James McMurdock MP: written questions

Written questions

• Affordable Housing: BasildonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9081More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to help build more affordable homes in Basildon.

  Answer: The Government is committed to the biggest increase in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation. Our aspiration is to ensure that, in the first full financial year of this Parliament (2025-26), the number of Social Rent homes is rising rather t...

  Answered 23 Oct 2024

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• Winter Fuel Payment: South Basildon and East ThurrockDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9080More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people receiving a state pension are no longer eligible for the winter fuel allowance in South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency.

  Answer: It is estimated that around 15,200 pensioners in South Basildon and East Thurrock Constituency (2024 boundaries) will be affected by the decision to amend the eligibility criteria for the Winter Fuel Payment. This is based on February 2024 Pension Credit ...

  Answered 21 Oct 2024

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• Undocumented Migrants: South Basildon and East ThurrockHome OfficeTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9079More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many beds are reserved to house irregular migrants in South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency.

  Answer: The Home Office does not reserve beds for irregular migrants. In accordance with the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, the Home Office has a statutory obligation to provide destitute asylum seekers with accommodation and subsistence support whilst their ap...

  Answered 22 Oct 2024

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• Undocumented Migrants: South Basildon and East ThurrockHome OfficeTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9077More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many irregular migrants are housed in South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency.

  Answer: The Home Office does not reserve beds for irregular migrants. In accordance with the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, the Home Office has a statutory obligation to provide destitute asylum seekers with accommodation and subsistence support whilst their ap...

  Answered 22 Oct 2024

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• Special Educational Needs: South Basildon and East ThurrockDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9076More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve the provision of SEND support for children in South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency.

  Answer: Departmental officials meet regularly with representatives from Essex and Thurrock local area partnerships to discuss their education, health and care (EHC) plan performance, annual review processes, sufficiency strategy and their wider support for childr...

  Answered 22 Oct 2024

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