James McMurdock MP: written questions 2026
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RepatriationHome OfficeTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107320More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to her Department publishing an open opportunity contract on 6 January 2026 entitled Home Office Returns Reintegration Programme (HORRP) - Phase 3 - 2026 – 2028, whether the funding to suppor
Answer: Support provided by the HO Returns Reintegration Programme is only in relation to potentially migrating to a third country and not back to the UK.
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRepatriationHome OfficeTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107319More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to her Department publishing an open opportunity contract on 6 January 2026 entitled Home Office Returns Reintegration Programme (HORRP) - Phase 3 - 2026 – 2028, whether there will be a cap o
Answer: The in-kind (non-cash) provision to assist returning individuals to set up a business or access locally available educational or training opportunities through the programme is capped at £1500. The £1500 Returnee Educational and Entrepreneurship Fund (REE...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRepatriationHome OfficeTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107318More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to her Department publishing an open opportunity contract on 6 January 2026 entitled Home Office Returns Reintegration Programme (HORRP) - Phase 3 - 2026 – 2028, what assessment her Departmen
Answer: Since 2021, the UK has seen record numbers of people arriving illegally and claiming asylum, with increasing pressure on public services and accommodation – this scheme is designed to improve returns cooperation with these countries, support those being r...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRepatriationHome OfficeTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107317More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to her Department publishing an open opportunity contract on 6 January 2026 entitled Home Office Returns Reintegration Programme (HORRP) - Phase 3 - 2026 – 2028, whether her Department plans
Answer: This programme plays a crucial part in negotiating returns arrangements with other countries, which is essential to making returns of their citizens effective and sustainable, so we will continue working with countries worldwide to achieve this.
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRepatriationHome OfficeTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107316More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department publishing an open opportunity contract on 6 January 2026 entitled Home Office Returns Reintegration Programme (HORRP) - Phase 3 - 2026 – 2028, how many additional rem
Answer: We have an ambitious target of continuously increasing returns in the coming years, and this contract will play an important supporting role in helping us deliver on that objective.
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordIncome Tax: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107315More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria her Department uses when determining whether to uprate the Personal Allowance.
Answer: The Personal Allowance is uprated in line with CPI by default. The previous Government took the decision to maintain the Personal Allowance at its current level from April 2021 until April 2028. The Government is asking everyone to contribute to maintain ...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordIncome Tax: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107314More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her Department’s response of 17 November 2025 to the e-petition entitled Raise the income tax personal allowance from £12,570 to £20,000, whether her Department has assessed the potential long-term
Answer: The Personal Allowance is uprated in line with CPI by default. The previous Government took the decision to maintain the Personal Allowance at its current level from April 2021 until April 2028. The Government is asking everyone to contribute to maintain ...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordIncome Tax: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107313More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her Department’s response of 17 November 2025 to the e-petition entitled Raise the income tax personal allowance from £12,570 to £20,000, what assumptions were used for (a) behavioural changes, (b)
Answer: The Personal Allowance is uprated in line with CPI by default. The previous Government took the decision to maintain the Personal Allowance at its current level from April 2021 until April 2028. The Government is asking everyone to contribute to maintain ...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordIncome Tax: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107312More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her Department’s response of 17 November 2025 to the e-petition entitled Raise the income tax personal allowance from £12,570 to £20,000, what assessment her Department has made of the potential im
Answer: The Personal Allowance is uprated in line with CPI by default. The previous Government took the decision to maintain the Personal Allowance at its current level from April 2021 until April 2028. The Government is asking everyone to contribute to maintain ...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ElectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106916More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his letter to Essex County Council leader Kevin Bentley, dated 19 January 2026, whether he has received correspondence from (a) any Essex County Councillor and
Answer: On 29 January 2026, the Secretary of State wrote to the Leader of Essex County Council to confirm that he would not be including the election to Essex County Council in legislation to postpone local elections. A copy of that letter was deposited in the Ho...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ElectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106915More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to his letter to Essex County Council leader Kevin Bentley dated 19 January 2026, if he will make it his policy that elections for Essex County Council will proceed as s
Answer: On 29 January 2026, the Secretary of State wrote to the Leader of Essex County Council to confirm that he would not be including the election to Essex County Council in legislation to postpone local elections. A copy of that letter was deposited in the Ho...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisons: Unmanned Air SystemsMinistry of JusticeTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106914More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to his Department's press release entitled Battlefield tactics to inspire UK fight against prison drones, published on 16 January 2026, whether his Department have had discussions with private drone comp
Answer: We publish the number of drone incidents in prisons in England and Wales in the HMPPS Annual Digest. Data specific to the recoveries of illicit items cannot be disclosed for security reasons.We are working hard to deter, detect and disrupt the use of dron...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisons: Unmanned Air SystemsMinistry of JusticeTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106913More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to his Department's press release entitled Battlefield tactics to inspire UK fight against prison drones, published on 16 January 2026, what proportion of the 1,712 drone incidents referenced resulted in
Answer: We publish the number of drone incidents in prisons in England and Wales in the HMPPS Annual Digest. Data specific to the recoveries of illicit items cannot be disclosed for security reasons.We are working hard to deter, detect and disrupt the use of dron...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisons: Unmanned Air SystemsMinistry of JusticeTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106912More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to his Department's press release entitled Battlefield tactics to inspire UK fight against prison drones, published on 16 January 2026, what proportion of the 1,712 drone incidents at prisons were relate
Answer: We publish the number of drone incidents in prisons in England and Wales in the HMPPS Annual Digest. Data specific to the recoveries of illicit items cannot be disclosed for security reasons.We are working hard to deter, detect and disrupt the use of dron...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLarge Goods Vehicles: Electric VehiclesDepartment for TransportTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106911More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to her Department's press release entitled Boost for British business as government slashes cost of electric lorries by up to £120,000, published on 6 January 2026, how many and what proportion of lorr
Answer: As of September 2025, there were 1,313 battery-electric HGVs on UK roads (VEH1103): https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/vehicle-licensing-statistics-data-tables.The £18 million Plug-in Truck Grant Uplift announced on 6 January 2026, which ...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLarge Goods Vehicles: Electric VehiclesDepartment for TransportTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106910More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with to her Department's press release entitled Boost for British business as government slashes cost of electric lorries by up to £120,000, published on 6 January 2026, what estimate her Department has made of
Answer: As of September 2025, there were 1,313 battery-electric HGVs on UK roads (VEH1103): https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/vehicle-licensing-statistics-data-tables.The £18 million Plug-in Truck Grant Uplift announced on 6 January 2026, which ...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLarge Goods Vehicles: Electric VehiclesDepartment for TransportTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106909More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Boost for British business as government slashes cost of electric lorries by up to £120,000, published on 6 January 2026, what estimate her Department h
Answer: As of September 2025, there were 1,313 battery-electric HGVs on UK roads (VEH1103): https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/vehicle-licensing-statistics-data-tables.The £18 million Plug-in Truck Grant Uplift announced on 6 January 2026, which ...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAmbulance Services: EssexDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106908More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's press release entitled New ambulances deployed to boost NHS winter response, published on 31 December 2025, how many new ambulances have been allocated to Essex.
Answer: The 500 new ambulances announced in the Department’s press release of 31 December 2025 form part of East of England Ambulance NHS Foundation Trust’s wider ambulance replacement and expansion programme.Allocations have not been finalised at individual coun...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: EssexDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106907More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of Private Finance Initiative arrangements on the future of healthcare provision in (a) South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency and (
Answer: The Department is supporting National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority to develop the new Public Private Partnership (PPP) model for Neighbourhood Health Centres (NHCs). The new NHC PPP model will build on lessons from the past includin...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordElectricity: Rural AreasDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106906More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help ensure that rural electricity networks are adequately prepared for (a) extreme weather and (b) future levels of demand.
Answer: The Department for Energy Security & Net Zero works extensively with the energy sector to continually improve and maintain the resilience, preparedness and security of energy infrastructure against risks including severe weather events. Ofgem provides...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordElectricity: South Basildon and East ThurrockDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106905More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps is he taking to help improve the resilience of electricity networks serving rural areas in South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency.
Answer: The Government is taking clear steps to strengthen the resilience of electricity networks serving rural areas, including those in South Basildon and East Thurrock. Following the Storm Arwen Review, network operators have made a significant number of impro...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy: InfrastructureDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106904More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with local authorities such as Basildon Council on energy infrastructure for communities not connected to the main gas grid.
Answer: Details of Ministers' and Permanent Secretaries' meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK.
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy: South Basildon and East ThurrockDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106903More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of households not connected to the main gas grid in South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency, such as (a) Felmores and (b) Langdon Hill
Answer: The Department publishes annual estimates of the number of domestic properties not connected to the gas network in Great Britain by country, English regions, local authority, constituency, middle layer super output area and lower layer super output area.
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106902More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to help ensure that increases in the number of GPs in training results in a sustained increase in the number of qualified GPs.
Answer: The Government has committed to training thousands more general practitioners (GPs) and has increased the number of available GP training places by an additional 250 from September 2025. This brings the total number of GP training places to 4,250 per year...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: Labour TurnoverDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106901More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of GP retention rates in (a) Basildon and (b) Thurrock.
Answer: Data on general practice joiner and leaver rates is only available centrally at the level of integrated care boards (ICBs).Between December 2024 and December 2025, 42 fully qualified general practitioners (GPs), or 6.7%, in the NHS Mid and South Essex ICB...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
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