Grahame Morris MP: written questions
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Licensing LawsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84186More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of his proposed licensing reforms on (a) community safety and (b) levels of anti-social behaviour.
Answer: The Government is inviting views and evidence to inform the development of a modern, proportionate and enabling licensing system, building on the work of the Licensing Taskforce earlier in the year. A Call for Evidence is currently open until 6 November i...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRoyal Fleet Auxiliary: WarshipsMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81285More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the operational (a) status and (b) readiness is of each Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship.
Answer: The Royal Fleet Auxiliary continues to meet its commitments in supporting the Royal Navy worldwide, including the Carrier Strike Groups current global deployment. The Royal Navy does not routinely disclose readiness data for individual vessels due to Oper...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' Release: HousingMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78105More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how the (a) proposed earned progression model and (b) consequential increase in tagging will operate for people released from prison without suitable accommodation.
Answer: The Sentencing Bill will introduce a new earned progression model which will see offenders enter a period of intensive supervision once they are released from custody. We are providing probation with wider powers to ensure they can continue to effectively...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordOffenders: RehabilitationMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78104More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that prison-based treatment and rehabilitation services are adequately resourced for the provisions of the Sentencing Bill.
Answer: We know that continued engagement with treatment is vital to addressing the underlying causes of offending. That is why we want to divert offenders with a substance misuse need away from custody and into community treatment where appropriate. For those wh...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordOffenders: RehabilitationMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78103More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of proposed powers for probation to test offenders on licence on the (a) capacity and (b) resourcing of local drug and alcohol treatment services.
Answer: We know that continued engagement with treatment is vital to addressing the underlying causes of offending. That is why we want to divert offenders with a substance misuse need away from custody and into community treatment where appropriate. For those wh...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordOffenders: RehabilitationMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78102More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the funding required for community drug and alcohol treatment providers to support the additional cohort of offenders serving sentences in the community under the provisions of the Se
Answer: We know that continued engagement with treatment is vital to addressing the underlying causes of offending. That is why we want to divert offenders with a substance misuse need away from custody and into community treatment where appropriate. For those wh...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDfT Operator: StaffDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78101More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the funding arrangements are for the (a) Department for Transport Operator Limited and (b) transfer of staff from Rail Service, Rail Strategy and Reform and Corporate Delivery.
Answer: Department for Transport Operator Limited (formerly DfT OLR Holding Limited) is the government’s public sector rail owning group and is currently funded by charging its train operating company subsidiaries for services provided but also by dividends when ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDfT Operator: StaffDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78100More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish any impact assessment for the transfer of staff to the Department for Transport Operator Limited from Rail Service, Rail Strategy and Reform and Corporate Delivery.
Answer: The planned transfer of some staff from DfT to the DfT Operator will take place under Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (TUPE) Regulations 2006. Formal consultation is expected to commence later in the autumn, and we will continue to com...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDfT Operator: StaffDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78099More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her proposed timeline is for the transfer of staff to the Department for Transport Operator Limited from Rail Service, Rail Strategy and Reform and Corporate Delivery.
Answer: The proposed transfer of some staff from DfT to the DfT Operator is planned to take place for the beginning of the financial year 2026/27.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordOasis Restore Secure School: VandalismMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77499More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total cost has been of repairs to the infrastructure at the Oasis Restore secure school due to vandalism since it opened.
Answer: To obtain the requested information, it would be necessary to undertake a detailed examination of all records relating to expenditure on repairs, in order to identify the element attributable to vandalism, and this could not be done without incurring disp...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordOasis Restore Secure SchoolMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77498More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average age is of the children held at the Oasis Restore secure school at Medway since it opened.
Answer: The number of children at the secure school at the end of each month, to the end of July 2025, is shown in the table below. The average age was 16. Aug 2024Sep 2024Oct 2024Nov 2024Dec 2024Jan 2025Feb 2025Mar 2025Apr 2025May 2025Jun 2025Jul 2025Number of c...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordOasis Restore Secure School: Crimes of ViolenceMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77497More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many assaults at the Oasis Restore secure school at Medway have been reported to the police since it opened.
Answer: The latest published statistics for assaults relate to the period up to 31 March 2025. During that period, there were 31 assaults on staff and 10 child-on-child assaults. The total number reported to the police was five or fewer: it is not possible to pro...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordOasis Restore Secure School: WeaponsMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77496More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many weapons have been found at the Oasis Restore secure school at Medway since it opened.
Answer: The latest published statistics for assaults relate to the period up to 31 March 2025. During that period, there were 31 assaults on staff and 10 child-on-child assaults. The total number reported to the police was five or fewer: it is not possible to pro...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordOasis Restore Secure School: Crimes of ViolenceMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77495More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many children-on-children assaults have occurred at the Oasis Restore secure school at Medway since it opened.
Answer: The latest published statistics for assaults relate to the period up to 31 March 2025. During that period, there were 31 assaults on staff and 10 child-on-child assaults. The total number reported to the police was five or fewer: it is not possible to pro...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordOasis Restore Secure School: Crimes of ViolenceMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77494More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many assaults on staff have occurred at the Oasis Restore secure school at Medway since it opened.
Answer: The latest published statistics for assaults relate to the period up to 31 March 2025. During that period, there were 31 assaults on staff and 10 child-on-child assaults. The total number reported to the police was five or fewer: it is not possible to pro...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordOasis Restore Secure SchoolMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77493More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many children have been held at the Oasis Restore secure school at Medway in each month since it opened.
Answer: The number of children at the secure school at the end of each month, to the end of July 2025, is shown in the table below. The average age was 16. Aug 2024Sep 2024Oct 2024Nov 2024Dec 2024Jan 2025Feb 2025Mar 2025Apr 2025May 2025Jun 2025Jul 2025Number of c...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordProsperous Life: InsolvencyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75953More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make it her policy to investigate the conduct of Kroll Advisory Ltd in its role as administrator of Prosperous Life; and what steps her Department is taking to ensure that affected consumer
Answer: All insolvency practitioners (IPs), including those at Kroll Advisory Ltd, are authorised and regulated by recognised professional bodies, which operate under the Secretary of State’s oversight. Matters of concern about IP conduct are the responsibility o...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Shipbuilding Office and UK Hydrographic OfficeMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74506More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Strategic Defence Review on the (a) budget and (b) headcount of the (i) UK Hydrographic Office and (ii) National Shipbuilding Office.
Answer: The Strategic Defence Review (SDR) sets a path for the next decade and beyond to transform Defence and make the UK stronger both at home and abroad. The Government endorses the Review's vision and accepts all 62 recommendations. The potential impact of th...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: SercoMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74505More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list all live maritime service contracts his Department has with subsidiaries of Serco Limited.
Answer: SD Victoria and SD Northern River currently operate under the Serco Continued Procurement of Marine Services contract which expires on 30 September 2025. From 1 October 2025, the two vessels will operate the under the Serco Defence Marine Service Offshore...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: SercoMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74503More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) cost and (b) duration are for the contract between his Department and Serco Marine Services for the support vessels (i) SD Victoria and (ii) SD Northern River.
Answer: SD Victoria and SD Northern River currently operate under the Serco Continued Procurement of Marine Services contract which expires on 30 September 2025. From 1 October 2025, the two vessels will operate the under the Serco Defence Marine Service Offshore...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRoyal Fleet AuxiliaryMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74501More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the transfer of Stirling Castle from the Royal Fleet Auxillary to the Royal Navy on the operational capacity of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
Answer: The transfer of Stirling Castle from the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) to the Royal Navy allows the RFA to direct its resources to crew and maintain other vessels in its inventory, optimising readiness to support Defence’s outputs.
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordJournalism and Publishing: Higher EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69254More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of Strategic Priorities Grant funding changes on long-term skills provision in (a) journalism and (b) publishing.
Answer: I refer my hon. Friend, the Member for Easington to the answer of 16 July 2025 to Question 63373.
Answered 2 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordJournalism: Higher EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69253More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will hold discussions with the (a) National Council for the Training of Journalists and (b) National Union of Journalists on the Strategic Priorities Grant funding changes for journalism education.
Answer: I refer my hon. Friend, the Member for Easington to the answer of 16 July 2025 to Question 63373.
Answered 2 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordJournalism and Publishing: Higher EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69252More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of changes to high-cost subject funding on student access to (a) journalism and (b) publishing courses.
Answer: I refer my hon. Friend, the Member for Easington to the answer of 16 July 2025 to Question 63373.
Answered 2 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHigher Education: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69251More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding will be reprioritised away from (a) journalism, (b) media studies, (c) publishing and (d) information services courses in the most recent Strategic Priorities Grant; and to which subject areas
Answer: I refer my hon. Friend, the Member for Easington to the answer of 22 July 2025 to Question 67279.
Answered 3 Sept 2025
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