Edward Morello MP: written questions 2025
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Special Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69571More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is taking steps to increase the number of new SEND schools.
Answer: The department know that many children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) struggle to find a suitable school placement that is close to their home and meets their needs. The government committed to addressing this by i...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69566More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps her Department has taken to support the provision of specialist SEND services in mainstream schools.
Answer: The department know that many children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) struggle to find a suitable school placement that is close to their home and meets their needs. The government committed to addressing this by i...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: West DorsetDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69562More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support the provision of specialist SEND services in mainstream schools in West Dorset constituency.
Answer: The department know that many children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) struggle to find a suitable school placement that is close to their home and meets their needs. The government committed to addressing this by i...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69561More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to (a) improve early identification of SEND needs and (b) reduce waiting times for diagnosis and support.
Answer: The department knows that early identification and intervention is critical in improving the outcomes of children and young people with a special educational need or disability (SEND). An inclusive education system requires moving away from the current re...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: West DorsetDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69559More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to help increase early identification of SEND needs; and reduce waiting times for (a) diagnosis and (b) support in West Dorset constituency.
Answer: The department knows that early identification and intervention is critical in improving the outcomes of children and young people with a special educational need or disability (SEND). An inclusive education system requires moving away from the current re...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: South WestDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69558More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support her Department is providing to local authorities facing financial strain in delivering SEND services in (a) the South West and (b) Dorset.
Answer: The department is providing an increase of £1 billion for high needs budgets in England in the 2025/26 financial year. Total high needs funding for children and young people with complex special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) is over £12 billio...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69557More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with OFGEM on the potential impact of its proposed RIIO GD3 settlement for the gas network on levels of health and safety.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave on 28th July to questions UIN 69173 and 69174.
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69174More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he had with Ofgem prior to the RIIO GD3 interim settlement for the gas network.
Answer: Ofgem’s RIIO3-GD3 interim settlement outlines allowable investment from the gas transmission and distribution operators to maintain safety and resilience in the gas network between April 2026 and April 2031. My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State has r...
Answered 28 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69173More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with (a) Ofgem and (b) the Minister for the Cabinet Office on the level of customer bills, in the context of the development of the RIIO GD3 interim settlement for
Answer: Ofgem’s RIIO3-GD3 interim settlement outlines allowable investment from the gas transmission and distribution operators to maintain safety and resilience in the gas network between April 2026 and April 2031. My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State has r...
Answered 28 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordExtended Services: QualificationsDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69172More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had discussions with Ofsted on allowing greater flexibility in recognising alternative qualifications for after-school childcare roles.
Answer: The department has made no specific assessment of the impact of Ofsted qualification requirements on the sustainability of rural after school childcare providers. Before and after-school clubs can register with Ofsted on either or both the Early Years Reg...
Answered 31 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordChildcare: Rural AreasDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69171More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support rural childcare providers to recruit qualified staff.
Answer: The early years workforce is at the heart of our mission to give every child the best start in life and deliver the Plan for Change.The latest early years census data reports a 7.2% increase in the number of workers between 2024/25, to 272,500 staff. This...
Answered 12 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordExtended Services: QualificationsDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69170More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to review Ofsted's qualification requirements for after-school club leaders.
Answer: The department has made no specific assessment of the impact of Ofsted qualification requirements on the sustainability of rural after school childcare providers. Before and after-school clubs can register with Ofsted on either or both the Early Years Reg...
Answered 31 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordExtended Services: Rural AreasDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69169More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Ofsted qualification requirements on the sustainability of rural after-school childcare providers.
Answer: The department has made no specific assessment of the impact of Ofsted qualification requirements on the sustainability of rural after school childcare providers. Before and after-school clubs can register with Ofsted on either or both the Early Years Reg...
Answered 31 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNurseries: West DorsetDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69168More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of nursery availability on parents' ability to return to work when claiming Universal Credit in West Dorset constituency.
Answer: It is the department’s ambition that all families have access to high quality, affordable and flexible early education and care, giving every child the best start in life and delivering on our Plan for Change. In 2025/26 alone, we plan to provide over £8 ...
Answered 12 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordChildcare: West DorsetDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69164More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the proportion of parents eligible for funded childcare who are unable to access childcare places due to (a) nursery waiting lists and (b) restrictions on availa
Answer: It is the department’s ambition that all families have access to high quality, affordable early education and care, giving every child the best start in life and delivering on our Plan for Change. In 2025/26 alone, we plan to provide over £8 billion for t...
Answered 31 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordChildcareDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69163More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the proportion of parents eligible for funded childcare who are unable to access places due to (a) nursery waiting lists and (b) restrictions on available days.
Answer: It is the department’s ambition that all families have access to high quality, affordable early education and care, giving every child the best start in life and delivering on our Plan for Change. In 2025/26 alone, we plan to provide over £8 billion for t...
Answered 31 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordChildcare: West DorsetDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69161More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that childcare places are available to parents eligible for the extended funded hours under the new childcare scheme in West Dorset constituency.
Answer: It is the department’s ambition that all families have access to high quality, affordable early education and care, giving every child the best start in life and delivering on our Plan for Change. In 2025/26 alone, we plan to provide over £8 billion for t...
Answered 31 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: West DorsetDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69160More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the (a) access to, (b) waiting times for, (c) availability of specialist therapies in and (d) other provision of child and adolesce
Answer: The NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board is responsible for commissioning services to meet the mental health needs of children and young people in West Dorset. Nationally, the Government is investing an extra £688 million this year to transform mental health ...
Answered 29 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: West DorsetDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69159More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the (a) number of (i) children and young people who were in the care of and (ii) staff employed by and (b) average caseload per care coordinator in child an
Answer: NHS England has advised that 4,036 children and young people were on the caseload of child and adolescent mental health services in the West Dorset constituency on 18 June 2025. 179 staff were employed by child and adolescent mental health services in the...
Answered 29 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: West DorsetDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69158More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the average (a) annual total cost and (b) cost per appointment was for the provision of child and adolescent mental health services in West Dorset constitue
Answer: Information on the annual cost of children and young people’s mental health services is not available at a constituency level. The following table shows the annual funding spent on children and young people’s mental health services for the NHS Dorset Inte...
Answered 29 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: West DorsetDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69157More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help (a) improve access and (b) reduce waiting times for children and adolescent mental health services in West Dorset constituency.
Answer: The NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board is responsible for commissioning services to meet the mental health needs of children and young people in West Dorset. Nationally, the Government is investing an extra £688 million this year to transform mental health ...
Answered 29 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTractors and Trailers: Driving TestsDepartment for TransportTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69155More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to introduce a separate mandatory driving test for tractor and trailer combinations over a certain weight threshold.
Answer: There are no current plans to introduce a separate test for agricultural tractor and trailer combinations over a certain weight threshold.
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTractors and Trailers: Speed LimitsDepartment for TransportTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69154More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that tractor and trailer drivers comply with legal speed limits on public roads.
Answer: Local authorities are asked to have regard to the Department’s guidance Setting Local Speed Limits, designed to make sure that speed limits are appropriately and consistently set while allowing for flexibility to deal with local circumstances, but the fin...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAgricultural Machinery: DrivingDepartment for TransportTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69153More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of laws governing the hours worked by agricultural vehicle drivers.
Answer: The Department for Transport (DfT) has not assessed the adequacy of the laws governing the hours worked by agricultural vehicle drivers. The regulations that apply to the hours worked by drivers of agricultural vehicles depend on a range of factors. For e...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordLarge Goods Vehicles: AgricultureDepartment for TransportTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69152More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with road safety experts on updating legislation relating to the use of high-weight agricultural vehicles on public roads.
Answer: The Secretary of State for Transport has not had discussions with road safety experts on updating legislation for the use of high-weight agricultural vehicles on public roads. Legislative updates to the speed and weight limits of agricultural tractors wer...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
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