Grahame Morris MP: written questions

Written questions

• Prisons: EducationMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67319More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2025 to Question 34243 on Prisons: Education, what guidance her Department has provided to private-sector providers of prison education on establishing contingency plans in the e

  Answer: The Department works with the supplier to ensure migration plans and post migration plans have a confirmed process for maintaining the pension status until the supplier is fully admitted.

  Answered 22 Jul 2025

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• Prisons: EducationMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67318More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2025 to Question 34243, Prisons: Education, whether her Department has made any assurances to private-sector providers of prison education as to whether the admitting process to

  Answer: The application process is managed by the supplier and so no such assurance can be provided by the Department. As the scheme employer, the Department works proactively with suppliers supporting early applications being made to obtain admitted body status ...

  Answered 22 Jul 2025

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• Prisons: EducationMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67317More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2025 to Question 34243, Prisons: Education, whether her Department has made any assurances to private-sector providers of prison education in the event that applications to relev

  Answer: The Department has not made any such assurances to private-sector providers of prison education. Instead, as the scheme employer, the Department works collaboratively with suppliers to assist in the completion of their Admissions Agreement(s) to the appro...

  Answered 22 Jul 2025

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• Prisons: EducationMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67316More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2025 to Question 34243, Prisons: Education, whether it is her expectation that private-sector providers of prison education will apply directly to relevant public-sector pension

  Answer: It is the expectation that private-sector providers of prison education will apply directly to relevant public-sector pension schemes to seek admitted body status. The Department will collaborate with suppliers to achieve admittance to relevant pension sc...

  Answered 22 Jul 2025

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• Prisons: EducationMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67315More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2025 to Question 34243, Prisons: Education, what guidance was given to her Department by (a) HM Treasury and (b) other Departments on the application of New Fair Deal to prison e

  Answer: The Department followed guidance from His Majesty’s Treasury (HMT), at the time of tender publication, and included all the relevant details to bidders on the application of the New Fair Deal (NFD) in the Invitation to Tender documentation.Further informa...

  Answered 22 Jul 2025

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• Prisons: EducationMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67314More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2025 to Question 34243, Prisons: Education, whether prison educators who transfer from further education colleges to the private sector as a result of new Prison Education Servic

  Answer: I can confirm that staff transferring from further education colleges to the private sector will have access to (a) the Local Government Pension Scheme and (b) the Teachers' Pension Scheme.

  Answered 22 Jul 2025

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• Prisons: EducationMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67313More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2025 to Question 34243, Prisons: Education, whether New Fair Deal will apply to prison educators transferring from further education colleges to the private sector as a result of

  Answer: I can confirm that the New Fair Deal will apply. The Department will honour the Government pension policy set by His Majesty’s Treasury.

  Answered 22 Jul 2025

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• Food SupplyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65748More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 4 July 2025 to Question 64014 on Food Supply, by what metrics his Department (a) measures and (b) forecasts annual domestic food production.

  Answer: Defra produces a comprehensive set of metrics to measure annual domestic food production but does not produce forecasts of domestic food production. These statistics cover a wide range of indicators, including: Arable & Horticultural crop areasCrop yi...

  Answered 23 Jul 2025

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• Kinship Care: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65001More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what is the eligibility criteria for local authorities to qualify to be a pilot area for a financial allowance for kinship carers.

  Answer: All local authorities are eligible to apply for the Kinship Allowance Pilot, except for those which have received a section 114 notice and/or already offer a regular financial allowance that matches the National Minimum Allowance (NMA) to kinship carers w...

  Answered 16 Jul 2025

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