Wendy Morton MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Winter Fuel Payment: PensionersDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42599More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to winter fuel payment eligibility on pensioners who are (a) disabled, (b) renting and (c) on low to modest incomes.
Answer: The Secretary of State considered the impact of the Winter Fuel Payment changes on pensioners with protected characteristics as part of her duties under the Public Sector Equality Duty. This included the impact on those with disabilities. Details of the E...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPackaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42598More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of ensuring the extended producer responsibility (EPR) scheme meets the needs of industry.
Answer: The UK Government has assessed the potential merits of ensuring the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme meets industry needs through a range of measures. The scheme was developed with input from an industry-led advisory steering group which cont...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPackaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42597More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the relative potential impact of the implementation of the extended producer responsibility scheme on the (a) glass and (b) plastic industries.
Answer: In October 2024, the Government published an updated assessment of the impact of introducing the pEPR scheme on packaging producers as a whole. This impact assessment did not split the assessment by sector.
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordListed Places of Worship Grant SchemeDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42596More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the planned changes to the Listed Places of Worship grant scheme on listed places of worship.
Answer: DCMS Ministers received advice on changes to the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme, including consideration of the potential impacts of various options to scale the scheme. The changes announced were necessary given the tight fiscal challenges we inhe...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordFood Supply: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42595More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Government's net zero policies on food supply from British producers.
Answer: This Government is committed to delivering net zero by 2050 while ensuring that the transition to more climate friendly practices goes hand in hand with food security and farm profitability. Alongside the recently announced Food Strategy, we will deliver ...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordApprentices: Small BusinessesDepartment for EducationTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42594More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of fully funding apprenticeships for under-22s in SMEs on apprenticeship starts to date.
Answer: Since April 2024, the government pays 100% of apprentice training costs, up to the funding band maximum, for non-levy paying employers when they take on apprentices aged 16 to 21, and apprentices aged 22 to 24 who have an education, health and care plan o...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncillors: PlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42593More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much decision making authority local councillors will have over large-scale planning applications.
Answer: The Planning and Infrastructure Bill does not change the consultation rules on local planning applications.Representations can be made by interested parties and these are considered by the relevant decision maker – whether that be a local planning officer...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncillors: PlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42592More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Planning and Infrastructure Bill will safeguard the call-in powers of local councillors.
Answer: The Planning and Infrastructure Bill does not change the consultation rules on local planning applications.Representations can be made by interested parties and these are considered by the relevant decision maker – whether that be a local planning officer...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncillors: PlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42591More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what measures does the Planning and Infrastructure Bill contain to empower local councillors, outside formal committee settings, to effectively influence planning decisions and r
Answer: The Planning and Infrastructure Bill does not change the consultation rules on local planning applications.Representations can be made by interested parties and these are considered by the relevant decision maker – whether that be a local planning officer...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigrationHome OfficeTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42590More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to publish the Immigration White Paper.
Answer: Our upcoming Immigration White Paper will set out a comprehensive plan to restore order to our broken immigration system, end reliance on overseas labour and boost economic growth. The paper will be published in due course, and announced in Parliament in ...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: West MidlandsHome OfficeTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42589More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 27 March 2025 to Question 40502 on Police: West Midlands, how many of those officers she expects the West Midlands force to recruit in each of the four years of that plan.
Answer: The Government has committed to restoring neighbourhood policing through the Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee. This includes putting thousands more police personnel on the beat in neighbourhood policing roles up and down the country. Every part of the cou...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: Employers' ContributionsHome OfficeTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42588More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what funding she has allocated to frontline policing to mitigate changes to employer National Insurance contributions.
Answer: The 2025-26 final police funding settlement provides funding of up to £19.6 billion for the policing system in England and Wales. This is an overall increase of up to £1.2 billion when compared to the 2024-25 and represents a 6.4% cash increase and 3.9% r...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordClimate Change: FinanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42470More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2025 to Question 36412 on Climate Change: Finance, when he plans to publish this data for the 2024-25 financial year.
Answer: International Climate Finance spend for financial year 2024-25 will be available after the publication of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's Annual Report and Accounts later this year.
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRussia: SanctionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42469More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his (a) EU and (b) US counterparts on the use of (i) proceeds from the sale of Chelsea Football Club and other (ii) assets (A) frozen and (B)
Answer: We are determined to see the proceeds from the sale of Chelsea FC reach humanitarian causes in Ukraine as soon as possible. The Government is working closely with the European Commission and Portugal on this issue. Separately, we continue our work at pace...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: Cost EffectivenessForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42468More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will publish the criteria to determine the prioritisation of Official Development Assistance funding in 2025-26; and what steps is he taking to ensure such spending opt
Answer: We are committed to modernising our approach to development to help provide the best value for money for UK taxpayers and deliver mutual benefits at home and overseas. We will work with our partners in new ways to maximise our impact.To enable us to deliv...
Answered 10 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordEuropean Political CommunityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41879More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans he has for participation by (a) Ministers and (b) officials at the European Political Community Summit in Albania on 16 May 2025.
Answer: The UK values the European Political Community (EPC) as a format that brings together leaders from across Europe for frank discussions about shared challenges such as European security and irregular migration. The UK has played a central role in the EPC s...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBelarus: SanctionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41878More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to harmonise sanctions against Belarus with those imposed on Russia; and if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of such
Answer: The UK has sanctioned over 200 Belarusian individuals and entities to date, in response to both human rights abuses in Belarus, and the Lukashenko regime's support for Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. There are also a range of broad UK sanctions me...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Antimicrobial ResistanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41877More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much funding his Department is providing to Ukraine to help tackle antimicrobial resistance.
Answer: We have provided £477 million in humanitarian support to Ukraine since the full-scale invasion, which includes support for healthcare services. Our support includes funding for the Ukrainian Red Cross, who have funded NHS doctors and nurses to share best ...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: Antimicrobial ResistanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41844More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what proportion of the Official Development Assistance budget is allocated to initiatives tackling antimicrobial resistance.
Answer: The UK is a global leader in tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and supports action though its multilateral, bilateral and research investments. It is not possible to identify the AMR element of all such spending.Direct AMR spend includes, but is not...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAfghanistan: Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41843More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief is taking to help tackle the persecution of religious minorities in Afghanistan.
Answer: The Envoy works closely with the Minister for Africa and Human Rights, and with other government departments to promote His Majesty's Government's shared priorities on freedom of religious belief for all. He also works with a range of UK and international...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordFrance: Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41842More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he last had discussions with his French counterpart on the right to freedom of religion or belief in France.
Answer: The UK is strongly committed to freedom of religion or belief for all abroad. The UK champions the right to freedom of religion or belief and promoting tolerance and mutual respect through our position at the UN, G7 and other multilateral fora, and in our...
Answered 10 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordChristianity: Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41841More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with his European counterparts to help tackle (a) intolerance and (b) other discrimination against Christians in Europe.
Answer: There is no space for religious intolerance in pluralistic, modern societies. We are championing the right to freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) and promoting tolerance and mutual respect through our engagement in multilateral fora, our bilateral work, ...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRussia: SanctionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41840More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to apply further sanctions to assets associated with (a) the (i) owners and (ii) affiliated entities of Chelsea Football Club and (b) other Russian (A) peopl
Answer: The UK has been clear that we need to keep the economic pressure on Russia to hinder its ability to wage war. The UK has sanctioned over 2,200 individuals and entities under the Russia sanctions regime, over 2,000 of which were sanctioned since Putin's fu...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Overseas LoansTreasuryTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41839More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the press release entitled Joint statement of the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Charlevoix, published on 14 March 2025, whether the Government has plans to increase its loan to Ukraine from the
Answer: The Government has provided £2.26bn as part of the G7 Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration Loans for Ukraine (ERA) scheme. This will be repaid using profits from immobilised Russian sovereign assets in the EU. The G7 has agreed that the ERA can support $50b...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordFreezing of AssetsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41838More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has faced legal challenge on the use of assets derived from sanctioned (a) individuals and (b) entities.
Answer: UK financial sanctions limit the provision of certain financial services and restrict access to financial markets, funds, and economic resources. Financial sanctions do not involve a change in ownership of the frozen funds, or economic resources, nor are ...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
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