Wendy Morton MP: written questions
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Written questions
Innovation: Aldridge-BrownhillsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53867More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 12 May 2025 to Question 49740 Innovation: Aldridge-Brownhills, how much Innovation Accelerator pilot grant funding has been allocated to businesses in Aldridge
Answer: £33m was allocated to the West Midlands pilot of the £100m Innovation Accelerator programme. This has been supplemented by an additional £10m through the funding extension for 2025/26.UKRI does not collect data on Innovation Accelerator funding by Parliam...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordKnives: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53866More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to encourage (a) (i) community and (ii) campaign groups and (b) families affected by knife crime to participate in the Coalition to Tackle Knife Crime.
Answer: Halving knife crime over the next decade is a key part of the Government’s Safer Streets Mission and driving down serious violence across the UK, including in the West Midlands, will play a key role in meeting this ambition.In the West Midlands, the gover...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordKnives: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53865More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Coalition to Fight Knife Crime on tackling knife crime.
Answer: Halving knife crime over the next decade is a key part of the Government’s Safer Streets Mission and driving down serious violence across the UK, including in the West Midlands, will play a key role in meeting this ambition.In the West Midlands, the gover...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services and Social Services: Aldridge-BrownhillsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53525More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the number of older people with unmet health and care needs in Aldridge-Brownhills constituency.
Answer: Direct estimates of unmet health and care need at a local level are not available. Assessing unmet health and care need is complex, particularly as it is multi-faceted, and validated data is not always available at a constituency level. For national level...
Answered 27 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCarers: Aldridge-BrownhillsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53524More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the number of people who are providing unpaid care for a relative or loved one in Aldridge-Brownhills constituency.
Answer: The DWP does not hold data on the number of people who are providing unpaid care for a relative or loved ones in the Aldridge-Brownhills constituency.
Answered 29 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFuel Poverty: PensionersDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53523More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate she has made of the number of pensioners living in households in fuel poverty in Aldridge-Brownhills constituency.
Answer: The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) does not collect local-level data specifically on pensioners in fuel poverty. The latest estimate of the fuel poverty rate in the Aldridge-Brownhills constituency, based on the Low Income Low Energy ...
Answered 29 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: Fly-tipping and LitterDepartment for TransportTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53522More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps National Highways is taking to reduce (a) fly-tipping and (b) litter on roads it is responsible for.
Answer: National Highways are committed to the effective management of fly tipping and litter on the Strategic Road Network (SRN). National Highways pick litter on the SRN every day and its inspectors regularly survey the network, grading it in accordance with th...
Answered 27 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: Fly-tipping and LitterDepartment for TransportTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53521More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps National Highways is taking to coordinate with local authorities on managing (a) fly-tipping and (b) litter in places which overlap between special roads and trunk roads.
Answer: National Highways works closely with local authorities to tackle litter on the Strategic Road Network (SRN). National Highways has introduced litter partnership agreements to facilitate better coordination of litter clearing operations and has provided he...
Answered 27 May 2025
Original Parliament recordTreasury: Information OfficersTreasuryTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53520More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 7 May 2025 to Question 46726 on Treasury: Information Officers, what the total annual cost is for the 40.9 full-time equivalent Government Communication Service professionals.
Answer: HM Treasury’s communications pay budget for the last financial year was £2,775,204.
Answered 29 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEuropean Political CommunityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53519More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 May 2025 to Question 48940 on European Political Community, whether (a) officials and (b) Ministers from his Department attended.
Answer: The Prime Minister attended the European Political Community summit in Tirana, Albania on 16 May. No Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) Ministers attended. A small number of FCDO officials attended to support the Prime Minister's attendan...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53518More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 7 May 2025 to Question 48426 on Sudan: Humanitarian Aid, what steps he is taking to ensure that UK aid is reaching the people that need it in Sudan.
Answer: The UK is playing a leading role in response to the crisis in Sudan, including efforts to facilitate more consistent humanitarian access into and within Sudan. We will continue to use all levers at our disposal to address Sudan's brutal conflict and to im...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: Armed ConflictForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53517More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with international partners to help tackle sexual violence in conflict in Sudan; and what assessment he has made of the potential impact of conflict i
Answer: The UK remains committed to tackling gender-based violence in Sudan. On 8 May 2025, the Minister for Development visited the Sudan-Chad border to raise awareness of the conflict and speak directly with Sudanese refugees, including survivors of sexual viol...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: EducationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53516More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to ringfence education funding in Sudan following the planned reductions in UK ODA spending.
Answer: The UK is a major humanitarian donor to Sudan with £226.5 million provided in financial year (FY) 2024/25 and a further £120 million in support this current FY which the Foreign Secretary announced at the London Sudan Conference on 15 April. Since the sta...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: Humanitarian SituationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53515More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with Humanitarian Action on the situation in Sudan.
Answer: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) Ministers and officials are in frequent contact with Humanitarian Action for Sudan (HAS) as part of UK efforts to address Sudan's brutal conflict. Officials recently attended the HAS launch event and u...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: Armed ConflictForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53514More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking following the London-Sudan Conference on 15 April 2025 to help secure UN Security Council consensus on Sudan.
Answer: The UK continues to use its position as penholder on Sudan at the United Nations Security Council to take action to improve humanitarian access, to promote the protection of civilians and to secure an end to the fighting. We will work constructively with ...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: Politics and GovernmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53513More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what further multilateral steps he plans to take following the London-Sudan Conference on 15 April 2025 to support a political solution in Sudan.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary will continue to use all levers at his disposal to address Sudan's brutal conflict. As part of these efforts, the Foreign Secretary will engage with a range of multilateral partners to improve humanitarian access, to promote the prot...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53512More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of adequacy of levels of access granted to UN agencies to Sudan for the provision of humanitarian support.
Answer: Impediments to aid delivery imposed by the warring parties in Sudan are having a devastating impact on civilians. Our Ministers and diplomats are doing all they can to improve humanitarian access. During last month's London Sudan Conference, chaired by th...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: Peace NegotiationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53511More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what role the UK plans to play in building on Treaty of Jeddah processes.
Answer: The UK has consistently condemned abuses and atrocities committed by the warring parties to the conflict in Sudan. We will continue to use all levers at our disposal to promote the protection of civilians in accordance with the Jeddah Declaration. The co-...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53510More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 May 2025 to Question 47226 on Sudan: Food Aid, what steps he is taking to ensure that UK-funded humanitarian assistance in Sudan directly reaches
Answer: The conflict in Sudan is having a devastating impact on civilians throughout the country, particularly women and girls. At the recent London Sudan Conference, the Foreign Secretary announced a package of support budgeted at £120 million which will deliver...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHumanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53509More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 May 2025 to Question 47686 on Humanitarian Aid, how much of the allocation has been (a) spent and (b) allocated.
Answer: The Humanitarian Crisis Reserve (HCR) value is £100 million for financial year 2025/26.At the time of asking, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office has so far provided £15 million from the HCR this financial year to support the humanitarian r...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53508More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 6 May 2025 to Question 49372 on Development Aid, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on achieving planne
Answer: The Home Secretary is committed to ensuring that asylum costs fall and has already acted. The government has taken measures to reduce the asylum backlog and reform the asylum accommodation system to end the use of expensive accommodation in the next Spend...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAnzhalika MelnikavaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53507More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 1 May 2025 to Question 47676 on Anzhalika Melnikava, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in (a) Europe and (b) elsewhere on reports of
Answer: As I have previously noted, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office officials continue to follow the case of the disappearance of Angelika Melnikova. Our understanding is that her daughters are currently in Belarus with their father. I have not raise...
Answered 23 May 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51862More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what budget his Department has allocated to the HAVEN programme for 2025-2026; and what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the budget for the rest of the Parliament.
Answer: By the end of the last financial year, the UK had provided over £477 million in humanitarian support to Ukraine and the region since the start of the full-scale invasion. This support included funding for the Humanitarian Action through Volunteers, Enable...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMyanmar: EarthquakesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51861More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the recent earthquake in Myanmar on the balance his Department is striking between working with localised grassroots or
Answer: The UK has announced up to £25 million in life-saving support for people affected by the recent earthquake in Myanmar. The UK diversifies aid delivery through multilateral agencies, and local organisations, with almost 65 per cent of the UK's funding dire...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Aid WorkersForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51860More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure (a) the International Committee of the Red Cross and (b) other agencies can operate safely in Gaza.
Answer: The UK reaffirms our support for the International Red Cross/Crescent Movement (ICRC) as the only humanitarian actor with the experience, capability, independence and mandate to carry out their important responsibilities in Gaza. Last year, we provided £5...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
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