Tom Morrison MP: written questions
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Gender Based Violence: Crime PreventionHome OfficeTabled 21 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3968More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to (a) tackle the root causes of and (b) use a prevention based approach to violence against women and girls.
Answer: Prevention and early intervention are fundamental to tackling Violence Against Women and Girls. ‘’Freedom from Violence and Abuse: a cross-government strategy’ sets out our plans to halve VAWG in a decade. Within this, tackling entrenched issues like miso...
Answered 5 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGender Based Violence: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 21 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3964More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what further plans she has to increase funding for violence against women and girls (VAWG) since the latest VAWG strategy was published.
Answer: ‘Freedom from Violence and Abuse: a cross-government strategy’, was published on 18th December last year: this is a ten-year Strategy which is backed by at least £1 billion of funding across government over the spending review period.This includes £550 mi...
Answered 5 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordWomen's CentresMinistry of JusticeTabled 21 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3962More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with the Office for Equalities and Opportunities on the potential impact of the shortening of custodial sentences on women's centres' (a) resources and (b) capacity, in relation to wom
Answer: The Sentencing Act introduces a presumption to suspend short sentences. Along with increased use of suspended sentences and increased flexibility to defer a sentence for longer, this is expected to reduce the number of women going to prison. We know that ...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing: Domestic AbuseMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3960More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps are being taken to ensure there is an adequate supply of social homes for women fleeing abuse with enough bedrooms for their children in Greater Manchester.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statements made on 19 June 2025 (HCWS721), 2 July 2025 (HCWS771) and 28 January 2026 (HCWS1283), and the Social and Affordable Homes Programme 2026-2036 policy statement published on 7 November, which can...
Answered 5 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordWomen's Centres: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3956More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help councils provide index-linked grants to women's centres that take account of changes in costs.
Answer: We are investing in local government. The final 2026-27 Local Government Finance Settlement will make available £78 billion in Core Spending Power for local authorities in England in 2026-27, a 6.1% increase compared to 2025-26.The majority of funding in ...
Answered 2 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordWomen's CentresMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3954More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to provide councils with sufficient funds to support women's centres.
Answer: We are investing in local government. The final 2026-27 Local Government Finance Settlement will make available £78 billion in Core Spending Power for local authorities in England in 2026-27, a 6.1% increase compared to 2025-26.The majority of funding in ...
Answered 2 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAccident and Emergency Departments: Greater ManchesterDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3952More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help tackle and reduce corridor care in accident and emergency departments in Greater Manchester.
Answer: We recognise concerns about corridor care and are clear that it is not acceptable and should not be normalised. Corridor care is a visible symptom of wider pressures across urgent and emergency care, and we are committed to eliminating this practice.The G...
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMissing Persons: ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125087More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of a potential link between children going missing and the risk of exploitation, including child criminal exploitation and child sexual exploitation.
Answer: We recognise that missing episodes, especially repeat missing episodes, however brief, can often be a red flag for a number of harms including child sexual exploitation and criminal exploitation.Each missing child case represents a vulnerable young person...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordMissing Persons: ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125086More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with the police and safeguarding partners on reducing the number of repeat missing episodes among children aged 12 to 17 years.
Answer: We recognise that missing episodes, especially repeat missing episodes, however brief, can often be a red flag for a number of harms including child sexual exploitation and criminal exploitation.Each missing child case represents a vulnerable young person...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren: AsylumDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125085More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues is taking to improve outcomes for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children who go missing from care.
Answer: The government takes the issue of any child going missing, either from home or from local authority care, extremely seriously. An unaccompanied child is entitled to the same support as any other looked after child, regardless of their immigration status.W...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren: Mental Health ServicesDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125082More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of mental health support available to children who are at risk of going missing.
Answer: The government takes the issue of any child going missing, from home or care, extremely seriously and has provided clear guidance about responsibilities for all children who go missing. When a child is found, they must be offered an independent Return Hom...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren: Missing PersonsDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125078More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve data sharing between schools, local authorities and safeguarding agencies to support the identification of children at risk of going missing.
Answer: The government takes the issue of any child going missing, from home or care, extremely seriously and has provided clear guidance about responsibilities for all children who go missing. When a child is found, they must be offered an independent Return Hom...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordIVFDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125059More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, a) what steps he is taking to support parents to have 3 cycles of free NHS IVF in all areas of the country b) what steps he is taking to help reduce financial barriers to becoming a parent and c) w
Answer: Funding decisions for health services in England are made by integrated care boards (ICBs) and are based on the clinical needs of their local population. We expect these organisations to commission fertility services in line with National Institute for He...
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordIVF: Greater ManchesterDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125058More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the recent decision that all Greater Manchester boroughs offer 1 cycle of free NHS IVF, in the context of the NICE guideline advising 3+ cycles and some boroughs such
Answer: No assessment has been made by the Department. Funding decisions for health services in England are made by integrated care boards (ICBs) and are based on the clinical needs of their local population.On 31 March, the National Institute for Health and Care...
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSpinal Injuries: SurgeryDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125051More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department are taking to help prevent delays to spinal operations including where infrastructure such as operating room seals are broken leading to operations being cancelled and del
Answer: The Government recognises the significant impact that delays to spinal surgery can have on patients and is taking action to reduce waiting times and minimise cancellations. As set out in the Elective Reform Plan, we are increasing elective capacity and im...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSpinal Injuries: SurgeryDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125050More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of delayed and cancelled spinal operations on patients' lives and b) what support is available to patients awaiting spinal operations for months or years.
Answer: The Government recognises the significant impact that delays to spinal surgery can have on patients and is taking action to reduce waiting times and minimise cancellations. As set out in the Elective Reform Plan, we are increasing elective capacity and im...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSpinal Injuries: SurgeryDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125049More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that delays to spinal operations are mitigated against and minimised.
Answer: The Government recognises the significant impact that delays to spinal surgery can have on patients and is taking action to reduce waiting times and minimise cancellations. As set out in the Elective Reform Plan, we are increasing elective capacity and im...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordChild Maintenance Service: MaladministrationDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125047More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help ensure that the child maintenance service a) minimises and mitigates administrative or otherwise errors and b) that parents using the child maintenance service are not in
Answer: The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) has a range of controls in place to minimise administrative and other errors. CMS uses verified income information from HM Revenue and Customs and other government systems and applies statutory calculation rules in asse...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordChild Maintenance Service: StandardsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125046More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is currently taking to improve the training of staff and quality of service for users of the child maintenance service.
Answer: The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) is committed to improving customer experience and are taking significant steps to enhance service quality for customers. All CMS caseworkers receive extensive technical and soft skills training to ensure they are fully ...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordChild Maintenance Service: Fees and ChargesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125043More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of removing the 4% collection fees for receiving parents using the child maintenance service.
Answer: Following a public consultation on wider reforms to consolidate the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) into a single service type where the CMS collects and transfers payments, the Government published its response setting out plans to reform the CMS. This i...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordAphasia: Speech and Language TherapyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125042More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has considered the potential merits of providing funding for speech therapy for those suffering from primary progressive aphasia.
Answer: The provision of dementia health care services is the responsibility of local integrated care boards (ICBs) and may include speech and language therapy. We expect ICBs to commission services based on local population needs, taking account of National Inst...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordAphasia: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125041More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support those suffering from primary progressive aphasia.
Answer: The provision of dementia health care services is the responsibility of local integrated care boards (ICBs) and may include speech and language therapy. We expect ICBs to commission services based on local population needs, taking account of National Inst...
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordAphasia: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125040More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support is available for those suffering from primary progressive aphasia.
Answer: The provision of dementia health care services is the responsibility of local integrated care boards (ICBs) and may include speech and language therapy. We expect ICBs to commission services based on local population needs, taking account of National Inst...
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDebt CollectionMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 124959More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will consider the potential merits of introducing a national duty of care for bailiffs.
Answer: The Government is committed to strengthening the regulation of the private enforcement (bailiff) sector and establishing an independent regulatory framework as soon as parliamentary time allows. Last year, we consulted on how to do so in a way that ensure...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDebt Collection: StandardsMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 124955More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to improve standards in relation to bailiffs.
Answer: The Government is committed to strengthening the regulation of the private enforcement (bailiff) sector and establishing an independent regulatory framework as soon as parliamentary time allows. Last year, we consulted on how to do so in a way that ensure...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
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