Early Day Motion
Seafarer pay and conditions at the Royal Fleet Auxiliary
(18 Signatures)
3 Feb 2026
Tabled by:
Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington)
That this House notes the pay dispute between 1,700 civilian seafarers, the recognised trade unions, including the RMT and the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA); applauds the hard work of RFA seafarers which involves over 65% of the Royal Navy's task tasking on top of their own work, on a reduced …
Early Day Motion
Higher education funding
(14 Signatures)
24 Nov 2025
Tabled by:
Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington)
That this House welcomes UNISON’s Fund Our Future campaign to protect jobs, pay, and terms and conditions in higher education; expresses concern about the funding crisis in the sector which is leading to cuts and redundancies across universities; notes that the combination of tuition-fees, Brexit, a decline in international student …
Early Day Motion
Road Safety Week 2025
(21 Signatures)
19 Nov 2025
Tabled by:
Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington)
That this House marks Road Safety Week with deep concern at the continuing toll of deaths and serious injuries on the UK’s roads as a result of drink-driving; acknowledges the profound and lasting harm to individuals, families and communities caused by these entirely preventable tragedies; recognises the importance of using …
Early Day Motion
68 Is Too Late report by the Prison Officers' Association
(30 Signatures)
4 Nov 2025
Tabled by:
Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington)
That this House welcomes the publication of the 68 Is Too Late report by the Prison Officers' Association (POA) union, based on its survey of members about the pension age of prison officers, which received the largest response to any member consultation the union has undertaken; notes that the 68 …
Early Day Motion
Drug deaths (No. 2)
(19 Signatures)
21 Oct 2025
Tabled by:
Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington)
That this House is dismayed at annual data released by the Office for National Statistics on 17 October 2025 revealing yet another record number of drug deaths; notes that 5,565 deaths related to drug poisoning were registered in England and Wales in 2024; further notes that opiates and opioids were …
Early Day Motion
Hepatitis C elimination
(13 Signatures)
17 Jul 2025
Tabled by:
Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington)
That this House recognises that the blood-borne virus hepatitis C, which disproportionately affects disadvantaged and marginalised communities, is preventable, treatable and curable; notes that the United Kingdom’s commitment to achieve the World Health Organization’s goal to eliminate hepatitis C as a public health concern by 2030 would have a huge …
Early Day Motion
Outsourced cleaners on Tyne and Wear Metro
(26 Signatures)
9 Jul 2025
Tabled by:
Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington)
That this House welcomes the Labour Government’s promise to ‘oversee the biggest wave of insourcing for a generation’; notes that the North East Combined Authority transport provider Nexus, while publicly owned, outsources cleaning of the Tyne and Wear Metro to a private company, Churchill, and that this contract is now …
Early Day Motion
Apprenticeships strategy
(17 Signatures)
9 Jul 2025
Tabled by:
Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington)
That this House believes that the scandal of low pay for apprentices must end and that apprentices need pay above the national living wage, covered by Collective Bargaining; is concerned that many apprenticeships are offered on fixed-term contracts, meaning there is no guaranteed offer of employment to follow; recognises that …
Early Day Motion
Peter Krykant
(11 Signatures)
16 Jun 2025
Tabled by:
Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington)
That this House is shocked and deeply saddened by the sudden death of Peter Krykant, a courageous campaigner for harm reduction and drug policy reform; sends sympathy and condolences to his family, friends and colleagues; recognises that his pioneering, unofficial, drug consumption van paved the way for the establishment of …
Early Day Motion
Future of rail frieght
(21 Signatures)
2 Jun 2025
Tabled by:
Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington)
This House notes with concern that the future of rail freight in Great Britain is uncertain; welcomes ASLEF’s Rail Freight Future and Dignity for Drivers campaigns; recognises the importance of Great British Railways in supporting and growing rail freight and providing a strategic direction to the rail freight sector; further …