Wendy Morton MP: written questions
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Palestinians: RefugeesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67368More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent estimate has he made of the number of displaced Palestinians in (a) Türkiye, (b) Syria and (c) Jordan; and what steps he is taking to provide support to these cou
Answer: The Government has been clear that civilians in Gaza must be protected, and that Palestinians should not be forced to relocate from Gaza to third countries. Jordan hosts over 3.5 million refugees from regional conflicts, including 2.3 million Palestinian ...
Answered 6 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordGlobal Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and MalariaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67367More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of maintaining the UK’s level of support for the Global Fund for the 2026-28 period on global health security.
Answer: The UK remains committed to tackling global health challenges and will continue to work with all international partners towards the collective goal of a healthier, safer and more prosperous world. Over the coming months, we will work through decisions on ...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGlobal Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and MalariaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67366More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will publish a timetable for announcing a UK pledge for the Global Fund’s upcoming replenishment for the 2026-28 period.
Answer: The UK has long been a strong supporter of the Global Fund and we are proud to be co-hosting the 8th replenishment this year in partnership with South Africa. Over the coming months, we will work through decisions on how the Official Development Assistanc...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHIV/AIDS: DrugsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67365More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help support manufacturing capacity for (a) Lenacapavir and (b) other long-lasting HIV prevention drugs.
Answer: Long-acting technologies could be game-changers in the global response to HIV, but only if they reach the countries and communities that need them most, including young women and girls in sub-Saharan Africa and the most vulnerable and marginalised groups ...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAfrica: HIV/AIDSForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67364More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make a comparative assessment of the potential impact of using (a) Lenacapavir, (b) other long-lasting HIV prevention drugs, (c) PrEP and (d) other daily HIV preve
Answer: Long-acting technologies could be game-changers in the global response to HIV, but only if they reach the countries and communities that need them most, including young women and girls in sub-Saharan Africa and the most vulnerable and marginalised groups ...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAfrica: HIV/AIDSForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67363More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of taking steps with his with African counterparts to support the use of (a) Lenacapavir and (b) other long-lasting
Answer: Long-acting technologies could be game-changers in the global response to HIV, but only if they reach the countries and communities that need them most, including young women and girls in sub-Saharan Africa and the most vulnerable and marginalised groups ...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67362More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he is taking steps with his international counterparts to provide security to humanitarian agencies in Sudan.
Answer: The UK condemns in the strongest terms attacks on aid workers in Sudan. The warring parties are required to uphold international humanitarian and human rights obligations and to implement relevant UN Security Council Resolutions (UNSCR), including UNSCR 2...
Answered 6 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: Gender Based Violence and Sexual OffencesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66933More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps is he taking to help tackle (a) sexual and (b) gender-based violence in Sudan.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon. member to her previous question, 53517, to which our response outlined the UK's commitment to tackling gender-based violence in Sudan, and Ministerial engagement on the issue. Furthermore, through the Sudan Free of Female Genital Mutil...
Answered 6 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66932More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his letter to the Foreign Affairs Select Committee, dated 16 June 2025, what changes he plans to make in the context of his comments on (a) working as an in
Answer: We have been clear that we must transform what development means to respond to the global context. For too long it has been the Global North telling the Global South how to work - we will work in partnership, not paternalism.When moving from donor to inve...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66931More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his letter to the Foreign Affairs Select Committee, dated 16 June 2025, what multilateral organisations he plans to prioritise.
Answer: We will prioritise multilaterals in the Official Development Assistance (ODA) budget, while driving reform of the multilateral system to strengthen its most important parts - humanitarian, health, climate, and the global financial system - to help lower-i...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66930More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his letter to the Foreign Affairs Select Committee of 16 June 2025, how the £200 million uplift in non-ODA spending in 2025-26 will be allocated across the
Answer: The £200 million non-Official Development Assistance (ODA) spending uplift is from 2026/27 onwards as was agreed in the latest Spending Review. There is no £200 million uplift in 2025/26. Decisions on the allocation of non-ODA programme will be agreed dur...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Public ExpenditureForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66929More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2025 to Question 63636 on BBC World Service, which projects were not settled in the Spending Review and will be determined under separate con
Answer: We now have our departmental allocation in the Spending Review. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Official Development Assistance (ODA) and non-ODA allocations and the impact on programmes, including the BBC World Service, are being worked ...
Answered 17 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordKenya: Bilateral AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66928More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the FCDO Kenya-UK Strategic Partnership: Joint Statement, published on 2 July 2025, what budget has been allocated for the Nairobi Railway City project; in
Answer: The Nairobi Railway City Project is a Government of Kenya funded project. The UK government has allocated £2 million to provide Kenya with technical assistance to help it structure, phase, manage and deliver the series of infrastructure projects that will...
Answered 6 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordKenya: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66927More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his expected outcomes are of the UK-Kenya strategic partnership on (a) trade and (b) economic cooperation.
Answer: The new Kenya-UK Strategic Partnership 2025-2030 provides a comprehensive framework to progress our shared objectives, strengthening the bilateral relationship and delivering growth for the UK and Kenya. This new partnership will potentially deliver £1 bi...
Answered 6 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordKenya: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66926More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he plans to take to support Kenya’s security priorities as part of the newly announced strategic partnership.
Answer: The Strategic Partnership will strengthen our joint response to regional terrorism, illicit finance, cyber attacks and organised crime, to keep Kenyans and British Nationals safe. This is underpinned by the UK-Kenya Security Compact which was also signed ...
Answered 6 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordInternational Conference on Financing for DevelopmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66925More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what budget was allocated for his Department's involvement at the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development in Seville and how many (a) officials,(b) minis
Answer: The Minister of State for International Development, Latin America and Caribbean, led the UK's delegation at the Fourth Financing for Development Conference (FfD4) in Seville. Alongside the Minister, fourteen Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66924More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his new development financing strategy will prioritise the most vulnerable countries.
Answer: Reducing poverty in the world's poorest, most fragile and unstable environments remains central to our Official Development Assistance (ODA). The UK will remain a leading humanitarian actor, in a world where 300 million people require humanitarian assista...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGeorgia: Diplomatic RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66923More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Department's news story entitled Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office summons Georgian Chargé d'Affaires, published on 30 June 2025, what respon
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has not received any formal response from the Georgian Dream Government to its summons of the Georgian Chargé d'Affaires on 30 June 2025. The UK, alongside European partners, remains deeply concerned by the...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGeorgia: Civil LibertiesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66922More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department will take steps to support (a) the freedom of expression and (b) civil society in Georgia.
Answer: I remain deeply concerned by the Georgian Dream government's increasing repression of opposition voices, civil society, and independent media. On 11 July in coordination with European partners, the Foreign Secretary condemned politically motivated detenti...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPandemic FundForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66921More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the UK’s contribution to the Pandemic Fund.
Answer: The UK has committed £25 million to the Pandemic Fund. We remain committed to building pandemic prevention, preparedness and response capacity and capability in developing countries, including through our other multilateral investments and diplomatic enga...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: Antimicrobial ResistanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66920More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department plans to provide transitional funding to help prevent the closure of surveillance laboratories.
Answer: The UK recognises the role that surveillance laboratories play in early detection and response to infectious disease threats. We are currently working through detailed decisions on how the Official Development Assistance budget will be used in future year...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: Antimicrobial ResistanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66919More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the merits of decision to close the Fleming Fund.
Answer: To fund a necessary increase in defence spending, the Government has taken the decision to reduce our Official Development Assistance (ODA) budget to 0.3% of Gross National Income (GNI) by 2027. This reflects the world we live in and the threats our count...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordWrexham, Shropshire & Midlands RailwayDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66918More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Office of Rail and Road’s decision to reject the open access application from Wrexham, Shropshire & Midlands Railway (WSMR) on passengers.
Answer: The Department remains committed to Open Access where it provides genuine benefits for passengers through improved connectivity and does not disproportionately impact taxpayers or performance of the network. That is why we supported WSMR’s application, ac...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: West MidlandsDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66917More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Spending Review 2025 published on 11 June 2025, how much of the £750 million per year for maintaining and improving bus service will be allocated to the West Midlands.
Answer: The Government reaffirmed its commitment to investing in bus services long-term in the Spending Review by confirming additional funding from 2026/27 to maintain and improve bus services, and extend the £3 bus fare cap by over a year until March 2027. Allo...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRegeneration: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66181More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much funding her Department plans to provide for brownfield remediation in the (a) 2025-26 and (b) 2026-27 financial year.
Answer: The government is making available over £1.8bn of grant funding for land and infrastructure in 2025/26. We will launch the National Housing Delivery Fund in 2026/27. Its c.£5bn of capital grant funding will be available across the four financial years fro...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
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