Edward Morello MP: written questions
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Written questions
Fruit: 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
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work Programme: West DorsetDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70013More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of Access to Work funding on disabled people in West Dorset.
Answer: The Department has not made an assessment of the potential impact of Access to Work funding on disabled people in West Dorset and currently does not have plans to do so. Access to Work spending has however increased every year since 2021/22. In 2023/24, t...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work Programme: Rural AreasDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70012More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to address the impact of Access to Work delays on disabled people in (a) West Dorset and (b) other rural areas.
Answer: The Access to Work Scheme is centrally administered and makes no distinction between the processing of applications from different regions. Demand for Access to Work has been growing. In 2023-2024, 67,720 people were approved for Access to Work provision....
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work ProgrammeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70011More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason she plans to implement changes to the Access to Work scheme in phases from May 2025, prior to the conclusion of her Department’s consultation.
Answer: No changes have been made to Access to Work policy. We will announce any changes before they are implemented. Current operational guidance is published online at GOV.UK. Following the consultation, which concluded on 30 June, we will be reviewing all aspe...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work ProgrammeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70010More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes to the Access to Work scheme on the ability of disabled people to (a) enter, (b) remain and (c) succeed in employment.
Answer: Access to Work has not been substantially changed since its introduction in 1994. There is a strong case for updating the role it plays in making work accessible for disabled people. In the Pathways to Work Green Paper, we consulted on the future of the A...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordYouth Work: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70009More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure youth work funding is distributed (a) across the country and (b) rural areas.
Answer: Local Authorities have a statutory duty to secure, so far as is reasonably practicable, sufficient provision of educational and recreational leisure-time activities for young people in their area. Local Authorities fund youth services from their Local Gov...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordYouth WorkDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70008More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had recent discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of youth work on (a) the wellbeing of and (b) employment outcomes for young people.
Answer: This Government fully recognises the importance of youth services to help young people live safe and healthy lives, and we are committed to giving all young people the chance to reach their full potential. We know the impact that youth work has on young p...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPrescriptions: DorsetDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69688More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has had discussions with the Dorset Integrated Care Board on the use of the electronic prescription service in all care settings.
Answer: No discussions have been held between the Department and the Dorset Integrated Care Board on the use of the electronic prescription service (EPS) in all care settings.NHS Dorset has been collaborating with providers of healthcare under the National Health...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordYouth Work: CostsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69656More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of youth workers on levels of costs for (a) the NHS and (b) other public bodies providing services to young people.
Answer: This Government fully recognises the importance of youth services to help young people live safe and healthy lives, and we are committed to giving all young people the chance to reach their full potential. We have not made an assessment of the potential i...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSupermarkets: Supply ChainsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69655More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to prevent supermarkets from being able to cancel 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 recordRugby: GirlsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69616More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help encourage girls to participate in grassroots rugby in (a) schools and (b) local clubs through its funding for the Impact 25 programme.
Answer: Since July 2024 the Government has invested £6.78m in Impact 25 the legacy programme for the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup. Impact 25 supports women's and girls' clubs across England as part of the Rugby Football Union’s ambition to widen female participat...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordYouth WorkDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69615More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to develop a cross-departmental strategy on youth work.
Answer: DCMS is leading a National Youth Strategy in collaboration with a number of other key departments to set out a new long-term vision for young people and an action plan for delivering this. This strategy will cover youth services, provision and policy at l...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRugby World CupDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69614More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the organisers of the Women's Rugby World Cup on the organisation of that event.
Answer: The Government is committed to delivering international events with pride, building upon the UK’s global reputation for excellence in staging major sporting events.The Government holds regular discussions with the Rugby Football Union (RFU) and World Rugb...
Answered 26 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRugby World CupDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69613More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent steps her Department has taken to promote the Women's Rugby World Cup.
Answer: We are ambitious and want to make this the biggest Women’s World Cup (RWC) ever. Over 400,000 tickets have already been sold for the tournament, more than double the number bought for the previous tournament in New Zealand in 2022, including a sold out fi...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEducation: Visual ImpairmentDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69612More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support people with visual impairments in (a) further education (b) higher education and (c) apprenticeships.
Answer: Support for people with visual impairments in further education, higher education (HE), and apprenticeships is guided by legal duties under the Equality Act 2010 and the special educational needs and disabilities code of practice, with tailored provisions...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDrugs: MisuseHome OfficeTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69583More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of introducing supervised drug consumption facilities on (a) levels of drug-related harm and (b) public health.
Answer: The government has no current plans to facilitate the implementation or regulation of drug consumption rooms.This government will continue to promote preventative public health measures and we are committed to ensuring that anyone with a drug problem can ...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDrugs: MisuseHome OfficeTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69582More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had recent discussions with (a) public health experts and (b) local authorities on the (i) implementation and (ii) regulation of supervised drug consumption facilities.
Answer: The government has no current plans to facilitate the implementation or regulation of drug consumption rooms.This government will continue to promote preventative public health measures and we are committed to ensuring that anyone with a drug problem can ...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDrugs: MisuseDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69581More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the potential impact of supervised drug consumption facilities on (a) crime and (b) health.
Answer: My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, has not discussed the potential impact of supervised drug consumption facilities on crime and health with my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for the Home Department.The Governmen...
Answered 30 Sept 2025
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