James McMurdock MP: written questions 2026

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Written questions

Unmanned Air Systems: Artificial IntelligenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126280More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Drones using AI to spot explosive dangers and help keep soldiers safe, published on 2 April 2026, what assessment he has made of the potential for similar
Answer: We will not go into specifics on our assessments as this could compromise our ability to successfully take action against these ships, only benefitting our adversaries.
Answered 20 Apr 2026
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Unmanned Air Systems: Artificial IntelligenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126279More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Drones using AI to spot explosive dangers and help keep soldiers safe, published on 2 April 2026, what estimate his Department have made of the time requi
Answer: The Department is taking steps to ensure that the artificial intelligence (AI) systems used in these drones meet robust standards of safety and reliability. The capability being developed under the Ground Area Reconnaissance and Assurance (GARA) project m...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
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Unmanned Air Systems: Artificial IntelligenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126278More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Department’s press release entitled Drones using AI to spot explosive dangers and help keep soldiers safe, published on 2 April 2026, what steps are being taken to help ensure that the AI systems
Answer: The Department is taking steps to ensure that the artificial intelligence (AI) systems used in these drones meet robust standards of safety and reliability. The capability being developed under the Ground Area Reconnaissance and Assurance (GARA) project m...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
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SlaveryForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126277More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled UK Explanation of Vote on the Declaration of the trafficking of enslaved Africans and racialised chattel enslavement
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the press release mentioned in his questions.
Answered 16 Apr 2026
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SlaveryForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126276More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled UK Explanation of Vote on the Declaration of the trafficking of enslaved Africans and racialised chattel enslavement
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the press release mentioned in his questions.
Answered 16 Apr 2026
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Roads: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126257More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Major renewal of ageing English roads delivered with £27 billion investment, published on 26 March 2026, what representations she received from Essex Co
Answer: The third Road Investment Strategy 3 (RIS3) sets the level of performance and investment the Government expects to see in England’s motorway and trunk road network over the period from April 2026 to March 2031. It takes account of evidence gathered over m...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
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Roads: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126256More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Major renewal of ageing English roads delivered with £27 billion investment, published on 26 March 2026, whether she received representations from Thurr
Answer: The third Road Investment Strategy 3 (RIS3) sets the level of performance and investment the Government expects to see in England’s motorway and trunk road network over the period from April 2026 to March 2031. It takes account of evidence gathered over m...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
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Roads: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126255More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Major renewal of ageing English roads delivered with £27 billion investment, published on 26 March 2026, what steps local authorities in Basildon and Th
Answer: The third Road Investment Strategy 3 (RIS3) sets the level of performance and investment the Government expects to see in England’s motorway and trunk road network over the period from April 2026 to March 2031. It takes account of evidence gathered over m...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
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Roads: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126254More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Major renewal of ageing English roads delivered with £27 billion investment, published on 26 March 2026, whether the potential impact of the Lower Thame
Answer: The third Road Investment Strategy 3 (RIS3) sets the level of performance and investment the Government expects to see in England’s motorway and trunk road network over the period from April 2026 to March 2031. It takes account of evidence gathered over m...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
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Roads: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126253More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Major renewal of ageing English roads delivered with £27 billion investment, published on 26 March 2026, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of
Answer: The third Road Investment Strategy 3 (RIS3) sets the level of performance and investment the Government expects to see in England’s motorway and trunk road network over the period from April 2026 to March 2031. It takes account of evidence gathered over m...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
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Roads: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126252More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Major renewal of ageing English roads delivered with £27 billion investment, published on 26 March 2026, what consideration was given to levels of conge
Answer: The third Road Investment Strategy 3 (RIS3) sets the level of performance and investment the Government expects to see in England’s motorway and trunk road network over the period from April 2026 to March 2031. It takes account of evidence gathered over m...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
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Roads: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126251More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Major renewal of ageing English roads delivered with £27 billion investment, published on 26 March 2026, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of
Answer: The third Road Investment Strategy 3 (RIS3) sets the level of performance and investment the Government expects to see in England’s motorway and trunk road network over the period from April 2026 to March 2031. It takes account of evidence gathered over m...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
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Roads: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126250More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Major renewal of ageing English roads delivered with £27 billion investment, published on 26 March 2026, how much funding has been allocated to Essex, a
Answer: The third Road Investment Strategy 3 (RIS3) sets the level of performance and investment the Government expects to see in England’s motorway and trunk road network over the period from April 2026 to March 2031. It takes account of evidence gathered over m...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
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Roads: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126249More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Major renewal of ageing English roads delivered with £27 billion investment, published on 26 March 2026, whether any schemes relating to Basildon and Th
Answer: The third Road Investment Strategy 3 (RIS3) sets the level of performance and investment the Government expects to see in England’s motorway and trunk road network over the period from April 2026 to March 2031. It takes account of evidence gathered over m...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
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Roads: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126248More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Major renewal of ageing English roads delivered with £27 billion investment, published on 26 March 2026, what criteria was used to determine the allocat
Answer: The third Road Investment Strategy 3 (RIS3) sets the level of performance and investment the Government expects to see in England’s motorway and trunk road network over the period from April 2026 to March 2031. It takes account of evidence gathered over m...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
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Roads: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126247More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Major renewal of ageing English roads delivered with £27 billion investment, published on 26 March 2026, what assessment she has made of the potential i
Answer: The third Road Investment Strategy 3 (RIS3) sets the level of performance and investment the Government expects to see in England’s motorway and trunk road network over the period from April 2026 to March 2031. It takes account of evidence gathered over m...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
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Fraud: Proceeds of CrimeHome OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126246More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled UK crackdown on vile scam centres steps up with sanctions on illicit crypto network, published 26 March 2026, what cooperation has taken place
Answer: Fraud is increasingly industrialised, transnational and technologically advanced. Methods used to contact and target victims in the UK also include measures to obscure offenders’ true identities and locations. This represents significant challenges for la...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
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Fraud: ProsecutionsHome OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126245More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled UK crackdown on vile scam centres steps up with sanctions on illicit crypto network, published 26 March 2026, what barriers exist to prosecuti
Answer: Fraud is increasingly industrialised, transnational and technologically advanced. Methods used to contact and target victims in the UK also include measures to obscure offenders’ true identities and locations. This represents significant challenges for la...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
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Fraud: ExtraditionHome OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126244More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled UK crackdown on vile scam centres steps up with sanctions on illicit crypto network, published 26 March 2026, whether the UK has sought the ex
Answer: Fraud is increasingly industrialised, transnational and technologically advanced. Methods used to contact and target victims in the UK also include measures to obscure offenders’ true identities and locations. This represents significant challenges for la...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
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Fraud: International CooperationHome OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126243More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled UK crackdown on vile scam centres steps up with sanctions on illicit crypto network, published 26 March 2026, how many joint investigations si
Answer: Fraud is increasingly industrialised, transnational and technologically advanced. Methods used to contact and target victims in the UK also include measures to obscure offenders’ true identities and locations. This represents significant challenges for la...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
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Fraud: BordersForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126242More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled UK crackdown on vile scam centres steps up with sanctions on illicit crypto network, published 26 March 2026, what s
Answer: The UK is working with international partners to tackle the threat of cyber-enabled fraud emanating from scam centres in Cambodia, Myanmar, and elsewhere in Southeast Asia. We have used sanctions to disrupt the networks behind these illicit activities and...
Answered 16 Apr 2026
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Fraud: InternetForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126241More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled UK crackdown on vile scam centres steps up with sanctions on illicit crypto network, published 26 March 2026, what a
Answer: The UK is working with international partners to tackle the threat of cyber-enabled fraud emanating from scam centres in Cambodia, Myanmar, and elsewhere in Southeast Asia. We have used sanctions to disrupt the networks behind these illicit activities and...
Answered 16 Apr 2026
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Fraud: International CooperationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126240More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled UK crackdown on vile scam centres steps up with sanctions on illicit crypto network, published 26 March 2026, how fr
Answer: The UK is working with international partners to tackle the threat of cyber-enabled fraud emanating from scam centres in Cambodia, Myanmar, and elsewhere in Southeast Asia. We have used sanctions to disrupt the networks behind these illicit activities and...
Answered 16 Apr 2026
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Fraud: International CooperationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126239More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled UK crackdown on vile scam centres steps up with sanctions on illicit crypto network, published 26 March 2026, what m
Answer: The UK is working with international partners to tackle the threat of cyber-enabled fraud emanating from scam centres in Cambodia, Myanmar, and elsewhere in Southeast Asia. We have used sanctions to disrupt the networks behind these illicit activities and...
Answered 16 Apr 2026
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Fraud: InternetForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126238More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled UK crackdown on vile scam centres steps up with sanctions on illicit crypto network, published 26 March 2026, whethe
Answer: The UK is working with international partners to tackle the threat of cyber-enabled fraud emanating from scam centres in Cambodia, Myanmar, and elsewhere in Southeast Asia. We have used sanctions to disrupt the networks behind these illicit activities and...
Answered 16 Apr 2026
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