Helen Morgan MP: written questions 2025
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Food SupplyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69928More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of levels of resourcing for Border Force on food security.
Answer: Border Force’s resources are continually assessed to balance all pressures. Resources are deployed dynamically through intelligence and data to intervene any potential threats. Defra works with industry and across Government to monitor risks that may aris...
Answered 2 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDover Port Health AuthorityDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69927More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of designating Dover Port Health Authority as the lead authority for checking for illegal meat imports at th
Answer: Defra is working with the Home Office, Border Force and Dover Port Health Authority to ensure that operations around illegal meat imports are as efficient as possible. Border Force is the Government agency responsible for combatting all illegal imports.
Answered 2 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDover Port Health AuthorityDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69925More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to increase the level of funding provided to Dover Port Health Authority to carry out pro-active vehicle spot checks.
Answer: Defra is providing £3.1 million to Dover Port Health Authority for the financial year 2025/26, in addition to investing over £9 million since 2022.
Answered 2 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordInland Border Facilities: DoverDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69924More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the cost to the public purse was of renting the Dover Bastion Point facility in each year since it was first in public use.
Answer: The information requested is commercially sensitive and therefore cannot be released.
Answered 2 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordInland Border Facilities: DoverDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69923More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the cost to the public purse was of maintaining the Dover Bastion Point facility in each year since it was first in public use.
Answer: The information requested is commercially sensitive and therefore cannot be released.
Answered 2 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMeat: Port of DoverDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69922More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of checks for illegally imported meat at the Port of Dover.
Answer: Defra is working closely with the Home Office and the Food Standards Agency to tackle this issue with the support of Border Force, Port Health Authorities and local authorities, to ensure that operations around illegal meat imports are as efficient as pos...
Answered 2 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMeat: Port of DoverDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69921More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of vehicles checked for illegally imported meat entering through the Port of Dover.
Answer: We are working with the Home Office and Border Force to ensure that operations around illegal meat imports are as efficient as possible and have invested significantly in additional operational capacity at the port of Dover (£3.1 million planned this fina...
Answered 2 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBiochar: Carbon Capture and StorageDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69597More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to increase uptake of biochar as a carbon capture method.
Answer: The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero recognises the potential benefits of biochar and has been taking steps to address evidence gaps through research, funding five biochar projects in the Greenhouse Gas Removals Innovation Competition, and the ...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Transport: ShropshireDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68588More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to support the roll-out of demand responsive transport in Shropshire.
Answer: The government believes demand responsive transport (DRT) has an important role to play in ensuring communities can access transport services in areas where more traditional, regular stopping services may not be viable. Shropshire Council has been allocat...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRespite Care: North ShropshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68527More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to respite care for unpaid carers in North Shropshire constituency.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that families have the support they need. The Care Act 2014 requires local authorities to deliver a wide range of sustainable, high-quality care and support services, including support for carers.The Better Care Fun...
Answered 29 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAutism and Learning DisabilityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68033More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he expects the next Learning from Lives and Deaths report to be published.
Answer: The Learning from Lives and Deaths reports are a crucial source of evidence which help to identify the key improvements needed to tackle health disparities and prevent the avoidable deaths of people with a learning disability and autistic people. We are c...
Answered 4 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordDentistry: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68032More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2025 to Question 61959 on Dentistry: Recruitment, how many (a) recruited dentists and (b) dental posts are being advertised per region in England.
Answer: Data on Golden Hellos will be published by the end of August 2025. Once a publication date has been confirmed, this will be announced on the NHS England website.
Answered 8 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordIntegrated Care Boards: RedundancyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68031More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 7 July 2025 to Question 61929 on Integrated Care Boards: Redundancy, whether he is providing new funding to integrated care boards to cover the cost of redundancies.
Answer: The Department continues to work with NHS England to manage all financial risk, including the best way to manage cost pressures arising from any redundancy schemes once realised.
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSkilled Workers: Dental ServicesHome OfficeTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68030More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to include dental care professionals in the Temporary Shortage List.
Answer: On 12 May, the Government published its Immigration White Paper ‘Restoring Control over the Immigration System’, and the first set of immigration rules giving effect to the policies in the White Paper was published on 1 July, including raising the skills ...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSkilled Workers: Dental ServicesHome OfficeTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68029More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of dental care professionals who will no longer be eligible for visa sponsorship following the immigration rule changes due to come into force on 22
Answer: On 12 May, the Government published its Immigration White Paper ‘Restoring Control over the Immigration System’, and the first set of immigration rules giving effect to the policies in the White Paper was published on 1 July, including raising the skills ...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSkilled Workers: Dental ServicesHome OfficeTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68028More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the removal of dental care professions from the list of eligible occupations under the Skilled Worker visa.
Answer: On 12 May, the Government published its Immigration White Paper ‘Restoring Control over the Immigration System’, and the first set of immigration rules giving effect to the policies in the White Paper was published on 1 July, including raising the skills ...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSkilled Workers: Dental ServicesHome OfficeTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68027More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact on the effectiveness of NHS dental services of removing occupational codes (a) 3213 and (b) 6113 from the Skilled Worker visa eligibilit
Answer: On 12 May, the Government published its Immigration White Paper ‘Restoring Control over the Immigration System’, and the first set of immigration rules giving effect to the policies in the White Paper was published on 1 July, including raising the skills ...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: ShropshireDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68026More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that Shropshire Council has the resources to provide timely access to education, health and care plans.
Answer: This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) or in alternative provision receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life.The government con...
Answered 1 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: North ShropshireDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68025More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure young people living with special educational needs in North Shropshire can access the support they require.
Answer: This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) or in alternative provision receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life.Following the last...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: AccidentsDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67165More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many serious vehicle accidents caused by potholes have resulted in a driver or passenger death in (a) North Shropshire constituency and (b) Shropshire in each year since 2020.
Answer: Statistics on reported road injury collisions in Great Britain are published based on data reported by police via the data collection known as STATS19. Within STATS19, reporting police officers can assign up to 6 factors which they believe may have contri...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: AccidentsDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67164More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many serious vehicle accidents have resulted from potholes in (a) North Shropshire constituency and (b) Shropshire in each year since 2020.
Answer: Statistics on reported road injury collisions in Great Britain are published based on data reported by police via the data collection known as STATS19. Within STATS19, reporting police officers can assign up to 6 factors which they believe may have contri...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: ShropshireDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67163More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding her Department has provided to Shropshire Council to fill potholes in each year since 2015.
Answer: Shropshire Council, as a local highway authority, has been allocated the following highway maintenance funding since 2015: YearHighways Maintenance funding for Shropshire Council2015/16£16,498,0002016/17£16,160,0002017/18£18,756,2502018/19£20,588,0002019/...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: North ShropshireDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67162More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the number of potholes in North Shropshire constituency.
Answer: Shropshire Council, as a local highway authority, has been allocated the following highway maintenance funding since 2015: YearHighways Maintenance funding for Shropshire Council2015/16£16,498,0002016/17£16,160,0002017/18£18,756,2502018/19£20,588,0002019/...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: ShropshireDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67161More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2025 to Question 65118 on Railways: North Shropshire, whether her Department plans to provide any additional funding to improve railway services to (a) North Shropshire and (b)
Answer: Following the Spending Review both the Chancellor and Secretary Of State have committed to the transformative Midlands Rail Hub programme, which will upgrade connectivity, reliability and provide capacity for hundreds of extra trains per day into Birmingh...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordWhitchurch Station: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67160More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the announcement on railway stations awarded Access for All accessibility funding, published on 24 May 2024, what her planned timeline is for the completion of Access for All construction at W
Answer: This government is committed to improving the accessibility of the railway and recognises the social and economic benefits this brings to communities. In May 2024, the previous government selected 50 stations for initial feasibility work for potential upg...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
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