Tom Morrison MP: written questions 2025
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Inheritance Tax: Divorced PeopleTreasuryTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50982More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing an additional allowance for divorced persons before inheritance tax is payable by their next of kin.
Answer: The estates of all individuals benefit from a £325,000 nil-rate band for inheritance tax. The residence nil-rate band is a further £175,000 and it is available to those passing on a qualifying residence on death to their direct descendants, such as childr...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDental ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50981More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact on waiting for an NHS dental appointment for (a) people in wheelchairs and (b) able- bodied people.
Answer: No specific assessment has been made on the impact of waiting for a National Health Service dental appointment for people in wheelchairs or able-bodied people. The Government is committed to NHS dental services being available for all who need them. We re...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Greater ManchesterDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50980More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time was for a wheelchair-bound patient to access an NHS appointment in (a) Stockport Borough and (b) Greater Manchester in the latest period for which data is available.
Answer: Cutting waiting lists is a key priority for the Government. We promised change, and we’ve delivered early, with a reduction in the list of over 219,000 pathways from July 2024 to February 2025.We do not hold data on the average waiting time for a wheelcha...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Greater ManchesterDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50979More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time was for an able-bodied patient to access an NHS appointment in (a) Stockport Borough and (b) Greater Manchester in the latest period for which data is available.
Answer: Cutting waiting lists is a key priority for the Government. We promised change, and we have delivered early, with a reduction in the list of over 219,000 pathways from July 2024 to February 2025.We do not hold data on the average waiting time for able-bod...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHome EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50978More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to ensure that home educators' right to privacy is protected, in the context of the proposed home schooling register.
Answer: The department takes its data protection obligations seriously and is committed to high standards of information security, privacy and transparency. All data received by the department, including as part of the children not in school (CNIS) registers, wil...
Answered 30 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50977More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will publish an impact assessment on the potential impact of the proposed changes to disability benefits on voluntary organisations before the legislation is introduced.
Answer: Information on the impacts of the Pathways to Work Green Paper has been published here ‘Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper’(opens in a new tab). A further programme of analysis to support development of the...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment and Support AllowanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50976More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many children live in households claiming (a) income-based employment and support allowance and (b) new style employment and support allowance.
Answer: The information requested is not held.
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50975More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of households that claim Universal Credit and are affected by the two-child limit (a) were affected from the start of their claim and (b) were previously affected under a cl
Answer: Of the 380,000 Universal Credit (UC) households affected by the policy in April 2024, 236,000 (61%) were affected in their first assessment period on UC and the rest became affected in a subsequent assessment period. Using slightly different data to allow...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPalliative CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50974More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the increase in the number of people that will have palliative care needs over the next 10 years.
Answer: Currently, approximately 600,000 people die per year in the United Kingdom. It is estimated that up to 90% of deaths could benefit from palliative and end of life care. The Office for National Statistics has projected that, by 2040, approximately 800,000 ...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPalliative Care: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50973More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with relevant stakeholders on how to provide long term, sustainable funding for transforming palliative and end of life care services.
Answer: In February, I met with key palliative and end of life care and hospice stakeholders, in a roundtable format, with a focus on long-term sector sustainability within the context of our 10-Year Health Plan. I also recently met Rachael Maskell MP and Barones...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFlood Control: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50972More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has considered increasing funding for the Environment Agency for (a) capital and (b) appraisal work for (i) upstream water storage at Bramhall Green in Cheadle and (ii) othe
Answer: The proposed capital project in Bramhall Green, Cheadle was not successful in receiving a Grant-in-Aid or Regional Flood and Coastal Committee Local Levy funding allocation in 2025/26. A robust prioritisation exercise was undertaken to determine which pro...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPre-school Education: SleepDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49556More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure staff in school-based nursery settings are adequately trained to care for infants under two years old.
Answer: The early years workforce is at the heart of the government’s mission to give every child the best start in life and deliver our Plan for Change.The department is providing a range of high-quality support and training for early years educators and leaders...
Answered 9 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPre-school Education: SleepDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49555More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the (a) capacity and (b) preparedness of early years providers to safely care for babies under 12 months in the context of the expansion of funded childcare.
Answer: The department’s priority is to grow high-quality education and care for children, whilst ensuring their safety, in order to give every child the best start in life. We continually monitor and review safeguarding requirements for early years settings to m...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPre-school Education: SleepDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49554More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will require early years providers to demonstrate how they (a) assess and (b) manage risks associated with infant sleep practices.
Answer: The early years foundation stage (EYFS) statutory framework which all early years providers are required to follow includes a requirement for babies to be placed down to sleep in line with the latest government safety guidance. This guidance can be access...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPre-school Education: SleepDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49553More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to issue new guidance to early years providers on the use of sleep products not suitable for infants under two years of age.
Answer: The early years foundation stage (EYFS) statutory framework which all early years providers are required to follow includes a requirement for babies to be placed down to sleep in line with the latest government safety guidance. This guidance can be access...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPre-school Education: SleepDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49552More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to update the early years foundation stage statutory framework to include (a) explicit and (b) enforceable safe sleep guidance for children under two in group care settings.
Answer: The early years foundation stage (EYFS) statutory framework which all early years providers are required to follow includes a requirement for babies to be placed down to sleep in line with the latest government safety guidance. This guidance can be access...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPre-school Education: SleepDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49551More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will require Ofsted inspectors to undertake specialist training in safe sleep practices for infants during qualifications to inspect early years settings.
Answer: The department’s priority is to grow high-quality, affordable and flexible education and care for children, whilst ensuring their safety, giving every child the best start of life and delivering on our Plan for Change. We continually monitor and review sa...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPre-school Education: SleepDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49550More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to make safer sleep training mandatory for early years staff working with babies under two years old.
Answer: The early years foundation stage (EYFS) statutory framework which all early years providers are required to follow includes a requirement for babies to be placed down to sleep in line with the latest government safety guidance. This guidance can be access...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPre-school Education: SleepDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49549More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to require Ofsted inspectors to review CCTV footage in assessments of infant sleep safety practices during inspections of early years settings.
Answer: The department’s priority is to grow high-quality, affordable and flexible education and care for children, whilst ensuring their safety, giving every child the best start of life and delivering on our Plan for Change. We continually monitor and review sa...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPre-school Education: InspectionsDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49548More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to introduce unannounced Ofsted inspections in early years settings where (a) safeguarding concerns and (b) whistleblowing allegations have been raised.
Answer: The department’s priority is to grow high-quality, affordable and flexible education and care for children, whilst ensuring their safety, giving every child the best start of life and delivering on our Plan for Change. We continually monitor and review sa...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPre-school Education: SleepDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49547More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure Ofsted inspections of early years settings adequately assess adherence to safe sleep guidance for babies under two years old.
Answer: The department’s priority is to grow high-quality, affordable and flexible education and care for children, whilst ensuring their safety, giving every child the best start of life and delivering on our Plan for Change. We continually monitor and review sa...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordIran: JournalismForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48646More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to respond to reports of the detention of journalists in Iran.
Answer: We condemn Iran's severe restrictions against Freedom of Opinion and Expression, including reprisals against journalists. We were integral to the delivery of the Iran human rights resolution, adopted by the UN Third Committee in November 2024, which calle...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordIran: Human RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48645More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help protect civil society organisations (a) within or (b) in exile from Iran.
Answer: We regularly engage the Iranian diaspora and human rights organisations in exile to better understand the lived experiences of Iranians. We stand with them in their fight for equal rights and fundamental freedoms. On the 4th March, the Security Minister a...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordIran: Human RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48644More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support human rights defenders in Iran.
Answer: We condemn the Islamic Republic's severe repression of human rights defenders in Iran. We were integral to the delivery of the Iran human rights resolution, adopted by the UN Third Committee in November 2024, which called on Iran to immediately and uncond...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordIran: Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48643More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information his Department holds on the level of religious freedom for (a) minority faith and (b) other groups in Iran.
Answer: Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) in Iran is extremely restricted. Minority faiths such as Bahai's, Christians, and Sunni Muslims, amongst others, are subjected to human rights violations, including but not limited to, harassment, intimidation, arbitra...
Answered 8 May 2025
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