Grahame Morris MP: written questions
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Cancer: Medical EquipmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3695More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the availability of non-invasive cancer treatment technologies in the NHS.
Answer: Data on the number of cancer patients that have had access to minimally invasive cancer therapies in the last year by integrated care board (ICB), is not collected. The adoption of new treatments, including increasing the number and availability of minima...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordCancer: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3694More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many cancer patients have had access to minimally invasive cancer therapies in the last year by integrated care board.
Answer: Data on the number of cancer patients that have had access to minimally invasive cancer therapies in the last year by integrated care board (ICB), is not collected. The adoption of new treatments, including increasing the number and availability of minima...
Answered 9 Sept 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
Original Parliament recordImmigration: FamiliesHome OfficeTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2835More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the Migration Advisory Committee's planned timetable is for completing its review of the financial requirements in the family immigration rules.
Answer: The Home Secretary announced that she would commission the Migration Advisory Committee to review the financial immigration requirements on the Family Immigration Rules. We expect the review to take approximately 9 months which will include a call for evi...
Answered 4 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSports: InjuriesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2260More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to provide funding for education on brain (a) health and (b) safeguarding in sport.
Answer: The safety and wellbeing of everyone taking part in sport is absolutely paramount. National Governing Bodies are responsible for the regulation of their sports and for ensuring that appropriate measures are in place to protect participants from harm.The D...
Answered 4 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordFire and Rescue ServicesHome OfficeTabled 29 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2057More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps is she taking to increase the number of (a) wholetime and (b) retained firefighters.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring fire and rescue services have the resources they need to do their important work. Overall, fire and rescue authorities will receive around £2.87 billion in 2024/25. Standalone FRAs will see an increase in core spend...
Answered 3 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordFuels: PricesDepartment for TransportTabled 26 Jul 2024WithdrawnUIN 1915More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Competition and Markets Authority's publication entitled CMA response to DESNZ’s consultation on boosting competition in the road fuel market, published on 28 March 2024, if she will intro
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordRailways: Electric ShockDepartment for TransportTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1659More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the number of passengers electrocuted on trains in each of the last five years.
Answer: There have been 198 recorded incidents of passengers being injured through electric shocks on trains in the last five years. The breakdown per year is provided below: YearReported electric shocks to passengers on board trains resulting in injury201930202...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordNetwork RailDepartment for TransportTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1658More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of Network Rail's (a) board and (b) wider governance arrangements.
Answer: a) In line with corporate governance best practice Network Rail (NR) appoints an independent company to undertake regular reviews of the effectiveness of the Board. A review is currently in progress. The Secretary of State and Rail Minister will meet regu...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordDental Health: PupilsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1486More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 July 2024 to question 52 on Dental Health: Pupils, for what reason the National Screening Committee have not reviewed school dental screening recommendations in the per
Answer: The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) was due to review screening for dental disease in children under nine years old in 2022/23. However, a number of reviews, including this one, were delayed due to staff depletion and delays to recruitment, follo...
Answered 29 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordDental Health: PupilsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1485More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 July 2024 to question 52 on Dental Health: Pupils, when the UK National Screening Committee will next review recommendations on school dental screening.
Answer: The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) was due to review screening for dental disease in children under nine years old in 2022/23. However, a number of reviews, including this one, were delayed due to staff depletion and delays to recruitment, follo...
Answered 29 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordRadiotherapyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1484More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that the National Equipment Tracking and Inventory System highlights radiotherapy cancer treatment machines that are over 10 years old; and if he will ensure that su
Answer: The Department can confirm that the National Equipment Tracking and Inventory System highlights radiotherapy cancer treatment machines within the National Health Service, as well as their associated ages.Since April 2022 the responsibility for investing i...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordCancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1483More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) access to radiotherapy cancer treatment and (b) overall cancer treatment waiting times are within the scope of the independent investigation of NHS performance led by Professor Lord Dar
Answer: My Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has commissioned Professor Lord Darzi of Denham to conduct an immediate and independent investigation of the National Health Service. Professor Lord Darzi will be considering data and in...
Answered 31 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordRailwaysDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1482More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the rail network enhancements pipeline.
Answer: The Rail Enhancements Portfolio has been managed in line with the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline policy since 2018. As part of this Government’s refreshed approach to capital investment in the transport network, we expect to consider all aspects of ou...
Answered 29 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordPrimary Education: Free School MealsDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1481More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the cost for introducing free school meals for all primary school children.
Answer: This government has not made a formal assessment of the cost of providing free school meals to all primary school children. The department is separately committed to introducing free breakfast clubs in every primary school to ensure children are set-up fo...
Answered 29 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' Release: Alcoholic Drinks and DrugsMinistry of JusticeTabled 23 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1203More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department plans to take to help ensure a continuity of care for individuals released from prison via the early release scheme that were receiving treatment for (a) drug and (b) alcohol issues.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice is committed to working in partnership with the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England to ensure that continuity of care is in place for individuals leaving prison under the ECSL scheme and who have an ongoing drug an...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordPublic HolidaysDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 23 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1202More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will establish an additional bank holiday to honour veterans on the Monday after Remembrance Sunday.
Answer: The Government recognises the sacrifices made by so many veterans and the huge debt of gratitude owed to those who have served their country. The current pattern of UK bank holidays is well established and accepted. Whilst an additional bank holiday may b...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordFuels: Retail TradeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 23 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1201More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will introduce a statutory fuel finder scheme as recommended by the Competition and Markets Authority's Road Fuel Market Study.
Answer: The government welcomes the CMA’s work to investigate fuel prices and we will continue to monitor the situation closely.
Answered 26 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordMotorcycles: Anti-social Behaviour and CrimeHome OfficeTabled 23 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1200More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle the challenges of policing (a) criminal and (b) anti-social use of off-road bikes.
Answer: Tackling anti-social behaviour is a top priority for this Government, and a key part of our Safer Streets Mission to take back our streets.The Government will give police the powers they need to take illegal, dangerous and antisocial bikes off the streets...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordRadiotherapy: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 901More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to increase radiotherapy treatment capacity in the NHS.
Answer: Since April 2022 the responsibility for investing in new radiotherapy machines sits with local systems. This is supported by the 2021 Spending Review, which set aside £12 billion in operational capital for the National Health Service for 2022 to 2025, and...
Answered 24 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordCancerDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 900More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, If he will make it his policy to publish a national cancer plan.
Answer: The NHS Long Term Plan, published in January 2019, sets out the National Health Service’s key ambitions on cancer. The plan sets out the NHS ambition to increase the number of cancers diagnosed at stages 1 and 2 to 75% by 2028, and to increase the number ...
Answered 25 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordAffordable HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 899More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will (a) review the definition of affordable housing and (b) ensure that definition is linked to average wages by region.
Answer: Affordable housing is defined for planning purposes in the National Planning Policy Framework. The Government will be publishing a consultation on national planning policy before the end of July.We are committed to the biggest increase in social and affor...
Answered 25 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordCouncil Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 898More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of national house building targets will be for council housing in the next five years.
Answer: The Government is committed to the biggest increase in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation and we will work with councils and housing associations to achieve this. More announcements will be made in due course.
Answered 25 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordDurham Coast Line: OvercrowdingDepartment for TransportTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 897More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the impact of overcrowding on the Durham Coast Line during peak periods on the health and safety of passengers.
Answer: Rail North Partnership (RNP), through which the department jointly manages Northern Trains’ contract with Transport for the North, monitors operators’ planned train deployment to ensure this falls within the requirement on them to match capacity to demand...
Answered 25 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordDurham Coast Line: OvercrowdingDepartment for TransportTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 896More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help reduce overcrowding on the Durham Coast Line during peak periods.
Answer: Rail North Partnership (RNP), through which the department jointly manages Northern Trains’ contract with Transport for the North, monitors operators’ planned train deployment to ensure this falls within the requirement on them to match capacity to demand...
Answered 25 Jul 2024
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