Debates & Questions - Grahame Morris MP

Grahame’s most recent Parliamentary contributions are below. If you would like more information about Grahame’s work in parliament, please visit theyworkforyou.com/grahame_morris/easington

Graduates: Visas

Department for Education

Grahame Morris received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which (a) Departments, (b) agencies and (c) public bodies employ staff on graduate visas.

UK Shipping Office for Reducing Emissions: Public Finance

Department for Transport

Grahame Morris received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Maritime Decarbonisation Strategy published on 25 March 2025, what steps she is taking to ensure that the UK Shipping Office for...

School-based Nursery Capital Grants

Commons debates

I warmly welcome the statement from my right hon. Friend and neighbour. I particularly welcome the fact that Yohden primary school in my constituency—one of the most deprived and...

Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund

Commons debates

I also congratulate the hon. Member for Twickenham (Munira Wilson) on securing the UQ and thank my hon. Friend the Minister for her response. I will ask a question on behalf of the 340 kinship...

Rail Services: East Durham Coastline

Westminster Hall debates

Will the Minister give way?

Rail Services: East Durham Coastline

Westminster Hall debates

I am grateful to the Minister for seriously addressing the issues that I raised, and I hope that he will address my other two principal suggestions. It is all very well talking about resilience,...

Rail Services: East Durham Coastline

Westminster Hall debates

The hon. Gentleman is absolutely correct. I welcome the Government’s recent decision to publish train cancellation and delay data, including monthly figures on the worst-performing...

Rail Services: East Durham Coastline

Westminster Hall debates

My hon. Friend’s point is well made. I completely agree: the problem affects not just my Easington constituency, but Hartlepool, Billingham and the Tees valley. Not only does it undermine...

Rail Services: East Durham Coastline

Westminster Hall debates

I beg to move, That this House has considered rail services on the east Durham coastline. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Jeremy. Some hon. Members might be expecting me to...

Government Departments: Migrant Workers

Grahame Morris received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which (a) Departments, (b) agencies and (c) public bodies sponsor staff on skilled worker visas.

Water Bill

Commons debates

I congratulate my good and hon. Friend on making an excellent speech and on advocating for public ownership of water and the opportunity to make things better. Does he agree that the...

Water Bill

Commons debates

Will my hon. Friend give way?

Prevention of Drug Deaths - [Dr Andrew Murrison in the Chair]

Backbench Business

Grahame Morris made a speech in a Westminster Hall debate

I am very pleased with the Minister’s response. I appreciate that she has an awful lot on her plate, with cancer services and piloting a Bill through the House of Commons yesterday, but,...

Prevention of Drug Deaths - [Dr Andrew Murrison in the Chair]

Backbench Business

Grahame Morris made a speech in a Westminster Hall debate

That is the status quo, but should we not be challenging that and looking at the evidence from, for example, prisons? One might assume that someone who is incarcerated due to crimes resulting...

Prevention of Drug Deaths - [Dr Andrew Murrison in the Chair]

Backbench Business

Grahame Morris made a speech in a Westminster Hall debate

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison. I congratulate my good and honourable friend, the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon), on securing this really important...

Radiotherapy

Department of Health and Social Care

Grahame Morris received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the most recent new NHS radiotherapy centre was built that was not linked to the closure of an existing centre in (a) England and...

Prisoners' Release: Buprenorphine

Ministry of Justice

Grahame Morris received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the potential merits of ringfencing funding for Buvidal for...

Prisoners' Release: Buprenorphine

Ministry of Justice

Grahame Morris received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will hold discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the availability of Buvidal for people released from prison.

Horses: Import Controls

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Grahame Morris received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress his Department has made on reducing barriers to cross-border travel for thoroughbred horses since 6 February 2025.

Horse Passports

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Grahame Morris received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to introduce a national digital equine ID system.