Edward Morello MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Sustainable Farming IncentiveDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33317More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to implement alternative mechanisms to help support farmers with (a) hedgerow planting and (b) restoration projects following the suspension of capital gra
Answer: Defra announced on 24 February that the standalone Capital Grant scheme will re-open in the summer. The Capital Grant scheme will continue to offer funding to support hedgerow planting and restoration projects. In addition, Defra offers a range of other g...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Sustainable DevelopmentDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33316More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support his Department provides for large-scale farms transitioning to agroecological approaches.
Answer: Agroecological practices promote sustainable and resilient approaches to farming. This aligns with the goals of the government’s Environmental Land Management (ELM) schemes, which will fund improvements to food security, biodiversity, carbon emissions, wa...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Sustainable DevelopmentDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33315More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to help encourage the adoption of agroforestry systems where crops are planted among trees to help improve (a) biodiversity and (b) resilience.
Answer: Defra recognises that agroforestry provides an important opportunity to increase the number of trees on farms, providing many environmental benefits, while maintaining agricultural production. The key steps the Government is taking are: Countryside Stewar...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSoil: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33314More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of mixing farming practices that integrate livestock and crop production to improve soil health.
Answer: Defra has made several assessments via R&D addressing the effectiveness of mixing farming practices which integrate livestock and crop production to improve soil health, focussing on comparing integrated crop and livestock systems with conventional cr...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordIrrigation: InnovationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33313More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what incentives are available for farmers to invest in innovative irrigation systems that enhance water efficiency in controlled environment agriculture.
Answer: We are committed to supporting all farming sectors to increase levels of productivity whilst increasing their sustainability and resilience. We are looking carefully at how to position further investment and support to enable the delivery of this Governme...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordIrrigation: InnovationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33312More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the adoption of hydroponic systems among traditional farmers.
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting farmers in adopting innovative technologies to improve productivity and sustainability. The Accelerating Development of Practices and Techniques (ADOPT) Fund, which will open for applications in the spring, provid...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: ResearchDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33311More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has commissioned research into the scalability of vertical farming practices.
Answer: The Government recognises that vertical farming (as part of Controlled Environment Horticulture) is a highly productive and valuable component of our wider agricultural system. As part of our mission-driven government, we are now considering how we can ac...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: EquipmentDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33310More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding opportunities his Department offers farmers to introduce precision agriculture tools.
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting farmers in adopting innovative technologies to improve productivity and sustainability. The Accelerating Development of Practices and Techniques (ADOPT) Fund, which will open for applications in the spring, provid...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33309More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of promoting the adoption of AI-driven monitoring systems in agriculture.
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting farmers in adopting innovative technologies to improve productivity and sustainability. The Accelerating Development of Practices and Techniques (ADOPT) Fund, which will open for applications in the spring, provid...
Answered 6 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: ApprenticesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33308More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to collaborate with educational institutions to provide apprenticeship opportunities in the agricultural sector.
Answer: The Department for Education (DfE) works closely with education providers and key partners such as Landex, the membership body for land-based education providers, to understand the challenges in delivering agricultural education and what support is needed...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFarms: Young PeopleDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33307More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support his Department offers young individuals seeking to start their own farming enterprises.
Answer: Attracting bright new talent into land-based careers and having a skilled workforce in place is vital for the future of UK food and farming. Defra works closely with The Institute for Agriculture and Horticulture (TIAH) which is encouraging young people a...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRiver Frome: Flood ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32878More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the implementation of nature-based solutions to help reduce flooding risks along the River Frome.
Answer: The Environment Agency (EA) is committed to supporting Natural Flood Management (NFM) measures across the West Dorset constituency. NFM comprises of using natural processes to reduce the risk of flooding, often to slow and store water. The EA is currently...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCrime: Rural AreasHome OfficeTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32877More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help reduce levels of rural crime in West Dorset constituency.
Answer: Rural crime can have devastating consequences for countryside communities and the agricultural sector. That is why the Government is committed to tackling rural crime.Under our Safer Streets Mission, rural communities will be better protected, with toughe...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDrugs: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32876More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle drug-related crime in rural constituencies.
Answer: The Government recognises the considerable impact of drug use and dealing on individuals, families and communities in rural and urban constituencies. Tackling this is a vital part of our missions to deliver safer streets and improve health outcomes, and t...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordParking: West DorsetMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32875More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle parking challenges associated with seasonal tourism surges in West Dorset constituency.
Answer: Parking is the responsibility of local authorities, and it is for them to determine what is appropriate in their own area.To support this, the majority of funding in the Local Government Finance Settlement is un-ringfenced recognising that local leaders a...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordParking: TourismMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32874More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support she is providing to coastal communities to help improve parking facilities in areas with increasing domestic tourism.
Answer: Parking is the responsibility of local authorities, and it is for them to determine what is appropriate in their own area.To support this, the majority of funding in the Local Government Finance Settlement is un-ringfenced recognising that local leaders a...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordParking: TourismMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32873More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of parking provisions in rural towns during peak tourist seasons.
Answer: Parking is the responsibility of local authorities, and it is for them to determine what is appropriate in their own area.To support this, the majority of funding in the Local Government Finance Settlement is un-ringfenced recognising that local leaders a...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordParking: TourismMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32872More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what funding is available to local authorities to help improve parking infrastructure in areas with significant seasonal influxes of visitors.
Answer: Parking is the responsibility of local authorities, and it is for them to determine what is appropriate in their own area.To support this, the majority of funding in the Local Government Finance Settlement is un-ringfenced recognising that local leaders a...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: West DorsetDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32871More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the causes of reductions in the percentage of adults attending NHS dental appointments in West Dorset constituency.
Answer: The Government plans to tackle the challenges for patients trying to access National Health Service dental care with a rescue plan to provide 700,000 more urgent dental appointments and recruit new dentists to the areas that need them most. To rebuild den...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: West DorsetDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32870More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the number of children attending NHS dental services in West Dorset constituency.
Answer: The Government plans to tackle the challenges for patients trying to access National Health Service dental care with a rescue plan to provide 700,000 more urgent dental appointments and recruit new dentists to areas that need them most. The most common re...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: West DorsetDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32869More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve adult attendance at NHS dental services in West Dorset constituency.
Answer: The Government plans to tackle the challenges for patients trying to access National Health Service dental care with a rescue plan to provide 700,000 more urgent dental appointments and recruit new dentists to the areas that need them most. To rebuild den...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS Trusts: FinesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32868More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of potential alternative models to financial penalties for NHS trusts that (a) do not diminish frontline patient care and (b) improve affected local services
Answer: Enforcement is one of the core components of the operating model that the Care Quality Commission (CQC) uses to achieve its purpose and perform its role, to improve health and adult social care services and protect the health, safety and welfare of people...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS Trusts: FinesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32867More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to review the system of financial penalties imposed on NHS trusts for health and safety breaches.
Answer: Enforcement is one of the core components of the operating model that the Care Quality Commission (CQC) uses to achieve its purpose and perform its role, to improve health and adult social care services and protect the health, safety and welfare of people...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: ReformDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32866More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the (a) scope and (b) planned timeline is for her Department’s planned benefit reforms in 2025.
Answer: We are committed to reforming the system of health and disability benefits so that it promotes and enables employment among as many people as possible. The system must also work to support disabled people to live independently. It is also vital to ensure ...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBeer: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32865More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of differences between beer duty rates in the UK and other European countries on the financial sustainability of UK pubs.
Answer: A Tax Information and Impact Note was published alongside the changes to alcohol duty announced at Autumn Budget. This is available here: Alcohol Duty uprating - GOV.UKThe alcohol duty cut on qualifying draught products impacts approximately 60% of the al...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
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