Written questions

Wendy Morton

1,945 written questions tabled, most recent first.

21 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: West Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of using the Sutton Park freight line for passenger services on (a) the capacity of the West Coast main line and (b) passenger services into central Birmingh

21 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: West Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress she has made on the Midlands Rail Hub West Chord link; and when this work will be completed.

21 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: West Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2025 to Question 65284 on Railways: West Midlands, what assessment she made of the potential impact of the Midlands rail hub on (a) capacity and (b) connectivity with the Sutto

21 Oct 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Broadband: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to help improve broadband (a) speed and (b) quality in underserved areas; and how his Department plans to (i) monitor and (ii) report on progress.

21 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Incinerators: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the incinerator capacity for waste destined for landfill in Scotland.

21 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Manufacturing Industries: West Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 21 July 2025 to Question 68454 on Manufacturing Industries: West Midlands, which SME sectors in the West Midlands were consulted during the development of the UK’s Modern Indu

21 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Nurses: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of reducing levels of funding for Level 7 apprenticeships on the number of nurses?in?training.

21 Oct 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increases in employers’ National Insurance contributions on levels of redundancies in schools.

21 Oct 2025 · Home Office

People Smuggling: English Channel

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been prosecuted for offences related to people smuggling by small boat crossings since 1 July 2024.

21 Oct 2025 · Home Office

People Smuggling: English Channel

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of people who arrived by small boat crossings have been identified as being involved in people smuggling activity since 1 July 2024.

21 Oct 2025 · Home Office

Undocumented Migrants: Deportation and Prosecutions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of people who arrived by small boat crossings have been (a) prosecuted and (b) deported since 1 July 2024. .

21 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Affordable Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2025 to Question 66180 on Housing: Finance, whether he plans to publish a regional breakdown of Affordable Homes Programme allocations (a) outsi

22 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Palestinians: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Memorandum of Understanding on Strategic Cooperation between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Palestinian Government, pu

22 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information his Department holds on the amount of humanitarian aid that reached (a) Chad, (b) South Sudan, (c) Egypt, (d) Ethiopia, (e) the Central African Republic and

22 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Conflict Resolution

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help support dialogue between Sudanese (a) civilian and (b) political forces.

22 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Food Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what aid agencies he is working with to deliver the £120m in food aid for Sudan announced at the London Sudan Conference in April; and what steps he is taking to ensure the s

22 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Food Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that the £120m in food aid for Sudan announced at the London Sudan Conference in April is reaching people who need it most.

22 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport

Railway Stations: Aldridge

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Local Transport) had with the Mayor of the West Midlands on Aldridge Train Station on 15 July 2025.

22 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ukraine: War Crimes

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with (a) Yale University Humanitarian Research Lab, (b) Europol, (c) other international accountability bodies, (d) the International Cr

21 Jul 2025 · Treasury

Debts: Developing Countries

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for his policies on global debt of the publication entitled The Jubilee Report: A Blueprint for Tackling the Debt and Development Crises and Creating the Fi

21 Jul 2025 · Treasury

Debts: Developing Countries

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of debt servicing costs on developing countries’ public health spending.