Grahame Morris MP: written questions

4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025

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Written questions

Dental Health: PupilsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 52More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will bring forward proposals to reintroduce school dental screening.
Answer: There are no plans to reintroduce school dental screenings in England. The UK National Screening Committee does not recommend population screening for dental disease in children aged six to nine years old. Further information is available at the following...
Answered 23 Jul 2024
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Visas: Married PeopleHome OfficeTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 51More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of reducing the the minimum income requirement for spousal visa applications.
Answer: We keep all policies under review. Any changes will be announced to Parliament in the normal way.
Answered 22 Jul 2024
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Railways: SeahamDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 50More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of expediting the application by Grand Central Rail for four daily calls at Seaham train station on Grand Central's North East services.
Answer: Access to the rail network is ultimately a decision for the ORR in its role as regulator for the rail industry. We will continue to work with ORR through the consultation process.
Answered 22 Jul 2024
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Kinship Care: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 49More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her Department's policy is on the potential merits of trialling a kinship care allowance.
Answer: The department is committed to working in partnership with local government to support children in care, whether they are being looked after by their community of wider kinship care, foster carers and adoptive parents, or being cared for in children’s hom...
Answered 22 Jul 2024
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Kinship Care: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 48More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing a financial allowance to kinship carers equal to that received by foster carers.
Answer: The department is committed to working in partnership with local government to support children in care, whether they are being looked after by their community of wider kinship care, foster carers and adoptive parents, or being cared for in children’s hom...
Answered 22 Jul 2024
Original Parliament record
Mineworkers' Pension SchemeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 47More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to bring forward proposals relating to the Mineworkers' Pension Scheme to (a) reform the surplus sharing arrangements and (b) transfer the Investment Reserve Fund to scheme memb
Answer: Work has already started across Government to deliver on our manifesto commitments. I will be meeting the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme Trustees shortly to discuss the best way to deliver our commitments.
Answered 22 Jul 2024
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Department or topic	Published records
Cabinet Office	6
Department for Business and Trade	3
Department for Culture, Media and Sport	1
Department for Education	12
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero	27
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	10
Department for Transport	69
Department for Work and Pensions	8
Department of Health and Social Care	38
Home Office	32
Ministry of Defence	14
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government	26
Ministry of Justice	32
Treasury	3

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