Wendy Morton

8 Apr 2025 · Treasury

Business: Rural Areas

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

8 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food Supply

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

8 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: West Midlands

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.

8 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: West Midlands

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.

8 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: West Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of supporting the West Midlands Rail Hub.

7 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ukraine: Cereals

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the resilience of Ukraine's export infrastructure to export grain.

7 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ukraine: Cereals

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the quantity of Ukrainian grain being transported through the Black Sea.

7 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Reviews

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Independent Development Review in the context of recent changes to Official Development Assistance.

7 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Nutrition for Growth Summit

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many FCDO staff attended the Nutrition for Growth Summit in Paris in March 2025; and what was the total budget versus the actual cost of attending.

7 Apr 2025 · Treasury

Development Aid

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the percentage of funding that will be released to the Ministry of Defence of a result of the change in Gross National Income spent on Official Development Assistance in 2025-2026.

7 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Disease Control: International Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2025 to Question 35682 on Disease Control: International Assistance, how much of the £10 million transferred to the Pandemic Fund has been

3 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sustainable Farming Incentive

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2025 to Question 38604 on Sustainable Farming Incentive scheme, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of farmers

3 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Pension Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March to Question 38609 on Local Government Pension Scheme, what her planned timeline is for the announcement of reforms as part of the Chancellor’s

3 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Neighbourhood Policing: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2025 to Question 38594 on Neighbourhood Policing: Finance, what estimate she has made of funding available to frontline policing in 2025-26.

1 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Small Businesses

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of new (a) Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and (b) micro businesses created between 30 October 2024 and 31 March 2025.

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

Waste Disposal: Birmingham

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Birmingham bin strikes on neighbouring constituencies.

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

Fly Tipping and Litter

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support local government to help tackle flytipping and littering.

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

Litter: Community Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps is he taking to support participation in the Great British Spring Clean initiative.

1 Apr 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Lotteries: Taxation

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, for what reason it is her policy to place a mandatory gambling levy on society lotteries while not requiring the National Lottery to make a mandatory problem gambling contribution.

1 Apr 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Means-tested Benefits: Pensioners

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the number of pensioners in receipt of means-tested benefits who are experiencing fuel poverty.

1 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many single pensioners there are who earn less than £20,000 a year and more than the threshold required for pension credit.

1 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the uptake of Pension Credit among (a) disabled and (b) non-disabled pensioners.

1 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to review the eligibility criteria for Pension Credit.

1 Apr 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Heating: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of implementing a targeted scheme to support older people with their heating bills.

31 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Winter Fuel Payment: Pensioners

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to winter fuel payment eligibility on pensioners who are (a) disabled, (b) renting and (c) on low to modest incomes.

31 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Packaging: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of ensuring the extended producer responsibility (EPR) scheme meets the needs of industry.

31 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Packaging: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the relative potential impact of the implementation of the extended producer responsibility scheme on the (a) glass and (b) plastic industries.

31 Mar 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the planned changes to the Listed Places of Worship grant scheme on listed places of worship.

31 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food Supply: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Government's net zero policies on food supply from British producers.

31 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Apprentices: Small Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of fully funding apprenticeships for under-22s in SMEs on apprenticeship starts to date.