James McMurdock MP: written questions
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Personal Independence Payment: CarersDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52573More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of PIP reforms on support for carers receiving carer's allowance.
Answer: We have committed to introduce a new requirement that, in addition to the existing eligibility criteria, claimants must score a minimum of four points in at least one daily living activity to be eligible for the daily living component of Personal Independ...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Chronic Illnesses and DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52572More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure workplaces are accessible for people with (a) multiple medical conditions and (b) less visible disabilities.
Answer: This Government is committed to improving the access to and retention of disabled people and those with health conditions in the workplace. To this end, as part of Get Britain Working, the Keep Britain Working review being undertaken by Sir Charlie Mayfie...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52571More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that people with moderate but wide-ranging needs are not negatively impacted by the new four point rule for daily living.
Answer: We have committed to introduce a new requirement that claimants must score a minimum of four points in at least one daily living activity to be eligible for the daily living component of Personal Independence Payment (PIP). We are mindful of the impact th...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52570More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the new four point rule for daily living on households where there are more than one claimant who will no longer qualify.
Answer: No assessment has been made. The Department does not hold data on the number of other people living in the households of individual Personal Independence Payment claimants. Information on the proportion of households that receive multiple Personal Indepen...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNon-teaching Staff: PayDepartment for EducationTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52569More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of pay for school support staff.
Answer: School support staff play a vital role in children’s education and the smooth running of schools.Most school support staff are currently employed on National Joint Council (NJC) for local government services pay and conditions. The NJC is a negotiating bo...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNon-teaching Staff: Special Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52568More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure support staff in schools are supported in handling the (a) complex medical needs and (b) behavioural issues of children in schools.
Answer: Support staff in schools perform a valuable role and the department is grateful for their important contribution to schools across the country.The statutory guidance ‘Supporting pupils with medical conditions at school’ makes clear what is expected of sch...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: DisabilityDepartment for EducationTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52567More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that disabled children have access to (a) effective and (b) suitable schooling.
Answer: Schools have a range of duties under the Equality Act 2010 in relation to their disabled pupils, including to make reasonable adjustments and accessibility planning duties. These duties help ensure that all pupils with disabilities are able to access and ...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMedical Equipment: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52566More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of disabled children who do not have the equipment they need.
Answer: My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, meets regularly with external sector partners on a variety of issues.Integrated care boards (ICBs) in England are responsible for commissioning services to meet the health needs of thei...
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDisability: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52565More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to provide financial support to families with disabled children.
Answer: The Department understands that families with disabled children face additional costs and needs and pays close attention to the evidence base on extra costs faced by disabled people. People who are caring for disabled or ill children can apply for several...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDisability: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52564More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the level of support available for families with disabled children.
Answer: The Department understands that families with disabled children face additional costs and needs and pays close attention to the evidence base on extra costs faced by disabled people. People who are caring for disabled or ill children can apply for several...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMedical Equipment: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52563More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with representatives of healthcare professions on levels of unmet equipment needs for children with disabilities.
Answer: My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, meets regularly with external sector partners on a variety of issues.Integrated care boards (ICBs) in England are responsible for commissioning services to meet the health needs of thei...
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMedical Equipment: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52562More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to ensure families with disabled children have timely access to medical equipment.
Answer: My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, meets regularly with external sector partners on a variety of issues.Integrated care boards (ICBs) in England are responsible for commissioning services to meet the health needs of thei...
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: InternetDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52561More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that GP websites using third party contractors for online appointment booking forms uphold patient privacy and security in data sharing.
Answer: All organisations that have access to National Health Service patient data must use the Data Security and Protection Toolkit to provide assurance that they are practising good data security and that personal information is handled correctly. The toolkit i...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordOffendersMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51280More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans her Department has to strengthen the protection of people with spent convictions, in the context of technological advancements in data sharing.
Answer: The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (the ROA) sets out when an offender is considered to be ‘rehabilitated’ for the purposes of the Act and sets out the relevant rehabilitation periods for cautions and convictions, i.e. when a caution or conviction b...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordOffendersMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51279More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance her Department provides to (a) employers, (b) landlords and (c) other entities to ensure they properly understand and respect the rights of people with spent convictions.
Answer: The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (the ROA) sets out when an offender is considered to be ‘rehabilitated’ for the purposes of the Act and sets out the relevant rehabilitation periods for cautions and convictions, i.e. when a caution or conviction b...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974Ministry of JusticeTabled 9 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51278More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Answer: The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (the ROA) sets out when an offender is considered to be ‘rehabilitated’ for the purposes of the Act and sets out the relevant rehabilitation periods for cautions and convictions, i.e. when a caution or conviction b...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordOffenders: DiscriminationMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51277More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that organisations do not discriminate against people with spent convictions.
Answer: The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (the ROA) sets out when an offender is considered to be ‘rehabilitated’ for the purposes of the Act and sets out the relevant rehabilitation periods for cautions and convictions, i.e. when a caution or conviction b...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCriminal RecordsMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51276More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that spent convictions are not considered once spent.
Answer: The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (the ROA) sets out when an offender is considered to be ‘rehabilitated’ for the purposes of the Act and sets out the relevant rehabilitation periods for cautions and convictions, i.e. when a caution or conviction b...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEmigration: IndiaHome OfficeTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50825More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Indian nationals have emigrated to the UK to work in each of the last five years.
Answer: Statistics regarding UK immigration and emigration are a matter for the independent Office for National Statistics (ONS). Contact details can be found on their website at Making a request - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk).The Home Office publi...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEmigration: IndiaHome OfficeTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50824More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of British nationals who have emigrated to India to work.
Answer: The Home Office does not hold this information.
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployers' Contributions: IndiaTreasuryTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50823More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the provisions within the proposed UK-India free trade agreement on National Insurance contributions on employment rates of British workers.
Answer: The OBR will certify the impact of the trade deal including the Double Contributions Convention in the usual way at a fiscal event, once the deal is finalised and ratified. The agreement to negotiate a Double Contributions Convention was made in the conte...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordService Industries: Employers' ContributionsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50822More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of the increase in National Insurance contributions on the services sector.
Answer: An assessment of the changes to Employers’ National Insurance has been published by HMRC in their Tax Information and Impact Note, including impacts on the exchequer, the economy, individuals, households and families, equalities, and businesses including ...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployers' Contributions: IndiaTreasuryTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50821More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed exemption of Indian (a) based employers and (b) multi-national corporations with offices in the UK from paying National Insurance contributions
Answer: The OBR will certify the impact of the trade deal including the Double Contributions Convention in the usual way at a fiscal event, once the deal is finalised and ratified. The agreement to negotiate a Double Contributions Convention was made in the conte...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBuildings: DisabilityCabinet OfficeTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50452More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Equality Act 2010 in ensuring that public places such as supermarkets are accessible to disabled people.
Answer: We refer the hon member to the answer given to question 36860 which can be found here https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-03-10/36860
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBuildings: DisabilityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50451More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans she has to ensure that all (a) newly constructed and (b) refurbished public (i) buildings and (ii) supermarkets meet accessibility standards for disabled people.
Answer: The government recognises the importance of ensuring that new buildings are accessible and adaptable to meet the diverse needs of individuals throughout their lives. The Building Regulations (Part M) set out requirements for people to gain access to and u...
Answered 16 May 2025
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