Wendy Morton MP: written questions
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Nigeria: Peace NegotiationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47236More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Strengthening Peace and Resilience in Nigeria funding allocated in 2023 at achieving (a) peace and (b) resilience in t
Answer: The UK's Strengthening Peace and Resilience in Nigeria programme (SPRiNG) is working to reduce rural violence in northwest and north-central Nigeria, including by supporting collaboration and productive livelihoods for both farmers and pastoralists, and s...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAfghanistan: WomenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47235More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of reduced Official Development Assistance spending on support for Afghan women and girls.
Answer: Detailed decisions on how the Official Development Assistance (ODA) budget will be used will be worked through as part of the ongoing Spending Review process. We intend to publish final 2025/26 ODA programme allocations in the FCDO Annual Report and Accou...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAnzhalika MelnikavaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47234More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his Belarussian counterpart on the reported disappearance of Anzhelika Melnikava and her daughters.
Answer: I am concerned by reports of Angelika Melnikava's disappearance. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office officials are following the case closely. We have not raised this with the Belarusian Government.
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordKnives: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47233More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Coalition to Tackle Knife Crime on knife crime.
Answer: The Prime Minister and Home Secretary launched the Coalition to Tackle Knife Crime in September 2024. The Coalition brings together campaign groups, families of those who have tragically lost their lives to knife crime, young people who have been impacte...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRoad Traffic Offences: CamerasHome OfficeTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47232More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of mobile speed camera vans in reducing speeding in (a) the West Midlands and (b) Aldridge-Brownhills constituency.
Answer: The use of mobile speed camera vans to enforce speed limits is an operational matter for West Midlands Police.Excess speed is a major cause of death and serious injury on our roads and anyone who breaks the speed limit should expect to face proper sanctio...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood Policing: Aldridge-BrownhillsHome OfficeTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47231More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of named neighbourhood police officers in Aldridge-Brownhills constituency.
Answer: The Government is committed to strong neighbourhood policing for everyone in England and Wales, no matter where they live.As the Prime Minister announced on 10 April, by July, every community will have named and contactable officers dedicated to addressin...
Answered 2 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood Policing: Aldridge-BrownhillsHome OfficeTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47230More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Police and Crime Commissioner for the West Midlands on the number of neighbourhood police officers based in Aldridge-Brownhills constituency.
Answer: The Government is committed to strong neighbourhood policing for everyone in England and Wales, no matter where they live.As the Prime Minister announced on 10 April, by July, every community will have named and contactable officers dedicated to addressin...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordWaste Disposal: BirminghamMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47229More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether costs incurred by neighbouring local authorities from assisting Birmingham City Council (BCC) with waste collection will be met by (a) BCC and (b) her Department.
Answer: This is a local issue and it is right that the response is led by the key public sector partners in Birmingham. We have been clear that if the local leaders on the ground in Birmingham feel tackling these issues goes beyond the resources available to them...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSustainable Farming IncentiveDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47228More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10 April 2025 to Question 43886 on Sustainable Farming Incentive, what his planned timetable is for the (a) launch date, (b) details, (c) application period,
Answer: Defra will be working closely with farmers and industry stakeholders to design a future Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) offer that fairly and responsibly directs funding. This future SFI offer will build on what has made SFI effective so far. Further ...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSustainable Farming IncentiveDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47227More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10 April 2025 to Question 43886 on Sustainable Farming Incentive, what estimate his Department has made of the number of farmers impacted by the closure of th
Answer: Currently there are over 39, 000 live SFI agreements.The government will work with the farming and environmental sectors to prioritise funding for future years so we can target SFI actions fairly and effectively, focusing on helping less productive land c...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: Food AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47226More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure the additional £120 million in food aid to Sudan pledged by the UK for the 2025-26 financial year reaches (a) civilians and (b) women and gi
Answer: The conflict in Sudan is having a devastating impact on the people of Sudan, particularly women and girls. At the recent London Sudan Conference, the Foreign Secretary announced a package of support budgeted at £120 million which will deliver life-saving ...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: MigrationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47225More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he plans to take following the London Sudan conference on 15 April 2025 to support countries neighbouring Sudan to (a) continue to keep their borders open and (b)
Answer: Sudan is now the world's largest displacement crisis, with 8.6 million people estimated to be internally displaced and a further 4 million having fled to neighbouring countries since April 2023. On 15 April, the Foreign Secretary co-hosted the London Suda...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDarfur: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46744More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the fluctuations in the levels of humanitarian aid that has reached Darfur over the last 6 months.
Answer: Aid flows into and across Darfur over the last six months have been wholly inadequate. Armed violence and access constraints imposed by the warring parties have had unacceptable impacts on relief operations. The UK remains fully committed to ensuring safe...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: Armed ConflictForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46743More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with international partners to establish an African Union-led contact group to convene regional partners to focus on a diplomatic solution to the conf
Answer: At the London Sudan Conference, co-hosts agreed on a series of next steps, including revitalising existing frameworks such as the African Union Expanded Mechanism to enhance coordination among regional partners. Together with our co-hosts, we also emphasi...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: Armed ConflictForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46742More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps is he taking to engage with (a) bilateral and (b) multilateral parties to the London Sudan conference on 15 April 2025 who did not sign the co-chairs' joint statem
Answer: The Foreign Secretary engaged with multiple partners, bilateral and multilateral, in the run-up to the London Sudan Conference and on the day of the conference itself. The conference demonstrated the strong international will to bring the conflict to an e...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: Armed ConflictForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46741More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he plans to take with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) international partners to help ensure (a) a cessation in hostilities and (b) an end to conflict in Sudan.
Answer: A key focus of the London Sudan Conference on 15 April was to establish international consensus on how to end the conflict. There was clear consensus on the importance of an immediate and permanent ceasefire and sustainable end to the conflict, as reitera...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: Humanitarian SituationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46740More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he plans to take to help tackle the humanitarian situation in (a) Sudan and (b) countries neighbouring Sudan.
Answer: The UK is committed to addressing Sudan's humanitarian crisis and its regional impacts. On 15 April, the Foreign Secretary announced £120 million of new life-saving aid for this year. This includes 670,000 people to be reached with food assistance for 3 m...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: Armed ConflictForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46739More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much funding was (a) allocated for and (b) spent on the London Sudan conference on 15 April 2025.
Answer: We are currently collating information on funding allocated to and spent on the London Sudan Conference. We will write to the Honourable Member with a full response in due course.
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: Politics and GovernmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46738More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the (a) withdrawal and (b) closure of international partners’ diplomatic missions in (i) Sudan and (ii) South Sudan on
Answer: The safety of our staff and British Nationals is our priority. The UK like others, had no choice but to withdraw our diplomatic presence in Khartoum when armed violence commenced in April 2023. The UK remains committed to finding a solution to end the con...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordConditions of Employment: Economic GrowthDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46737More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential impact of the Employment Rights Bill on economic growth.
Answer: The Secretary of State, responsible Ministers and policy officials meet regularly with their counterparts in HM Treasury. This includes on discussions related to delivering the biggest upgrade to workers' rights in a generation through the Employment Righ...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness: Conditions of EmploymentDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46736More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Employment Rights Bill on business confidence and growth.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade has published a set of Impact Assessments that provide a comprehensive analysis on the potential impact of the Employment Rights Bill. This analysis includes con-sideration of impacts on businesses and economic growth...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSentencing Council for England and Wales: StaffMinistry of JusticeTabled 22 Apr 2025WithdrawnUIN 46735More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what is the total cost to the public purse was for staff salaries for the Sentencing Council in the 2024-25 financial year.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordPre-sentence ReportsMinistry of JusticeTabled 22 Apr 2025WithdrawnUIN 46734More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were sentenced under the guidelines from the Sentencing Council on pre-sentence reports prior to their suspension.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordForeign Investment in UK: West MidlandsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46733More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions his Department has had with the West Midlands Combined Authority on increasing levels of Foreign Direct Investment in the West Midlands.
Answer: My department have and continue to hold discussions on attracting private investment to the West Midlands and across the UK. We work with clients to understand their requirements and to reduce barriers which inform the client’s decision to locate in the r...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMayor of the West Midlands: ChinaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46732More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department had discussions with the West Midlands Combined Authority prior to the visit to China by the Mayor of the West Midlands.
Answer: My department, with officials from FCDO, directly supported a number of Combined Authority leaders on this visit to China, which included the Mayor of the West Midlands. The programme focused on strengthening growth across regions to enhance investment an...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
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