Wendy Morton

6 May 2025 · Treasury

Treasury: Communication

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2025 to Question 44990 on Government Departments: Advertising and Communication, how much money has been allocated to her Department's communications team in this financial year.

6 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Flats: Fire Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure leaseholders in buildings under 11 metres with cladding issues are not excluded from safety remediation support.

6 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sustainable Farming Incentive

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support farmers enrolled in the SFI scheme to transition to the forthcoming replacement programme.

6 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

West Midlands Fire Service: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help ensure whistleblowing protections are in place for staff who report (a) misconduct and (b) discriminatory behaviour in the West Midlands Fire Service.

6 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fly-tipping: Construction and Demolition

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help tackle commercial fly-tipping involving construction and demolition waste.

6 May 2025 · Home Office

Neighbourhood Policing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data she used to determine which areas had the highest unmet need for neighbourhood policing resources in the 2025-26 settlement.

6 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Winter Fuel Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the removal of Winter Fuel Payments on older residents in (a) urban, (b) rural, (c) northern and (d) southern areas.

6 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has consulted with (a) local authorities and (b) planning professional bodies on the proposed delegation reforms in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill.

6 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Job Creation: Aldridge-Brownhills

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the high growth accelerator programme in the West Midlands on the number of new jobs created in Aldridge-Brownhills constituency.

6 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

New Businesses: Aldridge-Brownhills

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the high growth accelerator programme in the West Midlands on the number of new SMEs created in Aldridge-Brownhills constituency.

6 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Small Businesses: Aldridge-Brownhills

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the high growth accelerator programme in the West Midlands on the levels of investment secured by SMEs in Aldridge-Brownhills constituency.

6 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

West Midlands Fire Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many times she has met with West Midlands Fire Service Chief Fire Officer between July 2024 and April 2025.

6 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

West Midlands Fire Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of a new oversight board at the West Midlands Fire Service on the quality of service provided.

6 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

West Midlands Fire Service: Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to (a) support staff morale and (b) help tackle concerns from staff in the West Midlands Fire Service.

6 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Buildings: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of implementing a single standard for building safety remediation set independently by her Department on the process of remed

6 May 2025 · Home Office

Refugees: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has considered extending the Ukraine Permission Extension scheme.

6 May 2025 · Home Office

Visas: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps is she taking to support Ukrainians in the UK to obtain Skilled Worker visas.

1 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his Department's policy is on entering the premises of (a) animal shelters and (b) rescue homes to assess (ii) animal welfare and (ii) conditions.

1 May 2025 · Home Office

Employment: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the challenges faced by the Ukrainian community in securing employment opportunities as a result of their immigration status.

1 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fly-tipping

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of a (a) national debate and (b) action plan on fly-tipping.

1 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fly-tipping and Litter

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a litter and fly-tipping champion in Government.

1 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Litter: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a national litter awareness course.

1 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fly-tipping: Fines

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing penalties for fly-tipping.

1 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fly-tipping

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a fourth round of grants under the fly-tipping grant scheme.

1 May 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Innovation: Aldridge-Brownhills

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential benefits for businesses in Aldridge-Brownhills constituency of the £10m grant issued to the West Midlands Innovation Accelerator this year.

1 May 2025 · Department for Education

Growth and Skills Levy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing measures in connection with the Growth and Skills Levy to protect funding for (a) SMEs and (b) young people.

1 May 2025 · Treasury

Apprentices: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to ensure employers are aware of the available National Insurance relief when hiring apprentices under the age of 25.

1 May 2025 · Home Office

Neighbourhood Policing: West Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the West Midlands Police’s per capita increase in neighbourhood officers for 2025/26 ranks (a) above or (b) below the national average.

1 May 2025 · Home Office

Neighbourhood Policing: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that neighbourhood policing funding allocations are proportionate to the (a) population size and (b) specific urban needs of each police force area.

1 May 2025 · Home Office

Neighbourhood Policing: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the per capita increase in neighbourhood policing across different police force areas; and if she will publish that data.