Edward Morello MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
National Landscapes: Camping SitesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30311More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to (a) prevent the establishment of pop-up campsites in Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and (b) ensure that such developments do not negat
Answer: A nationally set permitted development right allows for the temporary use of land for recreational campsites for up to 60 days per calendar year.Where it is necessary to protect the local amenity of an area, the local planning authority can consult the lo...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordParcels: TheftHome OfficeTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30310More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to prevent parcel thieves taking parcels which have already been delivered to people’s homes.
Answer: This Government is committed to reducing crime and restoring public confidence in policing and we are getting on with this through our Safer Streets Mission, including through delivery of a Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee. As part of this, each neighbour...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDelivery Services: StandardsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30309More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure parcel delivery companies are held to account when they have (a) extremely low satisfaction rates and (b) poor reviews.
Answer: Ofcom is the independent regulator for the postal sector with the responsibility and powers to regulate postal services.Ofcom’s approach to protecting consumers is to include a condition that all postal operators must establish, make available, and comply...
Answered 19 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHome EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30308More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to (a) support home educators and (b) protect children removed from mainstream schools for malicious reasons.
Answer: The department is introducing the first ever duty on local authorities to provide support for home educating families as part of the Children not in School measures of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill. The support duty ensures an established base...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordIntegrated Care Boards: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30307More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to provide additional funding to ICBs.
Answer: At the Autumn Budget, the Government announced a £22.6 billion increase in day-to-day health spending and a £3.1 billion increase in the capital budget over 2024/25 and 2025/26. The recently published recurrent integrated care board core allocations will ...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Rural AreasDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30306More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2025 to Question 26669 on Dental Services: Rural Areas and to the pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2025 to Question 26670 on Dental Services: Rural Areas, w
Answer: Since 1 April 2023, the responsibility for commissioning primary care, including dentistry, to meet the needs of the local population has been delegated to the integrated care boards (ICBs) across England.NHS England supports ICBs with their local commiss...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordFarmers: Mental HealthDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30303More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken with Cabinet colleagues to support farmers' mental health.
Answer: At the budget we committed £5 billion to farming over the next two years which will see the biggest ever budget for sustainable food production and nature recovery in our country’s history. We also committed £60 million through the Farming Recovery Fund t...
Answered 17 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordEnvironmental Land Management SchemesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30302More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress his Department has made on the (a) allocation and (b) accessibility of funding to support farmers to transition to Environmental Land Management schemes; and what
Answer: In the October 2024 budget, we committed £5 billion for farming over two years, including £1.8 billion for our environmental land management (ELM) schemes - the largest ever budget directed at sustainable food production and nature’s recovery in our count...
Answered 17 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCars: TaxationTreasuryTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30301More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 5.91 of the Autumn Budget 2024, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the reclassification of double cab pick-ups with a payload of one tonne or more as cars for tax pur
Answer: Following recent case law, Double Cab Pick Ups must be treated as cars, rather than goods vehicles, for certain tax purposes, based on their primary suitability. The government will not legislate to treat DCPUs as goods vehicles as this would depart from ...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSlaughterhousesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30300More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) existing and (b) the creation of new local abattoirs.
Answer: The Government firmly believes that food security is national security and is committed to maintaining a resilient food supply chain. Defra recognises the vital contribution a thriving abattoir network plays in achieving this goal. We remain committed to ...
Answered 17 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDairy FarmingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30299More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Andersons' report Andersons Outlook 2025, published on 5 November 2024, whether he has made an assessment of the reasons for the decline in dairy producers betwee
Answer: This Government recognises that food security is national security, and that it requires a resilient and healthy food system that works with nature and supports farmers. That is why we are introducing new deals for farmers to boost rural economic growth a...
Answered 21 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Climate ChangeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30298More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support farmers to adapt to (a) flooding, (b) droughts and (c) other impacts of climate change.
Answer: Farming and food security are the foundations of a healthy and resilient economy, local community, and environment. That is why we have allocated £5 billion for the farming budget over two years, of which £1.8bn is ringfenced for our Environmental land Ma...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Holiday AccommodationTreasuryTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30297More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has taken steps to support farmers who have diversified into holiday accommodations to mitigate the potential financial impact of changes to the Furnished Holiday Lettings tax regime.
Answer: The Government will abolish the Furnished Holiday Lets (FHL) tax regime from April 2025. This will equalises the tax treatment of FHL and non-FHL landlords’ income and gains, making the tax system fairer.Tax reliefs will still be available to landlords, i...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Property DevelopmentDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30296More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to protect the highest quality agricultural land from development pressures.
Answer: This Government places great importance on the value of our agricultural land. The National Planning Policy Framework sets out how the best and most versatile agricultural land should be reflected in planning policies and decisions. The Framework is clear...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30295More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure long-term stability in the agricultural budget.
Answer: In the October 2024 budget, we committed £5 billion for farming over two years, including £1.8 billion for our environmental land management schemes - the largest ever budget directed at sustainable food production and nature’s recovery in our country’s h...
Answered 21 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30294More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department plans to take to ensure that the full farming budget is allocated to frontline agricultural support and does not result in a real-terms funding reduction for
Answer: In the October 2024 budget, we committed £5 billion for farming over two years, including £1.8 billion for our environmental land management schemes - the largest ever budget directed at sustainable food production and nature’s recovery in our country’s h...
Answered 21 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: Employers' ContributionsTreasuryTabled 31 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27955More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the increase in employer National Insurance contributions on transport companies who provide services for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.
Answer: In order to repair the public finances and help raise the revenue required to increase funding for public services, the Government has taken the difficult decision to increase employer National Insurance contributions (NICs). The Government published a Ta...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBank Services: West DorsetTreasuryTabled 31 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27953More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure continued access to in person banking services in West Dorset constituency.
Answer: The Government understands the importance of face-to-face banking to communities and high streets in Dorset and across the UK, and is committed to championing sufficient access for all as a priority. This is why the Government is working closely with bank...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordLloyds Bank: ClosuresTreasuryTabled 31 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27952More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has had discussions with Lloyds Bank on the potential impact of the planned closure of its Dorchester branch on (a) local residents and (b) businesses.
Answer: The Government understands the importance of face-to-face banking to communities and high streets in Dorset and across the UK, and is committed to championing sufficient access for all as a priority. This is why the Government is working closely with bank...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSewers: Rural AreasDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 31 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27951More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of degraded drainage infrastructure on trends in flooding levels in rural areas.
Answer: Protecting communities from the dangers of flooding is one of Defra’s top priorities. We have inherited flood assets in their poorest condition on record meaning approximately 60,000 properties are at a higher risk. We are taking decisive action to stop t...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSewers: West DorsetDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 31 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27950More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of degraded drainage infrastructure on trends in flooding levels in West Dorset constituency.
Answer: Protecting communities from the dangers of flooding is one of Defra’s top priorities. We have inherited flood assets in their poorest condition on record meaning approximately 60,000 properties are at a higher risk. We are taking decisive action to stop t...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordWest of England Line: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 31 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27944More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to take steps to upgrade the Salisbury to Exeter railway line from a single track with passing points to a double-track system.
Answer: Future rail infrastructure investment will be considered as part of the current Spending Review, which will be concluded in June 2025.
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordWest of England Line: ElectrificationDepartment for TransportTabled 31 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27943More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department has taken to support the electrification of the Salisbury to Exeter railway line.
Answer: Future rail infrastructure investment will be considered as part of the current Spending Review, which will be concluded in June 2025.
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordADHD: EmploymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 31 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27941More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the level of support provided by employers to their employees with ADHD.
Answer: Neurodivergent people bring many positive benefits to businesses but face particular barriers to employment, which is reflected in a poor overall employment rate. As a government, we want to support all forms of neurodiversity in the workplace, including ...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHate Crime: DisabilityHome OfficeTabled 31 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27940More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure police training is updated so that victims of disability hate crime are appropriately supported.
Answer: We have committed to ensuring parity of protection for disabled and LGBT+ people under the aggravated offences and will implement this change in an appropriate legislative vehicle in due course.The College of Policing is responsible for police training in...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
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