Edward Morello MP: written questions
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Electric Cables: Seas and OceansForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26655More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the threat posed to underwater cables by foreign states; and what steps are being taken across Government to pro
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office works closely on this issue across government, in particular with the Ministry of Defence, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, which is the lead department for developing policies for the secur...
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: AdmissionsDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25939More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support councils (a) in West Dorset and (b) nationally to increase local special school places to reduce reliance on out-of-county placements for children with Education,
Answer: The department knows 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. This government is committed to addressing this...
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSewage: InfrastructureDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25578More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure water companies prioritise investment in upgrading sewage treatment infrastructure in areas with high ecological sensitivity.
Answer: Ofwat published their final determinations for Price Review 2024 (PR24) on 19 December, which included a confirmed £104 billion of water company expenditure between 2025 and 2030 to deliver substantial, lasting, improvements for customers and the environm...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: Rural AreasDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Jan 2025WithdrawnUIN 25577More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to increase the availability of practical driving tests in rural areas.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: Administrative DelaysDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25576More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of driving test waiting times on young people’s ability to access employment and education opportunities.
Answer: As acknowledged in the statement made on 18 December 2024 about car practical driving test waiting times, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) understands the potential impact high waiting times have on learner drivers, including younger drivers...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: Rural AreasDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25575More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to increase the availability of theory driving tests in rural areas.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) network of theory test centres is designed to ensure that candidates across Great Britain are within 40 mins (urban) or 40 miles (rural) of a theory test centre. In 2021 the new theory test service increased ...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: Rural AreasDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25574More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to increase the availability of practical driving tests in rural areas.
Answer: As acknowledged in the statement made on 18 December 2024 about car practical driving test waiting times, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) understands the potential impact high waiting times have on learner drivers, including younger drivers...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFactory Farming: Animal Welfare and Environment ProtectionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25127More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that planning reforms (a) take full account of environmental and animal welfare considerations and (b) empower local authorities to (i) re
Answer: The Department works closely with the Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government to deliver planning reforms with regular discussions on how the impacts of development can be fully considered and planning can improve outcomes for nature whilst e...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBrain Cancer: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25126More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2025 to Question 23243, if he will publish a breakdown of spending on brain cancer research in 2023-24, including UK Research and Innovation funding bodies.
Answer: Research is crucial in tackling cancer, which is why the Department of Health and Social Care invests over £1.5 billion per year in research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). NIHR research expenditure for all cancers was ...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBashar al-Assad: Human TraffickingForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24792More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the fall of Bashar al-Assad on the trafficking of (a) British and (b) other (i) women and (ii) children by
Answer: As the present situation in Syria unfolds, we are working closely with partners to monitor Daesh activity and prevent them from exploiting the current instability, including through our work with the Global Coalition Against Daesh. Daesh's ability to dire...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSyria: DetaineesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24791More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of repatriating former British nationals from (a) al-Hol and (b) al-Roj prison camp in Syria to prevent (i) fu
Answer: Our priority remains to ensure the safety and security of the UK. We will continue to do whatever is necessary to protect the UK from those who pose a threat to our security. All requests for consular assistance from Syria are considered on a case-by-case...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSyria: DetaineesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24790More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with international partners on the long-term (a) security and (b) management of (i) al-Hol and (ii) al-Roj prison camp in Syria
Answer: The UK continues to promote security and stability in Syria, to ensure Daesh's territorial defeat continues and they can never resurge. We remain in close contact with the authorities in North-East Syria and with international partners as part of the Glob...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSyria: DetaineesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24789More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) monitor and (b) help mitigate security threats posed by former British nationals in the (i) al-Hol and (ii) al-Roj prison camps in
Answer: As the present situation in Syria unfolds, we are working closely with partners to monitor any threats, including through our work with the Global Coalition Against Daesh. Our priority remains to ensure the safety and security of the UK. We will not hesit...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSyria: DetaineesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24788More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the heightened risk of former British national Islamic extremists escaping from the (a) al-Hol and (b) al-R
Answer: As the present situation in Syria unfolds, we are working closely with partners to monitor any threats, including through our work with the Global Coalition Against Daesh. Our priority remains to ensure the safety and security of the UK. We will not hesit...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCycling: InfrastructureDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24787More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that investment in cycling infrastructure is equitably distributed to rural areas.
Answer: The Department for Transport has established Active Travel England (ATE) as an executive agency to provide dedicated funding and support for all authorities in England outside London, including in rural areas. ATE’s support includes training for local aut...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCycling: InfrastructureDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24786More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help provide safe cycling infrastructure for residents of rural areas.
Answer: The Department for Transport has established Active Travel England (ATE) as an executive agency to provide dedicated funding and support for all authorities in England outside London, including in rural areas. ATE’s support includes training for local aut...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCycleways: Rural AreasDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24785More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to support local authorities in rural regions to (a) develop and (b) maintain dedicated cycling lanes.
Answer: The Department for Transport has established Active Travel England (ATE) as an executive agency to provide dedicated funding and support for all authorities in England outside London, including in rural areas. ATE’s support includes training for local aut...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: Rural AreasDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24784More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of rural road conditions on (a) cycling and (b) horse rider safety.
Answer: The Government agrees that the condition of our local road network, both in rural and urban areas, has suffered as the result of a decade of underinvestment by the previous government. Poor road conditions can be particularly dangerous for cyclists and ho...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCycling: DeathDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24783More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce fatality rates of cyclists on rural roads.
Answer: The Highway Code was updated in 2022 to improve road safety for cyclists and pedestrians, by strengthening pedestrian priority on pavements and at crossings and introducing the Hierarchy of Road Users, which places those road users most at risk in the eve...
Answered 24 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFirst Time Buyers: Rural AreasTreasuryTabled 17 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24782More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to support first-time buyers in rural constituencies with (a) mortgage rates and (b) stamp duty.
Answer: In September 2022, the previous government announced a change to the level at which purchasers of residential property start paying Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT), from £125,000 to £250,000. This change was made temporary in November 2022, and the rate will r...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: GlasgowForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24781More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the (a) cost and (b) timeline is for the establishment of his Department's office in Glasgow.
Answer: The Outline Business Case for the FCDO's move from East Kilbride to Glasgow has been approved through the FCDO and now rests with HMT and the Cabinet Office. Until this rigorous HMG approvals' process and a tender to fit out the new Joint HQ are complete,...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24780More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to (a) support residential mobility and (b) ensure adequate housing in areas with high rates of under-occupation.
Answer: The government’s Plan for Change includes a hugely ambitious milestone of building 1.5 million new homes in England in this Parliament. We intend to deliver housing of all tenures in the right places, supporting our towns and cities to grow, and providing...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordStamp Duty Land Tax: Rural AreasTreasuryTabled 17 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24779More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the expiration of the stamp duty relief scheme on (a) residential mobility and (b) local business sustainability in rural communities.
Answer: In September 2022, the previous government announced a change to the level at which purchasers of residential property start paying Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT), from £125,000 to £250,000. This change was made temporary in November 2022, and the rate will r...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordOwner Occupation: Older PeopleMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24778More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help older residents in rural areas to downsize.
Answer: The updated National Planning Policy Framework is clear that local authorities should assess the size, type and tenure of housing needed for different groups in the community, including older people, and reflect this in planning policies.As the needs of o...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFirst Time Buyers: West DorsetTreasuryTabled 17 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24777More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of reducing the stamp duty tax-free threshold for first-time buyers on rural housing affordability in West Dorset constituency.
Answer: In September 2022, the previous government announced a change to the level at which purchasers of residential property start paying Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT), from £125,000 to £250,000. This change was made temporary in November 2022, and the rate will r...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
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