Helen Morgan MP: written questions
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NHS England: CharitiesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65120More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the abolition of NHS England on the (a) operation and (b) funding of charities working in NHS hospital settings.
Answer: Work is progressing at pace to develop the design and operating model for the new integrated organisation, and to plan for the smooth transfer of people, functions, and responsibilities. Grants and contracts still held by NHS England at the point of trans...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: ShropshireDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65118More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding her Department has provided to improve rail services in (a) North Shropshire and (b) Shropshire in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Department will review the refreshed Business Case for line speed improvements between Wolverhampton-Shrewsbury when it is completed later this year. Funding for this scheme would be subject to a satisfactory business case which represents value for m...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRailwaysDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65117More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to help ensure decisions about open access applications prioritise services that connect stations that do not have direct services.
Answer: Under the current system access decisions are solely for the ORR. We’re supportive of Open Access services where they encourage growth, improve connectivity and provide more choice for passengers. When a new application is received the DfT can submit its ...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordWest Coast Main Line: StandardsDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65116More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve the reliability of train operators on the West Coast Mainline.
Answer: We are starting to see train performance stabilise, following a decade of decline. We are working with the rail industry on a Performance Restoration Framework, with five clear areas of focus to recover performance to acceptable levels, including timetabl...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Transport: North ShropshireDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65115More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help reduce journey times on public transport between North Shropshire and London.
Answer: Department officials continue to work directly with train operators to ensure the best possible service for both passenger and taxpayer. For passengers travelling from Shropshire and changing to join services to London, Avanti West Coast increased the num...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Public TransportDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64922More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with colleagues in the Department for Transport on the potential impact of access to public transport on access to healthcare.
Answer: Ministers regularly engage with Cabinet colleagues on a variety of issues, including, but not limited to, areas impacting access to healthcare. As set out in the Plan for Change, by March 2029 we will deliver the National Health Service constitutional sta...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Cross-border CooperationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64921More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that patients who live in England and treated in Wales are impacted by changes to NHS organisation in England.
Answer: There are special cross-border arrangements for patients who live on the English-Welsh border to ensure that they receive healthcare without confusion or delay and that patient data can be accessed by relevant professionals.To drive reform of the health a...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Cross-border CooperationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64920More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of differing NHS (a) targets and (b) waiting lists in England and Wales on patients living in border communities.
Answer: The devolution of health is a long-standing policy, and no assessment has been made.For patients living in border communities, we expect local health care services to work closely to ensure differing targets and waiting lists are managed appropriately and...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAir Ambulance Services: ContractsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64488More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2025 to Question 62692 on Air Ambulance Services: Contracts, if he will take steps to establish which air ambulance organisations hold contracts with NHS organisat
Answer: National Health Service contracts or agreements for the provision of services locally are made and held at a local level by the relevant NHS body. There are no current plans to change this approach.
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Written QuestionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63701More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to Questions (a) 61929 tabled on 23 June, (b) 61928 tabled on 23 June and (c) 61005 tabled on 18 June 2025.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answers I gave on 1 July 2025 to Questions 61005 and 61928, and to the answer I gave on 7 July 2025 to Question 61929.
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: MidlandsDepartment for TransportTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62746More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help ensure that the Midlands Rail Hub contributes to economic growth in rural areas in Shropshire.
Answer: Midlands Rail Hub will kickstart economic growth and break down barriers to opportunity, by upgrading connectivity and reliability – with benefits across the country. This means providing capacity for hundreds of extra trains per day into central Birmingh...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: MidlandsDepartment for TransportTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62744More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much (a) development and (b) capital funding she has allocated for the Midlands Rail Hub in the Spending Review 2025.
Answer: The Chancellor’s commitment to progress Midlands Rail Hub West in the 2025 Spending Review follows the release of £123 million last year to design the first phase, which could be delivered by the early 2030s.
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTomography: North ShropshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62726More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to Answer of 13 June 2025 to Question 60148 on Tomography: Waiting Lists, how much of the £6 billion in capital investment will be allocated to services in North Shropshire constituency.
Answer: The 2025 Spending Review confirmed over £6 billion of additional capital investment over five years across new diagnostic, elective, and urgent care capacity. Further details and allocations, including for the Shropshire Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTomography: North ShropshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62725More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of patients referred for diagnostic scans have been seen within six weeks in North Shropshire constituency each month since January 2020.
Answer: The Monthly Diagnostic Waiting Times and Activity (DM01) dataset presents the current waiting times of patients on the waiting list for 15 key diagnostic tests or procedures at each month’s end. This can be found at the following link:https://www.england....
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood PlansMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62721More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2025 to Question 60599 on Neighbourhood Plans, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the decision to end the commissioning of
Answer: As part of the Spending Review we’ve looked at all the services and programmes the government supports to identify those that should now be in a position to support themselves without ongoing funding. After more than a decade of taxpayer support, we belie...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordProject Gigabit: North ShropshireDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62720More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will take steps to expedite the delivery of gigabit broadband to premises due to be covered by the Project Gigabit contract awarded to Freedom Fibre for north Shropshire.
Answer: Project Gigabit is designed to adapt if and when a contracted supplier can no longer complete its planned delivery.Building Digital UK (BDUK) is already working to put in place alternative solutions for premises in North Shropshire that require support fr...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordProject Gigabit: ProcurementDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62719More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Project Gigabit procurement process for (a) north Shropshire, (b) mid west Shropshire, (c) Cheshire, (d) west Herefordshire (e) Forest
Answer: All Project Gigabit contracts in all areas are awarded following a transparent, fair and robust procurement process, during which suppliers are required to prove they have the capability and capacity to meet their obligations.If this subsequently changes,...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPharmacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62698More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to commission new services from community pharmacy in the context of changes to supervision.
Answer: The Government recognises that pharmacies are an integral part of the fabric of our communities, as an easily accessible ‘front door’ to the National Health Service, staffed by highly trained and skilled healthcare professionals.We are committed to expand...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62697More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on expanding the pharmacy workforce.
Answer: To support employers in developing their staff and delivering quality National Health Services, NHS England provides a number of fully funded national training opportunities for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. This includes independent prescriber tr...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62696More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to commission more adult vaccines from community pharmacy.
Answer: We are committed to increase vaccine uptake and improving access, including by exploring new and innovative delivery models to deliver vaccinations, as outlined in the 10-Year Health Plan for England.Community pharmacies already play a key role in deliver...
Answered 28 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: ProtectionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62695More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the capacity of the NHS to contribute to the provisions for Multi Agency Child Protection Teams in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill.
Answer: The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, introduced in Parliament on 17 December, will protect children at risk of abuse, by stopping vulnerable children from falling through the cracks in services. The bill will place a duty on local safeguarding partn...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Children's RightsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62694More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will conduct a child rights impact assessment of the proposed merger of NHS England and his Department.
Answer: The Government is completely focused on delivery during this period of change, including taking forward our Health Mission and putting in place measures to raise the healthiest generation of children ever. It is only right that with such significant refor...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: ProtectionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62693More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that NHS providers remain accountable for discharging their statutory safeguarding duties for children following the closure of NHS England.
Answer: The Department and NHS England’s safeguarding officials already work as one team to ensure that ministerial decisions are informed by policy and clinical expertise, considering the distinct yet integrated layers of child safeguarding functions. Through th...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAir Ambulance Services: ContractsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62692More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many air ambulance organisations hold contracts with NHS organisations.
Answer: The Department does not hold this information.
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDentistry: North ShropshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61964More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the number of NHS dentists in North Shropshire.
Answer: The Government plans to tackle the challenges for patients trying to access National Health Service dental care with a rescue plan to provide 700,000 more urgent dental appointments and recruit new dentists to areas that need them most. To rebuild dentist...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
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