Wendy Morton MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Innovation: Aldridge-BrownhillsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49740More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential benefits for businesses in Aldridge-Brownhills constituency of the £10m grant issued to the West Midlands Innovation Accelerator this year.
Answer: We were delighted to extend the Innovation Accelerator pilot into 2025/26, investing an extra £30 million in growing high-potential clusters in the West Midlands, Glasgow City Region and Greater Manchester.The West Midlands Innovation Accelerators is supp...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGrowth and Skills LevyDepartment for EducationTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49739More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing measures in connection with the Growth and Skills Levy to protect funding for (a) SMEs and (b) young people.
Answer: This government has committed to widening the apprenticeships offer into a growth and skills offer, which will offer greater flexibility to employers and learners and align with the industrial strategy.As a first step, this will include shorter duration a...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordApprentices: Employers' ContributionsTreasuryTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49738More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to ensure employers are aware of the available National Insurance relief when hiring apprentices under the age of 25.
Answer: HMRC maintains comprehensive Gov.uk guidance to help employers understand the Class 1 NICs relief for apprentices under the age of 25, which has been in place since 2016. It can be found here: Paying employer National Insurance contributions for apprentic...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood Policing: West MidlandsHome OfficeTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49737More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the West Midlands Police’s per capita increase in neighbourhood officers for 2025/26 ranks (a) above or (b) below the national average.
Answer: The Government has provided £200 million for 2025/26 to kickstart the recruitment of 13,000 additional neighbourhood police officers and PCSOs by the end of the Parliament. Force-level allocations have been determined using the Police Funding Formula.The ...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood Policing: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49736More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that neighbourhood policing funding allocations are proportionate to the (a) population size and (b) specific urban needs of each police force area.
Answer: The Government has provided £200 million for 2025/26 to kickstart the recruitment of 13,000 additional neighbourhood police officers and PCSOs by the end of the Parliament. Force-level allocations have been determined using the Police Funding Formula.The ...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood Policing: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49735More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the per capita increase in neighbourhood policing across different police force areas; and if she will publish that data.
Answer: The Government has provided £200 million for 2025/26 to kickstart the recruitment of 13,000 additional neighbourhood police officers and PCSOs by the end of the Parliament. Force-level allocations have been determined using the Police Funding Formula.The ...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood Policing: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49734More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the framework or criteria used to assess police force eligibility and funding levels for neighbourhood policing allocations in 2025-26.
Answer: The Government has provided £200 million for 2025/26 to kickstart the recruitment of 13,000 additional neighbourhood police officers and PCSOs by the end of the Parliament. Force-level allocations have been determined using the Police Funding Formula.The ...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood Policing: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49733More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether (a) police authorities and (b) police and crime commissioners were required to submit a formal bid or proposal to access funding under the 2025-26 Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee.
Answer: The Government has provided £200 million for 2025/26 to kickstart the recruitment of 13,000 additional neighbourhood police officers and PCSOs by the end of the Parliament. Force-level allocations have been determined using the Police Funding Formula.The ...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood Policing: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49732More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what methodology was used to determine the allocation of neighbourhood policing funding to each police force area as part of the 2025-26 settlement.
Answer: The Government has provided £200 million for 2025/26 to kickstart the recruitment of 13,000 additional neighbourhood police officers and PCSOs by the end of the Parliament. Force-level allocations have been determined using the Police Funding Formula.The ...
Answered 12 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 recordWinter Fuel PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49729More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 7 April 2025 to Question 43065 on Pension Credit, if she will make an assessment of the accuracy of her Department’s impact assessment on the decision to remove the winter fuel
Answer: In line with the requirements of the Public Sector Equality Duty, an Equality Analysis was produced and considered as part of the ministerial decision-making process. This was published on 13 September and is available online: Equality Impact Assessments ...
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 recordPackaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Apr 2025WithdrawnUIN 49378More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 7 April 2025 to Question: 42598 on Recycling: Packaging, (a) who is on the steering group and (b) which specific sectors are represented.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordDisease 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
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49376More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to paragraph 2.13 of the Spring Statement 2025, published in March 2025, what his planned timetable is to introduce plans to modernise aid; and how he will eng
Answer: We are in the process of modernising how the UK approaches international development. Modern partnerships are about using all the levers at the UK's disposal - drawing upon UK diplomacy, trade and investment, and defence, as well as partnering with UK ins...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49375More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to paragraph 2.13 of the Spring Statement 2025, published in March 2025, what (a) plans he has to share progress on working with (i) the financial sector and (
Answer: To strengthen links with the financial sector, the Minister of State for International Development and the Economic Secretary to the Treasury will convene an industry led Emerging Markets and Developing Economies taskforce following an industry report &qu...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: Health ServicesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49374More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of protecting funding for global health multilaterals, in the context of changes to levels of Official Development A
Answer: The UK is one of the largest donors to global health multilaterals delivering significant impact. Our £1.65bn funding to Gavi, the Vaccine Allice (2021-2025) is supporting the vaccination of 300 million children and our £1bn funding to the Global Fund for...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordTropical Diseases: Disease ControlForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49373More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Science Innovation and Technology on the role of the UK science and technology sector in global efforts to elimina
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology work closely on issues related to science and technology. Government collaboration with the UK's science and technology sector has been criti...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49372More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to reduce in-donor refugee costs to meet Official Development Assistance budget allocations for (a) 2026-27 and (b) 2027-28.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that asylum costs fall and has already acted. The Government has taken measures to reduce the asylum backlog, reform the asylum accommodation system to help end the use of expensive accommodation in the next Spendin...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49371More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what proportion of Official Development Assistance spending will be on domestic (a) administrative and (b) staffing costs in 2025-26.
Answer: The Department estimates that the proportion of Official Development Assistance spending on domestic (a) administrative and (b) staffing costs in 2025-26 will be approximately 3 per cent and 1 per cent respectively. The staffing costs are part of the tota...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: Family PlanningForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49370More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to levels of Official Development Assistance on the number of women and girls using modern methods of family pl
Answer: The UK's commitment to defending and promoting Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR), including family planning, uses multiple levers: working to influence policy, through health and development diplomacy, as well as using our Official Development ...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGavi, the Vaccine Alliance and Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and MalariaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49369More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) replenishments and (b) pledges to (i) the Global Fund and (ii) GAVI on the UK's international reputation.
Answer: The UK is one of the largest donors to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. We have committed £1.65 billion to the current strategic period covering 2021-2025. The UK is working to ensure a successful replenishment of Gavi and the Global Fund through our diplomati...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: Health ServicesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49368More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he will take to ensure UK (a) health and (b) health security is not adversely impacted by changes to (i) Official Development Assistance and (ii) the global health
Answer: Decisions on how the Official Development Assistance (ODA) budget will be used are being worked through as part of the ongoing Spending Review, based on various factors including impact assessments. We plan to publish final 2025/26 ODA programme allocatio...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Public ExpenditureForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49367More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he is considering amending existing (a) commitments and (b) financial pledges when determining budgets for (i) this financial year and (ii) 2026-27.
Answer: To enable us to deliver the transition to spending 0.3 per cent of Gross National Income on Official Development Assistance (ODA) effectively, in 2025/26 we are prioritising meeting legally binding commitments and delivering work already underway, as well...
Answered 12 May 2025
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