Grahame Morris MP: written questions 2025
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BuprenorphineDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38350More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2025 to Question 31856 on Buprenorphine, if he will hold discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of ensuring Buvidal is made available on relea
Answer: Ministers in the Department of Health and Social Care and the Ministry of Justice have discussed the issue. The Department of Health and Social Care advises local areas that they can use the funding given to them to deliver drug and alcohol treatment to e...
Answered 21 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHorses: Import ControlsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37145More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken to improve the traceability of horses in Great Britain.
Answer: This is a devolved matter, and the information provided therefore relates to England only. The Government recognises the importance of the equine sector to the UK economy and of improving equine traceability. Defra is engaging with industry stakeholders t...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHorses: Import ControlsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37144More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress his Department has made on reducing barriers to cross-border travel for thoroughbred horses since 6 February 2025.
Answer: There have been no changes to the rules for importing thoroughbred horses into Great Britain since 6 February 2025. Imports of thoroughbred horses from the European Union do not currently need to enter Great Britain via a Border Control Post and are not s...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordStansted Airport: HorsesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37143More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the closure of the Border Inspection Post at Stansted Airport on the British horseracing industry; and whether he pla
Answer: Defra is aware that Stansted has signalled an intention to relocate its Border Inspection Post to another site and that the timing of this remains uncertain. This is a commercial decision for the airport’s owners. No application to de-designate the existi...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordProbation Officers: OvertimeMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36389More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate she has made of the amount of time off in lieu that was accrued by probation officers in each year since 2021; and how much and what proportion of this time was (a) taken and (b) rolled over.
Answer: The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordProbationMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36388More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the capacity of accredited probation programmes is in each region.
Answer: A regional breakdown of staff in post vs target staffing has been provided below.Probation RegionTarget Staffing (FTE)Staff in Post (FTE)Staffing Level (%)PS East Midlands82.152.964%PS East of England161.9122.476%PS Greater Manchester68.966.597%PS Kent, S...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordProbation Officers: Sick LeaveMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36387More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many incidents of (a) attrition, (b) sickness absence and (c) work-related stress there were for probation officers in each region in the most recent period for which data is available.
Answer: Number of leavers, sickness absences and stress-related sickness absences for probation officers in the 12 months to end of December 2024 by region: LeaversSickness absencesOf which, Stress sickness absences1Approved Premises07~East Midlands Probation Ser...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordProbation OfficersMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36386More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an estimate of the cumulative number of years of experience held by probation officers in each year since 2021.
Answer: The cumulative length of service, in years, held by all band 4 probation officers is given in the following table. Years’ figures are given as of 31 December each year from 2021 to 2024.The service of Probation Service staff in Probation Trusts prior to t...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPrison Officers: Length of ServiceMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36385More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she 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 band 3-5 prison officers in public sector prisons is given in the following table. Figures are given as of 31 December each year. Although national staffing levels have improved, we are focusing on retai...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordShipping: CertificationDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36062More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many applications for (a) Navigational Watch Rating certificates, (b) Engine Room Watch Rating certificates, (c) Electro-Technical Watch Ratings Certificates, (d) Able Seafarer Deck Certificates of Proficie
Answer: The MCA received the following applications and awarded the following Certificates in the years since 2014/15. Applications Received Annually YearNavigational Watch Rating Certificate (NWRC)Engine Room Watch Rating Certificate (ERWRC)Electro-Technical R...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNorthern: Rolling StockDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36061More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2025 to Question 34603 on Rolling Stock: Northern, what information her Department holds on the number of train cars in good working order but not in use by Northern.
Answer: Northern currently has 954 carriages that operate according to train service requirements set by the Department. Train operators are responsible for ensuring that they meet the needs of customers by deploying the appropriate number of vehicles into servic...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCoalfields Regeneration TrustMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35248More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2025 to Question 31832 on Coalfields Regeneration Trust, if she will meet with the hon. Member for Easington to discuss (a) the impact of the wo
Answer: I recognise that the proud history of our coalfields communities must be matched with a proud future. The work done by the Coalfields Regeneration Trust with over 850 community organisations to tackle the social and economic challenges facing coalfield co...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCoalfields Regeneration TrustMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35247More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2025 to Question 31832 on Coalfields Regeneration Trust, whether she has considered the correspondence from the Coalfields Regeneration Trust da
Answer: I recognise that the proud history of our coalfields communities must be matched with a proud future. The work done by the Coalfields Regeneration Trust with over 850 community organisations to tackle the social and economic challenges facing coalfield co...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic HolidaysDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35246More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2025 to Question 31822 on Public Holidays, if he will make an estimate of the (a) cost of introducing an additional annual bank holiday on a permanent basis and (b) fi
Answer: Under the Better Regulation Framework, the Department would be expected to produce an Impact Assessment estimating the costs of an additional, permanent bank holiday if the Government proposed one. However, since the current pattern of bank and public hol...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNorthern: Rolling StockDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34603More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the number of train cars that were in use by Northern in January 2025.
Answer: On 1 January 2025, Northern had 954 carriages available for use.
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: Workplace PensionsDepartment for EducationTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34244More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions her Department has had with public sector pension scheme boards on ensuring that public sector workers who transfer to a private sector prison education provider retain access to their teachers
Answer: The department has been consulting on proposed changes to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) regulations in view of the recent reclassification of further education colleges as public sector by the Office for National Statistics. The extension of the Fair...
Answered 22 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisons: EducationMinistry of JusticeTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34243More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions she has had with bidders for prison education contracts on the New Fair Deal for pensions.
Answer: Guidance to bidders on the application of the New Fair Deal was included in the Invitation to Tender. Further information can be found using the following links: Prisoner Education Services Panel (Inc. Core Education) - Find a Tender (find-tender.service....
Answered 6 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHeat Networks: FinanceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33864More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing a mine water heating grant scheme for community heat networks.
Answer: The water from coal mines shows good potential as a renewable source for heat networks. The government’s capital schemes for heat network construction, the Heat Networks Investment Project and its successor, the Green Heat Network Fund, have supported hea...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFuels: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32966More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the recommendation 10.4 of the report entitled Road fuel market study, published by the Competitions and Markets Authority on 8 July 2023, if he will take steps to introduce
Answer: The Government response to the road fuels consultation published on 30 October 2024 confirmed that the Government will implement the recommendation made by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in its Final Road Fuel Market Study to set up a statuto...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordNorthern: Rolling StockDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31872More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many train cars were in use by Northern in January 2024.
Answer: On 1 January 2024, Northern had 904 carriages. The average number of carriage journeys made by Northern Trains in January was 6543 per day across all train configurations.
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: ContractsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31871More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to publish the contract for the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework.
Answer: We are working at pace with Community Pharmacy England to ensure that the funding we have available is used to support community pharmacy in the best way possible. We will announce the outcome in the normal manner, by letter to contractors, when the consu...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: ContractsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31870More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to conclude its consultation on the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework.
Answer: We are working at pace with Community Pharmacy England to ensure that the funding we have available is used to support community pharmacy in the best way possible. We will announce the outcome in the normal manner, by letter to contractors, when the consu...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBuprenorphineDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31856More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of ringfencing funding for buvidal.
Answer: Local authorities are responsible for commissioning drug and alcohol services according to local need, and this includes the provision of buprenorphine long-acting injections, including Buvidal. The Department funds local authorities to deliver drug and a...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBuprenorphine: County DurhamDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31855More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of buvidal in (a) County Durham and (b) Easington constituency.
Answer: Local authorities are responsible for commissioning drug and alcohol services according to local need, and this includes the provision of buprenorphine long-acting injections, including Buvidal. The Department funds local authorities to deliver drug and a...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBuprenorphineDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31853More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the availability of buvidal for people released from prison.
Answer: Local authorities are responsible for commissioning drug and alcohol services according to local need, and this includes the provision of buprenorphine long-acting injections, including Buvidal. The Department funds local authorities to deliver drug and a...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
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