Grahame Morris’s voting in Parliament

Grahame Morris is a Labour MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Labour MPs.

However, Grahame Morris sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Grahame Morris generally voted against requiring the mass retention of information about communications, while most Labour MPs generally voted for. Show votes

We have lots more plain English analysis of Grahame Morris’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Grahame Morris’s full vote analysis page for more.

Grahame Morris has hardly ever rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 19 Nov 2018

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Transport: Department for Transport: Terminal Illnesses 12 Dec 2018

  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department sign the TUC’s Dying to Work Charter.

• Written Answers — Department for Transport: Department for Transport: Equal Pay 12 Dec 2018

  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to commence the equal pay review within his Department.

• Written Answers — Department for Transport: Department for Transport: Bullying and Discrimination 12 Dec 2018

  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for (a) his Department and (b) each agency of his Department, what proportion of staff in the 2018 People Survey reported that during the past 12 months they had personally experienced (a) discrimination and (b) bullying or harassment at work.

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Profile

Labour MP for Easington

Entered the House of Commons on 6 May 2010 — General election

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @grahamemorris
• https://facebook.com/grahame.morris

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Grahame Morris campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Health
• Department for Work and Pensions
• Department of Health
• Department for Transport
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Radiotherapy
• Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations
• General Practitioners
• Universal Credit
• Mineworkers' Pension Scheme

Currently held offices

• Member, Transport Committee (since 5 Feb 2018)
• Member, Consolidation Bills (Joint Committee) (since 6 Nov 2017)

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and Shadow Minister for the Constitutional Convention (28 Jun 2016 to 7 Oct 2016)
• Member, Consolidation Bills (Joint Committee) (9 Nov 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Opposition Whip (Commons) (18 Sep 2015 to 28 Jun 2016)
• Member, Health and Social Care Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• John Cummings
• Jack Dormand
• Emanuel Shinwell

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Smart Meters Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Psychoactive Substances Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Housing and Planning Bill Committee (18 out of 20)
• Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Affordable Homes bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Control of Horses Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Care Bill Committee (15 out of 15)
• Finance Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Prisons (Property) bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Identity Documents Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Health and Social Care Bill Committee (39 out of 40)
• Finance (No. 4) Bill Committee (14 out of 14)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 61 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs. See all Grahame Morris’s speeches
• Has received answers to 330 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 80.80% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 103 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Grahame Morris’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 352 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)