Edward Morello MP: votes, interests and costs
Edward Morello (Liberal Democrat) is the MP for West Dorset, elected on 4 July 2024.
Offices and committees
UK Parliament records Edward Morello as a current member of these 3 committees.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Sporting Events Bill | 15 October 2026 | Current |
| Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill | 21 May 2025 | Current |
| Foreign Affairs Committee | 28 October 2024 | Current |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Railways Bill | 7 January 2026 | 10 February 2026 |
| Controlled Drugs (Procedure for Specification) Bill | 25 June 2025 | 25 June 2025 |
| National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) | 13 November 2024 | 7 September 2026 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 754a18f8ff3c.
Register of interests
Entries in the register for Edward Morello, as the MP registered them: Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (1), Visits outside the UK (1). Latest registration 29 June 2026. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
Bath Rugby Club - £315.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Three tickets to Bath Rugby vs Leicester Tigers, for myself, my wife, and son (adult tickets £125.00 each, junior ticket £65.00)
- Value of the benefit: £315.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-06-06
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-06-06
- Name of the donor: Bath Rugby Club
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Bath Rugby Club
International visit to Cayman Islands between 13 February 2026 and 17 February 2026
- Purpose of the visit: Fact finding visit to UK Overseas Territory, exploring natural disaster responsiveness and preparedness, financial regulation, environmental management, and governance.
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-02-13
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-02-17
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 28 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority publishes Edward Morello's 2024-25 staffing spend as £107,506 (budget £185,538). Office costs came to £21,217 of a £30,426 budget. Budgets for that year run from the MP's election on 4 July 2024, as IPSA's reason column states. IPSA publishes each budget, the amount spent and the amount left (the remaining amounts are in IPSA's files); no total across budgets is published, so none is given here.
| IPSA figure | 2024-25 |
|---|---|
| Staffing: spent | £107,506.08 |
| Office costs: spent | £21,217.34 |
| Accommodation: spent | £20,873.27 |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £3,629.90 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £30,426, staffing £185,538, accommodation £26,608 (Standard non-London area budget from 5 July 2024, and a start-up supplement of £6,000; Standard non-London area budget from 5 July 2024; Standard budget for renting a property in the London area from 5 July 2024, with an uplift to cover the cost of one dependant).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: West Dorset CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Senior Caseworker (permanent full time), Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Office Manager (permanent full time), Caseworker ×2 (permanent part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
The Commons Votes API records 374 votes by Edward Morello in divisions since 4 July 2024. Of these, 29 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The latest 30 votes on bills and motions are below, from 13 July 2026 to 21 October 2026. The most recent, on 21 October 2026, was an Aye on "Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 28 October 2026. Only divisions in which a vote is recorded for the MP are counted. The full list on UK Parliament.
Written questions
Edward Morello has tabled 1,978 written questions since 4 July 2024, according to the Written Questions API. Departments in the latest 10: Department for Education; Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
Schools: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what flexibility is available to maintained and church schools in West Dorset to develop alternative educational models that meet local needs while remaining financially sustainable.
Schools: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what flexibility is available to maintained and church schools to develop alternative educational models that meet local needs while remaining financially sustainable.
Schools: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will review whether current school funding arrangements adequately recognise the strategic importance of small rural schools in West Dorset where pupil numbers are low.
Schools: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will review whether current school funding arrangements adequately recognise the strategic importance of small rural schools where pupil numbers are low.
Schools: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress her Department has made in developing a national strategy for funding schools affected by falling pupil numbers.
Charging Points: Supermarkets
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will consider requiring supermarkets and private parking operators to make clear that the availability of 24-hour electric vehicle charging does not necessarily mean that …
Charging Points: Supermarkets
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she is taking steps to protect motorists from disproportionate parking charges where they have used supermarket facilities in good faith, including electric vehicle charg …
Charging Points: Supermarkets
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of signage informing motorists of parking restrictions at supermarket electric vehicle charging points.
Charging Points: Supermarkets
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to introduce minimum standards for the size, location and clarity of signs setting out parking restrictions and penalty charges at supermarket car parks with 24 …
Schools: Admissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to help ensure that school admissions arrangements can better support schools in West Dorset experiencing falling pupil numbers and prevent significant declines in pupil numbers.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 79738b3b5d39. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Edward Morello.
2024 general election
At the 4 July 2024 general election West Dorset returned Edward Morello with a majority of 7,789: 26,999 votes, 51.3% of those cast, against 19,210 for Chris Loder. Result as published: LD gain from Con.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · West Dorset figures
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