Edward Morello MP: written questions 2026
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WarrantiesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128488More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to tackle misleading practices in the sale of extended warranties.
Answer: Manufacturers are not required to provide warranties on their products. Whether they choose to do so and under what terms is a commercial decision for them. Where warranties are given, they are benefits in addition to consumers’ rights against the trader...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordWarrantiesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128487More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure consumers are provided with adequate and clear information on the value of extended warranties at the point of sale.
Answer: Manufacturers are not required to provide warranties on their products. Whether they choose to do so and under what terms is a commercial decision for them. Where warranties are given, they are benefits in addition to consumers’ rights against the trader...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: FiresMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128486More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to review the level of council tax support for people whose homes have been rendered uninhabitable by fire in West Dorset constituency.
Answer: There is no specific council tax exemption for properties which have been damaged by fire. However, where a property is uninhabitable due to damage it may be removed from the council tax list. No one will be liable for council tax for the property whilst ...
Answered 27 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: FiresMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128485More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has assessed the adequacy of council tax exemptions for fire-damaged homes in West Dorset constituency.
Answer: There is no specific council tax exemption for properties which have been damaged by fire. However, where a property is uninhabitable due to damage it may be removed from the council tax list. No one will be liable for council tax for the property whilst ...
Answered 27 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: FiresMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128484More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department provides to local authorities on council tax relief for fire-damaged properties.
Answer: Where a property is uninhabitable due to damage it may be removed from the council tax list. No one will be liable for council tax for the property whilst it is removed from the list. It is for the Valuation Office Agency to determine whether a property i...
Answered 27 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: FiresMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128483More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to support homeowners whose properties are uninhabitable due to fire damage, including through council tax exemptions.
Answer: There is no specific council tax exemption for properties which have been damaged by fire. However, where a property is uninhabitable due to damage it may be removed from the council tax list. No one will be liable for council tax for the property whilst ...
Answered 27 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordNational SecurityCabinet OfficeTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128482More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to undertake broader consultation with industry to support the delivery of national security objectives.
Answer: During the development of the National Security Strategy, the Cabinet Office engaged a broad spectrum of stakeholders, considered assessments and analytical products from think tanks, academics, industry experts and reports from the Intelligence and Secur...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordNational SecurityCabinet OfficeTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128481More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to improve engagement with the private sector, including the technology industry, in national security policymaking.
Answer: During the development of the National Security Strategy, the Cabinet Office engaged a broad spectrum of stakeholders, considered assessments and analytical products from think tanks, academics, industry experts and reports from the Intelligence and Secur...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordNational SecurityCabinet OfficeTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128480More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of engagement with civil society organisations in the formulation of the National Security Strategy.
Answer: During the development of the National Security Strategy, the Cabinet Office engaged a broad spectrum of stakeholders, considered assessments and analytical products from think tanks, academics, industry experts and reports from the Intelligence and Secur...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: British Nationals AbroadDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 16 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127954More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to review the policy on frozen pensions affecting pensioners from West Dorset living abroad.
Answer: UK State Pensions are payable worldwide, without regard to nationality, and are only uprated abroad where there is a legal requirement to do so, for example in countries with which we have a reciprocal agreement that provides for uprating. This approach h...
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: British Nationals AbroadDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 16 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127953More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of frozen state pensions on pensioners from West Dorset residing in countries without uprating agreements.
Answer: UK State Pensions are payable worldwide, without regard to nationality, and are only uprated abroad where there is a legal requirement to do so, for example in countries with which we have a reciprocal agreement that provides for uprating. This approach h...
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: British Nationals AbroadDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 16 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127952More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department is taking steps his Department to uprate frozen UK state pensions for pensioners from West Dorset living overseas.
Answer: UK State Pensions are payable worldwide, without regard to nationality, and are only uprated abroad where there is a legal requirement to do so, for example in countries with which we have a reciprocal agreement that provides for uprating. This approach h...
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordValuation Office Agency: West DorsetTreasuryTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127662More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of Valuation Office Agency delays on people in West Dorset constituency.
Answer: I refer the Member to the answer given to Question UIN 126456 on 20 April 2026.
Answered 24 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: Rural AreasDepartment for EducationTabled 13 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126995More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps has has her department taken to improve the time taken to issue ECH plans in a) Rural areas and b) West Dorset.
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: South WestDepartment for EducationTabled 13 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126947More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the time taken to issue ECH plans in (a) South West and (b) West Dorset over the past 5 years.
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordParking: Private SectorMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126466More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the number of complaints relating to private parking fines issued in (a) Dorset and (b) England since December 2024.
Answer: The government does not routinely collect or hold information on the number of complaints relating to private parking charges issued in Dorset or England.
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordParking: Private SectorMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126465More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress his Department has made on the review of private parking regulation, including the introduction of a statutory code of practice for private parking operators.
Answer: In accordance with the Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019, the government intends to lay a Private Parking Code of Practice in Parliament in autumn 2026.
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordParking: FinesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126464More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to (a) regulate the conduct of private car park operators and (b) help ensure that penalty charges are issued transparently.
Answer: In accordance with the Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019, the government is working to raise standards across the private parking industry through the introduction of a new Code of Practice for parking operators which we will publish in Parliament in Au...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordParking: FinesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126463More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of local authorities transferring ownership or management of car parks to private operators on the level of parkin
Answer: The Government has not made an assessment of the number of parking charges or penalty charge notices issued in these circumstances.
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordEvictions: South WestMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126461More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate her Department has made of the number of Section 21 eviction notices issued in (a) West Dorset constituency and (b) the South West in the 12 months prior to the imp
Answer: My Department does not expect a spike in Section 21 notices ahead of implementation Phase 1 of the Renters’ Rights Act on 1 May 2026.The latest Ministry of Justice official possession statistics, which can be found on gov.uk here, show that there was a 17...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordEvictionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126460More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the number of landlords issuing Section 21 eviction notices in advance of the introduction of the Renters’ Rights Act.
Answer: My Department does not expect a spike in Section 21 notices ahead of implementation Phase 1 of the Renters’ Rights Act on 1 May 2026.The latest Ministry of Justice official possession statistics, which can be found on gov.uk here, show that there was a 17...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordApprenticesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126459More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential risks associated with apprenticeship systems that rely on individual employers for course continuation.
Answer: An apprenticeship is a job with training, apprentices therefore must be employed and have a contract of employment that lasts until they finish the apprenticeship, including the assessment. If an apprentice loses their job, their apprenticeship funding wi...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordValuation Office Agency: StandardsTreasuryTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126458More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to reduce processing times within the Valuation Office Agency.
Answer: The Valuation Office is improving performance in a number of ways, including moving people onto areas of high customer demand, continued investment in IT improvements and piloting using new technology to streamline ways of working. Performance is improvin...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordValuation Office Agency: West DorsetTreasuryTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126457More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of Valuation Office Agency delays on residents in West Dorset.
Answer: The Valuation Office is improving performance in a number of ways, including moving people onto areas of high customer demand, continued investment in IT improvements and piloting using new technology to streamline ways of working. Performance is improvin...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordValuation Office Agency: West DorsetTreasuryTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126456More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to improve Valuation Office Agency service delivery in West Dorset.
Answer: The Valuation Office is improving performance in a number of ways, including moving people onto areas of high customer demand, continued investment in IT improvements and piloting using new technology to streamline ways of working. Performance is improvin...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
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