Tom Morrison MP: written questions
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Written questions
Gaza: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52386More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his Israeli counterpart on lifting the aid blockade of Gaza.
Answer: We call on the Government of Israel to abide by its international obligations to ensure full, rapid, safe and unhindered provision of humanitarian assistance to the population in Gaza, now. The Foreign Secretary regularly presses his Israeli counterparts ...
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordIsrael: International Criminal Law and International Humanitarian LawForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52385More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to make representations to his Israeli counterpart on complying with international (a) humanitarian and (b) criminal law.
Answer: The UK has repeatedly stated that all parties including Israel must observe international law in Gaza. Ministers have regularly pressed their Israeli counterparts to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and meet their obligations under international hu...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: IsraelForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52384More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the Israeli security cabinet’s plan to capture and hold territory within the Gaza strip.
Answer: We have been clear that the UK strongly opposes the expansion of Israel's operations in Gaza. We have repeatedly stated that Palestinian territory must not be reduced in the conduct of this war or subjected to demographic change, and that there must be no...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMidwivesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52383More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take through the NHS 10 year plan to increase the number of NHS midwives.
Answer: A central part of the 10-Year Health Plan will be our workforce and those who support our workforce, and how we ensure the National Health Service has the right people, in the right places, with the right skills to deliver the care patients need when they...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMidwives: Greater ManchesterDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52382More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the is taking to help increase the number of midwifery staff in hospitals in Greater Manchester.
Answer: Decisions about the recruitment of midwifery staff are a matter for individual National Health Service trusts. NHS trusts manage their recruitment at a local level to ensure they have the right number of staff in place, with the right skill mix, to delive...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordStepping Hill Hospital: MidwivesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52381More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the number of midwives in Stepping Hill hospital.
Answer: Decisions about the recruitment of midwifery staff are a matter for individual National Health Service trusts. NHS trusts manage their recruitment at a local level to ensure they have the right number of staff in place, with the right skill mix, to delive...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment AgenciesTreasuryTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52380More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with recruitment agencies on compliance with their new responsibilities in relation to umbrella company legislation by April 2026.
Answer: The government is introducing legislation to close the tax gap and make the tax system fairer by making recruitment agencies using umbrella companies legally responsible for accounting for PAYE on workers’ pay. As set out at Autumn Budget 2024, this is ex...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordTennisDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52379More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will have discussions with the Lawn Tennis Association on the implementation of the 2024–2029 padel strategy.
Answer: I have regular discussions with national governing bodies of sport, including the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA), on a range of issues including padel, and I welcome their strategic ambition to grow padel by making it accessible, welcoming, enjoyable and i...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordTelecommunicationsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52378More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he has taken to hold operators to account on their progress since the UK Network Operator industry roundtable discussion on 12 September 2024.
Answer: The Electronic Communications Code provides rights and obligations intended to facilitate the installation and maintenance of electronic communications networks, subject to conditions and restrictions set out in the Electronic Communications Code (Conditi...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordTelecommunications: InfrastructureDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52377More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness in providing adequate protection for residents from unsuitable apparatus and lines of (a) Part 11 and (b) Part 12 of the Electronic Comm
Answer: The Electronic Communications Code provides rights and obligations intended to facilitate the installation and maintenance of electronic communications networks, subject to conditions and restrictions set out in the Electronic Communications Code (Conditi...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordInheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52376More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to maintain the current residence nil rate inheritance tax band of £175,000.
Answer: I refer the Honourable Member to the answer given to UIN 44920.
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: Home EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52375More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to enable parents who need to withdraw their child from school when SEND support is insufficient to do so.
Answer: Parents have a right to educate a child of compulsory school age otherwise than at school, provided that the education is suitable. Home education can be demanding and so should only ever be an informed and positive choice. If their child is in a mainstre...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordTelecommunications: PlanningDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50983More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Cabinet Siting and Pole Siting Code of Practice 2016 on the number of complaints from residents about the proposed site locati
Answer: The Government is aware of public concerns about the deployment of additional broadband infrastructure, despite the guidance provided in the Cabinet Siting and Pole Siting Code of Practice 2016. This is why I asked operators to consider revising the Code ...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordInheritance Tax: Divorced PeopleTreasuryTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50982More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing an additional allowance for divorced persons before inheritance tax is payable by their next of kin.
Answer: The estates of all individuals benefit from a £325,000 nil-rate band for inheritance tax. The residence nil-rate band is a further £175,000 and it is available to those passing on a qualifying residence on death to their direct descendants, such as childr...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDental ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50981More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact on waiting for an NHS dental appointment for (a) people in wheelchairs and (b) able- bodied people.
Answer: No specific assessment has been made on the impact of waiting for a National Health Service dental appointment for people in wheelchairs or able-bodied people. The Government is committed to NHS dental services being available for all who need them. We re...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Greater ManchesterDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50980More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time was for a wheelchair-bound patient to access an NHS appointment in (a) Stockport Borough and (b) Greater Manchester in the latest period for which data is available.
Answer: Cutting waiting lists is a key priority for the Government. We promised change, and we’ve delivered early, with a reduction in the list of over 219,000 pathways from July 2024 to February 2025.We do not hold data on the average waiting time for a wheelcha...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Greater ManchesterDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50979More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time was for an able-bodied patient to access an NHS appointment in (a) Stockport Borough and (b) Greater Manchester in the latest period for which data is available.
Answer: Cutting waiting lists is a key priority for the Government. We promised change, and we have delivered early, with a reduction in the list of over 219,000 pathways from July 2024 to February 2025.We do not hold data on the average waiting time for able-bod...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHome EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50978More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to ensure that home educators' right to privacy is protected, in the context of the proposed home schooling register.
Answer: The department takes its data protection obligations seriously and is committed to high standards of information security, privacy and transparency. All data received by the department, including as part of the children not in school (CNIS) registers, wil...
Answered 30 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50977More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will publish an impact assessment on the potential impact of the proposed changes to disability benefits on voluntary organisations before the legislation is introduced.
Answer: Information on the impacts of the Pathways to Work Green Paper has been published here ‘Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper’(opens in a new tab). A further programme of analysis to support development of the...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment and Support AllowanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50976More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many children live in households claiming (a) income-based employment and support allowance and (b) new style employment and support allowance.
Answer: The information requested is not held.
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50975More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of households that claim Universal Credit and are affected by the two-child limit (a) were affected from the start of their claim and (b) were previously affected under a cl
Answer: Of the 380,000 Universal Credit (UC) households affected by the policy in April 2024, 236,000 (61%) were affected in their first assessment period on UC and the rest became affected in a subsequent assessment period. Using slightly different data to allow...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPalliative CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50974More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the increase in the number of people that will have palliative care needs over the next 10 years.
Answer: Currently, approximately 600,000 people die per year in the United Kingdom. It is estimated that up to 90% of deaths could benefit from palliative and end of life care. The Office for National Statistics has projected that, by 2040, approximately 800,000 ...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPalliative Care: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50973More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with relevant stakeholders on how to provide long term, sustainable funding for transforming palliative and end of life care services.
Answer: In February, I met with key palliative and end of life care and hospice stakeholders, in a roundtable format, with a focus on long-term sector sustainability within the context of our 10-Year Health Plan. I also recently met Rachael Maskell MP and Barones...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFlood Control: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50972More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has considered increasing funding for the Environment Agency for (a) capital and (b) appraisal work for (i) upstream water storage at Bramhall Green in Cheadle and (ii) othe
Answer: The proposed capital project in Bramhall Green, Cheadle was not successful in receiving a Grant-in-Aid or Regional Flood and Coastal Committee Local Levy funding allocation in 2025/26. A robust prioritisation exercise was undertaken to determine which pro...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPre-school Education: SleepDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49556More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure staff in school-based nursery settings are adequately trained to care for infants under two years old.
Answer: The early years workforce is at the heart of the government’s mission to give every child the best start in life and deliver our Plan for Change.The department is providing a range of high-quality support and training for early years educators and leaders...
Answered 9 May 2025
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