James McMurdock MP: written questions
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Special Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12833More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to allocate new (a) funding and (b) resources to support children with special educational needs and disabilities in schools.
Answer: This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) or in alternative provision receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life.The department is ...
Answered 13 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBus Services: EssexDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12832More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to support bus services in Essex.
Answer: Improving local bus services is a key part of this government’s growth mission. As announced in the King’s Speech on 17 July 2024, the government will introduce a Buses Bill later this session. This will put the power over local bus services back in the h...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: EssexDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12831More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the number of GPs in Essex.
Answer: We have committed to training thousands more general practitioners (GPs) across the country, including in Essex, which will increase capacity and take pressure off those currently working in the system. NHS England is working to address training bottlenec...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordRoads: EssexDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12830More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the number of fatalities on roads in Essex.
Answer: This Government takes road safety very seriously and reducing those killed and injured on our roads is a key priority. The Department is currently considering policy options in this area. Local authorities are responsible for the management of local roads...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordOffenders: Foreign NationalsHome OfficeTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12829More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of foreign national offenders have successfully appealed a deportation order under Article (a) 3, (b) 6 and (c) 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, in each year
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on returns of foreign national offenders (FNOs) in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly release’. Data on total returns of FNOs by nationality can be found in table Ret_D03 of the ‘returns detailed datasets’, with th...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: EssexHome OfficeTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12828More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of irregular migrants were (a) in Essex and (b) housed in hotels in Essex in the last 12 months; and how many of those have been removed since October 2023.
Answer: Data on asylum applications, the number of supported asylum seekers in accommodation, including hotels, and returns is published at: Immigration system statistics data tables - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)(opens in a new tab)
Answered 15 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordRefugees: LoansHome OfficeTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12827More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department spent on refugee integration loans in each year since 2010.
Answer: Refugee Integration Loans were introduced in 2007 following a public consultation and have operated over the last seventeen years to support integration of genuine refugees, including into work.Details are available at Refugee integration loan: Overview -...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordIndia: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12826More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the level of foreign aid for India.
Answer: Most of the FCDO's bilateral development funding for India is targeted at helping tackle climate change and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. This is primarily done through development investments in partnership with the Indian Government. We a...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordArmy: PayMinistry of DefenceTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12825More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of undertaking a pay review for all military personnel.
Answer: The Armed Forces are served by two independent pay review bodies, the Armed Forces’ Pay Review Body, and the Senior Salaries Review Body, who provide recommendations annually on remuneration for all Service personnel. The Secretary of State for Defence se...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12824More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on reducing waiting lists for planned care in Essex.
Answer: Tackling waiting lists is a key part of our Health Mission. We will deliver an extra two million operations, scans, and appointments, equivalent to 40,000 per week, in our first year, as part of our commitment to ensuring patients can expect to be treated...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: EssexDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12823More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve mental health services in Essex.
Answer: People with mental health issues in Essex are not getting the support or care they deserve, which is why we will fix the system to ensure that mental health is given the same attention and focus as physical health, so that people can be confident in acces...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordShoplifting: EssexHome OfficeTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12822More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce shoplifting in Essex.
Answer: Shop theft rose to record levels under the previous government , with shopworkers facing unacceptable violence and abuse in the process. We will not stand for this. Everybody has a right to feel safe on the job.This Government will end the effective impun...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSchools: KnivesDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12821More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on tackling knife crime in schools.
Answer: Keeping children safe is a top priority for this government. The department works closely with the Home Office to deliver better and safer outcomes for young people through the Opportunity and Safer Streets Missions. For example, the department is working...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordTelevision Licences: Non-paymentMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12637More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were prosecuted for TV licence evasion in England in (a) 2022, (b) 2023 and (c) 2024.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes data on prosecutions for a wide range of offences, including TV licence evasion up to and including 2023 in the Outcomes by Offences data tool, that can be downloaded from the Criminal Justice Statistics landing page here...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12636More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to increase value for money in procurement.
Answer: Through the Strategic Defence Review we will reform our approach to procurement to deliver defence capabilities at greater pace, leverage rapidly changing technology, and take a One Defence approach to our requirements to secure the best possible value fo...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordChildren in Care: Young OffendersDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12635More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps her Department has taken to provide rehabilitation support to children who have lived in care who are (a) in police custody and (b) serving custodial sentences.
Answer: The latest data for the year ending March 2023 shows that 2% of children in care aged 10 to 17 were convicted or subject to youth cautions or youth conditional cautions during the year, down from 3% in 2019. This compares to 1% of all children aged 10 to ...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordFreeports: Economic SituationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12634More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of freeports on the economy.
Answer: As part of the monitoring and evaluation of the Freeports programme, MHCLG commissioned an initial analysis of the expected economic impact of Freeports based on the Full Business Cases submitted by Freeports and approved by the UK Government.The analysis...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: English ChannelHome OfficeTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12633More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people who arrived in the UK by small boats are (a) male and (b) female.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on returns of foreign national offenders (FNOs) in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly release’. Data on total returns of FNOs by nationality can be found in table Ret_D03 of the ‘returns detailed datasets’, with th...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordOffenders: Foreign NationalsHome OfficeTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12632More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign national offenders of which nationality were deported in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on returns of foreign national offenders (FNOs) in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly release’. Data on total returns of FNOs by nationality can be found in table Ret_D03 of the ‘returns detailed datasets’, with th...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordTelevision Licences: Low IncomesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12631More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the affordability of the BBC licence fee for people on lower incomes; and if she will make an assessment of the potential steps she can take to increase the
Answer: The Government remains committed to the licence fee for the remainder of the current Charter period.As part of the next Charter Review, the government will engage with the BBC and others to consider how to ensure the BBC thrives well into the next decade ...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBBC: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12630More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing an alternative funding scheme to the BBC licence fee.
Answer: The Government remains committed to the licence fee for the remainder of the current Charter period.As part of the next Charter Review, the government will engage with the BBC and others to consider how to ensure the BBC thrives well into the next decade ...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12629More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of the Overseas Development Assistance budget was spent on accommodating asylum seekers in the UK in the most recent year for which figures are available.
Answer: I refer the Hon Gentleman to the FCDO’s publication of final UK Overseas Development Assistance for 2023, published in September 2024, and available at the following link:Statistics on International Development: final UK ODA spend 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.u...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordUniversities: ChinaDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12628More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential implications for national security of the proportion of funding for universities from China.
Answer: The United Kingdom welcomes international partnerships and students, including from China, who make a very positive impact on the UK’s higher education (HE) sector, our economy and society as a whole. However, we will always protect our national security ...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordIron and Steel: EnergyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12627More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make a comparative assessment of energy prices for steel production in (a) the UK, (b) China, (c) Germany and (d) the US.
Answer: The Government recognises that this continues to be a worrying time for the steel sector facing pressures due to global energy prices. We are committed to minimising energy costs for steel, and all energy intensive industries, to help ensure they remain s...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordChina: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12626More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much aid his Department has provided to China in the last five years.
Answer: Between 2019 and 2023, total Official Development Assistance (ODA) spend to China was £206.2 million, including on Chevening scholarships and British Council activity. In April 2021, the FCDO committed to cut ODA funded programmes in China by 95 per cent ...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
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