James McMurdock MP: written questions 2026
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Belarus: MigrantsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118468More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to her Department’s Eastern Neighbourhood Small Projects Programme, what is the purpose of the project entitled Board game [Belarus] Shtetl.
Answer: The UK does not provide funding to the Belarusian regime. Assistance in Belarus is delivered through our Embassy in Minsk and is focused on supporting vulnerable people and communities who have limited or no access to alternative charitable support. Such ...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordBelarus: MigrantsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118467More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to her Department’s Eastern Neighbourhood Small Projects Programme, what has been the total cost of the project entitled Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegr
Answer: The UK does not provide funding to the Belarusian regime. Assistance in Belarus is delivered through our Embassy in Minsk and is focused on supporting vulnerable people and communities who have limited or no access to alternative charitable support. Such ...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordBelarus: MigrantsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118466More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to her Department’s Eastern Neighbourhood Small Projects Programme, how many migrants have been supported by the project entitled Assisted Voluntary Return and
Answer: The UK does not provide funding to the Belarusian regime. Assistance in Belarus is delivered through our Embassy in Minsk and is focused on supporting vulnerable people and communities who have limited or no access to alternative charitable support. Such ...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordBelarus: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118465More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much foreign aid has been spent in Belarus since 2020.
Answer: The UK does not provide funding to the Belarusian regime. Assistance in Belarus is delivered through our Embassy in Minsk and is focused on supporting vulnerable people and communities who have limited or no access to alternative charitable support. Such ...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordRefugeesHome OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118142More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Refugee protection to be reviewed every 30 months, published on 2 March 2026, what criteria will be used to determine whether a refugee’s home
Answer: The Home Secretary’s announcement on 2 March marks a significant change in direction away from an assumption of offering permanent protection, and is the first step towards the introduction of the “core protection” model announced last November.The change...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: AsylumHome OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118141More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Refugee protection to be reviewed every 30 months, published on 2 March 2026, whether asylum claimants granted a 30 month settlement will be a
Answer: The Home Secretary’s announcement on 2 March marks a significant change in direction away from an assumption of offering permanent protection, and is the first step towards the introduction of the “core protection” model announced last November.The change...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: RefugeesHome OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118140More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Refugee protection to be reviewed every 30 months, published on 2 March 2026, whether unaccompanied children’s five year settlement will apply
Answer: The Home Secretary’s announcement on 2 March marks a significant change in direction away from an assumption of offering permanent protection, and is the first step towards the introduction of the “core protection” model announced last November.The change...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118139More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Refugee protection to be reviewed every 30 months, published on 2 March 2026, what estimate she has made of the proportionate reduction in asy
Answer: Any adult or accompanied child who claims asylum on or after 2 March 2026 and is granted refugee status or humanitarian protection will be given ‘Core Protection’, for a period of 30 months. This change is intended to reduce the pull factors behind high n...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: RefugeesHome OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118138More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Refugee protection to be reviewed every 30 months, published on 2 March 2026, whether she plans to review the five-year settlements granted to
Answer: The Home Secretary’s announcement on 2 March marks a significant change in direction away from an assumption of offering permanent protection, and is the first step towards the introduction of the “core protection” model announced last November.The change...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: RefugeesHome OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118137More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Refugee protection to be reviewed every 30 months, published on 2 March 2026, whether she plans to review the permanent settlement granted to
Answer: The Home Secretary’s announcement on 2 March marks a significant change in direction away from an assumption of offering permanent protection, and is the first step towards the introduction of the “core protection” model announced last November.The change...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordRefugeesHome OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118136More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Refugee protection to be reviewed every 30 months, published on 2 March 2026, what estimate she has made of the number of people applying for
Answer: We will work with the UN Refugee Agency, community groups and other partners to identify refugees and displaced people who can either study, work or are supported by a community group in the UK. As set out in the Restoring Order and Control statement, the...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordRefugeesHome OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118135More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Refugee protection to be reviewed every 30 months, published on 2 March 2026, for what reason the review is every 30 months.
Answer: The Home Secretary’s announcement on 2 March marks a significant change in direction away from an assumption of offering permanent protection, and is the first step towards the introduction of the “core protection” model announced last November.The change...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordRefugeesHome OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118134More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Refugee protection to be reviewed every 30 months, published on 2 March 2026, whether she plans to expand the 30-month review period to adults
Answer: The Home Secretary’s announcement on 2 March marks a significant change in direction away from an assumption of offering permanent protection, and is the first step towards the introduction of the “core protection” model announced last November.The change...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ElectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118133More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 2 March 2026 to question 115145 on Local Government: Elections, whether regularly scheduled elections for a third of Basildon borough councillors and sh
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 115145 on 2 March 2026. The timetable set out there applies to Basildon.
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: NegligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118132More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the total value of compensation paid for emergency medicine negligence claims has been in each of the last three years.
Answer: NHS Resolution (NHSR) manages clinical negligence and other claims against the National Health Service in England. NHSR publishes data for payments made for their clinical schemes in their Supplementary Annual Statistics (SAS), which are available at the ...
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118131More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to Answer of 2 March 2026 to Question 110313 on NHS: Standards, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the variation between NHS trusts in protocols
Answer: Patients are triaged upon initial entry to accident and emergency departments, after which their condition and any deterioration is monitored through observation at clinically appropriate intervals. How this happens and how often is down to local clinical...
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAccident and Emergency Departments: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118130More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to Answer of 2 March 2026 to Question 110313 on NHS: Standards, whether any national guidance exists on the reassessment of patients whose clinical condition deteriorates while waiting in
Answer: Patients are triaged upon initial entry to accident and emergency departments, after which their condition and any deterioration is monitored through observation at clinically appropriate intervals. How this happens and how often is down to local clinical...
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFood SupplyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118129More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to improve long-term food security.
Answer: The Food Sector is one of the UK's 13 Critical National Infrastructure sectors. Defra and the Food Standards Agency (FSA) are joint Lead Government Departments (LGDs), with Defra leading on supply and the FSA on food safety. Defra works closely with the C...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFood SupplyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118128More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the UK’s vulnerability to external shocks in food supply.
Answer: The UK has a resilient food supply chain that is well equipped to deal with situations that have the potential to cause disruption. Defra works closely with industry and across Government to identify and monitor risks to food supply. In compliance with th...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFood: ProductionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118127More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to increase domestic food production capacity.
Answer: This Government allocated a record £11.8bn to sustainable farming and food production over this parliament. It is targeting public money where it delivers most value – supporting nature, because all farms need healthy soils, abundant pollinators, and clea...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFood: ImportsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118126More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of import-related costs on food prices.
Answer: Defra modelling shows consumer food prices are driven by domestic farmgate prices, agricultural and food import prices, exchange rates and manufacturing costs. ONS input producer price inflation rates for domestic and imported food inputs were 2.1% and 1....
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFood: PricesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118125More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the proportion of retail food price inflation since 2020 attributable to changes in trading arrangements with the EU.
Answer: Consumer food prices are shaped by a variety of factors, such as agri-food import prices, domestic agricultural prices, domestic labour and manufacturing costs, and Sterling exchange rates. Several of these factors are affected by the UK's trading arrange...
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFood: Import ControlsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118124More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of post-2020 border processes on food import volumes.
Answer: The Border Target Operating Model Impact Assessment frames economic analysis around business costs/benefits, check rates, and biosecurity risk. It does not model or quantify changes in food import volumes attributable to the post‑2020/BTOM border processe...
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFood: ConsumptionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118123More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the proportion of food consumed in the UK that was domestically produced in each of the last five years.
Answer: The proportion of UK food consumption that is domestically produced is shown in the below table, for the latest available years. This information is published annually in Defra’s Agriculture in the UK report. 2020202120222023202454%58%58%58%57%
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordConstituenciesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117657More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to pause (a) Parliamentary constituency and (b) local election boundary reviews until every area covered by the respective authority has concluded its automatic
Answer: Everyone who is eligible to register to vote should be able, supported and encouraged to do so. The sole aim of moving towards automated registration is to increase the completeness and accuracy of the electoral register. The Ministry of Housing, Communit...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
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