Grahame Morris MP: written questions 2024
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Written questions
Transport: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6026More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 30 July 2024 on Transport infrastructure review, when she plans to publish the results of the internal review of the her Department's capital spend portfol
Answer: As this is an internal review, there are currently no plans to publish the results.
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordVeterans: Radiation ExposureMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6025More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to establish a public inquiry on the effects of nuclear testing between 1952 and 1967 on veterans.
Answer: The Government is deeply grateful to all those who participated in the UK Nuclear testing programme. Almost 5,000 Nuclear Test Medals have now been issued to recognise the service of those who worked on the programme, along with other activity including a...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrisons: ContractsMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6024More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much her Department has spent on outsourced services in prisons in the last 12 months.
Answer: For the period covered the 1 August 2023 – 30 August 2024, the Ministry of Justice spend with 3rd Party Suppliers for HMPPS as the operating unit is £3.2 billion.
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRights of WayDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5572More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to implement the aims of the Right to Roam campaign.
Answer: Our countryside and green spaces are a source of great national pride, but too many across the country are left without access to the great outdoors. That is why the last Labour Government expanded public access by introducing the Countryside and Rights o...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRivers: AccessDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5571More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of granting rights of access to rivers to (a) kayakers and (b) swimmers.
Answer: Inland waterways such as canals and rivers are categorised as regulated (mostly canals and some larger rivers, owned by a navigation authority) and unregulated (mostly smaller rivers and no canals, owned/managed by riparian landowners along their length)....
Answered 7 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordGreen Belt: AccessDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5570More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment has he made of the potential merits of opening up green belt land to responsible public access.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of providing access to the outdoors for people’s health and wellbeing.We are actively working on initiatives that enhance access to nature in other areas. We will create nine new National River Walks, plant three n...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordVeterans: Radiation ExposureMinistry of DefenceTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5569More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will return blood and diagnostics tests taken after detonation to UK nuclear test veterans.
Answer: I have met with representatives of the nuclear test veteran community and am committed to continuing that engagement to consider the concerns raised, including looking into questions raised on medical records. Nuclear test veterans can request access to t...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordIncome Tax: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4626More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the amount of revenue that removal of the personal allowance from additional rate taxpayers would raise.
Answer: Additional rate taxpayers do not currently benefit from the personal allowance as it is tapered away when a person has income over £100,000 and is fully removed for those paying the additional rate. Therefore this would have no exchequer impact. In 2024-2...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordCancer: 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
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