Wendy Morton MP: written questions 2026
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Pupils: AbsenteeismDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10632More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of school days lost each year due to pupils being absent on their birthday; and whether she plans to issue guidance to schools and local authorities on that issue.
Answer: In 2024/25, around 100,000 days in school were lost due to pupils being absent on their birthday, with pupils being up to 55% more likely to be absent. In June, we updated our attendance toolkit for schools, providing practical guidance and case studies t...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: Public SectorDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10631More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the UK AI Hardware Plan on public sector employment; and whether her Department has estimated the number of administrative and ba
Answer: AI has the potential to revolutionise our delivery of public services, but we must ensure that we seize the opportunities of AI whilst minimising the risks. The UK government is committed to ensuring adoption of AI and other data-driven technology in an e...
Answered 26 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: EnergyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10630More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate she has made of the electricity demand associated with the implementation of the UK AI Hardware Plan; what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Energy S
Answer: The Department meets regularly with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero at every level. Through the AI Energy Council, Government also assesses system‑wide impacts, promotes energy efficiency and clean power solutions, and ensures that growth ...
Answered 26 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: Job CreationDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10629More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate she has made of the number of jobs that will be created under the UK AI Hardware Plan; what proportion of funding will be directed outside London and the South East; and w
Answer: The current UK semiconductor sector is spread across the UK, with Scotland, Wales and the East of England being particularly concentrated centres of employment. The government recently published a study which found that the UK semiconductor sector support...
Answered 26 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Media: ChildrenDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10628More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate her Department has made of the additional staff and resources required by Ofcom to enforce future restrictions on social media access for children.
Answer: Services should be in no doubt that, where they break UK law, they will face the consequences. We will make sure that Ofcom has the funding it needs to enforce new restrictions and to take strong enforcement action to protect children alongside existing w...
Answered 26 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Media: ChildrenDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10627More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of proposals for age restrictions on social media on the UK-US economic prosperity agreement; and whether US technology c
Answer: The UK and United States share a deep and close relationship, engaging across a range of economic, security and technology issues. Ministers regularly engage with US government officials and technology companies.The UK is going further than any country in...
Answered 26 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordInternet: ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10626More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether draft legislation on device-level protections and children’s online safety has been prepared; when she plans to publish the response to the Growing up in the online world consultation; and whe
Answer: The Prime Minister announced on Monday 8 June that Britain would become the first country in the world to make it impossible for children to take, share and view nude imagery. We will work with tech companies for three months to ensure that comprehensive ...
Answered 26 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordInternet: ChildrenDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10625More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether addictive design features, including infinite scrolling, autoplay, algorithmic recommendation systems, streaks, livestreaming and stranger-pairing functionality will be treated
Answer: The Government recognises the harms caused by particular design features on online services such as social media. That is why on 2 March we launched a consultation seeking views on a range of restrictions, including a minimum age for social media and rest...
Answered 26 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Media: ChildrenDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10624More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether proposals on children’s online safety will apply to social media platforms, video-sharing platforms, gaming platforms, livestreaming services, encrypted messaging services and A
Answer: On 15 June, the government announced its intention to ban social media companies from offering their services to under 16s. The government aims to use the same definition of social media as Australia, which covers user to user platforms whose purpose is t...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordInternet: ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10623More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the risk of device-level protections being bypassed through virtual private networks, sideloaded apps, encrypted messaging services, cloud storage, web browsers and old
Answer: The Prime Minister announced on Monday 8 June that Britain would become the first country in the world to make it impossible for children to take, share and view nude imagery; and that will work with tech companies for three months to ensure that comprehe...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordInternet: ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10622More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether proposed device-level protections for children will prevent nude images from being (a) taken, (b) shared and (c) viewed; what technical standards will be required; and if she will publish an i
Answer: The Prime Minister announced on Monday 8 June that Britain would become the first country in the world to make it impossible for children to take, share and view nude imagery; and that will work with tech companies for three months to ensure that comprehe...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordInternet: ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10621More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with operating system providers, device manufacturers, app stores and retailers on the implementation of device-level protections for children; which categories of company
Answer: The Prime Minister announced on Monday 8 June that Britain would become the first country in the world to make it impossible for children to take, share and view nude imagery; and that will work with tech companies for three months to ensure that comprehe...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordInternet: ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10620More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2026 on Digital Safety: Children, what criteria the Government will use to determine whether technology companies have complied with its request to prevent children ta
Answer: The Prime Minister announced on Monday 8 June that Britain would become the first country in the world to make it impossible for children to take, share and view nude imagery. We will work with tech companies for three months to ensure that comprehensive ...
Answered 26 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordArmenia: Foreign TradeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10619More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her department is taking to support Armenia in diversifying its export markets.
Answer: I refer the Rt. Hon Member to the answer provided on 8 June in response to Question 6347, and to my answer to Question 900462 during departmental questions on 16 June.
Answered 26 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordArmenia: RussiaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10618More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her polices of recent Russian restrictions affecting Armenia's trade and energy security; and whether her Depar
Answer: I refer the Rt. Hon Member to the answer provided on 8 June in response to Question 6347, and to my answer to Question 900462 during departmental questions on 16 June.
Answered 26 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordStreaming: StandardsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10153More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to Ofcom's consultation on the implementation of the Media Act 2024, whether streaming services will be subject to impartiality requirements comparable to those applying to license
Answer: The Department for Culture, Media and Sport and Ofcom engage regularly on a wide range of policy matters. On 10 March 2026 the Government laid the On-demand Programme Services (Tier 1 Services) Regulations 2026. These regulations designate video-on-demand...
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordStreaming: StandardsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10152More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with Ofcom on the extension of content standards requirements to streaming services.
Answer: The Department for Culture, Media and Sport and Ofcom engage regularly on a wide range of policy matters. On 10 March 2026 the Government laid the On-demand Programme Services (Tier 1 Services) Regulations 2026. These regulations designate video-on-demand...
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: CybersecurityDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10151More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate he has made of the financial cost to local authorities of implementing the recommendations contained within her Department's research on cyber threats.
Answer: DSIT has not made a numerical estimate of the total number of local authorities operating with critical cyber vulnerabilities, as the referenced publication was qualitative research to identify the types of cyber vulnerabilities local authorities face whe...
Answered 25 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: CybersecurityDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10150More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the publication entitled "The changing cyber threat profile and potential impact on local councils", what estimate she has made of the number of local authorities whic
Answer: DSIT has not made a numerical estimate of the total number of local authorities operating with critical cyber vulnerabilities, as the referenced publication was qualitative research to identify the types of cyber vulnerabilities local authorities face whe...
Answered 25 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordBanking ServicesTreasuryTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10149More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Pursuant to the answer of 9 June 2026 to Questions 6391, 6395 and 6396, what evidence of consumer detriment led her Department to commission the independent Review into Access to Banking Services announced on 14 May
Answer: The Government is aware of the public’s concerns around access to banking services, which are currently not protected in legislation. Whilst there is evidence on a local level of individuals being affected by the closure of bank branches, the Government n...
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordBanking HubsTreasuryTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10148More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Pursuant to the answer of 9 June 2026 to Questions 6391, 6395 and 6396, what the average time is between a banking hub being announced and the opening of a permanent hub; how many permanent banking hubs have taken l
Answer: Cash Access UK is on track to deliver 350 banking hubs by the end of this Parliament. To date, Cash Access UK has opened 239 banking hubs of the over 275 recommended by LINK, and over 140 deposit services. Of the 239 banking hubs opened, 70 are in tempora...
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordBanking HubsTreasuryTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10147More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Pursuant to the answer of 9 June 2026 to Questions 6391, 6395 and 6396, how many requests for banking hubs have been considered by LINK since 2022; how many resulted in (a) a recommendation for a banking hub and (b)
Answer: Where a branch closure is announced or a community has submitted a cash access assessment request, LINK (the operator of the UK's largest ATM network) assesses a community's access to cash withdrawal and deposit facilities on behalf of the UK's largest hi...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordBanking HubsTreasuryTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10146More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Pursuant to the answer of 9 June 2026 to Questions 6391, 6395 and 6396, what assessment she has made of whether the Government’s commitment to establish 350 banking hubs by the end of this Parliament will be suffici
Answer: The Government is aware of the public’s concerns around access to banking services, which are currently not protected in legislation. Whilst there is evidence on a local level of individuals being affected by the closure of bank branches, the Government n...
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordBanking ServicesTreasuryTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10145More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Pursuant to the answer of 9 June 2026 to Questions 6391, 6395 and 6396, how many communities have lost their final bank branch since 2020; and what estimate she has made of the number of communities that currently l
Answer: Cash Access UK is on track to deliver 350 banking hubs by the end of this Parliament. To date, Cash Access UK has opened 239 banking hubs of the over 275 recommended by LINK, and over 140 deposit services. Of the 239 banking hubs opened, 70 are in tempora...
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10144More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost of bringing all service family accommodation up to the Decent Homes Standard; and by what date he expects that work to be completed.
Answer: The Secretary of State commissioned an independent Defence Housing Review, which informed the publication of the Defence Housing Strategy on 3 November 2025. The Strategy sets out 67 Recommendations for a long-term vision for the improvement of Service Fa...
Answered 24 Jun 2026
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