Wendy Morton

14 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Employment: Taxation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the cumulative impact of the Employment Rights Act 2025, increases in employer National Insurance contributions and changes to business rates reli

14 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of (a) Personal Independence Payment, (b) Universal Credit health-related and (c) wider working-age welfare expenditure in each financial year t

14 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Strikes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost to the NHS and the public sector of industrial action by doctors and other healthcare workers since July 2024; what assessment he has made of the potential imp

14 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Adult Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will set out how his Department measures value for money in adult education provision; what weighting is given to learner outcomes, employment and self-employment outcomes, community impact and pr

14 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Adult Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of barriers to accessing adult education funding opportunities on locally-based training providers; what steps his Department is taking to improve tra

14 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Adult Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of adult education funding in England is allocated to (a) small and medium-sized providers and (b) large national providers; whether her Department collects data on funding allocation by

14 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Adult Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what mechanisms are in place to ensure that adult education funding allocations reflect provider quality, compliance and learner outcomes; what action is taken when providers receiving public funding ar

14 May 2026 · Department for Education

Further Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the 2025-26 16 to 19 funding settlement, what estimate she has made of the real-terms change in per-student funding for further education colleges after inflation and energy cost increases are

14 May 2026 · Department for Education

Construction: Further Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of students on waiting lists for further education construction courses in England; and what assessment she has made of the adequacy of existing capital funding for coll

14 May 2026 · Department for Education

Further Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impact of further education funding pressures on skills shortages in the West Midlands; and what discussions she has had with mayoral combined authorities and local employers

14 May 2026 · Department for Education

Further Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impact of the 2025-26 further education funding settlement on colleges’ ability to recruit and retain teaching staff; and what estimate she has made of the current pay gap be

14 May 2026 · Department for Education

Construction: Further Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of whether current further education funding levels are sufficient to support the Government’s target of training an additional 60,000 construction workers; and what estimate she ha

13 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Professions: Industrial Disputes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost to the NHS and wider public sector of industrial action by doctors and other healthcare workers since July 2024; what assessment he has made of the impact of t

13 May 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Housing: Foreign Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of social housing allocations made to households where the lead tenant is not a UK national in each of the last five years; what assessmen

13 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Adult Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of whether the current adult education funding model provides fair and equitable access to funding opportunities for small and medium-sized training providers; what assessmen

13 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Packaging: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer to question 99517 when will her Department be able to update the house of the proposed new approach to dual use packaging as referred to by the Minister.

13 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Packaging: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to update the classification criteria for household and non-household packaging under Extended Producer Responsibility to better reflect real-world usage a

13 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Packaging: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how her Department oversees Enforcement action taken by the Environment Agency in relations Extended Producer Responsibility.

13 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Packaging: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance has been issued to the Environment Agency on distinguishing between household and non-household packaging, particularly where products are primarily used in the on-trade.

13 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Packaging: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of whether packaging predominantly used in hospitality settings is being correctly classified under extended producer responsibility regu

13 May 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Houseboats

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to amend the National Planning Policy Framework to make explicit reference to residential boat communities and their accommodation needs.

13 May 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Houseboats

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department provides to local authorities on safeguarding and expanding residential mooring provision as part of Development Plans.

13 May 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Houseboats

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what consideration he has given to whether residential boaters constitute a distinct housing group for the purposes of national planning policy.

13 May 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Houseboats

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of people living permanently on residential boats in England; and what assessment he has made of the availability of suitable residential

13 May 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Houseboats

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what consultation his Department has undertaken with representatives of residential boat communities on the development of national planning policy.

13 May 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Houseboats

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of whether the National Planning Policy Framework adequately reflects the housing and planning needs of residential boaters; and whether he pla

13 May 2026 · Home Office

Deportation: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of deportation or removal cases in which claims made under Articles 2, 3 or 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights have delayed or prevented removal acti

13 May 2026 · Department for Education

Students: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many 16 to 18-year-old students enrolled at further education colleges in England in the 2025-26 academic year are currently unfunded; what estimate she has made of the number of students who may be denied

13 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Palliative Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent engagement his Department has undertaken with hospice providers, palliative care charities and sector representatives in developing the proposed Palliative Care and End of Life Care Mod

13 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Palliative Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the forthcoming Palliative Care and End of Life Care Modern Service Framework will include proposals for (a) a national commissioning model for hospice services, (b) minimum standards for p