Wendy Morton MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Iran: SanctionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16925More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of UK sanctions on Iran.
Answer: We judge UK sanctions to be an important tool in deterring and disrupting Iran's malign activity and demonstrating that, alongside our international partners, the UK condemns Iran's threats to international security and its human rights violations. Since ...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordGaza: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16924More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to identify any potential additional routes for humanitarian aid delivery into Gaza since July 2024.
Answer: The UK continues to call on Israel to increase humanitarian and commercial access into the Palestinian territories by ensuring all aid crossings are fully operational. This is particularly vital in the winter months as heavy rain and flooding are now exac...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordEmployers' Contributions: Civil SocietyTreasuryTabled 29 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16917More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has she made of the potential impact of changes to Employer’s National Insurance Contributions announced in the Autumn Budget 2024 on charities and community organisations in (a) the West Midlands an
Answer: In order to repair the public finances and raise the revenue required to fund our public services, the government has taken the difficult decision to increase employer National Insurance which has included the charity sector. HMRC has published a Tax Info...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHospices: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16507More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 20 November 2024 to Question 13775 on Hospices: Children, what his timescale is for announcing funding arrangements for the Children's Hospice Grant for 2025/26.
Answer: We are aware that clarity on the 2025/26 funding arrangements is needed to help children’s hospices, as they confirm their budgets. I have met NHS England, Together for Short Lives, and one of the co-chairs of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Childre...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16505More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Qs 258-259 of the oral evidence given by the Chancellor of the Exchequer to the Treasury Select Committee on Wednesday 6 November 2024, what value of Business Property Relief was claimed on farmer'
Answer: The Government published information about the reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief at www.gov.uk/government/publications/agricultural-property-relief-and-business-property-relief-reforms. This includes information on claim...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16504More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Qs 258-259 of the oral evidence given by the Chancellor of the Exchequer to the Treasury Select Committee on Wednesday 6 November 2024, whether the figures quoted in her answers related only to Agr
Answer: The Government published information about the reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief at www.gov.uk/government/publications/agricultural-property-relief-and-business-property-relief-reforms. This includes information on claim...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDerelict LandMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16502More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to utilise architects to allow development of complex brownfield sites in proposed National Planning Policy Framework reforms.
Answer: National planning policy sets out the circumstances in which the development of brownfield land is considered appropriate, and the standards that are expected, including a high quality of design. It does not specify the professions which should be involve...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Plans: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16501More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to ensure the provision of adequate funding to support (a) up-to-date local plans and (b) high-quality design codes.
Answer: Within weeks of taking office, the government consulted on increasing planning fees to put planning services on a firmer footing and to reflect the real costs of the services they provide.Subject to the outcome of our consultation on proposed reforms to t...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16242More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of changes to (a) Agricultural Property Relief and (b) Business Property Relief on trends in the sale of agricultural land assets.
Answer: The Government published information about the reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief at www.gov.uk/government/publications/agricultural-property-relief-and-business-property-relief-reforms. It is expected that up to around 2...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16241More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to Agricultural Property Relief and Business Property Relief on (a) arable, (b) livestock and (c) hill farms.
Answer: The Government published information about the reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief at www.gov.uk/government/publications/agricultural-property-relief-and-business-property-relief-reforms. It is expected that up to around 2...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16240More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to (a) agricultural property relief and (b) business property relief announced in the Autumn Budget 2024 on (i) abattoirs, (ii) butchers, (iii) agricul
Answer: The Government published information about the reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief at www.gov.uk/government/publications/agricultural-property-relief-and-business-property-relief-reforms. It is expected that up to around 2...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMiddle East: Armed ConflictForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16173More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the role of Qatar in mediating between the parties to the conflict in the Middle East.
Answer: Qatar has played a vital role in negotiating a ceasefire deal to secure the release of all those being held hostage by Hamas and bring the conflict in Gaza to an end. We thank Qatar, Egypt, the US and all international partners for their coordinating effo...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordGaza: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16172More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to increase the UK’s contribution of humanitarian aid into Gaza.
Answer: The humanitarian situation in Gaza is intolerable. The UK continues to play a leading role in alleviating the suffering in Gaza: in July we announced £5.5m in additional funding for UK-Med to run field hospitals in Gaza, and in August an additional £6m fo...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordGaza: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16171More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the (a) effectiveness and (b) reliability of routes for humanitarian aid delivery into Gaza.
Answer: The UK is clear that Israel can and must do more to ensure that humanitarian assistance can move freely and safely into and within Gaza. October saw the lowest number of humanitarian aid trucks entering Gaza since the crisis began, and the hugely concerni...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLotteries: TaxationDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10734More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of applying zero rate Society Lotteries to a compulsory levy for problem gambling.
Answer: Society lotteries are a vital fundraising tool for many charities, community groups, sports clubs and other non-commercial organisations.The Government is committed to reviewing the best available evidence from a wide range of sources and working with all...
Answered 1 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPension Credit: Take-upDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6276More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to her Answer of 11 September 2024 to Question 2913 on Pension Credit: Take-up, how many full-time equivalent (a) staff, (b) new staff and (c) staff reallocated from other roles in her Departme
Answer: Prior to the Winter Fuel announcement, Retirement Services Directorate (RSD) had 352 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) staff deployed on Pension Credit claims. Since the announcement, a deployment plan has been agreed to deploy an additional 537 FTE into RSD to ...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBottles: Deposit Return SchemesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5329More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of the introduction of a bottle deposit and return scheme in England.
Answer: This Government is committed to delivering the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) in October 2027, as agreed with the devolved Governments of the UK, and in accordance with the Joint Policy Statement published in April 2024. The DRS will reduce litter, increase ...
Answered 7 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPackaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5328More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the weight-based model for calculating extender producer responsibility fees.
Answer: The Government has now published a first set of pEPR illustrative base fees. We are assessing industry’s feedback, including on the importance of accounting for the weight and volume of packaging materials, to ensure our methodology is based on the best a...
Answered 7 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordGlass: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5063More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he is taking steps to manage the potential impact of implementation of the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme on glass manufacturers.
Answer: As part of the Government’s commitment to implement Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging (pEPR) and the benefits it will deliver, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is working alongside the Department for Business and Trade t...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordGlass: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5062More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of new illustrative fees for the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme on glass as an infinitely recyclable material.
Answer: The 2022 Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging (pEPR) impact assessment made an assessment of the impact of introducing the scheme on packaging producers as a whole. This impact assessment covers glass, but does not split the assessment by sector...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordGlass: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5061More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the proposed Extender Producer Responsibility scheme on sustainable glass producers.
Answer: The 2022 Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging (pEPR) impact assessment made an assessment of the impact of introducing the scheme on packaging producers as a whole. This impact assessment covers glass, but does not split the assessment by sector...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordWinter Fuel Payment: Aldridge-BrownhillsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5060More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to eligibility for Winter Fuel Payments on pensioners in Aldridge-Brownhills constituency.
Answer: The State Pension is the foundation of income in retirement and will remain so protecting 12 million pensioners through the triple lock. Based on current forecasts, the full rate of the new state pension is set to increase by around £1,700 over the course...
Answered 18 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordRailways: NationalisationDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4221More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of determining the sequencing of when train operating companies will be brought into public ownership by their operational performance.
Answer: The Government has been clear that passenger train operations will transfer to a public-sector operator as current contracts end or reach their contractual break point, avoiding the need to pay compensation to the current operators. The Secretary of State...
Answered 13 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordRailways: StaffDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3707More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress she has made on securing workforce reform as part of pay talks with the rail industry.
Answer: Our railways are broken and need change, but we simply cannot do this until we reset our relationships with unions. The breakthroughs on pay will mark a new era of industrial relations, getting unions and TOCs back around the table, and changing the tone ...
Answered 10 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordTrain Operating Companies: InvestmentDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3706More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the transition from private to public ownership on train operating company investment programmes.
Answer: The process of transitioning railway passenger services into public ownership should not impact investment programmes. The vast majority of investment is already funded from public sources under current arrangements. Existing projects will be able to cont...
Answered 10 Sept 2024
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