James McMurdock MP: written questions 2026

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Written questions

Electoral RegisterMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117656More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his statement to the House of Commons on 2 March 2026 on the Representation of the People Bill, col 624, who will determine which areas are to be selected for a
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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Elections: SafetyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117655More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the number of (a) elections staff, (b) candidates, (c) activists, and (d) other people that were involved in elections who have been subj
Answer: We are clear that intimidation and abuse of those participating in public life has no place in our society and cannot be tolerated. MHCLG does not engage directly with candidates or collect wider information about those involved in elections' experience o...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
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Electoral RegisterMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117654More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his statement to the House of Commons on 2 March 2026 on the Representation of the People Bill, col 627, how many people in the figure that he provided of 7 or
Answer: Research published in 2023 by the Electoral Commission (EC) estimated that between seven and eight million eligible people are either incorrectly registered or not registered to vote at all. As part of this research, the EC considered how the completeness...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
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Electoral RegisterMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117653More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his Department on the number of people who have attempted to vote but were prevented from doing so due to not being registered in each of the last ten years.
Answer: The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government does not collect or hold data on the number of individuals who attempt to vote but are unable to do so because they are not registered to vote.Elections are administered locally by independent Retu...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
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Electoral RegisterMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117652More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the (a) number and (b) proportion of people who have tried and failed to register to vote in each of the last ten years.
Answer: The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government does not collect nor hold data on the outcomes of electoral registration applications. Electoral registration is administered locally by Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) who are statutorily r...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
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Music: ExportsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117651More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to his Department’s press release entitled Top UK music acts awarded £1.4 million funding to raise profile, published on 2 March 2026, what discussions his Department has had with representati
Answer: The UK Government's Creative Industries Sector Plan, published in June 2025, set out creative industries trade and investment priorities for the period up to 2035 and announced an up to £30 million Music Growth Package which will include export support. M...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
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Music Export Growth SchemeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117650More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to his Department’s press release entitled Top UK music acts awarded £1.4 million funding to raise profile, published on 2 March 2026, if he will publish a list of each act who has been grante
Answer: The list of acts that received grant awards in the latest funding round of the Music Export Growth Scheme announced on 2 March 2026, were as follows:Amber Run, anaiis, And Also The Trees, Andrew Cushin, Antony Szmierek, As It Is, Asta Hiroki, Aurora Orche...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
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Music Export Growth SchemeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117649More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to his Department’s press release entitled Top UK music acts awarded £1.4 million funding to raise profile, published on 2 March 2026, what independent analysis his Department has commissioned
Answer: The figure referenced in the press release was supplied by the BPI and is based on analysis of commercial outcomes reported by MEGS recipients in previous funding rounds. This is an industry estimate produced by the BPI and reflects their assessment of th...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
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Music Export Growth SchemeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117648More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to his Department’s press release entitled Top UK music acts awarded £1.4 million funding to raise profile, published on 2 March 2026, what steps he is taking to ensure that funding granted is
Answer: All businesses awarded MEGS funding were required to submit an application prior to approval which detailed the proposed activity to be delivered if the application was approved - that proposed activity was then assessed to ensure it satisfied the scheme ...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
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Music Export Growth SchemeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117647More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to his Department’s press release entitled Top UK music acts awarded £1.4 million funding to raise profile, published on 2 March 2026, what steps are being taken to ensure recipients from acro
Answer: UK-based music small and medium-sized enterprises can apply for Music Export Growth Scheme (MEGS) funding. Information on MEGS is available on the 'Find a Grant' service on Gov/UK. My department's MEGS delivery partner the BPI has a dedicated section on i...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
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Music Export Growth Scheme: EssexDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117646More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to his Department’s press release entitled Top UK music acts awarded £1.4 million funding to raise profile, published on 2 March 2026, how many of the 68 acts awarded funding are based in Esse
Answer: In the latest round of Music Export Growth Scheme awards announced on 2 March, one Essex-based act, 'Essosa', received grant funding.
Answered 9 Mar 2026
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Beef: USADepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117645More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled UK beef hits US shelves tariff-free for the first time – cutting costs for UK businesses, published on 2 March 2026, what steps he is taking to
Answer: The Department is supporting UK meat producers to take advantage of the opportunities offered by the US-UK Economic Prosperity Deal. This week, the first agri food trade mission visited the United States, accompanied by the Secretary of State for Environm...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
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Beef: USADepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117644More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled UK beef hits US shelves tariff-free for the first time – cutting costs for UK businesses, published on 2 March 2026, whether he has had discuss
Answer: We are delighted that as of January 1, 2026, UK farmers can, for the first time, make use of an exclusive 13,000 tonne quota for export to the United States. What the government has agreed with the US does not impact on our ability to negotiate trade agre...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
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Beef: USADepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117643More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled UK beef hits US shelves tariff-free for the first time – cutting costs for UK businesses, published on 2 March 2026, what mechanisms are in pla
Answer: Through EPD negotiations, the UK has agreed preferential trading terms with the US in a range of sectors. This includes an exclusive 13,000 tonne quota for beef export to the United States. With the quota now open, UK beef producers are positioned to seiz...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
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Beef: USADepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117642More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled UK beef hits US shelves tariff-free for the first time – cutting costs for UK businesses, published on 2 March 2026, what steps he is taking to
Answer: The Department is supporting UK meat producers to take advantage of the opportunities offered by the US-UK Economic Prosperity Deal. This week, the first agri‑food trade mission visited the United States, accompanied by the Secretary of State for Environm...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
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Beef: USADepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117641More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled UK beef hits US shelves tariff-free for the first time – cutting costs for UK businesses, published on 2 March 2026, what assessment he has mad
Answer: Through EPD negotiations, the UK has agreed preferential trading terms with the US in a range of sectors. This includes an exclusive 13,000 tonne quota for beef export to the United States. With the quota now open, UK beef producers are positioned to seiz...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
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Beef: USADepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117640More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled UK beef hits US shelves tariff-free for the first time – cutting costs for UK businesses, published on 2 March 2026, whether any of the recipro
Answer: Yes, all beef imported under the reciprocal 13,000‑tonne quota from the United States must meet the UK’s food safety and hygiene standards in precisely the same way as is required of British farmers. It also has to meet wider import requirements, includin...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
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Beef: USADepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117639More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled UK beef hits US shelves tariff-free for the first time – cutting costs for UK businesses, published on 2 March 2026, whether any of the recipro
Answer: Yes, all beef imported under the reciprocal 13,000‑tonne quota from the United States must meet the UK’s food safety and hygiene standards in precisely the same way as is required of British farmers. It also has to meet wider import requirements, includin...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
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Beef: USADepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117638More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled UK beef hits US shelves tariff-free for the first time – cutting costs for UK businesses, published on 2 March 2026, whether any of the recipro
Answer: Yes, all beef imported under the reciprocal 13,000‑tonne quota from the United States must meet the UK’s food safety and hygiene standards in precisely the same way as is required of British farmers. It also has to meet wider import requirements, includin...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
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Agriculture: ImportsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117174More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with farming representatives on protecting UK producers from lower-standard imports.
Answer: Ministers and officials meet regularly with representatives of the farming sector. As the Secretary of State set out at the NFU Conference, the first meeting of the new Farming and Food Partnership Board will take place in March. This represents a reset o...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
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Animal Products: ImportsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117173More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what safeguards are currently in place to prevent agri-food imports produced to lower environmental and animal welfare standards from undercutting UK farmers; and what plans does she h
Answer: As the Secretary of State set out at the NFU Conference, the first meeting of the new Farming and Food Partnership Board will take place in March. This represents a reset of the relationship between government and the farming and food sectors, and will de...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
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Animal Products: ImportsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117172More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps she has taken to prevent agri-food imports produced to lower animal welfare standards than those required in the UK from entering the domestic market.
Answer: As the Secretary of State set out at the NFU Conference, the first meeting of the new Farming and Food Partnership Board will take place in March. This represents a reset of the relationship between government and the farming and food sectors, and will de...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
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Beef: USADepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117168More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled UK beef hits US shelves tariff-free for the first time – cutting costs for UK businesses, published on 2 March 2026, what asse
Answer: Through the UK-US Economic Prosperity Deal (EPD) negotiations, the UK has agreed preferential trading terms with the US in a range of sectors. This includes an exclusive reciprocal 13,000 tonne quota for beef. The quota is now open and worth up to £70 mil...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
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Beef: USADepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117167More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled UK beef hits US shelves tariff-free for the first time – cutting costs for UK businesses, published on 2 March 2026, what asse
Answer: Through the UK-US Economic Prosperity Deal (EPD) negotiations, the UK has agreed preferential trading terms with the US in a range of sectors. This includes an exclusive reciprocal 13,000 tonne quota for beef. The quota is now open and worth up to £70 mil...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
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Beef: USADepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117166More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled UK beef hits US shelves tariff-free for the first time – cutting costs for UK businesses, published on 2 March 2026, what asse
Answer: Through the UK-US Economic Prosperity Deal (EPD) negotiations, the UK has agreed preferential trading terms with the US in a range of sectors. This includes an exclusive reciprocal 13,000 tonne quota for beef. The quota is now open and worth up to £70 mil...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
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