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1723522

registered interest
date	25/07/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Network Rail
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of Network Rail's (a) board and (b) wider governance arrangements.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	1658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2024 answer text <p>a) In line with corporate governance best practice Network Rail (NR) appoints an independent company to undertake regular reviews of the effectiveness of the Board. A review is currently in progress. The Secretary of State and Rail Minister will meet regularly with the Acting Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Network Rail to discuss the performance of the company.</p><p> </p><p>b) DfT and Network Rail have a Framework Agreement in place setting out how the Department and Network Rail interact in terms of corporate governance and financial management. DfT and Network Rail will be reviewing the Framework Agreement to ensure that the governance arrangements will be fit for purpose as the rail industry is reformed.</p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood question first answered 30/07/2024 09:57:42 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1723523

registered interest
date	25/07/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Electric Shock
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the number of passengers electrocuted on trains in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	1659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2024 answer text <p>There have been 198 recorded incidents of passengers being injured through electric shocks on trains in the last five years. The breakdown per year is provided below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Reported electric shocks to passengers on board trains resulting in injury</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>57</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2024 (incomplete year)</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>During this period, there were zero passenger fatalities on trains as a direct result of electric shocks.</p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood question first answered 30/07/2024 13:32:21 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1723212

registered interest
date	24/07/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Primary Education: Free School Meals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the cost for introducing free school meals for all primary school children.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	1481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2024 answer text <p>This government has not made a formal assessment of the cost of providing free school meals to all primary school children.</p><p> </p><p>The department is separately committed to introducing free breakfast clubs in every primary school to ensure children are set-up for the day and ready to learn.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth South answering member printed Stephen Morgan question first answered 29/07/2024 12:56:56 answering member 4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1723220

registered interest
date	24/07/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the rail network enhancements pipeline.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	1482
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2024 answer text <p>The Rail Enhancements Portfolio has been managed in line with the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline policy since 2018. As part of this Government’s refreshed approach to capital investment in the transport network, we expect to consider all aspects of our spending plans and principles to ensure that they deliver a unified system for railways; bringing together infrastructure with services for the benefit of passengers and the taxpayer.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 29/07/2024 15:13:12 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1723233

registered interest
date	24/07/2024
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	Cancer: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) access to radiotherapy cancer treatment and (b) overall cancer treatment waiting times are within the scope of the independent investigation of NHS performance led by Professor Lord Darzi.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	1483
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 Gorton and Denton answering member printed Andrew Gwynne question first answered // answering member 1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1723235

registered interest
date	24/07/2024
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	Radiotherapy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that the National Equipment Tracking and Inventory System highlights radiotherapy cancer treatment machines that are over 10 years old; and if he will ensure that sufficient capital funding is available to replace those machines.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	1484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2024 answer text <p>The Department can confirm that the National Equipment Tracking and Inventory System highlights radiotherapy cancer treatment machines within the National Health Service, as well as their associated ages.</p><p>Since April 2022 the responsibility for investing in new radiotherapy machines sits with local systems. This is supported by the 2021 Spending Review, which set aside £12 billion in operational capital for the NHS for 2022 to 2025, and the latest Capital Planning Guidance.</p> answering member constituency Gorton and Denton answering member printed Andrew Gwynne question first answered 30/07/2024 08:12:49 answering member 1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1723290

registered interest
date	24/07/2024
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 Health: Pupils
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 July 2024 to question 52 on Dental Health: Pupils, when the UK National Screening Committee will next review recommendations on school dental screening.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	1485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2024 answer text <p>The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) was due to review screening for dental disease in children under nine years old in 2022/23. However, a number of reviews, including this one, were delayed due to staff depletion and delays to recruitment, following the UK NSC secretariat function moving into the Department, and the Committee’s remit expanding. Staffing levels have now been resolved, and the UK NSC is addressing the outstanding reviews in their planned three-year programme of work.</p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock grouped question UIN 1486 question first answered 29/07/2024 19:34:19 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock previous answer version 1354 answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1723291

registered interest
date	24/07/2024
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 Health: Pupils
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 July 2024 to question 52 on Dental Health: Pupils, for what reason the National Screening Committee have not reviewed school dental screening recommendations in the period 2022-23.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	1486
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2024 answer text <p>The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) was due to review screening for dental disease in children under nine years old in 2022/23. However, a number of reviews, including this one, were delayed due to staff depletion and delays to recruitment, following the UK NSC secretariat function moving into the Department, and the Committee’s remit expanding. Staffing levels have now been resolved, and the UK NSC is addressing the outstanding reviews in their planned three-year programme of work.</p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock grouped question UIN 1485 question first answered 29/07/2024 19:34:19 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock previous answer version 1350 answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1722868

registered interest
date	23/07/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Motorcycles: Anti-social Behaviour and Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle the challenges of policing (a) criminal and (b) anti-social use of off-road bikes.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	1200
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2024 answer text <p>Tackling anti-social behaviour is a top priority for this Government, and a key part of our Safer Streets Mission to take back our streets.</p><p>The Government will give police the powers they need to take illegal, dangerous and antisocial bikes off the streets for good, so that they will be able to quickly destroy the bikes that they seize from offenders. We will set out more information in due course.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham answering member printed Dame Diana Johnson question first answered 26/07/2024 13:59:30 answering member 1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1722873

registered interest
date	23/07/2024
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	Fuels: Retail Trade
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 he will introduce a statutory fuel finder scheme as recommended by the Competition and Markets Authority's Road Fuel Market Study.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	1201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2024 answer text <p>The government welcomes the CMA’s work to investigate fuel prices and we will continue to monitor the situation closely.</p> answering member constituency Peckham answering member printed Miatta Fahnbulleh question first answered 26/07/2024 11:43:59 answering member 5099
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris