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1718837

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much revenue the Exchequer has received from the British Coal Staff Superannuation Fund since 1994.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	26672
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government has received £3.1bn for its role as Guarantor from the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 21/05/2024 09:04:19 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1718838

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many former employees were recipients of the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme in (a) Easington constituency and (b) the UK in May 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	26673
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>The total number of BCSSS members in Easington was 732 as at June 2023. The number of former employees in BCSSS in the UK in May 2024 was 28,437. The breakdown of scheme members (i.e. former employees and dependants) by constituency is not available.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 21/05/2024 05:24:43 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1718840

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Mineworkers' Pension Scheme: North East
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 14 November 2023 to Question 1095 on Mineworkers' Pension Scheme, if she will take steps to calculate how many of the 23,974 spouse/dependant pensioners in the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme reside in (a) Easington constituency and (b) the North East.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	26674
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>The breakdown of dependant members by constituency is not available. It would be for the Trustees to take steps to calculate this figure. As at June 2023, the total number of MPS members in Easington was 3563 and in the North East was 15,917.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 21/05/2024 05:24:24 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1718332

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2024
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Dental Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will require integrated care boards to collect data on the availability of NHS dental care services in their locality.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	26403
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>From 1 April 2023, responsibility for commissioning primary care dentistry to meet the needs of the local population has been delegated to integrated care boards (ICBs) across England. ICBs are responsible for undertaking oral health needs assessments, including any data collection, to identify areas of oral health need, inform local commissioning intentions, and determine the local priorities for investment. It is a contractual responsibility for all National Health Service dental practices to update their NHS.UK profiles at least once every 90 days. The Find a Dentist website gives details of the dental practices in an area, and whether they are accepting new patients, with further information available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/find-a-dentist" target="_blank">https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/find-a-dentist</a></p><p>ICB-level data on the number of Units of Dental Activity and courses of treatment delivered, as well as the numbers of adults and children seen, is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/nhs-dental-statistics" target="_blank">https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/nhs-dental-statistics</a></p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 20/05/2024 16:21:49 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1718333

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2024
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	NHS North East and North Cumbria: Dental Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS dental appointments have been commissioned by the North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	26404
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>Activity in National Health Service dentistry is measured by the number of Units of Dental Activity (UDAs) commissioned and delivered, and by the number of courses of treatment delivered, rather than by the number of appointments. Data on the number of UDAs commissioned and delivered is published each month on the NHS Business Services Authority Open Data Portal, which currently holds data up to February 2024, and is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/english-contractor-monthly-general-dental-activity" target="_blank">https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/english-contractor-monthly-general-dental-activity</a></p><p>Data on the number of courses of treatment delivered in 2022/23, and in previous years, is published by NHS Digital, and available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/nhs-dental-statistics" target="_blank">https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/nhs-dental-statistics</a></p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 26405 question first answered 20/05/2024 16:10:41 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1718334

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2024
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Dental Services: Easington
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS dental appointments have been commissioned by North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board in Easington constituency in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	26405
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>Activity in National Health Service dentistry is measured by the number of Units of Dental Activity (UDAs) commissioned and delivered, and by the number of courses of treatment delivered, rather than by the number of appointments. Data on the number of UDAs commissioned and delivered is published each month on the NHS Business Services Authority Open Data Portal, which currently holds data up to February 2024, and is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/english-contractor-monthly-general-dental-activity" target="_blank">https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/english-contractor-monthly-general-dental-activity</a></p><p>Data on the number of courses of treatment delivered in 2022/23, and in previous years, is published by NHS Digital, and available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/nhs-dental-statistics" target="_blank">https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/nhs-dental-statistics</a></p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 26404 question first answered 20/05/2024 16:10:41 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1718335

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2024
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Dental Services: Easington
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to improve (a) access to and (b) the provision of NHS dentistry in Easington constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	26406
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>In the 24 months to June 2023, 1,099,769 adults were seen by a National Health Service dentist in the Northeast and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB), the equivalent to 46% of the population. This figure is 10% higher than the year before, as in the 24 months to June 2022, 996,298 adults were seen by an NHS dentist.</p><p>On 7 February 2024, we published Faster, simpler, and fairer: our plan to recover and reform NHS dentistry, which is backed by £200 million, and will fund approximately 2.5 million additional appointments. The plan sets out our actions to improve dental access for patients across the country, and to address the challenges facing NHS dentistry, including in Easington.</p><p>A New Patient Premium is supporting dentists to take on new patients, and since the end of January, nearly 500 more practices have said they are open to new patients. We have further supported dentists by raising the minimum Units of Dental Activity rate to £28 this year, making NHS work more attractive and sustainable.</p><p>From 1 April 2023, the responsibility for commissioning primary care dentistry to meet the needs of the local population has been delegated to all ICBs across England. The Northeast and North Cumbria ICB is responsible for having local processes in place to identify areas of need, and determine the priorities for investment across the ICB area.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 20/05/2024 16:24:44 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1717909

	registered interest
	date	14/05/2024
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Joint Replacements: Waiting Lists
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been waiting for more than 12 months for (a) knee and (b) hip replacement surgery.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	26116
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>Waiting list management information shows that there were 3,469 people waiting for more than 12 months for hip replacement surgery, and 5,714 people waiting for more than 12 months for knee replacement surgery, as of 5 May 2024.</p><p>The National Health Service has been hit by the most disruptive industrial action in its history, and as of April 2024, approximately 1.4 million hospital appointments have been rescheduled since December 2022. The NHS is working incredibly hard to ensure that those who have been waiting the longest receive treatment as soon as possible, and staff are going above and beyond to make this happen.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 17/05/2024 07:41:30 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1717914

	registered interest
	date	14/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Sports Competitors: Neurology
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council started to investigate neurodegenerative diseases in professional sportspeople.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	26117
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>The Industrial Injuries Advisory Council began its investigation into neurodegenerative diseases in professional sportspeople on 20 May 2021.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 17/05/2024 10:00:08 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1717924

	registered interest
	date	14/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Mineworkers' Pension Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the average cost of fees is for a recipient of a pension through the Mineworkers' Pension Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	26118
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>In the year to September 2023, Scheme expenses totalled £36m. The number of members in receipt of a pension at 30 September 2023 is 112,057. Therefore, the cost of scheme expenses per member in receipt of a pension is £321.27.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 17/05/2024 09:54:05 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1717927

	registered interest
	date	14/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Mineworkers' Pension Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many former miners are not yet eligible to receive their mineworkers' pension.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	26119
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>There are currently 34 members who are not in receipt of a pension and are under age 50 and therefore not yet eligible to receive their MPS pension.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 17/05/2024 09:37:57 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1717932

	registered interest
	date	14/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Mineworkers' Pension Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 14 May 2024 to Question 25469, how many of the (a) former miners and (b) widows of former miners receiving a Mineworkers' Pension Scheme pension are aged (i) over 90, (ii) 80 to 89, (iii) 70 to 79, (iv) 60 to 69, and (v) below 60 years of age.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	26120
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>The breakdown by age of former miners in receipt of pensions and dependents at 30 September 2023 is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Age</p></td><td><p>Former Miners in receipt of a pension</p></td><td><p>Dependents</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>6259</p></td><td><p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>1439</p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>60-69</p></td><td><p>37513</p></td><td><p>3500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>70-79</p></td><td><p>27157</p></td><td><p>6239</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>80-89</p></td><td><p>14133</p></td><td><p>8982</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>90+</p></td><td><p>2959</p></td><td><p>3876</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 17/05/2024 09:36:19 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1717933

	registered interest
	date	14/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Mineworkers' Pension Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 14 May 2024 to Question 25469 on Mineworkers' Pension Scheme, how many recipients there are in each region of the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	26121
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>The number of scheme members by region, as at July 2023, is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Name of Region</p></td><td><p>Number of members</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Channel Islands</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>29641</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>490</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Isle of Man</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>194</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>15917</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>4901</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>8269</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>1791</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>908</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>13838</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>9461</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and The Humber</p></td><td><p>30510</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>A breakdown by region of former miners and dependants is not available.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 21/05/2024 05:25:55 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1716907

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Mineworkers' Pension Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much remuneration the Trustees of the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme receive for their roles on the committee.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	25466
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>In 2023, the remuneration was £91,500 per year for the Chair, £41,350-£72,650 per year for the Committee Chairs and £24,150 per year for other members of the Committee.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 14/05/2024 08:43:36 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1716910

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Mineworkers' Pension Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, on what date the Government last made a contribution to the Mineworkers' Pension Scheme under British Coal.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	25467
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government has not needed to input funds to the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme since becoming Guarantor.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 14/05/2024 08:42:21 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1716912

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Mineworkers' Pension Scheme: Easington
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many (a) former miners and (b) former miners' widows are in receipt of a mineworkers' pension in Easington constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	25468
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>As at June 2023, the total number of members of the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme in the Easington constituency was 3,563. The breakdown by former miners and former miners’ widows is not available.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 14/05/2024 08:41:20 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1716913

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Mineworkers' Pension Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many (a) former miners and (b) former miners' widows are in receipt of a mineworkers' pension.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	25469
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>As at 31 March 2024, the number of former miners in receipt of a Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme pension is 86,032 and the number of former miners’ widows/dependants in receipt of a pension is 23,253.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 14/05/2024 08:40:15 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1715299

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Testing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of vehicles on the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency database do not have a valid MOT in (a) England and (b) Easington constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	24444
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) database records every vehicle that has an MOT, and the dates the MOTs were carried out. Authorities, such as the Police, have access to that data should they need to check if a vehicle has a valid MOT. There is no comparable database for vehicles which do not have a valid MOT.</p><p> </p><p>As such, it is not possible to determine the number, or proportion, of vehicles being used illegally without an MOT in England or the constituency of Easington.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 07/05/2024 10:04:47 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1715300

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of vehicles on the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency database are not taxed in (a) England and (b) Easington constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	24445
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>The outcome of the most recent roadside survey, which provides an estimate of the number of unlicensed vehicles in traffic, was published in December 2023. This showed that 98.7 per cent of vehicles across the UK were correctly licensed, which equates to an estimated 498,000 unlicensed vehicles and an evasion rate of 1.3 per cent. The estimated evasion rate in England was also 1.3 per cent. This information is not held by parliamentary constituency. A copy of the roadside survey can be viewed at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/vehicle-excise-duty-evasion-statistics-2023/vehicle-excise-duty-evasion-statistics-2023" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/vehicle-excise-duty-evasion-statistics-2023/vehicle-excise-duty-evasion-statistics-2023</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 07/05/2024 10:03:00 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1714510

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Mineworkers' Pension Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent estimate she has made of the average weekly pension payment to widows of miners who are recipients of the mineworkers pension scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	24015
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>The average pension to widows of former members is currently £77 per week.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 02/05/2024 06:09:07 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1714511

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Mineworkers' Pension Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she has had recent discussions with the Mineworkers Pension Scheme Trustees on the decision to make hardship payments discretionary rather than mandatory.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	24016
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>There is no provision for hardship payments within the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 02/05/2024 06:08:18 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1714512

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Mineworkers' Pension Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of reinstating the Rules Amendment Committee for the Mineworkers Pension Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	24017
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>The Rules Amendment Committee was disbanded on privatisation and there is no need for it with the current valuation process.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 02/05/2024 06:07:03 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1714562

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2024
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Joint Replacements: North East
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been waiting more than 12 months for (a) knee and (b) hip replacement surgery in the North East as of 29 April 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	24018
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer // answer text <p>The Department of Health and Social Care has indicated that it will not be possible to answer this question within the usual time period. An answer is being prepared and will be provided as soon as it is available.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered // answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1713959

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2024
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Naloxone
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she plans to place opioid-overdose reversal Naloxone alongside existing public access defibrillators.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	23721
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>The Department is working to expand access to naloxone, and to increase the availability of this life saving medicine. We will shortly update legislation to enable more services and individuals to provide take-home supplies of naloxone without a prescription. This follows a public consultation in which the responses were overwhelmingly supportive of our proposals. The consultation outcome is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/proposals-to-expand-access-to-take-home-naloxone-supplies" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/proposals-to-expand-access-to-take-home-naloxone-supplies</a></p><p>These changes mean naloxone can be given to a family member or friend of a person who is known to be using opiates, and to professionals working with people who use these drugs, to save lives in the event of an overdose.</p><p>Whilst the government has no current plans to place naloxone alongside public access defibrillators, we are committed to making naloxone as accessible as possible to those who need it. We are therefore considering the feasibility and potential benefits of a range of options, including making naloxone available in locked boxes in public places.</p><p>We have also launched a £5 million fund to tackle drug deaths across the United Kingdom, which is funding research projects that are considering other innovative ways to make naloxone more readily available. Further information is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/5-million-fund-to-tackle-fatal-drug-deaths-across-the-uk" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/5-million-fund-to-tackle-fatal-drug-deaths-across-the-uk</a></p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 17/05/2024 14:00:33 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom previous answer version 31581 answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1713960

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	WEDINOS
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of (a) expansion and (b) potential roll-out across the UK of the WEDINOS laboratory drug-testing service.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	23722
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government has not made a formal assessment of the benefits of drug testing services but it recognises the potential harm reduction benefits of them. The Government facilitates drug testing services provided that the possession and supply of controlled drugs are licensed by the Home Office Drugs and Firearms Licensing Unit or, exceptionally, relevant exemptions under the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 may apply.</p><p>Ministers are clear that drug testing services must not condone drug use and should only be delivered where licensed and operated responsibly, in line with Government policy to ensure that they discourage drug use and signpost potential users to treatment and support.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 30/04/2024 16:11:18 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris