Information between 9th June 2025 - 19th June 2025
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9 Jun 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Wendy Morton voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 92 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 180 Noes - 307 |
9 Jun 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Wendy Morton voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 94 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 167 Noes - 334 |
9 Jun 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Wendy Morton voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 95 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 113 Noes - 335 |
10 Jun 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Wendy Morton voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 98 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 306 Noes - 174 |
10 Jun 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Wendy Morton voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 95 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 107 Noes - 314 |
10 Jun 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Wendy Morton voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 97 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 304 Noes - 189 |
11 Jun 2025 - Electricity - View Vote Context Wendy Morton voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 91 Conservative No votes vs 1 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 350 Noes - 176 |
17 Jun 2025 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Wendy Morton voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 103 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 189 Noes - 328 |
17 Jun 2025 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Wendy Morton voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 101 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 184 Noes - 336 |
17 Jun 2025 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Wendy Morton voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 96 Conservative No votes vs 8 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 379 Noes - 137 |
17 Jun 2025 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Wendy Morton voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 102 Conservative No votes vs 1 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 89 Noes - 428 |
17 Jun 2025 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Wendy Morton voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 103 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 194 Noes - 335 |
18 Jun 2025 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Wendy Morton voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 96 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 178 Noes - 313 |
18 Jun 2025 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Wendy Morton voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 94 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 114 Noes - 310 |
18 Jun 2025 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Wendy Morton voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 93 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 102 Noes - 390 |
18 Jun 2025 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Wendy Morton voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 97 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 178 Noes - 313 |
Speeches |
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Wendy Morton speeches from: Crime and Policing Bill
Wendy Morton contributed 3 speeches (166 words) Report stage Wednesday 18th June 2025 - Commons Chamber Home Office |
Wendy Morton speeches from: Crime and Policing Bill
Wendy Morton contributed 8 speeches (1,089 words) Report stage Tuesday 17th June 2025 - Commons Chamber Home Office |
Wendy Morton speeches from: Planning and Infrastructure Bill
Wendy Morton contributed 5 speeches (442 words) Report stage (day 2) Tuesday 10th June 2025 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government |
Wendy Morton speeches from: USAID Funding Pause
Wendy Morton contributed 3 speeches (1,315 words) Tuesday 10th June 2025 - Westminster Hall Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office |
Wendy Morton speeches from: Winter Fuel Payment
Wendy Morton contributed 1 speech (70 words) Monday 9th June 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Work and Pensions |
Wendy Morton speeches from: Planning and Infrastructure Bill
Wendy Morton contributed 3 speeches (709 words) Report stage (day 1) Monday 9th June 2025 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government |
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Botswana: Community Health Services
Asked by: Wendy Morton (Conservative - Aldridge-Brownhills) Monday 9th June 2025 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help support community health initiatives in Botswana. Answered by Hamish Falconer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) UK investment in the Global Fund continues to support community health initiatives in Botswana. The UK pledged £1 billion towards the Global Fund at the last replenishment cycle in 2022 and continues to invest in other multilateral funding essential to Botswana's community health responses. Botswana received circa $25 million from the current Global Fund cycle - which goes towards HIV, Tuberculosis, and Malaria response. The funding is also strengthening community health systems for effective responses to communicable and non-communicable diseases. Calvin Bailey MP, as Trade Envoy for Southern Africa, met with Botswana's Health Minister in May to discuss the UK-Botswana partnership in eliminating Malaria and the upcoming Global Fund replenishment. |
Financial Services: Ukraine
Asked by: Wendy Morton (Conservative - Aldridge-Brownhills) Monday 9th June 2025 Question to the HM Treasury: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has discussions with (a) financial services regulators and (b) the insurance sector on developing risk-mitigation frameworks to support companies operating in Ukraine. Answered by Emma Reynolds - Economic Secretary (HM Treasury) Treasury Ministers and officials have regular meetings with a wide variety of organisations, including insurers and financial regulators, on an ongoing basis.
The UK Government has played a leading role in developing solutions that have helped to reopen and rebuild insurance markets in Ukraine. The UK provided a £20 million contribution to the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) to extend the level of political risk and violence insurance it can provide to investors with projects in Ukraine. Additionally, the UK has also provided £5m to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to develop a complementary initiative that will make war related loss and damage cover available to firms already based in Ukraine. |
Sanctions
Asked by: Wendy Morton (Conservative - Aldridge-Brownhills) Monday 9th June 2025 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Minister for Europe, North America and Overseas Territories' Oral Statement of 15 May 2025 on Sanctions Implementation and Enforcement, Official Report, columns 524-526, what his planned timetable is for publishing a new enforcement strategy. Answered by Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) In the conclusions of the sanctions enforcement review, the Government committed to publish a government-wide sanctions enforcement strategy. The development of this strategy will take place during the current financial year. I will keep the House updated on progress in implementing the review conclusions. |
Offences against Children: Inquiries
Asked by: Wendy Morton (Conservative - Aldridge-Brownhills) Tuesday 10th June 2025 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to establish a national statutory inquiry into grooming gangs. Answered by Jess Phillips - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office) The Government is committed to getting to the truth of both historical and current group-based child sexual exploitation or grooming gangs offending, to ensure that perpetrators are punished and to deliver justice and accountability for victims and survivors. We will set our next steps to tackle this heinous offending when we publish Baroness Casey’s audit in the coming weeks. |
Energy: Housing
Asked by: Wendy Morton (Conservative - Aldridge-Brownhills) Tuesday 10th June 2025 Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help improve the energy efficiency of older housing stock in the West Midlands. Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero) The Warm Homes Plan will help people find ways to save money on energy bills and transform our ageing building stock into comfortable, low-carbon homes that are fit for the future, including those within the West Midlands. The Government will partner with combined authorities and local and devolved governments to roll out this plan.
As the first step towards the Warm Homes Plan, the Government has committed an initial £3.4 billion over the next 3 years towards heat decarbonisation and household energy efficiency, with £1 billion of this allocated to 2025/2026. Further details on the Warm Homes Plan will be set out in due course. |
Police: West Midlands
Asked by: Wendy Morton (Conservative - Aldridge-Brownhills) Tuesday 10th June 2025 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of (a) the level of funding for and (b) the number of police officers in the West Midlands. Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Home Office) The Government is committed to ensuring police forces are supported to tackle crime effectively and protect the communities they serve. Visible policing is essential to restoring public confidence in the police.
West Midlands will receive up to £846.9 million in funding in 2025-26, an increase of up to £56.6 million when compared to the 2024-25 funding settlement under the previous government. This represents a 7.2% cash increase and a 4.7% real terms increase in funding. This includes a total of £30.7m to support the maintenance of 8,086 police officers. The Government has also committed to boosting neighbourhood policing and is providing £200 million to police forces this financial year to support the first steps of delivering this commitment.
West Midlands Police has been allocated £12,210,903 from the £200 million fund for 2025/26. Based on their funding allocation, the projected growth for West Midlands Police over 2025/26 will be 289 police officers (FTE) and 20 Police Community Support Officers (FTE) in neighbourhood policing roles. |
Tanzania: Politics and Government
Asked by: Wendy Morton (Conservative - Aldridge-Brownhills) Tuesday 10th June 2025 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for his policies of levels of (a) political freedom and (b) democratic governance in Tanzania, in the context of recent detentions of (i) opposition figures and (ii) activists. Answered by Hamish Falconer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) The UK continuously keeps policies regarding partner countries under review, including the implications of domestic political and governance developments. The Minister for Africa will continue to raise specific concerns with his ministerial counterparts. |
Police Stations: Closures
Asked by: Wendy Morton (Conservative - Aldridge-Brownhills) Tuesday 10th June 2025 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of local police station closures on (a) response times and (b) public confidence in policing. Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Home Office) It is for Chief Constables and directly elected Police and Crime Commissioners (or equivalents) to make decisions on local resourcing and estates, including police stations. They are best placed to make these decisions based on their knowledge of local need and their experience. Police stations are just one of the ways in which people can access their local police, including reporting online and by phone 24/7 via 999 for emergencies and 101 for non-emergency calls. A key part of the Government’s Safer Streets Mission is focused on restoring neighbourhood policing. As part of this, we have introduced the Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee, which will ensure that by July, every community will have named and contactable officers dedicated to addressing the issues facing their communities. We have also provided £200 million in FY 2025/26 to support the first steps of delivering 13,000 more neighbourhood policing personnel across England and Wales by the end of the Parliament. This increase in neighbourhood policing, alongside the Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee, will strengthen the connections between the police and the communities they serve. |
Tanzania: Politics and Government
Asked by: Wendy Morton (Conservative - Aldridge-Brownhills) Tuesday 10th June 2025 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assistance his Department is providing to UK nationals affected by recent arrests in Tanzania. Answered by Hamish Falconer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) The UK is committed to its obligations under the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations and consistently provides consular support to British Nationals as required. We have not received reports of arrests of British Nationals in connection with wider political events in Tanzania. |
Energy: Prices
Asked by: Wendy Morton (Conservative - Aldridge-Brownhills) Tuesday 10th June 2025 Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what additional support his Department plans to provide to vulnerable households facing high winter fuel costs in 2025-26. Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero) The Government believes that our mission to deliver clean power by 2030 is the best way to break our dependence on global fossil fuel markets and protect billpayers permanently. The creation of Great British Energy will help us to harness clean energy and have less reliance on volatile international energy markets and help in our commitment to make Britain a clean energy superpower by 2030. This, combined with our Warm Homes Plan to upgrade millions of homes to make them warmer and cheaper to run is how we will drive down energy bills and make cold homes a thing of the past.
The Government recognises that we need to support households struggling with bills whilst we transition to clean power by 2030. This is why we delivered the Warm Home Discount to around 3 million eligible low-income households last winter. We have recently consulted on the expansion of the Warm Home Discount, giving more eligible households £150 off their energy bills. These proposals would bring around 2.7 million households on a qualifying means-tested benefit into the scheme – pushing the total number of households that would receive the discount next winter up to around 6 million. The consultation closed on 24 March and DESNZ is considering the responses received.
I have been clear with suppliers that they should do all that they can to support their customers – including vulnerable consumers – who may be struggling with their bills. |
Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2025
Asked by: Wendy Morton (Conservative - Aldridge-Brownhills) Monday 9th June 2025 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what criteria he plans to use to assess the effectiveness of the Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2025. Answered by Hamish Falconer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) The amendments to the Syria Sanctions Regulations are intended to help Syrian economic recovery and support the flow of essential investment. This is vital for building stability in Syria and the wider region. We will continue to closely monitor the situation in Syria and engage with the Syrian Government, civil society, and our international partners on the impact of sanctions amendments. We will keep our Syria sanctions regime under review. |
Syria: Armed Conflict
Asked by: Wendy Morton (Conservative - Aldridge-Brownhills) Monday 9th June 2025 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent estimate he has made of the number of (a) groups and (b) militias operating in Syria. Answered by Hamish Falconer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) The situation in Syria is extremely fluid and, as such, we are not in a position to provide numbers of militias or other groups operating in Syria. We will continue to work with the Government of Syria and international partners to support security and stability in Syria. |
Gaza: Hamas
Asked by: Wendy Morton (Conservative - Aldridge-Brownhills) Monday 9th June 2025 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to ensure that Hamas has no role in the future governance of Gaza. Answered by Hamish Falconer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) Recovery and reconstruction efforts in Gaza must be based upon a solid political and security framework acceptable to both Israelis and Palestinians, which provides long-term peace and security for both Israelis and Palestinians alike. We are clear that Hamas must neither govern Gaza nor be a threat to Israel anymore. We explicitly support the central role for the Palestinian Authority and the implementation of its reform agenda. To that end we are working with international counterparts to support the Arab Plan for Gaza reconstruction and strengthen the Palestinian Authority. |
Fly-tipping: Fines
Asked by: Wendy Morton (Conservative - Aldridge-Brownhills) Tuesday 10th June 2025 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of penalties for fly-tipping in deterring repeat offences. Answered by Mary Creagh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) This Government has not made an assessment of the effectiveness of penalties for fly-tipping in deterring repeat offences.
We have committed to forcing fly-tippers to clean up the mess they have created. This will build on the sanctions already available which include fixed penalty notices of up to £1000, seizing and crushing of vehicles involved in fly-tipping and prosecution which can lead to a significant fine, a community sentence or even imprisonment.
Defra chaired National Fly-tipping Prevention Group has produced a guide on how local authorities, and others, can present robust cases to court. This is available at https://www.keepbritaintidy.org/national-fly-tipping-prevention-group.
We encourage councils to make good use of their enforcement powers, and we are currently seeking powers to provide statutory guidance on fly-tipping enforcement. We have also announced a review of council powers to seize and crush the vehicles of fly-tippers, to identify how we could help councils make better use of this tool. |
Railways: West Midlands
Asked by: Wendy Morton (Conservative - Aldridge-Brownhills) Tuesday 10th June 2025 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Midlands Rail Hub on (a) journey times, (b) capacity, (c) frequency of services and (d) reliability of services for West Midlands passengers. Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) Midlands Rail Hub is designed to kickstart economic growth and breakdown barriers to opportunity. It could speed up journey times, provide capacity for hundreds of additional trains into central Birmingham, improve frequency by 50-100% on many corridors, and reliability on trains through New Street, improving journeys across the Midlands and beyond. We are assessing all our investment plans as part of the ongoing Spending Review. |
Fly-tipping: West Midlands
Asked by: Wendy Morton (Conservative - Aldridge-Brownhills) Tuesday 10th June 2025 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support local authorities in tackling fly-tipping in the West Midlands. Answered by Mary Creagh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) Fly-tipping is a serious crime which blights local communities and the environment.
Local authorities have a range of enforcement powers to help them tackle fly-tipping including fixed penalty notices of up to £1000, seizing and crushing of vehicles and prosecution action which can lead to a significant fine or even imprisonment. We encourage councils to make good use of their enforcement powers and are taking steps to develop new guidance to support them to consistently, appropriately and effectively exercise these existing powers. We have also announced a review of council powers to seize and crush the vehicles of fly-tippers, to identify how we could help councils make better use of this tool.
We committed to forcing fly-tippers to clean up the mess that they have created as part of a crackdown on anti-social behaviour. We will provide further details on this commitment in due course.
In the meantime, Defra continue to chair the National Fly-Tipping Prevention Group through which we work with a wide range of stakeholders, such as local authorities and the Environment Agency, to share good practice on preventing fly-tipping. Various practical tools are available from their webpage which is available at: https://www.keepbritaintidy.org/national-fly-tipping-prevention-group. |
Undocumented Migrants: West Midlands
Asked by: Wendy Morton (Conservative - Aldridge-Brownhills) Wednesday 11th June 2025 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of recent trends in levels of small boat crossings on (a) the immigration system and (b) local authorities in the West Midlands. Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Home Office) The Home Office carefully monitors overall irregular migration and has regular engagement directly with local authorities and via Regional Strategic Migration Partnerships to discuss any specific impacts on local communities and regions. |
Sudan: Food Aid
Asked by: Wendy Morton (Conservative - Aldridge-Brownhills) Wednesday 11th June 2025 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12 May 2025 to Question 49361 on Sudan: Development Aid, whether the £120 million of food aid is the only funding allocated to Sudan for the 2025-26 financial year. Answered by Hamish Falconer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office are determining whether more funding for financial year 2025/26, in addition to the £120 million announced at the London Sudan Conference in April, will be allocated and further information will be provided in due course. Unfortunately, the spending review is still under review, and we will endeavour to update once we have the information. |
Immigration
Asked by: Wendy Morton (Conservative - Aldridge-Brownhills) Wednesday 11th June 2025 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a statutory cap on levels of migration. Answered by Seema Malhotra - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities) The Immigration White paper, published on 12 May 2025, announced new measures on a wide range of issues to reduce net migration, further details of which will be set out in due course. |
Police: Finance
Asked by: Wendy Morton (Conservative - Aldridge-Brownhills) Wednesday 11th June 2025 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has considered reviewing the national funding formula for police forces. Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Home Office) To support the delivery of the Safer Streets Mission, broader policing reform is necessary to address the challenges faced by policing and help the system to deliver effective and efficient policing to the public. The allocation of funding to police forces remains an important consideration. This Government is committed to ensuring that police forces have the resources they need. As with previous years, decisions on police force funding allocations will be made via the annual police funding settlement. |
Tanzania: Civil Society and Human Rights
Asked by: Wendy Morton (Conservative - Aldridge-Brownhills) Thursday 12th June 2025 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) human rights and (b) civil society organisations operating in Tanzania. Answered by Hamish Falconer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) The UK has recently launched the Wajibika programme in Tanzania which aims to empower Tanzanian citizens and promote inclusive and effective civic space, political inclusion and address media freedom and access to information. |
Tanzania: Politics and Government
Asked by: Wendy Morton (Conservative - Aldridge-Brownhills) Thursday 12th June 2025 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the political situation in Tanzania on UK-Tanzania (a) trade, (b) aid, (c) diplomatic engagement and (d) other relations. Answered by Hamish Falconer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) The UK continuously keeps bilateral relations and national interests under review with partner countries throughout the world. We are following political developments in Tanzania, and when required, the our High Commission raises specific areas of concern with the Government of Tanzania. |
Tanzania: Politics and Government
Asked by: Wendy Morton (Conservative - Aldridge-Brownhills) Thursday 12th June 2025 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with Commonwealth partners on the potential impact of the situation in Tanzanian on that county's role in the Commonwealth. Answered by Hamish Falconer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) The UK continues to engage with members of the international community, including Commonwealth partners, on specific developments in Tanzania, including the detrimental impact a decline in governance would have on mutual growth and prosperity. |
Development Aid
Asked by: Wendy Morton (Conservative - Aldridge-Brownhills) Friday 13th June 2025 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what (a) metrics and (b) assessments he uses to determine whether official development assistance programmes constitute value for money. Answered by Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) Value for money is embedded into all our Official Development Assistance (ODA) programming. We use a mix of quantitative data and qualitative information to assess value for money and inform decision-making throughout the programme lifecycle. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office uses experts, technical advisors, programme managers, and procurement professionals with experience of working in low-income environments and knowledge of global research of what works. The Foreign Secretary led a cross-Departmental ODA review as part of the Spending Review. This ensures that all UK ODA spend, across a range of government departments, is strategically coherent and provides the best value for money for the British taxpayer. |
Development Aid: Women
Asked by: Wendy Morton (Conservative - Aldridge-Brownhills) Friday 13th June 2025 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19 May 2025 to Question 51381 on Development Aid: Women, whether his discussions with stakeholders included representatives from (a) women's rights and (b) women-led organisations. Answered by Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) We are engaging with partners and stakeholders as we transition the Official Development Assistance budget to 0.3 per cent of Gross National Income. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) ministers and officials continue to meet stakeholders on a wide range of issues, including representatives from women's rights, and women-led organisations, both in the course of their duties and as part of a commitment to harnessing a wide range of perspectives to inform the FCDO's policy and strategy. |
Sustainable Farming Incentive
Asked by: Wendy Morton (Conservative - Aldridge-Brownhills) Monday 16th June 2025 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answers of 28 April 2025 to Question 47228, what his plans for the future of the Sustainable Farming Incentive are following the Spending Review. Answered by Daniel Zeichner - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) Our new Sustainable Farming Incentive offer will be more targeted to better meet priorities on food, farming and nature. More details on the offer will be available later in the summer. |
Railways: Midlands
Asked by: Wendy Morton (Conservative - Aldridge-Brownhills) Monday 16th June 2025 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding she has allocated to the completion of the Midlands Rail Hub. Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) The Chancellor’s commitment to progress Midlands Rail Hub West in the 2025 Spending Review follows the release of £123 million last year to design the first phase, which could be delivered by the early 2030s.
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Railways: Midlands
Asked by: Wendy Morton (Conservative - Aldridge-Brownhills) Tuesday 17th June 2025 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2024 to Question 2344 on Railways: West Midlands, what impact her Department’s internal review of its capital spend portfolio had on the decision on Midlands Rail Hub. Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) As referenced by the Chancellor, this settlement shows the government's commitment to progress Midlands Rail Hub West, strengthening connections between Birmingham, the South-West and Wales.
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Railways: Midlands
Asked by: Wendy Morton (Conservative - Aldridge-Brownhills) Tuesday 17th June 2025 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the oral contribution of the Chancellor of the Exchequer at the Spending Review 2025 on 11 June 2025, what funding will be provided to progress the next stage of the Midlands Rail Hub. Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) The Chancellor’s commitment to progress Midlands Rail Hub West in the 2025 Spending Review follows the release of £123 million last year to design the first phase, which could be delivered by the early 2030s.
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Overseas Companies: Ukraine
Asked by: Wendy Morton (Conservative - Aldridge-Brownhills) Tuesday 17th June 2025 Question to the Department for Business and Trade: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the availability of commercial insurance for UK companies seeking to operate in Ukraine on British trade and investment in the region. Answered by Gareth Thomas - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) Limited availability of insurance to operate in Ukraine is a market access barrier for businesses to export, invest or operate in Ukraine. The expertise and global reputation of the London Insurance sector has continued to mobilise international support to increase risk coverage for real sector and trade finance under the 2023 London Conference Framework for War Risk Insurance. In March, Minister Doughty and I joined an international roundtable hosted by Lloyds of London to maintain momentum and encourage insurance companies to reconsider the Ukrainian market. UK Export Finance (UKEF) continues to provide risk insurance for UK exporters trading with Ukraine. |
UK's Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum
Asked by: Wendy Morton (Conservative - Aldridge-Brownhills) Tuesday 17th June 2025 Question to the Department for Business and Trade: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether (a) officials and (b) Ministers participated at the UK Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum event between 20 and 22 May 2025. Answered by Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero) The Minister for Investment and officials from the Department for Business and Trade have participated at the UK Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF) event that took place between 20 and 22 May 2025. |
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria: Finance
Asked by: Wendy Morton (Conservative - Aldridge-Brownhills) Wednesday 18th June 2025 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Spending Review 2025, published on 11 June 2025, what funding will be provided for the Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in this spending review period. Answered by Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) The UK has long been a strong supporter of The Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria. We have committed £1 billion to the current grant cycle covering 2023-2025. The Spending Review does not finalise detailed Official Development Assistance spending plans at the level of individual countries, institutions, or programmes. Ministers are now considering decisions over the coming months to take effect from April 2026. |
Development Aid
Asked by: Wendy Morton (Conservative - Aldridge-Brownhills) Wednesday 18th June 2025 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 9 April 2025 to Question 41835 on Africa: Development Aid, if he will set out bilateral country ODA budgets following the Spending Review. Answered by Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) We will publish the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's final 2025/26 Official Development Assistance (ODA) programme allocations in the Annual Report & Accounts in July. |
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Wendy Morton (Conservative - Aldridge-Brownhills) 4. Visits outside the UK International visit to Cyprus between 26 May 2025 and 29 May 2025 Source |
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Wendy Morton (Conservative - Aldridge-Brownhills) 4. Visits outside the UK International visit to Gibraltar between 24 April 2025 and 26 April 2025 Source |
Parliamentary Debates |
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USAID Funding Pause
61 speeches (12,922 words) Tuesday 10th June 2025 - Westminster Hall Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Mentions: 1: Catherine West (Lab - Hornsey and Friern Barnet) Member for Aldridge-Brownhills (Wendy Morton) mentioned that she has asked lots of questions, which is - Link to Speech |
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
108 speeches (20,962 words) Report stage (day 2) Tuesday 10th June 2025 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Mentions: 1: Paul Holmes (Con - Hamble Valley) Friend the Member for Aldridge-Brownhills (Wendy Morton) indicated in her intervention, the Minister - Link to Speech |
Point of Order
3 speeches (1,030 words) Tuesday 10th June 2025 - Commons Chamber Mentions: 1: Nusrat Ghani (Con - Sussex Weald) BillPresentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)Priti Patel, supported by Andrew Rosindell, Wendy Morton - Link to Speech |
Bill Documents |
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Jun. 18 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 June 2025 - Large print Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: _NC5 Sir Iain Duncan Smith Mr Mark Francois Wendy Morton Greg Smith Carolyn Harris Dame Harriett |
Jun. 18 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 June 2025 Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: _NC5 Sir Iain Duncan Smith Mr Mark Francois Wendy Morton Greg Smith Carolyn Harris Dame Harriett |
Jun. 17 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 June 2025 - Large print Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: ” _172 Matt Vickers Harriet Cross Chris Philp Alicia Kearns Saqib Bhatti Wendy Morton . |
Jun. 17 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 June 2025 Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: ” _172 Matt Vickers Harriet Cross Chris Philp Alicia Kearns Saqib Bhatti Wendy Morton . |
Jun. 16 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 16 June 2025 Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Griffiths Greg Smith Graham Stuart Dame Caroline Dinenage Lewis Cocking Dr Danny Chambers Wendy Morton |
Jun. 13 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 13 June 2025 Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Griffiths Greg Smith Graham Stuart Dame Caroline Dinenage Lewis Cocking Dr Danny Chambers Wendy Morton |
Jun. 12 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 12 June 2025 Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Griffiths Greg Smith Graham Stuart Dame Caroline Dinenage Lewis Cocking Dr Danny Chambers Wendy Morton |
Jun. 11 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 11 June 2025 Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: _NC5 Sir Iain Duncan Smith Mr Mark Francois Wendy Morton Greg Smith Carolyn Harris Dame Harriett |
Jun. 11 2025
Bill 258 2024-25 (as introduced) British Indian Ocean Territory (Sovereignty and Constitutional Arrangements) Bill 2024-26 Bill Found: Presented by Priti Patel supported by Andrew Rosindell, Wendy Morton, James Cartlidge, Mr Mark Francois |
Jun. 10 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 10 June 2025 Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: REPORT STAGE Tuesday 10 June 2025 6 _NC5 Sir Iain Duncan Smith Mr Mark Francois Wendy Morton Greg |
APPG Publications |
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Afghan Women and Girls APPG Document: IGM 241217.docx Found: Leigh Ingham Alice Macdonald Baroness D’Souza Calum Miller Wera Hobhouse Wendy Morton |
Serbia APPG Document: Serbia APPG IGM minutes 29-10-2024 .pdf Found: Date: Tuesday 29 October 2024 Location: Room N, Portcullis House Attendees MPs/Peers • Wendy Morton |
HIV, AIDS and Sexual Health APPG Document: Letter to the Prime Minister to urge the Government to protect its position as a global leader in the fight to end AIDS Found: Minister, CC Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP, Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP, Wendy Morton |
HIV, AIDS and Sexual Health APPG Document: A letter to Wendy Morton MP regarding the UN High Level Meeting on HIV and AIDS Found: A letter to Wendy Morton MP regarding the UN High Level Meeting on HIV and AIDS |
University APPG Document: APPUG weekly update 12 - 16 May 2025.pdf Found: Source Apprentices: Small Businesses Wendy Morton (Conservative): To ask the Secretary of State for |
Waterways APPG Document: APPGW Working Meeting January 2025 Found: 2025 1pm Portcullis House Room U Officers Present: Lord Michael German, Uma Kumaran MP, Wendy Morton |
Waterways APPG Document: APPGW Inaugural Meeting November 2024 Found: Westminster Hall Room W2 Parliamentarians Present: Bill Esterson MP, Ruth Jones MP, Lord German, Wendy Morton |
Nutrition for Development APPG Document: APPG Nutrition for Development Inaugural Meeting Minutes 2024 Found: Bennachie The Lord Cameron of Dillington Monica Harding MP Alice Macdonald MP The Rt Hon Wendy Morton |
Nutrition for Development APPG Document: APPG holds Inaugural Meeting, Wednesday 23 October 2024 Found: Bennachie The Lord Cameron of Dillington Monica Harding MP Alice Macdonald MP The Rt Hon Wendy Morton |
Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases APPG Document: APPMG Newsletter February 2024 Found: tackling these devastating diseases, including Gregory Campbell MP, Jim Shannon MP, Tan Dhesi MP, Wendy Morton |
Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases APPG Document: The APPG on Malaria & Neglected Tropical Diseases 2024 Annual Report Found: Wendy Morton MP: To allow the hon. |
Further Education and Lifelong Learning APPG Document: Minutes of APPG Meeting AGM The role of colleges in addressing health social care workforce challenges Monday 12 June 2023 Found: Parliamentarians in attendance Peter Aldous MP Baroness Garden Lord Aberdare Wendy Morton |
Defibrillators APPG Document: Defibrillator Access Minutes Found: British Heart Foundation • Leah, Jonathan Gullis MP Parliamentary Assistant • Michael O’Hara, Wendy Morton |
Waterways APPG Document: APPGW November 2022 minutes Found: meeting in Room M, Portcullis House were: Michael Fabricant, MP for Lichfield and APPG Chair, Wendy Morton |
Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights APPG Document: Annual Report 2021-2022 Found: : GBV findings & recommendations from Asia; APPG on UN Global Goals 9th December webinar with Wendy Morton |
Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights APPG Document: Executive summary - 12 years of quality education: How investing in sexual and reproductive health and rights helps keep girls in school (2021) Found: Issues in Comparative Education 3, no. 1 6 FCDO submission (2021), Annex to letter from Rt Hon Wendy Morton |
Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights APPG Document: Annual Report 2020-2021 Found: The PUSS for FCDO, Wendy Morton, acknowledged that water allowed children, especially girls, to attend |
Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights APPG Document: Annual Report 2019-2020 Found: Nigel Adams MP, Minister of State FCO and DFID (Minister for Asia), February 2020-present Wendy Morton |
Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights APPG Document: Annual Report 2016-2017 Found: Special Advisor on the 2013 SDG agenda Several members attended the above event chaired by Wendy Morton |