport travel time and cost criteria to account for the availability of
Answer: The Government recognises that cash continues to be used by millions of people across the UK, including those who may be in vulnerable groups or face challenges using alternative payment methods. The Government also understands the importance of face-to-f...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBanking Hubs: Rural AreasTreasuryTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59514More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2025 to Question 58290 on Banking Hubs: Market Towns, what steps is her Department taking to ensure LINK’s criteria sufficiently reflect the banking needs of (a) digitally excluded,
Answer: The Government recognises that cash continues to be used by millions of people across the UK, including those who may be in vulnerable groups or face challenges using alternative payment methods. The Government also understands the importance of face-to-f...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAdoption and Special Guardianship Support FundDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59692More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she received representations from medical professionals before reducing the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund's fair access limit.
Answer: The changes made to the criteria for the adoption and special guardianship support fund ensure that each child can still access a significant package of support. The department always considers the impact of decisions on vulnerable children.
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAdoption and Special Guardianship Support FundDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59691More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department undertook a risk assessment before reducing the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund's fair access limit.
Answer: The changes made to the criteria for the adoption and special guardianship support fund ensure that each child can still access a significant package of support. The department always considers the impact of decisions on vulnerable children.
Answered 20 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
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