Tom Morrison MP: written questions 2025
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Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit: TextilesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101550More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what evidence is required for a former textile worker to demonstrate eligibility for Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit where (a) exposure occurred several decades ago and (b) the employer has sin
Answer: Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (IIDB) may be payable to individuals who become disabled because of an accident at work or develop an illness because of their job. Accidents and diseases arising from self-employment are excluded.There are several ...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordIndustrial Injuries Disablement Benefit: TextilesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101549More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether any lung or respiratory conditions linked to exposure to jute or textile fibres are currently prescribed diseases for the purposes of Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit.
Answer: The Department keeps the list of prescribed diseases under review for the purposes of entitlement to Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit. There are several prescribed diseases that may apply to lung or respiratory conditions depending on individual ci...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCarers: Parking OffencesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101548More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether guidance is issued to local authorities on exercising discretion in parking enforcement cases involving unpaid carers attending emergency or time-critical caring responsi
Answer: Municipal parking provision and enforcement is the responsibility of local authorities, and it is for them to determine what is best for their own area. Many councils offer parking concessions or schemes for carers, such as a personal carers parking permi...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCarers: FinesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101547More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the plans to encourage councils to introduce exemptions or enhanced discretion for registered carers facing civil enforcement penalties while undertaking caring duties.
Answer: Municipal parking provision and enforcement is the responsibility of local authorities, and it is for them to determine what is best for their own area. Many councils offer parking concessions or schemes for carers, such as a personal carers parking permi...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRefugeesHome OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101546More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether transitional arrangements will be introduced for refugees approaching the five-year residency point for Indefinite Leave to Remain, in the context of the Government’s proposed changes to settl
Answer: This Government has never operated a policy of automatic settlement for refugees granted limited permission to remain. We will carefully manage the transition into the new system, with the details remaining subject to ongoing policy development.All settle...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRefugeesHome OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101545More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department plans to take to ensure that refugees who cannot return to their home country are not left without a viable long-term immigration route as a result of changes to settlement p
Answer: This Government has never operated a policy of automatic settlement for refugees granted limited permission to remain. We will carefully manage the transition into the new system, with the details remaining subject to ongoing policy development.All settle...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRefugees: EmploymentHome OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101544More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the time taken to obtain national passports on the access by refugees to regulated professions; and what steps she plans to take to e
Answer: Refugees do not automatically hold British nationality. Instead, they are typically granted refugee status or humanitarian protection, which allows them to live and work in the UK but does not confer British citizenship.Refugees are not required to hold a...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordVisas: ApplicationsHome OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101543More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that applicants whose visa cases take longer than service standards are provided with timely updates.
Answer: UKVI are currently processing applications on the overwhelming majority of its visa routes within their published customer service standards. Visa processing times are published on the UKVI website at Visa processing times: Visa processing times: applicat...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordVisas: ApplicationsHome OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101542More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications submitted under the Super-Priority Visa Service have exceeded the 24-hour decision standard in the last 12 months; and what the longest waiting time has been.
Answer: While the Home Office does not produce stand along statistics to fully answer this question, some of the information requested can be found here: Migration transparency data - GOV.UK
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordInsomnia: Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101541More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure equitable regional access to NICE-recommended digital cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia, including Sleepio.
Answer: It is for local integrated care boards to decide whether treatments such as cognitive behavioural therapy or digital solutions such as Sleepio should be offered to their local populations as a treatment for insomnia.NHS Talking Therapies for anxiety and d...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: DyslexiaDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101540More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Department is taking to ensure that families who cannot afford private dyslexia assessments have access to timely diagnosis and support.
Answer: Effective early identification and intervention is critical in improving the outcomes of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities, including those with dyslexia.The department is supporting settings to identify needs early...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBlue Badge Scheme: Chronic IllnessesDepartment for TransportTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101539More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to extend the qualifying criteria for Blue Badges to ensure that people with (a) Parkinson's and (b) other fluctuating conditions are eligible.
Answer: This Government fully recognises the importance of ensuring that the Blue Badge scheme supports those who have their mobility impacted by substantial and enduring disabilities and other health conditions. The current eligibility criteria are focused on th...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: CoronavirusHome OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101538More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has assessed the impact of COVID-19 border restrictions on the ability of spouse visa holders to meet the five-year qualifying period for Indefinite Leave to Remain.
Answer: Following the COVID-19 pandemic, the department considered the impact on people qualifying for settlement and, as a result, concessions were put in place, including where discretion will be exercised regarding the qualifying period for settlement. These a...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: CoronavirusHome OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101537More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department operates any concession or discretionary process for partner visa holders whose entry to the UK was delayed due to government-mandated COVID-19 travel restrictions and red-list
Answer: Following the COVID-19 pandemic, the department considered the impact on people qualifying for settlement and, as a result, concessions were put in place, including where discretion will be exercised regarding the qualifying period for settlement. These a...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordTirzepatideDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101536More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment they have made of variations in access to Tirzepatide (Mounjaro) across Integrated Care Boards; and what steps they are taking to ensure consistency in prescribing for eligible pati
Answer: Tirzepatide, brand name Mounjaro, is recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) for the treatment of both type 2 diabetes and obesity.Integrated care boards (ICBs) are legally required to fund NICE-recommended medicines, i...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordWinter Fuel Payment: Widowed PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101535More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Winter Fuel Allowance reforms include any safeguards for pensioners who have recently been widowed and whose household income has significantly reduced.
Answer: Winter Fuel Payments remain a simple scheme which provides a payment to the majority of pensioners quickly and automatically, as a contribution towards heating costs in winter - and around 9 million pensioners will benefit this winter. Pensioners who expe...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordWinter Fuel PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101534More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Department is taking to address potential unintended consequences of the new Winter Fuel Allowance criteria that result in single pensioners with lower incomes being excluded from support
Answer: Winter Fuel Payments remain a simple scheme to provide a payment to the majority of pensioners quickly and automatically, as a contribution to heating costs in winter. The personal tax system operates on an individual basis and, as such, any individual wi...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: NegligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101533More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has considered the potential merits of conducting a review into the law of causation in clinical negligence, with a focus on increasing support and protection for families with late fami
Answer: As announced in the 10 Year Health Plan for England, David Lock KC is providing expert policy advice on the rising legal costs of clinical negligence and how we can improve patients’ experience of claims. David Lock KC has not been specifically asked to c...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: NegligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101532More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what processes are in place for families to seek remedial action against GPs who fail to correctly diagnose patients who shortly afterwards pass away.
Answer: If a family wishes to make a formal complaint about services provided by a general practice, they should write to the practice manager. If the family is not comfortable raising a complaint directly, they can instead raise their concerns with their local N...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordV-levelsDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101303More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish a timetable for the introduction of V Levels and the overlap period with existing qualifications, including BTECs, to allow schools and colleges to plan effectively.
Answer: The department is currently consulting with the sector on the introduction of V Levels, including transitional arrangements to achieve the qualifications landscape set out in the Post-16 Skills White Paper. We will confirm the expected implementation time...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services and Social Services: Vocational EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101302More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what evidence her Department used to determine that the BTEC Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care should no longer be funded; and whether she will publish that analysis.
Answer: In October, the department published a consultation which detailed our plans to introduce V Levels, which will offer a vocational alternative to A levels and T Levels. We have proposed a range of subjects for delivery through V Levels, including Health an...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services and Social Services: Vocational EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101301More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of defunding the BTEC Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care on the future health and social care workforce pipeline.
Answer: In October, the department published a consultation which detailed our plans to introduce V Levels, which will offer a vocational alternative to A levels and T Levels. We have proposed a range of subjects for delivery through V Levels, including Health an...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordV-levelsDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101300More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the new V Levels will have equivalent entry requirements to A Levels, and what steps her Department will take to ensure students who do not meet those requirements are not excluded from Level 3 study.
Answer: We have set out plans to reform qualification pathways at level 3 and level 2. At level 3, this includes a third, vocational pathway, V Levels. V Levels will blend applied learning with practical assessment, and their content will be linked to occupationa...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordVocational EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101299More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will extend funding for BTEC Extended Diplomas until the full rollout of V Levels to prevent a gap in post-16 qualification options.
Answer: The department is currently consulting with the sector on the introduction of V Levels, including transitional arrangements to achieve the qualifications landscape set out in the Post-16 Skills White Paper. We will confirm the expected implementation time...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordGCE A-level and T-levelsDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101298More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what provision is being made for students achieving predominantly grade 4s at GCSE who are unable to access A Level or T Level courses.
Answer: We have set out plans to reform qualification pathways at level 3 and level 2. At level 3, this includes a third, vocational pathway, V Levels. V Levels will blend applied learning with practical assessment, and their content will be linked to occupationa...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
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