Edward Morello MP: written questions
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Water Supply: South WestDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52974More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing a mixed public-private sector ownership model for water service provision in the South West.
Answer: The Independent Water Commission, led by Sir Jon Cunliffe, will recommend reforms to reset the water sector regulatory system and is expected to form the largest review of the industry since privatisation. It is considering a wide range of areas, includin...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSheep: VaccinationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52973More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his strategy to improve the supply of sheep vaccines will be aligned with broader (a) animal health, (b) animal welfare and (c) land use policy objectives.
Answer: Defra is aware of the concerns regarding the availability and continuity of supply of vaccines for sheep and other animal species. The Veterinary Medicines Directorate, an agency of Defra, has held several meetings convening stakeholders from across gover...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSheep: VaccinationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52972More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the Veterinary Medicines Directorate’s five-year strategy to improve the (a) availability and (b) continuity of supply of sheep vaccines.
Answer: Defra is aware of the concerns regarding the availability and continuity of supply of vaccines for sheep and other animal species. The Veterinary Medicines Directorate, an agency of Defra, has held several meetings convening stakeholders from across gover...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFoot and Mouth Disease: Import ControlsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52971More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure appropriate biosecurity checks are carried out on (a) vehicles and (b) goods arriving from France to prevent the spread of foot and mouth
Answer: This Government has stepped up measures to prevent the spread of foot and mouth disease (FMD), following a further confirmed case in Hungary, close to the Austrian border. The Government has already banned personal imports of cattle, sheep and other rumin...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFoot and Mouth Disease: Import ControlsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52970More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his French counterpart on the lack of visible (a) controls and (b) public information at French ports of departure on the risk of foot and mouth dis
Answer: The Government communicated the ban on personal imports of meats and dairy products from EU countries, introduced on 12 April 2025, via a press release and information on social media and on GOV.UK. It has also published updated posters for operational pa...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: YeovilDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52809More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the capacity of local NHS services to meet demand for home births following the closure of Yeovil District Hospital’s Maternity Unit.
Answer: When a decision has been taken quickly because of the risks to patient or staff safety, or welfare, the Government expects the local National Health Service commissioning body to notify and provide a rationale to their local Health Overview and Scrutiny C...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordYeovil Hospital: Maternity ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52808More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of increased travel times for maternity care following the closure of Yeovil District Hospital’s Maternity Unit.
Answer: When a decision has been taken quickly because of the risks to patient or staff safety, or welfare, the Government expects the local National Health Service commissioning body to notify and provide a rationale to their local Health Overview and Scrutiny C...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordYeovil Hospital: Maternity ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52807More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of the closure of Yeovil District Hospital’s Maternity Unit on travel times for expectant mothers.
Answer: When a decision has been taken quickly because of the risks to patient or staff safety, or welfare, the Government expects the local National Health Service commissioning body to notify and provide a rationale to their local Health Overview and Scrutiny C...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: South WestDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52806More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the closure of Yeovil District Hospital’s Maternity Unit on maternity services at Dorset County Hospital.
Answer: When a decision has been taken quickly because of the risks to patient or staff safety, or welfare, the Government expects the local National Health Service commissioning body to notify and provide a rationale to their local Health Overview and Scrutiny C...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordYeovil Hospital: Maternity ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52805More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the closure of Yeovil District Hospital’s Maternity Unit on levels of capacity at surrounding hospitals.
Answer: When a decision has been taken quickly because of the risks to patient or staff safety, or welfare, the Government expects the local National Health Service commissioning body to notify and provide a rationale to their local Health Overview and Scrutiny C...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordYeovil Hospital: Maternity ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52804More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the closure of Yeovil District Hospital’s Maternity Unit on maternity staff at that hospital.
Answer: When a decision has been taken quickly because of the risks to patient or staff safety, or welfare, the Government expects the local National Health Service commissioning body to notify and provide a rationale to their local Health Overview and Scrutiny C...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: West DorsetDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52803More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure adequate access to maternity care for people in West Dorset constituency, in the context of the closure of Yeovil’s maternity unit.
Answer: The Government will ensure that trusts failing on maternity care are robustly supported into rapid improvement, and we will continue to work with the National Health Service as it delivers its three-year maternity and neonatal delivery plan to ensure wome...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: West DorsetDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52802More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of the closure of Yeovil District Hospital’s Maternity Unit on people in West Dorset constituency.
Answer: When a decision has been taken quickly because of the risks to patient or staff safety, or welfare, the Government expects the local National Health Service commissioning body to notify and provide a rationale to their local Health Overview and Scrutiny C...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: YeovilDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52801More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the impact of the closure of Yeovil District Hospital’s Maternity Unit on access to care.
Answer: When a decision has been taken quickly because of the risks to patient or staff safety, or welfare, the Government expects the local National Health Service commissioning body to notify and provide a rationale to their local Health Overview and Scrutiny C...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: YeovilDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52800More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of the closure of Yeovil District Hospital’s Maternity Unit on local maternity services.
Answer: When a decision has been taken quickly because of the risks to patient or staff safety, or welfare, the Government expects the local National Health Service commissioning body to notify and provide a rationale to their local Health Overview and Scrutiny C...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: DisadvantagedDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51271More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has issued to integrated care boards on maintaining access to dental services in underserved communities.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning primary care dentistry and receive an annual allocation of funding to secure services to meet the needs of their population.NHS England supports ICBs with their local commissioning responsibi...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordWater: South WestDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51270More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of state ownership of water infrastructure assets in the South West.
Answer: The Independent Water Commission, led by Sir Jon Cunliffe, will recommend reforms to reset the water sector regulatory system and is expected to form the largest review of the industry since privatisation. It is considering a wide range of areas, includin...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordWater AuthoritiesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51269More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of re-establishing regional water authorities on (a) service delivery and (b) accountability.
Answer: The Independent Water Commission, led by Sir Jon Cunliffe, will recommend reforms to reset the water sector regulatory system and is expected to form the largest review of the industry since privatisation. It is considering a wide range of areas, includin...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordWater SupplyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51268More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with relevant stakeholders on the viability of municipal ownership models for water services.
Answer: The Independent Water Commission, led by Sir Jon Cunliffe, will recommend reforms to reset the water sector regulatory system and is expected to form the largest review of the industry since privatisation. It is considering a wide range of areas, includin...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordWater Companies: NationalisationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51267More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has considered the potential (a) advantages and (b) disadvantages of returning water companies to public ownership.
Answer: The Independent Water Commission, led by Sir Jon Cunliffe, will recommend reforms to reset the water sector regulatory system and is expected to form the largest review of the industry since privatisation. It is considering a wide range of areas, includin...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordWater CompaniesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51266More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the feasibility of transitioning water companies to (a) public benefit and (b) community interest company models.
Answer: The Independent Water Commission, led by Sir Jon Cunliffe, will recommend reforms to reset the water sector regulatory system and is expected to form the largest review of the industry since privatisation. It is considering a wide range of areas, includin...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordWater CompaniesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51265More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of adopting a not-for-profit model for water companies in England.
Answer: The Independent Water Commission, led by Sir Jon Cunliffe, will recommend reforms to reset the water sector regulatory system and is expected to form the largest review of the industry since privatisation. It is considering a wide range of areas, includin...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordListed Buildings: Council TaxMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51264More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an estimate of the potential impact of the classification of ancillary spaces as separate dwellings for council tax purposes on costs for owners o
Answer: The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) is the organisation responsible for determining the council tax band of all domestic properties. In doing this they will make an assessment of whether a property consists of one dwelling or multiple dwellings. They will m...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordListed Buildings: Council TaxMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51263More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department has issued on the classification of (a) annexes and (b) sculleries in listed buildings for council tax purposes.
Answer: The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) is the organisation responsible for determining the council tax band of all domestic properties. In doing this they will make an assessment of whether a property consists of one dwelling or multiple dwellings. They will m...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Unmanned Air SystemsMinistry of DefenceTabled 9 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51262More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department is providing (a) training and (b) technical assistance to help Ukrainian forces (i) operate and (ii) maintain drone technologies.
Answer: The UK is co-leading the Drone Capability Coalition (DCC) with Latvia, which will increase the quality and quantity of drones provided to Ukraine, including through a recent order of 30,000 drones. Nationally, in the 2024-25 financial year, the UK deliver...
Answered 15 May 2025
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