James McMurdock MP: written questions 2026
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Written questions
Affordable Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116268More
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: All applicants to Homes England’s bidding process for the Social and Affordable Homes programme are subject to the conditions laid out in its associated guidance, including in relation to value for money. The guidance in question can be found on gov.uk he...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCouncil Housing: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116267More
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 116266More
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, whether th
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the policy statement published by my Department on 7 November 2025 which can be found on gov.uk here.
Answered 6 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116265More
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 many a
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 recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116118More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Grant boost to cover almost half the cost of installing EV chargers for households and businesses, published on 25 February 2026, how many grants were g
Answer: Between January and October 2025, the Government’s Electric Vehicle Charge Point Grant (EVCG) supported the installation of 7,981 residential charge point sockets across the UK. This figure includes installations delivered across all eligible residential ...
Answered 6 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116117More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Grant boost to cover almost half the cost of installing EV chargers for households and businesses, published on 25 February 2026, whether the increased
Answer: The grant boost announced on the 25 February is not part of the £25 million EV Pavement Channel Grant announced in 2025.The EV Pavement Channel Grant is providing funding to local authorities in England for the installation of pavement channels during 202...
Answered 6 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDental Services: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116116More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Patients to benefit from improved access to dental appointments, published on 21 February 2026, what steps he is taking to help ensure that
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring people can access urgent dental care when they need it. Over the past year, integrated care boards (ICBs) have been commissioning additional urgent dental appointments and there is now an urgent care safety net avai...
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordStreaming: ReviewsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116115More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled New requirements for UK’s biggest video-on-demand services, published on 24 February 2026, whether her Department plans to review the min
Answer: The Department for Culture, Media and Sport engaged extensively with video-on-demand services and disability advocacy groups throughout the passage of the Media Act 2024 and its implementation. This included organisations such as the Royal National Instit...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordStreaming: AccessDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116114More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to her Department’s press release entitled New requirements for UK’s biggest video-on-demand services, published on 24 February 2026, what steps she is taking to ensure that non-UK based
Answer: The Department for Culture, Media and Sport engaged extensively with video-on-demand services and disability advocacy groups throughout the passage of the Media Act 2024 and its implementation. This included organisations such as the Royal National Instit...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordStreaming: AccessDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116113More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled New requirements for UK’s biggest video-on-demand services, published on 24 February 2026, what information her Department holds on the p
Answer: The Department for Culture, Media and Sport engaged extensively with video-on-demand services and disability advocacy groups throughout the passage of the Media Act 2024 and its implementation. This included organisations such as the Royal National Instit...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordStreaming: AccessDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116112More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled New requirements for UK’s biggest video-on-demand services, published on 24 February 2026, what discussions she has had with disability c
Answer: The Department for Culture, Media and Sport engaged extensively with video-on-demand services and disability advocacy groups throughout the passage of the Media Act 2024 and its implementation. This included organisations such as the Royal National Instit...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordStreaming: AccessDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116111More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled New requirements for UK’s biggest video-on-demand services, published on 24 February 2026, what discussions she has had with video stream
Answer: The Department for Culture, Media and Sport engaged extensively with video-on-demand services and disability advocacy groups throughout the passage of the Media Act 2024 and its implementation. This included organisations such as the Royal National Instit...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordStreaming: YouTubeDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116110More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled New requirements for UK’s biggest video-on-demand services, published on 24 February 2026, whether YouTube will be included in the additi
Answer: The Government will shortly lay the On-demand Programme Services (Tier 1 Services) Regulations 2026. These regulations will designate video-on-demand services with more than 500,000 average monthly users in the UK as Tier 1 services, bringing them under e...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMissing Persons: ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116109More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of child criminal exploitation on the number of missing children cases; and what steps her Department is taking to improve early intervention.
Answer: This Government is committed to ensuring a robust multiagency response to missing people, including children, and safeguarding them from harm. We recognise that missing episodes, however brief, can often be a red flag for a number of harms including child...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMissing Persons: ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116108More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what arrangements are in place between UK police forces and international partners to assist in locating missing children who may have been taken abroad.
Answer: This Government is committed to ensuring a robust multiagency response to missing people, including children, and safeguarding them from harm. We recognise that missing episodes, however brief, can often be a red flag for a number of harms including child...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMissing Persons: ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116107More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average length of time taken is for police forces to find children reported as missing.
Answer: This Government is committed to ensuring a robust multiagency response to missing people, including children, and safeguarding them from harm. We recognise that missing episodes, however brief, can often be a red flag for a number of harms including child...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordRoads: SewersDepartment for TransportTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116106More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many what proportion of (a) classified and (b) unclassified local roads are recorded as having no formal drainage infrastructure.
Answer: Local highway authorities, such as Essex County Council and Thurrock Council, have a duty under Section 41 of the Highways Act 1980 to maintain the highways network in their area. The Act does not set out specific standards of maintenance, as it is for ea...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordRoads: SewersDepartment for TransportTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116105More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance she has issued to local highway authorities on minimum drainage standards on roads.
Answer: Local highway authorities, such as Essex County Council and Thurrock Council, have a duty under Section 41 of the Highways Act 1980 to maintain the highways network in their area. The Act does not set out specific standards of maintenance, as it is for ea...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordRoads: Basildon and ThurrockDepartment for TransportTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116104More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with (a) Essex County Council and (b) Thurrock Council on the adequacy of surface water drainage infrastructure on local roads in (i) Basildon and (ii) Thurrock.
Answer: Local highway authorities, such as Essex County Council and Thurrock Council, have a duty under Section 41 of the Highways Act 1980 to maintain the highways network in their area. The Act does not set out specific standards of maintenance, as it is for ea...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Reciprocal ArrangementsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115905More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to Answer of 20 February 2026 to Question 109501 on Health Services: Reciprocal Arrangements, how many NHS overseas cost recovery claims remain outstanding after four years; and what the t
Answer: Deadlines for settling claims between the United Kingdom and member states are set out in the implementing provisions of the UK’s agreements with the European Union, the European Economic Area, and with European Free Trade Association states, namely Norwa...
Answered 13 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Reciprocal ArrangementsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115904More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to Answer of 20th February 2026 to Question 109501, for what reason some NHS overseas cost recovery claims take up to four years to settle.
Answer: Deadlines for settling claims between the United Kingdom and member states are set out in the implementing provisions of the UK’s agreements with the European Union, the European Economic Area, and with European Free Trade Association states, namely Norwa...
Answered 13 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAccident and Emergency Departments: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115903More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is he taking to improve patient flow between emergency departments and inpatient wards.
Answer: Our Urgent and Emergency Care Plan set out steps we are taking to ensure that patients will receive better, faster, and more appropriate emergency care this winter, backed by a total of nearly £450 million of funding. We are aiming for 78% of patients to ...
Answered 13 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAccident and Emergency Departments: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115902More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends since 2021 in the number of patients waiting more than 12 hours in Accident and Emergency departments.
Answer: No such assessment has been made. NHS England began publishing data on number of patients waiting more than 12 hours in accident and emergency (A&E) departments in February 2023. The data is available at the following link:https://www.england.nhs.uk/s...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordUnemployment: GraduatesDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115900More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of graduates who were not in high-skilled roles 15 months after graduation remain outside high-skilled employment a) three years later and b) five years later.
Answer: The department does not produce estimates of the proportion of graduates in high-skilled roles at three or five years after graduation.Graduate Outcome survey data published by HESA shows that around 70% of UK domiciled students who graduated with an unde...
Answered 2 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDental ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115692More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to his Department’s press release entitled Patients to benefit from improved access to dental appointments, published on 21 February 2026, how many additional urgent appointments each high
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring people can access urgent dental care when they need it. Over the past year, integrated care boards (ICBs) have been commissioning additional urgent dental appointments and there is now an urgent care safety net avai...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
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