Grahame Morris MP: written questions
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Written questions
Gambling: RegulationDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 124538More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate her Department has made of the number of betting and gaming customers required to submit financial documents under Financial Risk Assessments; and what assessment she has made of th
Answer: The Government remains committed to supporting the implementation of key measures in the 2023 white paper, including the introduction of Financial Risk Assessments (FRAs), which are not currently in place.The white paper recognised the “chilling effect” t...
Answered 15 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordRevenue and Customs: Managed Service CompaniesTreasuryTabled 26 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 124100More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment HMRC has made of the net staffing impact of the Managed Service Provider, taking account of both Managed Service Provider recruitment and HMRC staffing levels.
Answer: Improving day-to-day performance and the customer experience is a key priority for HMRC.HMRC expects to continue to use a range of resourcing models, alongside the use of MSPs, to meet variable customer demand.HMRC is currently in an initial approximately...
Answered 17 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordRevenue and Customs: StaffTreasuryTabled 26 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 124099More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what are the HMRC Customer Service Group outputs – Baseline Plan, as of 12 February 2026, for each month from April 2026 to March 2027 for the Customer Service Group, excluding Debt Management, for (a) FTE Total (Pa
Answer: Improving day-to-day performance and the customer experience is a key priority for HMRC.HMRC expects to continue to use a range of resourcing models, alongside the use of MSPs, to meet variable customer demand.HMRC is currently in an initial approximately...
Answered 17 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordRevenue and Customs: StaffTreasuryTabled 26 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 124098More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is the HMRC Personal Tax (PT) Directorate workforce distribution projection, including Managed Service Provider provision for (a) Total Personal Tax Paid Supply, (b) Permanent Supply, (c) Contingent Labour, (d)
Answer: Improving day-to-day performance and the customer experience is a key priority for HMRC.HMRC expects to continue to use a range of resourcing models, alongside the use of MSPs, to meet variable customer demand.HMRC is currently in an initial approximately...
Answered 17 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordRevenue and Customs: StaffTreasuryTabled 26 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 124097More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, hat are the staffing projection figures, given in full-time equivalent supply numbers before any rebalance, in HMRC Customer Service Group for the following directorates, (a) Benefits, Family and Customs, including
Answer: Improving day-to-day performance and the customer experience is a key priority for HMRC.HMRC expects to continue to use a range of resourcing models, alongside the use of MSPs, to meet variable customer demand.HMRC is currently in an initial approximately...
Answered 17 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordInfected Blood Compensation SchemeCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123165More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the (a) consultation responses and (b) feedback from impacted people on proposed changes to the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme are taken into account.
Answer: On 30 October, the Government launched a public consultation on proposed changes to the infected blood compensation scheme. The core purpose of this consultation was to gather views on how the Government intends to implement the Infected Blood Inquiry’s r...
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordLarge Goods Vehicles: Electric VehiclesDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123148More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will list the total funding received to date by each freight transport company in the infrastructure development phase of the Zero Emission HGV and Infrastructure Demonstrator (ZEHID) programme.
Answer: The Zero Emission HGV and Infrastructure Demonstrator (ZEHID) R&D programme has provided £58 million to date to 18 UK freight transport companies across different project consortia to support the purchase and demonstration of the heaviest zero emissio...
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordRailways: FreightDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123147More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the average age of (a) locomotives and (b) wagons on the rail freight network.
Answer: The rail freight industry is mainly privately owned and operated, so the Department does not keep data on the age of these privately owned assets.The regulator for rail, the Office of Rail and Road holds some data on freight rolling stock which can be fou...
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordFreightDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123146More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential effect of the cost profile of (a) rail and (b) road freight operations on modal shift.
Answer: The Department does not hold data on relative changes to operating costs between road and rail freight. As part of continued support for the rail freight sector, the Department has operated the Mode Shift Revenue Support scheme since 2010. Network Rail al...
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordTransfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006Department for Business and TradeTabled 24 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123145More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he expects to launch the call for evidence in relation to the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (TUPE) regulations and related processes.
Answer: We launched a call for evidence on Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (TUPE) on 8th April to gather input from all interested parties. We committed to reviewing the regulations to consider how to simplify and clarify the transfer process ...
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordIran: USAMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121287More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any UK military personnel were onboard the USS Charlotte (SSN-766) on 4 March 2026 and, if so, how many personnel were onboard.
Answer: We do not comment on the details of either submarine operations, or the details of individual assignments of UK Service personnel.
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120785More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) increases in the levels of wages and (b) the level of staff shortages on community pharmacies' ability to deliver additional NHS services.
Answer: In 2025/26 funding for the core community pharmacy contractual framework was increased to £3.1 billion. This represented the largest uplift in funding of any part of the National Health Service at the time, over 19% across 2024/25 and 2025/26. This includ...
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: Rural AreasDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120784More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Pharmacy First payment thresholds on smaller rural community pharmacies.
Answer: In 2025/26 funding for the core community pharmacy contractual framework was increased to £3.1 billion. This represented the largest uplift in funding of any part of the National Health Service at the time, over 19% across 2024/25 and 2025/26. This includ...
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: Rural AreasDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120783More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to provide additional support to rural community pharmacies to mitigate the potential impact of increases in costs, including for (a) wages, (b) energy, (c) business rates and (d)
Answer: In 2025/26 funding for the core community pharmacy contractual framework was increased to £3.1 billion. This represented the largest uplift in funding of any part of the National Health Service at the time, over 19% across 2024/25 and 2025/26. This includ...
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPharmacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120782More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to address the shortage of and the level of prices paid for basic medicines by community pharmacies.
Answer: We already have two arrangements in place to reduce community pharmacies dispensing at a loss and to ensure that overall, they are paid enough as part of their Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF) funding. These are the medicine margin arrangem...
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPharmacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120781More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reform NHS Drug Tariff reimbursement to ensure community pharmacies are not required to dispense medicines at a loss.
Answer: We already have two arrangements in place to reduce community pharmacies dispensing at a loss and to ensure that overall, they are paid enough as part of their Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF) funding. These are the medicine margin arrangem...
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordElectricity: Heat NetworksDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119845More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will direct the National Energy System Operator to account for the reduced need for offshore wind and solar capacity resulting from heat network expansion in its future strategic planni
Answer: I have met ADE to discuss their research. We welcome the research by ADE: Heat Networks, and agree that appropriate deployment of heat networks has the potential to reduce future electricity system costs by billions as we accelerate to net zero. We set ou...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordElectricity: Heat NetworksDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119844More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of using heat networks with thermal storage to provide cheaper flexibility for the electricity system in comparison with lithium batt
Answer: We welcome the research by ADE: Heat Networks, and agree that appropriate deployment of heat networks has the potential to reduce future electricity system costs by billions as we accelerate to net zero. We set out our long-term strategy for heat networks...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordElectricity: Heat NetworksDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119843More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential for former coal mining communities to benefit from the estimated £86.5 billion in electricity system savings from heat networks as identified in
Answer: We welcome the research by ADE: Heat Networks, and agree that appropriate deployment of heat networks has the potential to reduce future electricity system costs by billions as we accelerate to net zero. We set out our long-term strategy for heat networks...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordShipping: PayDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119234More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport regarding employer deductions from seafarers’ wages for accommodation costs.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) continues to consider the recommendations from the Low Pay Commission (LPC)'s report on the accommodation offset, including the recommendation about its application to seafarers. As part of this work we are enga...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordShipping: Minimum WageDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119233More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will provide a response to the recommendation in the National Minimum Wage: Low Pay Commission Report 2022 CP 758 that seafarers be exempted from the Accommodation Offset.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) continues to consider the recommendations from the Low Pay Commission (LPC)'s report on the accommodation offset, including the recommendation about its application to seafarers. As part of this work we are enga...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPrison Officers: Length of ServiceMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119232More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an estimate of the cumulative number of years of experience held by prison officers in each year since 2010.
Answer: The cumulative length of service, in years, held by public sector band 3-5 prison officers is given in the following table. Figures are given as at 31 December each year.Table 1 – Cumulative length of service1 of public sector band 3-5 prison officers2 in...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordInternational Fund for Israeli-Palestinian PeaceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117259More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will publish the list of invitees to the Lancaster House conference taking place on 12 March 2026 to establish an International Peace Fund for Israel and Palestine.
Answer: Unfortunately, the conference has had to be postponed due to current events and travel restrictions affecting attendees from the Middle East. We will confirm further details of the rearranged conference in due course.
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordBrain: InjuriesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116136More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which stakeholders the Department engaged in the development of the forthcoming Action Plan on Acquired Brain Injury, including any (a) sports governing bodies, (b) football organisations, and (c)
Answer: The Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Action Plan is being developed as a cross‑Government initiative, recognising that preventing, diagnosing, and supporting people with ABI involves multiple departments, health bodies, and external partners. The Department of...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordIsrael: PalestineForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115806More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will re-publish online the report entitled Value for Money: Investment in People-to-People Programming in Israel and Palestine, originally commissioned by the Departme
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer he received on 9 January to Question 111418. Additionally, the document requested is currently available online.
Answered 9 Mar 2026
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