Edward Morello MP: written questions
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Viticulture: West DorsetDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72293More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support vineyard businesses in West Dorset constituency.
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting rural economies and ensuring the UK has a thriving and diverse economy that promotes local jobs and boosts growth. The English wine sector is one of the fastest growing agricultural sectors, which continues to att...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDementia: West DorsetDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72292More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to improve access to specialist dementia care services in West Dorset constituency.
Answer: The provision of dementia health care services is the responsibility of local integrated care boards (ICBs). We would expect ICBs to commission services based on local population needs, taking into account National Institute for Health and Care Excellence...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDementia: Rural AreasDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72291More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of dementia care provision in (a) rural constituencies and (b) West Dorset constituency.
Answer: The provision of dementia health care services is the responsibility of local integrated care boards (ICBs). We would expect ICBs to commission services based on local population needs, taking into account National Institute for Health and Care Excellence...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDementia: West DorsetDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72290More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board on improving (a) dementia diagnosis and (b) care pathways in West Dorset constituency.
Answer: The Department of Health and Social Care engages regularly with integrated care boards (ICBs) on a number of matters, including dementia.Through such engagement, we are aware that GPs and frailty teams are being supported by the ICB and Memory Assessment ...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: Rural AreasDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72231More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to allocate additional funding to Integrated Care Boards to help improve (a) support and (b) treatment for people living with secondary breast cancer in (i) Dorset and
Answer: Improving early diagnosis, access to treatments, and support across England are key priorities for the Government for all cancer types, including for those living with secondary breast cancer in West Dorset and rural constituencies.To ensure that people d...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: West DorsetDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72230More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that people diagnosed with secondary breast cancer have timely access to (a) new and (b) innovative treatments in West Dorset constituency.
Answer: Improving early diagnosis, access to treatments, and support across England are key priorities for the Government for all cancer types, including for those living with secondary breast cancer in West Dorset and rural constituencies.To ensure that people d...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: ReformDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72171More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 24 July 2025 to Question 66057 on Special Educational Needs: Reform, when her Department plans to make a decision on the future of Education, Health and Care Plans.
Answer: This government’s ambition is that every child or young person in our country deserves the best possible educational experience, one that is academically stretching, where every child or young person feels like they belong, and that sets them up for life ...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHoliday Play SchemesDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72170More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of issuing guidance to (a) local authorities and (b) holiday club providers on enabling families to retain holiday club places without having to pay for ad
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 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
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