James McMurdock MP: written questions 2025
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Visas: Sexual OffencesHome OfficeTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101128More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what checks are carried out during visa applications to identify previous sexual offence convictions overseas.
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
Original Parliament recordSexual Offences: Foreign NationalsHome OfficeTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101127More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the principal barriers have been to the deportation of foreign nationals convicted of sexual offences since 2024; and what steps her Department is taking to help tackle those barriers.
Answer: The Home Office deals with significant and complex challenges when seeking to return those who have no right to be in the UK to their country of origin. Sometimes the UK’s current obligations under international law prohibit us from returning certain indi...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSexual Offences: Criminal ProceedingsHome OfficeTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101126More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the (a) number and (b) proportion of (i) foreign and (ii) British sex offenders who have claimed ignorance of the law as a defence in each year since 2020.
Answer: The Home Office does not hold information on whether foreign or British sex offenders claimed ignorance of the law as a defence.
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSexual Offences: Foreign NationalsMinistry of JusticeTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101124More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many foreign national sex offenders have been convicted 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 101122More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of foreign national sex offenders were subject to deportation orders in each year since 2020.
Answer: The information you have requested is not available from published statistics. Work is currently underway to improve the quality of information held by the department on foreign national offenders (FNOs). Further information on this work can be found at: ...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Foreign NationalsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101096More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of NHS costs provided to EHIC and GHIC holders is not recovered from the patients’ country of residence; and what steps he is taking to reduce that proportion.
Answer: The National Health Service recovers the costs of treatments provided to overseas visitors through a range of routes, including Immigration Health Surcharge, direct cost recovery from chargeable patients, and reciprocal healthcare arrangements.Under the E...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Foreign NationalsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101095More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of cost recovery under the EHIC and GHIC schemes for treatment provided to overseas visitors in the UK.
Answer: The National Health Service recovers the costs of treatments provided to overseas visitors through a range of routes, including Immigration Health Surcharge, direct cost recovery from chargeable patients, and reciprocal healthcare arrangements.Under the E...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordTrialsMinistry of JusticeTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101094More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of increased trials without juries on the number of judicial review applications.
Answer: Following reforms to the criminal courts, judicial review of criminal court decisions will be available in the same circumstances as it is currently. We might expect to see an increase in the number of applications, given we expect to see more cases retai...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMagistrates' CourtsMinistry of JusticeTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101092More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the capacity of magistrates’ courts to handle additional triable-either-way cases.
Answer: The magistrates’ court is an effective and efficient jurisdiction – In the 12 months to September 2025 it disposed of 1,448,163 cases with an average timeliness (offence to case completion) for the most recent quarter of 191 days. The Government will ensu...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: ProsecutionsAttorney GeneralTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101091More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General,?how many referrals to the Crown Prosecution Service for immigration offences in the last three years were not prosecuted on evidential grounds.
Answer: The CPS does not hold the data requested. To establish whether suspects on cases where immigration offences were considered by reviewing lawyers at pre-charge stage, where then a subsequent no prosecution decision on evidential grounds was made in the las...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordFair Work AgencyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101090More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what measures will be used to assess the effectiveness of the Fair Work Agency in improving compliance with employment law.
Answer: The Fair Work Agency (FWA) will build on the data currently collated and published by existing labour market enforcement bodies.The Secretary of State is required to publish annual reports that assess the extent to which enforcement functions have been ca...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSeasonal Workers and Temporary Employment: Conditions of EmploymentDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101089More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what data the Fair Work Agency will collect and publish on breaches of employment law involving temporary and seasonal workers.
Answer: The Fair Work Agency (FWA) will build on the data currently collated and published by existing labour market enforcement bodies.The Secretary of State is required to publish annual reports that assess the extent to which enforcement functions have been ca...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCompany Cars: TaxationTreasuryTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101088More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to Employee Car Ownership Schemes on the supply of nearly-new vehicles to the second-hand car market.
Answer: At Budget 2025, the government announced that, to allow more time for the sector to prepare for and adapt to the proposed changes in treatment to Employee Car Ownership Schemes (ECOS), its implementation will be delayed to 6 April 2030, with transitional ...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMeat Products: LabellingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101087More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to require food labels to state the method of slaughter used for meat products, including pre-stunning.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. Member for Flyde, Mr Andrew Snowden, on 17 December 2025 to PQ UIN 99375.
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordFood: LabellingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101086More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of food labelling requirements.
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 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDelivery Services: RegulationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100784More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with Ofcom on the comparative (a) employment practices and (b) delivery of delivery companies excluding Royal Mail; and what plans he has to ensure similar standards to thos
Answer: Ministers and officials meet with Ofcom regularly to discuss a range of issues in relation to its role as the independent regulator for the postal sector. Delivery companies are independent businesses, and the government has no role in their operational d...
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment Tribunals Service: CompensationMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100783More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of administering Employment Tribunal cases in which awards are subsequently not paid.
Answer: The information requested is not held centrally by HM Courts and Tribunals service.
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment Tribunals Service: CompensationMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100782More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Employment Tribunal awards remain unpaid in each of the last three years.
Answer: The Government does not collect or publish data on the outcomes of employment tribunal enforcement actions; however we do publish data on the value of awards from the Employment Tribunal for unfair dismissal and discrimination claims. The Department of Bu...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment Tribunals Service: CompensationMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100781More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of current mechanisms for enforcing Employment Tribunal awards where employers refuse to pay compensation.
Answer: The Government is committed to tackling the issue of unpaid employment tribunal awards. The civil courts in England and Wales offer several different enforcement methods that a judgment creditor may apply for to recover money or property owed on a court o...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNatural Gas: SafetyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100780More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had discussions with Ofcom on the application of online advertising regulations for illegal gas work promotions.
Answer: The Secretary of State has had no discussions with Ofcom on this matter. The Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 make it a criminal offence for anyone who is not on the Gas Safe Register to carry out gas work in domestic properties. The Adv...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNatural Gas: SafetyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100779More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has had discussions with social media companies on (a) adverts by unqualified operatives offering gas work and (b) the potential merits of implementing (i) pre-advertising c
Answer: The Secretary of State has had no discussions with social media companies on this matter.The Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 make it a criminal offence for anyone who is not on the Gas Safe Register to carry out gas work in domestic pro...
Answered 24 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNatural Gas: SafetyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100778More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps with the Health and Safety Executive to review the level of criminal penalties and enforcement mechanisms for illegal gas work; and if the Health and Safety Executive will issue gu
Answer: The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is responsible for the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 (GSIUR) which address the safe installation, maintenance, and use of gas systems, in commercial and domestic premises. These regulations requir...
Answered 30 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNatural Gas: SafetyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100777More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will publish HSE enforcement data on illegal gas work, including (a) investigations, (b) prosecutions, (c) convictions, and (d) penalties imposed since 2020.
Answer: The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is responsible for the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 (GSIUR) which address the safe installation, maintenance, and use of gas systems, in commercial and domestic premises. These regulations requir...
Answered 30 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNatural Gas: SafetyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100776More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate his Department has made of the (a) number of gas jobs conducted annually by unqualified workers and (b) the proportion assessed as unsafe; and what proportion of unsafe gas works ar
Answer: The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is responsible for the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 (GSIUR) which address the safe installation, maintenance, and use of gas systems, in commercial and domestic premises. Under GSIUR, gas engine...
Answered 30 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNatural Gas: EquipmentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100775More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has plans for digital verification tools to confirm operative identity and competence at the point of purchase and installation of gas-critical parts.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 17 November 2025 to Question UIN 89029.
Answered 30 Dec 2025
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