Every parliamentary written question tabled by Tom Morrison this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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What steps her Department is taking to increase the number of education psychologists.
The department is investing around £1.8 billion over the next three years for local area partnerships, including local authorities and Integrated Care Boards, to develop a new ‘Experts at Hand’ offer, strengthening mainstream education through access to h...
What steps his Department is taking to ensure that food labelling provides sufficient information for individuals with (a) sensitivities and (b) adverse reactions.
The fundamental principle of food labelling rules is that information provided to the consumer must not mislead and must enable the safe use of food. The United Kingdom maintains high standards on the information that is provided on food labels, so that c...
What assessment she has made of the potential impact of SEND reform proposals on the availability of ECHPs for children whose difficulties are (a) high-masking and (b) not immediately visible.
Our reformed system will focus on earlier, more accurate identification of need, ensuring children and young people receive the right support at the earliest possible point without relying on diagnosis. The National Inclusion Standards will include whole ...
Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department provides guidance to Ofwat on approving water bill increases where companies have ongoing records of sewage discharges and environmental breaches.
Ofwat determines the price, investment, and service package that customers receive, through the Price Review mechanism. Price Reviews take place every five years, with the most recent one (PR24) covering the period from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2030. Ofwa...
Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of current food labelling regulations.
The UK aims to maintain high standards on the information that is provided on food labels so that consumers can have confidence in the food that they buy. All food sold on the UK market must comply with food labelling rules and the information provided to...
What assessment she has made of the potential impact of moving SEND children onto Individual Support Plans on legal rights, risk to harm and recognisability of hidden disability.
Our reformed system will focus on earlier, more accurate identification of need, ensuring children and young people receive the right support at the earliest possible point without relying on diagnosis. The National Inclusion Standards will include whole ...
Food and Rural Affairs, what enforcement action has been taken against water companies for sewage discharges in the last 12 months; and what penalties have been imposed.
Between 1 June 2025 and 2 June 2026, the Environment Agency took 254 enforcement actions against water and sewerage companies for water quality incidents. This included 3 prosecutions resulting in fines totalling £1,622,333, and 19 enforcement undertaking...
What assessment she has made of the potential impact of SEND reform proposals on parents' statutory rights to request assessment, access independent experts and appeal decisions through to tribunal.
In the department’s recent special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) consultation, we proposed to preserve key legal safeguards for parents, including the continued right to request an assessment of whether their child needs an education, health a...
Whether proposed SEND reforms will provide funding for the SEND workforce including teaching assistants and specialist professionals.
The department is investing around £1.8 billion over the next three years for local area partnerships, including local authorities and Integrated Care Boards, to develop a new Experts at Hand offer. This offer is designed to strengthen the capability of m...
What discussions she has had with the Ministry of Justice regarding the consistency and frequency of communication between police forces and victims of financial abuse and coercive control.
The government recognises the serious harm that these forms of abuse can cause and the challenges of policing them effectively. Our ‘Freedom from Violence and Abuse: a cross-government strategy’ includes a range of provisions against financial abuse inclu...
What assessment her Department has made of the level of use of subsidiary structures by overseas fund managers to hold short positions in UK-listed companies; and what assessment her Department has made of the adequ
The UK is a leading hub for global capital and the largest equity capital market in Europe, helping businesses across the economy to raise the capital they need to drive innovation and growth. To support this, the government is committed to ensuring the U...
Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to provide councils with sufficient funds to support women's centres.
We are investing in local government. The final 2026-27 Local Government Finance Settlement will make available £78 billion in Core Spending Power for local authorities in England in 2026-27, a 6.1% increase compared to 2025-26.The majority of funding in ...
What discussions she has had with the Ministry of Justice on the urgency with which police forces tackle financial abuse and coercive control.
The government recognises the serious harm that these forms of abuse can cause and the challenges of policing them effectively. Our ‘Freedom from Violence and Abuse: a cross-government strategy’ includes a range of provisions against financial abuse inclu...
What steps the Government is taking to ensure that the activities of overseas financial market participants in UK equity markets support the Government's objectives for UK business investment and economic growth.
The UK is a leading hub for global capital and the largest equity capital market in Europe, helping businesses across the economy to raise the capital they need to drive innovation and growth. To support this, the government is committed to ensuring the U...
What assessment her Department has made in the level of short-selling activity in UK-listed companies; and what steps the Financial Conduct Authority is taking to monitor the potential impact of short positions held
The UK is a leading hub for global capital and the largest equity capital market in Europe, helping businesses across the economy to raise the capital they need to drive innovation and growth. To support this, the government is committed to ensuring the U...
Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help councils provide index-linked grants to women's centres that take account of changes in costs.
We are investing in local government. The final 2026-27 Local Government Finance Settlement will make available £78 billion in Core Spending Power for local authorities in England in 2026-27, a 6.1% increase compared to 2025-26.The majority of funding in ...
What discussions he has had with the Office for Equalities and Opportunities on the potential impact of the shortening of custodial sentences on women's centres' (a) resources and (b) capacity, in relation to wom
The Sentencing Act introduces a presumption to suspend short sentences. Along with increased use of suspended sentences and increased flexibility to defer a sentence for longer, this is expected to reduce the number of women going to prison. We know that ...
What further plans she has to increase funding for violence against women and girls (VAWG) since the latest VAWG strategy was published.
‘Freedom from Violence and Abuse: a cross-government strategy’, was published on 18th December last year: this is a ten-year Strategy which is backed by at least £1 billion of funding across government over the spending review period.This includes £550 mi...
What steps she is taking to (a) tackle the root causes of and (b) use a prevention based approach to violence against women and girls.
Prevention and early intervention are fundamental to tackling Violence Against Women and Girls. ‘’Freedom from Violence and Abuse: a cross-government strategy’ sets out our plans to halve VAWG in a decade. Within this, tackling entrenched issues like miso...
What steps he is taking to help tackle and reduce corridor care in accident and emergency departments in Greater Manchester.
We recognise concerns about corridor care and are clear that it is not acceptable and should not be normalised. Corridor care is a visible symptom of wider pressures across urgent and emergency care, and we are committed to eliminating this practice.The G...