James McMurdock MP: written questions 2026
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NHS: NegligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109776More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many negligence claims arising from accident and emergency care cited delays in a) triage and b) admission as a contributing factor.
Answer: NHS Resolution is the body that manages clinical negligence and other claims against the National Health Service in England. They are unable to provide a full response to the questions in the format requested without commissioning work to review files man...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: NegligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109775More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of clinical negligence claims in each of the last three years were attributable to a) staffing levels, b) triage issues and c) delays in treatment.
Answer: NHS Resolution is the body that manages clinical negligence and other claims against the National Health Service in England. They are unable to provide a full response to the questions in the format requested without commissioning work to review files man...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109774More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of regional variations in the quality of GP specialty training.
Answer: Post-graduate medicine general practice specialty trainees consistently report high levels of satisfaction with their overall educational experience, according to the results of the National Education and Training Survey (NETS), 2022 to 2024.Alongside NET...
Answered 25 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109773More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of GP trainees qualified as GPs in each of the last three years.
Answer: General practice (GP) speciality training has maintained a low rate of attrition over the last three years of approximately 1.3% to 1.5%, and the average length of time to complete GP training has remained at 3.8 years.A proportion of trainees achieving a...
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPrimary Care: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109772More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the adequacy of primary care estates to support workforce expansion.
Answer: It is the responsibility of the integrated care boards to ensure that the National Health Service estate is fit for purpose, in order to meet the needs of the local population.At the Autumn Budget, we announced our commitment to deliver 250 Neighbourhood ...
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: ThurrockDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109771More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of capacity of NHS primary care premises in Thurrock on the recruitment of GPs.
Answer: No assessment has been made by the Department of the potential impact of National Health Service primary care premises in Thurrock on the recruitment of general practice (GP) doctors. It is the responsibility of the NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care...
Answered 25 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordBasildon University Hospital: Accident and Emergency DepartmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109770More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve triaging by Accident and Emergency departments at Basildon Hospital.
Answer: The Government recognises that urgent and emergency care performance has fallen short in recent years. We are committed to restoring accident and emergency waiting times to the National Health Service constitutional standard.Our Urgent and Emergency Care ...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordOut-patients: EssexDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109769More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of outpatient activity was delivered outside hospital settings in Essex in the most recent period for which data is available.
Answer: The Department does not centrally hold data on outpatient activity delivered outside hospital settings in Essex.Approximately 80% of the waiting list is made up of people waiting for outpatient appointments. Modernisation of this important stage of planne...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAccident and Emergency Departments: South Basildon and East ThurrockDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109768More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with the NHS in South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency on patient safety for people experiencing long waits in Accident and Emergency.
Answer: The Government recognises that urgent and emergency care performance has fallen short in recent years. We are committed to restoring accident and emergency waiting times to the National Health Service constitutional standard.Our Urgent and Emergency Care ...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordBasildon University Hospital: Accident and Emergency DepartmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109767More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce the number of patients waiting over 12 hours to be admitted to, or discharged from, Basildon Hospital’s Accident and Emergency Department.
Answer: The Government recognises that urgent and emergency care performance has fallen short in recent years. We are committed to restoring accident and emergency waiting times to the National Health Service constitutional standard.Our Urgent and Emergency Care ...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAccident and Emergency Departments: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109766More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to publish data on cases where patients deteriorate or die in Accident and Emergency waiting rooms before being seen by a doctor.
Answer: This data is not available in the format requested and there is no plan to publish this. Patients are reviewed at the front door and are seen by a clinical member of staff and streamed to the right service for them. If there is an incident around care pro...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAccident and Emergency Departments: Older PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109765More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of A&E waiting times on post-discharge outcomes for older patients.
Answer: No assessment has been made of the impacts of accident and emergency waiting times on post-discharge outcomes. There have been studies on the impact of waiting times on clinical outcomes in general, which inform the targets the National Health Service set...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordWind Power: North SeaDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109764More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled UK and Europe sign historic pact to drive clean energy future, published on 26 January 2026, what assessment his Department has made
Answer: The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero works closely across Whitehall and with domestic and international partners to assess and manage the resilience and security risks associated with increased shared offshore energy infrastructure in the North...
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordWind Power: North SeaDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109763More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled UK and Europe sign historic pact to drive clean energy future, published on 26 January 2026, what assessment his Department has made
Answer: There has not been a specific assessment of the impact of the pact on electricity prices, but it will support the buildout of Offshore Hybrid Assets, which combine offshore wind farms with interconnectors. Interconnection can provide GB access to cheaper ...
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy: StorageDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109762More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled UK and Europe sign historic pact to drive clean energy future, published on 26 January 2026, what assessment his Department have made
Answer: Coordinating with our neighbours can cut costs, strengthen energy security and help build a more flexible system. Any future hybrid projects, combining interconnection with offshore wind, will be guided by the Strategic Spatial Energy Plan (SSEP) conducte...
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordWind Power: North SeaDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109761More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled UK and Europe sign historic pact to drive clean energy future, published on 26 January 2026, what assessment his Department has made
Answer: The Department has not made specific projections of the number of offshore wind jobs attributable to the Hamburg Declaration. However, the UK is already leading the way in delivering the commitments set out in the Declaration. Contracts for Difference All...
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordWind Power: North SeaDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109760More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled UK and Europe sign historic pact to drive clean energy future, published on 26 January 2026, whether the Hamburg Declaration places f
Answer: The Hamburg Declaration does not place financial obligations on the UK.
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordWind Power: North SeaDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109759More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled UK and Europe sign historic pact to drive clean energy future, published on 26 January 2026, what is the planned timetable for delive
Answer: The Hamburg Declaration sets a collective ambition of 100 GW of offshore wind cooperation projects by 2050. Shorter term delivery targets will flow from strategic planning work such as NESO's Strategic Spatial Energy Plan due to be consulted on in Q1 2027...
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordWind Power: North SeaDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109758More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled UK and Europe sign historic pact to drive clean energy future, published on 26 January 2026, how much of the 100 GW of jointly delive
Answer: The Hamburg Declaration sets a collective ambition of 100 GW of offshore wind cooperation projects by 2050. National contributions were not specified. Future GB co-ordinated projects will be guided by domestic strategic energy planning conducted by our Na...
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordWind Power: North SeaDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109757More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled UK and Europe sign historic pact to drive clean energy future, published on 26 January 2026, what legal status the Hamburg Declaratio
Answer: The Declaration and its annexes do not create any rights or obligations under national or international law.
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordKevin BentleyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109756More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his letter to Councillor Kevin Bentley on 29 January 2026, if he will publish the email received from Cllr Kevin Bentley on 22 January 2026 referenced in the le
Answer: The Government has no plans to publish the representations received.
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Reciprocal ArrangementsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109501More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the total monetary value was of NHS costs submitted under the European Health Insurance Card scheme that were not recovered in each of the last three financial years.
Answer: Under our agreements with the European Union, European Free Trade Association countries and Switzerland, we make claims to European countries for National Health Service costs incurred by temporary visitors from those countries. Claims are made in arrears...
Answered 20 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordManufacturing Industries: TrainingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109500More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to support training and skills pathways for British manufacturing industries.
Answer: DWP works closely with industry bodies such as Make UK, the Manufacturing Technologies Association and the Institute for Grocery Distributors to support jobseekers to better understand the many career opportunities available in manufacturing. DWP also pro...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordManufacturing Industries: Young PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109499More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to increase awareness among young people of career opportunities in British manufacturing industries.
Answer: The Government is taking a range of steps to increase awareness among young people of the diverse and rewarding career opportunities available in British manufacturing. This forms part of our wider efforts to reduce the number of young people who are not ...
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordCarbon Emissions: Iron and SteelDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109498More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the levels CO2 emissions caused by importing foreign steel for British manufacturing projects.
Answer: The Department estimates greenhouse gas emissions (including carbon dioxide) on a territorial basis, meaning emissions that occur within UK borders. This is the approach required by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the UK’s Climate Change...
Answered 6 Feb 2026
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