Wendy Morton MP: written questions 2026
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Energy: TaxationTreasuryTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1172More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the (i) UK Emissions Trading Scheme, (ii) Carbon Price Support mechanism, (iii) Renewable Obligation, (iv) Zero Emission Vehicle mandate and (v) wider Net Zero
Answer: Measures including the UK Emissions Trading Scheme, Carbon Price Support, the Renewables Obligation, and the Zero Emission Vehicle mandate contribute to reducing emissions, improving energy security and supporting investment in cleaner technologies. We k...
Answered 22 May 2026
Original Parliament recordEmployment: TaxationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1171More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the cumulative impact of the Employment Rights Act 2025, increases in employer National Insurance contributions and changes to business rates reli
Answer: The Government has published a comprehensive package of analysis on the Employment Rights Act: Employment Rights Act 2025: impact assessments - GOV.UK.This analysis shows that the Act is expected to benefit young workers significantly. The Government rema...
Answered 22 May 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Security BenefitsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1170More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of (a) Personal Independence Payment, (b) Universal Credit health-related and (c) wider working-age welfare expenditure in each financial year t
Answer: Estimates of the cost to the public purse of Personal Independence Payment, Universal Credit health-related, and wider working-age welfare expenditure in each financial year to 2030-31 are published in: Benefit expenditure and caseload tables 2026 - GOV.U...
Answered 27 May 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: StrikesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1169More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost to the NHS and the public sector of industrial action by doctors and other healthcare workers since July 2024; what assessment he has made of the potential imp
Answer: Since the agreement made with resident doctors in July 2024 there have been four rounds of strikes. The resident doctors have been on strike for five days each in July, November, and December 2025, and for six days in April 2026. These have an estimated t...
Answered 20 May 2026
Original Parliament recordAdult Education: FinanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1168More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will set out how his Department measures value for money in adult education provision; what weighting is given to learner outcomes, employment and self-employment outcomes, community impact and pr
Answer: We are investing in education and skills training for adults through the Adult Skills Fund (ASF). The ASF funds education and skills training for eligible adults aged 19 and above from pre-entry to level 3, to help them gain the skills they need for work,...
Answered 22 May 2026
Original Parliament recordAdult Education: FinanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1167More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of barriers to accessing adult education funding opportunities on locally-based training providers; what steps his Department is taking to improve tra
Answer: We are investing in education and skills training for adults through the Adult Skills Fund (ASF). The ASF funds education and skills training for eligible adults aged 19 and above from pre-entry to level 3, to help them gain the skills they need for work,...
Answered 22 May 2026
Original Parliament recordAdult Education: FinanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1166More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of adult education funding in England is allocated to (a) small and medium-sized providers and (b) large national providers; whether her Department collects data on funding allocation by
Answer: We are investing in education and skills training for adults through the Adult Skills Fund (ASF). The ASF funds education and skills training for eligible adults aged 19 and above from pre-entry to level 3, to help them gain the skills they need for work,...
Answered 22 May 2026
Original Parliament recordAdult Education: FinanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1165More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what mechanisms are in place to ensure that adult education funding allocations reflect provider quality, compliance and learner outcomes; what action is taken when providers receiving public funding ar
Answer: We are investing in education and skills training for adults through the Adult Skills Fund (ASF). The ASF funds education and skills training for eligible adults aged 19 and above from pre-entry to level 3, to help them gain the skills they need for work,...
Answered 22 May 2026
Original Parliament recordFurther Education: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1164More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the 2025-26 16 to 19 funding settlement, what estimate she has made of the real-terms change in per-student funding for further education colleges after inflation and energy cost increases are
Answer: The average total programme funding for all 16 to 19-year-olds, including those at further education colleges, school sixth forms and other providers, has increased from £6,219 in the 2024/25 academic year to £6,762 in the 2025/26 academic year, an increa...
Answered 20 May 2026
Original Parliament recordConstruction: Further EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1163More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of students on waiting lists for further education construction courses in England; and what assessment she has made of the adequacy of existing capital funding for coll
Answer: The government is investing £195 million to give colleges the space and facilities to train the next generation of construction workers as part of the Construction Skills Package. A further £375 million will increase capacity in colleges for 16 to 19 year...
Answered 20 May 2026
Original Parliament recordFurther Education: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1162More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impact of further education funding pressures on skills shortages in the West Midlands; and what discussions she has had with mayoral combined authorities and local employers
Answer: Local Skills Improvement Plans (LSIPs) bring together employers, education providers, and other local partners to identify and address key skills needs in an area. In the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) the LSIP is led by the Coventry Chamber of C...
Answered 20 May 2026
Original Parliament recordFurther Education: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1161More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impact of the 2025-26 further education funding settlement on colleges’ ability to recruit and retain teaching staff; and what estimate she has made of the current pay gap be
Answer: Further education (FE) teachers are central to delivering high-quality technical education. The department announced an additional £190 million for colleges and other 16 to 19 providers for the 2025/26 financial year to help them address immediate pressur...
Answered 20 May 2026
Original Parliament recordConstruction: Further EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1160More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of whether current further education funding levels are sufficient to support the Government’s target of training an additional 60,000 construction workers; and what estimate she ha
Answer: The department’s construction skills package will expand training routes in construction courses, improve the quality of the training offer, and bridge the gap between industry and training to deliver the additional 60,000 skilled construction workers acr...
Answered 22 May 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Professions: Industrial DisputesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 241More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost to the NHS and wider public sector of industrial action by doctors and other healthcare workers since July 2024; what assessment he has made of the impact of t
Answer: Since the agreement made with resident doctors in July 2024 there have been four rounds of strikes. The resident doctors have been on strike for five days each in July, November, and December 2025, and for six days in April 2026. These have an estimated t...
Answered 20 May 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Housing: Foreign NationalsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 240More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of social housing allocations made to households where the lead tenant is not a UK national in each of the last five years; what assessmen
Answer: Eligibility for social housing is already tightly controlled. If a person’s visa means that they cannot access state benefits or local authority housing assistance, they are not eligible for an allocation of social housing. Migrants arriving in the UK on ...
Answered 26 May 2026
Original Parliament recordAdult Education: FinanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 239More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of whether the current adult education funding model provides fair and equitable access to funding opportunities for small and medium-sized training providers; what assessmen
Answer: We are committed to investing in education and skills training for adults and are investing over £1.4 billion in the Adult Skills Fund (ASF) this academic year. The principal purpose of the ASF is to engage adults and provide the skills and learning they ...
Answered 29 May 2026
Original Parliament recordPackaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 238More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer to question 99517 when will her Department be able to update the house of the proposed new approach to dual use packaging as referred to by the Minister.
Answer: Defra is working closely with stakeholders to assess all options to amend the household packaging definition (regulation 8) in the packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (pEPR) regulations. This includes both sector-based interim measures, as well as ...
Answered 19 May 2026
Original Parliament recordPackaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 237More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to update the classification criteria for household and non-household packaging under Extended Producer Responsibility to better reflect real-world usage a
Answer: Defra is working closely with stakeholders to assess all options to amend the household packaging definition (regulation 8) in the packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (pEPR) regulations. This includes both sector-based interim measures, as well as ...
Answered 19 May 2026
Original Parliament recordPackaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 236More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how her Department oversees Enforcement action taken by the Environment Agency in relations Extended Producer Responsibility.
Answer: Defra officials are working closely with the Devolved Governments and the national regulators, including the Environment Agency (EA), to ensure that robust plans are in place to scrutinise the accuracy of submissions and to bring into compliance those pro...
Answered 19 May 2026
Original Parliament recordPackaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 235More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance has been issued to the Environment Agency on distinguishing between household and non-household packaging, particularly where products are primarily used in the on-trade.
Answer: Under the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024, the regulators, including the Environment Agency, have a statutory duty to issue guidance for producers about the evidence which may be used to demonstrate tha...
Answered 19 May 2026
Original Parliament recordPackaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 234More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of whether packaging predominantly used in hospitality settings is being correctly classified under extended producer responsibility regu
Answer: Some packaging classified as household packaging under the packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (pEPR) regulations will ultimately end up being managed through commercial waste management operations. Defra is working closely with stakeholders on thi...
Answered 19 May 2026
Original Parliament recordHouseboatsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 233More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to amend the National Planning Policy Framework to make explicit reference to residential boat communities and their accommodation needs.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon. Member to the answers given to Questions UIN 28057 on 14 March 2025 and UIN 34853 on 11 March 2025.Between 16 December 2025 and 10 March 2026, the government consulted on a new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). The consultatio...
Answered 26 May 2026
Original Parliament recordHouseboatsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 232More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department provides to local authorities on safeguarding and expanding residential mooring provision as part of Development Plans.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon. Member to the answers given to Questions UIN 28057 on 14 March 2025 and UIN 34853 on 11 March 2025.Between 16 December 2025 and 10 March 2026, the government consulted on a new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). The consultatio...
Answered 26 May 2026
Original Parliament recordHouseboatsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 231More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what consideration he has given to whether residential boaters constitute a distinct housing group for the purposes of national planning policy.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon. Member to the answers given to Questions UIN 28057 on 14 March 2025 and UIN 34853 on 11 March 2025.Between 16 December 2025 and 10 March 2026, the government consulted on a new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). The consultatio...
Answered 26 May 2026
Original Parliament recordHouseboatsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 230More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of people living permanently on residential boats in England; and what assessment he has made of the availability of suitable residential
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon. Member to the answers given to Questions UIN 28057 on 14 March 2025 and UIN 34853 on 11 March 2025.Between 16 December 2025 and 10 March 2026, the government consulted on a new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). The consultatio...
Answered 26 May 2026
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