Grahame Morris MP: written questions 2024

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Written questions

HomelessnessMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7732More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what (a) protections and (b) support are available for families facing homelessness who wish to refuse an offer of accommodation located a significant distance from their home ar
Answer: Homelessness levels are far too high and too many families are living in temporary accommodation. We will take the action needed to tackle this issue and develop a long-term, cross-government strategy, through working with Mayors, councils and key stakeho...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
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HomelessnessMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7731More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she is making additional resources available to receiving communities when families are placed out of area by a local authority seeking to prevent homelessness.
Answer: Homelessness levels are far too high and too many families are living in temporary accommodation. We will take the action needed to tackle this issue and develop a long-term, cross-government strategy, through working with Mayors, councils and key stakeho...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
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HomelessnessMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7730More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to require local authorities discharging a homelessness duties out of area to notify the receiving local authority of each relocat
Answer: Homelessness levels are far too high and too many families are living in temporary accommodation. We will take the action needed to tackle this issue and develop a long-term, cross-government strategy, through working with Mayors, councils and key stakeho...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
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HomelessnessMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7729More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will establish a national oversight mechanism to (a) monitor and (b) review the practice of local authorities discharging homelessness duties out of area.
Answer: Homelessness levels are far too high and too many families are living in temporary accommodation. We will take the action needed to tackle this issue and develop a long-term, cross-government strategy, through working with Mayors, councils and key stakeho...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
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HomelessnessMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7728More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to limit the distance local authorities can relocate (a) people and (b) families when discharging a homelessness duty.
Answer: Homelessness levels are far too high and too many families are living in temporary accommodation. We will take the action needed to tackle this issue and develop a long-term, cross-government strategy, through working with Mayors, councils and key stakeho...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
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Prison Officers: Industrial DisputesMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7428More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of restoring the right of prison officers to take industrial action.
Answer: Prison officers work in difficult environments every day with some of the most challenging people in society, and we recognise their critical importance in keeping the public safe. As prison officers’ right to take industrial action is restricted under cu...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
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Prison Officers: RetirementMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7427More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on restarting negotiations with the Prison Officers Association over the pension age of prison officers.
Answer: The pension age in all public sector pension schemes is set under legislation by HM Treasury, and the merits of any review in pension age would be for them to consider. The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice is committed to listening and w...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
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Prisoners on RemandMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7426More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of remand prisoners serve longer in prison on remand than the length of an average custodial sentence for the crime that they are accused of.
Answer: Information relating to the time spent on custodial remand is not centrally held by the Ministry of Justice. To obtain the data to answer this question would involve a manual interrogation of court records which would result in a disproportionate cost to ...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
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Prison OfficersMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7425More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers in supervisory roles have less than one year's experience.
Answer: We have inherited a prison system crisis. For far too long, our hardworking staff have had to face the brunt of prison overcrowding, which has damaged morale and put the safety and security of staff at risk. This is one of the reasons why we have taken di...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
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Prison Officers: Labour TurnoverMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7424More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what incentives are in place to retain experienced prison officers.
Answer: We have inherited a prison system crisis. For far too long, our hardworking staff have had to face the brunt of prison overcrowding, which has damaged morale and put the safety and security of staff at risk. This is one of the reasons why we have taken di...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
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Prison Officers: Labour Turnover and RecruitmentMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7423More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers have (a) joined and (b) left service in each of the last five years.
Answer: We have inherited a prison system crisis. For far too long, our hardworking staff have had to face the brunt of prison overcrowding, which has damaged morale and put the safety and security of staff at risk. This is one of the reasons why we have taken di...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
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Prison OfficersMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7422More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to increase cumulative prison officer experience.
Answer: We have inherited a prison system crisis. For far too long, our hardworking staff have had to face the brunt of prison overcrowding, which has damaged morale and put the safety and security of staff at risk. This is one of the reasons why we have taken di...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
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Prisons: OvercrowdingMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7421More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to alleviate prison overcrowding.
Answer: Reducing prison overcrowding is a significant challenge inherited from the previous Government. The Department’s priority is to ensure there is enough capacity in the prison estate in the short and longer term. In July, we were forced to announced a packa...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
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Prison OfficersMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7420More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether (a) public and (b) private prisons require prison officers to have a minimum level of experience.
Answer: We have inherited a prison system crisis. For far too long, our hardworking staff have had to face the brunt of prison overcrowding, which has damaged morale and put the safety and security of staff at risk. This is one of the reasons why we have taken di...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
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Prison Officers: RecruitmentMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7419More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to recruit more prison officers.
Answer: We have inherited a prison system crisis. For far too long, our hardworking staff have had to face the brunt of prison overcrowding, which has damaged morale and put the safety and security of staff at risk. This is one of the reasons why we have taken di...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
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Prisoners: RehabilitationMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7418More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what comparative assessment she has made of the effectiveness of (a) public and (b) private prisons in reducing recidivism.
Answer: Robust assessments of the reoffending rate broken down by prison are not currently available, however the adult reoffending rate following a custodial sentence has fallen from 49.3% in 2011/12 to 37.0% in 2021/22. Both public and privately-run prisons pla...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
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Prisons: Private SectorMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7417More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment she has made of the cost-effectiveness of private prisons.
Answer: We are committed to maintaining a mixed market in custodial services. Private-sector companies continue to have an important role to play in the justice system, bringing innovation and expertise. Private prisons are among the best-performing in the estate...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
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Rail Supply GroupDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6034More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the value for money of supporting the Rail Supply Group.
Answer: The Rail Supply Group (RSG) provides a forum for government and the rail industry to discuss overarching rail supply chain issues and to lead targeted work to address government and industry priorities. Industry members give their time for free, but the g...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
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Rail Supply GroupDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6033More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost to the public purse was of supporting the Rail Supply Group in (a) 2021, (b) 2022 and (c) 2023.
Answer: The Rail Supply Group (RSG) provides a forum for government and the rail industry to discuss overarching rail supply chain issues and to lead targeted work to address government and industry priorities. Industry members give their time for free, but the g...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
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Network RailDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6032More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the separation between Network Rail’s (a) executive (b) non-executive functions.
Answer: In line with the Network Rail Framework Agreement, an external independent Board Effectiveness Review of Network Rail took place earlier this year, the findings report was shared with the Network Rail Board in September and subsequently with the Departme...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
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Network RailDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6031More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the (a) governance and (b) oversight structure of the Network Rail board.
Answer: In line with the Network Rail Framework Agreement, an external independent Board Effectiveness Review of Network Rail took place earlier this year, the findings report was shared with the Network Rail Board in September and subsequently with the Departme...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
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Train Operating Companies: ContractsDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6030More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes by train operating companies managed by DfT OLR Holdings Ltd to contracts with rail suppliers on (a) cost risk and (b) performance.
Answer: The Department expects all train operators to manage suppliers appropriately and deliver reliable services for passengers while minimising costs for taxpayers, whether they are in the private or public sector.
Answered 14 Oct 2024
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Railways: PassengersDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6029More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to (a) commission and (b) update rail passenger (i) growth and (ii) demand forecasts.
Answer: In line with our published guidance, the Department has developed and maintains a number of possible rail demand forecasts in both the medium and long term which we update at regular intervals. As part of this, the Department considers and includes a wide...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
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Public Transport: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6028More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much capital expenditure her Department has planned for public transport projects in each of the next five years; and which projects she plans to provide funding for.
Answer: This Government will set out its fiscal plans as part of the ongoing Spending Review which will conclude in the Spring. We will share more information when we are able to do so.
Answered 14 Oct 2024
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Transport: Urban AreasDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6027More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the recommendations in the Urban Transport Group's report entitled The rail and urban transport review, published on 21 Augus
Answer: The expert-led rail and urban transport review provided a comprehensive assessment of the challenges and opportunities we face in delivering transport infrastructure in Britain. The government welcomes this report and is reviewing its recommendations.
Answered 14 Oct 2024
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