Grahame Morris MP: written questions 2025
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BuprenorphineDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31852More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of the availability of 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 recordBritish Coal Staff Superannuation SchemeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31843More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2025 to Question 25410, what recent discussions he has had with the Chief Secretary to the Treasury on release of the investment reserve of the British Co
Answer: I have written to the Chief Secretary to the Treasury on this matter and we will continue to work closely with His Majesty’s Treasury on aspects related to the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme.
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Coal Staff Superannuation SchemeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31836More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the process is for signing off the transfer of the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme investment reserve fund back to the trustees to uplift pensions.
Answer: Any future agreement on changes to the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme would require agreement from His Majesty’s Treasury, the Trustees and my Department.
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Coal Staff Superannuation SchemeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31835More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to meet with British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme trustees again to discuss progress on the transfer of the investment reserve fund.
Answer: Further work on the future of the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme will require close working with the scheme Trustees.
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Coal Staff Superannuation SchemeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31834More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he expects discussions with British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme trustees to conclude on the transfer of the investment reserve fund.
Answer: I met with the Chair and Trustee representatives of the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme (BCSSS) on 16 December where they outlined their proposals for changes to the Scheme. We will work with the BCSSS Trustees to consider their proposals once th...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMineworkers' Pension SchemeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31833More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he expects discussions with Mineworkers' Pension Scheme trustees to conclude on the future of the surplus sharing arrangements.
Answer: Discussions with the scheme Trustees are ongoing and any announcements will be made in due course.
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCoalfields Regeneration TrustMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31832More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of reinstating funding to the Coalfields Regeneration Trust.
Answer: This government’s defining mission is growth, and we are determined that our coalfield communities are central to it. That is why we are working in partnership to invest in and empower the nation’s coalfields, so that they can boost growth, and increase l...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Coal Staff Superannuation SchemeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31831More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2025 to Question 25410, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on release of the investment reserve of the British Coal S
Answer: I have written to the Chief Secretary to the Treasury on this matter and we will continue to work closely with His Majesty’s Treasury on aspects related to the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme.
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic HolidaysDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31822More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing an additional bank holiday for the Monday after Remembrance Sunday.
Answer: The Government recognises the sacrifices made by so many veterans and the profound debt of gratitude owed to those who have served our country. We regularly receive requests for additional bank and public holidays to mark a variety of occasions. While an ...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: StaffDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31821More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of workplace visa rules on staffing levels within her Department.
Answer: Whilst the impact of changes to the Skilled Worker Salary threshold, introduced in April 2024, are affecting a very small proportion of staff within the Department, visa expiry and potential options for obtaining a future work visa are specific to individ...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: StaffDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31820More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff in her Department have been (a) affected by, (b) had their employment terminated and (c) had to leave the Department due to workplace visa rules in the last 12 months.
Answer: (a) DWP does not hold this information as people will be affected differently depending on their personal circumstances. (b) DWP has not terminated employment. Contract end dates are aligned with Home Office right to work dates. (c) In the last 12 months ...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: StaffDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31819More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff in her Department are employed on Skilled Worker Visas.
Answer: DWP currently employs 204 people on a skilled worker visa.
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFerries: SecurityDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31818More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which ferry operators have access to operate commercial services from UK ports under the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code.
Answer: There are ferry operators such as DFDS, Stena Line, Brittany Ferries, Irish Ferries, P&O Ferries, Condor Ferries and others operating commercial services from UK port facilities. The International Ship and Port Facility Security Code sets minimum stan...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordShipping: Conditions of EmploymentDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31817More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the contribution of the Maritime Labour Convention to (a) pay, (b) welfare standards and (c) safety within the UK shipping industry in the last ten years.
Answer: The UK takes seafarer safety and welfare seriously having implemented the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), 2006, in the UK since 2014. The UK takes an active role in the international Committee which keeps the MLC under review. The UK also undertakes and...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMaritime Labour Convention: Trade UnionsDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31816More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department has taken to consult maritime trade unions ahead of the fifth meeting of the Special Tripartite Committee of the Maritime Labour Convention at the International Labour Organization in
Answer: The Department regularly engages with the maritime trade unions, including through meetings of the UK Tripartite Working Group on the Maritime Labour Convention.
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMaritime Labour ConventionDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31815More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Government delegation to the fifth meeting of the Special Tripartite Committee of the Maritime Labour Convention at the International Labour Organization in Geneva on 7-11 April will be announced.
Answer: The UK Government delegation to the Special Tripartite Committee of the Maritime Labour Convention will be confirmed to the International Labour Organization in the usual way. We expect that the UK delegation will be led by DfT’s Head of Seafarers with ad...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordShipping: Port State ControlDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31814More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency on the level of support provided to (a) Gibraltar and (b) other Red Ensign Group shipping registries for discharging Port State Contro
Answer: There has been no discussion between the Secretary of State and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency on level of support provided to Gibraltar and other Red Ensign Group ship registers for the discharging of Port State Control responsibilities in the contex...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordShipping: CrewDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31813More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the recent report submitted to the International Maritime Organisation by the International Transport Workers Federation on cases o
Answer: The report was submitted for consideration at the 112th Legal Committee of the International Maritime Organization. As with all papers submitted to the committee, we are currently reviewing in advance of the Committee in March.
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNorthern: Horden and SeahamDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31811More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will have discussions with the Office of Rail and Road on the potential merits of increasing the number of northern services from (a) Seaham and (b) Horden train stations.
Answer: Rail North Partnership, on behalf of the Department and Transport for the North is currently examining a business case for the increase in services along the Durham Coast line to these two stations, with effect from the December 2025 timetable. The analys...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisons: EducationMinistry of JusticeTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31423More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will list the providers that have entered into Prison Education Service contracts in the last 12 months.
Answer: The information requested is in the public domain. The names of contractors are published via Contracts Finder - GOV.UK. For ease of reference, Prison Education Services entered into in the last 12 months are provided below: Supplier Associated Training S...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordElectricity: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30612More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the pricing mechanism for electricity reflects the lower generation costs of renewables.
Answer: Unabated gas generation is increasingly being displaced on the system by the rollout of renewables, setting the marginal price less frequently. The most effective mechanism for driving renewable generation is a Contract for Difference-type scheme that inc...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordElectricity: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30591More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the marginal pricing system on consumer electricity bills.
Answer: With marginal pricing, the price of electricity is set by the last technology needed to meet overall demand. The marginal price reflects the value of generating an additional unit of electricity at any given time. This ensures that generators increase or ...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordProbation Officers: PayMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30582More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an estimate of the level of pay rise that would be required for probation officers for their salaries to be at the same real-terms level they were in 2010.
Answer: Probation is currently in a multi-year pay deal covering the period 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2025.This pay deal has provided certainty in pay increases throughout the period while securing necessary reforms to the pay structure helping to resolve some lon...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordProbation Officers: PayMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30581More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of probation officer salaries in the context of the (a) workload and (b) level of stress associated with this role.
Answer: The Probation Service this Government inherited was burdened with a workload which often exceeded what staff should be expected to handle. Probation staff are drawn to the profession because it is a vocation, it is right that we recognise the resilience a...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordProbation Officers: PayMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30580More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of probation officer salary levels on staff retention rates.
Answer: We are committed to supporting probation staff. We brought forward planned increases to pay, impacting the majority of staff, from 1 October 2024 to 1 April 2024, enabling access to improved pay earlier than planned. These improvements will benefit staff ...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
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