Grahame Morris MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Department for Transport: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15301More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps has the Department taken to assess and mitigate risks of bias or discrimination arising from the use of automated decision-making systems.
Answer: Where the Department uses automated decision-making systems that process personal data, these processing activities are required to be assessed via the completion of a Data Protection Impact Assessment to support compliance with data protection law and as...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15297More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what consultation has taken place with recognised trade unions regarding the introduction or use of automated decision-making systems affecting staff.
Answer: The Department holds regular consultations with its trade unions on all matters concerning the workforce, including its future strategy for the use of Artificial Intelligence.
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15293More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, to what extent are automated decision-making systems used in relation to civil service employment, including recruitment, performance management, discipline, or allocation of work.
Answer: The Department is not using automated decision-making systems in relation to civil service employment, including recruitment, performance management, discipline or the allocation of work.
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15289More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures are in place to ensure that human oversight is substantive and effective, rather than limited to formal or nominal review.
Answer: Where the Department uses automated decision-making systems that process personal data, these processing activities are required to be assessed via the completion of a Data Protection Impact Assessment to support compliance with data protection law and as...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15285More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how does the Department define and ensure meaningful human involvement in decisions supported or made by automated systems.
Answer: What constitutes meaningful human involvement will vary depending on the specific use case, so the Department considers and assesses the nature of human involvement in decisions supported or made by automated decisions on a case-by-case basis supported by...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14812More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what processes are in place to enable individuals to seek human review and to challenge decisions made by automated systems in the context of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025.
Answer: The Department's Personal Information Charter sets out how individuals will be informed about decisions that have been made partially or wholly by automated means, the safeguards, and the information rights that apply. The Department also has an internal ...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14808More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how individuals are informed that decisions have been taken in (a) whole and (b) part by automated means in the context of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025.
Answer: The Department's Personal Information Charter sets out how individuals will be informed about decisions that have been made partially or wholly by automated means, the safeguards, and the information rights that apply. The Department also has an internal ...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14804More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what safeguards she has implemented to ensure compliance with statutory requirements relating to automated decision-making, including rights to information, human review and challenge in the context of the Data
Answer: The Department's Personal Information Charter sets out how individuals will be informed about decisions that have been made partially or wholly by automated means, the safeguards, and the information rights that apply. The Department also has an internal ...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14800More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, given the passage of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 what internal guidance her Department issued on the potential impact of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 on automated decision-making.
Answer: The Department's Personal Information Charter sets out how individuals will be informed about decisions that have been made partially or wholly by automated means, the safeguards, and the information rights that apply. The Department also has an internal ...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14796More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether significant Automated Decision-Making is taking place or planned within her Department, and if she will make a statement.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency uses automated processes based on the information held on their records to generate penalty letters to those vehicle keepers who have failed to meet their obligations relating to the registration, licensing and insu...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordHM Coastguard: PayDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8522More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether consultation took place with Ministers before the Maritime and Coastguard Agency decided to remove remuneration for Coastguard Rescue Officers.
Answer: Since the Court of Appeal judgment in January this year, which meant that the current model could not legally continue, careful consideration has been given to the legal and operational implications. After careful review and consideration of the options a...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHM Coastguard: ResignationsDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8521More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Coastguard Rescue Officers have resigned in each of the last 12 months.
Answer: In the last 12 months the following number of Coastguard Rescue Officers have left the Coastguard Rescue Service – Coastguard Rescue Officers leave the service for a variety of reasons: Jun 2025Jul 2025Aug 2025Sep 2025Oct 2025Nov 2025Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHM Coastguard: PayDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8520More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what alternative remuneration models were considered by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency prior to the decision to remove hourly remuneration for Coastguard Rescue Officers attending incidents, training exerci
Answer: In the last 12 months the following number of Coastguard Rescue Officers have left the Coastguard Rescue Service – Coastguard Rescue Officers leave the service for a variety of reasons: Jun 2025Jul 2025Aug 2025Sep 2025Oct 2025Nov 2025Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHM Coastguard: PayDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8519More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, will the Department carry out an impact assessment on the removal of remuneration for Coastguard Rescue Officers on coastal communities within in the Easington constituency.
Answer: In the last 12 months the following number of Coastguard Rescue Officers have left the Coastguard Rescue Service – Coastguard Rescue Officers leave the service for a variety of reasons: Jun 2025Jul 2025Aug 2025Sep 2025Oct 2025Nov 2025Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHM Coastguard: PayDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8518More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment the Maritime and Coastguard Agency has made of the impact of the removal of remuneration for Coastguard Rescue Officers on (a) recruitment, (b) retention, and (c) operational capability.
Answer: In the last 12 months the following number of Coastguard Rescue Officers have left the Coastguard Rescue Service – Coastguard Rescue Officers leave the service for a variety of reasons: Jun 2025Jul 2025Aug 2025Sep 2025Oct 2025Nov 2025Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordLarge Goods Vehicles: Electric VehiclesDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123148More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will list the total funding received to date by each freight transport company in the infrastructure development phase of the Zero Emission HGV and Infrastructure Demonstrator (ZEHID) programme.
Answer: The Zero Emission HGV and Infrastructure Demonstrator (ZEHID) R&D programme has provided £58 million to date to 18 UK freight transport companies across different project consortia to support the purchase and demonstration of the heaviest zero emissio...
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordRailways: FreightDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123147More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the average age of (a) locomotives and (b) wagons on the rail freight network.
Answer: The rail freight industry is mainly privately owned and operated, so the Department does not keep data on the age of these privately owned assets.The regulator for rail, the Office of Rail and Road holds some data on freight rolling stock which can be fou...
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordFreightDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123146More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential effect of the cost profile of (a) rail and (b) road freight operations on modal shift.
Answer: The Department does not hold data on relative changes to operating costs between road and rail freight. As part of continued support for the rail freight sector, the Department has operated the Mode Shift Revenue Support scheme since 2010. Network Rail al...
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordOffshore Industry: AccidentsDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103744More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, in light of the fatal incident on the Valaris 121 jackup drilling rig on the UK Continental Shelf on 14 November 2025, if she will provide an update on the Liberian Ship Registry’s investigation into its causes
Answer: The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) is aware of the accident on the Valaris 121 jack-up drilling rig that occurred on the 14 November 2025. The MAIB has been in contact with the Liberian Ship Registry and received confirmation that the registr...
Answered 16 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordOffshore Industry: AccidentsDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103743More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the fatal incident on the Valaris 121 jackup drill rig on 14 November 2025, whether the Maritime Accident and Investigation Branch (a) registered the UK as a Substantially Interested State and
Answer: The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) is aware of the accident on the Valaris 121 jack-up drilling rig that occurred on the 14 November 2025. The MAIB has been in contact with the Liberian Ship Registry and received confirmation that the registr...
Answered 16 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNorthern: East DurhamDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95618More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the reliability of Northern's services on the East Durham coastline from (a) Seaham (b) Horden stations.
Answer: The Department, through the Rail North Partnership, has regular discussions with Northern and stakeholders to assess reliability and potential improvements to train services, including those from Horden and Seaham.
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordEast Coast Main Line: StandardsDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95389More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many trains on the East Coast Main Line have been cancelled due to train faults in 2025 to date.
Answer: For the East Coast Mainline, between 5 January 2025 and 8 November 2025, there have been 1931.6 full or part cancellations attributed to Technical Fleet Delays (which includes train faults). This figure is weighted by the number of cancelled stops on the ...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordGrand Central Rail Company: Rolling StockDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95388More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Grand Central Rail services have been cancelled due to train faults in 2025 to date.
Answer: The most recent data available from the regulator shows that out of 3365 planned Grand Central services between January and June 2025, 58 services were cancelled due to faults attributed to the operator.
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordGrand Central Rail Company: Rolling StockDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95387More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the age is of Grand Central Rail's current rolling stock.
Answer: In March 2025, the Office for Rail and Road reported that average age of Grand Central rolling stock was 23.2 years. In a letter of 26 March 2025, the regulator also approved an extension to Grand Central’s track access contract that included proposals fo...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Transport Police: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95386More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the funding uplift necessary to restore the number of British Transport Police police officers to 2009/10 levels.
Answer: The British Transport Police’s (BTP) budget is set by the British Transport Police Authority (BTPA). It is the executive non-departmental public body that oversees the Force and is their employer. BTPA sets the BTP’s budget annually following proposals fr...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
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