Grahame Morris MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Offshore Industry: North SeaDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64423More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to respond to the consultation entitled Building the North Sea’s energy future which closed on 30 April 2025.
Answer: DESNZ is currently analysing the responses received. We will publish a government response setting out our next steps in due course.
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSelf-employed: Wood GroupDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64422More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will discuss the position of contractor employees at Wood Group with trade union signatories to the Energy Services Agreement.
Answer: Ministers and officials regularly engage with trade union representatives to discuss a variety of issues.
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordOffshore Industry: Wood GroupDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64421More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made of the viability of the Wood Group’s North Sea oil and gas contracts.
Answer: Wood Group’s North Sea oil and gas contracts are a commercial matter for the company.
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFood SupplyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64014More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) strengthen national food security and (b) increase levels of domestic food production.
Answer: Food security is national security. We need a resilient and healthy food system, that works with nature and supports British farmers, fishers and food producers. The Government’s commitment to farming and food security remains steadfast which is why the g...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture and Business: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64013More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed changes to Agricultural Property Relief and Business Property Relief on levels of food production.
Answer: The Government believes its reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief from 6 April 2026 get the balance right between supporting farms and businesses, and fixing the public finances. The reforms reduce the inheritance tax advant...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: HealthDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63563More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will clarify whether people in receipt of legacy benefits who are migrated to Universal Credit through the managed migration process will be treated as new claimants for the purposes of the healt
Answer: The Department plans to complete migration of ESA claimants to UC by March 2026. As part of this ESA claimants will be migrated to the UC Health Element. To protect any claimants who have not migrated by April 2026 we intend to mirror as closely as possib...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: VeteransDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63296More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that armed forces veterans with service-related health conditions are appropriately identified for additional support under the proposed changes to the Univ
Answer: The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is carefully considering the implications for veterans and their families in the welfare Green Paper consultation, and is actively engaging with Armed Forces groups to ensure that veterans with service-related he...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: VeteransDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63295More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Personal Independence Payment claimants are veterans with service-related health conditions in the latest period for which data is available.
Answer: The Department does not centrally hold data on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claimants’ previous occupation, so we are not able to determine which claimants are veterans.
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordOrgreaveHome OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62559More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Northumbria Police sought (a) permission, (b) guidance, and (c) clearance from her Department prior to the destruction of (i) documents and (ii) records on 29 and 30 April 2024 relating to (A)
Answer: Police forces are independent of government and decisions concerning the management of their records are for them to make in accordance with their respective review, retention and disposal policies. However, the Government expects any such decisions to be...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordOrgreaveHome OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62558More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Government's 2024 election manifesto's commitment to hold an investigation or inquiry into events at Orgreave on 18 June 1984, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to
Answer: Police forces are independent of government and decisions concerning the management of their records are for them to make in accordance with their respective review, retention and disposal policies. However, the Government expects any such decisions to be...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordOrgreaveHome OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62557More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will investigate the destruction of documents by Northumbria Police on (a) 29 and (b) 30 April 2024 relating to the 1984 miners’ strike and Orgreave.
Answer: Police forces are independent of government and decisions concerning the management of their records are for them to make in accordance with their respective review, retention and disposal policies. However, the Government expects any such decisions to be...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordForensic Science: StandardsHome OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62554More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the time taken to process forensic evidence in criminal investigations.
Answer: Individual forces would hold data on fingerprint processing times.The Forensic Capability Network holds data on contractual compliance levels for DNA testing conducted on behalf of policing by the commercial sector.
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordForensic Science: Identification of CriminalsHome OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62553More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average processing time is for forensic analysis of (a) fingerprints and (b) DNA testing in criminal investigations.
Answer: Individual forces would hold data on fingerprint processing times.The Forensic Capability Network holds data on contractual compliance levels for DNA testing conducted on behalf of policing by the commercial sector.
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordOxygen: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62195More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) divers and (b) other emergency patients in the North East have access to hyperbaric oxygen therapy within clinically recommended times after October 2025.
Answer: NHS England is committed to ensuring equitably accessible, high-quality services, for anyone who requires hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT). This will be achieved through the commissioning of six geographically dispersed services across England. Three pref...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordOxygen: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62172More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps NHS England took to consult with(a) diving organisations, (b) local health trusts and (c) emergency services in the North East it decided to decommission hyperbaric chamber services in t
Answer: NHS England has not decided to decommission hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) services in the North of England.NHS England undertook stakeholder testing and a public consultation on the revised service specification for HBOT services. The main impact of th...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordOxygen: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62171More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of removing hyperbaric oxygen therapy services from the North East on (a) Levels of patient safety and (b) treatment outcomes.
Answer: NHS England has not decided to remove hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) services in the North East.Due to current contract terms expiring, NHS England conducted a re-procurement of the service in line with Provider Selection Regime regulations. NHS England...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordOxygen: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62170More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure timely access to emergency hyperbaric oxygen therapy for patients in the North East.
Answer: NHS England is committed to ensuring equitably accessible, high-quality services, for anyone who requires hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT). This will be achieved through the commissioning of six geographically dispersed services across England. Three pref...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNurses: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61759More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many band 5 nurse role were advertised for internal applicants in (a) 2024, (b) 2023 and (c) 2022.
Answer: The Department does not hold the information requested.
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNurses: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61758More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many band 5 nurse roles were advertised for external applicants in (a) 2024, (b) 2023 and (c) 2022.
Answer: The Department does not hold the information requested.
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNursesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61757More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many newly qualified nurses were employed in the NHS as a band 5 nurse after six months of being a qualified in (a) 2024, (b) 2023 and (c) 2022 .
Answer: The Department does not hold the information requested.
Answered 27 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNursesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61756More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many nurses qualified to work in the NHS (a) 2024, (b) 2023 and (c) 2022.
Answer: The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) publishes information on the number of nurses joining their register for the first time, who are resident in England. It is important to note that newly registered nurses may choose to work in a range of settings, i...
Answered 27 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNursesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61755More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many newly qualified nurses were employed in the NHS as a band 5 nurse after three months of being a qualified in (a) 2024, (b) 2023 and (c) 2022.
Answer: The Department does not hold the information requested.
Answered 27 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNurses: EmploymentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61754More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy for newly qualified nurses to be guaranteed a job in the NHS.
Answer: Decisions on the employment of newly qualified nurses are a matter for individual National Health service trusts, which manage their recruitment at a local level, ensuring they have the right number of staff in place, with the right skill mix, to deliver ...
Answered 27 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMigrant Workers: Renewable EnergyHome OfficeTabled 20 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61539More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department monitors the number of (a) EEA and (b) non-EEA resident workers qualified in (i) construction, (ii) maintenance and (iii) seafaring roles who transit through the UK to work on o
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 61507More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that people with a Frontier Worker Permit are (a) on UK employment contracts and (b) paid above the National Minimum Wage.
Answer: The Frontier Worker Permit scheme implements our commitment 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 for...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
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