Edward Morello MP: written questions 2025
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Holiday Play SchemesDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72169More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to increase the level of funding for the Holiday activities and food programme for children in (a) rural areas and (b) West Dorset constituency.
Answer: Through our Plan for Change, the government is committed to giving every child the best start in life. On 28 August 2025, we confirmed over £600 million for the holiday activities and food (HAF) programme for the next three financial years, from 2026/27. ...
Answered 24 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHoliday Activities and Food ProgrammeDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72168More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of increasing the level of funding for the holiday activities and food programme for local authorities in (a) rural areas and (b) West Dorset constituency.
Answer: Through our Plan for Change, the government is committed to giving every child the best start in life. On 28 August 2025, we confirmed over £600 million for the holiday activities and food (HAF) programme for the next three financial years, from 2026/27. ...
Answered 24 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHoliday Activities and Food ProgrammeDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72167More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions her Department has had with local authorities on increasing the availability of holiday club spaces in (a) rural areas and (b) West Dorset constituency through the holiday activities and food p
Answer: Through our Plan for Change, the government is committed to giving every child the best start in life. On 28 August 2025, we confirmed over £600 million for the holiday activities and food (HAF) programme for the next three financial years, from 2026/27. ...
Answered 24 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Landscapes: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72166More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to require Natural Landscapes to be statutory consultees for housing developments in (a) all areas with high levels of natural landscapes and (b) West Dorset co
Answer: The government is clear that the bar for being a statutory consultee in the planning system, and therefore having to be consulted on planning applications by law, should be high. In January 2025 the government declared a moratorium on any new statutory co...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Landscapes: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72165More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has had discussions with Natural Landscapes on their role in planning consultations in relation to new housing developments.
Answer: The government is clear that the bar for being a statutory consultee in the planning system, and therefore having to be consulted on planning applications by law, should be high. In January 2025 the government declared a moratorium on any new statutory co...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Landscapes: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72164More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of making Natural Landscapes statutory consultees in the housing planning system.
Answer: The government is clear that the bar for being a statutory consultee in the planning system, and therefore having to be consulted on planning applications by law, should be high. In January 2025 the government declared a moratorium on any new statutory co...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Landscapes: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72163More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to introduce a statutory duty to consult Natural Landscapes on all development proposals.
Answer: The government is clear that the bar for being a statutory consultee in the planning system, and therefore having to be consulted on planning applications by law, should be high. In January 2025 the government declared a moratorium on any new statutory co...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCoastal Erosion: InsuranceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72162More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Environment Agency on the criteria used to select Charmouth as a location for the Coastal Transition Accelerator Programme.
Answer: The Coastal Transition Accelerator Programme helps communities that cannot sustainably be defended from coastal erosion aiming to support residents and businesses prepare and plan for the long term. In September 2023, Charmouth, West Dorset, was added to ...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCoastal Erosion: InsuranceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72161More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the expected costs are for consultancy services in relation to the Coastal Transition Accelerator Programme in Charmouth.
Answer: The Coastal Transition Accelerator Programme for Charmouth and Swanage is being delivered through Dorset Council as the lead authority, with support from the Environment Agency, under the ‘Future Coast Dorset’ project.
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFlood Control: West DorsetDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72160More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the feasibility of extending the life of existing coastal defences in Charmouth.
Answer: The feasibility of extending the life of any coastal defences or constructing new ones is considered as part of the Shoreline Management Plan (SMP) policy developed for every section of coastline. The Environment Agency is continuing to work with coastal ...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFlood Control: DorsetDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72159More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with (a) Dorset Council and (b) the Environment Agency on potential alternatives to the no active intervention policy for the Charmouth coastlin
Answer: The Government is investing £36 million in the Coastal Transition Accelerator Programme to support communities, including in Dorset, to explore innovative approaches to adapt to coastal change. The Environment Agency has published updated National Coastal...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFlood Control: Coastal AreasDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72158More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding his Department provides to support the development of sustainable coastal defences (a) by communities living in coastal areas at risk of erosion and (b) in Charmouth.
Answer: As part of the £2.65 billion FCRM Investment programme for flood and coastal risk reduction, approximately £500 million is being invested in coastal projects across the country to better protect people and properties. The Environment Agency manages the £2...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPsychiatry: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72157More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with charities on the potential merits of protecting the title Child Psychotherapist.
Answer: Titles can only be protected for statutorily regulated professions. The title of ’child psychotherapist’ is not currently protected in law in the United Kingdom and the Government has no plans to regulate child psychotherapists. No discussions have taken ...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPsychiatry: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72156More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to protect the use of the title Child Psychotherapist.
Answer: Titles can only be protected for statutorily regulated professions. The title of ’child psychotherapist’ is not currently protected in law in the United Kingdom and the Government has no plans to regulate child psychotherapists. No discussions have taken ...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordParking: Fees and ChargesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72155More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with (a) public landowners, (b) the National Trust and (c) Forestry England on the potential impact of cashless-only car parking systems on (i) older people and (i
Answer: No such discussions have taken place. Car parking charges for publicly-owned car parks are primarily a matter for local authorities.
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: SupermarketsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72154More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to prevent supermarkets from cancelling orders from vertical farms at short notice.
Answer: The Government is committed to tackling unfairness in the supply chain wherever it exists. Using the 'Fair Dealings' powers in the Agriculture Act 2020, we can introduce regulations to increase transparency and protect growers, across the range of horticu...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: SupermarketsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72153More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with supermarkets on (a) the adequacy of the prices they pay to producers and (b) the potential merits of buying more produce from vertical farms.
Answer: The Government is committed to tackling unfairness in the supply chain wherever it exists. Using the 'Fair Dealings' powers in the Agriculture Act 2020, we can introduce regulations to increase transparency and protect growers, across the range of horticu...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: SupermarketsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72152More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had discussions with (a) experts and (b) representatives of (i) traditional and (ii) vertical farming sectors on improving the (A) fairness and (B) reliability of superm
Answer: The Government is committed to tackling unfairness in the supply chain wherever it exists. Using the 'Fair Dealings' powers in the Agriculture Act 2020, we can introduce regulations to increase transparency and protect growers, across the range of horticu...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: SupermarketsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72151More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, he will make it is his policy to introduce measures to ensure that supermarket contracts support (a) traditional and (b) vertical farmers.
Answer: It would not be appropriate for Government to comment on, or intervene in, matters relating to contracts between producers and retailers. These are driven by commercial interests, based on supply and demand.
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMedicine: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72150More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has had discussions with the University of Birmingham on the future of the Global Surgery Network beyond June 2026.
Answer: Departmental colleagues met with representatives of the University on 12 August 2025 to discuss the future of the Global Surgery Network. These discussions took place following the announcement from the Prime Minister in February 2025 to reduce Official D...
Answered 22 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: Health ServicesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72149More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to protect funding for UK-led global health research initiatives, following the reduction in the aid budget.
Answer: The transition to spending 0.3 per cent of Gross National Input on Official Development Assistance (ODA) demands significant shifts in the scale and shape of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's (FCDO) ODA Research and Development (R&D) ...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordParking: Fees and ChargesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72148More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the introduction of car parking charges on (a) access to outdoor walking spaces and (b) public health.
Answer: Car parking charges for publicly-owned car parks are primarily a matter for local authorities. Local actions can encourage sustainable travel choices and reduce car dependency, potentially enhancing air quality and promoting active lifestyles, and local a...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMedicine: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72147More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the potential loss of (a) the Global Surgery Network and (b) other National Institute for Health and Care Research funded global h
Answer: The Department of Health and Social Care funds high quality applied global health research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and in collaboration with UK and international funders. This funding is supported by the UK’s Off...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPyridoxine/doxylamineDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72146More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an estimate of the number of people impacted in utero by their mother's use of Debendox during pregnancy.
Answer: Debendox was originally available as a triple combination of doxylamine succinate, an antihistamine, pyridoxine hydrochloride, a form of vitamin B6, and dicyclomine hydrochloride, an antispasmodic. The product was later reformulated to remove dicyclomine ...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPyridoxine/doxylamineDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72145More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to assess the long-term health and social care requirements of people impacted by in utero exposure to Debendox.
Answer: Debendox was originally available as a triple combination of doxylamine succinate, an antihistamine, pyridoxine hydrochloride, a form of vitamin B6, and dicyclomine hydrochloride, an antispasmodic. The product was later reformulated to remove dicyclomine ...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
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