James McMurdock MP: written questions 2026
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Written questions
Childminding: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109039More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2026 to Question 102102, when she plans to publish guidance on the treatment of allowable expenses for childminders.
Answer: Childminders play a vital role in childcare. The Government has eased rules on working from schools and community centres and increased early years funding rates above 2023 average fees. These increases reflect increased costs, and from April 2026, local ...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordChildminding: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109038More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of expense rules for childminders whose homes function as full-time workplaces.
Answer: Childminders play a vital role in childcare. The Government has eased rules on working from schools and community centres and increased early years funding rates above 2023 average fees. These increases reflect increased costs, and from April 2026, local ...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: Coastal Areas and Rural AreasHome OfficeTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109037More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to ensure that coastal and rural areas are effectively supported by centralised police forces.
Answer: The Police Reform White Paper, published on 26 January 2026, set out an ambitious package of reform, including an ambition to significantly reduce the number of police forces across England and Wales by the end of next Parliament.We will shortly launch an...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: ReorganisationHome OfficeTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109036More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her planned timetable is for completing the reorganisation of police forces in England and Wales.
Answer: This Government published its Police Reform White Paper on 26 January 2026. It set out an ambitious package of reform, including an ambition to move to fewer, larger forces by the end of next parliament.We will shortly launch an Independent Review of Poli...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood Policing: RecruitmentHome OfficeTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109035More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many additional neighbourhood police officers are expected to be recruited under the new graduate recruitment scheme.
Answer: The Government is providing up to £7m to Police Now, a specialist recruitment provider for graduate entry into the police, to recruit in the region of 280 graduates into specialist neighbourhood and detective roles by March 2026. Around half of these recr...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: ReorganisationHome OfficeTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109034More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what role Police and Crime Commissioners will have in relation to the National Police Service before the position of Police and Crime Commissioner is abolished.
Answer: The Police Reform White Paper makes clear that the voices of local police governance bodies should form part of the governance of the NPS.We will continue to work with local partners to help establish the NPS, including Police and Crime Commissioners up u...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: ReorganisationHome OfficeTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109033More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to her Department’s press release entitled ‘White paper sets out reforms to policing’ published on 26 January 2026, when the National Police Service will be established.
Answer: We will start work immediately to set up the National Police Service and legislate for it as soon as Parliamentary time allows.It will first host national services such as IT and the National Police Air Service and later bring in national crime-fighting r...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: ReorganisationHome OfficeTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109032More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled ‘White paper sets out reforms to policing’ published on 26 January 2026, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of reducing the
Answer: The Police Reform White Paper, published on 26 January 2026, set out our ambition to significantly reduce the number of police forces across England and Wales by the end of next Parliament.We will shortly launch an Independent Review of Police Force struc...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordBusiness: LoansDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109031More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled ‘UK lenders step up with £11 billion push to back British businesses’ published on 26 January 2026, what assessment he has made of the potentia
Answer: The package is a commitment from the UK’s top high-street banks to lend more to small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) using UKEF’s guarantee, to boost UK exports and economic growth. It signals to SMEs that want to export that there is a dedicated poo...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordBusiness: Job CreationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109030More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled ‘UK lenders step up with £11 billion push to back British businesses’ published on 26 January 2026, what estimate he has made of the number of
Answer: The package is a commitment from the UK’s top high-street banks to lend more to small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) using UKEF’s guarantee, to boost UK exports and economic growth. It signals to SMEs that want to export that there is a dedicated poo...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordBusiness: ExportsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109029More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled, ‘UK lenders step up with £11 billion push to back British businesses,’ published on 26 January 2026, what assessment his Department has made o
Answer: The package is a commitment from the UK’s top high-street banks to lend more to small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) using UKEF’s guarantee, to boost UK exports and economic growth. It signals to SMEs that want to export that there is a dedicated poo...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy Supply: FinanceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108567More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what mechanisms he has in place to monitor the financial situation of major energy suppliers; and whether any energy supplier has been subject to enhanced monitoring in the last three years.
Answer: Ofgem, as the independent regulator, actively monitors the market using both direct and proxy information to identify any risks of supplier failure.Any reporting relating to Ofgem’s enhanced monitoring is a matter for Ofgem to communicate, given the comme...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordKraken Technologies: Octopus EnergyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108566More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Business Secretary backs British scaleups with growth package and red tape review, published on 20 January 2026, whether he has taken steps to
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade sets the overall strategic direction for the British Business Bank, which is operationally independent and carries out its own due diligence. The Department was informed by the Bank of its investment in Kraken Technol...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy Supply: RegulationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108565More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what contingency plans he has in place for major domestic energy suppliers being unable to meet regulatory obligations.
Answer: Ofgem, as the independent regulator, actively monitors the market using both direct and proxy information to identify any risks of supplier failure.Any reporting relating to Ofgem’s enhanced monitoring is a matter for Ofgem to communicate, given the comme...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy Supply: CompetitionDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108564More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what monitoring measures his Department employs to assess the risk of market failure in major energy suppliers.
Answer: Ofgem, as the independent regulator, actively monitors the market using both direct and proxy information to identify any risks of supplier failure.Any reporting relating to Ofgem’s enhanced monitoring is a matter for Ofgem to communicate, given the comme...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordKraken Technologies: Capital InvestmentDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108563More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Business Secretary backs British scaleups with growth package and red tape review, published on 20 January 2026, whether Octopus Energy’s compl
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade sets the overall strategic direction for the British Business Bank, which is operationally independent and carries out its own due diligence. The Department was informed by the Bank of its investment in Kraken Technol...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordKraken Technologies: InvestmentDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108562More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Business Secretary backs British scaleups with growth package and red tape review, published on 20 January 2026, what assessment he has made of
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade sets the overall strategic direction for the British Business Bank, which is operationally independent and carries out its own due diligence. The Department was informed by the Bank of its investment in Kraken Technol...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordKraken TechnologiesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108561More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Business Secretary backs British scaleups with growth package and red tape review, published on 20 January 2026, what assessment he has made of
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade sets the overall strategic direction for the British Business Bank, which is operationally independent and carries out its own due diligence. The Department was informed by the Bank of its investment in Kraken Technol...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordKraken TechnologiesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108560More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Business Secretary backs British scaleups with growth package and red tape review, published on 20 January 2026, what valuation of Kraken Techn
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade sets the overall strategic direction for the British Business Bank, which is operationally independent and carries out its own due diligence. The Department was informed by the Bank of its investment in Kraken Technol...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordKraken TechnologiesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108559More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Department for Business and Trade’s press release entitled Business Secretary backs British scaleups with growth package and red tape review, published on 20 January 2026, whether
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade sets the overall strategic direction for the British Business Bank, which is operationally independent and carries out its own due diligence. The Department was informed by the Bank of its investment in Kraken Technol...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordKraken TechnologiesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108558More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Business Secretary backs British scaleups with growth package and red tape review, published on 20 January 2026, whether his Department assesse
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade sets the overall strategic direction for the British Business Bank, which is operationally independent and carries out its own due diligence. The Department was informed by the Bank of its investment in Kraken Technol...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordArts: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108557More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Arts Everywhere programme will include funding for community-led initiatives.
Answer: Over the course of this parliament £1.5 billion will be invested across arts, cultural and heritage providing support to arts venues, museums, libraries and heritage buildings across England. It aims to keep venues open, finance urgent repairs and infrast...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordArts: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108556More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how her Department plans to ensure that the Arts Everywhere programme delivers long-term improvements not dependent upon continued external funding.
Answer: Over the course of this parliament £1.5 billion will be invested across arts, cultural and heritage providing support to arts venues, museums, libraries and heritage buildings across England. It aims to keep venues open, finance urgent repairs and infrast...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordCulture: EssexDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108555More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of cultural infrastructure in Essex.
Answer: Over the course of this parliament £1.5 billion will be invested across arts, cultural and heritage providing support to arts venues, museums, libraries and heritage buildings across England. It aims to keep venues open, finance urgent repairs and infrast...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordArts: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108554More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what monitoring measures will be in place to ensure Arts Everywhere funding is spent effectively.
Answer: Over the course of this parliament £1.5 billion will be invested across arts, cultural and heritage providing support to arts venues, museums, libraries and heritage buildings across England. It aims to keep venues open, finance urgent repairs and infrast...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
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