Edward Morello MP: written questions 2025
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Uncrewed Systems: Casualties and LogisticsMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74219More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on the development of unmanned ground vehicles for (a) logistics and (b) casualty evacuation.
Answer: The Strategic Defence Review (SDR) 2025 recommended a shift towards greater use of autonomy and Artificial Intelligence within the UK’s conventional force.It stated a common digital foundation of data, Artificial Intelligence (AI), synthetic environments,...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUncrewed Systems: EngineeringMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74218More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on the development of unmanned ground vehicles for engineering support.
Answer: The Strategic Defence Review (SDR) 2025 recommended a shift towards greater use of autonomy and Artificial Intelligence within the UK’s conventional force.It stated a common digital foundation of data, Artificial Intelligence (AI), synthetic environments,...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUncrewed SystemsMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74217More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on the development of unmanned ground vehicles for combat support.
Answer: The Strategic Defence Review (SDR) 2025 recommended a shift towards greater use of autonomy and Artificial Intelligence within the UK’s conventional force.It stated a common digital foundation of data, Artificial Intelligence (AI), synthetic environments,...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUncrewed SystemsMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74216More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what comparative assessment he has made of the potential merits of (a) unmanned ground vehicles and (b) quadcopter drones.
Answer: The Strategic Defence Review (SDR) 2025 recommended a shift towards greater use of autonomy and Artificial Intelligence within the UK’s conventional force.It stated a common digital foundation of data, Artificial Intelligence (AI), synthetic environments,...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUnmanned Air Systems: CommunicationMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74215More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to improve communications capabilities of flying drones.
Answer: The development of drone communication capabilities remains a dynamic and evolving area. While specific projects are underway, detailed information is withheld for security reasons.
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUncrewed Systems: CommunicationMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74214More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to improve the communications capabilities of unmanned ground vehicles.
Answer: The Strategic Defence Review (SDR) 2025 recommended a shift towards greater use of autonomy and Artificial Intelligence within the UK’s conventional force.It stated a common digital foundation of data, Artificial Intelligence (AI), synthetic environments,...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUncrewed Systems: Artificial IntelligenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74213More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how his Department is increasing the integration of artificial intelligence into unmanned ground vehicles to counteract signal blocking.
Answer: The Strategic Defence Review (SDR) 2025 recommended a shift towards greater use of autonomy and Artificial Intelligence within the UK’s conventional force.It stated a common digital foundation of data, Artificial Intelligence (AI), synthetic environments,...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUnmanned Air Systems: Artificial IntelligenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74212More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how his Department is increasing the integration of artificial intelligence into flying drones to help counteract signal blocking.
Answer: The Strategic Defence Review (SDR) 2025 recommended a shift towards greater use of autonomy and Artificial Intelligence within the UK’s conventional force.It stated a common digital foundation of data, Artificial Intelligence (AI), synthetic environments,...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood Plans: West DorsetMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74200More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to provide alternative financial support to communities in West Dorset constituency following reductions in Government funding for neighbourhood plan
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 59114 on the 19 June 2025.
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood Plans: West DorsetMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74199More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of reductions in Government funding for neighbourhood plans on rural communities in West Dorset constituency.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 59114 on the 19 June 2025.
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: GazaHome OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74198More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on biometric processing for students from Gaza seeking to take up scholarships in the UK.
Answer: The Home Office has put in place systems to issue expedited visas, with biometric checks conducted prior to arrival for all Chevening Scholars from Gaza.We are in the process of doing the same for a group of students who have been awarded fully funded sch...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: GazaHome OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74197More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many students from Gaza that were awarded UK scholarships in the 2024-25 academic year are unable to take up their places due to lack of access to biometric enrolment facilities.
Answer: The Home Office does not currently publish information on the number of Gaza students with UK scholarships for 2024-25 who are unable to enrol due to the absence of biometric facilities.The Home Office has put in place systems to issue expedited visas, wi...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: GazaHome OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74196More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to provide safe routes for students from Gaza who have secured UK scholarships but are currently unable to meet biometric requirements.
Answer: The Home Office has put in place systems to issue expedited visas, with biometric checks conducted prior to arrival for all Chevening Scholars from Gaza.We are in the process of doing the same for a group of students who have been awarded fully funded sch...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: GazaHome OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74195More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of granting biometric deferrals for students from Gaza who have been awarded UK scholarships but are unable to access biometric fa
Answer: The Home Office has put in place systems to issue expedited visas, with biometric checks conducted prior to arrival for all Chevening Scholars from Gaza.We are in the process of doing the same for a group of students who have been awarded fully funded sch...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: Air Ambulance ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74194More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether funding is available to upgrade hospital helipads to enable night-time operation.
Answer: Hospital helipads can be funded via several routes, including by National Health Service trusts, charities, and donors. NHS trusts, working with integrated care systems, can use their local capital budgets to support investment in helipads where these are...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: Per Capita CostsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74193More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the difference is between per-patient spend in (a) each hospital, (b) the average per-patient spend of hospitals in the top quarter of efficiency and (c) the average per-patient spend of hospi
Answer: NHS England collects information on the costs of NHS trusts delivering services to patients, the detail of which is available at the following link: https://www.england.nhs.uk/costing-in-the-nhs/national-cost-collection/.Comparing the average cost per pat...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: Per Capita CostsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74192More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the potential financial impact of aligning funding to the average per-patient spend of the top quarter most efficient hospitals on rural hospitals.
Answer: The basis of the funding allocated to providers is set out in the National Payment Scheme, with further information available at the following link:https://www.england.nhs.uk/pay-syst/nhs-payment-scheme/This includes setting out the prices paid where fund...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74191More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what comparative assessment he has made of the efficiency (a) rural and (b) urban hospitals; and how many hospitals in each of those categories are within the top quarter most efficient hospitals.
Answer: As part of the 2025/26 planning process, all National Health Service organisations were required to set efficiency and savings targets necessary to achieve a balanced financial position. These targets are publicly available in hospital board reports. The ...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: Per Capita CostsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74190More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average per-patient spend is per hospital (a) in England and (b) within the top quarter of most efficient hospitals.
Answer: NHS England collects information on the costs of NHS trusts delivering services to patients, the detail of which is available at the following link: https://www.england.nhs.uk/costing-in-the-nhs/national-cost-collection/.Comparing the average cost per pat...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAir Ambulance Services: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73716More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she will make an assessment of the potential merits of automatic planning permission for extending helipad operation hours at major trauma hospitals.
Answer: Operating hours are usually set locally, by condition, following the grant of planning permission. If there are conditions restricting operating hours, these can be varied or removed through a section 73 application following local consideration of the be...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: Air Ambulance ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73715More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing legislative safeguards to protect existing hospital helipads from closure.
Answer: Air ambulances form a vital part of the emergency response to patients in critical need. The Department of Health and Social Care continues to work closely with NHS England and the Department for Transport to ensure that there is appropriate helipad acces...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: Air Ambulance ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73714More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that existing hospital helipads are protected from (a) planning and (b) operational restrictions.
Answer: Air ambulances form a vital part of the emergency response to patients in critical need. The Department of Health and Social Care continues to work closely with NHS England and the Department for Transport to ensure that there is appropriate helipad acces...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73713More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which hospitals are in the top quartile of most efficient hospitals.
Answer: The Department and NHS England do not measure efficiency by hospital. Instead, the NHS Oversight Framework measures National Health Service trust and foundation trust performance across a range of metrics. These reflect the delivery of NHS priorities, inc...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: ExpenditureDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73712More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average per-patient spend is in (a) all hospitals and (b) the top quartile of efficient hospitals.
Answer: NHS England collects information on the costs of NHS trusts delivering services to patients, the detail of which is available at the following link: https://www.england.nhs.uk/costing-in-the-nhs/national-cost-collection/.Comparing the average cost per pat...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: Air Ambulance ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73711More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how and what proportion of major trauma hospitals operate 24-hour hospital helipads in England.
Answer: Air ambulances form a vital part of the emergency response to patients in critical need. The Department of Health and Social Care continues to work closely with NHS England and the Department for Transport to ensure that there is appropriate helipad acces...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
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