Wendy Morton MP: written questions
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Private Education: VATDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38597More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help support state schools with trends in the level of demand for state school places following the application of VAT to private school fees.
Answer: As set out in HM Treasury’s tax information and impact note published on GOV.UK, the introduction of VAT is anticipated to have a very limited impact on the number of pupils in state and private schools. The department has not seen any evidence that contr...
Answered 29 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: VATDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38596More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the application of VAT on private school fees on the (a) accessibility and (b) quality of state education.
Answer: As set out in HM Treasury’s tax information and impact note published on GOV.UK, the introduction of VAT is anticipated to have a very limited impact on the number of pupils in state and private schools. The department has not seen any evidence that contr...
Answered 29 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: AdmissionsDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38595More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the number of children who transferred from private to state schools in the first three months of (a) 2024 and (b) 2025.
Answer: Data on pupil numbers in the state-funded and private school sectors is collected in January and published in June each year. This shows how pupil numbers at different types of school have changed over time.In January 2023 there were 591,954 pupils in ind...
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood Policing: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38594More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2025 to Question 36082 on Neighbourhood Policing: Finance, how much and what proportion of the funding allocated for the financial year 2025-26 has been allocated to
Answer: The Government is committed to delivering our Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee, and that is why we have committed £200 million to kickstart the increase of 13,000 neighbourhood officers in communities across England and Wales by the End of this Parliament...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: Employers' ContributionsDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38593More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2025 to Question 36079 on Bus Services and Railways: Employers' Contributions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the planned increase in emplo
Answer: The increase to National Insurance employers’ contributions announced at the Budget is expected to increase bus operator costs, but the Department has made no estimate of the specific costs. We are committed to working with the sector to deliver better bu...
Answered 21 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: Employers' ContributionsDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38592More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2025 to Question 36079 on Bus Services and Railways: Employers' Contributions, how much and what proportion of the £1 billion additional funding for buses will be spent on the
Answer: The £1 billion of funding for buses awarded as part of the Budget includes £712 million allocated to local authorities to support and improve bus services. Local authorities can use this funding however they wish to improve bus services for passengers. In...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: FinanceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37181More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps are being considered to reduce financial burdens on small and independent high street businesses.
Answer: This government is committed to creating a fairer business rates system for small businesses on the high street. From 2026-27, we will introduce permanently lower tax rates for retail, hospitality, and leisure (RHL) properties with rateable values of less...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPalliative CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37180More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that hospice care services across England are sufficiently funded; and what assessment he has made of the potential impact of an ageing population on d
Answer: Whilst the majority of palliative and end of life care is provided by National Health Service staff and services, we recognise the vital part that voluntary sector organisations, including hospices, also play in providing support to people at end of life ...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordApprentices: Small BusinessesDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37179More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to encourage small and medium-sized enterprises to offer apprenticeships.
Answer: Apprenticeships can support small and medium sized employers (SMEs) to improve their skills base, boost productivity and develop a pipeline of future talent.To support non-levy paying employers, usually SMEs, to offer apprenticeships, the government pays ...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordKnives: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37178More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to improve educational support and engagement for vulnerable young people at risk of becoming involved in knife crime.
Answer: The Home Office has committed to the creation of a new Young Futures Programme, which will establish a network of Young Futures Hubs and Young Futures Prevention Partnerships, to ensure at risk children and young people are supported in a more systematic ...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordKnives: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37177More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support community-led initiatives focused on preventing knife crime.
Answer: The Home Office has committed to the creation of a new Young Futures Programme, which will establish a network of Young Futures Hubs and Young Futures Prevention Partnerships, to ensure at risk children and young people are supported in a more systematic ...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBatteries: StorageDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37176More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to take steps to protect green belt land from fire risks when developing battery energy storage systems.
Answer: The Government agrees with the need to have robust measures in place to manage the risks associated with facilities that use large numbers of lithium-ion batteries. The Health and Safety Executive regulates grid-scale lithium-ion batteries within a robust...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordProperty Development: Green BeltMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37175More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to take legislative steps to ensure there is consultation with local communities before any developments are approved on grey belt land.
Answer: I refer the right hon. Member to the answers to Question UIN 26011 on 31 January 2025; UIN 26507 on 5 February 2025; and UIN 36395 on 12 March 2025. It is for individual local authorities to plan and make decisions regarding the location and potential imp...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordProperty Development: Green BeltMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37174More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the National Planning Policy Framework published in December 2024, whether her Department has conducted an environmental impact assessment on the proposed devel
Answer: I refer the right hon. Member to the answers to Question UIN 26011 on 31 January 2025; UIN 26507 on 5 February 2025; and UIN 36395 on 12 March 2025. It is for individual local authorities to plan and make decisions regarding the location and potential imp...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordGreen BeltMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37173More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to National Planning Policy Framework, published in December 2024, what role will local communities play in the assessment of land designated as grey belt.
Answer: I refer the right hon. Member to the answers to Question UIN 26011 on 31 January 2025; UIN 26507 on 5 February 2025; and UIN 36395 on 12 March 2025. It is for individual local authorities to plan and make decisions regarding the location and potential imp...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood BoardsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37172More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the oral statement by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Local Growth and Building Safety of 4 March 2025 on Plan for Neighbourhoods, Official Repor
Answer: The local authority or an alternative organisation, such as a community group if agreed by the chair and local authority, should act as secretariat to the board. Recognising the partnership between the board and local authority, council officers may provi...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood BoardsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37171More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the oral statement by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Local Growth and Building Safety of 4 March 2025 on Plan for Neighbourhoods, Official Repor
Answer: The default geographic boundary for each place is determined as follows:for England and Wales: the built-up areas as defined by the Office for National Statistics (2022 boundaries GB BGG)for Scotland: based on Localities 2020 geographyfor Northern Ireland...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood BoardsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37170More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the oral statement by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Local Growth and Building Safety of 4 March 2025 on Plan for Neighbourhoods, Official Repor
Answer: MPs whose constituencies sit within the boundary of the place must sit on the board. In Scotland and Wales the appropriate constituency MSP or MS should also sit on the board. Councils in Northern Ireland are encouraged to invite the MLAs to the board and...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood BoardsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37169More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the oral statement by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Local Growth and Building Safety of 4 March 2025 on Plan for Neighbourhoods, Official Repor
Answer: The relevant local authority in each place will act as the accountable body for the funds with responsibility for ensuring that public funds are distributed fairly and effectively, and that funds have been managed in line with the Nolan Principles and Man...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37168More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has considered implementing a phased introduction of planned Inheritance Tax changes for agricultural properties, in the context of support for smaller farms.
Answer: The Government set out its policy at Autumn Budget 2024. The Government believes its reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief from 6 April 2026 get the balance right between supporting farms and businesses, and fixing the publi...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37167More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consultation she has undertaken with agricultural stakeholders on the potential impacts of planned changes to Agricultural Property Relief.
Answer: I refer the Right Honourable Member to the answer given to UIN 33134.
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37166More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2025 to Question 33030 on Agriculture: Inheritance Tax, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of these reforms on the agricultural equipment and machinery sector.
Answer: I refer the Right Honourable Member to the answers given to her previous questions on this same topic in both UIN 16240 and UIN 33030.
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployers' Contributions: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37165More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has considered providing targeted relief or exemptions from employers' National Insurance contributions increases to (a) charities, (b) social enterprises and (c) other not-for-profit entities.
Answer: The Government recognises the important role charities play in our society and has made it a priority to reset the relationship with civil society by developing a Civil Society Covenant.To repair the public finances and help raise the revenue required to ...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployers' Contributions: EmploymentTreasuryTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37164More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what impact assessment she has undertaken on the potential impact of the planned increase in employers' National Insurance contributions on levels of employment.
Answer: The Office for Budget Responsibility’s October 2024 Economic and Fiscal Outlook expects that the Employer National Insurance Contributions package will lead to a reduction in the participation rate by 0.1 per cent from 2025-26 onwards. Overall, once the i...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployers' Contributions: Work ExperienceTreasuryTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37163More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2025 to Question 33033 on Employers' Contributions: Apprentices, whether the employers' National Insurance contributions relief for under-21s and under-25 apprentices also applies t
Answer: Employers of interns are eligible for these National Insurance Contributions reliefs provided the interns are either under age 21 with earnings between the Secondary Threshold (ST), currently £175 a week and the Upper Secondary Threshold (UST), currently ...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
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