Edward Morello MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Pyridoxine/doxylamineDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72144More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether research has been (a) commissioned and (b) supported by his Department on the potential impact of exposure to Debendox during pregnancy.
Answer: The Department, through the National Institute for Health and Care Research, is not currently funding research into the potential impact of exposure to Debendox during pregnancy.
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPyridoxine/doxylamineDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72143More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing compensation to 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
Original Parliament recordPyridoxine/doxylamineDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72142More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with representatives of people affected by Debendox on redress or compensation schemes.
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 for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72141More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of the level of Personal Independence Payments for people affected by long-term conditions associated with in utero exposure to Debendox.
Answer: Personal Independence Payment (PIP) provides a contribution towards the extra costs that may arise from a long-term disability or health condition. Entitlement to PIP focuses on the functional impacts of a person’s health condition or disability on thei...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPyridoxine/doxylamineDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72140More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government has considered introducing a (a) support and (b) compensation scheme for people with lifelong disabilities as a result of exposure to 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 for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72139More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will review the adequacy of support available through disability benefits to people impacted by in utero exposure to Debendox.
Answer: Personal Independence Payment (PIP) provides a contribution towards the extra costs that may arise from a long-term disability or health condition. Entitlement to PIP focuses on the functional impacts of a person’s health condition or disability on thei...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDentistry: West DorsetDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72138More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to allocate funding for a dental school in West Dorset to increase the local dental workforce.
Answer: Tackling the geographical disparities in access to National Health Service dentistry is vital, and the Government welcomes efforts to help deliver this ambition.Government approval or funding is not required to establish a new dental school in West Dorset...
Answered 6 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSyria: DetaineesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72137More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with international partners on mitigating the potential threat from former British nationals in (a) al-Hol and (b) al-Roj prison camps, following
Answer: We continue to work closely with partners to regularly assess and monitor any threats from within al-Hol and al-Roj camps in North East Syria, including through our role in the Global Coalition Against Daesh's military mission.We do not comment on individ...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSyria: DetaineesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72136More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to monitor former British nationals returning to the UK from (a) al-Hol and (b) al-Roj prison camps, following recent instability in Syria.
Answer: We continue to work closely with partners to regularly assess and monitor any threats from within al-Hol and al-Roj camps in North East Syria, including through our role in the Global Coalition Against Daesh's military mission.We do not comment on individ...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSyria: DetaineesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72135More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential security risk posed to the UK by former British nationals from al-Roj prison camp in Syria, following recent instability i
Answer: We continue to work closely with partners to regularly assess and monitor any threats from within al-Hol and al-Roj camps in North East Syria, including through our role in the Global Coalition Against Daesh's military mission.We do not comment on individ...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSyria: DetaineesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72134More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential security risk posed to the UK by former British nationals from al-Hol prison camp in Syria, following recent instability i
Answer: We continue to work closely with partners to regularly assess and monitor any threats from within al-Hol and al-Roj camps in North East Syria, including through our role in the Global Coalition Against Daesh's military mission.We do not comment on individ...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSupermarkets: Supply ChainsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70027More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy 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, which includes practices such as cancelling orders at short notice. Using the 'Fair Dealings' powers in the Agriculture Act 2020 we can introduce regulations to inc...
Answered 2 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCarbon Emissions: VATTreasuryTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70026More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with (a) HMRC and (b) stakeholders on the VAT treatment of voluntary payments made to international carbon offsetting projects.
Answer: HMRC engaged with stakeholders prior to clarifying the policy on the VAT treatment of voluntary carbon credits in 2024. As of 1 September 2024, payments made to non-statutory carbon offsetting projects for the purchase of voluntary carbon credits are in t...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordGift Aid: Carbon EmissionsTreasuryTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70025More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of enabling people to Gift Aid donations made to certified carbon offsetting projects.
Answer: The Government recognises the vital role played by the charity sector and the generosity of the British public. That is why we supported charitable giving with over £1.7billion in Gift Aid in tax year 2025. Donations to UK registered charities recognised ...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCarbon Emissions: VATTreasuryTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70024More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of charging VAT on carbon offset donations on levels of public engagement with climate action.
Answer: Payments that are freely given without the expectation of receiving something in return are not in the scope of VAT. This is a fundamental principle of how VAT operates. Donations made to carbon projects are outside the scope of VAT. This means that VAT s...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCarbon Emissions: VATTreasuryTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70023More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy to exempt donations to verified carbon offsetting projects from VAT.
Answer: Payments that are made voluntarily, without expectation of receiving goods or services in return, fall outside the scope of VAT. This is a core principle of the VAT system. As such, donations to verified carbon offsetting projects are not subject to VAT, ...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTourism: National LandscapesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70022More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of national landscapes on levels of tourism in (a) West Dorset constituency and (b) other rural constituencies.
Answer: The Government recognises that our National Landscapes, such as the Dorset National Landscape, are among our nation's greatest assets and are significant drivers of domestic and international tourism for rural communities.No assessment has been made on th...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFruit: TechnologyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70021More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with representatives of the fruit-growing sector on access to innovation funding for harvesting technologies.
Answer: We recognise the specific needs of the horticulture sector, and Defra ministers and officials meet regularly with a variety of growers from across the sector, including representatives from the fruit-growing sector, to discuss a wide range of issues to he...
Answered 2 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFruit and Horticulture: Automation and RoboticsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70020More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of agricultural automation technologies on the future resilience of the fruit and horticulture sector.
Answer: The Government recognises that accelerating the application of automation in horticulture is key to delivering growth, sustainability and resilience. Increasing the application of automation in priority farming sectors such as horticulture is a key object...
Answered 2 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFruit: Automation and RoboticsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70019More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to help support the (a) development and (b) deployment of (i) robotic and (ii) automated fruit-picking technologies.
Answer: The Government recognises that automation in horticulture (including robotic and automated fruit picking technologies) is a highly productive and valuable component of our wider agricultural system. Defra is supporting the development and deployment of ro...
Answered 2 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSoil: CarbonDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70018More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the proportion of soil carbon stored within national landscapes.
Answer: Natural England estimates that 649,485,339 tonnes of carbon are stored below ground in National Landscapes. Source – Spatial Prioritisation of Below Ground Carbon Storage 2023 (England) | Natural England Open Data Geoportal.
Answered 2 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Landscapes: Nature ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70017More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of National Landscapes in protecting rare (a) habitats and (b) species.
Answer: National Landscapes are home to some of our most important habitats and species and taking action in these places will be crucial if we are to meet our Environmental Improvement Plan targets for nature’s recovery. We have recently published the Protected ...
Answered 2 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax Reduction SchemesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70016More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the withdrawal of passporting to full Council Tax support for legacy benefit recipients on low-income hou
Answer: Councils are required to provide a Local Council Tax Support (LCTS) scheme to support low-income households. Support for working age households, including the treatment of benefits, is designed by councils in consultation with their residents, taking into...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax Reduction SchemesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70015More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has had recent discussions with (a) Dorset Council and (b) other local authorities on the treatment of legacy benefit claimants in Council Tax support schemes.
Answer: Councils are required to provide a Local Council Tax Support (LCTS) scheme to support low-income households. Support for working age households, including the treatment of benefits, is designed by councils in consultation with their residents, taking into...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax Reduction SchemesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70014More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that people who automatically qualified for full Council Tax Support under legacy benefits will continue to receive support und
Answer: Councils are required to provide a Local Council Tax Support (LCTS) scheme to support low-income households. Support for working age households, including the treatment of benefits, is designed by councils in consultation with their residents, taking into...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
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