James McMurdock MP: written questions

4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress

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Written questions

  • Landlords: RegistrationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29319More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled Stronger protections and greater confidence for renters, published on 9 September 2026, what estimate she has made of the number of p

    Answer: No published answer in this record yet.

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  • Landlords: RegistrationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29318More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled Stronger protections and greater confidence for renters, published on 9 September 2026, what assessment she has made of the potential

    Answer: No published answer in this record yet.

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  • Landlords: RegistrationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29317More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled Stronger protections and greater confidence for renters, published on 9 September 2026, what the fine will be for landlords who fail

    Answer: No published answer in this record yet.

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  • Landlords: RegistrationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29316More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled Stronger protections and greater confidence for renters, published on 9 September 2026, what estimate she has made of the amount of t

    Answer: No published answer in this record yet.

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  • Landlords: RegistrationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29315More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled Stronger protections and greater confidence for renters, published on 9 September 2026, what estimate she has made of the cost to lan

    Answer: No published answer in this record yet.

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  • Landlords: RegistrationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29314More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled Stronger protections and greater confidence for renters, published on 9 September 2026, what assessment she has made of the potential

    Answer: No published answer in this record yet.

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  • Education: Community DevelopmentDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29011More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Government press release entitled Education to play a vital role in building belonging in divided communities, published on 9 September 2026, what assessment has been made of the role of t

    Answer: The government recognises that education plays a central role in building confident, cohesive and resilient communities. Through a broad and balanced school curriculum, pupils develop knowledge and understanding of British history, democratic institutions...

    Answered 6 Oct 2026

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  • Education: Community DevelopmentDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29010More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Government press release entitled Education to play a vital role in building belonging in divided communities, published on 9 September 2026, what definition of community cohesion will be

    Answer: The Community Cohesion Framework is being developed with support from experts and stakeholders across the sector. As part of that process, the department is considering how key concepts will be reflected within the framework. Further information will be p...

    Answered 6 Oct 2026

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  • Education: Community DevelopmentDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29009More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Government press release entitled Education to play a vital role in building belonging in divided communities, published on 9 September 2026, what definition of belonging will be used when

    Answer: The Community Cohesion Framework is currently in development. Consideration of the key concepts, including belonging, forms part of that work. Further information will be provided as development of the framework progresses.

    Answered 6 Oct 2026

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  • Education: Community DevelopmentDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29007More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Government press release entitled Education to play a vital role in building belonging in divided communities, published on 9 September 2026, what assessment has been made of whether the i

    Answer: The department has not relied solely on the National Union of Students (NUS) to represent student views in developing the Community Cohesion Framework. While the NUS is a partner in the project, the framework will be co-designed with students from diverse...

    Answered 6 Oct 2026

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  • Education: Community DevelopmentDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29006More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Government press release entitled Education to play a vital role in building belonging in divided communities, published on 9 September 2026, what assessment has been made of the ideologic

    Answer: The group has been established to provide expertise, experience and insight to support development of the Community Cohesion Framework. Members were selected on the basis of their relevant expertise and sectoral experience, rather than their ideological v...

    Answered 6 Oct 2026

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  • Education: Community DevelopmentDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29005More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Government press release entitled Education to play a vital role in building belonging in divided communities, published on 9 September 2026, what criteria were used to determine the membe

    Answer: The Advisory Group has been established to provide expertise and insight to support the development of the Community Cohesion Framework. Membership includes representatives from the further and higher education sectors, as well as faith and student repres...

    Answered 6 Oct 2026

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  • Education: Community DevelopmentDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29004More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's news story entitled Education to play a vital role in building belonging in divided communities, published on 9 September 2026, what specific deficiencies in existing policy l

    Answer: The government does not consider that existing legislation or policies on community cohesion are deficient. The new community cohesion framework is intended to provide a consistent approach with supporting infrastructure that brings together existing good...

    Answered 6 Oct 2026

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  • Education: Community DevelopmentDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29003More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's news story entitled Education to play a vital role in building belonging in divided communities, published on 9 September 2026, what assessment her Department has made of whet

    Answer: The Community Cohesion Framework is not intended to create new statutory requirements or duplicate existing duties. Instead, it will help bring together established good practice and provide a coherent, practical approach to supporting community cohesion ...

    Answered 6 Oct 2026

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  • Education: Community DevelopmentDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29002More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's news story entitled Education to play a vital role in building belonging in divided communities, published on 9 September 2026, what the estimated cost to the public purse is

    Answer: The department has not published an estimate of the total cost of developing, implementing and evaluating the Community Cohesion Framework. Decisions on future funding, implementation and evaluation will be considered as the development of the framework p...

    Answered 6 Oct 2026

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  • Education: Community DevelopmentDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29001More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's news story entitled Education to play a vital role in building belonging in divided communities, published on 9 September 2026, what metrics will be used to assess the effecti

    Answer: The Community Cohesion Framework is currently being developed. The framework and accompanying toolkit will support providers in establishing approaches to monitor and evaluate what works well. Further details on evaluation arrangements, including how the ...

    Answered 6 Oct 2026

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  • Education: Community DevelopmentDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29000More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's news story entitled Education to play a vital role in building belonging in divided communities, published on 9 September 2026, what specific outcomes the proposed national co

    Answer: The Community Cohesion Framework will support colleges, universities and students' unions to strengthen belonging and inclusion. It will bring together a set of agreed principles to support students' conduct and engagement on issues that underpin, or if l...

    Answered 6 Oct 2026

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  • Class Unit: StaffWomen and EqualitiesTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28999More

    Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Office for Equality and Opportunity's press release entitled Time to end class squeamishness: first government unit to improve life chances for working class, published on 9 September 202

    Answer: Officials are currently taking forward the implementation of the creation of a new Class Unit and closure of Social Mobility Commission to ensure a smooth, staged transition. All changes will be carried out with appropriate consultation and full support f...

    Answered 18 Sept 2026

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  • Social MobilityWomen and EqualitiesTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28998More

    Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Office for Equality and Opportunity's press release entitled Time to end class squeamishness: first government unit to improve life chances for working class, published on 9 September 202

    Answer: Officials are currently taking forward the implementation of the creation of a new Class Unit and closure of Social Mobility Commission to ensure a smooth, staged transition. All changes will be carried out with appropriate consultation and full support f...

    Answered 18 Sept 2026

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  • Class UnitWomen and EqualitiesTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28997More

    Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Office for Equality and Opportunity's press release entitled Time to end class squeamishness: first government unit to improve life chances for working class, published on 9 September 202

    Answer: Officials are currently taking forward the implementation of the creation of a new Class Unit and closure of Social Mobility Commission to ensure a smooth, staged transition. All changes will be carried out with appropriate consultation and full support f...

    Answered 18 Sept 2026

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  • Class UnitWomen and EqualitiesTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28996More

    Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Office for Equality and Opportunity's press release entitled Time to end class squeamishness: first government unit to improve life chances for working class, published on 9 September 202

    Answer: Officials are currently taking forward the implementation of the creation of a new Class Unit and closure of Social Mobility Commission to ensure a smooth, staged transition. All changes will be carried out with appropriate consultation and full support f...

    Answered 18 Sept 2026

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  • Class Unit: StaffWomen and EqualitiesTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28995More

    Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Office for Equality and Opportunity's press release entitled Time to end class squeamishness: first government unit to improve life chances for working class, published on 9 September 202

    Answer: Officials are currently taking forward the implementation of the creation of a new Class Unit and closure of Social Mobility Commission to ensure a smooth, staged transition. All changes will be carried out with appropriate consultation and full support f...

    Answered 18 Sept 2026

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  • Class Unit: FinanceWomen and EqualitiesTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28994More

    Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Office for Equality and Opportunity's press release entitled Time to end class squeamishness: first government unit to improve life chances for working class, published on 9 September 202

    Answer: Officials are currently taking forward the implementation of the creation of a new Class Unit and closure of Social Mobility Commission to ensure a smooth, staged transition. All changes will be carried out with appropriate consultation and full support f...

    Answered 18 Sept 2026

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  • Class Unit: FinanceWomen and EqualitiesTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28993More

    Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Office for Equality and Opportunity's press release entitled Time to end class squeamishness: first government unit to improve life chances for working class, published on 9 September 202

    Answer: Officials are currently taking forward the implementation of the creation of a new Class Unit and closure of Social Mobility Commission to ensure a smooth, staged transition. All changes will be carried out with appropriate consultation and full support f...

    Answered 18 Sept 2026

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  • Class Unit: StandardsWomen and EqualitiesTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28992More

    Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Office for Equality and Opportunity's press release entitled Time to end class squeamishness: first government unit to improve life chances for working class, published on 9 September 202

    Answer: Officials are currently taking forward the implementation of the creation of a new Class Unit and closure of Social Mobility Commission to ensure a smooth, staged transition. All changes will be carried out with appropriate consultation and full support f...

    Answered 18 Sept 2026

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4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality.

View as listCabinet Office: 11Cabinet Office11Department for Business and Trade: 5Department for Business and Trade5Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade: 53Department for Business, Innova…53Department for Culture, Media and Sport: 4Department for Culture, Media a…4Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: 5Department for Digital, Culture…5Department for Education: 64Department for Education64Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: 2Department for Energy Security …2Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: 50Department for Environment, Foo…50Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: 12Department for Science, Innovat…12Department for Transport: 36Department for Transport36Department for Work and Pensions: 12Department for Work and Pensions12Department of Health and Social Care: 79Department of Health and Social…79Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: 83Foreign, Commonwealth and Devel…83Home Office: 72Home Office72Ministry of Defence: 12Ministry of Defence12Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: 226Ministry of Housing, Communitie…226Ministry of Justice: 34Ministry of Justice34Treasury: 37Treasury37Women and Equalities: 9Women and Equalities9
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4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality. Published records do not measure effort or effectiveness. Methodology.
Department or topicPublished records
Cabinet Office11
Department for Business and Trade5
Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade53
Department for Culture, Media and Sport4
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport5
Department for Education64
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero2
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs50
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology12
Department for Transport36
Department for Work and Pensions12
Department of Health and Social Care79
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office83
Home Office72
Ministry of Defence12
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government226
Ministry of Justice34
Treasury37
Women and Equalities9

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