Joe Morris MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: FacilitiesDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128148More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the availability of quality roadside facilities on recruitment and retention of HGV drivers.
Answer: Through the Rapid Evidence Assessment published in October 2023, the Department has assessed the potential impact of the availability and quality of roadside facilities on HGV driver recruitment and retention, finding that inadequate facilities can act as...
Answered 23 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordRoads: HexhamDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93517More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Road Safety Strategy on people in Hexham constituency.
Answer: The Government treats road safety seriously and is committed to reducing the numbers of those killed and injured on our roads. The Road Safety Strategy is under development and will include a broad range of policies which will have national reach. We inte...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: NorthumberlandDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93516More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Road Safety Strategy on people in Northumberland.
Answer: The Government treats road safety seriously and is committed to reducing the numbers of those killed and injured on our roads. The Road Safety Strategy is under development and will include a broad range of policies which will have national reach. We inte...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: North EastDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93515More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Road Safety Strategy on people in the North East.
Answer: The Government treats road safety seriously and is committed to reducing the numbers of those killed and injured on our roads. The Road Safety Strategy is under development and will include a broad range of policies which will have national reach. We inte...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: HexhamDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93330More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions the Department is having with relevant stakeholders on improving local bus services in the Hexham constituency.
Answer: The Government is committed to helping local leaders improve local bus services and grow usage across England, including the North East, Northumberland and Hexham constituency. The Department for Transport regularly engages with local authority representa...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: NorthumberlandDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93329More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions the Department is having with relevant stakeholders on improving local bus services in Northumberland.
Answer: The Government is committed to helping local leaders improve local bus services and grow usage across England, including the North East, Northumberland and Hexham constituency. The Department for Transport regularly engages with local authority representa...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: North EastDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93328More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what conversations the Department is having with relevant stakeholders to improve local bus services in the North East.
Answer: The Government is committed to helping local leaders improve local bus services and grow usage across England, including the North East, Northumberland and Hexham constituency. The Department for Transport regularly engages with local authority representa...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Northern IrelandDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 906376More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on supporting people to use electric vehicles.
Answer: Officials from the Department for Transport regularly engage with the Department for Infrastructure on initiatives to support the use of zero emission vehicles (ZEV). Minister Lightwood met the Northern Ireland Minister for Infrastructure in April during ...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRailway Stations: HexhamDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89746More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with relevant stakeholders on improving step- free access at train stations in Hexham constituency.
Answer: Several stations in the Hexham constituency have a degree of step free access, but this often involves use of level crossings, steep ramps or long walking routes between platforms and this is far from ideal.No stations in the constituency were put forward...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRailway Stations: NorthumberlandDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89745More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with relevant stakeholders on improving step- free access at train stations in Northumberland.
Answer: The Department continues to work closely with Network Rail, train operators and local authorities to improve step-free access at stations in Northumberland. For example all of the Northumberland Line’s new stations have been designed to be fully accessibl...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRailway Stations: North EastDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89744More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with relevant stakeholders on improving step- free access for train stations in the North East.
Answer: The Department continues to work closely with Network Rail, train operators and local authorities to improve step-free access at stations across the North East. For example, the Transpennine Route Upgrade will provide step free access at 22 stations. A nu...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89743More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data her Department holds on the number of electric charging points in (a) Hexham constituency, (b) Northumberland, (c) Newcastle, (d) the North East and (e) England.
Answer: The below table presents the number of public charging devices as of 1st October 2025 in Hexham constituency, Northumberland, Newcastle upon Tyne, the North East, and England. AreaNumber of public charging devices, 1st October 2025Hexham constituency237No...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89742More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve access to electric vehicle charging facilities in the North East.
Answer: The Government is committed to accelerating the roll-out of affordable and accessible charging infrastructure so that everyone, no matter where they live or work, can make the transition to an electric vehicle (EV). Public chargepoint numbers are increasi...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric VehiclesDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89741More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data her Department holds on the number of electric vehicles currently registered in (a) Hexham constituency, (b) Northumberland, (c) Newcastle, (d) the North East and (e) England.
Answer: At the end of June 2025, the number of licensed vehicles that were battery electric was 3,313 in Newcastle, 5,220 in Northumberland, 35,438 in the North East and 1,464,860 in England. We do not readily hold the respective figure for Hexham constituency. I...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Transport: North EastDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88455More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with relevant stakeholders on tackling harassment on public transport against women and girls in the North East.
Answer: The Department is working across government and with partners, including the British Transport Police (BTP), the transport industry and local authorities to ensure that everyone feels and is safe when travelling. And, as part of that, I meet with a range ...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordGender based violence: RailwaysDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88447More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with relevant stakeholders on tackling harassment on trains against women and girls in Hexham constituency.
Answer: Everyone should be able to use the rail network without fearing for their safety. As part of the Government’s Safer Streets mission, we have a commitment to reduce violence against women and girls (VAWG) by half over the next decade. Last month, the Depar...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: Gender Based ViolenceDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88446More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussion her Department is having with relevant stakeholders to help tackle harassment against women and girls on trains in the North East.
Answer: Everyone should be able to use the rail network without fearing for their safety. As part of the Government’s Safer Streets mission, we have a commitment to reduce violence against women and girls (VAWG) by half over the next decade. The Department is com...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordActive Travel: North EastDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87484More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with relevant stakeholders in the North East on developments to Active Travel England.
Answer: Active Travel England has a key role in the planning system as a statutory consultee for development management via Schedule 4 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015. As part of this statutory role, Active...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85986More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many electric charging points have been established through Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure funding.
Answer: In total, the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Fund, alongside significant private investment, is expected to support the installation of at least 100,000 chargepoints across England. The majority of LEVI projects have now been approved to go ...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric VehiclesDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85984More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many an what proportion of cars were powered by electric in (a) Hexham constituency, (b) Northumberland, (c) Newcastle, (d) the North East and (e) England in the most recent period for which data is availab
Answer: At the end of June 2025, the number of licensed cars that were battery electric was 3,119 (2.9%) in Newcastle, 4,955 (2.9%) in Northumberland, 30,928 (2.5%) in the North East and 1,355,127 (4.7%) in England. We do not readily hold the respective figure fo...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
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