Wendy Morton MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Affordable Housing: West MidlandsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62958More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much and what proportion of the funding announced for the 10-year Affordable Homes Programme at the Spending Review 2025 will be spent in the West Midlands.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to the Written Ministerial Statement made on 2 July 2025 (HCWS771).
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62957More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps is she taking to encourage the development of affordable homes on brownfield sites.
Answer: The government is committed to delivering the biggest increase in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation.The National Planning Policy Framework sets out that planning policies and decisions should give substantial weight to the value of using...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordWaste Disposal: BirminghamMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62956More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many meetings Ministers in her Department have had with (a) Birmingham City Council and (b) Unite since the start of the waste collection industrial dispute in Birmingham.
Answer: Since Birmingham City Council’s declaration of a ‘major incident’ on 31 March, Ministers have been in regular contact with the Council to tackle the backlog of waste on the city’s streets.Ministers have not met with Unite.
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60503More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with UK brick manufacturers on meeting the demand for new homes.
Answer: The government is working with industry to ensure the housebuilding sector has access to the construction materials needed to build 1.5 million safe and decent homes in this parliament.We expect suppliers to increase capacity to meet demand, and we have s...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning: Local GovernmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50500More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she had made of the potential impact of a new national scheme of delegation in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill on local democratic oversight.
Answer: The Planning and Infrastructure Bill includes regulation-making powers to issue statutory guidance on a national scheme of delegation. The government intend to formally consult on these proposals alongside the Bill’s passage.
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFlats: Fire PreventionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50135More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure leaseholders in buildings under 11 metres with cladding issues are not excluded from safety remediation support.
Answer: The department reviews cases brought to its attention which includes undertaking audits of fire risk appraisals of external walls to make sure that proposed works are necessary and proportionate. We engage with freeholders and managing agents to reinforce...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordWest Midlands Fire Service: Disclosure of InformationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50133More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help ensure whistleblowing protections are in place for staff who report (a) misconduct and (b) discriminatory behaviour in the West Midlands Fire Service.
Answer: I am responding as the Minister now with responsibility for Fire. It is the government’s priority to drive meaningful culture change across the fire and rescue sector. Our fire professionals work under significant pressure and in challenging circumstance...
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50129More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has consulted with (a) local authorities and (b) planning professional bodies on the proposed delegation reforms in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill.
Answer: On 13 February 2025, the government published a Planning Committees Planning Reform Working Paper inviting views on models for a national scheme of delegation, which the government has committed to introduce to support better decision making in the planni...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordWest Midlands Fire ServiceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50125More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many times she has met with West Midlands Fire Service Chief Fire Officer between July 2024 and April 2025.
Answer: I am responding as the Minister now with responsibility for Fire. I can confirm that to my knowledge the Secretary of State for the Home Department did not meet with the West Midlands Fire Service Chief Fire Officer during that period. The Home Secretary ...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordWest Midlands Fire ServiceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50124More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of a new oversight board at the West Midlands Fire Service on the quality of service provided.
Answer: I am responding as the Minister now with responsibility for Fire. It is the government’s priority to drive meaningful culture change across the fire and rescue sector. Our fire professionals work under significant pressure and in challenging circumstance...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordWest Midlands Fire Service: Conditions of EmploymentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50123More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to (a) support staff morale and (b) help tackle concerns from staff in the West Midlands Fire Service.
Answer: I am responding as the Minister now with responsibility for Fire. It is the government’s priority to drive meaningful culture change across the fire and rescue sector. Our fire professionals work under significant pressure and in challenging circumstance...
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBuildings: SafetyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50122More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of implementing a single standard for building safety remediation set independently by her Department on the process of remed
Answer: The developer remediation contract sets the standard that developers must meet when remediating buildings covered by the contract. Remediation of external defects must be undertaken in line with PAS 9980 and remediation of internal defects must be underta...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49731More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans she has to reduce the size of local authority planning committees.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 48951 on 7 May 2025.
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49730More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her planned timeline is for publishing details of national guidance on when local planning committees should delegate decisions to planning officers.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 48951 on 7 May 2025.
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncillors: PlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49379More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 7 April 2025 to Question 42592 on Councillors: Planning, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of councillors on the planning process.
Answer: The Planning and Infrastructure Bill includes a regulation-making power to issue statutory guidance on a national scheme of delegation.The government intend to formally consult on proposals relating to the delegation of planning decisions in England along...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48951More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, what her planned timetable is for publishing national guidance on when local planning committees should delegate decisions
Answer: The Planning and Infrastructure Bill includes a regulation-making power to issue statutory guidance on a national scheme of delegation.The government intend to formally consult on proposals relating to the delegation of planning decisions in England along...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48950More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, what assessment she has made of the potential impact on local democratic oversight of replacing individual local authority
Answer: The Planning and Infrastructure Bill includes a regulation-making power to issue statutory guidance on a national scheme of delegation.The government intend to formally consult on proposals relating to the delegation of planning decisions in England along...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncillors: PlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48949More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 7 April 2025 to Question 42592 on Councillors: Planning, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill on
Answer: The Planning and Infrastructure Bill includes a regulation-making power to issue statutory guidance on a national scheme of delegation.The government intend to formally consult on proposals relating to the delegation of planning decisions in England along...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordWaste Disposal: BirminghamMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48416More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which Departmental budget will cover the cost of the use of armed forces personnel to support waste collection in Birmingham.
Answer: This is a local issue and it is right that the response is led by the key public sector partners in Birmingham. We have been clear that if the local leaders on the ground in Birmingham feel tackling these issues goes beyond the resources available to them...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordWaste Disposal: BirminghamMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48415More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many meetings her Department had with Unite between 11 March 2025 and when she decided to use the armed forces to help with waste collection in Birmingham.
Answer: The Secretary of State has engaged with Unite and Birmingham City Council to encourage them to get back around the negotiating table. She has not met with ACAS and the Department has not met with Unite. Any talks to settle the equal pay dispute are solely...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordWaste Disposal: BirminghamMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48414More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with (a) Unite, (b) Birmingham City Council and (c) ACAS to encourage parties to reach a negotiated settlement on the ongoing waste dispute in Birmin
Answer: The Secretary of State has engaged with Unite and Birmingham City Council to encourage them to get back around the negotiating table. She has not met with ACAS and the Department has not met with Unite. Any talks to settle the equal pay dispute are solely...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRecycling: BirminghamMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48413More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when recycling services will be restored in Birmingham; and what estimate she has made of the quantity of recycling material in Birmingham directed to landfill since the suspensi
Answer: Birmingham City Council plans to restore household recycling collections when the waste dispute is resolved. The City Council has increased the opening hours of its 5 household waste recycling facilities which remain open to households. We understand that...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordWaste Disposal: BirminghamMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47229More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether costs incurred by neighbouring local authorities from assisting Birmingham City Council (BCC) with waste collection will be met by (a) BCC and (b) her Department.
Answer: This is a local issue and it is right that the response is led by the key public sector partners in Birmingham. We have been clear that if the local leaders on the ground in Birmingham feel tackling these issues goes beyond the resources available to them...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordWaste Disposal: BirminghamMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45000More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has received recent representations from (a) Birmingham City Council and (b) the Commissioner on the provision of additional public funds to settle their dispute with
Answer: The government has been working intensively with Birmingham City Council in relation to the ongoing disruption in its waste service. While the response is being locally led by the Council as is appropriate, at their request, we have deployed operational a...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordWaste Management: BirminghamMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44999More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to take steps to help support Birmingham City Council to ensure the long-term (a) sustainability and (b) resilience of the city’s waste management se
Answer: The government has been working intensively with Birmingham City Council in relation to the ongoing disruption in its waste service. While the response is being locally led by the Council as is appropriate, at their request, we have deployed operational a...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
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