Edward Morello MP: written questions 2025
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Social Security Benefits: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82600More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of the two-child benefit cap on families in rural areas.
Answer: The Taskforce recognises the importance of place, including differences between urban and rural locations, as a driver of child poverty. Children and families in rural areas have played an important role in the development of the Child Poverty Strategy, i...
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82599More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of removing the two-child benefit cap on child poverty in West Dorset constituency.
Answer: The Taskforce recognises the importance of place, including differences between urban and rural locations, as a driver of child poverty. Children and families in rural areas have played an important role in the development of the Child Poverty Strategy, i...
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordStrokes: RehabilitationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82198More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure rehabilitation pathways reflect the differing needs of stroke survivors.
Answer: The National Health Service’s integrated community stroke service model (ICSS) describes stroke services that are integrated, specialist, responsive, and of sufficient intensity to meet the needs of the patient. There are three discharge pathways describe...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordProof of Identity: Digital TechnologyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82197More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she plans to exempt digitally excluded people from mandatory digital ID requirements.
Answer: The Government will deliver a comprehensive inclusion programme to help ensure everyone eligible is able to access the new digital ID. This will include targeted support for those who may struggle to access or engage with digital services or devices. This...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordProof of Identity: Digital TechnologyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82196More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of introducing digital ID on (a) older and (b) digitally excluded people in West Dorset constituency.
Answer: The Government will deliver a comprehensive inclusion programme to help ensure everyone eligible is able to access the new digital ID. This will include targeted support for those who may struggle to access or engage with digital services or devices. This...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFlood Control: FinanceTreasuryTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82195More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy to allocate funding for rainwater management strategies in the Autumn Budget 2025.
Answer: The Chancellor will set out any new policy at the Autumn Budget in the usual way. The Government is already investing a record £10.5bn to build new flood defences and repair existing defences. This is the largest flood programme in history and will protec...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSolar Power: ExportsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82194More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make it his policy review the minimum export value for rooftop solar electricity to support investment.
Answer: The Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) is a market-led mechanism in which energy suppliers, not government, set both tariff levels and structure. This is designed to encourage innovation and competition in the sector and minimise costs to consumers. The Governm...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: DorsetDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82193More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make it her policy to introduce a Dorset Railcard.
Answer: There are many local concessionary passes that are valid on National Rail, such as the Cornwall and Devon Railcard, which have been introduced by local authorities and train operators. Any discussions for a Dorset based railcard would be subject to engag...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRights of AccusedHome OfficeTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82192More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of allowing police forces to release details of a suspect's (a) ethnicity, (b) nationality and (c) immigration status on the fairness of subsequent
Answer: The Home Office does not direct operational policing decisions, including those related to the disclosure of information about a person suspected or charged with committing an offence. These matters rightly fall under the purview of Chief Constables.The m...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordInsolvency: West DorsetDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82191More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to strengthen protections for small businesses against “phoenixing” as part of the Government’s late payment reforms in West Dorset constituency.
Answer: This Government will legislate to end the scourge of late payments which costs the UK economy £11bn per year and closes down 38 UK businesses every day. We published a consultation on our proposed legislative measures on 31st July which is live until 23rd...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: West DorsetDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82190More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it her policy to allocate resources in the Autumn Budget 2025 to support the recruitment and retention of NHS dentists in West Dorset.
Answer: The 2025 Autumn Budget has not yet been announced, however access to National Health Service dentistry and addressing the issue of under-served areas remains a priority for the Government.
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNurses: PayDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82189More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the trends in the level of wages for general practice nurses.
Answer: As self-employed contractors to the National Health Service, it is up to general practitioners how they distribute pay and benefits to their staff. Employers have the flexibility to set terms and conditions, for example to aid recruitment and retention, a...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNurses: Conditions of EmploymentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82188More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of (a) benefits and (b) conditions for general practice nursing staff.
Answer: As self-employed contractors to the National Health Service, it is up to general practices (GPs) how they distribute pay and benefits to their staff. GP contractual arrangements do not place any specific obligations on practices with regard to GP nurse te...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBiofuels: ImportsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80846More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help mitigate the potential impact of US bioethanol imports on (a) animal feed prices and (b) UK producers.
Answer: Defra continue to monitor potential impacts on feed prices and the wider food sector from the recent changes. By-products of the bioethanol process are used in the agri-food sector. These include Distillers’ Dried Grains with Solubles (DDGS) which is used...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBiofuels: ImportsDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80845More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the US trade deal on levels of bioethanol production in the UK.
Answer: The closure of UK bioethanol production in the UK this year represents a significant loss in capacity. However, it is not considered likely to impact the manufacture or supply of E10 petrol in the UK. It is expected that the supply of bioethanol for petro...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: South EastMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80844More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the mandatory housing targets are for (a) Dorset, (b) West Dorset constituency and (c) the South East for 2025-29.
Answer: The revised National Planning Policy Framework published on 12 December 2024 includes a new Standard Method for assessing housing needs that is aligned to our Plan for Change milestone of building 1.5 million new safe and decent homes in England by the en...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCarbon Capture and Storage: InnovationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80843More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what funding he has allocated to support innovation in greenhouse gas removals in each year of this Parliament.
Answer: The Greenhouse Gas Removals Innovation programme, delivered under the Net Zero Innovation Portfolio, developed 14 First-of-a-Kind Demonstrator plants nationwide. This Government has a clear focus on commercial deployment. The HyNet Track-1 expansion Proje...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCarbon Capture and Storage: InnovationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80842More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to replace the Greenhouse Gas Removals Innovation Programme.
Answer: The Greenhouse Gas Removals Innovation programme, delivered under the Net Zero Innovation Portfolio, developed 14 First-of-a-Kind Demonstrator plants nationwide. This Government has a clear focus on commercial deployment. The HyNet Track-1 expansion Proje...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCarbon Capture and Storage: InnovationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80841More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the total cost to the public purse was for the Greenhouse Gas Removals Innovation Programme.
Answer: This initiative was part of the £1 billion Net Zero Innovation Portfolio. The total government investment in the Greenhouse Gas Removals Innovation Programme has been £53m.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSolar Power: ExportsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80840More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has had discussions with rooftop solar panel manufacturers on the minimum commercially-viable price for exports.
Answer: Details of Ministers' and Permanent Secretaries' meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBiofuelsDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80839More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of moving from E10 to E20 petrol on vehicles and consumers.
Answer: The closure of UK bioethanol production in the UK this year represents a significant loss in capacity. However, it is not considered likely to impact the manufacture or supply of E10 petrol in the UK. It is expected that the supply of bioethanol for petro...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBiofuelsDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80838More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her planned timeline is for the introduction of E20 petrol in the UK.
Answer: The closure of UK bioethanol production in the UK this year represents a significant loss in capacity. However, it is not considered likely to impact the manufacture or supply of E10 petrol in the UK. It is expected that the supply of bioethanol for petro...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: DorsetDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80837More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will have discussions with local stakeholders on a Dorset Railcard scheme.
Answer: There are many local concessionary passes that are valid on National Rail, such as the Cornwall and Devon Railcard, which have been introduced by local authorities and train operators. Any discussions for a Dorset-based railcard would be subject to engage...
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: DorsetDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80836More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a Dorset Railcard to support residents with travel costs.
Answer: There are many local concessionary passes that are valid on National Rail, such as the Cornwall and Devon Railcard, which have been introduced by local authorities and train operators. Any discussions for a Dorset-based railcard would be subject to engage...
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPoverty: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80835More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what comparative data his Department holds on rates of (a) child poverty and (b) homelessness in (i) West Dorset, (ii) Dorset, (iii) the South West and (iv) England.
Answer: Statistics on the number of children living in absolute and relative poverty in the UK are published annually in the “Households Below Average Income” publication, the latest available being Households below average income: for financial years ending 199...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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