Wendy Morton MP: written questions 2025
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Debts: Developing CountriesTreasuryTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69325More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for his policies on global debt of the publication entitled The Jubilee Report: A Blueprint for Tackling the Debt and Development Crises and Creating the Fi
Answer: Tackling unsustainable debt is one of the UK government’s international development priorities and we are committed to an international financial system that supports development needs and helps countries address their debt vulnerabilities, aligned with t...
Answered 2 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDebts: Developing CountriesTreasuryTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69324More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of debt servicing costs on developing countries’ public health spending.
Answer: Tackling unsustainable debt is one of the UK government’s international development priorities and we are committed to an international financial system that supports development needs and helps countries address their debt vulnerabilities, aligned with t...
Answered 2 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordWorld Bank: FinanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69323More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the speech by the Minister of State for International Development at the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development in Seville on 2 July,
Answer: The UK government supports a capital increase for the World Bank's International Bank for Reconstruction and Development subject to reforms in three areas. Firstly, implementation of reforms aimed at boosting lending from the Bank's existing resources. Se...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: Antimicrobial ResistanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69322More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will publish a strategy for tackling anti-microbial resistance globally; and how much funding he plans to provide for anti-microbial resistance official development ass
Answer: The UK's approach to Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is set out in the UK National Action Plan. The UK has played a key role globally in advocating for the need for strong action on AMR, for example, helping to secure a strong outcome from last year's UN H...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDisease Control: International CooperationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69321More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to support pandemic preparedness.
Answer: Strengthening pandemic prevention, preparedness and response is a priority for the Government. Through our multilateral and bilateral programming and working across Government and with our international partners we are helping to safeguard lives and econo...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPandemic FundForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69320More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to support the Pandemic Fund beyond 2025-26.
Answer: The UK has committed £25 million to the Pandemic Fund. We are currently working through detailed decisions on how the Official Development Assistance budget will be used in future years, informed by internal and external consultation and impact assessment...
Answered 2 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAfrica: Health ServicesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69319More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with African Union partners to help meet commitments under the Abuja declaration.
Answer: The UK is actively supporting African Union partners to achieve the global health commitments outlined in the Abuja Declaration and the 2023 Lusaka Agenda, including by allocating 15 per cent of their annual budget to health. We are providing ongoing supp...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: Health ServicesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69318More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps is he taking to fund (a) disease diagnostics and (b) primary health care services in developing countries.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) supports disease diagnostics through investments in health services, and research and development. We invest in public-private Product Development Partnerships to create diagnostics for diseases like...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDisease Control: International CooperationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69317More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of UK funding for global health data systems supporting future pandemic preparedness.
Answer: The UK has a strong record of partnering and supporting others to strengthen global pandemic prevention, preparedness and response, within which strengthening health surveillance and information systems is a core priority. We strengthen these systems thro...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordReligious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69316More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what guidance his Department has issued to (a) diplomats and (b) heads of mission on promoting freedom of religion or belief overseas.
Answer: In June 2025, Lord Collins, the Minister for Africa, wrote to all Heads of Mission to underline the importance of embedding our human rights priorities - including Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) - into every aspect of our work. On 8 July 2025, the U...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: ChildrenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69315More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the legal options available for (a) sanctioning and (b) prosecuting Russian officials involved in the forced (i) abduction an
Answer: We are playing our full part in international efforts to reunite these children with their families. On 3 September 2025, we announced a fourth round of sanctions targeting those attempting to forcibly deport and indoctrinate Ukrainian children. We do not...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRussia: UkraineForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69314More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he is providing support to establish a special tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine.
Answer: The UK has long supported efforts to establish a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine. This is a manifesto commitment and a personal priority for the Foreign Secretary. UK experts played a key role in discussions within the 'Core G...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Crimes against HumanityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69313More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department plans to increase support for international justice initiatives aimed at prosecuting people responsible for (a) war crimes and (b) crimes against human
Answer: The International Criminal Court (ICC) is the primary international institution for investigating and prosecuting the most serious crimes of international concern, including war crimes and crimes against humanity. As early as February 2022, the UK led eff...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: War CrimesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69312More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support he is providing to the Atrocity Crimes Advisory Group; and what assessment he has made of the potential impact of that group on prosecutions for war crimes commi
Answer: The UK, in partnership with the EU and the US, launched the Atrocity Crimes Advisory Group (ACA) in May 2022. Its mission is to support the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine (OPG), and to ensure efficient coordination of our respective support t...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRussia: UkraineForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69311More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps he has taken with (a) NATO, (b) the United Nations and (c) G7 partners to ensure accountability for senior Russian officials suspected of orchestrating atro
Answer: The Foreign Secretary regularly raises the issue of international criminal justice and accountability with partners, including in multilateral fora. The UK is committed to securing accountability for those responsible for atrocity crimes, and any allegati...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: ChildrenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69310More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has had recent discussions with the Yale University Humanitarian Research Lab on the future of its work monitoring the deportation of Ukrainian childre
Answer: Ukraine's Office of the Prosecutor General has confirmed that Yale's data on deported children has been transferred to the Ukrainian government. The data that the Yale Humanitarian Research Lab provided to Ukraine was part of a larger project, not specifi...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: War CrimesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69309More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that (a) victims and (b) witnesses of war crimes in Ukraine are protected from reprisals (i) during and (ii) after investig
Answer: Through our support for the Atrocity Crimes Advisory Group (ACA), the UK has worked to ensure that the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine (OPG) takes a survivor-centred justice response, rooted in international standards, in order to protect the ...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: War CrimesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69306More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the (a) adequacy and (b) effectiveness of the funding provided in December 2024 to help support Ukraine’s capacity to (i) investigate and (ii)
Answer: The UK has been at the forefront of international efforts to develop Ukraine's capacity to investigate and prosecute atrocity crimes resulting from Russia's illegal invasion. Our coordinated approach with US and EU partners through the establishment of th...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordIndustryDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68767More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to p.12 of The UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy 2025 published on 23 June 2025, on what evidential basis his Department determined which business sectors have high potential.
Answer: Invest 2035 (published on GOV.UK in October 2024) identified 8 high-level 'growth driving' sectors (the IS-8): Advanced Manufacturing, Clean Energy Industries, Creative Industries, Defence, Digital and Technologies, Financial Services, Life Sciences, and ...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordWest Coast Main LineDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68455More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to increase capacity on the West Coast Main Line southern section, in the context of the decision by the Office of Rail and Road to reject the open access application from Wrexham, Shro
Answer: The delivery of HS2 will almost double long-distance rail capacity between London and the West Midlands, significantly improving the heavily congested southern section of the West Coast Main Line and releasing capacity for other services on that section o...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordManufacturing Industries: West MidlandsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68454More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to The UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy 2025, published on 23 June 2025, which sectors in the West Midlands he consulted with during the development of the Industrial Strategy.
Answer: The government engaged widely throughout the development of the Industrial Strategy, including with businesses, business representation organisations, and trade unions.In the West Midlands, this included roundtables and discussions with businesses, engage...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordManufacturing Industries: West MidlandsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68453More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to The UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy 2025 published on 23 June 2025, what plans he has to develop clusters of excellence in the West Midlands.
Answer: The Industrial Strategy highlights the West Midlands' strengths in all eight Industrial Strategy growth-driving sectors.The Strategy's UK-wide measures will make it quicker and easier to do business, including in the West Midlands. Specific Industrial Str...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordManufacturing Industries: West MidlandsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68452More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he had with the Mayor of the West Midlands during the development of The UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy 2025, published on 23 June 2025.
Answer: The government is committed to working in partnership with Mayoral Strategic Authorities (MSAs) as part of delivering the Industrial Strategy's regional growth objective. We have engaged regularly with the West Midlands Combined Authority, at official and...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Wealth Fund: West MidlandsTreasuryTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68451More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to p.99 of The UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy 2025, published on 23 June 2025, what strategic partnerships are being trialled by The National Wealth Fund in the West Midlands.
Answer: The National Wealth Fund (NWF) is trialling a Strategic Partnership with West Midlands – as well as Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire and Glasgow City Region – to provide enhanced, hands-on support to help it develop and finance long-term investment oppo...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Wealth Fund: West MidlandsTreasuryTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68450More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what infrastructure projects the National Wealth Fund has (a) funded, (b) initiated and (c) delivered in the West Midlands since October 2024.
Answer: The National Wealth Fund (NWF) has a strong regional mandate and proactively identifies investment opportunities across the UK to ensure the benefits of investment are felt nationwide.In March 2025, the NWF’s local authority function provided a £9.6 milli...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
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