Helen Morgan MP: written questions
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Flood Control: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112870More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her letter to the Environmental Audit Committee dated 30 January 2026, what steps she is taking to increase funding for flood risk management in local authority areas
Answer: Delivering on the Plan for Change, this Government is investing at least £10.5 billion until 2036 to construct new flood schemes and repair existing defences. In October 2025 the Government announced major changes to its flood and coastal erosion funding ...
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: Business Rates and Employers' ContributionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112414More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to mitigate the impact of upcoming living wage, national insurance and business rates changes on community pharmacies.
Answer: The Government recognises that pharmacies are an integral ‘front door’ to the National Health Service, staffed by highly trained and skilled healthcare professionals.In 2025/26 funding for the core community pharmacy contractual framework has been increas...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordOphthalmic ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112363More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to help ensure that all patients in England have access to Minor Eye Conditions Services (MECS) and Community Urgent Eyecare Services (CUES).
Answer: Integrated care boards are responsible for assessing the health needs of their local population and for commissioning the primary and secondary eye care services required to meet them. Local systems may take different approaches to meeting the needs of th...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordOphthalmic ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112362More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to issue guidance to NHS commissioners to help ensure community eyecare services are commissioned across England to help improve equality in access to care.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning primary and secondary eye care services to meet the needs of their local population. National Health Service sight tests are widely available across the country, with no known access issues. ...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordOphthalmic ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112361More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what role he intends for optometry practices to play in delivering the 10 Year Plan.
Answer: The 10-Year Health Plan will make the National Health Service fit for the future by delivering three important shifts: from hospital to community; from sickness to prevention; and from analogue to digital. This includes expanding eye care in community set...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordOphthalmic ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112360More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure equitable access to community eye care services across England.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning primary and secondary eye care services to meet the needs of their local population. National Health Service sight tests are widely available across the country, with no known access issues. ...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordCourts: Buildings and TechnologyMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112339More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to improve the quality of (a) court buildings and (b) technology used in courts.
Answer: Historical underfunding has resulted in challenges across the court estate, with an estimated £1.3 billion building maintenance backlog. It is vital that court infrastructure does not prevent hearings from taking place, that is why we announced a boost in...
Answered 17 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAdministration of Justice: StandardsMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112338More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to improve co-ordination between court staff, prison staff and policing staff.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of different Departments working collaboratively. The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice chairs the Criminal Justice Board to facilitate collaboration between all criminal justice system partners, i...
Answered 27 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisoner Escorts: StandardsMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112336More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will take steps to reduce the number of delays to court hearings caused by the late arrival of prisoners.
Answer: In 2025, the overall Criminal Justice System timely delivery to court performance was 98.19%, Prisoner Escort and Custody Services (PECS) suppliers met the contractual requirement for timely delivery of prisoners to court in 99.91% of cases. The impact of...
Answered 17 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSheep: Livestock IndustryDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112299More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the contribution of British Wool's (a) sheep shearing training and (b) exchange with shearers and sheep farmers in Australia and New Zealand to farming
Answer: With a national flock of around 30m sheep, British Wool provides a unique and valuable service, for around 30,000 registered wool producers across the UK, to collect, grade, promote, and sell their fleece wool to the global textile industry. British Wool ...
Answered 18 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSheep: Livestock IndustryDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112298More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her department has assessed the potential implications of levels of workforce availability of sheep shearers on animal welfare.
Answer: With a national flock of around 30m sheep, Defra recognises the good work that British Wool does in delivering training for domestic sheep shearers, the importance that shearing sheep plays in managing the health and welfare of the UK flock, and the conti...
Answered 18 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSheep: Livestock IndustryDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112296More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of pressures on the sheep shearing workforce on (a) farm businesses and (b) the sheep industry.
Answer: With a national sheep flock of around 30m sheep, Defra recognises the good work that British Wool does in delivering training for domestic sheep shearers, the importance that shearing sheep plays in managing the health and welfare of the UK flock, and the...
Answered 18 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordLivestock Industry: Migrant WorkersDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112295More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has assessed the potential impact on farm businesses and the sheep industry of the withdrawal of visa concessions allowing for temporary employment of sheep shea
Answer: Defra recognises the good work that British Wool does in training domestic sheep shearers and the continued challenges the industry faces with a national sheep flock of around 30m sheep in sourcing sufficient numbers of trained shearers. We are also aware...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordLivestock Industry: Migrant WorkersHome OfficeTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112292More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what consultation the her Department has had with counterparts at the Department of Envronment, Food and Rurual Affairs on the potential impact on the UK sheep industry of withdrawing the visa concess
Answer: Immigration Rules concessionary arrangements are temporary and subject to regular Ministerial review. The sheep shearing concession had been operating for 14 years and closed after the 2025 shearing season as it reasonable to expect that over this period ...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordLivestock Industry: Migrant WorkersHome OfficeTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112291More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what consultation her Department has had with counterparts at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the withdrawal of the visa concession for temporary employment as sheep shearers
Answer: Immigration Rules concessionary arrangements are temporary and subject to regular Ministerial review. The sheep shearing concession had been operating for 14 years and closed after the 2025 shearing season as it reasonable to expect that over this period ...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordLivestock Industry: Migrant WorkersHome OfficeTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112289More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the withdrawal of the visa concession for temporary employment as sheep shearers on the sheep industry.
Answer: Immigration Rules concessionary arrangements are temporary and subject to regular Ministerial review. The sheep shearing concession had been operating for 14 years and closed after the 2025 shearing season as it reasonable to expect that over this period ...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAmbulance Services: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111229More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of hospital handover delays on ambulance response times in (a) Shropshire and (b) the West Midlands.
Answer: No such assessment has been made. Ambulance handover and response times for ambulance trusts, including for the West Midlands Ambulance Service, are published monthly by NHS England. This information can be accessed via the Ambulance Quality Indications d...
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHotels: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111228More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she will respond to Question 107479 regarding the Valuation Office Agency’s valuation method for small independent hotels.
Answer: An answer was submitted to 107479 on 6 February 2026.
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Written QuestionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111227More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he will respond to Question 106613 of 16 January 2026 regarding the timely delivery of NHS mail to patients.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 24 February 2026 to Question 106613.
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSelf-employed: AdoptionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111226More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to provide self-employed workers who choose to adopt with the same support as employees who are entitled to statutory adoption pay.
Answer: The Government is aware of concerns raised about the adequacy of support for self-employed workers who choose to adopt.Local Authorities can already make discretionary payments equivalent to Maternity Allowance to self-employed adopters who do not qualify...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSelf-employed: AdoptionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111225More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the provision of parental allowance for self-employed workers who choose to adopt.
Answer: The Government is aware of concerns raised about the adequacy of support for self-employed workers who choose to adopt.Local Authorities can already make discretionary payments equivalent to Maternity Allowance to self-employed adopters who do not qualify...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordBroadband: North ShropshireDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110909More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to encourage alternative providers to use the broadband infrastructure installed by Freedom Fibre in North Shropshire constituency.
Answer: As part of Project Gigabit, Freedom Fibre delivered gigabit-capable broadband to approximately 1,900 premises in North Shropshire constituency. All infrastructure assets deployed through Building Digital UK (BDUK) subsidy have to be made available to othe...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordEmergency Services Network: ShropshireHome OfficeTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110908More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many new telecommunications masts have been built for the Emergency Services Network in (a) total (b) Shropshire and (c) North Shropshire constituency.
Answer: The cost to the taxpayers of Great Britain for Airwave is as follows:2021/22 £293.66m2022/23 £318.55m2023/24 £197.01m2024/25 £153.48mAs the financial accounts for 2025/26 have not been finalised or audited yet, we cannot provide expenditure for that perio...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordEmergency Services NetworkHome OfficeTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110907More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will set out (a) when and (b) in which locations the Emergency Services Network has been used in an operational setting.
Answer: The cost to the taxpayers of Great Britain for Airwave is as follows:2021/22 £293.66m2022/23 £318.55m2023/24 £197.01m2024/25 £153.48mAs the financial accounts for 2025/26 have not been finalised or audited yet, we cannot provide expenditure for that perio...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAirwave Service and Emergency Services Network: CostsHome OfficeTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110906More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to the public purse of (a) the Airwave network and (b) the Emergency Services Network was in each of the last five financial years.
Answer: The cost to the taxpayers of Great Britain for Airwave is as follows:2021/22 £293.66m2022/23 £318.55m2023/24 £197.01m2024/25 £153.48mAs the financial accounts for 2025/26 have not been finalised or audited yet, we cannot provide expenditure for that perio...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
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