Grahame Morris: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 20 November 2023 to Question 1862 on Dental Services: Easington, what data her Department holds on levels of access to NHS dental care.
Grahame Morris: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times his Department answered Named Day written parliamentary questions stating that it would not be possible to answer a question within the usual time period in the last 12 months.
Grahame Morris: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the amount that was spent by Network Rail on (a) research and development and (b) rail innovation in each year since 2019.
Grahame Morris: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what contracts his Department agreed with (a) Angel Trains, (b) Porterbrook and (c) Eversholt Rail for the leasing of rolling stock as part of the National Rail Contracts agreed with (i) Avanti West Coast and (ii) Cross Country announced on 19 September 2023.
Grahame Morris: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding his Department provided for the Class 769 train development programme in each year since 2018.
Grahame Morris: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the level of debt held by Network Rail as of 20 November 2023.
Grahame Morris: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department spent on rail enhancements in each year since 2019.
Grahame Morris: I thank the Minister for the update. I wonder if he would listen to this voice from the desert from east Durham. Can I draw his attention to the terrific work the East Durham Veterans Trust does to provide mental health support, counselling and advice? It is a much neglected area. Indeed, the Minister’s colleague who is no longer in her place, the hon. Member for Stroud (Siobhan Baillie),...
Grahame Morris: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many times his Department answered Named Day written parliamentary questions stating that it would not be possible to answer a question within the usual time period, in the last 12 months.
Grahame Morris: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate he has made of the maintenance backlog across the public-sector prison estate.
Grahame Morris: Could the Minister give some clarification on my point about fair reimbursement to the journalists and publishing houses that produce original content? As the new Minister, is he prepared to meet the National Union of Journalists to hear its concerns directly?
Grahame Morris: Could the Minister give some clarification on my point about fair reimbursement to the journalists and publishing houses that produce original content? As the new Minister, is he prepared to meet the National Union of Journalists to hear its concerns directly?
Grahame Morris: I, too, welcome the new Minister to his place and congratulate him on his appointment. We all recognise that this is important, long-overdue legislation, so I wish him well in piloting it through the House. I also declare an interest: I am co-chair of the all-party parliamentary group for the National Union of Journalists. I receive no pecuniary advantage, directly or indirectly, and the NUJ...
Grahame Morris: I, too, welcome the new Minister to his place and congratulate him on his appointment. We all recognise that this is important, long-overdue legislation, so I wish him well in piloting it through the House. I also declare an interest: I am co-chair of the all-party parliamentary group for the National Union of Journalists. I receive no pecuniary advantage, directly or indirectly, and the NUJ...
Grahame Morris: The right hon. and learned Gentleman is articulate in presenting the case and knowledgeable about the issue, but may I distil it down to an issue of fairness that everyone can understand? Before our very eyes, the landscape is changing. Long-established titles, newspapers and publications are disappearing and retrenching. Thousands of journalists are losing their jobs. Is it not a matter of...
Grahame Morris: The right hon. and learned Gentleman is articulate in presenting the case and knowledgeable about the issue, but may I distil it down to an issue of fairness that everyone can understand? Before our very eyes, the landscape is changing. Long-established titles, newspapers and publications are disappearing and retrenching. Thousands of journalists are losing their jobs. Is it not a matter of...
Grahame Morris: What consideration has the Minister given to the formation of development corporations to deliver specific projects? As he may be aware, I represent a Durham constituency that includes one of the poorest communities in the country. There has been a failure to leverage investment into the county, most notably in round 2 but also in round 3, and to resolve some very serious structural problems....
Grahame Morris: What consideration has the Minister given to the formation of development corporations to deliver specific projects? As he may be aware, I represent a Durham constituency that includes one of the poorest communities in the country. There has been a failure to leverage investment into the county, most notably in round 2 but also in round 3, and to resolve some very serious structural problems....
Grahame Morris: To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, if the Commission will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of parliamentary scrutiny of sections of HS2 that have since been cancelled.
Grahame Morris: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many dental practices in Easington constituency were accepting new NHS patients aged 18 and over in the latest period for which data is available.
