Wendy Morton MP: written questions
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Buildings: SafetyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50122More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of implementing a single standard for building safety remediation set independently by her Department on the process of remed
Answer: The developer remediation contract sets the standard that developers must meet when remediating buildings covered by the contract. Remediation of external defects must be undertaken in line with PAS 9980 and remediation of internal defects must be underta...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugees: UkraineHome OfficeTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50121More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has considered extending the Ukraine Permission Extension scheme.
Answer: We are committed to standing with Ukraine and providing stability for those we have welcomed to the UK and those who still need our sanctuary.The Ukraine Permission Extension (UPE) scheme, which opened to applications on 4 February 2025, provides up to an...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: UkraineHome OfficeTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50120More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps is she taking to support Ukrainians in the UK to obtain Skilled Worker visas.
Answer: We are committed to standing with Ukraine and providing stability for those we have welcomed to the UK and those who still need our sanctuary.The Ukraine Permission Extension (UPE) scheme, which opened to applications on 4 February 2025, provides up to an...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49747More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his Department's policy is on entering the premises of (a) animal shelters and (b) rescue homes to assess (ii) animal welfare and (ii) conditions.
Answer: Under the Animal Welfare Act 2006, local authorities and the police have powers to investigate allegations of animal cruelty or poor welfare, including powers of entry to premises such as animal shelters and rescue homes. Section 18 of the Act allows anim...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: UkraineHome OfficeTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49746More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the challenges faced by the Ukrainian community in securing employment opportunities as a result of their immigration status.
Answer: The Home Office will continue engaging with our stakeholders and partners to ensure employers are fully informed and can continue to support Ukrainians. We have also updated the online guidance for employers with details of the Ukraine Permission Extensio...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFly-tippingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49745More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of a (a) national debate and (b) action plan on fly-tipping.
Answer: This Government has not made an assessment of the potential merits of a national debate or action plan on fly-tipping. We are committed to forcing fly-tippers to clean up the mess that they have created as part of a crackdown on anti-social behaviour. We ...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFly-tipping and LitterDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49744More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a litter and fly-tipping champion in Government.
Answer: This Government has not made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a litter and fly-tipping champion in Government. Local authorities are usually best placed to respond to litter and fly-tipping problems in a way tailored to the communities...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordLitter: TrainingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49743More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a national litter awareness course.
Answer: This Government has not made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a national litter awareness course. Local councils have a range of enforcement powers to tackle littering, including civil penalties of up to £500 that can be issued to the ...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFly-tipping: FinesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49742More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing penalties for fly-tipping.
Answer: We have committed to forcing fly-tippers to clean up the mess they have created. This will build on the sanctions already available which include fixed penalty notices of up to £1000, seizing and crushing of vehicles and prosecution which can lead to a si...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFly-tippingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49741More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a fourth round of grants under the fly-tipping grant scheme.
Answer: This Government has not made an assessment of the potential merits of a fourth round of grants. The Government is making available £69 billion to council budgets across England – a 6.8% cash terms increase, to help fund key responsibilities like tackling ...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordInnovation: Aldridge-BrownhillsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49740More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential benefits for businesses in Aldridge-Brownhills constituency of the £10m grant issued to the West Midlands Innovation Accelerator this year.
Answer: We were delighted to extend the Innovation Accelerator pilot into 2025/26, investing an extra £30 million in growing high-potential clusters in the West Midlands, Glasgow City Region and Greater Manchester.The West Midlands Innovation Accelerators is supp...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGrowth and Skills LevyDepartment for EducationTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49739More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing measures in connection with the Growth and Skills Levy to protect funding for (a) SMEs and (b) young people.
Answer: This government has committed to widening the apprenticeships offer into a growth and skills offer, which will offer greater flexibility to employers and learners and align with the industrial strategy.As a first step, this will include shorter duration a...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordApprentices: Employers' ContributionsTreasuryTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49738More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to ensure employers are aware of the available National Insurance relief when hiring apprentices under the age of 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 recordNeighbourhood Policing: West MidlandsHome OfficeTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49737More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the West Midlands Police’s per capita increase in neighbourhood officers for 2025/26 ranks (a) above or (b) below the national average.
Answer: The Government has provided £200 million for 2025/26 to kickstart the recruitment of 13,000 additional neighbourhood police officers and PCSOs by the end of the Parliament. Force-level allocations have been determined using the Police Funding Formula.The ...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood Policing: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49736More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that neighbourhood policing funding allocations are proportionate to the (a) population size and (b) specific urban needs of each police force area.
Answer: The Government has provided £200 million for 2025/26 to kickstart the recruitment of 13,000 additional neighbourhood police officers and PCSOs by the end of the Parliament. Force-level allocations have been determined using the Police Funding Formula.The ...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood Policing: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49735More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the per capita increase in neighbourhood policing across different police force areas; and if she will publish that data.
Answer: The Government has provided £200 million for 2025/26 to kickstart the recruitment of 13,000 additional neighbourhood police officers and PCSOs by the end of the Parliament. Force-level allocations have been determined using the Police Funding Formula.The ...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood Policing: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49734More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the framework or criteria used to assess police force eligibility and funding levels for neighbourhood policing allocations in 2025-26.
Answer: The Government has provided £200 million for 2025/26 to kickstart the recruitment of 13,000 additional neighbourhood police officers and PCSOs by the end of the Parliament. Force-level allocations have been determined using the Police Funding Formula.The ...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood Policing: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49733More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether (a) police authorities and (b) police and crime commissioners were required to submit a formal bid or proposal to access funding under the 2025-26 Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee.
Answer: The Government has provided £200 million for 2025/26 to kickstart the recruitment of 13,000 additional neighbourhood police officers and PCSOs by the end of the Parliament. Force-level allocations have been determined using the Police Funding Formula.The ...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood Policing: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49732More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what methodology was used to determine the allocation of neighbourhood policing funding to each police force area as part of the 2025-26 settlement.
Answer: The Government has provided £200 million for 2025/26 to kickstart the recruitment of 13,000 additional neighbourhood police officers and PCSOs by the end of the Parliament. Force-level allocations have been determined using the Police Funding Formula.The ...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49731More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans she has to reduce the size of local authority planning committees.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 48951 on 7 May 2025.
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49730More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her planned timeline is for publishing details of national guidance on when local planning committees should delegate decisions to planning officers.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 48951 on 7 May 2025.
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordWinter Fuel PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49729More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 7 April 2025 to Question 43065 on Pension Credit, if she will make an assessment of the accuracy of her Department’s impact assessment on the decision to remove the winter fuel
Answer: In line with the requirements of the Public Sector Equality Duty, an Equality Analysis was produced and considered as part of the ministerial decision-making process. This was published on 13 September and is available online: Equality Impact Assessments ...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncillors: PlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49379More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 7 April 2025 to Question 42592 on Councillors: Planning, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of councillors on the planning process.
Answer: The Planning and Infrastructure Bill includes a regulation-making power to issue statutory guidance on a national scheme of delegation.The government intend to formally consult on proposals relating to the delegation of planning decisions in England along...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPackaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Apr 2025WithdrawnUIN 49378More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 7 April 2025 to Question: 42598 on Recycling: Packaging, (a) who is on the steering group and (b) which specific sectors are represented.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordDisease ControlDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49377More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the UK’s health security against (a) malaria, (b) tuberculosis and (c) HIV/AIDS.
Answer: The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) holds data on all malaria cases diagnosed in the United Kingdom by the Malaria Reference Laboratory (MRL) and Public Health Scotland. The MRL’s extensive service to users in the UK includes: malaria diagnosis; epidemi...
Answered 9 May 2025
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