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1611497

registered interest
date	17/04/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Voter Authority Certificates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many people applied for a Voter Authority Certificate in England as of 1 April 2023; and how many and what proportion of these applications were rejected.
tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
uin	181125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2023 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the response given to the Urgent Question on 21 February 2023 (<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhansard.parliament.uk%2Fcommons%2F2023-02-21%2Fdebates%2FE941CE91-95D6-4EB8-B3E2-46059027B909%2FVoterIdentification&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cecd28dd48f0542f8ced208db4183fec8%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638175807400478177%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Qkf7w4E32c3tLlAwJzCg1u%2BUTTFU2x9YTTX8ItsXcYQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Official Report, HC, Volume 728, Column 138</a>), to Question <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2023-03-14%2F165271&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cecd28dd48f0542f8ced208db4183fec8%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638175807400478177%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=awDq7FZYd8CJsT13PEanSAFobOM2b74pukGjazYXzpc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">UIN 165271</a> on 20 March 2023 and Question <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2023-03-22%2F171447&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cecd28dd48f0542f8ced208db4183fec8%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638175807400478177%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=CEJldAZk4h5sZUIzq2mpe%2FEv6yuJsCwk6ryGrivFBg0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">UIN 171447</a> on 31 March 2023.</p><p>The Government published an <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublications.parliament.uk%2Fpa%2Fbills%2Fcbill%2F58-02%2F0138%2F2021-07-01ElectoralIntegrityBillEqualityImpactAssessment.pdf&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cecd28dd48f0542f8ced208db4183fec8%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638175807400478177%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=gRVDnkZimpNv7yrmFGqDLeTl1Scmi8QvQZpuNgLN9wg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Equality Impact Assessment of the Elections Act</a>. This included consideration of the impact on people with protected characteristics.</p><p>The Electoral Commission is responsible for the communications campaign to help voters understand the new requirement to present identification to vote. This has included work with civil society groups and other stakeholders, including organisations that represent disabled people.</p><p>As is already publicly available, an easy read version of the application form for the Voter Authority Certificate is on gov.uk and from the Electoral Commission and easy read instructions are available to support people to apply online. The Government has also legislated to require that accessible information be sent with the Voter Authority Certificate to electors that request it, including in easy read.</p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison grouped question UIN 180946 180947 181129 question first answered 20/04/2023 15:15:27 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison
tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan

1611501

registered interest
date	17/04/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Voter Authority Certificates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what data his Department holds on the take-up of voter authority certificates by (a) age group and (b) ethnic origin.
tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
uin	181129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2023 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the response given to the Urgent Question on 21 February 2023 (<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhansard.parliament.uk%2Fcommons%2F2023-02-21%2Fdebates%2FE941CE91-95D6-4EB8-B3E2-46059027B909%2FVoterIdentification&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cecd28dd48f0542f8ced208db4183fec8%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638175807400478177%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Qkf7w4E32c3tLlAwJzCg1u%2BUTTFU2x9YTTX8ItsXcYQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Official Report, HC, Volume 728, Column 138</a>), to Question <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2023-03-14%2F165271&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cecd28dd48f0542f8ced208db4183fec8%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638175807400478177%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=awDq7FZYd8CJsT13PEanSAFobOM2b74pukGjazYXzpc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">UIN 165271</a> on 20 March 2023 and Question <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2023-03-22%2F171447&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cecd28dd48f0542f8ced208db4183fec8%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638175807400478177%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=CEJldAZk4h5sZUIzq2mpe%2FEv6yuJsCwk6ryGrivFBg0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">UIN 171447</a> on 31 March 2023.</p><p>The Government published an <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublications.parliament.uk%2Fpa%2Fbills%2Fcbill%2F58-02%2F0138%2F2021-07-01ElectoralIntegrityBillEqualityImpactAssessment.pdf&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cecd28dd48f0542f8ced208db4183fec8%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638175807400478177%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=gRVDnkZimpNv7yrmFGqDLeTl1Scmi8QvQZpuNgLN9wg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Equality Impact Assessment of the Elections Act</a>. This included consideration of the impact on people with protected characteristics.</p><p>The Electoral Commission is responsible for the communications campaign to help voters understand the new requirement to present identification to vote. This has included work with civil society groups and other stakeholders, including organisations that represent disabled people.</p><p>As is already publicly available, an easy read version of the application form for the Voter Authority Certificate is on gov.uk and from the Electoral Commission and easy read instructions are available to support people to apply online. The Government has also legislated to require that accessible information be sent with the Voter Authority Certificate to electors that request it, including in easy read.</p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison grouped question UIN 180946 180947 181125 question first answered 20/04/2023 15:15:27 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison
tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan

1611515

registered interest
date	17/04/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Lay Observers: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reason the role of the Chair of the National Council of Lay Observers is not remunerated; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of remunerating that role in line with the level of remuneration provided to the Chair of the National Board of the Independent Monitoring Boards.
tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
uin	181143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2023 answer text <p>The Government’s assessment is that it does not currently have statutory authority to remunerate the role of the Chair of the National Council of Lay Observers. The department has considered the merits of remunerating this role and, when parliamentary time allows, our intention remains to introduce a statutory framework to combine the Independent Monitoring Boards’ Management Board and Lay Observers’ National Council into a single Board under a single, remunerated Chair. The intention is to recognise both the unified Board and the Chair role in legislation.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 20/04/2023 14:15:29 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan

1610483

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	School Libraries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of schools have a library.
tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
uin	180616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The Department believes that all pupils deserve to be taught a curriculum that promotes the extensive reading of books and other texts, both in and out of school. School libraries complement public libraries in allowing pupils to do this.</p><p> </p><p>It is for individual schools to decide how best to provide and maintain a library service for their pupils, including whether to employ a qualified librarian. Many head teachers recognise the important role school libraries play in improving literacy and encouraging pupils to read for pleasure and to ensure that suitable library facilities are provided. School libraries can take many forms, with some schools preferring to make books a focus in other ways, including housing them within classrooms.</p><p> </p><p>Given the autonomy granted to schools on how to provide a library service to their pupils, the Department does not collect information on the number of school libraries.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 180617 question first answered 24/04/2023 14:18:36 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan

1610484

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	School Libraries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of schools had libraries in (a) Shropshire and (b) England in (i) 2010, (ii) 2015 and (iii) 2023.
tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
uin	180617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The Department believes that all pupils deserve to be taught a curriculum that promotes the extensive reading of books and other texts, both in and out of school. School libraries complement public libraries in allowing pupils to do this.</p><p> </p><p>It is for individual schools to decide how best to provide and maintain a library service for their pupils, including whether to employ a qualified librarian. Many head teachers recognise the important role school libraries play in improving literacy and encouraging pupils to read for pleasure and to ensure that suitable library facilities are provided. School libraries can take many forms, with some schools preferring to make books a focus in other ways, including housing them within classrooms.</p><p> </p><p>Given the autonomy granted to schools on how to provide a library service to their pupils, the Department does not collect information on the number of school libraries.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 180616 question first answered 24/04/2023 14:18:37 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan

1610485

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Literacy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase literacy in schools.
tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
uin	180618
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>This Government is committed to continuing to raise literacy standards to give all pupils a solid base upon which to build as they progress through school. Scores in international assessments such as the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) have improved notably, particularly for boys and the lowest performing pupils, narrowing the gap between the higher and lower performing pupils. PIRLS scores are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pirls-2016-reading-literacy-performance-in-england" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pirls-2016-reading-literacy-performance-in-england</a>.</p><p>In 2018, the Department launched the £26.3 million English Hubs Programme, which is dedicated to improving the teaching of reading, with a focus on supporting children making the slowest progress in reading. It has since provided appropriate and targeted support to several thousands of schools across England.</p><p>In 2021, the Department published non-statutory guidance aimed at improving the teaching of the foundations of reading in primary schools.</p><p>The Department’s measures also include an updated list of validated phonics programmes, funding for the purchase of phonics programmes and a new National Professional Qualification for Leading Literacy.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 24/04/2023 16:42:38 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan

1608538

registered interest
date	29/03/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Energy Performance Certificates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Energy Performance Certificate in improving the energy efficiency of older housing stock.
tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
uin	176715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2023 answer text <p>The Government recognises that there are concerns surrounding the effectiveness of Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) and intends to consult on reforms this year.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 19/04/2023 12:26:13 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan

1607585

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Local Government Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent assessment he has made of the ability of local councils to balance their budgets.
tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
uin	904331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>We are in close and regular contact with sector representative bodies and councils to monitor budgets and service delivery.</p><p>The final Local Government Finance Settlement for 2023/24 makes available up to £59.7 billion for local government in England - a significant increase in funding which is designed to assist councils in service delivery.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 27/03/2023 16:51:50 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan

1607997

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Cancer: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the service specifications for teenage and young adult cancer services in England.
tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
uin	174521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2023 answer text <p>New teenage and young adult cancer service specifications are expected to be published within the coming months.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 31/03/2023 09:17:25 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 66761 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan

1605908

registered interest
date	21/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	HM Passport Office: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure continuity of passport services in the event of a strike by Passport Office staff.
tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
uin	170773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>We are disappointed with the union’s decision to strike.</p><p>We are working to manage the impact of strike action, whilst ensuring we can continue to deliver vital services to the public, with comprehensive contingency plans in place.</p><p>There are currently no plans to change our guidance which states that it takes up to ten weeks to get a passport.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 28/03/2023 16:23:47 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan