James McMurdock MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Level Crossings: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92945More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of community safety events at level crossings in reducing incidents of misuse a) in East Tilbury and b) nationally.
Answer: Network Rail are responsible for determining the measures required at level crossings to create a safe environment. They regularly engage with local communities to provide information and briefing on the safety risks associated with misuse and undertake r...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBasildon University Hospital: Accident and Emergency DepartmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92936More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of accident and emergency capacity pressures on patient safety at Basildon Hospital.
Answer: We acknowledge that accident and emergency care performance has not consistently met expectations in recent years, and we are taking serious steps to address this.Our Urgent and Emergency Care Plan for 2025/26, backed by almost £450 million of capital inv...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBasildon University Hospital: Accident and Emergency DepartmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92935More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of patients waited more than four hours in Basildon Hospital’s Accident and Emergency Department in the past year.
Answer: The Government acknowledges that urgent and emergency care performance has not consistently met expectations in recent years. We are committed to restoring waiting standards to those set out in the NHS Constitution by the end of this Parliament, as outlin...
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBasildon University Hospital: Accident and Emergency DepartmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92934More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent data he holds on Accident and Emergency attendance levels at Basildon Hospital and associated patient safety indicators.
Answer: The data is not available in the format requested. NHS England collects and publishes monthly data on the total number of attendances for all accident and emergency types, including Minor Injury Units and Walk-in Centres. The total number of accident and ...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMedical Treatments: Overseas VisitorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92933More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the financial impact on NHS Trusts of unpaid overseas visitor charges.
Answer: The Department does not hold the data requested on the number of overseas visitors who receive free National Health Service treatment.The Department and NHS England annually publish data on the income identified, recovered and written off from chargeable ...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMedical Treatments: Overseas VisitorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92932More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the total amount of income written off by NHS Trusts as unrecoverable charges owed by overseas visitors in each of the past three years.
Answer: The Department does not hold the data requested on the number of overseas visitors who receive free National Health Service treatment.The Department and NHS England annually publish data on the income identified, recovered and written off from chargeable ...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMedical Treatments: Overseas VisitorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92931More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the annual cost to the NHS of treatment provided free of charge to overseas visitors who are not residents of the UK.
Answer: The Department does not hold the data requested on the number of overseas visitors who receive free National Health Service treatment.The Department and NHS England annually publish data on the income identified, recovered and written off from chargeable ...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMedical Treatments: Overseas VisitorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92930More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data he holds on the number of overseas visitors who received NHS treatment free of charge in the last five years.
Answer: The Department does not hold the data requested on the number of overseas visitors who receive free National Health Service treatment.The Department and NHS England annually publish data on the income identified, recovered and written off from chargeable ...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordChronic Illnesses: Prescription DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92440More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the long-term affordability of prescription medication for people with chronic illnesses.
Answer: Approximately 89% of prescription items are dispensed free of charge in the community in England, and there are a wide range of exemptions from prescription charges already in place for which those with chronic illnesses may be eligible.Eligibility depend...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordChronic Illnesses: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92439More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to include a) Ehlers-Danlos syndromes and b) hypermobility spectrum disorders in plans to improve the delivery of treatment for people with chronic illnesses.
Answer: The National Health Service recognises that people with chronic conditions, including Ehlers–Danlos syndrome (EDS) and hypermobility spectrum disorders (HSD), require personalised, coordinated care. EDS comprises 13 rare inherited connective-tissue disord...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92438More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve NHS medication procurement processes.
Answer: The Medicines Procurement and Supply Chain (MPSC) is part of the NHS Medicines Value and Access Directorate and establishes the commercial arrangements to enable the purchasing of medicines prescribed in National Health Service hospitals in England. The M...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: LabellingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92436More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that businesses are compliant with food labelling requirements in regard to halal and kosher products.
Answer: The UK maintains high standards on the information that is provided on food labels so that consumers can have confidence in the food that they buy. All food sold on the UK market must comply with food labelling rules, which include the requirement for spe...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: LabellingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92435More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that halal and kosher products are clearly labelled in supermarkets.
Answer: The UK maintains high standards on the information that is provided on food labels so that consumers can have confidence in the food that they buy. All food sold on the UK market must comply with food labelling rules, which include the requirement for spe...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPaternity LeaveDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92434More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans he has to review the (a) length of statutory paternity leave and (b) level of pay provided during this period.
Answer: On 1 July we launched the Parental Leave and Pay Review, which is considering all existing and upcoming parental leave entitlements, including Paternity Leave and Pay. When considering calls to increase entitlements for parents, the Government will balanc...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLarge Goods Vehicle Drivers: VisasDepartment for TransportTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92432More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of legal protections available to British freight drivers who travel into the Schengen Area in respect of the 90/180 rule.
Answer: The Schengen 90- days in any 180-day period (“90/180”) immigration rule has been in place since 2021 and applies to all UK nationals (including British freight drivers) undertaking short stays for leisure and work in the Schengen area. The Schengen 90/180...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPsychiatric PatientsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92363More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to improve post-discharge support for mental health patients.
Answer: The first statutory guidance on discharge from mental health hospitals, published in 2024 under the NHS Act 2006, emphasised the importance of communication and collaboration between responsible agencies to ensure the patient’s safe and timely discharge a...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPsychiatric PatientsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92362More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce short-term readmissions following mental health inpatient discharge.
Answer: In 2023, NHS England published guidance on the commissioning and delivery of acute inpatient mental health care for adults and older adults, which is available at the following link: https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/acute-inpatient-mental-health-care-...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPsychiatric Patients: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92361More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the levels of readmission rates among mental health inpatients aged 0-17.
Answer: The following table shows the number of readmissions and the percentage of all admissions that were readmissions for children and young people’s mental health inpatient services, for 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25, and from April to August of 2025/26: Year2022...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMortgage Guarantee SchemeTreasuryTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92360More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the average property value under the Mortgage Guarantee Scheme compared to the UK average house price.
Answer: The Mortgage Guarantee Scheme is designed to support and sustain the availability of low deposit mortgage products for first-time buyers and home movers with a deposit as small as 5%.All property types of any value are eligible, and the Scheme will now re...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMortgage Guarantee SchemeTreasuryTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92359More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the mean average value of a property purchased under the Mortgage Guarantee Scheme; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the eligibility criteria for that scheme
Answer: The Mortgage Guarantee Scheme is designed to support and sustain the availability of low deposit mortgage products for first-time buyers and home movers with a deposit as small as 5%.All property types of any value are eligible, and the Scheme will now re...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: Undocumented MigrantsDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92358More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data she has on the number of children who are irregular migrants and enrolled in schools; and what the estimated annual cost is for educating those children.
Answer: The requested information is not held by the department.
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren's PlayDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91836More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to issue guidance encouraging schools to adopt evidence-based playtime improvement schemes.
Answer: Breaktimes can be an important part of a pupil’s school experience, providing opportunities to rest, play and connect with peers. While the department has no plans to introduce dedicated guidance or measures on breaktime, we have committed to work with pa...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren's PlayDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91835More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that schools have adequate time for play during the school day.
Answer: Play is an essential part of children’s development and learning, as recognised in the early years foundation stage statutory framework. Schools, governing bodies and academy trusts are responsible for ensuring the school day includes opportunities for so...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSchool DayDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91834More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will include measures related to breaktime quality within (a) school wellbeing and (b) inspection frameworks.
Answer: Breaktimes can be an important part of a pupil’s school experience, providing opportunities to rest, play and connect with peers. While the department has no plans to introduce dedicated guidance or measures on breaktime, we have committed to work with pa...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren's PlayDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91833More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the contribution of playtime to children’s a) social, b) emotional and c) cognitive development.
Answer: The early years foundation stage statutory framework is clear that play is essential for children’s wellbeing and development. Play builds confidence and enthusiasm for learning, and develops self-awareness, self-regulation and social skills. Early years ...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
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