Wendy Morton MP: written questions
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British International InvestmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93729More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with British International Investment on focusing on development impact in fragile and low-income countries.
Answer: As part of British International Investment's (BII's) Impact Framework, all transactions are assessed for their additionality, to ensure BII is not displacing the private sector. BII is also a leader amongst Development Finance Institutions in investing i...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish International InvestmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93728More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure British International Investment’s investments (a) are in addition to private sector finance and (b) reach low-income and marginalised grou
Answer: As part of British International Investment's (BII's) Impact Framework, all transactions are assessed for their additionality, to ensure BII is not displacing the private sector. BII is also a leader amongst Development Finance Institutions in investing i...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish International InvestmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92569More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will take steps to ensure that (a) 25% of British International Investment’s new investments support gender equality and (b) 30% are directed to climate finance.
Answer: Future capital funding for British International Investment (BII) will be determined as part of the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office's (FCDO) resource allocation process, ensuring that the ODA budget delivers against the full range of FCDO d...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish International InvestmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92568More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has considered allowing British International Investment to borrow to invest.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 20 March to Question 38518.
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish International InvestmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92567More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that future capital funding for British International Investment does not adversely impact other areas of the Official Development Assistan
Answer: Future capital funding for British International Investment (BII) will be determined as part of the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office's (FCDO) resource allocation process, ensuring that the ODA budget delivers against the full range of FCDO d...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPakistan: Forced LabourForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92566More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what programmes her Department (a) funds and (b) supports to help improve access to education for children working in bonded labour in Pakistan.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon. Member to the answer given on 26 November to question 91957.
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPakistan: Forced LabourForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92565More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has assessed trends in the level of child exploitation in Pakistan’s brick kiln sector.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon. Member to the answer given on 26 November to question 91957.
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPakistan: SlaveryForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92564More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps her Department is taking to help reduce the use of bonded labour in Pakistan’s brick kiln industry.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon. Member to the answer given on 26 November to question 91957.
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPakistan: SlaveryForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92563More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Pakistani counterpart on tackling bonded labour and other forms of modern slavery.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon. Member to the answer given on 26 November to question 91957.
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPakistan: SlaveryForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92562More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential implications for its policies on Pakistan of the findings of the 2025 Global Slavery Index.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon. Member to the answer given on 26 November to question 91957.
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPakistan: SlaveryForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92561More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of reports of (a) modern-day slavery and (b) bonded labour in the brick kiln, agriculture and dome
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon. Member to the answer given on 26 November to question 91957.
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92560More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she plans to review aid spending channels to ensure a greater proportion reaches frontline, locally-led development organisations.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to the evidence provided by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) to the inquiry by the International Development Committee into the FCDO's Approach to Value for Money in Official Development Assistance, publish...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92559More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to improve outcome-based reporting across official development assistance programmes.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to the evidence provided by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) to the inquiry by the International Development Committee into the FCDO's Approach to Value for Money in Official Development Assistance, publish...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMali: Armed ConflictForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92558More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of extending the blockade affecting Mali to other essential goods on civilian populations; and whether the Government is
Answer: The continued terrorist fuel blockade is deeply concerning for Mali, and for the wider region, and we condemn its impact on civilians. The Foreign Secretary wrote to Foreign Minister Diop on 6 November, and the Minister for International Development and A...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMali: Armed ConflictForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92557More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of Russian mercenary groups operating in Mali on efforts to counter Islamist insurgencies; and what pot
Answer: The continued terrorist fuel blockade is deeply concerning for Mali, and for the wider region, and we condemn its impact on civilians. The Foreign Secretary wrote to Foreign Minister Diop on 6 November, and the Minister for International Development and A...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordWest Africa: Jamat Nasr al-Islam wal MusliminForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92556More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the territorial expansion of Jamat Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin across the Sahel on the group’s capacity to destabilise
Answer: The continued terrorist fuel blockade is deeply concerning for Mali, and for the wider region, and we condemn its impact on civilians. The Foreign Secretary wrote to Foreign Minister Diop on 6 November, and the Minister for International Development and A...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92555More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of waiting times for children’s mental health services in the West Midlands; and what steps he is taking to reduce delays.
Answer: We know that too many children and young people are waiting too long for mental health support, and through our Plan for Change, we’re determined to give children and young people the best start in life, including in the West Midlands.The Government is ex...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: Community Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92554More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support the expansion of Pharmacy First services in areas with GP access pressures.
Answer: The Government is committed to providing more services in the community, closer to people’s homes. The 10-Year Health Plan is clear that we need to do things differently with more integrated neighbourhood health services, shifting care from hospital to co...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: West MidlandsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92553More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase GP appointment availability in the West Midlands; and what assessment he has made of primary care staffing levels in Walsall.
Answer: West Midlands sits within the Black Country Integrated Care Board (ICB) where appointment availability in general practice (GP) has increased by 13.8% in September 2025 compared to the same period last year. In October 2024, we invested £160 million into ...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: West MidlandsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92552More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support small and medium-sized enterprises in the West Midlands facing increases in energy and regulatory costs.
Answer: The Government is committed to lowering operating costs for all small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), including those in the West Midlands.Government is helping support businesses to lower their energy costs through energy efficiency and decarbonisat...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMotorcycles: Anti-social BehaviourHome OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92551More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to support local enforcement action against illegal off-road bikes and antisocial vehicle use in the West Midlands.
Answer: Tackling criminality and anti-social behaviour is a top priority for this Government and a key part of our Safer Streets Mission to take back our streets.Our Crime and Policing Bill will give the police greater powers to clamp down on all vehicles used fo...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRetail Trade: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92550More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of trends in the level of retail crime in the West Midlands; and what steps her Department is taking to support local police
Answer: Shop theft continues to increase at an unacceptable level. There were 33,363 shoplifting offences recorded by West Midlands police in the year ending June 2025, a 28% increase on the previous year. Nationally shop theft increased by 13% on the previous ye...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMali: Politics and GovernmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91991More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the security situation in Mali following reports of Jamat Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin encircling Bamako and imposing a fuel blockade; an
Answer: The continued terrorist fuel blockade is deeply concerning for Mali, and for the wider region, and we condemn its impact on civilians. The Foreign Secretary wrote to Foreign Minister Diop on 6 November, and the Minister for International Development and A...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTurks and Caicos Islands: Hurricanes and TornadosForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91990More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the pre-deployment of UK military teams to the Turks and Caicos Islands ahead of Hurricane Melissa, and whether similar p
Answer: The UK military team pre-deployed to the Turks and Caicos Islands supported the disaster management preparations, response and recovery work as needed.After Hurricane Melissa passed, HMS Trent redeployed to Jamaica. HMS Trent was equipped with humanitaria...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordJamaica: Hurricanes and TornadoesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91989More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of consular support provided to British nationals in Jamaica during and after Hurricane Melissa, including the evacuation flight
Answer: The consular team at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) provides 24/7 assistance to British nationals and dealt with 850 consular enquiries related to Hurricane Melissa. The Register Your Presence portal was launched from the outset o...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
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