Grahame Morris MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Offshore Industry: North SeaDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64423More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to respond to the consultation entitled Building the North Sea’s energy future which closed on 30 April 2025.
Answer: DESNZ is currently analysing the responses received. We will publish a government response setting out our next steps in due course.
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSelf-employed: Wood GroupDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64422More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will discuss the position of contractor employees at Wood Group with trade union signatories to the Energy Services Agreement.
Answer: Ministers and officials regularly engage with trade union representatives to discuss a variety of issues.
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordOffshore Industry: Wood GroupDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64421More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made of the viability of the Wood Group’s North Sea oil and gas contracts.
Answer: Wood Group’s North Sea oil and gas contracts are a commercial matter for the company.
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme and Mineworkers' Pension SchemeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44440More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2025 to Question 38961 on British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme and Mineworkers' Pension Scheme, if he will set out the differences between the (a) Minew
Answer: The schemes operate in different ways. A key difference is that there is no surplus sharing arrangement in the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme (BCSSS). The Government is considering proposals put forward by the BCSSS Trustees and needs to underst...
Answered 25 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHeat Networks: FinanceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33864More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing a mine water heating grant scheme for community heat networks.
Answer: The water from coal mines shows good potential as a renewable source for heat networks. The government’s capital schemes for heat network construction, the Heat Networks Investment Project and its successor, the Green Heat Network Fund, have supported hea...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFuels: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32966More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the recommendation 10.4 of the report entitled Road fuel market study, published by the Competitions and Markets Authority on 8 July 2023, if he will take steps to introduce
Answer: The Government response to the road fuels consultation published on 30 October 2024 confirmed that the Government will implement the recommendation made by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in its Final Road Fuel Market Study to set up a statuto...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Coal Staff Superannuation SchemeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31843More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2025 to Question 25410, what recent discussions he has had with the Chief Secretary to the Treasury on release of the investment reserve of the British Co
Answer: I have written to the Chief Secretary to the Treasury on this matter and we will continue to work closely with His Majesty’s Treasury on aspects related to the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme.
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Coal Staff Superannuation SchemeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31836More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the process is for signing off the transfer of the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme investment reserve fund back to the trustees to uplift pensions.
Answer: Any future agreement on changes to the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme would require agreement from His Majesty’s Treasury, the Trustees and my Department.
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Coal Staff Superannuation SchemeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31835More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to meet with British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme trustees again to discuss progress on the transfer of the investment reserve fund.
Answer: Further work on the future of the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme will require close working with the scheme Trustees.
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Coal Staff Superannuation SchemeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31834More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he expects discussions with British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme trustees to conclude on the transfer of the investment reserve fund.
Answer: I met with the Chair and Trustee representatives of the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme (BCSSS) on 16 December where they outlined their proposals for changes to the Scheme. We will work with the BCSSS Trustees to consider their proposals once th...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMineworkers' Pension SchemeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31833More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he expects discussions with Mineworkers' Pension Scheme trustees to conclude on the future of the surplus sharing arrangements.
Answer: Discussions with the scheme Trustees are ongoing and any announcements will be made in due course.
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Coal Staff Superannuation SchemeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31831More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2025 to Question 25410, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on release of the investment reserve of the British Coal S
Answer: I have written to the Chief Secretary to the Treasury on this matter and we will continue to work closely with His Majesty’s Treasury on aspects related to the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme.
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordElectricity: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30612More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the pricing mechanism for electricity reflects the lower generation costs of renewables.
Answer: Unabated gas generation is increasingly being displaced on the system by the rollout of renewables, setting the marginal price less frequently. The most effective mechanism for driving renewable generation is a Contract for Difference-type scheme that inc...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordElectricity: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30591More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the marginal pricing system on consumer electricity bills.
Answer: With marginal pricing, the price of electricity is set by the last technology needed to meet overall demand. The marginal price reflects the value of generating an additional unit of electricity at any given time. This ensures that generators increase or ...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordOffshore Industry: EmploymentDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24834More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of the number of jobs in the decommissioning sector of the offshore oil and gas industry in each financial year from 2013-14 and 2024-25.
Answer: No such estimates have been made. The planning and delivery of decommissioning is often integrated into the organisational capabilities of upstream oil and gas operators and supply chain companies. It is therefore difficult to determine how many of this w...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordOffshore Industry: Corporation TaxDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24833More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the document entitled UKCS Decommissioning Cost and Performance Update 2024, published on 16 June 2024, whether the estimates of the annual cost of decommissioning offshore
Answer: The decommissioning cost estimates referred to, which are published by the North Sea Transition Authority, are pre-tax. Any annual relief on corporation tax granted for decommissioning expenditure in the oil and gas sector has not been applied.
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSeagreen Wind Energy: Health and SafetyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10692More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on safety procedures for workers on the Seagreen offshore wind farm.
Answer: The Secretary of State continues to have ongoing discussions with Cabinet colleagues concerning Departmental business.Safety procedures for offshore wind farms is a matter for the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). HSE recently served a prohibition notice...
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordWind Power: AccidentsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10691More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has had discussions with (a) Cabinet colleagues, (b) the offshore wind industry and (c) trade unions on the collision between the Wind of Hope vessel and a turbine in the Hornsea 1
Answer: The Secretary of State continues to have ongoing discussions with Cabinet colleagues, the offshore wind industry and trade unions concerning Departmental business.The collision involving the Wind of Hope vessel was reported to the appropriate authorities....
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBritish Coal Staff Superannuation SchemeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9915More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made direct payments to the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme under the guarantee arrangements before the surplus sharing arrangements ended.
Answer: No such payments have been made.
Answered 23 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBritish Coal Staff Superannuation SchemeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9914More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made direct payments to the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme under the existing guarantee arrangements.
Answer: No such payments have been made.
Answered 23 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBritish Coal Staff Superannuation SchemeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9913More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many members of the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme are yet to receive their pension because they have deferred their pension.
Answer: Information from the Trustees indicates that, as of 9 September 2024, there were 1,143 members who had yet to receive their pension because they have deferred.
Answered 23 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBritish Coal Staff Superannuation SchemeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9912More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many members of the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme have not reached pension age.
Answer: Information from the Trustees indicates that there were 1,861 members who have not yet reached pension age as at 9 September 2024.
Answered 23 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBritish Coal Staff Superannuation SchemeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9911More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many dependents were recipients of the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme in (a) Easington constituency and (b) the UK in October 2024.
Answer: We are unable to provide the breakdown requested. However, information from the trustees shows that, as at 22 July 2024, the number of pensioner and dependant members in the UK was 39,251 and in Easington was 748.
Answered 23 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBritish Coal Staff Superannuation SchemeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9910More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many former employees were recipients of the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme in (a) Easington constituency and (b) the UK in October 2024.
Answer: We are unable to provide the breakdown requested. However, information from the trustees shows that, as at 22 July 2024, the number of pensioner and dependant members in the UK was 39,251 and in Easington was 748.
Answered 23 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBritish Coal Staff Superannuation SchemeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2836More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to reform the surplus sharing arrangements for the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme.
Answer: There is no surplus sharing arrangement within the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme. Work is already underway to initiate our manifesto commitment regarding the Mineworker’s Pension Scheme.
Answered 4 Sept 2024
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