Wendy Morton

10 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority: Best Value

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Best Value Inspection of West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority, a) when do Ministers expect to receive the report, and b) whether the report will be made

8 Jul 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Batteries: Temperature

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment has he made of the potential impact of extreme summer temperatures on the safety and resilience of Battery Energy Storage Systems; and what discussions has he had with industr

8 Jul 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Batteries: Temperature

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment has he made of the potential impact of extreme summer temperatures on the safety and resilience of Battery Energy Storage Systems; and what discussions has he had with industr

7 Jul 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate has been made of (a) the total capital cost of the Workplace Transformation programme, (b) expected annual savings arising from the programme, (c) the payback period, (d) consultancy expen

7 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Statistics

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Department maintains a register of statistical publications considered to be at risk of delay; how many official statistical publications are classified as high risk; whether additional resources ha

7 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Statistics

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of reasons for (a) postponing and (b) cancelling planned statistical publications; whether Ministers have received advice identifying concerns regarding (

7 Jul 2026 · Department for Transport

Rolling Stock

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the principal causes of continued short-formed rail services; whether her Department has modelled rolling stock availability over the next five years; what assessment he

7 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Rented Housing: Fines

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of (a) the number of civil penalties expected to be issued under the new Renters Rights enforcement regime during each of the next three yea

7 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Environmental Health: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the number of additional environmental health officers and enforcement staff local authorities will require to exercise the new enforceme

7 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department plans to take to implement the proposed home buying reforms; what estimate his Department has made of the potential costs of the reforms to (a) local au

7 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the principal causes of failed residential property transactions; whether his Department has modelled the potential impact of the propose

7 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities have requested (a) Exceptional Financial Support, (b) capitalisation directions and (c) other forms of financial assistance during 2026–27; what estima

7 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Victims: Codes of Practice

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has established baseline data measuring compliance with the Victims’ Code; what performance indicators will be used to assess the revised Code; and whether any internal assessment has ident

7 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Victims: Codes of Practice

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the cost of implementing the revised Victims’ Code; what estimate he has made of additional staffing requirements across police forces, the Crown Prosecution Service and victim suppor

7 Jul 2026 · Home Office

Anti-social Behaviour

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of longer closure orders on (a) lawful businesses operating from shared premises, (b) residential occupants and(c) landlords and leaseholders; whet

7 Jul 2026 · Home Office

Anti-social Behaviour

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of (a) the additional number of closure orders expected each year, (b) the number of police officers and local authority staff required to administer proposed changes, (c) t

7 Jul 2026 · Treasury

Taxation: Debt Collection

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has received (a) legal advice on the compatibility of the proposed lower-value debt recovery powers with the European Convention on Human Rights, (b) a programme risk register, (c) advice on reputational

7 Jul 2026 · Treasury

Taxation: Debt Collection

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HM Revenue and Customs has completed an Equality Impact Assessment for proposed lower-value debt recovery powers; what assessment she has made of the potential impact of those powers on (a) disabled people,

6 Jul 2026 · Treasury

Business: Direct Debits

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has been made of the impact of mandatory Direct Debit payments on (a) businesses without access to mainstream banking services, (b) rural businesses and (c) financially excluded businesses; and wheth

6 Jul 2026 · Treasury

Business: PAYE and VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what enforcement mechanisms are being considered for businesses that do not pay PAYE and VAT by Direct Debit; whether penalties have been modelled for non-compliance; whether exemptions have been assessed by sector,

6 Jul 2026 · Treasury

Business: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of (a) the number of businesses currently unable to pay VAT by Direct Debit, (b) the number of VAT-registered businesses which do not maintain a UK bank account capable of suppo

6 Jul 2026 · Treasury

Individual Savings Accounts

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of (a) the economic impact of the £450,000 property price cap for first-time buyers' Lifetime ISA and (b) the impact of regional affordability, particularly in London and the

6 Jul 2026 · Treasury

Individual Savings Accounts: Reform

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate has been made of (a) the number of Lifetime ISA holders expected to be financially better off under the proposed reforms, (b) the number expected to be financially worse off, (c) the regional distribut

6 Jul 2026 · Treasury

Individual Savings Accounts

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what evidential basis informed the conclusion that the Lifetime ISA was not effective; whether external research, behavioural analysis and consumer testing informed that conclusion; whether an evidence review has be

6 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Overcrowding

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has received advice on emergency prison capacity measures; what operational thresholds would trigger additional contingency arrangements; and whether programme risk registers identify capacity as a cri

6 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has prepared updated prison population projections; what modelling he has undertaken on prison occupancy under high, central and low demand scenarios; whether contingency plans exist for ex

6 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Criminal Proceedings: Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of criminal trials which will be vacated because of judicial, courtroom and prosecutorial capacity constraints during 2026; whether his Department maintains internal data o

6 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Crown Court: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what modelling he has undertaken of the Crown Court backlog under (a) current funding levels and (b) alternative funding scenarios; when the backlog will return to pre-pandemic levels; and whether regional projec

6 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has established baseline performance measures against which the success of AI planning tools will be assessed; what key performance indicators will be moni

6 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what modelling he has undertaken of the potential impact of his Department’s AI planning tools on planning determination times, staffing requirements, planning costs and housing