Grahame Morris MP: written questions
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Railways: 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
Original Parliament recordRoyal Fleet Auxiliary: Conditions of EmploymentMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115362More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether it is his department’s policy to apply, on a voluntary basis, the provisions of the Maritime Labour Convention to the (a) merchant navy seafarers and (b) vessels in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
Answer: The Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), 2006, does not apply to warships or naval auxiliaries, including the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA). The Government has therefore not designated RFA vessels as ships to which the MLC formally applies. The Ministry of Def...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordRFA Wave Knight and RFA Wave Ruler: SalesMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115361More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to reports of the sale of the former Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels Wave Ruler and Wave Knight to Inocea Group, what discussions he has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues, (b) shipping industry represe
Answer: The two ships in question had been tied up for some time under the last Government and we inherited a position where neither ship were planned to go to sea again. Disposal of former Royal Fleet Auxiliary assets is conducted in accordance with established ...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordRoyal Fleet Auxiliary: SafetyMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115360More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Section C5 of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Defence and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, what information his Department holds on when the Royal Fleet Auxiliaries (R
Answer: The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) and Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) last met on 2 October 2025. The meeting was chaired by the MCA and included attendance from the RFA and Defence Maritime Regulator.
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordRoyal Fleet Auxiliary: SafetyMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115359More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with the (a) Royal Fleet Auxiliary and (b) the Secretary of State for Transport on the Memorandum of Understanding between his department and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has regular working groups with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary and Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) which offer opportunities for amendments to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between his MOD and the MCA. At the most rec...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordRoyal Fleet AuxiliaryMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115358More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the binding merchant shipping Statutory Instruments applicable under the MoD Ships Order in Council, listed in Annex A1 of the Regulations for Royal Fleet Auxiliar
Answer: The binding merchant shipping statutory instruments applicable under the Minstry of Defence Ships Order in Council, are reviewed on a regular basis by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA). This is part of ensuring the RFA’s Safety Management Systems continuous...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordRoyal Fleet AuxiliaryMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115357More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the requirements in the Regulations for Royal Fleet Auxiliaries BRd 875 for Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships to carry copies of merchant navy legislation.
Answer: The Royal Fleet Auxiliary carries merchant navy legislation in compliance with the regulations stated in all applicable International Maritime Organisation legislation. The application of national regulation to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary is subject to regu...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordRoyal Fleet AuxiliaryMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115356More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the Secretary of State for Transport and (b) Department for Transport agencies on the Royal Fleet Auxiliary’s adherence to applicable Merchant Shipping Regulations.
Answer: Under the provisions of the Merchant Shipping (Ministry of Defence Ships) order 1989 [Order in Council No 1991], the Royal Fleet Auxillary (RFA) was exempted from many aspects of the UK Merchant Shipping Acts in respect of registered vessels of the RFA. A...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
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