James McMurdock MP: written questions 2026
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Written questions
Class UnitWomen and EqualitiesTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28991More
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
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: MenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28641More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of public health campaigns in encouraging men to act on concerns about their health before symptoms become serious.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Men’s Health Strategy published last November and available at the following link:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mens-health-strategy-for-england
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPreventive Medicine: MenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28640More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to improve men’s engagement with preventative healthcare services.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Men’s Health Strategy published last November and available at the following link:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mens-health-strategy-for-england
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing: Young PeopleMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 28638More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the proportion of people aged 18 to 34 living with their parents or guardians because they cannot afford to a) purchase or b) rent independently.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: EmploymentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 28637More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of whether the allocation of social housing appropriately recognises applicants who are in employment.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordAffordable HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 28636More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the affordability of home ownership for people aged under 35 who are in full-time employment.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28604More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the letter entitled Local government reorganisation: programme review and decisions withdrawal letter to council leaders, published on 7 September 2026, whether
Answer: On 7 September 2026, the Secretary of State announced that decisions taken for Essex, Hampshire, Norfolk and Suffolk would be withdrawn and that implementation of other local government reorganisation decisions would be paused while the Government conside...
Answered 16 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28596More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the statement on Local Government Reorganisation of 7 September 2026, on what date she first considered withdrawing the decision on local government reorganisat
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the Secretary of State’s oral statement of 7 September 2026. The government has withdrawn the March 2026 decision for Essex, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock and is undertaking a full review of the local government reorganisation pr...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28595More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the statement on Local Government Reorganisation of 7 September 2026, what factors, other than legal advice received as part of the judicial review process, con
Answer: On 7 September 2026, the Secretary of State announced that decisions taken for Essex, Hampshire, Norfolk and Suffolk would be withdrawn and that implementation of other local government reorganisation decisions would be paused while the Government conside...
Answered 16 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28593More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what lessons her Department has identified from the previous process for local government reorganisation in Essex that will inform the review of the local government reorganisati
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the Secretary of State’s oral statement of 7 September 2026. The government has withdrawn the March 2026 decision for Essex, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock and is undertaking a full review of the local government reorganisation pr...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28592More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Government's decision of 7 September 2026 to withdraw the decision on local government reorganisation in Essex, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock, whether any re
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the Secretary of State’s oral statement of 7 September 2026. The government has withdrawn the March 2026 decision for Essex, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock and is undertaking a full review of the local government reorganisation pr...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28591More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Government's decision of 7 September 2026 to withdraw the decision on local government reorganisation in Essex, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock, whether any re
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the Secretary of State’s oral statement of 7 September 2026. The government has withdrawn the March 2026 decision for Essex, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock and is undertaking a full review of the local government reorganisation pr...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28590More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department are taking to ensure that Basildon and Thurrock do not lose access to funding or investment opportunities while local government reorganisation is under
Answer: As set out by the Secretary of State in her oral statement of 7 September, the government has withdrawn the March 2026 decisions for Essex, Hampshire, Norfolk and Suffolk, and paused decisions for the other 14 areas while a full review of the local govern...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28589More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of withdrawing the decision on local government reorganisation in Essex, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock on investmen
Answer: As set out by the Secretary of State in her oral statement of 7 September, the government has withdrawn the March 2026 decisions for Essex, Hampshire, Norfolk and Suffolk, and paused decisions for the other 14 areas while a full review of the local govern...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28588More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of withdrawing the decision on local government reorganisation in Essex, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock on the finan
Answer: As set out by the Secretary of State in her oral statement of 7 September, the government has withdrawn the March 2026 decisions for Essex, Hampshire, Norfolk and Suffolk, and paused decisions for the other 14 areas while a full review of the local govern...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28587More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Government's decision of 7 September 2026 to withdraw the decision on local government reorganisation in Essex, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock, whether opport
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the Secretary of State’s oral statement of 7 September 2026. The government has withdrawn the March 2026 decision for Essex, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock and is undertaking a full review of the local government reorganisation pr...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28586More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Government's decision of 7 September 2026 to withdraw the decision on local government reorganisation in Essex, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock, whether hon. M
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the Secretary of State’s oral statement of 7 September 2026. The government has withdrawn the March 2026 decision for Essex, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock and is undertaking a full review of the local government reorganisation pr...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28585More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Government's decision of 7 September 2026 to withdraw the decision on local government reorganisation in Essex, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock, whether the re
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the Secretary of State’s oral statement of 7 September 2026. The government has withdrawn the March 2026 decision for Essex, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock and is undertaking a full review of the local government reorganisation pr...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28584More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Government's decision of 7 September 2026 to withdraw the decision on local government reorganisation in Essex, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock, whether mainta
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the Secretary of State’s oral statement of 7 September 2026. The government has withdrawn the March 2026 decision for Essex, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock and is undertaking a full review of the local government reorganisation pr...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordParksMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28257More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of new development on the availability of green space in a) urban and b) rural communities.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of publicly available green space for the health and wellbeing of communities. The Department has not made a specific assessment of trends in the level of loss of publicly available green space in England over the ...
Answered 24 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordParksMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28256More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of loss of publicly available green space in England over the last three years.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of publicly available green space for the health and wellbeing of communities. The Department has not made a specific assessment of trends in the level of loss of publicly available green space in England over the ...
Answered 24 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordParksMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28255More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of public parks and green spaces on public health and community wellbeing.
Answer: The Government recognises that parks and green spaces can make a significant contribution to public health and community wellbeing by supporting physical activity, improving mental health, strengthening social connections, promoting community cohesion and...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordParksMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28254More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of local authority funding for the maintenance of a) public parks and b) green spaces.
Answer: The Government recognises that parks and green spaces can make a significant contribution to public health and community wellbeing by supporting physical activity, improving mental health, strengthening social connections, promoting community cohesion and...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordFly-tipping: RegulationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28253More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to encourage local authorities to adopt proactive approaches to preventing fly-tipping.
Answer: This Government is committed to tackling fly-tipping and supports local authorities to adopt proactive approaches to preventing fly-tipping through the National Fly-Tipping Prevention Group, which develops and promotes good practice, partnership working a...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: SoftwareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28232More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of difficulty using the NHS App on accessing NHS prescriptions.
Answer: The Hon. Member can find advice on how to use the NHS App to order prescriptions at the following link:https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-app/help/prescriptions/
Answered 22 Sept 2026
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