Edward Morello MP: written questions
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Care Homes: Labour TurnoverDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50018More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of implementing mandatory reporting requirements for retirement homes on staff departures and replacements.
Answer: The Department does not currently mandate reporting requirements for retirement homes on staff departures and replacements.The Care Act 2014 sets out local authorities’ legal duties when assessing people’s care and support needs. For workforce capacity, t...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEarwax: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49275More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support the NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board to provide adequate earwax removal services.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) have a statutory responsibility to commission cost-effective healthcare to meet the needs of their local populations. This includes the arrangement of services for ear wax removal. When ICBs exercise their functions, includin...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEarwax: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49274More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support Integrated Care Boards to provide earwax removal services.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) have a statutory responsibility to commission cost-effective healthcare to meet the needs of their local populations. This includes the arrangement of services for ear wax removal. When ICBs exercise their functions, includin...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSolar Power: FinanceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49273More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to introduce regulatory measures to ensure rooftop solar is financially viable compared to utility-scale solar projects.
Answer: Deploying rooftop solar remains a key priority for the Government, and it continues to be one of the most popular and easily deployed renewable energy sources. The Government continues to support the installation of rooftop solar in various ways, includin...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSolar Power: Business PremisesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49272More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support the deployment of rooftop and carport solar on commercial buildings through guaranteed minimum export values.
Answer: The Government continues to support solar deployment on commercial rooftops and car parks through the Smart Export Guarantee. This ensures that businesses receive income for excess electricity exported to the grid.We also intend to support commercial roof...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSustainable Farming IncentiveDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49271More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to communicate expected (a) processing and (b) payment timelines to applicants who submitted Sustainable Farming Incentive applications before 11 March 202
Answer: The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) is (a) working through and will communicate with applicants individually through the application process. The RPA expects to complete all required checks and activity for the majority of eligible applications by late June. ...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSustainable Farming IncentiveDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49270More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure that eligible application to the Sustainable Farming Incentive submitted before 11 March 2025 are (a) processed and (b) agreements offered in a t
Answer: As of the 30 April 2025, of the 4225 submitted Sustainable Farming Incentive applications outstanding an offer on 1 March, there are 872 that have not yet received an agreement offer. The Rural Payments Agency are continuing to work at pace to assess the ...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSustainable Farming IncentiveDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49269More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Rural Payments Agency has a schedule for issuing payments to applicants with approved Sustainable Farming Incentive agreements submitted prior to 11 March 2025.
Answer: The Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) scheme payment schedule is in line with the agreement start date. Agreement holders will normally receive payments quarterly, the first payment will be four months after their SFI agreement starts. After that, payme...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSustainable Farming IncentiveDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49268More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many applications to the Sustainable Farming Incentive were pending a decision on 11 March 2025.
Answer: As of 11 March, of the applications that had been submitted for the expanded Sustainable Farming Incentive offer, there were 4,225 that had not yet received an agreement offer.
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSustainable Farming IncentiveDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49267More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the expected timeframe is for (a) processing and (b) decision-making on Sustainable Farming Incentive applications.
Answer: As of the 30 April 2025, of the 4225 submitted Sustainable Farming Incentive applications outstanding an offer on 1 March, there are 872 that have not yet received an agreement offer. The Rural Payments Agency are continuing to work at pace to assess the ...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSustainable Farming IncentiveDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49266More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of when applicants to the Sustainable Farming Incentive scheme who submitted applications before its closure on 11 March 2025 will receive payments.
Answer: The Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) scheme payment schedule is in line with the agreement start date. Agreement holders will normally receive payments quarterly, the first payment will be four months after their SFI agreement starts. After that, payme...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: Employers' ContributionsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49265More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to monitor the potential long-term impact of increased employer National Insurance contributions on employment trends in the hospitality sector.
Answer: Hospitality businesses are at the heart of our communities and play a vital role in supporting economic growth.I chair the Hospitality Sector Council, which meets quarterly in which we discuss issues the sector faces. I also meet regularly with individual...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: StaffDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49264More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had recent discussions with representatives of the hospitality industry on the potential impact of increased labour costs on that sector.
Answer: I regularly engage with hospitality businesses, and I am aware of the current challenges they face. Raising the revenue required to fund public services and restore economic stability requires difficult decisions on tax, which is why we are asking employe...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: Employers' Contributions and Minimum WageDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49263More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate his Department has made of the potential impact of increases in (a) employer National Insurance contributions and (b) the National Minimum Wage on annual costs to the hospitality sector.
Answer: Hospitality businesses are at the heart of our communities and play a vital role in supporting economic growth across the UK.We are pleased to deliver a significant increase to the minimum wage, and to take crucial steps towards the creation of a genuine ...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: Employers' ContributionsTreasuryTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49262More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a lower rate of employer National Insurance contributions for businesses in the hospitality sector which employ a high proportion of part-tim
Answer: The Government has taken difficult but necessary decisions to fix the public finances and create long-term stability in which businesses can invest and grow.The Government decided to protect the smallest businesses from changes to employer National Insura...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: West DorsetDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49261More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of increased labour costs on employment levels in the hospitality industry in West Dorset constituency.
Answer: Hospitality businesses are at the heart of our communities and play a vital role in supporting economic growth across the UK.Raising the revenue required to fund public services and restore economic stability requires difficult decisions on tax, which is ...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: EmploymentDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49260More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help support hospitality businesses to maintain employment levels in the context of higher labour costs.
Answer: Hospitality businesses, including those in West Dorset constituency, are vital to our communities and support economic growth.We’re increasing the Employment Allowance to £10,500, allowing 865,000 employers to pay no NICs this year. This means employers c...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCafes: West DorsetDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49259More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help support cafes in West Dorset constituency.
Answer: Hospitality businesses, including those in West Dorset, are at the heart of our communities and play a vital role in supporting economic growth and social cohension across the UK.We recently launched a licensing taskforce to reduce red tape and barriers t...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses: West DorsetDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49258More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help support bars in West Dorset constituency.
Answer: Hospitality businesses, including those in West Dorset, are at the heart of our communities and play a vital role in supporting economic growth and social cohension across the UK.We recently launched a licensing taskforce to reduce red tape and barriers t...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHotels: West DorsetDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49257More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help support hotels in West Dorset constituency.
Answer: The Government recognises that hotels in the West Dorset constituency are a major driver of the local economy, contributing to tourism revenue, creating jobs and supporting related industries like restaurants, retail, and transportation. The Government su...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRestaurants: West DorsetDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49256More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help support restaurants in West Dorset constituency.
Answer: Hospitality businesses, including those in West Dorset, are at the heart of our communities and play a vital role in supporting economic growth and social cohension across the UK.We recently launched a licensing taskforce to reduce red tape and barriers t...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCare Homes: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48327More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that funds allocated for resident care in retirement homes are used for the purpose intended.
Answer: To enable local authorities to deliver key services such as adult social care, the Government has made available up to £3.7 billion of additional funding for social care authorities in 2025/26, which includes an £880 million increase in the Social Care Gr...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordVoluntary ContributionsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48326More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to reduce the time taken to process voluntary National Insurance contributions for people who contacted her Department before 5 April 2025.
Answer: The Department has doubled the number of people supporting this important activity and is pursuing digital routes to support processing Voluntary National Insurance Contributions.
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNational InsuranceTreasuryTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48325More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to extend the deadline for voluntary National Insurance contributions.
Answer: Individuals can pay voluntary National Insurance contributions for up to six years in arrears to fill gaps in their National Insurance record. Transitional arrangements to the new State Pension introduced by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in 2...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordVoluntary ContributionsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48324More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to communicate with people who did not receive responses to their queries on voluntary National Insurance contributions before 5 April 2025.
Answer: The Department is currently calling customers who registered an interest in Voluntary National Insurance Contributions before 5th April, where they may have a gap to fill. Where no further pension enhancement is possible, we may write to customers instead...
Answered 6 May 2025
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