Grahame Morris MP: votes, interests and costs
Grahame Morris represents Easington in the House of Commons for Labour and has done since 6 May 2010.
Offices and committees
The Members API lists no current government, opposition or committee post for Grahame Morris; earlier posts are below.
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and Shadow Minister for the Constitutional Convention | Department for Communities and Local Government | 28 June 2016 | 7 October 2016 |
| Opposition Whip (Commons) | Whips Office (Commons) | 18 September 2015 | 28 June 2016 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill | 1 May 2024 | 8 May 2024 |
| Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill | 24 April 2024 | 1 May 2024 |
| Automated Vehicles Bill [HL] | 13 March 2024 | 19 March 2024 |
| Licensing Hours Extensions Bill | 7 February 2024 | 30 May 2024 |
| Building Societies Act 1986 (Amendment) Bill | 31 January 2024 | 7 February 2024 |
| Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Bill | 1 March 2023 | 8 March 2023 |
| Equipment Theft (Prevention) Bill | 25 January 2023 | 1 February 2023 |
| Seafarers' Wages Bill [HL] | 11 January 2023 | 17 January 2023 |
| High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill Select Committee (Commons) | 13 December 2022 | 30 May 2024 |
| Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL] | 9 February 2022 | 10 February 2022 |
| Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee) | 9 March 2020 | 6 July 2020 |
| Transport Committee | 2 March 2020 | 30 May 2024 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 e125355684b0.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests lists 1 entry for Grahame Morris: Miscellaneous (1). The most recent was registered on 18 January 2022. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
Trustee (unpaid) of the East Durham Veterans Trust.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2020-02-01
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 28 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
IPSA, the body that sets and pays MPs' business costs, records staffing spending of £244,424 for Grahame Morris in 2024-25 against a budget of £250,820. In 2023-24 it was £219,110. Office costs came to £25,293 of a £33,020 budget. IPSA publishes each budget, the amount spent and the amount left (the remaining amounts are in IPSA's files); no total across budgets is published, so none is given here.
| IPSA figure | 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staffing: spent | £244,423.93 | £219,109.63 | £216,409.71 |
| Office costs: spent | £25,292.63 | £20,155.69 | £18,454.01 |
| Accommodation: spent | £25,154.98 | £23,360.89 | £21,718.19 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £7,363.32 | £7,016.67 | £5,767.99 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £33,020, staffing £250,820, accommodation £29,290 (Standard non-London area budget; Standard budget for renting a property in the London area).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Easington CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Office Manager/Senior Caseworker (permanent full time), Senior Parliamentary Assistant ×2 (permanent full time), Constituency Support Officer (permanent part time), Senior Caseworker (permanent full time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
Grahame Morris is recorded voting in 535 divisions since 4 July 2024, according to the Commons Votes API. Of these, 57 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The 30 most recent on bills and motions are listed here. The most recent, on 21 October 2026, was a No on "Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 28 October 2026. Only divisions in which a vote is recorded for the MP are counted. The full list on UK Parliament.
Written questions
Grahame Morris has tabled 521 written questions since 4 July 2024, according to the Written Questions API. Departments in the latest 10: Department of Health and Social Care; Ministry of Justice; Department for Transport; Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Health Services: Offenders
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether funding for health services in criminal justice settings is ring-fenced; and whether she expects this to change as a result of any proposed NHS reorganisation.
Offenders: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Sentencing Act 2026 on the healthcare treatment of offenders who commit minor crimes.
Buses: Driving Instruction
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with the Department for Education on including Category D driving licence training for coaches within the Skills Bootcamps programme; and what assessment she made of the …
Ferries
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she last had discussions with her French counterpart on the enforcement of seafarer rights in the short sea ferry sector.
Ferries
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many operators of ferry routes between England and France have been issued with a surcharge for non-compliance with the Seafarers’ Wages Regulations 2024 to date.
Heating: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she agrees with ADE: Demand’s "No Home Left Behind" report findings that public policy should actively support households to install the clean-heat technology, such as compact heat ba …
Heat Batteries
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to ADE: Demand’s "No Home Left Behind" report, what role she sees for heat batteries in easing grid pressure and supporting Clean Power 2030.
Carbon Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps she is taking to ensure that lower-income families are not priced out of decarbonisation.
Heat Batteries: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she will commit to providing a £7,500 grant for heat batteries.
Vehicle Number Plates
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to strengthen enforcement and prosecution powers available to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency against suppliers who fail to comply with vehicle registration plate regulations.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 8df49ab99e90. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Grahame Morris.
2024 general election
At the 4 July 2024 general election Easington returned Grahame Morris with a majority of 6,542: 16,774 votes, 48.9% of those cast, against 10,232 for Lynn Murphy. Result as published: Lab hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Easington figures
Built 15 October 2026 from official records; register entries and votes are re-read on a rolling schedule. This page sets out what the record shows and gives no rating of the MP. Official UK Parliament page · All MPs · Something wrong? Tell us.