Edward Morello MP: written questions 2025
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Health Services: West DorsetDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100171More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is he taking alongside Cabinet colleagues to increase healthcare provision on new housing estates in West Dorset constituency.
Answer: Integrated care boards are responsible for commissioning, which includes planning, securing, and monitoring, general practice services within their health systems through delegated responsibility from NHS England. The National Health Service has a statuto...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: Workplace PensionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100170More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will review the rules on NHS Pension Annual Allowance charges to reduce the risk of staff being financially penalised for working additional hours.
Answer: The annual allowance limits the amount that an individual can save in their pension pot before they have to pay tax. It aims to ensure that the incentives for pension saving, which are costly to the taxpayer, are appropriately targeted across society. Tax...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100169More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are being taken to ensure that NHS staff are not penalised financially for taking on extra responsibilities to maintain patient care.
Answer: The annual allowance limits the amount that an individual can save in their pension pot before they have to pay tax. It aims to ensure that the incentives for pension saving, which are costly to the taxpayer, are appropriately targeted across society. Tax...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Workplace PensionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100168More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what measures are being considered to prevent NHS staff nationally from being deterred from covering rota gaps due to Annual Allowance charges.
Answer: The annual allowance limits the amount that an individual can save in their pension pot before they have to pay tax. It aims to ensure that the incentives for pension saving, which are costly to the taxpayer, are appropriately targeted across society. Tax...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Workplace PensionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100167More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how his Department is supporting senior NHS staff in West Dorset constituency who face large Annual Allowance charges due to extra hours worked during staffing shortages.
Answer: The annual allowance limits the amount that an individual can save in their pension pot before they have to pay tax. It aims to ensure that the incentives for pension saving, which are costly to the taxpayer, are appropriately targeted across society. Tax...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: PensionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100166More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has provided to NHS trusts in West Dorset constituency on managing staff concerns over Annual Allowance charges.
Answer: The annual allowance limits the amount that an individual can save in their pension pot before they have to pay tax. It aims to ensure that the incentives for pension saving, which are costly to the taxpayer, are appropriately targeted across society. Tax...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: PensionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100165More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to review the NHS Pension Annual Allowance rules to prevent excessive charges for staff covering rota gaps.
Answer: The annual allowance limits the amount that an individual can save in their pension pot before they have to pay tax. It aims to ensure that the incentives for pension saving, which are costly to the taxpayer, are appropriately targeted across society. Tax...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordContinuing Care: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100164More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what measures are in place to prevent CHC funding reductions from compromising care for vulnerable patients in West Dorset constituency.
Answer: The Department and NHS England have made clear that any work to manage costs by integrated care boards (ICB) must be carried out with clear safeguards in place to protect frontline responsibilities.ICBs remain legally responsible for the operational deliv...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordContinuing Care: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100163More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how his Department is supporting NHS staff who may be adversely affected by CHC funding reductions.
Answer: The Department and NHS England have made clear that any work to manage costs by integrated care boards (ICB) must be carried out with clear safeguards in place to protect frontline responsibilities.ICBs remain legally responsible for the operational deliv...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordContinuing Care: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100162More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that CHC funding cuts do not reduce access to care in West Dorset constituency.
Answer: The Department and NHS England have made clear that any work to manage costs by integrated care boards (ICB) must be carried out with clear safeguards in place to protect frontline responsibilities.ICBs remain legally responsible for the operational deliv...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordContinuing Care: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100161More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of cuts to Continuing Healthcare funding on patient care.
Answer: The Department and NHS England have made clear that any work to manage costs by integrated care boards (ICB) must be carried out with clear safeguards in place to protect frontline responsibilities.ICBs remain legally responsible for the operational deliv...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Children and Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100160More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how his Department is supporting schools in West Dorset constituency to provide mental health support for children on the child and adolescent mental health services waiting list.
Answer: For children and young people in distress or struggling with their mental health, fast access to early, high-quality support is critical, including in West Dorset. That is why the 10-Year Health Plan sets out how we will work with schools and colleges to ...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Children and Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100159More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to child and adolescent mental health services in schools in West Dorset constituency.
Answer: For children and young people in distress or struggling with their mental health, fast access to early, high-quality support is critical, including in West Dorset. That is why the 10-Year Health Plan sets out how we will work with schools and colleges to ...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Children and Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100158More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to integrate child and adolescent mental health service provision into schools nationally.
Answer: For children and young people in distress or struggling with their mental health, fast access to early, high-quality support is critical, including in West Dorset. That is why the 10-Year Health Plan sets out how we will work with schools and colleges to ...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: West DorsetDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100157More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of SEND Hubs on educational outcomes for children with SEND in West Dorset constituency.
Answer: The department is committed to encouraging schools and local authorities to set up resourced provision and special educational needs (SEN) units to increase capacity in mainstream schools and is working with the sector to increase capacity and extend best...
Answered 31 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: West DorsetDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100156More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how her Department is ensuring that SEND Hubs in West Dorset schools are adequately funded and staffed.
Answer: The department is committed to encouraging schools and local authorities to set up resourced provision and special educational needs (SEN) units to increase capacity in mainstream schools and is working with the sector to increase capacity and extend best...
Answered 31 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: West DorsetDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100155More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to expand SEND Hubs in schools in West Dorset.
Answer: The department is committed to encouraging schools and local authorities to set up resourced provision and special educational needs (SEN) units to increase capacity in mainstream schools and is working with the sector to increase capacity and extend best...
Answered 31 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: FraudTreasuryTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100154More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she will make an assessment of the potential impact on fraud victims of allowing the Financial Ombudsman Service to dismiss cases deemed too complex.
Answer: The government takes the issue of fraud very seriously and is dedicated to protecting the public from this appalling crime. As set out in our manifesto and as part of our Plan for Change, the government will introduce a new, expanded Fraud Strategy encomp...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: FraudTreasuryTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100153More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure that fraud victims retain access to Financial Ombudsman Service investigations without being forced into civil court proceedings.
Answer: The government takes the issue of fraud very seriously and is dedicated to protecting the public from this appalling crime. As set out in our manifesto and as part of our Plan for Change, the government will introduce a new, expanded Fraud Strategy encomp...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: FraudTreasuryTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100152More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact on fraud victims of proposals allowing the Financial Ombudsman Service to pause cases at registration pending police or Serious Fraud Office investigations.
Answer: The government takes the issue of fraud very seriously and is dedicated to protecting the public from this appalling crime. As set out in our manifesto and as part of our Plan for Change, the government will introduce a new, expanded Fraud Strategy encomp...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFurther Education: South WestDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98168More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of progression rates from foundation to other low-level courses in colleges in the South West.
Answer: Progression rates for further education achievers aged 16+ at Below Level 2 and Essential Skills into sustained further learning (by level of learning destination) between 2018/19 and 2022/23 in i) England, ii) Dorset and iii) the South West are shown in ...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordFurther Education: DorsetDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98167More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of students progress from foundation to other low-level courses in colleges in Dorset.
Answer: Progression rates for further education achievers aged 16+ at Below Level 2 and Essential Skills into sustained further learning (by level of learning destination) between 2018/19 and 2022/23 in i) England, ii) Dorset and iii) the South West are shown in ...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordFurther EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98166More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of (a) national progression rates from foundation to other low-level courses in colleges and (b) employment outcomes from those rates.
Answer: Progression rates for further education achievers aged 16+ at Below Level 2 and Essential Skills into sustained further learning (by level of learning destination) between 2018/19 and 2022/23 in i) England, ii) Dorset and iii) the South West are shown in ...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS England and NHS Wales: Medical RecordsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97725More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of ensuring electronic medical record systems in NHS England and NHS Wales can exchange patient information more easily.
Answer: Ensuring information can be shared between services is essential for safe and effective care. Improving this will enable better informed clinical and care decision-making that is empowered by access to precise and comprehensive information, enhancing the ...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS England and NHS Wales: Medical RecordsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97724More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce risks to patients from the electronic exchange of medical records between NHS England and NHS Wales.
Answer: Ensuring information can be shared between services is essential for safe and effective care. Improving this will enable better informed clinical and care decision-making that is empowered by access to precise and comprehensive information, enhancing the ...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
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