Wendy Morton MP: written questions
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Falkland Islands: Nature ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51380More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help support the Falkland Islands government to preserve its (a) marine biodiversity, (b) sustainable fishing practices and (c) other aspects of
Answer: Defra officials work closely with the Falkland Islands Government to ensure that Falkland Island interests are represented in international fisheries meetings at the UN and FAO, and that challenges in ensuring sustainable management of high seas fisheries...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFly-tippingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50508More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of publishing a local authority league table for incidences of fly-tipping.
Answer: This Government has not made an assessment of the potential merits of publishing a local authority league table for incidences of fly-tipping. Local authorities in England are required to report fly-tipping incidents and actions to Defra, which are publis...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordApprentices: Employers' ContributionsTreasuryTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50507More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of SMEs using National Insurance relief for apprentices aged under 25 in Aldridge-Brownhills constituency.
Answer: HMRC publishes estimates of the number of employers who benefit from the relief on employer National Insurance contributions for apprentices under 25, which are available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/main-tax-expenditures-and-structural-...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordApprentices: Employers' ContributionsTreasuryTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50506More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure businesses are aware of National Insurance contributions relief for employers with apprentices under 25.
Answer: HMRC maintains comprehensive Gov.uk guidance to help employers understand the Class 1 NICs relief for apprentices under the age of 25, which has been in place since 2016. It can be found here: Paying employer National Insurance contributions for apprentic...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordApprentices: TaxationDepartment for EducationTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50505More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of ringfencing the skills levy for funding apprenticeships.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Aldridge-Brownhills to the answer of 7 April 2025 to Question 40142.
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordApprentices: Small BusinessesDepartment for EducationTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50504More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to encourage SMEs to participate in the apprenticeships scheme.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Aldridge-Brownhills to the answer of 19 March 2025 to Question 37179.
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordApprentices: Aldridge-brownhillsDepartment for EducationTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50503More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she made of the number of apprenticeship starts in Aldridge-Brownhills constituency in (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2023-24.
Answer: The number of apprenticeship starts in the Aldridge-Brownhills constituency are published in the apprenticeships accredited official statistics publication: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/2d7a8365-ec14-40eb-96d3-...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordResettlement: Afghanistan and UkraineHome OfficeTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50502More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the potential change in the number of people supported by local authorities under the (a) Afghan and (b) Ukraine resettlement schemes caused by births in the UK.
Answer: Arrivals under Afghan Resettlement Programme (ARP) are granted indefinite leave to remain (ILR).Afghan children born in the UK with parents who have ILR automatically become British citizens and are therefore eligible for support like any British Citizen....
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50501More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to financially support local authorities in (a) providing rent subsidies and (b) providing homelessness services caused by accommodating dispersed asylum seekers.
Answer: This Government inherited an asylum system under exceptional strain, with tens of thousands of people stuck in limbo without any prospect of having their claims processed. At their peak use under the previous government, in the autumn of 2023, more than 4...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning: Local GovernmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50500More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she had made of the potential impact of a new national scheme of delegation in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill on local democratic oversight.
Answer: The Planning and Infrastructure Bill includes regulation-making powers to issue statutory guidance on a national scheme of delegation. The government intend to formally consult on these proposals alongside the Bill’s passage.
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSustainable Farming IncentiveDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50137More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2025 to Question 47228 on Sustainable Farming Incentive, whether the (a) launch and (b) rollout of the replacement Sustainable Farming Incentive sche
Answer: We will provide further details about the reformed Sustainable Farming Incentive in summer 2025.
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordTreasury: CommunicationTreasuryTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50136More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2025 to Question 44990 on Government Departments: Advertising and Communication, how much money has been allocated to her Department's communications team in this financial year.
Answer: HMT sets its budgets annually. Allocations to the department’s communications team for this financial year have not yet been finalised.
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFlats: Fire PreventionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50135More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure leaseholders in buildings under 11 metres with cladding issues are not excluded from safety remediation support.
Answer: The department reviews cases brought to its attention which includes undertaking audits of fire risk appraisals of external walls to make sure that proposed works are necessary and proportionate. We engage with freeholders and managing agents to reinforce...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSustainable Farming IncentiveDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50134More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support farmers enrolled in the SFI scheme to transition to the forthcoming replacement programme.
Answer: We will provide further details about the reformed Sustainable Farming Incentive in summer 2025.
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordWest Midlands Fire Service: Disclosure of InformationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50133More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help ensure whistleblowing protections are in place for staff who report (a) misconduct and (b) discriminatory behaviour in the West Midlands Fire Service.
Answer: I am responding as the Minister now with responsibility for Fire. It is the government’s priority to drive meaningful culture change across the fire and rescue sector. Our fire professionals work under significant pressure and in challenging circumstance...
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFly-tipping: Construction and DemolitionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50132More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help tackle commercial fly-tipping involving construction and demolition waste.
Answer: This Government recently announced plans to move the regulation of waste carriers, brokers and dealers from a light-touch registration system into environmental permitting. This will mean that people who transport or control more than a certain volume of ...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood PolicingHome OfficeTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50131More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data she used to determine which areas had the highest unmet need for neighbourhood policing resources in the 2025-26 settlement.
Answer: Grant funding allocations for neighbourhood policing in 2025/26 were calculated using the Police Funding Formula.The approach to delivery in 2025/26, which will be year 1 of a 4-year programme, is designed to deliver an initial increase to the neighbourho...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordWinter Fuel PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50130More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the removal of Winter Fuel Payments on older residents in (a) urban, (b) rural, (c) northern and (d) southern areas.
Answer: Winter Fuel Payment statistics are published annually, for the previous winter, and cover parliamentary constituencies, Local Authority areas, regional breakdowns, and international payments, amongst other things. The next release of annual Winter Fuel Pa...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50129More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has consulted with (a) local authorities and (b) planning professional bodies on the proposed delegation reforms in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill.
Answer: On 13 February 2025, the government published a Planning Committees Planning Reform Working Paper inviting views on models for a national scheme of delegation, which the government has committed to introduce to support better decision making in the planni...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordJob Creation: Aldridge-BrownhillsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50128More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the high growth accelerator programme in the West Midlands on the number of new jobs created in Aldridge-Brownhills constituency.
Answer: The High Growth Accelerator is a great example of locally led business growth delivered by the West Midlands Combined Authority through Business Growth West Midlands. Last year’s pilot saw fifty SMEs on track to boost investment and turnover by £20m with ...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNew Businesses: Aldridge-BrownhillsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50127More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the high growth accelerator programme in the West Midlands on the number of new SMEs created in Aldridge-Brownhills constituency.
Answer: The High Growth Accelerator is a great example of locally led business growth delivered by the West Midlands Combined Authority through Business Growth West Midlands. Last year’s pilot saw fifty SMEs on track to boost investment and turnover by £20m with ...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: Aldridge-BrownhillsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50126More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the high growth accelerator programme in the West Midlands on the levels of investment secured by SMEs in Aldridge-Brownhills constituency.
Answer: The High Growth Accelerator is a great example of locally led business growth delivered by the West Midlands Combined Authority through Business Growth West Midlands. Last year’s pilot saw fifty SMEs on track to boost investment and turnover by £20m with ...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordWest Midlands Fire ServiceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50125More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many times she has met with West Midlands Fire Service Chief Fire Officer between July 2024 and April 2025.
Answer: I am responding as the Minister now with responsibility for Fire. I can confirm that to my knowledge the Secretary of State for the Home Department did not meet with the West Midlands Fire Service Chief Fire Officer during that period. The Home Secretary ...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordWest Midlands Fire ServiceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50124More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of a new oversight board at the West Midlands Fire Service on the quality of service provided.
Answer: I am responding as the Minister now with responsibility for Fire. It is the government’s priority to drive meaningful culture change across the fire and rescue sector. Our fire professionals work under significant pressure and in challenging circumstance...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordWest Midlands Fire Service: Conditions of EmploymentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50123More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to (a) support staff morale and (b) help tackle concerns from staff in the West Midlands Fire Service.
Answer: I am responding as the Minister now with responsibility for Fire. It is the government’s priority to drive meaningful culture change across the fire and rescue sector. Our fire professionals work under significant pressure and in challenging circumstance...
Answered 13 May 2025
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