Wendy Morton MP: written questions
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Railway Stations: AldridgeDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89433More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with (a) the West Midlands Combined Authority and (b) Walsall Council on using the new statutory role for devolved leaders under the Railways Bill to prioritise the reopening of Ald
Answer: The Department welcomes increased influence of devolved leaders to help shape the future of the country’s rail network. This government has also confirmed a £2.4 billion Transport for City Regions settlement for the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA)...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRailway Stations: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89432More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the proposed new Periodic Review funding process for Great British Railways, what mechanisms will be in place to ensure that investment in reopening stations such as Aldridge is considered alo
Answer: During the new Periodic Review process, Great British Railway (GBR) will need to develop an integrated plan across all its proposed activity, this includes infrastructure, passenger services, and railway enhancements such as new stations. This integrated ...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordInflationTreasuryTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89431More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of her policies on levels of inflation.
Answer: HM Treasury does not produce forecasts for the UK economy. Forecasting the economy, including the impact of Government policy decisions, is the responsibility of the independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), which published its latest forecast o...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic ExpenditureTreasuryTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89430More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of reducing public expenditure.
Answer: The government's fiscal strategy is putting the public finances on a sustainable path while prioritising investment to protect the NHS and support long-term growth. We are relentlessly cutting waste, improving efficiency to make sure every penny of taxpay...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic ExpenditureTreasuryTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89429More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of public expenditure as a share of national output.
Answer: The government's fiscal strategy is putting the public finances on a sustainable path while prioritising investment to protect the NHS and support long-term growth. We are relentlessly cutting waste, improving efficiency to make sure every penny of taxpay...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: BorrowingTreasuryTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89428More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of recent trends in the level of government borrowing.
Answer: The Chancellor has asked the Office for Budget Responsibility to prepare an economic and fiscal forecast for publication on 26 November 2025, which will accompany the annual Budget. We are spending over £100bn a year on debt interest - equivalent to £1 in...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic FinanceTreasuryTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89427More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of levels of debt interest payments on the public finances.
Answer: The Chancellor has asked the Office for Budget Responsibility to prepare an economic and fiscal forecast for publication on 26 November 2025, which will accompany the annual Budget. We are spending over £100bn a year on debt interest - equivalent to £1 in...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture and Business: Inheritance TaxDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89426More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she last met the farming sector to discuss the potential impact of changes to Agricultural Property Relief and Business Property Relief on farmers.
Answer: Defra Ministers and officials regularly engage with the farming sector on a wide range of issues.
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture and Business: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89425More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of reforms to (a) Agricultural Property Relief and (b) Business Property Relief on trends in the number of farm closures.
Answer: The Government believes its reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief from 6 April 2026 get the balance right between supporting farms and businesses, and fixing the public finances. The reforms reduce the inheritance tax advant...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSustainable Farming IncentiveDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89424More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the continued suspension of the Sustainable Farming Incentive on farmers.
Answer: There are currently record numbers of farmers taking part in farming schemes, including the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI). As of April 2025, they supported 885,000 hectares of arable land being farmed without insecticides; 330,000 hectares of low in...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88269More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to safeguard budgets for Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning within aid programmes.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer she received on 6 May 2025 in response to Question 48105.
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRosatom: SanctionsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88268More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, to what extent (a) uranium fuel used at Sizewell B and (b) Britain’s nuclear energy supply chain relies on imports from (i) Rosatom and (ii) its subsidiaries; and what steps he is taking to e
Answer: The procurement of nuclear fuel, including uranium and enrichment services, is a commercial matter for reactor operators. The Government works closely with these operators to ensure a secure and resilient supply for the UK fleet but does not routinely col...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordGlobal Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and MalariaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88267More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with (a) other donor countries and (b) the private sector on encouraging further pledges to the Global Fund.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer she received on 3 November in response to Question 84226.
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordGlobal Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and MalariaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88266More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when the final pledging event for the Global Fund’s eighth replenishment will take place; and what the UK’s anticipated contribution is.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer she received on 3 November in response to Question 84226.
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordGlobal Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and MalariaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88265More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what (a) monitoring and (b) evaluation mechanisms are in place to measure the impact of UK-supported programmes under the Global Fund on mortality rates for (i) AIDS, (ii) tu
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer she received on 3 November in response to Question 84226.
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordGlobal Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria: ResearchForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88264More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans she has to enable UK life-sciences (a) companies and (b) researchers to participate in the Global Fund’s efforts to tackle (i) AIDS, (ii) tuberculosis and (iii) ma
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer she received on 3 November in response to Question 84226.
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88263More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what safeguards are in place to ensure that UK funding to (a) UNRWA and (b) other multilateral agencies is used (i) responsibly and (ii) effectively.
Answer: The UK supports the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) both politically and financially, recognising its vital role in delivering humanitarian aid and services in Gaza and the wider region, and the histo...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: UNRWAForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88262More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with (a) her US counterpart and (b) other international partners on the future role of UNRWA in Gaza.
Answer: The UK supports the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) both politically and financially, recognising its vital role in delivering humanitarian aid and services in Gaza and the wider region, and the histo...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88261More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what consideration her Department has given to exploring new minilateral partnerships to deliver aid.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office keeps all aspects of its Official Development Assistance programmes under review to ensure the maximum impact on our objectives, in consultation with other government departments and a wide range of other s...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: National SecurityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88260More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of Official Development Assistance-funded programmes in countering (a) disinformation and (b) destabilisation effo
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office keeps all aspects of its Official Development Assistance programmes under review to ensure the maximum impact on our objectives, in consultation with other government departments and a wide range of other s...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: Departmental CoordinationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88259More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what coordination mechanisms exist between her Department, the Ministry of Defence and the Home Office to align aid spending with (a) defence, (b) resilience and (c) counter-
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office keeps all aspects of its Official Development Assistance programmes under review to ensure the maximum impact on our objectives, in consultation with other government departments and a wide range of other s...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRecycling: InflationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88258More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Extended producer responsibility scheme on inflation for consumers in the (a) food and (b) retail sectors.
Answer: In autumn last year my department published an updated assessment of the impact of introducing the Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging (pEPR) scheme on packaging producers as a whole including impact on CPI inflation and impact on consumers wee...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordGlass: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88257More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of the extended producer responsibility scheme on (a) glass manufacturing and (b) the jobs it supports.
Answer: In autumn last year my department published an updated assessment of the impact of introducing the Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging (pEPR) scheme on packaging producers as a whole when the regulations were laid in parliament. This does not i...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSupply Chains: West MidlandsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88256More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with the Mayor of the West Midlands on the resilience of supply chains in the West Midlands.
Answer: In recent interactions the Secretary of State discussed with the West Midlands Mayor the importance of improving the resilience of supply chains in the region and our goal to do so through the Industrial Strategy. A Supply Chain Centre, based in DBT, will...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordManufacturing Industries: West MidlandsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88255More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 27 Oct 2025 to Question 83835, if he will publish a list of (a) businesses and (b) sectors in Walsall Borough with whom they consulted.
Answer: The government consulted a wide range of businesses from across the UK during the development of the Industrial Strategy, through roundtables, workshops, and direct conversations with businesses, business representation organisations, and networks. This i...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
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