James McMurdock MP: written questions 2026
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Gaza: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 15 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19310More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to her Department's press release entitled UK backs Gaza recovery as Foreign Secretary urges renewed push for peace, published on 13 July 2026, what plans are
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office has robust safeguards in place to manage the risk of aid diversion and ensure compliance with sanctions and counter-terrorism legislation. All delivery partners undergo detailed due diligence assessments ...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordGaza: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 15 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19309More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to her Department's press release entitled UK backs Gaza recovery as Foreign Secretary urges renewed push for peace, published on 13 July 2026, whether UK offi
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office has robust safeguards in place to manage the risk of aid diversion and ensure compliance with sanctions and counter-terrorism legislation. All delivery partners undergo detailed due diligence assessments ...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordGaza: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 15 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19308More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to her Department's press release entitled UK backs Gaza recovery as Foreign Secretary urges renewed push for peace, published on 13 July 2026, what discussion
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office has robust safeguards in place to manage the risk of aid diversion and ensure compliance with sanctions and counter-terrorism legislation. All delivery partners undergo detailed due diligence assessments ...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordGaza: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 15 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19307More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to her Department's press release entitled UK backs Gaza recovery as Foreign Secretary urges renewed push for peace, published on 13 July 2026, what assessment
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office has robust safeguards in place to manage the risk of aid diversion and ensure compliance with sanctions and counter-terrorism legislation. All delivery partners undergo detailed due diligence assessments ...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordGaza: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 15 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19306More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to her Department's press release entitled UK backs Gaza recovery as Foreign Secretary urges renewed push for peace, published on 13 July 2026, what discussion
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office has robust safeguards in place to manage the risk of aid diversion and ensure compliance with sanctions and counter-terrorism legislation. All delivery partners undergo detailed due diligence assessments ...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordGaza: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18961More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's press release entitled UK backs Gaza recovery as Foreign Secretary urges renewed push for peace, publishe
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the press notice cited in his question. Any further information about funding for Palestinian-led early recovery efforts will be shared in the usual way.
Answered 20 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordGaza: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18960More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's press release entitled UK backs Gaza recovery as Foreign Secretary urges renewed push for peace, publishe
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the press notice cited in his question. Any further information about funding for Palestinian-led early recovery efforts will be shared in the usual way.
Answered 20 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordGaza: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18959More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's press release entitled UK backs Gaza recovery as Foreign Secretary urges renewed push for peace, publishe
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the press notice cited in his question. Any further information about funding for Palestinian-led early recovery efforts will be shared in the usual way.
Answered 20 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordGaza: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18958More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's press release entitled UK backs Gaza recovery as Foreign Secretary urges renewed push for peace, publishe
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the press notice cited in his question. Any further information about funding for Palestinian-led early recovery efforts will be shared in the usual way.
Answered 20 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18957More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what comparative assessment has been made of asylum application growth in the United Kingdom and EU Member States since 2021, and what factors have been identified as contributing to any difference in
Answer: The number and demographic profile of people claiming asylum varies across Europe with some nationalities claiming more in certain countries. This may be linked to factors including language, existing diasporas in these countries, the routes taken to reac...
Answered 24 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18956More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of the reasons why the number of asylum applications to the United Kingdom has increased at a different rate from applications made in EU Member States since 2021.
Answer: The number and demographic profile of people claiming asylum varies across Europe with some nationalities claiming more in certain countries. This may be linked to factors including language, existing diasporas in these countries, the routes taken to reac...
Answered 24 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18955More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Part 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Bill, whether unpaid asylum support contributions will affect future immigration applications or applications for settlement.
Answer: The Immigration and Asylum Bill introduces the principle that, where a person has received taxpayer-funded asylum support and later becomes financially able to contribute towards those costs, it is right and fair that they should do so.Contribution levels...
Answered 24 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18954More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Part 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Bill, what estimate has been made of the administrative cost of recovering contributions from recipients of asylum support.
Answer: The Immigration and Asylum Bill introduces the principle that, where a person has received taxpayer-funded asylum support and later becomes financially able to contribute towards those costs, it is right and fair that they should do so.Contribution levels...
Answered 24 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18953More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Part 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Bill, what criteria will be used to determine the level of contribution required from recipients of asylum support.
Answer: The Immigration and Asylum Bill introduces the principle that, where a person has received taxpayer-funded asylum support and later becomes financially able to contribute towards those costs, it is right and fair that they should do so.Contribution levels...
Answered 24 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18952More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Part 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Bill, what estimate has been made of the annual amount expected to be recovered through contributions from recipients of asylum support.
Answer: The Immigration and Asylum Bill introduces the principle that, where a person has received taxpayer-funded asylum support and later becomes financially able to contribute towards those costs, it is right and fair that they should do so.Contribution levels...
Answered 24 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordOffenders: DeportationHome OfficeTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18951More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign criminals have avoided deportation in each of the last ten years on the basis of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
Answer: The Home Office faces significant and complex challenges when seeking to return those who have no right to be in the UK to their country of origin or lawful place of return. Despite these barriers, we are fully committed to making our communities safer by...
Answered 23 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDeportationHome OfficeTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18950More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to clause 20 of the Immigration and Asylum Bill, how many deportation cases each year are expected to be prevented on the grounds that removal would have an unduly harsh impact on a qua
Answer: Deportation decisions are taken on a case-by-case basis, and we cannot know in advance what any decision will be. The Bill makes clear that deporting foreign criminals is in the public interest and will be required unless the individual impact is dispropo...
Answered 24 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordUniversities: AntisemitismDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18949More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance she has issued to higher education providers on preventing antisemitic harassment on university campuses.
Answer: The government is clear that antisemitic abuse has no place on campuses. The Office for Students’ E6 condition of registration requires university providers to have policies, reporting procedures, support arrangements and preventative measures in place to...
Answered 18 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordVisas: StudentsHome OfficeTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18948More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether antisemitism on university campuses forms part of her Department’s assessment when developing student visa policy.
Answer: The Student visa route is designed to enable genuine international students to study at eligible UK education providers while maintaining the integrity of the immigration system.When developing student immigration policy, the Home Office considers matters...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordVisas: StudentsHome OfficeTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18947More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether applicants for student visas are subject to security screening in relation to a) extremist activity and b) support for proscribed organisations.
Answer: The UK operates robust security and suitability checks on all visa applications, including applications under the Student route. As part of this consideration of an application, information provided by the applicant may be checked against a range of gover...
Answered 13 Aug 2026
Original Parliament recordLower Thames Crossing: Road Traffic ControlDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18946More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the capacity of the surrounding road network to accommodate diverted traffic following an unplanned closure of the Lower Thames Crossing.
Answer: The Lower Thames Crossing will be operated as an integrated part of the Strategic Road Network (SRN). Incident response plans will be developed with local authorities and emergency services during construction and published before opening. These will cove...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordLower Thames Crossing: Road Traffic ControlDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18945More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with National Highways on whether they will publish diversion routes for major incidents affecting the Lower Thames Crossing before the road opens.
Answer: The Lower Thames Crossing will be operated as an integrated part of the Strategic Road Network (SRN). Incident response plans will be developed with local authorities and emergency services during construction and published before opening. These will cove...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordLower Thames Crossing: Road Traffic ControlDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18944More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the resilience of the Lower Thames Crossing in the event of a) vehicle breakdowns or b) collisions within the tunnel.
Answer: The Lower Thames Crossing will be operated as an integrated part of the Strategic Road Network (SRN). Incident response plans will be developed with local authorities and emergency services during construction and published before opening. These will cove...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordLower Thames Crossing: Road Traffic ControlDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18943More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to publish an operational incident management strategy for the Lower Thames Crossing before it opens to traffic.
Answer: The Lower Thames Crossing will be operated as an integrated part of the Strategic Road Network (SRN). Incident response plans will be developed with local authorities and emergency services during construction and published before opening. These will cove...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordLower Thames Crossing: Road Traffic ControlDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18942More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what contingency plans will be in place to manage traffic in the event of closure of the Lower Thames Crossing following its opening.
Answer: The Lower Thames Crossing will be operated as an integrated part of the Strategic Road Network (SRN). Incident response plans will be developed with local authorities and emergency services during construction and published before opening. These will cove...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
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