Edward Morello MP: written questions

Written questions

• Agriculture: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5467More

  Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the potential impact of (a) removing and (b) amending the level of agricultural property relief on farmers in West Dorset constituency.

  Answer: The Government keeps all taxes under review as part of the policy making process. If the Chancellor decides to make any changes to APR/BPR, this would be announced at a fiscal event.

  Answered 7 Oct 2024

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• Inheritance Tax: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5464More

  Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it is her policy to retain (a) agricultural property relief and (b) business property relief.

  Answer: The Government keeps all taxes under review as part of the policy making process. If the Chancellor decides to make any changes to APR/BPR, this would be announced at a fiscal event.

  Answered 7 Oct 2024

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• Public Houses: West DorsetDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5205More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help support pubs in West Dorset constituency.

  Answer: Pubs, including in West Dorset, are at the heart of our communities and play a vital role in supporting economic growth across the UK. That’s why it is important for us to act on the challenges that they face, by reforming business rates to level the play...

  Answered 18 Sept 2024

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• Sewage: West DorsetDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5204More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to reduce sewage discharges by Wessex Water and South West water in West Dorset constituency.

  Answer: In the first week of the new Government, the Secretary of State met with water company bosses, including Wessex Water and South West Water, to make it clear that water firms will be held accountable for their performance for customers and the environment....

  Answered 23 Sept 2024

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• Sewage: West DorsetDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5203More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data his Department holds on sewage discharges into the sea in West Dorset constituency in each of the last three years.

  Answer: Wessex Water and South West Water provide data on storm overflow discharges in near real time on their websites. The Environment Agency will publish the 2024 Event Duration Monitoring data, showing how long and how often storm overflows have been used, in...

  Answered 27 Sept 2024

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• Winter Fuel Payment: West DorsetDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5202More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in West Dorset constituency are in receipt of the Winter Fuel Payment.

  Answer: According to Winter Fuel Payment Statistics, an estimated 30,232 people in West Dorset Constituency (2010 boundary) received Winter Fuel Payment in 2022-2023.The latest published Winter Fuel Payment Statistics are for the year 2022-2023 and they are publi...

  Answered 18 Sept 2024

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• Winter Fuel Payment: Rural AreasDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5201More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the changes to the eligibility criteria for Winter Fuel Payments on pensioners in rural communities.

  Answer: Winter Fuel Payments will continue to be paid to pensioner households with someone receiving Pension Credit or certain other income-related benefits. They will continue to be worth £200 for eligible households, or £300 for eligible households with someone...

  Answered 16 Sept 2024

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