Wendy Morton MP: written questions

4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025

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Written questions

Waste Disposal: BirminghamDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63578More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the UK Health Security Agency is taking through Strategic Commissioning Group to support Birmingham City Council in tackling the public health risks associated with household waste.
Answer: The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued standard public health guidance to Birmingham City Council regarding the risks associated with household waste, with the aim of minimising the potential health impacts on residents. This guidance is availab...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
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Palliative Care: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61535More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Spending Review 2025, CP 1336, published on 11 June 2025, whether he considered increasing revenue funding for end of life care as part of the Spending Review.
Answer: As part of the Spending Review, on 11 June, my Rt. Hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced a record investment in the health and social care system. Across the Spending Review period, from 2026/27 to 2028/29, the National Health Service in ...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
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Health Services and Social Services: Aldridge-BrownhillsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53525More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the number of older people with unmet health and care needs in Aldridge-Brownhills constituency.
Answer: Direct estimates of unmet health and care need at a local level are not available. Assessing unmet health and care need is complex, particularly as it is multi-faceted, and validated data is not always available at a constituency level. For national level...
Answered 27 May 2025
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Disease ControlDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49377More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the UK’s health security against (a) malaria, (b) tuberculosis and (c) HIV/AIDS.
Answer: The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) holds data on all malaria cases diagnosed in the United Kingdom by the Malaria Reference Laboratory (MRL) and Public Health Scotland. The MRL’s extensive service to users in the UK includes: malaria diagnosis; epidemi...
Answered 9 May 2025
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Health Services: Armed ConflictDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48114More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what preparations he is making for the potential impact of conflict abroad on the NHS.
Answer: The Department of Health and Social Care works closely with NHS England and the Ministry of Defence to understand the impacts of international conflict on domestic healthcare delivery. This includes exercising existing plans such as the Reception Arrangem...
Answered 6 May 2025
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Antimicrobial Resistance: CasualtiesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48113More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of repatriating patients with antimicrobial resistance from conflict zones on (a) UK citizens and (b) the NHS.
Answer: The Department recognises conflict as a major driver of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), posing significant risks to populations in fragile and conflict-affected states, the wider global community, and the United Kingdom. In response, the Department of Hea...
Answered 12 May 2025
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Domestic Waste: BirminghamDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Apr 2025WithdrawnUIN 46727More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the accumulation of waste during the Birmingham bin strikes on public health.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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Domestic Waste and Fly-tipping: Health HazardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41085More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of (a) fly-tipping and (b) uncollected rubbish on public health.
Answer: The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has not made an assessment of the potential impact of fly-tipping and uncollected rubbish on public health.During specific incidents, for instance with the Birmingham City Council, the UKHSA has provided standard guid...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
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Hospices: Employers' ContributionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40482More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the upcoming increase to employers National Insurance contributions on hospices.
Answer: We have taken necessary decisions to fix the foundations in the public finances at the Autumn Budget, enabling the Spending Review settlement of a £22.6 billion increase in resource spending for the Department from 2023/24 outturn to 2025/26.The employer ...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
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Palliative CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37180More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that hospice care services across England are sufficiently funded; and what assessment he has made of the potential impact of an ageing population on d
Answer: Whilst the majority of palliative and end of life care is provided by National Health Service staff and services, we recognise the vital part that voluntary sector organisations, including hospices, also play in providing support to people at end of life ...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
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Hospices: Health Services and Social ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26009More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the (a) financial and (b) social impact of hospices on the (i) health and (ii) social care sectors.
Answer: Whilst the majority of palliative and end of life care is provided by National Health Service staff and services, we recognise the vital part that voluntary sector organisations, including hospices, also play in providing support to people at the end of l...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
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Hospices: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16507More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 20 November 2024 to Question 13775 on Hospices: Children, what his timescale is for announcing funding arrangements for the Children's Hospice Grant for 2025/26.
Answer: We are aware that clarity on the 2025/26 funding arrangements is needed to help children’s hospices, as they confirm their budgets. I have met NHS England, Together for Short Lives, and one of the co-chairs of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Childre...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
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Mpox: Disease ControlDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2909More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure pandemic preparedness in the context of the mpox outbreak in Africa.
Answer: The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) will continue to keep the global situation and our domestic preparations under close review, and ministers across the Government are working together to coordinate our response.The UKHSA is engaged with our internatio...
Answered 5 Sept 2024
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Department or topic	Published records
Cabinet Office	3
Department for Business and Trade	21
Department for Culture, Media and Sport	8
Department for Education	14
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero	9
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	59
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology	3
Department for Transport	26
Department for Work and Pensions	35
Department of Health and Social Care	13
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office	523
Home Office	75
Leader of the House	1
Ministry of Defence	3
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government	68
Ministry of Justice	3
Treasury	50

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