Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Lindsay Hoyle and Grahame Morris

Wednesday 15th January 2025 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

I call Grahame Morris.

[Grahame Morris (Easington) (Lab)]

Q13. You can never have too many Morrises, Mr Speaker.To their credit, in their first Budget the Labour Government transferred the mineworkers’ pension scheme investment reserve fund, benefiting nearly 4,000 former miners and miners’ widows in my constituency. However, almost 700 British Coal staff superannuation scheme pensioners in my constituency were excluded. Will the Prime Minister correct that injustice and ensure that BCSSS beneficiaries—many of them are now elderly and in very poor health—are treated equally to their co-workers in the MPS?

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Lindsay Hoyle and Grahame Morris

Thursday 9th January 2025 Commons Chamber

[Grahame Morris (Easington) (Lab)]

T4. From 7 November to 7 December, Northern Rail cancelled 460 services across the Tyne, Tees and Wear region. An average of 20 services a day were either cancelled or short-formed during this period.

[Mr Speaker]

This is topicals.

[Grahame Morris]

I know. Will the Secretary of State facilitate a meeting with the Rail Minister to put in place an urgent action plan and address the issues of staff shortages?

[Mr Speaker]

I know you could go on, but I am sure the Minister can answer that.