Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure compliance with statutory homelessness data returns.
Awaiting answer.
The Westminster lensMP · Labour Party · Sitting since 6 May 2010
Grahame Morris.
Labour Party MP for Easington.
Commons votes
437/521
84% attendance · top 20% of MPs
Party alignment
6%
on whipped divisions
Speeches
99
across 56 debates · 20,441 words
Written Qs
411
404 answered · 7 pending
Dispatch
31 May 2026
31 May 2026
Aligned with their council.
Grahame Morris is the Labour MP for Easington, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010.
By issue — what do they vote on most?
Top eight by total divisions voted, this parliament. Volume measures engagement, not direction — see Notable Votes for free-vote moments and rebellions.
Source · The Public Whip · Hansard
Notable votes — free votes & rebellions.
Moments where the whip was free, or where Morris broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.
| Date | Bill / motion | Vote | Whip |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 2026 | Privilege | Yes | vs party |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments | No | vs party |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part | No | vs party |
Words spoken, by topic.
Lab avg / MP All-MP avgper topic, words per MP
Source · Hansard
Recent contributions.
13 Apr
Disclosure and Safeguarding: At-risk Children
“Supports Maya's law and recognises the systematic failures in information-sharing; argues for shift from reactive to preventive safeguarding with clear legal duties for professiona…”
16 Mar
Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Merchant Seafarers
“Acknowledges government progress on the inherited crisis but highlights that seafarers have waited seven months for a pay offer and seeks reassurances about their welfare.”
24 Feb
Access to Radiotherapy
“While supporting the cancer plan's ambitions, he highlights ongoing recruitment freezes in 60% of cancer centres in rural and deprived areas like east Durham and demands action to …”
12 Feb
Rail Transport and Economic Growth
“Welcomes government's integrated transport strategy but urges Ministers to press Northern Rail to increase service frequency in east Durham to unlock economic potential and job acc…”
None recorded
Morris holds no select-committee seat this session. New 2024-intake MPs typically wait one term before being appointed.
Top departments asked.
| Department | Qs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department for Transport | 82 | 20.0% |
| Ministry of Justice | 57 | 13.9% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 46 | 11.2% |
| Home Office | 42 | 10.2% |
| Ministry of Defence | 39 | 9.5% |
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 31 | 7.5% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 29 | 7.1% |
| Department for Education | 19 | 4.6% |
Most recent.
Communities and Local Government, what discussions his Department has had with the 18 local authorities which did not return data for the Statutory Homelessness Detailed Local Authority Data 2024-25 dataset on the reasons for not doing so.
Awaiting answer.
What assessment he has made of the potential impact of delays in security and vetting processes on staffing levels across the prison estate.
Awaiting answer.
What steps is the Minister taking to improve the speed of security and vetting checks for prison service applicants.
Awaiting answer.
Register of interests.
Premier League 24 May 2025 |
British Horseracing Authority 13 March 2025 |
Trustee (unpaid) of the East Durham Veterans Trust.
Trustee (unpaid) of the East Durham Veterans Trust.
Date interest arose: 1 February 2020
(Registered 18 January 2022) |
Source · Members API · Last amended 2 Sept 2025
IPSA expenses.
| Category | £ | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 244,357 | 80.7% |
| Office Costs | 25,715 | 8.5% |
| Accommodation | 25,241 | 8.3% |
| MP Travel | 5,836 | 1.9% |
| Staff Travel | 1,528 | 0.5% |
| Total · 180 claims | 302,676 | 100% |
Source · IPSA · FY 24_25
Nothing tabled for Morris on the published Order Paper this week.
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Easington | 16,774 | 48.9% | Won |
| 2019 | Easington | 15,723 | 45.5% | Won |
| 2017 | Easington | 23,152 | 63.7% | Won |
| 2015 | Easington | 21,132 | 61.0% | Won |
| 2010 | Easington | 20,579 | 58.9% | Won |
2024 — full result, Easington.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grahame MorrisWON | Lab | 16,774 | 48.9 |
Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Easington →
Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
DivisionsHansard
The Public Whip
Updated 31 May 2026
The Public Whip
Updated 31 May 2026
SpeechesHansard · 20,441 words
28 Jul 2024 → 14 Apr 2026
28 Jul 2024 → 14 Apr 2026
Written QsMembers API
411 tabled · 404 answered
411 tabled · 404 answered
CommitteesCommittees API
None recorded
None recorded
RegisterMembers API
3 entries
3 entries
ExpensesIPSA
£302,676 · FY 24_25
£302,676 · FY 24_25
Order paperUK Parliament
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ElectionsElectoral Commission
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