Wendy Morton MP: written questions 2026
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Water: MetersDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27942More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what protections water companies are required to provide to customers whose bills increase following compulsory meter installation; whether South Staffs Water is required to identify p
Answer: The adequacy of South Staffs Water's metering programme is assessed through the company's statutory Water Resources Management Plan and regulatory oversight arrangements. Defra does not hold a published forecast of household meter installations by local a...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordWater: MetersDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27941More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what requirements apply to water companies undertaking compulsory metering in areas designated as seriously water stressed in relation to (a) advance notice, (b) customer consultation,
Answer: The adequacy of South Staffs Water's metering programme is assessed through the company's statutory Water Resources Management Plan and regulatory oversight arrangements. Defra does not hold a published forecast of household meter installations by local a...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSouth Staffordshire Water: MetersDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27940More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of South Staffs Water’s compulsory universal metering programme; and how many household meters the company is expected to instal
Answer: The adequacy of South Staffs Water's metering programme is assessed through the company's statutory Water Resources Management Plan and regulatory oversight arrangements. Defra does not hold a published forecast of household meter installations by local a...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordTax CollectionTreasuryTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27939More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answers of 15 July 2026 to Questions 16435 and 16436 on Taxation: Debt Collection, what proportion of lower-value debts returned unsuccessfully by debt collection agencies relate to taxpayers in each
Answer: The proposals aim to maintain fairness in the tax system and address a gap in existing debt enforcement tools, by collecting lower value tax debts from taxpayers who can pay but do not engage. The consultation on proposals to tackle lower value tax debts ...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordTax CollectionTreasuryTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27938More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answers to Questions 16435 and 16436 on 15 July 2026, on Taxation: Debt Collection, what safeguards are being considered in relation to (a) a minimum protected balance, (b) affordability assessments,
Answer: The proposals aim to maintain fairness in the tax system and address a gap in existing debt enforcement tools, by collecting lower value tax debts from taxpayers who can pay but do not engage. The consultation on proposals to tackle lower value tax debts ...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordTax CollectionTreasuryTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27937More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer to Question 16436 on 15 July 2026, on Taxation: Debt Collection, whether HM Revenue and Customs has received legal advice on the compatibility of the proposed powers with the European Conventi
Answer: The proposals aim to maintain fairness in the tax system and address a gap in existing debt enforcement tools, by collecting lower value tax debts from taxpayers who can pay but do not engage. The consultation on proposals to tackle lower value tax debts ...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordTax CollectionTreasuryTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27936More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer to Question 16435 on 15 July 2026, on Taxation: Debt Collection, whether HM Revenue and Customs has prepared a (a) preliminary equality impact assessment and (b) screening assessment for the p
Answer: The proposals aim to maintain fairness in the tax system and address a gap in existing debt enforcement tools, by collecting lower value tax debts from taxpayers who can pay but do not engage. The consultation on proposals to tackle lower value tax debts ...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing: SalesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 27935More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answers to Questions 16442 and 16443 on 15 July 2026, on Housing: Sales, what modelling her Department has undertaken of the potential impact of the proposed refo
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordHousing: SalesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 27934More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer to Question 16442 on 15 July 2026 on Housing: Sales, which industry datasets her Department uses to monitor failed residential property transactions; what
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 27933More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer to Question 18619 on 23 July 2026, on Planning Authorities: Housing, if her Department will commission an assessment of the number, location and outcome of
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordHousing: Land UseMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 27932More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer to Question 18620 on 23 July 2026, on Housing: Land Use, what assessment her Department has made of the comparative infrastructure requirements and public-
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordForeign Relations: FraudCabinet OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26557More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many incidents involving the impersonation of foreign government representatives targeting (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) senior civil servants have been reported since 1 January 2024; and what
Answer: The Government takes matters of national security very seriously, including cyber security, and has robust procedures in place to prevent the loss of sensitive information.However, we do not routinely comment on the specifics on matters relating to nation...
Answered 29 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordNatural Gas: Data CentresDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26556More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many data-centre developments have applied for a connection to the gas network; what generating capacity is proposed in connection with those applications; and what assessment the Departm
Answer: According to figures published by Future Energy Networks on 14th April 2026, gas networks received a total of 113 enquiries concerning data centre gas connections between 2024 and 2025. Our analysis suggests there are a number of credible pathways to meet...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordElectricity: Data CentresDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26555More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what proportion of the cost of electricity-network reinforcement required to connect new data centres will be met by (a) data-centre developers, (b) network operators and (c) electricity cons
Answer: The independent energy regulator, Ofgem, is responsible for the connections charging framework and the allocation of charges between developers, network operators, and consumers. Government is not tracking the network reinforcement cost data associated sp...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordElectricity GenerationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26554More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many proposed data centres have (a) requested and (b) received an electricity-grid connection offer; what their combined requested capacity is; and what assessment has been made of the po
Answer: Data collected in 2025 and published by the National Energy System Operator shows 72.8 GW of capacity allocated to data centres in the GB connection queue across transmission and distribution. It is not currently possible to provide a count of individual ...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCouncil Housing: WalsallMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 26553More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many additional council homes the Department expects Walsall Council to deliver by 2031 as a result of the measures announced on 25 August 2026; and what funding will be prov
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordHousing: WalsallMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 26552More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment the Department has made of the potential implications for former mining communities in Walsall Borough of reducing the categories of planning application on which
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 26551More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what weight local planning authorities may give to constraints on (a) highway capacity, (b) access to primary care, (c) school capacity and (d) sewerage infrastructure when deter
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordHousing: WalsallMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 26550More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Department has assessed the additional (a) school places, (b) primary care capacity, (c) road capacity, (d) public transport services and (e) water and sewerage infra
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordManufacturing Industries: West MidlandsDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26549More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what financial and advisory support is available to established manufacturers seeking to relocate manufacturing operations and associated jobs from Northern Ireland to the West Mid
Answer: The Government provides financial and advisory support to manufacturers operating in or relocating to the West Midlands through central government programmes and regional bodies. The West Midlands Investment Zone primarily offers tax incentives to busines...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 26548More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer to Question 18619 on 23 July 2026 on Planning Authorities: Housing, what estimate her Department has made of the number of local planning authorities that
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordWater: MetersDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26048More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of compulsory water metering on (a) large families, (b) disabled people, (c) people with medical conditions requiring additional wa
Answer: This Government is committed to a fair, affordable and accessible water system and are acting to protect vulnerable customers from rising bills, while balancing affordability with the need for investment to secure clean and reliable water services and imp...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSouth Staffordshire Water: MetersDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26047More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of South Staffs Water’s compulsory metering programme on household bills; and what information her Department holds on h
Answer: This Government is committed to a fair, affordable and accessible water system and are acting to protect vulnerable customers from rising bills, while balancing affordability with the need for investment to secure clean and reliable water services and imp...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAir Ambulance ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26046More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to (a) support the UK’s air ambulance charities and (b) establish a national policy to safeguard reliable 24/7 access to on-site hospital helipads.
Answer: I refer the Rt. Hon. Member to the answer provided on 16 July to Question 16317.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordNational Wealth FundTreasuryTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26045More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much finance the National Wealth Fund has committed to projects in each region of England since its establishment; how much has been committed in (a) the West Midlands and (b) Greater Manchester; and what assess
Answer: The National Wealth Fund is committed to accelerating place-based investment and has committed £10.8 billion across the UK to date.In England, NWF has committed £6.2 billion with £391 million in the West Midlands and £421 million in Greater Manchester.The...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
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