Wendy Morton MP: written questions
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Housing: Brownfield SitesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96670More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether potential housing development on (i) supermarkets with car parks, (ii) edge of town retail parks, (iii) train station car parks and (iv) former industrial sites where mor
Answer: The revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) published on 12 December 2024 broadened the definition of brownfield land, set a strengthened expectation that applications on brownfield land will be approved, and made clear that plans should promote...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBrownfield SitesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96669More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether car parks, roads and other hardstanding in urban areas are brownfield land.
Answer: The revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) published on 12 December 2024 broadened the definition of brownfield land, set a strengthened expectation that applications on brownfield land will be approved, and made clear that plans should promote...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBrownfield SitesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96668More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason the Building Safety Levy (England) Regulations 2025 introduced a new definition of Previously Developed land.
Answer: Works on previously developed sites will be charged at the 50% discount rate for the Building Safety Levy. This is because of the higher costs of developing a previously developed/ brownfield site, and the greater risk that these projects become unviable....
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordIndividual Savings AccountsTreasuryTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96194More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an estimate of the number and demographic profile of savers impacted by the reduction in the annual cash ISA allowance; and whether she plans to introduce alternative saving and investment incen
Answer: ISAs incentivise saving and investment by providing generous tax advantages to individual taxpayers. Individuals can save up to £20,000 into an ISA each year, and any savings income received within an ISA is tax free. In addition, due to the Personal Savi...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordWorkplace PensionsTreasuryTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96154More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what modelling she has undertaken on applying National Insurance to salary-sacrificed pension contributions above £2,000; and whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of that measure on pension con
Answer: A Tax Information and Impact Note (TIIN) was published alongside the introduction of the Bill containing the changes to pensions salary sacrifice. Individuals earning below £30,000 making pension contributions through salary sacrifice are overwhelmingly p...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordWorkplace Pensions: Small BusinessesTreasuryTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96153More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of applying National Insurance to salary-sacrificed pension contributions above £2,000 from 2029 on small and medium-sized employers, pension take-up and long-ter
Answer: A Tax Information and Impact Note (TIIN) was published alongside the introduction of the Bill containing the changes to pensions salary sacrifice. Small and medium-sized employers (SMEs) are less likely to be affected by these changes. Based on the latest...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordApprentices: West MidlandsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96152More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that apprenticeship funding announced in the Autumn Budget 2025 reaches high-demand sectors in the West Midlands.
Answer: At the Budget, we announced more than £1.5 billion over the Spending Review period for investment in employment and skills support, supporting more opportunities for young people and SMEs across England, including in the West Midlands. This includes an ad...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: ApprenticesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96151More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of apprenticeship measures in the Autumn Budget 2025 on small and medium-sized employers in Aldridge-Brownhills constituency and the Black Count
Answer: At the Budget, we announced more than £1.5 billion over the Spending Review period for investment in employment and skills support, supporting more opportunities for young people and SMEs across England, including in the West Midlands. This includes an ad...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTraining: Aldridge-BrownhillsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96150More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the skills measures in the Autumn Budget 2025 on adult learners in communities in Aldridge-Brownhills constituency.
Answer: At the Budget, we announced more than £1.5 billion over the Spending Review period for investment in employment and skills support, supporting more opportunities for young people and SMEs across England, including in the West Midlands. This includes an ad...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTraining: Regional Planning and DevelopmentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96149More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of skills funding announced in the Autumn Budget 2025 on the adequacy of engineering, advanced manufacturing, logistics, construction and health and s
Answer: The budget announced over £1.5 billion of investment in employment and skills sup-port to fund the Youth Guarantee and reform the Growth and Skills Levy over the Spending Review period. The Youth Guarantee means every young person can access support to ea...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96148More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in the West Midlands; and whether she plans to provide additional support for installing public EV chargers across Aldrid
Answer: The Government is committed to accelerating the roll-out of charging infrastructure so that everyone, no matter where they live or work, can make the transition to an electric vehicle (EV). As of 1st October 2025 there were 7,661 public charging devices i...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: West MidlandsDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96147More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of funding for buses in the Autumn Budget 2025 on bus routes serving Aldridge-Brownhills constituency; and whether her Department plans to issue guidance to
Answer: The Government reaffirmed its commitment to investing in bus services long-term in the Spending Review, confirming over £3 billion from 2026/27 to support local leaders and bus operators across the country to improve bus services for millions of passenger...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: West MidlandsDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96146More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the impact of the Budget’s roads funding announcements on tackling congestion hotspots in Aldridge-Brownhills, including the A452, A461, Chester Road, Walsall Wood Road and Brown
Answer: Tackling congestion hotspots on local roads is a matter for local highway authorities. The roads in question are the responsibility of Walsall Council, which is part of the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA). WMCA is in receipt of £1.05bn of City Reg...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTransport: West MidlandsDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96145More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that additional capital funding for roads, rail and bus networks announced in the Budget is allocated fairly across the West Midlands, including to areas across Ald
Answer: The West Midlands Combined Authority will receive almost £2.4bn in Transport for City Region (TCR) funding up to 31/32. Enabling Mayors in recipient areas to deliver schemes that align with local priorities, the TCR programme provides unprecedented, multi...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordVisitor Levy: West MidlandsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96144More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish any impact assessments on the potential displacement of visitors away from levy-charging areas of the West Midlands to neighbouring counties without such charg
Answer: The impacts of the overnight visitor levy will be determined by local decisions. Mayors will need to decide whether to implement a levy, subject to a local consultation on specific proposals. This consultation will inform their decisions regarding whether...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordVisitor Levy: West MidlandsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96143More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the impact of granting the Mayor of the West Midlands Combined Authority powers to levy a mandatory charge on overnight stays on smaller visitor ec
Answer: The impacts of the overnight visitor levy will be determined by local decisions. Mayors will need to decide whether to implement a levy, subject to a local consultation on specific proposals. This consultation will inform their decisions regarding whether...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: West MidlandsDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96142More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what additional support, will be provided to West Midlands councils in 2025-26, 2026-27 and 2027-28 to manage growing SEND costs.
Answer: The government has announced plans to address deficits through making available the High Needs Stability Grant, which will cover 90% of all local authorities‘ high needs dedicated schools grant (DSG) deficits accumulated to the end of the 2025/26 financia...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96141More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he will require the Department for Education or newly responsible central government bodies to publish borough-level data on SEND provision, EHCP timeliness and outcomes once funding is centralised, to
Answer: Information on the number of pupils with special educational needs (SEN) is published in the statistical release, Special educational needs in England, accessible at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/special-educational-...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government Finance: Special Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96140More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Government will maintain or reform the “safety valve” and “deliverability” programmes for local authorities following the centralisation of SEND funding; and how councils such as Walsall will be sup
Answer: The government has announced plans to address deficits through making available the High Needs Stability Grant, which will cover 90% of all local authorities‘ high needs dedicated schools grant (DSG) deficits accumulated to the end of the 2025/26 financia...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96139More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether local authorities will be required to repay accumulated DSG deficits before 2028-29, or whether such deficits will be written off as part of the transition to central gov
Answer: At Autmn Budget 2025, the government clarified that ambitious Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) reform plans will be set out early in the new year and that funding for SEND will be managed within the government’s overall departmental spend...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96138More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the OBR’s conclusion that cumulative local authority SEND deficits may reach £14 billion by 2027-28, and what implications this has for the financi
Answer: At Autmn Budget 2025, the government clarified that ambitious Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) reform plans will be set out early in the new year and that funding for SEND will be managed within the government’s overall departmental spend...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: West MidlandsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96137More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on West Midlands local authorities of the Government’s decision in the Autumn Budget to transfer full responsibility for fundi
Answer: At Autmn Budget 2025, the government clarified that ambitious Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) reform plans will be set out early in the new year and that funding for SEND will be managed within the government’s overall departmental spend...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFloods Resilience TaskforceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94687More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Flood Resilience Taskforce most recently met; what recommendations it has provided to Ministers since September regarding national readiness for severe weather events; and wha
Answer: The Floods Resilience Taskforce most recently met in September and held two meetings on the 8th and 15th. The Taskforce discussed actions by members to prepare for, respond to and recover from flooding during autumn and winter. This included improvements ...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFlood Control: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94686More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Government’s commitment to invest £10.5 billion in flood defences by 2036, (a) how much has been allocated to each English region to date, (b) how many of the 151
Answer: This Government will invest at least £10.5 billion into our flood defences between April 2024 and March 2036 better protecting nearly 900,000 properties. Having benefitted from over £745 million of capital funding in 2024/25, flood defence schemes have re...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFloods: WarningsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94685More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department’s commitment to improve national flood forecasting, (a) what assessment she has made of the performance of the new flood warning system during Storm Cl
Answer: During Storm Claudia, the Environment Agency (EA) sent more than 130 flood warnings and 270 flood alerts. These reached people through text (315,000 messages), email (350,000), and automated calls (225,000). The Floodline recorded information service also...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
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