Grahame Morris MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Railways: WeatherDepartment for TransportTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51833More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what emergency plans (a) her Department and (b) Network Rail has made for future extreme weather events.
Answer: The Department requires Train Operating Companies and Network Rail to put in place measures to avoid, where possible, the potential impact of disruption including as a result of weather. Network Rail owns and is responsible for maintaining railway infrast...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: Climate Change and WeatherDepartment for TransportTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51832More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations she has made to the Chancellor of the Exchequer for additional funding to mitigate the impact of (a) climate change and (b) extreme weather events on the railway network.
Answer: My department takes resilience of the railway very seriously. The recent Climate Change Committee progress report on adapting to climate change rated plans and policies of the rail sector as being 'good' – one of only three parts of the economy. DfT’s upc...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: Climate Change and WeatherDepartment for TransportTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51831More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of (a) climate change and (b) extreme weather events on the railway network.
Answer: Network Rail is undertaking a programme of climate change adaptation pathways across the network to develop a long-term strategic adaptation plan and identify priority areas for further adaptation investment. This approach will help identify those parts o...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: Climate Change and WeatherDepartment for TransportTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51830More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which railway routes are most at risk from (a) climate change and (b) extreme weather events.
Answer: Network Rail is undertaking a programme of adaptation pathways across the network to develop a long-term strategic adaptation plan and identify priority areas for further adaptation investment. This approach will help identify those parts of the network w...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHydrographyDepartment for TransportTabled 8 May 2025WithdrawnUIN 50836More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) the Maritime and Coastguard Agency on the UK Civil Hydrography Programme.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordHydrographyDepartment for TransportTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50835More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) the Maritime and Coastguard Agency on the UK Civil Hydrography Programme.
Answer: The Secretary of State has not had any discussions with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency or Cabinet colleagues regarding the UK Civil Hydrography Programme.
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMaritime and Coastguard AgencyDepartment for TransportTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50832More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the framework agreement between her Department and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency was signed; and if she will publish this agreement.
Answer: The MCA Framework agreement was published in November 2017.The Department for Transport has recently updated the MCA framework document, which will be published shortly.
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordShipbuildingDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44439More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Report to the Shipbuilding Enterprise for Growth Group by the Centres of Excellence Task & Finish Group, published in September 2024, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary
Answer: Shipbuilding skills and employment is led by the National Shipbuilding Office (NSO), which is hosted by the Ministry of Defence. My officials are in regular contact with the NSO to understand where the Department can support their work.
Answered 23 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Shipping Office for Reducing Emissions: Public FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42235More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Maritime Decarbonisation Strategy published on 25 March 2025, what steps she is taking to ensure that the UK Shipping Office for Reducing Emissions (SHORE) takes account of employment prac
Answer: The Maritime Decarbonisation Strategy encourages building on the UK’s extensive maritime knowledge, expertise and capacity for innovation. Through the UK Shipping Emissions for Reducing Emissions (UK SHORE) programme, we have invested £236m across the UK ...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordShipping: CertificationDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36062More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many applications for (a) Navigational Watch Rating certificates, (b) Engine Room Watch Rating certificates, (c) Electro-Technical Watch Ratings Certificates, (d) Able Seafarer Deck Certificates of Proficie
Answer: The MCA received the following applications and awarded the following Certificates in the years since 2014/15. Applications Received Annually YearNavigational Watch Rating Certificate (NWRC)Engine Room Watch Rating Certificate (ERWRC)Electro-Technical R...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNorthern: Rolling StockDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36061More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2025 to Question 34603 on Rolling Stock: Northern, what information her Department holds on the number of train cars in good working order but not in use by Northern.
Answer: Northern currently has 954 carriages that operate according to train service requirements set by the Department. Train operators are responsible for ensuring that they meet the needs of customers by deploying the appropriate number of vehicles into servic...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNorthern: Rolling StockDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34603More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the number of train cars that were in use by Northern in January 2025.
Answer: On 1 January 2025, Northern had 954 carriages available for use.
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNorthern: Rolling StockDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31872More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many train cars were in use by Northern in January 2024.
Answer: On 1 January 2024, Northern had 904 carriages. The average number of carriage journeys made by Northern Trains in January was 6543 per day across all train configurations.
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordFerries: SecurityDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31818More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which ferry operators have access to operate commercial services from UK ports under the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code.
Answer: There are ferry operators such as DFDS, Stena Line, Brittany Ferries, Irish Ferries, P&O Ferries, Condor Ferries and others operating commercial services from UK port facilities. The International Ship and Port Facility Security Code sets minimum stan...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordShipping: Conditions of EmploymentDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31817More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the contribution of the Maritime Labour Convention to (a) pay, (b) welfare standards and (c) safety within the UK shipping industry in the last ten years.
Answer: The UK takes seafarer safety and welfare seriously having implemented the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), 2006, in the UK since 2014. The UK takes an active role in the international Committee which keeps the MLC under review. The UK also undertakes and...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMaritime Labour Convention: Trade UnionsDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31816More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department has taken to consult maritime trade unions ahead of the fifth meeting of the Special Tripartite Committee of the Maritime Labour Convention at the International Labour Organization in
Answer: The Department regularly engages with the maritime trade unions, including through meetings of the UK Tripartite Working Group on the Maritime Labour Convention.
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMaritime Labour ConventionDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31815More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Government delegation to the fifth meeting of the Special Tripartite Committee of the Maritime Labour Convention at the International Labour Organization in Geneva on 7-11 April will be announced.
Answer: The UK Government delegation to the Special Tripartite Committee of the Maritime Labour Convention will be confirmed to the International Labour Organization in the usual way. We expect that the UK delegation will be led by DfT’s Head of Seafarers with ad...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordShipping: Port State ControlDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31814More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency on the level of support provided to (a) Gibraltar and (b) other Red Ensign Group shipping registries for discharging Port State Contro
Answer: There has been no discussion between the Secretary of State and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency on level of support provided to Gibraltar and other Red Ensign Group ship registers for the discharging of Port State Control responsibilities in the contex...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordShipping: CrewDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31813More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the recent report submitted to the International Maritime Organisation by the International Transport Workers Federation on cases o
Answer: The report was submitted for consideration at the 112th Legal Committee of the International Maritime Organization. As with all papers submitted to the committee, we are currently reviewing in advance of the Committee in March.
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNorthern: Horden and SeahamDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31811More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will have discussions with the Office of Rail and Road on the potential merits of increasing the number of northern services from (a) Seaham and (b) Horden train stations.
Answer: Rail North Partnership, on behalf of the Department and Transport for the North is currently examining a business case for the increase in services along the Durham Coast line to these two stations, with effect from the December 2025 timetable. The analys...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: StaffDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28937More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many officials in her Department are employed to oversee the work of (a) Shadow GBR (b) HS2 Ltd and (c) train operating companies.
Answer: Shadow GBR consists of the three leaders of Network Rail, DfT Operator Limited (DfTO), and the Department for Transport’s Rail Services Group working together with the Chair, Laura Shoaf CBE. At present seven officials in the Department are employed to mo...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordNetwork Rail: Employers' ContributionsDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28936More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of Network Rail’s increased in national insurance contributions.
Answer: Before the National Insurance increase announcement in the budget, Network Rail’s estimated National Insurance payment was £1.26bn for the remaining four years of Control Period 7 (2025/26 – 2028/29). Following the budget, it’s now anticipated to increase...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRailway SignalsDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28935More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the value for money of Network Rail’s signalling framework contracts.
Answer: Network Rail is responsible for the frameworks governing train signalling systems. In April 2024, Network Rail announced a £4bn, 10-year signalling framework - the Train Control Systems Framework (TCSF). The framework runs from 2024 until 2034 of which £3...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: Optical FibresDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28934More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when Network Rail plans to announce the preferred bidder for Project Reach.
Answer: Subject to the Project Reach business case going through DfT approval, Network Rail plans to announce the parties involved in any contract signature. Neos Networks has, however, separately made an announcement on their website stating they are in exclusiv...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: ExpenditureDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28933More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the amount spent by her Department on rail enhancements in each year of control period (a) five, (b) six and (c) seven.
Answer: Rail enhancements in England and Wales have been delivered through the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline since Control Period six (CP6), prior to that they were delivered directly through Network Rail. The following has been spent on enhancements in each...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
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