Edward Morello MP: written questions
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Hotels: Business Rates and VATTreasuryTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72531More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of (a) business rates and (b) VAT on the financial sustainability of hotels in (i) rural areas and (ii) West Dorset constituency.
Answer: The Government recognises the significant contribution made by hospitality and tourism businesses, including those in rural areas, to economic growth and social life in the UK. To deliver our manifesto pledge, from 2026/27, we intend to introduce permanen...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUnmanned Air Systems: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72528More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to improve domestic capability in wired drone technology production.
Answer: Defence routinely engages with industry to iterate, and spiral develop capability in close cooperation with allies. One of the key mechanisms to ensure that Defence is up to date with the latest developments in drone technology and associated tactics is l...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUnmanned Air SystemsMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72527More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of drone technology on domestic defence capabilities.
Answer: The Strategic Defence Review considered all aspects of Defence, including the capabilities required by UK Defence to meet the challenges, threats, and opportunities of the twenty-first century. Both autonomous and uncrewed technologies features in both Cu...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUnmanned Air Systems: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72526More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to improve the UK’s domestic capability in drone technology production.
Answer: Defence routinely engages with industry to iterate, and spiral develop capability in close cooperation with allies. One of the key mechanisms to ensure that Defence is up to date with the latest developments in drone technology and associated tactics is l...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Media: ChildrenDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72525More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of social media on children’s mental health in rural areas.
Answer: The government is working to expand the evidence base on the impact of social media on children across the UK. In December 2024 DSIT commissioned a feasibility study into research to understand the impact of smartphones and social media on children. The r...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Media: SafetyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72524More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department has taken since the Spending Review to improve online safety on social media platforms in rural areas.
Answer: Making the UK a safer place to be online is a priority for the government, including in rural areas. As such, the government is committed to implementing the Online Safety Act as quickly and effectively as possible to ensure that all UK users, particularl...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBroadband: Rural AreasDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72523More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department has taken since the spending review to improve broadband connectivity in (a) rural areas and (b) West Dorset.
Answer: The government has recently reconfirmed its commitment to achieving nationwide gigabit coverage and the government now expects 99% of premises to have access to a gigabit-capable connection by 2032.Following the Spending Review, Building Digital UK (BDUK)...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBroadband: Rural AreasDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72522More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when his Department last made an assessment of ultrafast broadband coverage in (a) rural areas and (b) West Dorset constituency.
Answer: Three months ago, when Ofcom’s Connected Nations 2025 Spring reporting (published May 2025) assessed that 57% of rural UK premises and 58% of all West Dorset premises have access to ultrafast broadband (of 100 Mbps or faster).
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMobile Phones: Rural AreasDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72521More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department has taken since the Spending Review to improve mobile data coverage in (a) rural constituencies and (b) West Dorset constituency.
Answer: The regulator, Ofcom, is responsible for reporting on the state of mobile network coverage across the UK.Ofcom reports that as of January 2025, 4G is available across 78% of UK rural areas from all four mobile operators, while 5G, combined standalone and ...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMobile Phones: Rural AreasDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72520More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when his Department last made an assessment of mobile data coverage in (a) rural areas and (b) West Dorset.
Answer: The regulator, Ofcom, is responsible for reporting on the state of mobile network coverage across the UK.Ofcom reports that as of January 2025, 4G is available across 78% of UK rural areas from all four mobile operators, while 5G, combined standalone and ...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: RadicalismDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72519More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to educate schoolchildren about the dangers of radicalisation ideologies online in rural areas.
Answer: It is important that children and young people have the appropriate skills to remain resilient to misinformation and disinformation, and to extremist content. ‘Keeping children safe in education’ is statutory guidance which provides schools and colleges w...
Answered 2 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: RadicalismDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72518More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to educate schoolchildren about the dangers of far-right extremist ideologies online.
Answer: It is important that children and young people have the appropriate skills to remain resilient to misinformation and disinformation, and to extremist content. ‘Keeping children safe in education’ is statutory guidance which provides schools and colleges w...
Answered 2 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCounter-terrorism: RadicalismHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72515More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of Prevent-funded community resilience projects in the last three years have targeted far-right extremism.
Answer: The Home Office recognises the importance of this issue, and the Prevent Duty Guidance notes that “Extreme Right-Wing ideology is resurgent.”Prevent tackles the ideological causes of terrorism and provides early intervention for people at risk of radicali...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRadicalism: Rural AreasHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72514More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to commission new research into the drivers of far-right radicalisation among young men in rural areas.
Answer: The Home Office recognises the importance of this issue, and the Prevent Duty Guidance notes that “Extreme Right-Wing ideology is resurgent.”Prevent tackles the ideological causes of terrorism and provides early intervention for people at risk of radicali...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCounter-terrorism: RadicalismHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72513More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people referred to the Prevent programme were identified as linked to far-right extremism in West Dorset constituency in the last 12 months.
Answer: The Home Office produces annual statistics setting out the number of individuals referred to Prevent by type of concern and region. The number of referrals made to the Prevent programme in the South West region, in which the area you ask is contained, is ...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCounter-terrorism: RadicalismHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72512More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people referred to the Prevent programme were identified as linked to far-right extremism in the last 12 months.
Answer: Prevent aims to stop people from becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism. It works to ensure that people who are susceptible to radicalisation are offered appropriate interventions and support, and that communities are protected against radicalising i...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRadicalismHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72511More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has issued guidance for local councils to deal with far-right extremism in community groups.
Answer: The Home Office recognises the importance of this issue, and the Prevent Duty Guidance notes that “Extreme Right-Wing ideology is resurgent.”Prevent tackles the ideological causes of terrorism and provides early intervention for people at risk of radicali...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRadicalism: Rural Areas and South WestHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72510More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of trends in the level of threat from far-right extremism in (a) rural communities and (b) the South West.
Answer: The Home Office recognises the importance of this issue, and the Prevent Duty Guidance notes that “Extreme Right-Wing ideology is resurgent.”Prevent tackles the ideological causes of terrorism and provides early intervention for people at risk of radicali...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCounter-terrorism: DevolutionHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72509More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to improve cross-border intelligence-sharing between regional counter-terrorism units and devolved Administrations.
Answer: Counter-terrorism – like all issues of national security – is a reserved matter. The UK’s counter-terrorism strategy, CONTEST, outlines the importance of working together with the devolved governments on a shared strategic response to the threat of terror...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCounter-terrorism: Mental Health ServicesHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72508More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure mental health services are included in the Prevent strategy.
Answer: The aim of Prevent is to stop people from becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism.Healthcare professionals have a key role in Prevent because they will meet and treat people who may be susceptible to radicalisation and those working for the NHS play a...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCounter-terrorism: TrainingHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72507More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of counter-terrorism training provided to frontline emergency services in non-metropolitan areas.
Answer: Our emergency services regularly train together to test different scenarios. We keep our preparedness under constant review, and the response to a range of terrorist threats is exercised regularly at both local and national levels, allowing responder orga...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRadicalism: Rural AreasHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72506More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to increase funding for technology to detect early online radicalisation in rural communities.
Answer: The Home Office is strengthening action to tackle online radicalisation and protect young people from harm. The Independent Prevent Commissioner, Lord Anderson, recommended that we explore how evidence of online activity can be used to identify potential ...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCounter-terrorism: Rural AreasHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72505More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps her Department has taken to improve coordination between counter-terrorism policing units and local authorities in rural areas.
Answer: The Counter-Terrorism Policing network stretches across the UK. There are eleven regional counter-terrorism units (CTUs) and intelligence units (CTIUs) that collaborate daily to confront the threat from terrorism. The UK’s counter-terrorism strategy, CONT...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNatural Gas: West DorsetDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72323More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has had discussions with Ofgem on the condition of gas mains infrastructure in West Dorset constituency.
Answer: The condition and maintenance of gas mains is typically managed by local Gas Distribution Networks (GDNs), under the regulatory supervision of Ofgem. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) also play a key role in ensuring safety during mains replacement ac...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNatural Gas: West DorsetDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72322More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has had discussions with Ofgem on reducing the level of disruption caused by gas mains maintenance in West Dorset constituency.
Answer: The condition and maintenance of gas mains is typically managed by local Gas Distribution Networks (GDNs), under the regulatory supervision of Ofgem. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) also play a key role in ensuring safety during mains replacement ac...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
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