James McMurdock MP: written questions 2024
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Written questions
Apprentices and Vocational EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9599More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to promote technical courses and apprenticeships.
Answer: In September 2024, the department launched a new phase of its ‘It all starts with skills’ campaign. The campaign aims to motivate and equip young people, adults and businesses to make informed choices about skills and technical education opportunities.Ins...
Answered 25 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSTEM SubjectsDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9376More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to promote STEM subjects in state-maintained secondary schools.
Answer: High quality teaching is the factor that makes the biggest difference to a child’s education, and therefore ensuring we have sufficient science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) teachers is crucial to the department’s efforts to promote STEM...
Answered 23 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrivate Rented Housing: DisabilityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9336More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to improve accessible housing for disabled people in the private rental market.
Answer: Everyone deserves to live in a secure, decent, and accessible home in which they feel safe. The Renters’ Rights Bill, by ending Section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions, will also provide all tenants with greater security and stability and empower them to challeng...
Answered 23 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCarers: ParentsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9335More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support parents who need to take time out of work to care for children with long term illnesses.
Answer: The Government recognises the difficult circumstances faced by parents who need to take time out of work to care for children with long term illnesses. The Government has made a range of commitments which will work to support parents in this situation so ...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHousing: Local GovernmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9097More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to prevent local authorities from bidding for housing stock outside of their own areas.
Answer: The government has no current plans to bring forward legislative proposals to prevent local authorities from bidding for housing stock outside of their own areas.Local authorities are best placed to consider ways in which they can increase their stock and...
Answered 23 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordInternet: South Basildon and East ThurrockDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9096More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to help improve internet connections in the South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency.
Answer: According to the independent website ThinkBroadband.com, over 98% of premises in the South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency have access to superfast broadband speeds (>=30 Mbps) and over 90% can access a gigabit-capable (>1000 Mbps) connectio...
Answered 18 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordElectric Scooters: BasildonDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9095More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the trial of e-scooters in Basildon.
Answer: The national evaluation of the e-scooter trials was published in 2022 and was a comprehensive review of the e-scooter trials. The Essex trial was one of the 10 trials selected for the user and resident survey.
Answered 18 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAnti-social Behaviour: South Basildon and East ThurrockHome OfficeTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9094More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to tackle anti-social behaviour in South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency.
Answer: Tackling anti-social behaviour is a top priority for this Government, and a key part of our Safer Streets Mission to take back our streets.We will put thousands of new neighbourhood police and community support officers back on the beat in local communiti...
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood Policing: South Basildon and East ThurrockHome OfficeTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9093More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of neighbourhood policing levels in South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency.
Answer: The Home Secretary has made a clear commitment to strengthen neighbourhood policing through the introduction of a Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee, which will includes getting thousands more neighbourhood police personnel back to the beat, as part of the ...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRailway Stations: South Basildon and East ThurrockDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9092More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of train stations in South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency.
Answer: The Department has made no recent specific assessment of the adequacy of train stations in South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency.
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBus Services: South Basildon and East ThurrockDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9091More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve bus services in South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency.
Answer: Good local bus services are an essential part of prosperous and sustainable communities. As announced in the King’s Speech on 17 July 2024, the government will introduce a Buses Bill later this parliamentary session, which will put decision-making into th...
Answered 18 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMental Health: First AidDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9089More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to increase the provision of mental health first aid training.
Answer: The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is responsible for the Health and Safety (First-Aid Regulations) 1981, which require employers to undertake a first aid needs assessment including both mental and physical health risks, and to ensure there is suitable...
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: South Basildon and East ThurrockDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9088More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many EV charging points there are in South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency; and what estimate her Department has made of the potential demand for the future installation of such charging points.
Answer: Data on electric vehicle charging devices in the UK, held by the Department for Transport (DfT), are sourced from those installed or funded under Government approved grant schemes and from the electric vehicle charging platform Zapmap. The latest data ava...
Answered 18 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSuicide: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9087More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to provide suicide prevention support for young adults.
Answer: We will recruit an additional 8,500 new mental health workers, and these new staff will be specially trained to support people at risk of suicide. The five-year Suicide Prevention Strategy for England identifies young people as a priority area for action ...
Answered 24 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBanks: Urban AreasTreasuryTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9086More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help protect access to high street banks for the (a) elderly and (b) disabled.
Answer: Access to financial services is key to ensuring that all people, including those who are disabled or elderly and require in-person services, can fully participate in society. This is why the Government is working closely with industry to roll out 350 bank...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPupils: EpilepsyDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9085More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve support for children with epilepsy in schools.
Answer: It is the government's ambition that schools should be well supported to meet the needs of their pupils, enabling them all to achieve and thrive. Section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on maintained schools, academies and pupil re...
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordEmployment: AutismDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9084More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to support people with autism spectrum disorder conditions into work.
Answer: We recognise that autistic people face particular barriers to employment, which is reflected in a poor overall employment rate. In our plan to make work pay, we committed to raising awareness of neurodiversity in the workplace. We have a range of speciali...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordEnergy: DisabilityDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9083More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support disabled households with the cost of energy.
Answer: The Government believes that the only way to permanently protect billpayers, including disabled households, is to speed up the transition towards homegrown clean energy and reduce our reliance on volatile international fossil fuel markets. Whilst we make ...
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9082More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to support disabled claimants through the Personal Independence Payment review process.
Answer: We recognise the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) review process can be unsettling for some claimants. There are a number of ways in which we provide support: In order to speed up the review process, DWP Case Managers can now undertake PIP reviews in-h...
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: BasildonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9081More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to help build more affordable homes in Basildon.
Answer: The Government is committed to the biggest increase in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation. Our aspiration is to ensure that, in the first full financial year of this Parliament (2025-26), the number of Social Rent homes is rising rather t...
Answered 23 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordWinter Fuel Payment: South Basildon and East ThurrockDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9080More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people receiving a state pension are no longer eligible for the winter fuel allowance in South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency.
Answer: It is estimated that around 15,200 pensioners in South Basildon and East Thurrock Constituency (2024 boundaries) will be affected by the decision to amend the eligibility criteria for the Winter Fuel Payment. This is based on February 2024 Pension Credit ...
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: South Basildon and East ThurrockHome OfficeTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9079More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many beds are reserved to house irregular migrants in South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency.
Answer: The Home Office does not reserve beds for irregular migrants. In accordance with the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, the Home Office has a statutory obligation to provide destitute asylum seekers with accommodation and subsistence support whilst their ap...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: South Basildon and East ThurrockHome OfficeTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9077More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many irregular migrants are housed in South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency.
Answer: The Home Office does not reserve beds for irregular migrants. In accordance with the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, the Home Office has a statutory obligation to provide destitute asylum seekers with accommodation and subsistence support whilst their ap...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: South Basildon and East ThurrockDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9076More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve the provision of SEND support for children in South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency.
Answer: Departmental officials meet regularly with representatives from Essex and Thurrock local area partnerships to discuss their education, health and care (EHC) plan performance, annual review processes, sufficiency strategy and their wider support for childr...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
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