Wendy Morton MP: written questions
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Sudan: Armed ConflictForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46741More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he plans to take with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) international partners to help ensure (a) a cessation in hostilities and (b) an end to conflict in Sudan.
Answer: A key focus of the London Sudan Conference on 15 April was to establish international consensus on how to end the conflict. There was clear consensus on the importance of an immediate and permanent ceasefire and sustainable end to the conflict, as reitera...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: Humanitarian SituationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46740More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he plans to take to help tackle the humanitarian situation in (a) Sudan and (b) countries neighbouring Sudan.
Answer: The UK is committed to addressing Sudan's humanitarian crisis and its regional impacts. On 15 April, the Foreign Secretary announced £120 million of new life-saving aid for this year. This includes 670,000 people to be reached with food assistance for 3 m...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: Armed ConflictForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46739More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much funding was (a) allocated for and (b) spent on the London Sudan conference on 15 April 2025.
Answer: We are currently collating information on funding allocated to and spent on the London Sudan Conference. We will write to the Honourable Member with a full response in due course.
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: Politics and GovernmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46738More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the (a) withdrawal and (b) closure of international partners’ diplomatic missions in (i) Sudan and (ii) South Sudan on
Answer: The safety of our staff and British Nationals is our priority. The UK like others, had no choice but to withdraw our diplomatic presence in Khartoum when armed violence commenced in April 2023. The UK remains committed to finding a solution to end the con...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordConditions of Employment: Economic GrowthDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46737More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential impact of the Employment Rights Bill on economic growth.
Answer: The Secretary of State, responsible Ministers and policy officials meet regularly with their counterparts in HM Treasury. This includes on discussions related to delivering the biggest upgrade to workers' rights in a generation through the Employment Righ...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness: Conditions of EmploymentDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46736More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Employment Rights Bill on business confidence and growth.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade has published a set of Impact Assessments that provide a comprehensive analysis on the potential impact of the Employment Rights Bill. This analysis includes con-sideration of impacts on businesses and economic growth...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSentencing Council for England and Wales: StaffMinistry of JusticeTabled 22 Apr 2025WithdrawnUIN 46735More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what is the total cost to the public purse was for staff salaries for the Sentencing Council in the 2024-25 financial year.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordPre-sentence ReportsMinistry of JusticeTabled 22 Apr 2025WithdrawnUIN 46734More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were sentenced under the guidelines from the Sentencing Council on pre-sentence reports prior to their suspension.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordForeign Investment in UK: West MidlandsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46733More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions his Department has had with the West Midlands Combined Authority on increasing levels of Foreign Direct Investment in the West Midlands.
Answer: My department have and continue to hold discussions on attracting private investment to the West Midlands and across the UK. We work with clients to understand their requirements and to reduce barriers which inform the client’s decision to locate in the r...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMayor of the West Midlands: ChinaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46732More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department had discussions with the West Midlands Combined Authority prior to the visit to China by the Mayor of the West Midlands.
Answer: My department, with officials from FCDO, directly supported a number of Combined Authority leaders on this visit to China, which included the Mayor of the West Midlands. The programme focused on strengthening growth across regions to enhance investment an...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPackaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46731More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2025 to Question 42597 on Packaging: Recycling, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the differential in weight between glass
Answer: In October 2024, the Government published an updated assessment of the impact of introducing the pEPR scheme. This impact assessment included an estimate for pEPR fees per tonne of packaging material. This estimate did not split by packaging material type...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPension Credit: ApplicationsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46730More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of Pension Credit applications received in the period between 1 October 2024 and 31 December 2024 were deemed ineligible in (a) Aldridge-Brownhills constituency and (b) the
Answer: On 27 February 2025 we published Pension Credit applications and award statistics. This publication provides application volumes up to 23 February 2025. This also includes information on Pension Credit claims that have been cleared but not awarded benefit...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPension Credit: ApplicationsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46729More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of Pension Credit applications that were received in the period between 1 October 2024 and 31 December 2024 were ineligible.
Answer: On 27 February 2025 we published Pension Credit applications and award statistics. This publication provides application volumes up to 23 February 2025. This also includes information on Pension Credit claims that have been cleared but not awarded benefit...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Transport: BirminghamDepartment for TransportTabled 22 Apr 2025WithdrawnUIN 46728More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of disruptions to waste collection services in Birmingham on public transportation (a) schedules and (b) routes, and what steps she is taking to help mitigat
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordDomestic Waste: BirminghamDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Apr 2025WithdrawnUIN 46727More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the accumulation of waste during the Birmingham bin strikes on public health.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordTreasury: Information OfficersTreasuryTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46726More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many full-time-equivalent staff in her Department are employed in communications and public relations roles.
Answer: In the central HM Treasury communications team, there are a total of 40.9 Full Time Equivalent Government Communication Service professionals. Of this total, 19 work in the media discipline which covers press and media responsibilities. This is the latest...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBalkans: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45001More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to announce a date for the UK-hosted Berlin Process 2025 summit.
Answer: The UK is delighted to host the Berlin Process this year. We will organise meetings of Ministers, government officials and non-government stakeholders to build stronger economic and security ties between the countries of the Western Balkans and deepen coo...
Answered 23 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
Original Parliament recordWaste Disposal: BirminghamMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44998More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has provided additional (a) funding and (b) other resources to councils bordering Birmingham to help tackle additional fly-tipping resulting from bin strik
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 Disposal: BirminghamMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44997More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has provided additional (a) funding and (b) resources to Birmingham City Council to help tackle waste management issues resulting from the recent bin strik
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 Disposal: BirminghamMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44996More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with Birmingham City Council on the potential impact of the bin strikes on (a) public health and (b) the environment in affected areas.
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: Industrial DisputesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44995More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she is taking steps to help support (a) Birmingham City Council and (b) other local authorities to resolve disputes with bin collection workers.
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 recordTourism: BirminghamDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44994More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of bin strikes in Birmingham on levels of international tourism to the area.
Answer: No, because it is obvious that it would be better for all if the strikes were to end.
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordFly-tipping: West MidlandsHome OfficeTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44993More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of hours spent by West Midlands Police investigating fly-tipping related incidents in the last two months.
Answer: The requested data is not currently collected by the Home Office.
Answered 28 Apr 2025
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