Edward Morello MP: written questions
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Written questions
Disability: Rural AreasDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63731More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that people in (a) West Dorset constituency and (b) other rural areas benefit from technology enabled independent living.
Answer: As part of the immediate reforms announced in January 2025, the Government has committed to setting new national standards for care technologies and to developing trusted guidance. This information will help people who draw on care, and their loved ones, ...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: Digital TechnologyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63730More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is developing a digital strategy for social care users.
Answer: The Government recognises the transformative potential of digital technology for people who draw on adult social care. While the Department is not developing a digital strategy for social care users at this time, we are taking forward immediate reforms to...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRespite CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63729More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to ensure that unpaid carers are guaranteed respite breaks.
Answer: The Government is determined to recognise the crucial role that unpaid carers play in caring for family and friends and helping people to remain at home. The Care Act 2014 requires local authorities to deliver a wide range of sustainable, high-quality car...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordIndependent Commission into Adult Social Care: Disclosure of InformationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63728More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will hold discussions with the Independent Commission into Adult Social Care on bringing forward the deadline for reporting on each phase of the commission's work.
Answer: The Independent Commission, chaired by Baroness Louise Casey, launched in April, and has already begun its work on how to build an adult social care system fit for the future.The commission is independent and Baroness Casey has the autonomy to decide when...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Work: Higher EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63727More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to establish a Royal College of care workers.
Answer: The Government is committed to a well-supported adult social care workforce who are recognised as the professionals they are. Enhancing the skills of staff working in adult social care is vital to ensure that the care provided is of good quality, fair, pe...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDisability: Social Security BenefitsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63726More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a personal care allowance for people who are assessed as needing personal care.
Answer: Local authorities are required to undertake a needs assessment for any individual who requests it, which will consider all of the adult’s care and support needs. As part of this process, the local authority will provide the person with a personal budget, ...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax Benefits: West DorsetMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63725More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to introduce transitional protection for people who are no longer eligible for full Council Tax support following changes to the assessment of legacy benef
Answer: Councils are required to provide a Local Council Tax Support (LCTS) scheme to support low-income households. Support for working age households, including the treatment of benefits, is designed by councils in consultation with their residents, taking into...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordEquitable Life Assurance Society: CompensationTreasuryTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63724More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of compensation provided to Equitable Life policyholders.
Answer: The Equitable Life Payment Scheme was designed by the Coalition Government and closed in 2016. There are no plans to reopen decisions relating to the Payment Scheme. Further guidance on the status of the Payment Scheme after closure is available at: https...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBridport Arts Centre and Dorchester Arts: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63723More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has held recent discussions with (a) Bridport Arts Centre and (b) Dorchester Arts on access to capital funding (i) to tackle maintenance backlogs and (ii) for modernisation
Answer: Our arms-length body Arts Council England (ACE) is investing £176,345 over three years in Bridport Arts Centre as part of their National Portfolio 2023-26 (NPO). In 2024/25 ACE granted a further £20,000 to Bridport Arts Centre from their Area Funds to exp...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordArts: BuildingsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63722More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to provide financial support to help (a) Bridport Arts Centre and (b) Dorchester Arts to help meet (i) energy efficiency and (ii) accessibility standards; and
Answer: Our arms-length body Arts Council England (ACE) is investing £176,345 over three years in Bridport Arts Centre as part of their National Portfolio 2023-26 (NPO). In 2024/25 ACE granted a further £20,000 to Bridport Arts Centre from their Area Funds to exp...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCycling: AccidentsDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63721More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help reduce the number of fatal cycling accidents on rural roads in West Dorset constituency.
Answer: On 12 February, the Department and Active Travel England announced local authority allocations of the Consolidated Active Travel Fund. Of this funding, Dorset Unitary Authority has been awarded £774,233 in revenue and capital funding. It will be for the l...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSouth Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust: Heart DiseasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63211More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with South West Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust on the potential impact of the level of funding on its capacity to deliver fire service co-responder suppor
Answer: No discussions have been held. Operational decisions on how best to improve services for patients and deliver value for money are taken at a local level by the relevant ambulance trust.
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSouth Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust: Community First RespondersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63209More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust on the potential impact of replacing fire service co-responders with volunteer Community First Resp
Answer: No discussions have been held. Operational decisions on how best to improve services for patients and deliver value for money are taken at a local level by the relevant ambulance trust.
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity First RespondersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63208More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has issued on the use of volunteer Community First Responders to respond to Category 1 medical emergencies.
Answer: No guidance has been issued. Each ambulance trust has responsibility for the arrangements and publishing of guidance on their Community First Responder schemes.
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSouth Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust: Community First RespondersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63207More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department had discussions with the South West Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust on the potential impact of replacing fire and rescue co-responders with volunteer community first r
Answer: No discussions have been held. Operational decisions on how best to improve services for patients and deliver value for money are taken at a local level by the relevant ambulance trust.
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSouth Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust: Heart DiseasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63206More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with fire and rescue services in the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust area on phasing out co-responder schemes for Category 1 cardiac inc
Answer: No discussions have been held. Operational decisions on how best to improve services for patients and deliver value for money are taken at a local level by the relevant ambulance trust.
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSouth Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust: Heart DiseasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63205More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust on its decision to end support for fire service co-responders attending Category 1 cardiac emergenc
Answer: No discussions have been held. Operational decisions on how best to improve services for patients and deliver value for money are taken at a local level by the relevant ambulance trust.
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSupported Housing: Older PeopleMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63204More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of financial incentives for the construction of supported housing for the frail elderly.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answers given to Questions UIN 61360 on 30 June 2025 and UIN 59968 on 23 June 2025.
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSupported HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63203More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to support the development of (a) extra-care and (b) sheltered housing schemes.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answers given to Questions UIN 61360 on 30 June 2025 and UIN 59968 on 23 June 2025.
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSupported Housing: West DorsetMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63202More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department is taking steps to increase the supply of specialist supported housing for vulnerable older residents in West Dorset constituency.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answers given to Questions UIN 61360 on 30 June 2025 and UIN 59968 on 23 June 2025.
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: West DorsetMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63200More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to support new housing developments for older people in West Dorset constituency.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answers given to Questions UIN 61360 on 30 June 2025 and UIN 59968 on 23 June 2025.
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: Older PeopleMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63199More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent steps her Department has taken to promote early-stage retirement housing in national planning guidance.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answers given to Questions UIN 61360 on 30 June 2025, UIN 59953 on 23 June 2025, UIN 61666 on 30 June 2025, and UIN 40972 on 1 April 2025.
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: Older PeopleMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63198More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of housing supply for an ageing population in England.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answers given to Questions UIN 61360 on 30 June 2025 and UIN 59968 on 23 June 2025.
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: Older PeopleMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63197More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to encourage developers to build more adaptable homes for older people in (a) West Dorset constituency and (b) other rural areas.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answers given to Questions UIN 61360 on 30 June 2025, UIN 59953 on 23 June 2025, UIN 61666 on 30 June 2025, and UIN 40972 on 1 April 2025.
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: West DorsetMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63195More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to support the delivery of age-appropriate housing for people approaching retirement in West Dorset constituency.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answers given to Questions UIN 61360 on 30 June 2025 and UIN 59968 on 23 June 2025.
Answered 4 Jul 2025
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