James McMurdock MP: written questions 2026
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CourtsMinistry of JusticeTabled 27 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116615More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Deputy Prime Minister sets out vision for the justice system, published on 24 February 2026, what steps he is taking to ensure that blitz courts do not le
Answer: The Government is committed to reducing outstanding caseloads in the Crown Court while maintaining progress across all case types.Targeted initiatives, sometimes referred to as “blitz” courts, are carefully planned and time-limited exercises designed to m...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCourtsMinistry of JusticeTabled 27 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116614More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Deputy Prime Minister sets out vision for the justice system, published on 24 February 2026, how many blitz court sittings are planned from April 2026; an
Answer: Blitz courts in London will initially focus on assault on emergency workers and will be listed at Central Criminal Court from April. A total of 500 days have been allocated for this first blitz initiative. After prioritising assaults on emergency workers,...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCourts: EssexMinistry of JusticeTabled 27 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116613More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Deputy Prime Minister sets out vision for the justice system, published on 24 February 2026, whether any blitz courts are planned to be opened in Essex.
Answer: At this current time there are no plans to operate blitz courts in Essex.
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHM Courts and Tribunals Service: Artificial IntelligenceMinistry of JusticeTabled 27 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116612More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Deputy Prime Minister sets out vision for the justice system, published on 24 February 2026, what criteria will be used to evaluate the success of the AI-
Answer: HMCTS will evaluate the pilot of AI-enabled support for listing against criteria that will include expected:reductions in administrative effort associated with listing;improved timeliness and consistency of listing activity;the impact on listing accuracy ...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHM Courts and Tribunals Service: Artificial IntelligenceMinistry of JusticeTabled 27 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116611More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Deputy Prime Minister sets out vision for the justice system, published on 24 February 2026, whether he has conducted an equality impact assessment on the
Answer: The Department and HMCTS have due regard to their obligations under the Public Sector Equality Duty when developing and implementing policy and operational changes. Equality considerations are taken into account as part of the design and evaluation of ser...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHM Courts and Tribunals Service: Artificial IntelligenceMinistry of JusticeTabled 27 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116610More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Deputy Prime Minister sets out vision for the justice system, published on 24 February 2026, what estimate he has made of the time savings from the use of
Answer: HMCTS is progressing work to expand AI-enabled transcription to support courts and tribunals. The Department has not published an estimate of time savings from the use of AI to transcribe hearings across the court system. It is worth noting that transcrip...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHM Courts and Tribunals Service: Artificial IntelligenceMinistry of JusticeTabled 27 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116609More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Deputy Prime Minister sets out vision for the justice system, published on 24 February 2026, what steps he is taking to ensure that AI court assistance do
Answer: HMCTS is developing and piloting AI-enabled support for operational activity such as listing in a way that retains appropriate human oversight and accountability for decisions. In line with HMCTS Responsible AI principles, any work to scale AI-enabled too...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHM Courts and Tribunals Service: Artificial IntelligenceMinistry of JusticeTabled 27 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116608More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Deputy Prime Minister sets out vision for the justice system, published on 24 February 2026, what estimate he has made of the cost of rolling out the prop
Answer: HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) is progressing work to expand the use of AI to support court and tribunal operations across a range of use cases. The Department has not published a single estimate of the cost of rolling out AI across HMCTS, as c...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisoner EscortsMinistry of JusticeTabled 27 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116607More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of court delays in (a) Basildon, (b) Essex and (c) England attributable to late prisoner transport in each of the last three years.
Answer: The number of contractual delays caused by late prisoner transport to court attributable to the Prisoner Escort and Custody Service (PECS) suppliers for Basildon, Essex and England between 2023 and 2025 are shown in the table below.Area202320242025TotalBa...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCourts: StandardsMinistry of JusticeTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116405More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on the average length of time it takes for a court case to be processed and concluded in (a) Basildon, (b) Essex, and (c) England.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes data on the time taken ‘at court’ in the magistrates’ courts and Crown Court for Essex in the ‘Magistrates’ courts timeliness tool’ and the ‘End-to-end timeliness tool’ (Crown Court).Magistrates ‘at court’ time refers to ...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCourts: EssexMinistry of JusticeTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116404More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on the current number of court cases awaiting hearings in (a) Essex and (b) Basildon.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes information on the number of open criminal cases at the Crown Court for Essex in the ‘Crown Court receipts, disposals and open cases tool’ and for the magistrates’ courts in the ‘Magistrates’ courts receipts, disposals an...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordUrban Areas: RegenerationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116347More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with Basildon Council on town centre regeneration plans, in the context of the priorities of a) local residents and b) small businesses.
Answer: No specific discussions have been held. The government welcomes representations from Basildon Borough Council as we develop our new High Streets Strategy, backed by at least £150 million.
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordEmpty Property: ShopsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116346More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with Basildon Council on the a) reuse and b) redevelopment of empty shop units in Basildon town centre.
Answer: No specific discussions have been held. The government welcomes representations from Basildon Borough Council as we develop our new High Streets Strategy, backed by at least £150 million.
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116343More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of doctors completing general practice speciality training remained practising in NHS general practices three years after qualification, in each of the last five years.
Answer: This data is not held by the Department or NHS England.
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFly-tipping: EnforcementDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116339More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to increase levels of enforcement action against individuals responsible for fly-tipping.
Answer: Local authorities have powers to take enforcement action against offenders. Anyone caught fly-tipping may be prosecuted which can lead to a significant fine, a community sentence or even imprisonment. We encourage and support councils to make good use of ...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFly-tipping: FinesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116338More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the maximum penalties available for fly-tipping offences.
Answer: The Secretary of State has not made a recent assessment. Local authorities have powers to take enforcement action against offenders. Anyone caught fly-tipping may be prosecuted which can lead to a significant fine, a community sentence or even imprisonmen...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFly-tippingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116337More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of trends in levels of in fly-tipping incidents over the last five years.
Answer: Defra publish fly-tipping statistics for England annually. A detailed breakdown of the latest incidents reported by local authorities is available at: Fly-tipping statistics for England, 2024 to 2025 - GOV.UK This statistical notice provides statistics on...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116277More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to Homes England’s press release entitled Homes England opens bidding for ten year Social and Affordable Homes Programme, published on 24 February 2026, what steps
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answers given to Questions UIN 115205 on 3 March 2026, UIN 96282 on 10 December 2025, UIN 89351 on 21 November 2025 and UIN 60128 on 4 July 2025.
Answered 6 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: EssexMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116276More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to Homes England’s press release entitled Homes England opens bidding for ten year Social and Affordable Homes Programme, published on 24 February 2026, what asses
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answers given to Questions UIN 115205 on 3 March 2026, UIN 96282 on 10 December 2025, UIN 89351 on 21 November 2025 and UIN 60128 on 4 July 2025.
Answered 6 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116275More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to Homes England’s press release entitled Homes England opens bidding for ten year Social and Affordable Homes Programme, published on 24 February 2026, what steps
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answers given to Questions UIN 115205 on 3 March 2026, UIN 96282 on 10 December 2025, UIN 89351 on 21 November 2025 and UIN 60128 on 4 July 2025.
Answered 6 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116274More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to Homes England’s press release entitled Homes England opens bidding for ten year Social and Affordable Homes Programme, published on 24 February 2026, what propo
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answers given to Questions UIN 115205 on 3 March 2026, UIN 96282 on 10 December 2025, UIN 89351 on 21 November 2025 and UIN 60128 on 4 July 2025.
Answered 6 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116273More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to Homes England’s press release entitled Homes England opens bidding for ten year Social and Affordable Homes Programme, published on 24 February 2026, what crite
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answers given to Questions UIN 115205 on 3 March 2026, UIN 96282 on 10 December 2025, UIN 89351 on 21 November 2025 and UIN 60128 on 4 July 2025.
Answered 6 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116272More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to Homes England’s press release entitled Homes England opens bidding for ten year Social and Affordable Homes Programme, published on 24 February 2026, what propo
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answers given to Question UIN 89351 on 21 November 2025 and UIN 96282 on 10 December 2025.
Answered 6 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116271More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to Homes England’s press release entitled Homes England opens bidding for ten year Social and Affordable Homes Programme, published on 24 February 2026, how much o
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answers given to Questions UIN 115205 on 3 March 2026, UIN 96282 on 10 December 2025, UIN 89351 on 21 November 2025 and UIN 60128 on 4 July 2025.
Answered 6 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116269More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to Homes England’s press release entitled Homes England opens bidding for ten year Social and Affordable Homes Programme, published on 24 February 2026, what steps
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answers given to Questions UIN 115205 on 3 March 2026, UIN 96282 on 10 December 2025, UIN 89351 on 21 November 2025 and UIN 60128 on 4 July 2025.
Answered 6 Mar 2026
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