Edward Morello MP: written questions
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Large Goods Vehicles: AgricultureDepartment for TransportTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69152More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with road safety experts on updating legislation relating to the use of high-weight agricultural vehicles on public roads.
Answer: The Secretary of State for Transport has not had discussions with road safety experts on updating legislation for the use of high-weight agricultural vehicles on public roads. Legislative updates to the speed and weight limits of agricultural tractors wer...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordLarge Goods Vehicles: AgricultureDepartment for TransportTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69151More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to update existing legislation on the use of high-weight agricultural vehicles on public roads to reflect modern vehicle (a) sizes, (b) traffic conditions and (c)
Answer: The Secretary of State for Transport has not had discussions with road safety experts on updating legislation for the use of high-weight agricultural vehicles on public roads. Legislative updates to the speed and weight limits of agricultural tractors wer...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTelecommunications Cables: Seas and OceansDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69132More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has held recent discussions with relevant experts on the Government’s review into the legal frameworks governing subsea telecommunications cables.
Answer: DSIT works closely with relevant experts including other government departments, international partners, academics and industry to develop policies to help ensure the security and resilience of subsea telecoms cables. This includes regular discussions on ...
Answered 28 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordChildcare: Rural AreasDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68937More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that rural areas are not disproportionately impacted by the rollout of the expanded childcare offer, in the context of levels of (a) job availability and (b) childc
Answer: The department is working closely with all local authorities on the rollout of the expanded childcare offer. The department has regular contact with each local authority in England about their sufficiency of childcare and any issues they are facing, inclu...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordChildcare: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68933More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to increase the flexibility of funded childcare arrangements to help increase support for parents (a) who are unable to take up work due to a lack of available nursery places and
Answer: On 7 July, the department published its Best Start in Life Strategy, which sets out how we will make real change happen for families across the country.We are delivering more support to working families than ever before with the rollout of 30 hours govern...
Answered 31 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTelecommunications Cables: Seas and OceansDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68932More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what progress he has made on the review into legal frameworks governing subsea telecommunications cables.
Answer: I refer the Honourable Member for West Dorset to the answer given on 17 July 2025 to Question 66484. The review into the UK’s legal frameworks governing subsea telecommunications cables is still ongoing. If the Government decides that changes to legislati...
Answered 25 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: Rural AreasMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68907More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take to strengthen Section 157 of the Housing Act 1985 to prevent its circumvention through legal or administrative loopholes.
Answer: In November 2024, the government consulted on further reforms to the Right to Buy.A formal response to that consultation was published on 2 July 2025 and can be found on gov.uk here.As part of that response, the government noted arguments put forward by l...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: ProtectionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68905More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has produced an impact assessment into the potential impact of (a) removing and (b) reducing levels of safeguard functions provided by integrated care boards.
Answer: Ministers and the Department are working with the new transformation team at the top of NHS England, led by Sir Jim Mackey, to ensure that integrated care boards (ICBs) continue to fulfil their functions effectively within the running costs cap, and we ex...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: ProtectionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68900More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to ensure ongoing compliance with statutory safeguarding duties if designated safeguarding professionals are removed from Integrated Care Boards.
Answer: Ministers and the Department are working with the new transformation team at the top of NHS England, led by Sir Jim Mackey, to ensure that integrated care boards (ICBs) continue to fulfil their functions effectively within the running costs cap, and we ex...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: ReformDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68899More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the (a) nursing and (b) safeguarding workforce on system-wide NHS reforms.
Answer: Ministers and Department officials regularly meet with staff side representatives to discuss the implications of policy changes, including system-wide reforms, for the workforce. The national Social Partnership Forum (SPF) is the primary forum for collect...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordWater: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68897More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to publish a national strategy for rainwater management to promote (a) sustainable and (b) decentralised water use.
Answer: In June this year, the Government introduced new national standards, making clear that sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) should be designed to cope with changing climatic conditions as well as delivering wider water infrastructure benefits in the form o...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: AppealsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68886More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her oral contribution of 23 June 2025, Official Report, column 823, what steps her Department is taking to enable face-to-face meetings for PIP appeal hearings more accessible.
Answer: The oral contribution refers to the PIP assessment process and outlines our commitment to audio recording assessments. Appeals are lodged directly with, and administered by, HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS). Making appeal hearings more accessible i...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordWater: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68884More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of a national rainwater management strategy.
Answer: We recognise that recycling rainwater plays a key role in balancing water supply and demand. Implementing rainwater management systems is a key part of existing Government strategy to review Building Regulations and water regulation, to meet the statutory...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordWater: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68883More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to encourage the integration of rainwater harvesting systems in new housing developments.
Answer: In June this year, the Government introduced new national standards, making clear that sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) should be designed to cope with changing climatic conditions as well as delivering wider water infrastructure benefits in the form o...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSewers and Water: InfrastructureDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68862More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to promote property-level rainwater harvesting and sustainable drainage systems as part of the Government’s water infrastructure strategy.
Answer: In June this year, the Government introduced new national standards for sustainable drainage systems (SuDS), making clear SuDS should be designed to cope with changing climatic conditions as well as delivering wider water infrastructure benefits. This inc...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordWater: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68861More
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 shifting from centralised stormwater solutions to decentralised approaches such as rainwater harvesting on carb
Answer: In June this year, the Government introduced new national standards, making clear that sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) should be designed to cope with changing climatic conditions as well as delivering wider water infrastructure benefits in the form o...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSewers and Water: HousingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68860More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on updating planning guidance to require on-site water reuse and sustainable drain
Answer: In June this year, the Government introduced new national standards for sustainable drainage systems (SuDS), making clear SuDS should be designed to cope with changing climatic conditions as well as delivering wider water infrastructure benefits. This inc...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordWater: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68859More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing incentives for developers to install (a) rainwater capture and (b) other decentralised water systems in new homes.
Answer: In June this year, the Government introduced new national standards, making clear that sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) should be designed to cope with changing climatic conditions as well as delivering wider water infrastructure benefits in the form o...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFlood ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68858More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what comparative assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of its policies on (a) decentralised rainwater management and (b) building (i) reservoirs and (ii) sewage pl
Answer: In June this year, the Government introduced new national standards, making clear that sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) should be designed to cope with changing climatic conditions as well as delivering wider water infrastructure benefits in the form o...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMoney LaunderingTreasuryTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68857More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the Financial Conduct Authority on the adequacy of its money laundering risk management policies.
Answer: The government meets regularly with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to discuss a range of topics. The FCA is required under the Money Laundering Regulations (MLRs) to assess the risks of money laundering for the businesses it supervises for complian...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Conduct AuthorityTreasuryTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68856More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she is taking steps to review the oversight mechanisms of the Financial Conduct Authority.
Answer: The government and Parliament exercise oversight over the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in a number of ways, including through the government’s remit letters, which set out elements of the government’s economic policy to which the FCA must have regard...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMoney LaunderingTreasuryTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68855More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of anti-money laundering compliance requirements on the financial viability of small and medium-sized law firms.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer to UIN 67269.
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRural Payments Agency: ICTDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68705More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Rural Payments Agency’s IT system.
Answer: The Rural Payments Agency is supporting Defra’s Digital Data Technology Services team, the Livestock Improvement Transformation Programme, and the Farming & Countryside Programme on a suite of work to upgrade, improve and replace IT systems. The Rural...
Answered 25 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRural Payments Agency: InternetDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68704More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Rural Payments Agency is taking to improve the (a) usability and (b) reliability of its online systems.
Answer: The Rural Payments Agency is supporting Defra’s Digital Data Technology Services team, the Livestock Improvement Transformation Programme, and the Farming & Countryside Programme on a suite of work to upgrade, improve and replace IT systems. The Rural...
Answered 25 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRural Payments Agency: ICTDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68703More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to update the IT systems of the Rural Payments Agency.
Answer: The Rural Payments Agency is supporting Defra’s Digital Data Technology Services team, the Livestock Improvement Transformation Programme, and the Farming & Countryside Programme on a suite of work to upgrade, improve and replace IT systems. The Rural...
Answered 25 Jul 2025
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