At a glanceGrahame Morris is a Labour MP for Easington, and has represented the seat for 16 years, 2 months. They have cast 487 votes in Commons divisions (85% attendance), tabled 3,264 written questions and registered 2 financial interests.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Grahame Morris did not vote in 88. A rebellion is a vote against the way most of their own party voted; free votes, where no party line applies, are left out.
Party-loyalty figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Biography
Current roles
- Easington Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
- Labour Party since 6 May 2010
Voting record
Voting alignment
Votes most like
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Jon Trickett
Labour
99.7% · 377 of 378 shared votes
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Abtisam Mohamed
Labour
99.7% · 336 of 337 shared votes
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Yasmin Qureshi
Labour
99.7% · 310 of 311 shared votes
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Naz Shah
Labour
99.4% · 326 of 328 shared votes
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Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
Labour
99.4% · 153 of 154 shared votes
Votes least like
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Chris Philp
Conservative
1.0% · 3 of 303 shared votes
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Sir Mel Stride
Conservative
1.1% · 3 of 280 shared votes
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George Freeman
Conservative
1.1% · 3 of 267 shared votes
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Victoria Atkins
Conservative
1.3% · 4 of 302 shared votes
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David Davis
Conservative
1.3% · 3 of 239 shared votes
Alignment figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Register of financial interests
From the official Register; shown as registered.
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources1
- Premier League - £1,298.00 (registered 7 Aug 2025)
Miscellaneous1
- Trustee (unpaid) of the East Durham Veterans Trust. (registered 18 Jan 2022)
Written questions
Addictions: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to address a) low pay, b) a lack of formal training and development pathways, and c) job insecurity and organisational changes, highlighted in the May 2025 Ipsos Drug and Alcohol
Awaiting an answer from the Department of Health and Social Care.
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to implement the 2024 Drug and Alcohol Workforce Plan.
Awaiting an answer from the Department of Health and Social Care.
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken in relation to plans announced in the July 2024 Drug and Alcohol Workforce Plan for a national Centre for Addiction.
Awaiting an answer from the Department of Health and Social Care.
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to roll out the Addiction Healthcare Goals programme.
Awaiting an answer from the Department of Health and Social Care.
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he will take to address unmet treatment needs for dependence on a) alcohol and b) other drugs, in the context of a recent report from the Forward Trust that estimates that 750,000 UK cit
Awaiting an answer from the Department of Health and Social Care.
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department currently estimates the cost of alcohol harm to be in a) England, b) Wales, c) Scotland and d) Northern Ireland.
Awaiting an answer from the Department of Health and Social Care.
Ministry of Defence: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Department maintains a public register or internal inventory of automated decision-making systems; and whether it plans to publish such information.
Answer · 13 Jul 2026
There are different interpretations of what constitutes Automated Decision-Making (ADM). The Ministry of Defence does not hold a central database on all activities and systems that might meet the definition of ADM within the Department.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department maintains a public register or internal inventory of automated decision-making systems.
Answer · 15 Jul 2026
The Government is committed to the safe, ethical and transparent use of algorithmic decision-making and wider algorithmic tools. Transparency is essential to building public trust, enabling accountability, and improving understanding of how algorithms inf...
Early day motions
| 13 Jul 2026 | Richard Pengelly | 57 sig. |
| 9 Jun 2026 | Orgreave Inquiry | 37 sig. |
| 2 Jun 2026 | Ban on industrial action by prison officers | 27 sig. |
| 2 Jun 2026 | 55 Years of the Misuse of Drugs Act | 14 sig. |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 75th anniversary of the Easington Pit Disaster | 18 sig. |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Ketamine | 13 sig. |
Speeches in the chamber
23 Jun 2026 Prison Safety
My hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. On the protection of prison officers, is it not correct that the last coalition Government got rid of almost 25% of prison officers? Every year I ask a question about how many prison officers h…
23 Jun 2026 Prison Safety
I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this important debate. I agree with her analysis so far. The key point is that we must take some steps and have some initiatives to reduce prison violence. I am sure the Minister is aware that in t…
13 Apr 2026 Disclosure and Safeguarding: At-risk Children
It is always a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. I thank my good and hon. Friend the Member for Sunderland Central (Lewis Atkinson) from the Petitions Committee for the way in which he introduced this important debate.…
26 Mar 2026 Business of the House
As Members across the House will be well aware from their own constituency caseloads, the performance of Capita in administering the civil service pension scheme has been disastrous. May we have a debate in Government time on the decision …
26 Mar 2026 Prison Officers: Mandatory Body Armour
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts, and to follow the right hon. Member for Tatton (Esther McVey). I congratulate the right hon. Member for New Forest East (Sir Julian Lewis) on securing the debate. Like my hon.…
24 Mar 2026 Oil and Gas
I welcome this debate. As we have heard, oil and gas are likely to remain part of our energy mix for years to come, but recent global instability underscores a fundamental point: true energy security comes from reliable domestic and renewa…
16 Mar 2026 Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Merchant Seafarers
I support the points made by my hon. Friend the Member for Liverpool Riverside (Kim Johnson), but I acknowledge that the Government have made substantial progress in addressing the ingrained recruitment and retention crisis they inherited …
16 Mar 2026 Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Merchant Seafarers
20. What steps he is taking to improve recruitment and retention of merchant seafarers in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
24 Feb 2026 Access to Radiotherapy
I applaud the ambitions in the cancer plan, but my question was about improving access to advanced therapeutic radiotherapy. Almost half the cancer centres in more urban areas in England have experienced a staff recruitment freeze, and the…
24 Feb 2026 Access to Radiotherapy
2. What steps his Department is taking to tackle inequalities in access to radiotherapy treatment services for cancer patients.
12 Feb 2026 Rail Transport and Economic Growth
My east Durham constituency has long suffered from poor rail connectivity, which limits access to job, education and training opportunities, yet published evidence from the Rail Delivery Group and Oxford Economics shows that increasing rai…
12 Feb 2026 Rail Transport and Economic Growth
7. What steps she is taking to help ensure that the rail transport system supports economic growth.
2 Feb 2026 High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill
Thank you very much, Madam Deputy Speaker, for calling me to speak in what I believe is a really important debate. I am delighted to support the Government’s motions, as we continue to invest in and transform our rail network after decades…
9 Dec 2025 Railways Bill
I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests and declare an interest as vice-chair of the RMT parliamentary group. I am delighted in particular to follow my hon. Friends the Members for Salford (Rebecca Lon…
1 Dec 2025 Budget Resolutions
My hon. Friend is characteristically generous, and I appreciate his warm words. Many MPs representing coalfield constituencies will have cause for celebration. As chair of the coalfields group, I thank my right hon. Friends the Chancellor …
1 Dec 2025 Budget Resolutions
I associate myself with the remarks of my right hon. Friend the Member for Doncaster North (Ed Miliband) about the potential of the renewable energy sector. I want to give a shout-out to Power Roll in east Durham, and draw the House’s atte…
17 Nov 2025 Topical Questions
As a lifelong political activist and trade unionist, I value free speech and the right to protest. Having lived through the miners’ strike, I know what it means when the state turns against working people and disregards their rights, so I …
11 Nov 2025 BBC Leadership
These are indeed uncertain times for the BBC and for the people who work in it. Does the Secretary of State agree that it is important that we remember that the Reuters Institute’s Digital News Report 2025 found that the BBC remains the mo…
30 Oct 2025 Infected Blood Compensation Scheme
I thank my right hon. Friend for the content, clarification and tone of his statement. It is clearly an awful situation. I would like to speak up for my constituents in Easington and to seek some clarification regarding those people who co…
30 Oct 2025 Topical Questions
Power Roll in my constituency has pioneered a world-beating, flexible, lightweight solar panel module. The next four weeks are a critical period for the company; a £5 million investment is needed to keep production and jobs in the north-ea…
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
Opposition posts
- Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and Shadow Minister for the Constitutional Convention · Department for Communities and Local Government 28 Jun 2016 – 7 Oct 2016
- Opposition Whip (Commons) · Whips Office (Commons) 18 Sep 2015 – 28 Jun 2016
Committee memberships
- Licensing Hours Extensions Bill 7 Feb 2024 – 30 May 2024
- High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill Select Committee (Commons) 13 Dec 2022 – 30 May 2024
- Transport Committee 2 Mar 2020 – 30 May 2024
- Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill 1 May 2024 – 8 May 2024
- Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill 24 Apr 2024 – 1 May 2024
- Automated Vehicles Bill [HL] 13 Mar 2024 – 19 Mar 2024
- Building Societies Act 1986 (Amendment) Bill 31 Jan 2024 – 7 Feb 2024
- Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Bill 1 Mar 2023 – 8 Mar 2023
- Equipment Theft (Prevention) Bill 25 Jan 2023 – 1 Feb 2023
- Seafarers' Wages Bill [HL] 11 Jan 2023 – 17 Jan 2023
- Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL] 9 Feb 2022 – 10 Feb 2022
- Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee) 9 Mar 2020 – 6 Jul 2020
- Transport Committee 5 Feb 2018 – 6 Nov 2019
- Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee) 6 Nov 2017 – 6 Nov 2019
- Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee) 9 Nov 2015 – 3 May 2017
- Health and Social Care Committee 12 Jul 2010 – 30 Mar 2015
Previous seats
- Easington · Elected 4 times 6 May 2010 – 30 May 2024
Expenses
Contact & offices
020 7219 1283
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
Seaton Holme, Hall Walks, Easington, County Durham, SR8 3BS
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Grahame Morris, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Grahame Morris?
Grahame Morris is a Member of Parliament representing Easington in the House of Commons. See Grahame Morris's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Grahame Morris represent?
Grahame Morris sits as Labour. See Grahame Morris's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Grahame Morris represent?
Grahame Morris is the Member of Parliament for Easington. See Grahame Morris's official Parliament profile.
How long has Grahame Morris been an MP?
Grahame Morris has served in the House of Commons for 16 years, 2 months. See Grahame Morris's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Grahame Morris?
Grahame Morris has 2 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Grahame Morris's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.