Wendy Morton MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Travellers: Caravan SitesHome OfficeTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62960More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has she made of the adequacy of police powers to tackle unauthorised encampments.
Answer: The Government keeps police powers under regular review to ensure they remain effective.
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCaravan Sites: West MidlandsHome OfficeTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62959More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps is she taking to support West Midlands Police to tackle unauthorised encampments.
Answer: The Government keeps police powers under regular review to ensure they remain effective.
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: West MidlandsHome OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62639More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner on how funding will be allocated throughout the West Midlands over the period of the Spending Review 2025.
Answer: Force funding allocations will be set out at the police settlement later this year.It is up to Chief Constables and directly elected Police and Crime Commissioners to make decisions on local resourcing. They are best placed to make these decisions based o...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62638More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the level of funding for the police over the period of the Spending Review 2025 on levels of (a) shoplifting, (b) phone theft and (c)
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting the police to tackle crime. The Chancellor has announced a real terms increase in police spending power over the next three years.That included £200 million to kickstart recruitment of neighbourhood officers and P...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: Labour TurnoverHome OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62637More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to model the level of police officer (a) attrition and (b) recruitment required to (i) maintain and (ii) increase overall frontline police numbers in the next three
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on police officer attrition as part of the Police Workforce Statistics, England and Wales. Attrition varies by force and in the year ending March 2024, 9,080 FTE police officers left the 43 territorial police forces in Engla...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood Policing: RecruitmentHome OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62636More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the funding from her Department to recruit 13,000 neighbourhood police officers by 2029.
Answer: We have made £200 million available in FY 25/26 to support the first steps towards delivering 13,000 more neighbourhood personnel.This major investment, alongside £66 million for hotspot policing, supports the commitment to make the country’s streets safe...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62617More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has set targets for improving (a) victim protection, (b) justice outcomes and (c) support services since the publication of Baroness Casey's audit of group-based child sexual ex
Answer: On 16 June the Government accepted all 12 recommendations made to Government in Baroness Casey’s National Audit on Group-based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in England and Wales. We will announce further details on implementation of these measures i...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62616More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to help tackle rates of group-based child sexual exploitation in (a) Greater Manchester, (b) West Yorkshire, (c) South Yorkshire and (d) Telford since the publication of Baron
Answer: On 16 June the Government accepted all 12 recommendations made to Government in Baroness Casey’s National Audit on Group-based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in England and Wales. We will announce further details on implementation of these measures i...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62615More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) closed and (b) previously under-investigated Child Sexual Exploitation cases have been referred for independent review since January 2025; and what percentage have since been reopened or
Answer: On 16 June the Government accepted all 12 recommendations made to Government in Baroness Casey’s National Audit on Group-based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in England and Wales. We will announce further details on implementation of these measures i...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62614More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what additional (a) funding, (b) staffing and (c) training support her Department is providing to the Child Sexual Exploitation Taskforce in 2025-26.
Answer: On 16 June the Government accepted all 12 recommendations made to Government in Baroness Casey’s National Audit on Group-based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in England and Wales. We will announce further details on implementation of these measures i...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62613More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding has been allocated to the national inquiry into grooming gangs; and what steps she has taken to ensure (a) that there is survivor-led engagement and (b) that statutory powers are used
Answer: On 16 June the Government accepted all 12 recommendations made to Government in Baroness Casey’s National Audit on Group-based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in England and Wales. We will announce further details on implementation of these measures i...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62612More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what oversight mechanisms she has put in place to help ensure 100% recording of the (a) ethnicity, (b) nationality and (c) number of perpetrators in all group based child exploitation and abuse cases;
Answer: On 16 June the Government accepted all 12 recommendations made to Government in Baroness Casey’s National Audit on Group-based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in England and Wales. We will announce further details on implementation of these measures i...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordKnives: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 20 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61537More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 6 June 2025 to Question 53866 on Knives: Crime, if she will list the (a) names of members and (b) organisations they represent of the coalition to tackle knife crime.
Answer: The Coalition brings together a diverse range of stakeholders, including community leaders, campaigners, bereaved families, young people affected by knife crime, and subject matter experts, who contribute to shaping policy in key areas
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood Policing: Aldridge-BrownhillsHome OfficeTabled 20 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61536More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 5 June 2025 to Question 56248 on Neighbourhood Policing: Aldridge-Brownhills, on how many occasions she has met the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner to discuss loc
Answer: The West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) has met with the Minister for Policing and Crime Prevention to discuss local policing numbers and has also attended meetings chaired by the Minister along with other PCCs to discuss delivery on a broad...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood Policing: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59011More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2025 to Question 38594 on Neighbourhood Policing: Finance, what proportion of the increased funding allocated to policing in the Spending Review 2025 will be allocat
Answer: Details on how funding will be allocated beyond 2025-26 will be set out at the police settlement later this year.
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigrationHome OfficeTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56804More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a statutory cap on levels of migration.
Answer: The Immigration White paper, published on 12 May 2025, announced new measures on a wide range of issues to reduce net migration, further details of which will be set out in due course.
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: West MidlandsHome OfficeTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56803More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of recent trends in levels of small boat crossings on (a) the immigration system and (b) local authorities in the West Midlands.
Answer: The Home Office carefully monitors overall irregular migration and has regular engagement directly with local authorities and via Regional Strategic Migration Partnerships to discuss any specific impacts on local communities and regions.
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56802More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has considered reviewing the national funding formula for police forces.
Answer: To support the delivery of the Safer Streets Mission, broader policing reform is necessary to address the challenges faced by policing and help the system to deliver effective and efficient policing to the public.The allocation of funding to police forces...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: West MidlandsHome OfficeTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56250More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of (a) the level of funding for and (b) the number of police officers in the West Midlands.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring police forces are supported to tackle crime effectively and protect the communities they serve. Visible policing is essential to restoring public confidence in the police. West Midlands will receive up to £846.9 mil...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice Stations: ClosuresHome OfficeTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56249More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of local police station closures on (a) response times and (b) public confidence in policing.
Answer: It is for Chief Constables and directly elected Police and Crime Commissioners (or equivalents) to make decisions on local resourcing and estates, including police stations. They are best placed to make these decisions based on their knowledge of local ne...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood Policing: Aldridge-BrownhillsHome OfficeTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56248More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with (a) West Midlands Police and (b) the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner on (i) maintaining and (ii) increasing community policing levels in Aldridge-B
Answer: The Government is committed to strong neighbourhood policing for everyone in England and Wales. The Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee will ensure that by July, every community will have named and contactable officers dedicated to addressing the issues faci...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56243More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to establish a national statutory inquiry into grooming gangs.
Answer: The Government is committed to getting to the truth of both historical and current group-based child sexual exploitation or grooming gangs offending, to ensure that perpetrators are punished and to deliver justice and accountability for victims and surviv...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordKnives: West MidlandsHome OfficeTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53868More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the levels of knife crime in the West Midlands in the last five years.
Answer: Halving knife crime over the next decade is a key part of the Government’s Safer Streets Mission and driving down serious violence across the UK, including in the West Midlands, will play a key role in meeting this ambition.In the West Midlands, the gover...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordKnives: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53866More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to encourage (a) (i) community and (ii) campaign groups and (b) families affected by knife crime to participate in the Coalition to Tackle Knife Crime.
Answer: Halving knife crime over the next decade is a key part of the Government’s Safer Streets Mission and driving down serious violence across the UK, including in the West Midlands, will play a key role in meeting this ambition.In the West Midlands, the gover...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordKnives: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53865More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Coalition to Fight Knife Crime on tackling knife crime.
Answer: Halving knife crime over the next decade is a key part of the Government’s Safer Streets Mission and driving down serious violence across the UK, including in the West Midlands, will play a key role in meeting this ambition.In the West Midlands, the gover...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
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