Tom Morrison MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Energy: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72076More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing financial support for pensioners in single-person households who have higher per-person energy costs than th
Answer: The Government knows that more needs to be done to support vulnerable households which are struggling with bills whilst we transition to clean power. The Department’s Warm Home Discount (WHD) provides a £150 rebate off winter energy bills for eligible low...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Hong KongHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72075More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with representatives of British Nationals (Overseas) visa holders on the white paper entitled Restoring control over the immigration system, published on 12 May 202
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting members of the Hong Kong community who have relocated to the UK and those who may come here in future. Further details of all measures announced in the Immigration White Paper will be set out in the normal way in ...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Hong KongHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72074More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to support British National (Overseas) visa holders who (a) have nearly reached the end of the five-year settlement period and (b) will be subject to the planned ten-year
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting members of the Hong Kong community who have relocated to the UK and those who may come here in future. Further details of all measures announced in the Immigration White Paper will be set out in the normal way in ...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Corporate GovernanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72073More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with (a) NHS England and (b) ICBs to help prevent NHS Trusts from operating outside (i) best practice guidelines, (ii) Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service Cod
Answer: All National Health Service trusts are independent employers who are required to comply with employment legislation and any relevant Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service codes. Human resource policies and procedures are developed locally and sho...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Corporate GovernanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72072More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NHS England on the effectiveness of its procedures for ensuring that (a) formal governance processes and (b) approved plans and programmes cannot be undermined by N
Answer: My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, has regular meetings with NHS England to discuss the effectiveness of procedures to hold healthcare leaders accountable for delivering on the Government’s priorities.There are clear exp...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Disciplinary ProceedingsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72071More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that all NHS Trusts allow accompaniment in any meeting where disciplinary action or dismissal is a potential outcome.
Answer: It is a statutory requirement that all workers are entitled to be accompanied by a work colleague or a trade union representative or official at any disciplinary hearing. This right applies to all National Health Service staff and is set out in the handbo...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Performance AppraisalDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72070More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what mechanisms exist at a national level to prevent the misuse of performance management tools within NHS Trusts.
Answer: All National Health Service trusts are independent employers and are required to comply with employment legislation and relevant Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service codes. Local human resources (HR) policies and procedures should follow best pr...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Disclosure of InformationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72066More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that Freedom to Speak Up mechanisms within NHS Trusts are (a) effective and (b) independent; and what procedures are in place for NHS Trusts that retal
Answer: The national Freedom to Speak Up policy, produced by NHS England, provides the minimum standard for local freedom to speak up policies across the National Health Service, so those who work in the NHS know how to speak up and what will happen when they do....
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPark Homes: OmbudsmanMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72063More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will consider the potential merits of establishing an (a) Ombudsman service and (b) similar government-supported body to support park home owners.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer to Question UIN 63787 on 4 July 2025.
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72062More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of requests for an EHCP assessment which are not decided within the 6 week deadline are subsequently approved in (a) each of the ten districts of Greater Manchester and (b) England.
Answer: The total number of requests for an education, health and care (EHC) needs assessment which were not decided within six weeks can be found here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/education-health-and-care-plans/2025. This...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72061More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of requests for an Education Health and Care Plan assessment are decided within the 6 week deadline in (a) each of the ten districts of Greater Manchester and (b) England; and how m
Answer: The total number of requests for an education, health and care (EHC) needs assessment which were decided within six weeks can be found here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/education-health-and-care-plans/2025. This has...
Answered 8 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72059More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his department has made an assessment of the potential impact of (a) delays of over 12 months for diagnoses to secure medication and (b) temporary inability to work until that medication is
Answer: We have not made such an assessment on the impact of delays to diagnoses to secure medication or on the impact of patients waiting for medication being out of work.It is a priority of the Government to bring down National Health Service waiting lists. As ...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Illness: Greater ManchesterDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72058More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting lists for psychiatric diagnoses in Greater Manchester.
Answer: Nationally, the Government is investing an extra £688 million this year to transform mental health services.We are also delivering on our commitment to recruit an additional 8,500 mental health workers for children and adults by the end of this Parliament...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: Victim Support SchemesHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72057More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that survivors of child sexual abuse (a) receive support in a timely manner and (b) are assured that support will be provided.
Answer: The Home Office recognises the devastating impacts that child sexual exploitation and abuse can have on victims and survivors and is committed to ensuring that all victims and survivors, including men and boys, receive better care and support.As set out i...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: Victim Support SchemesHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72049More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of support services available to male survivors of child sexual abuse; and what plans she has to help improve those support services through (a) changes to
Answer: The Home Office recognises the devastating impacts that child sexual exploitation and abuse can have on victims and survivors and is committed to ensuring that all victims and survivors, including men and boys, receive better care and support.As set out i...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: Victim Support SchemesHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72047More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including the adequacy of support services for adult survivors of child sexual abuse in the terms of reference for the planned independent inq
Answer: In line with the Inquiries Act 2005, the Chair of the National Inquiry into Group-based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, once appointed, will play a central role in shaping the inquiry's Terms of Reference. These will be published in draft and consult...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: Victim Support SchemesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72046More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the provision of long-term (a) mental health and (b) trauma-informed support for (i) adult survivors of child sexual abuse and (ii) adult survivors of
Answer: Protecting and supporting child and adult victims and survivors of sexual abuse is a core priority for NHS England, delivered through a network of 48 specialist sexual assault referral centres across the country.NHS England has established local pathfinde...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordME/CFS: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72045More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department has allocated for Myalgic encephalomyelitis research in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Department funds research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). Between the 2019/20 and 2023/24 financial years the NIHR committed approximately £3.7 million to research projects and programmes on myalgic encephalomyeliti...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordME/CFSDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72044More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made a recent estimate of the potential impact of Myalgic encephalomyelitis on the economy.
Answer: We recognise the negative impact that myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) has on patients and their loved ones, and also the cost to health and care services and the wider economy through, for example, loss of work and an increased...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordME/CFS: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72042More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to establish a research hub to (a) coordinate research and (b) support early-career researchers working on ME and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
Answer: The Department funds research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). Between the 2019/20 and 2023/24 financial years the NIHR committed approximately £3.7 million to research projects and programmes on myalgic encephalomyeliti...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHydrogenDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72039More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he made a comparative assessment of Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers with and other hydrogen (a) storage and (b) transport methods to inform the Clean Power 2030 Action Plan.
Answer: The Government continues to review the range of potential hydrogen carriers, including liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHCs), and their role in the long-distance transport, storage and trade of hydrogen. Our ongoing assessment highlights the need for f...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHydrogenDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72037More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make a comparative assessment of Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers with other hydrogen (a) storage and (b) transport methods, to inform the 2025 update to the UK Hydrogen Strategy.
Answer: The Government continues to review the range of potential hydrogen carriers, including liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHCs), and their role in the long-distance transport, storage and trade of hydrogen. Our ongoing assessment highlights the need for f...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHydrogenDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72036More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment made of the potential merits of Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers in the development of the hydrogen economy.
Answer: The Government continues to review the range of potential hydrogen carriers, including liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHCs), and their role in the long-distance transport, storage and trade of hydrogen. Our ongoing assessment highlights the need for f...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHydrogenDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72035More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers in facilitating the green transition of fossil fuel infrastructure.
Answer: The Government continues to review the range of potential hydrogen carriers, including liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHCs), and their role in the long-distance transport, storage and trade of hydrogen. Our ongoing assessment highlights the need for f...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordOverseas Students: Fees and ChargesDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72033More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed International Tuition Fee Levy on the global competitiveness of higher education and research in England.
Answer: The immigration White Paper sets out a series of measures that will achieve a reduction in net migration, while maintaining the UK’s globally competitive offer to international students and making a significant contribution to growth by boosting our skill...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
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