James McMurdock MP: written questions 2025
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Local Government: EssexMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101721More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will confirm the timeline for the boundary review for the 2027 Greater Essex shadow elections.
Answer: The Government received four reorganisation proposals from Essex, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock councils on 26 September 2025. On 19 November 2025, we launched a consultation on these proposals which will run for seven weeks until 11 January 2026. A deci...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: EssexMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101720More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish the minutes for any meetings held on Greater Essex's shadow elections scheduled for 2027.
Answer: The Government received four reorganisation proposals from Essex, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock councils on 26 September 2025. On 19 November 2025, we launched a consultation on these proposals which will run for seven weeks until 11 January 2026. A deci...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: EssexMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101719More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether shadow elections for Greater Essex will proceed as previously planned for 2027.
Answer: The Government received four reorganisation proposals from Essex, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock councils on 26 September 2025. On 19 November 2025, we launched a consultation on these proposals which will run for seven weeks until 11 January 2026. A deci...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: EssexMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101718More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer to Question 99612 on Local Government: Essex, if he will publish the minutes of any meetings held discussing the interim voting arrangements of the combine
Answer: I spoke to leaders in Greater Essex following the announcement of funding and next steps for the devolution agreements that are being developed through the Devolution Priority Programme. The Department has continued to engage closely with them since the a...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordElections: EssexMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101717More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer to Questions 99609, 99610, and 99611 on Local Government: Essex, whether financial support will be provided to (a) Thurrock, (b) Essex and its lower author
Answer: I spoke to leaders in Greater Essex following the announcement of funding and next steps for the devolution agreements that are being developed through the Devolution Priority Programme. The Department has continued to engage closely with them since the a...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ElectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101716More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer to Question 99604 on Local Government: Essex, if he will publish the minutes of any meetings held with councils whose mayoral elections are not proceeding
Answer: I spoke to leaders in Greater Essex following the announcement of funding and next steps for the devolution agreements that are being developed through the Devolution Priority Programme. The Department has continued to engage closely with them since the a...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ElectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101715More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer to Question 99603 on Local Government: Essex, if he will publish any meeting minutes for meetings held regarding the decision to delay multiple mayoral ele
Answer: I spoke to leaders in Greater Essex following the announcement of funding and next steps for the devolution agreements that are being developed through the Devolution Priority Programme. The Department has continued to engage closely with them since the a...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ElectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101714More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer to Question 99603 on Local Government: Essex, what discussions he had Cabinet colleagues prior to informing councils that multiple mayoral elections would
Answer: I spoke to leaders in Greater Essex following the announcement of funding and next steps for the devolution agreements that are being developed through the Devolution Priority Programme. The Department has continued to engage closely with them since the a...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101713More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will introduce additional safeguards for patients assessed as being at higher risk of harm following discharge from mental health inpatient wards.
Answer: The national ambition is for all mental health trusts to ensure 80% of patients discharged from adult acute mental health inpatient settings are followed up within 72 hours, and is intended to bring focus not just to the timeliness of follow-up, but also ...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101712More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the reasons for ICB non-compliance with the 72-hour follow-up requirement for mental health inpatients.
Answer: The national ambition is for all mental health trusts to ensure 80% of patients discharged from adult acute mental health inpatient settings are followed up within 72 hours, and is intended to bring focus not just to the timeliness of follow-up, but also ...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101711More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 17 December 2025 to Question 96915 on Mental Health Services: Standards, what steps he is taking to ensure that all people discharged from Integrated Care Board commission
Answer: The national ambition is for all mental health trusts to ensure 80% of patients discharged from adult acute mental health inpatient settings are followed up within 72 hours, and is intended to bring focus not just to the timeliness of follow-up, but also ...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101710More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 17 December 2025 to Question 96915, what assessment he has made of the levels of variation in compliance with the 72-hour follow-up requirement between integrated care boa
Answer: The national ambition is for all mental health trusts to ensure 80% of patients discharged from adult acute mental health inpatient settings are followed up within 72 hours, and is intended to bring focus not just to the timeliness of follow-up, but also ...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCrime: Rural AreasHome OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101709More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps is she taking to support Essex Police in tackling rural crime.
Answer: Rural communities can be assured that visible, neighbourhood policing is returning to our communities. Our Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee will deliver more neighbourhood police by the end of the Parliament, whilst also ensuring each community, including...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: Rural AreasHome OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101708More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of whether slow police response times to rural crime contribute to repeat offending.
Answer: Rural communities can be assured that visible, neighbourhood policing is returning to our communities. Our Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee will deliver more neighbourhood police by the end of the Parliament, whilst also ensuring each community, including...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: StandardsHome OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101707More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether police forces are required to publish response time data broken down by rural and urban classification.
Answer: Rural communities can be assured that visible, neighbourhood policing is returning to our communities. Our Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee will deliver more neighbourhood police by the end of the Parliament, whilst also ensuring each community, including...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: Rural AreasHome OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101706More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of delayed police response times on (a) crime reporting and (b) public confidence in rural communities.
Answer: Rural communities can be assured that visible, neighbourhood policing is returning to our communities. Our Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee will deliver more neighbourhood police by the end of the Parliament, whilst also ensuring each community, including...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: StandardsHome OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101705More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the difference in police response times to time-sensitive incidents such as (a) vehicle theft and (b) robberies of retail premises in (i) rural areas and (ii) urban are
Answer: Rural communities can be assured that visible, neighbourhood policing is returning to our communities. Our Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee will deliver more neighbourhood police by the end of the Parliament, whilst also ensuring each community, including...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordWorkplace Pensions: Index LinkingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101704More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential disparity in treatment between members of private sector defined benefit pension schemes and members of the Pension Protection Fund and Financial Assistance
Answer: The Government has brought forward legislation to introduce increases on compensation payments from the Pension Protection Fund and Financial Assistance Scheme that relate to pensions built up before 6 April 1997. These will be CPI-linked (capped at 2.5%)...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: Telephone ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101703More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how patients can raise concerns about GP practices not providing appropriate access to telephone appointments for a) elderly and b) vulnerable patients.
Answer: The GP Contract is clear that patients should always have the option of telephoning or visiting their practice in person, and all online tools must always be provided in addition to, rather than as a replacement for, other channels for accessing a general...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: Telephone ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101702More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that GP practices comply with GP Contract requirements on telephone appointment accessibility for a) elderly and b) vulnerable patients.
Answer: We understand that not all patients can or want to use online services. The GP Contract is clear that patients should always have the option of telephoning or visiting their practice in person, and all online tools must always be provided in addition to, ...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCrimes of Violence and Sexual Offences: Foreign NationalsMinistry of JusticeTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101134More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many foreign nationals convicted of sexual offences have been convicted of (a) a further sexual offence and (b) other violent offences after release from custody in the UK in each year since 2020.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes information on convictions and sentencing information for sexual offences in the Outcomes by Offence data tool, that can be downloaded from the Criminal Justice Statistics landing page here: Criminal justice statistics qu...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSexual Offences: Foreign NationalsHome OfficeTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101132More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign nationals convicted of sexual offences have been removed under the Early Removal Scheme in each year since 2020.
Answer: The information requested regarding foreign national offenders (FNOs) convicted of sexual offences removed under the Early Removal Scheme (ERS) is not available from published statistics.The Home Office has published figures on FNOs removed under the ERS,...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSexual Offences: Foreign NationalsMinistry of JusticeTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101131More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many foreign nationals who were convicted of sexual offences were given suspended custodial sentences in each year since 2020.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes information on convictions and sentencing information for sexual offences in the Outcomes by Offence data tool, that can be downloaded from the Criminal Justice Statistics landing page here: Criminal justice statistics qu...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisoners: Foreign NationalsMinistry of JusticeTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101130More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many foreign nationals currently serving custodial sentences for sexual offences are held in prisons in England and Wales.
Answer: A breakdown of Foreign National Offenders (FNOs) by offence group is published in the Annual prison population statistics and the most recent publication can be found here: prison-population-2025.ods. Please see Table_1_A_26, which shows the breakdown as ...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordVisas: Sexual OffencesHome OfficeTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101129More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of visa applicants whose applications were denied due to criminal records relating to sex offences since 2020.
Answer: We take the issue of preventing foreign criminals entering the UK extremely seriously, and we continue to strengthen our borders so that we can prevent crime and protect the public, delivering on this Government’s commitment to tackle foreign criminality....
Answered 7 Jan 2026
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