Wendy Morton MP: written questions
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Packaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46731More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2025 to Question 42597 on Packaging: Recycling, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the differential in weight between glass
Answer: In October 2024, the Government published an updated assessment of the impact of introducing the pEPR scheme. This impact assessment included an estimate for pEPR fees per tonne of packaging material. This estimate did not split by packaging material type...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPension Credit: ApplicationsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46730More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of Pension Credit applications received in the period between 1 October 2024 and 31 December 2024 were deemed ineligible in (a) Aldridge-Brownhills constituency and (b) the
Answer: On 27 February 2025 we published Pension Credit applications and award statistics. This publication provides application volumes up to 23 February 2025. This also includes information on Pension Credit claims that have been cleared but not awarded benefit...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPension Credit: ApplicationsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46729More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of Pension Credit applications that were received in the period between 1 October 2024 and 31 December 2024 were ineligible.
Answer: On 27 February 2025 we published Pension Credit applications and award statistics. This publication provides application volumes up to 23 February 2025. This also includes information on Pension Credit claims that have been cleared but not awarded benefit...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Transport: BirminghamDepartment for TransportTabled 22 Apr 2025WithdrawnUIN 46728More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of disruptions to waste collection services in Birmingham on public transportation (a) schedules and (b) routes, and what steps she is taking to help mitigat
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordDomestic Waste: BirminghamDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Apr 2025WithdrawnUIN 46727More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the accumulation of waste during the Birmingham bin strikes on public health.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordTreasury: Information OfficersTreasuryTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46726More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many full-time-equivalent staff in her Department are employed in communications and public relations roles.
Answer: In the central HM Treasury communications team, there are a total of 40.9 Full Time Equivalent Government Communication Service professionals. Of this total, 19 work in the media discipline which covers press and media responsibilities. This is the latest...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBalkans: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45001More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to announce a date for the UK-hosted Berlin Process 2025 summit.
Answer: The UK is delighted to host the Berlin Process this year. We will organise meetings of Ministers, government officials and non-government stakeholders to build stronger economic and security ties between the countries of the Western Balkans and deepen coo...
Answered 23 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordWaste Disposal: BirminghamMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45000More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has received recent representations from (a) Birmingham City Council and (b) the Commissioner on the provision of additional public funds to settle their dispute with
Answer: The government has been working intensively with Birmingham City Council in relation to the ongoing disruption in its waste service. While the response is being locally led by the Council as is appropriate, at their request, we have deployed operational a...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordWaste Management: BirminghamMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44999More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to take steps to help support Birmingham City Council to ensure the long-term (a) sustainability and (b) resilience of the city’s waste management se
Answer: The government has been working intensively with Birmingham City Council in relation to the ongoing disruption in its waste service. While the response is being locally led by the Council as is appropriate, at their request, we have deployed operational a...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordWaste Disposal: BirminghamMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44998More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has provided additional (a) funding and (b) other resources to councils bordering Birmingham to help tackle additional fly-tipping resulting from bin strik
Answer: The government has been working intensively with Birmingham City Council in relation to the ongoing disruption in its waste service. While the response is being locally led by the Council as is appropriate, at their request, we have deployed operational a...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordWaste Disposal: BirminghamMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44997More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has provided additional (a) funding and (b) resources to Birmingham City Council to help tackle waste management issues resulting from the recent bin strik
Answer: The government has been working intensively with Birmingham City Council in relation to the ongoing disruption in its waste service. While the response is being locally led by the Council as is appropriate, at their request, we have deployed operational a...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordWaste Disposal: BirminghamMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44996More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with Birmingham City Council on the potential impact of the bin strikes on (a) public health and (b) the environment in affected areas.
Answer: The government has been working intensively with Birmingham City Council in relation to the ongoing disruption in its waste service. While the response is being locally led by the Council as is appropriate, at their request, we have deployed operational a...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordWaste Management: Industrial DisputesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44995More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she is taking steps to help support (a) Birmingham City Council and (b) other local authorities to resolve disputes with bin collection workers.
Answer: The government has been working intensively with Birmingham City Council in relation to the ongoing disruption in its waste service. While the response is being locally led by the Council as is appropriate, at their request, we have deployed operational a...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordTourism: BirminghamDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44994More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of bin strikes in Birmingham on levels of international tourism to the area.
Answer: No, because it is obvious that it would be better for all if the strikes were to end.
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordFly-tipping: West MidlandsHome OfficeTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44993More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of hours spent by West Midlands Police investigating fly-tipping related incidents in the last two months.
Answer: The requested data is not currently collected by the Home Office.
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordFly-tippingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44992More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of requiring the person responsible for fly-tipping, rather than the landowner, to bear the costs of clean-up.
Answer: Where fly-tippers are prosecuted, upon conviction a cost order can already be made by the court so that a landowner’s costs can be recovered from the perpetrator. Local councils can also issue fixed penalty notices of up to £1000 to those who fly-tip, the...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordFly-tipping and Litter: Fixed PenaltiesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44991More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of adding penalty points to the driver’s licences of people convicted of (a) fly-tipping and (b) littering from a vehicle.
Answer: Local authorities already have powers to stop, search and seize vehicles of suspected fly-tippers. We will consider the benefits of allowing penalty points to be added to the driving licence of people convicted of fly-tipping in due course.
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Advertising and CommunicationTreasuryTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44990More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what budget was allocated to (a) social media advertising, (b) paid-partnerships and (c) other digital communication of the measures in the Spring Statement.
Answer: No budget was allocated by HM Treasury for social media advertising, paid partnerships, or other digital communication of the measures in the Spring Statement beyond the budget for the core HMT communications team.
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordEconomic Growth: Aldridge-BrownhillsTreasuryTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44989More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has she made of the potential impact of the Spring Statement 2025 on per capita GDP growth in Aldridge-Brownhills.
Answer: Ensuring growth is felt in all regions of the UK is central to the Government’s Growth Mission. Our strategy for regional growth will drive growth in all regions and make the most of the opportunities in each part of the country. We are supporting regiona...
Answered 23 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployers' Contributions: PayTreasuryTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44988More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increases in employers National Insurance Contributions on wages.
Answer: The Office for Budget Responsibility published the Economic and Fiscal Outlook (EFO) in March 2025, which sets out a detailed forecast of the economy and public finances, including their forecast on wages Economic and fiscal outlook – March 2025 - Office ...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Aldridge-brownhillsTreasuryTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44987More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of potential impact of the Spring Statement 2025 on levels of employment in Aldridge-Brownhills.
Answer: At Spring Statement 2025, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), the government’s independent official forecaster, published its bi-annual economic and fiscal forecasts.In line with its mandate as set out in law, the OBR does not produce forecasts at...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness: Rural AreasTreasuryTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44986More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 27 March 2025 to Question 40496 on Business confidence in rural communities, what criteria her Department uses to classify a constituency as rural; and whether Aldridge-Brownhills constitue
Answer: Aldridge-Brownhills is not considered a rural constituency based on ONS 2021 rural-urban census data.The Government does not collect specific constituency level data on business confidence. Recent economy wide surveys from EY, PwC and Lloyds Bank show ove...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordFood SupplyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44985More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 March 2025 onto Question 40498 on Food Supply, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of food security in UK; and what steps he is taking to increase
Answer: Food security is national security. We need a resilient and healthy food system, that works with nature and supports British farmers, fishers and food producers. The UK has a resilient food supply chain and is equipped to deal with situations with the pot...
Answered 25 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: West MidlandsDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44984More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of (a) the potential merits of the West Midlands Rail Hub and (b) the potential impact of the West Midlands Rail Hub on (i) economic growth and (ii) connectivity.
Answer: Midlands Rail Hub would unlock thousands of homes and drive economic growth, with better connections regionally and nationally, and more reliable trains. It will provide up to 300 extra trains a day into Birmingham while improving the performance of servi...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: West MidlandsDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44983More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has she made of the potential impact of the proposed West Midlands Rail Hub on rail (a) connectivity and (b) reliability in (i) the West Midlands and (ii) nationally.
Answer: Midlands Rail Hub would unlock thousands of homes and drive economic growth, with better connections regionally and nationally, and more reliable trains. It will provide up to 300 extra trains a day into Birmingham while improving the performance of servi...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
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