Grahame Morris MP: written questions
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Frontier Workers: Work PermitsHome OfficeTabled 20 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61506More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will monitor the number of Frontier Worker Permits held by non-resident workers in the offshore renewable energy sector; and what discussions officials in her Department have had with the Depar
Answer: The Frontier Worker Permit scheme implements our commitments under the Citizens’ Rights Agreements to protect the rights of EU, other EEA and Swiss citizens who were frontier working in the UK before the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020 fo...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFrontier Workers: Work PermitsHome OfficeTabled 20 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61505More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, If she will take steps to monitor the number of Frontier Worker Permits held by non-resident workers in the offshore renewable energy sector; and what discussions her Department has had with the Depar
Answer: The Frontier Worker Permit scheme implements our commitments under the Citizens’ Rights Agreements to protect the rights of EU, other EEA and Swiss citizens who were frontier working in the UK before the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020 fo...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFrontier Workers: Work PermitsHome OfficeTabled 20 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61504More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people holding a Frontier Worker Permit have retained worker status.
Answer: The information requested is not currently available from published statistics, and the relevant data could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFrontier Workers: Work PermitsHome OfficeTabled 20 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61503More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Frontier Worker Permits were (a) issued and (b) valid in 2024-25.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on entry clearance visas by visa type, including Frontier Worker Permits, in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on the outcomes of visa applications are published in table ‘Vis_D02’ of the ‘detailed ...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: Frontier WorkersHome OfficeTabled 20 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61502More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) staff headcount, (b) full-time equivalent number of staff and (c) departmental budget required to administer the Frontier Worker Visa scheme was in each year between 2021-22 and 2024-25.
Answer: The department operates a flexible staffing model to ensure that available resources are deployed effectively according to demand. As such, staff engaged on the Frontier Worker Visa scheme are also engaged in the administration of other high-volume routes...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMigrant Workers: Wind PowerHome OfficeTabled 20 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61501More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which UK Visas and Immigration international (a) application points and (b) decision-making centres processed applications to work in (i) construction, (ii) maintenance and (iii) seafaring roles in th
Answer: Visa applications for the Offshore Wind Workers Concession Scheme were processed by the following Decision Making Centres (DMCs): Riyadh, Beijing, Manila, Bogota, Istanbul, Pretoria, Chennai, Warsaw, Abu Dhabi, Amman, New Delhi, Croydon, Liverpool and She...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Workplace PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60020More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his planned timetable is for completing the remediation of Civil Service Pension Scheme cases arising from the Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022.
Answer: The Court of Appeal ruled that the pension reforms and transitional protection arrangements introduced in 2015 following the enactment of the Public Service Pensions Scheme 2013, were directly discriminatory on the basis of age. The 2015 Remedy (McCloud) ...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMyCSP: ComplaintsCabinet OfficeTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60019More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of how (a) complaints and (b) errors are (i) identified and (ii) dealt with by MyCSP.
Answer: There is a robust governance procedure that monitors and reports on all aspects of performance against service levels and performance metrics. This includes regular meetings with MyCSP to review trends and analyse opportunities for improvement and correct...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMyCSP: StandardsCabinet OfficeTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60018More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many emails to MyCSP were (a) received and (b) responded to in each of the last six months.
Answer: The scheme administrator, MyCSP, received on average approximately 68,570 emails per month in the last six months. The table below shows the number of emails received in each of the last 6 months to May 2025.EmailsDec-24Jan-25Feb-25Mar-25Apr-25May-25Avera...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMyCSP: StandardsCabinet OfficeTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60017More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of calls to MyCSP went unanswered in each of the last six months.
Answer: The scheme administrator, MyCSP, received on average 30,090 calls into their enquiry centre between December 2024 - May 2025 as shown in the table below. 24% of all calls received were unanswered by MyCSP. CallsDec-24Jan-25Feb-25Mar-25Apr-25May-25AverageC...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMyCSPCabinet OfficeTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60016More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the casework backlog is in MyCSP.
Answer: Currently, the scheme administrator, MyCSP, has 52,748 ongoing work items awaiting processing or further information. The Cabinet Office is continuing to stress to MyCSP the importance of meeting contractual performance levels and improving member experie...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLetter BoxesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59326More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2025 to Question 58194 on Letter Boxes, if he will make an estimate of the number of property developers who do not comply with the guidance on
Answer: The department does not hold this data. Since October 2023, the Building Safety Regulator have a duty under the Building Safety Act 2022 to keep under review the safety and standards of all buildings in England, which includes keeping Approved Document Q ...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: PensionsHome OfficeTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59323More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 57224 on Police: Pensions, if she will estimate the cost to the public purse of amending the 1987 Police Pension Scheme to allow surviving partners to
Answer: The Home Office does not hold data on the number of surviving partners currently receiving a survivor’s pension under the 1987 police pension scheme who might be affected by remarriage or cohabitation.The 1987 police pension scheme is a closed scheme and ...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: PensionsHome OfficeTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59322More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 57224 on Police: Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the number of surviving partners currently in receipt of a survivor’s pension under the 198
Answer: The Home Office does not hold data on the number of surviving partners currently receiving a survivor’s pension under the 1987 police pension scheme who might be affected by remarriage or cohabitation.The 1987 police pension scheme is a closed scheme and ...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCompulsory Purchase and Empty Dwelling Management OrdersMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58965More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department collects on local authorities’ use of (a) Compulsory Purchase Orders and (b) Empty Dwelling Management Orders.
Answer: My Department has published a register of decisions on compulsory purchase orders in England submitted by local authorities for confirmation since 2019. It can be found on gov.uk here.The Department does not collect data on the number of Empty Dwelling Ma...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLetter BoxesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58194More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 5 June 2025 to Question 56184 on Letter Boxes, if he will make the guidance relating to the height and positioning of letter boxes set out in BS EN 1372
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 56988 on the 10 June 2025.
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: PensionsHome OfficeTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57224More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to amend the 1987 Police Pension Scheme to allow widowers of police officers to retain their survivor’s pension entitlement if they remarry or cohabit.
Answer: The 1987 police pension scheme provides a pension for the widow, widower or civil partner of a police officer who dies. In common with most other public service pension schemes of that time, these benefits cease to be payable where the widow, widower or c...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56759More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the proportion of the 1.5 million homes the Government aims to deliver during this Parliament expected to be built by (a) private sector developer
Answer: Achieving the government’s ambitious Plan for Change milestone of building 1.5 million new safe and decent homes in England in this Parliament requires the contribution of a wide range of housing providers, including, but not confined to, local authoritie...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLetter BoxesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56184More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to make the industry standard for letterbox height mandatory for all (a) new-build properties and (b) new front door replacements.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 19554 on 18 December 2024.
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54731More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of (a) recording and (b) reporting in the Annual statistics of scientific procedures on living animals the number of animals bred for scientific pr
Answer: The Home Office is presently reviewing the collection and publication of additional statistics on animals that were bred for, but not used in, scientific procedures.
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice Negotiating Board and Police Remuneration Review BodyHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54730More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent comparative assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the (a) Police Negotiating Board and binding arbitration mechanism used in Scotland and (b) the Police Remuneration R
Answer: The Police Remuneration Review Body (PRRB) and Senior Salaries Review Body (SSRB) make recommendations to the Government on the appropriate level of pay and allowances for police officers.The pay review bodies gather and invite parties to submit evidence ...
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice Remuneration Review BodyHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54729More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of (a) the letter of remit and (b) the requirement for her approval of recommendations on the perceived independence of the Police Remuneration R
Answer: The Police Remuneration Review Body (PRRB) and Senior Salaries Review Body (SSRB) make recommendations to the Government on the appropriate level of pay and allowances for police officers.The pay review bodies gather and invite parties to submit evidence ...
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: Conditions of EmploymentHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54728More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessmentof the potential merits of introducing (a) a formal right of appeal and (b) binding arbitration for police officers in relation to pay and conditions decisions.
Answer: The Police Remuneration Review Body (PRRB) and Senior Salaries Review Body (SSRB) make recommendations to the Government on the appropriate level of pay and allowances for police officers.The pay review bodies gather and invite parties to submit evidence ...
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53034More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for mental health treatment services.
Answer: The Government is delivering new and innovative models of care in the community. We have launched six neighbourhood adult mental health centres that are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to bring together community, crisis, and inpatient care.NHS En...
Answered 23 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDrugs: Mental Illness and MisuseDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53033More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of the report by the Royal College of Psychiatrists entitled Co-occurring substance use and mental health diso
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting more cohesive and joined-up care between mental health services and substance use services, to ensure people no longer fall through the gaps of treatment.We know that, between 2023 and 2024, 72% of people starting...
Answered 22 May 2025
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