Wendy Morton MP: written questions

4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress

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Written questions

Green Belt: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29983More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether assurance is required at local plan examination that infrastructure relied upon to justify Green Belt allocations is costed, funded and capable of being delivered when ne
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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Green Belt: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29982More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Department provides guidance on the distinction between identifying land as grey belt and establishing that it is suitable for allocation for development; whether gre
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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Green Belt: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29936More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions the Department has held with Walsall Council and the West Midlands Combined Authority about the brownfield-with-intervention option identified in paragraph 4.22
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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Green Belt: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29935More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what requirements national planning policy places on Walsall Council to release particular Green Belt sites through its Local Plan, as distinct from assessing housing need and de
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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Solar Power: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29933More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure that planning decisions on large-scale solar developments consider their potential effects on (a) Green Belt land, (b) Sites of Special Scienti
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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Housing: WalsallMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29932More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much funding has been allocated to Walsall Council for brownfield housing development in each financial year from 2024-25 to 2028-29; and how many homes that funding is expec
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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Sleeping RoughMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29404More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what definition the Government uses to define long-term rough sleeping; what target date and measurable outcomes apply to the commitment to end long-term rough sleeping at the ea
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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Data Centres: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 28749More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what criteria is used to determine whether a proposed data centre is of national significance and should be directed into the nationally significant infrastructure project regime
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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Data Centres: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 28748More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance she is providing on the weight local planning authorities may give to the cumulative effect of proposed data centres on (a) water supplies, (b) electricity-network
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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Sleeping Rough: West MidlandsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28743More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much of the additional £340 million announced on 20 July 2026 to address long-term rough sleeping will be allocated to (a) Walsall Council and (b) the West Midlands; and how
Answer: The £340 million announced on 20 July formed part of the £442 million subsequently announced for the Rough Sleeping Programme on 19 August. This investment will help ensure that people sleeping rough have a route off the streets this winter, while deliver...
Answered 18 Sept 2026
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Social and Affordable Homes Programme: WalsallMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 28742More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of homes funded through the Social and Affordable Homes Programme in Walsall Borough will be available for (a) social rent, (b) affordable rent, (c) shared owners
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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Social and Affordable Homes ProgrammeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 28741More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what safeguards will ensure that the proposed transfer of greater control over Social and Affordable Homes Programme funding to mayoral strategic authorities results in an equita
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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Social and Affordable Homes Programme: WalsallMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 28740More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether Walsall Council applied for strategic partnership status under the Social and Affordable Homes Programme; and what support will be available to enable Walsall Council to
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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Parking: PlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 28739More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether local planning authorities may set parking standards above national expectations where proposed development would otherwise increase on-street parking or congestion; and
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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Housing: WalsallMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 28738More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment the Department has made of the amount of brownfield land in Walsall Borough that is (a) suitable, (b) available and (c) viable for housing development; how many h
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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Local Plans: WalsallMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 28737More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment the Department has made of the potential effect of the National Planning Policy Framework published on 17 August 2026 on the preparation of the Walsall Borough Lo
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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Planning: Railway StationsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 28736More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the proposed railway station at Aldridge has been included in any assessment of land subject to the National Planning Policy Framework policy on development around well-c
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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Housing: WalsallMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 27951More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the requirement on authorities with older local plans to demonstrate a six-year supply of deliverable housing s
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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Housing: WalsallMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 27950More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the National Planning Policy Framework, published on 17 August 2026, on the number of homes that Walsall Counci
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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Housing: WalsallMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 27949More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which railway stations serving Walsall Borough meet the definition of a well-connected station in the National Planning Policy Framework, published on 17 August 2026; what geogra
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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Housing: SalesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 27935More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answers to Questions 16442 and 16443 on 15 July 2026, on Housing: Sales, what modelling her Department has undertaken of the potential impact of the proposed refo
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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Housing: SalesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 27934More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer to Question 16442 on 15 July 2026 on Housing: Sales, which industry datasets her Department uses to monitor failed residential property transactions; what
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 27933More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer to Question 18619 on 23 July 2026, on Planning Authorities: Housing, if her Department will commission an assessment of the number, location and outcome of
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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Housing: Land UseMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 27932More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer to Question 18620 on 23 July 2026, on Housing: Land Use, what assessment her Department has made of the comparative infrastructure requirements and public-
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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Council Housing: WalsallMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 26553More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many additional council homes the Department expects Walsall Council to deliver by 2031 as a result of the measures announced on 25 August 2026; and what funding will be prov
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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Cabinet Office	5
Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade	9
Department for Education	8
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero	5
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	17
Department for Transport	5
Department for Work and Pensions	5
Department of Health and Social Care	8
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office	1
Home Office	11
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government	59
Ministry of Justice	9
Treasury	17

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