Wendy Morton MP: written questions
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Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and MalariaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91988More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential benefits to the UK economy from the Global Fund’s partnerships with British research institutions, including in relat
Answer: The Global Fund's partnerships with British research institutions have supported innovations such as long-lasting insecticidal nets, improved HIV prevention, antiretroviral therapies, and strengthened community-led responses. Such partnerships drive scien...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordInternational Assistance: Health ServicesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91987More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support global reform of multilateral health organisations referred to in Written Statement HCWS1043, made on 11 November 2025, includi
Answer: The UK is working with partners to drive reform of the multilateral system in line with the Lusaka Agenda, supporting countries to move along the path to self-sufficiency.The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) support the work that the Gl...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordGlobal Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and MalariaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91986More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the role the Global Fund will play in improving global surveillance systems for infectious diseases, including early warning capabilities for
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer provided on 1 September to Question 69322.
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: Health ServicesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91985More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Written Statement of 11 November 2025 (HCWS1043) on the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, what assessment her Department has made of
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 17 September to Question 72441.
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNutrition: WomenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91984More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that nutrition objectives are systematically integrated within women and girls’ programmes.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 18 November to Question 89032.
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNigeria: Child Nutrition FundForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91983More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the impact of the Child Nutrition Fund on nutrition outcomes for women, children and new-borns in Nigeria.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer she was provided on 14 March in response to Question 35278.
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: DischargesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91982More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of discharges late on Friday evenings on the safeguarding and wellbeing of patients.
Answer: Every acute hospital has access to a multi-disciplinary care transfer hub, where National Health Service and social care professionals manage discharges and arrange appropriate support packages for patients, so they receive the services they need upon the...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: ReformDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91981More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress he has made on social care reform.
Answer: The Government is progressing towards a National Care Service with a vision that everyone, regardless of their needs, background, or where they live, should have the opportunity to lead healthy, independent, and fulfilling lives.We have made recent progre...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91980More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase access to care in the community.
Answer: The 10-Year Health Plan sets out our vision for a Neighbourhood Health Service.The Neighbourhood Health Service will embody our new preventative principle that care should happen as locally as it can, digitally by default, in a person’s home if possible, ...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Industrial DisputesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91979More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help prevent industrial action in the NHS.
Answer: In May, we accepted the independent pay review bodies’ headline pay recommendations, giving doctors and Agenda for Change staff, including nurses, an above inflation pay rise for the second year in a row.As well as awarding resident doctors in England a p...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91978More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the financial resilience of metropolitan local authorities; and what steps his Department is taking to support councils impl
Answer: The government is delivering a fairer system and realigning funding with need and deprivation through the first multi-year Local Government Finance Settlement in a decade. These changes will not fix the challenges facing local government overnight. Reform...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordUrban Areas: RegenerationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91977More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to support high street revitalisation in places such as Aldridge and Brownhills; and what funding streams are available for local regeneration
Answer: Government’s commitment to the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) area involves a Devolution Deal which provides more funding, a single departmental-style budget, and new powers over transport, skills, and housing. This approach gives the mayor and l...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordInfrastructure Levy: West MidlandsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91976More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how the Infrastructure Levy will operate in metropolitan boroughs; and what the projected levy income for the West Midlands is over the next five years.
Answer: The government has made clear that it does not intend to commence the Infrastructure Levy provisions from the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023.
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: West MidlandsDepartment for TransportTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91975More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with West Midlands Rail Executive on improving rail connectivity between Walsall and Birmingham; and what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of restor
Answer: The service between Walsall and Birmingham is operating with four trains per hour, which means that the previous service levels operating before Covid-19 have already been restored. These services operate with newly introduced Class 730 trains. The Depart...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: West MidlandsDepartment for TransportTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91974More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to support bus operators in the West Midlands to maintain service frequency on key local routes, including those serving Aldridge and surrounding communities.
Answer: The Government knows that reliable and frequent bus services are vital to providing access to services and keeping communities connected. The Government’s Bus Services Act 2025 puts passenger needs, reliable services and local accountability at the heart ...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: West MidlandsDepartment for TransportTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91973More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of highways maintenance funding allocated to the West Midlands for 2025–26.
Answer: West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) is in receipt of £1.05bn of devolved City Region Sustainable Transport Settlements (CRSTS) funding for the period 2022/23 to 2026/27, and has been allocated £2.4bn of Transport for City Regions (TCR) funding for the...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: FreightDepartment for TransportTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91972More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of rail freight crime; and what steps her department is taking to reduce those levels.
Answer: The British Transport Police (BTP) are responsible for policing the rail network in England, Scotland and Wales. The BTP work proactively with Freight Operating Companies (FOCs) to identify trends, advise on crime prevention and work to identify and arres...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordProperty Development: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91370More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to strengthen local authority powers to enforce planning conditions and take action against unauthorised developments.
Answer: Local planning authorities already have a wide range of enforcement powers, with strong penalties for non-compliance.Where a local planning authority thinks that a condition imposed on a planning permission has not been met, they can serve a breach of con...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBrownfield Sites: West MidlandsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91369More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to accelerate brownfield regeneration in the West Midlands; and what support is available to local authorities to bring derelict land back int
Answer: The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) makes clear that substantial weight should be given to the value of using suitable brownfield land within settlements, including the development of under-utilised land and buildings to meet the need for homes ...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordWaste Management: Industrial DisputesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91368More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of prolonged industrial disputes in local waste services on recycling rates and environmental health in affected communities.
Answer: Defra has not made an assessment of the potential impact of prolonged industrial disputes in local waste services on recycling rates and environmental health in affected.
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSports: West MidlandsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91367More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of the Legacy and Impact Fund will be spent in the West Midlands; and on what legacy programmes for grassroots sport, community cohesion and youth participation.
Answer: It is great that Birmingham is a host city, and Villa Park is a brilliant venue. As part of the UEFA EURO 2028 tournament launch on 12 November 2025, the government announced it is investing up to £557 million into hosting the tournament, which will gener...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEuro 2028: West MidlandsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91366More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of hosting games in UEFA Euro 2028 on the West Midlands; and how much Government funding will be allocated to support (a) infrastructure, (b)
Answer: With four matches due to be played at Villa Park, hosting UEFA EURO 2028 games in the West Midlands will help to deliver on the government’s mission to boost economic growth by creating jobs, driving regional prosperity and encouraging visitors to the reg...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordWest Midlands Combined Authority: Police and Crime CommissionersHome OfficeTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91365More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the readiness of the West Midlands Combined Authority to assume policing governance responsibilities from the Police and Crime Commissioner; and what es
Answer: The Government has committed in its English Devolution White Paper to transfer policing functions to Mayors of Strategic Authorities wherever boundaries of the mayoral and policing areas align, by default. Subject to Royal Assent to provisions in the Engl...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice and Crime Commissioners: Mayor of the West MidlandsHome OfficeTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91364More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her planned timetable is for transferring Police and Crime Commissioner functions to the Mayor of the West Midlands.
Answer: The Government has committed in its English Devolution White Paper to transfer policing functions to Mayors of Strategic Authorities wherever boundaries of the mayoral and policing areas align, by default. Subject to Royal Assent to provisions in the Engl...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRailway Stations: AldridgeDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91363More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 11 November 2025 to Question 87314, what discussions she has had with (a) Mayor Parker and (b) the West Midlands Combined Authority on funding to enable the Aldridge station project to
Answer: This Government recently announced a £2.4 billion Transport for City Regions (TCR) funding settlement for the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA), which will be available to spend from 2027/2028 to 2031/2032. Decisions on how this money is to be spent...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
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