Wendy Morton MP: written questions
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Food Supply: CostsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63673More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support (a) food producers and (b) suppliers facing rising input costs.
Answer: Annual variations in farm input costs are driven by global markets. UK fertiliser farm gate prices are tied to movements in the international market, and UK fertiliser suppliers compete for market share providing the best price they can for farmers. In th...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: PricesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63672More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with food retailers on the prices of (a) staple food items, (b) cereal, (c) milk, (d) butter and (e) beef.
Answer: Ministers and Defra officials regularly engage with food retailers and producers on a wide range of food supply issues, including affordability and access to staple items such as cereal, milk, butter, and beef. These discussions form part of our ongoing e...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: PricesTreasuryTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63671More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of Government fiscal policies on levels of food inflation.
Answer: HM Treasury does not produce forecasts of the UK economy. Forecasting the economy, including the impact of Government policy decisions, is the responsibility of independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). The OBR does not publish estimates of the ...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: PricesTreasuryTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63670More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that inflation on essential food items does not disproportionately impact low and middle income households.
Answer: Food prices in the UK are a function of a variety of factors including international agricultural commodity prices, the exchange rate and energy prices. The government is committed to helping those in need due to the rising cost of living. An uplift to th...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: PricesTreasuryTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63669More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increases in (a) National Insurance Contributions and (b) the National Minimum Wage on food price inflation.
Answer: It is in the remit of the Low Pay Commission, who advise the Government on the minimum wage rates, to consider the impact of changes to the minimum wage on inflation, alongside the wider economy and the labour market. The Government knows that employers r...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGavi, the Vaccine Alliance: FinanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63668More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he made of the potential impact changes to the level of UK funding for Gavi on vaccine access in low-income countries.
Answer: At the Gavi Summit on 25 June, the Foreign Secretary announced that the UK will invest an additional £1.25 billion in Gavi's 2026 - 2030 programme. This commitment will help deliver Gavi to partner with countries to immunise up to 500 million more childre...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordEnvironment Protection: Falkland IslandsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63667More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to provide multi-year environmental funding for the Falkland Islands.
Answer: Defra primarily supports the UK Overseas Territories, including the Falkland Islands, in protecting their unique biodiversity and natural environments through the Darwin Plus programme. Over the past five years, Darwin Plus has awarded funding to 28 proje...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordImport Duties: Falkland IslandsCabinet OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63666More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress his Department has made on securing integrated tariff treatment for the Falkland Islands, in the context of the UK-EU reset.
Answer: We recognise the challenges these tariffs pose for the Falkland Islands. They stem from the fact the previous Government’s Brexit deal does not cover the Overseas Territories. The EU has been clear that they are not willing to re-open the fundamental term...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Annual ReportsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63664More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2025 to Question 59016 on Development Aid: Education, what his target date is for the publication of the Annual Report and Accounts.
Answer: We expect to publish the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's Annual Report and Accounts on the 21 July.
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBBC World ServiceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63636More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to table 2.6 of HM Treasury's document entitled Spending Review 2025: Departmental Efficiency Plans, published on 11 June 2025, whether he has had discussions
Answer: No decisions have been taken on the World Service Grant-in-Aid funding for the next three years (2026/27 and beyond). This was not settled in the Spending Review and will be determined alongside our other Official Development Assistance and Non-ODA alloca...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: PayForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63635More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to address pay grade inflation.
Answer: All roles advertised in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) are systematically, objectively, and consistently evaluated to ensure there is a fair basis for determining the grading of a role relative to other roles in the organisation a...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Digital TechnologyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63627More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to paragraph 2.54 of the Spending Review Departmental Efficiency Plans 2025, if he will make an estimate of the annual cost of contingent labour costs for digi
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is implementing a strategy to reduce reliance on contingent labour in digital services. As set out in the Department's internal planning, the annual cost of contingent labour identified for insourcin...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish CouncilForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63626More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to paragraphs 2.48 and 2.56 of the Spending Review Departmental Efficiency Plans 2025, what operational reforms will be delivered by the British Council; and w
Answer: No decisions have been taken for the British Council's Grant-in-Aid funding for the next three years (2026/27 and beyond). This was not settled in the Spending Review and will be determined in the round, alongside our other Official Development Assistance...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAfghanistan: Food InsecurityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63579More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 17 June 2025 on Afghanistan, HCWS703, what (a) recommendations and (b) actions were agreed as part of the dialogue on f
Answer: As part of its response to the dire food security and nutrition situation in Afghanistan, the UK is convening a range of stakeholders to explore how we can collectively maximise the impact of our work on this issue. These discussions are ongoing and will ...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordWaste Disposal: BirminghamDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63578More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the UK Health Security Agency is taking through Strategic Commissioning Group to support Birmingham City Council in tackling the public health risks associated with household waste.
Answer: The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued standard public health guidance to Birmingham City Council regarding the risks associated with household waste, with the aim of minimising the potential health impacts on residents. This guidance is availab...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordWaste DisposalDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63306More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure compliance with the waste carriers, brokers and dealers registration regime.
Answer: The Environment Agency (EA) adopts a risk-based approach to monitoring compliance by conducting targeted audits and roadside checks with partners and identifying and auditing high-risk brokers. The EA uses a range of proportionate actions to secure compli...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordInternational Assistance: WomenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62988More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he taking is to encourage (a) large humanitarian aid donors, (b) multilateral organisations and (c) other partner nations to provide funding for women-led grassroo
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is putting women and girls at the centre of our international work. We remain focused on supporting and partnering with women's rights organisations and movements, recognising that there is strong ev...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: WomenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62987More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to increase the proportion of official development assistance that is being delivered through grassroots women-led delivery partners.
Answer: Following the Spending Review, detailed decisions on how the Official Development Assistance (ODA) budget will be used are being worked through as part of ongoing resource allocation processes. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is co...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAfghanistan: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62986More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of moving the the UK Mission to Afghanistan from Doha to a UK-based Afghanistan department.
Answer: The UK Mission to Afghanistan in Doha closed on 30 June 2025. Mr Richard Lindsay was appointed as Special Envoy to Afghanistan on 17 June. He will lead a new Afghanistan department from the UK, taking on the duties of the current Chargé d'Affaires. These ...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAfghanistan: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62985More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what mechanisms his Department has put in place to monitor the delivery of UK-funded aid in Afghanistan.
Answer: The Assurance and Learning Programme was established by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) in 2022 to strengthen oversight of the delivery of UK-funded aid in Afghanistan by providing independent third-party monitoring and portfolio m...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAfghanistan: Climate Change and Food SupplyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62984More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much funding his Department has allocated to (a) climate adaptation and (b) food resilience programmes in Afghanistan in 2024–25.
Answer: In financial year 2024-25, we allocated £171 million to provide vital support for vulnerable people in Afghanistan, including £65 million to the World Food Programme to help more than one million people with emergency food, resilience and nutrition assist...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAfghanistan: WomenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62983More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the potential impact of the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan on women and girls.
Answer: Women and girls continue to bear the brunt of this humanitarian crisis due to systematic Taliban oppression. As I set out in my statement of 17 June, our independent monitoring shows that our assistance continues to reach vulnerable people, including wome...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAfghanistan: Women's RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62982More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the Taliban on the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan: and what outcome he has achieved.
Answer: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) officials regularly speak to the Taliban on the UK Government's priorities, including women's rights in Afghanistan, most recently in June. Ministers do not engage with the Taliban. The Foreign Secretary...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAfghanistan: WomenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62981More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether it remains his policy to help ensure that at least 50% of recipients of UK aid in Afghanistan are women and girls.
Answer: The UK remains committed that at least 50 per cent of people reached by UK aid are women and girls - a commitment we have met every year since the Taliban takeover in 2021. We ensure UK aid reaches women and meets their needs. Over 750,000 women received ...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAfghanistan: Health ServicesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62980More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure that (a) pregnant women and (b) young children have access to (i) malnutrition treatment and (ii) health services in Afghanistan.
Answer: We are gravely concerned about the health and nutrition situation in Afghanistan. Access to essential and nutrition services for pregnant and breastfeeding women and children is limited especially for those in rural areas and is exacerbated by Taliban res...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
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