Susan Murray MP: written questions
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Civil Servants: Workplace PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 16 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128009More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many bridging loans have been provided to pensioners affected by delays since Capita took over administration of civil service pension administration; and what is the total value of bridging loans provided.
Answer: The Cabinet Office awarded the contract to administer the Civil Service Pension Scheme to Capita in November 2023 under the previous government. The issues and delays facing a number of civil servants and pension scheme members in receiving their pension ...
Answered 24 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Workplace PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 14 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127243More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what contractual minimum service levels Capita is required to meet in administering the Civil Service Pension Scheme; what penalties apply when those standards are missed; and how often such penalties have been
Answer: The Cabinet Office awarded the contract to administer the Civil Service Pension Scheme to Capita in November 2023 under the previous government. The issues and delays facing a number of civil servants and pension scheme members in receiving their pension ...
Answered 27 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Workplace PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 14 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127242More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what minimum service levels apply to Capita’s telephone helpline for Civil Service Pension Scheme members.
Answer: The Cabinet Office awarded the contract to administer the Civil Service Pension Scheme to Capita in November 2023 under the previous government. The issues and delays facing a number of civil servants and pension scheme members in receiving their pension ...
Answered 27 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: CoronavirusDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125965More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Answer of 27 March 2026 to Question 122950 on Small Businesses: Coronavirus, whether he plans to publish a Scotland-specific assessment of the adequacy of financial support availa
Answer: Administration of Covid-19 grants was devolved in Scotland. A Scotland-specific report would therefore be a matter for the Scottish Government.
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: CoronavirusTreasuryTabled 23 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122952More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she is considering additional financial support for people who lost their businesses during the covid-19 pandemic.
Answer: The Government recognises the profound impact which the Covid-19 pandemic had on individuals and businesses across the country. While the pandemic may have receded, the challenges for many small businesses still persist. This is why the Government publish...
Answered 31 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: CoronavirusDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 23 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122950More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of financial support available to people who lost their businesses during the covid-19 pandemic.
Answer: DBT published an evaluation report of the impact of the Covid-19 Business Support Grant Schemes in England and the British Business Bank has published a three year evaluation of the Covid-19 Loan Guarantee Schemes. These can be found at Evaluation of the ...
Answered 27 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordVideo Recordings: Public PlacesHome OfficeTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121624More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking with the Secretary of State for the Home Department is taking to tackle covert filming in public spaces.
Answer: Everyone deserves to feel safe both in public and online. In addition to existing offences for the sharing of intimate images, we have introduced offences to the Crime and Policing Bill of taking an intimate image and installing equipment with the intent ...
Answered 27 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordChild Maintenance ServiceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121563More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total operating expenditure of the Child Maintenance Service was in the 2024-25 financial year.
Answer: The net operating expenditure of the Child Maintenance Service for the financial year 24/25 is £105.7m.
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121548More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average annual amount of child maintenance paid through the Child Maintenance Service was in the most recent year for which figures are available.
Answer: The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.The department publishes Child Maintenance Service official statistics every three months, with section 8 of the latest bulletin showing that £84.4 mill...
Answered 7 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121544More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) paying and (b) receiving parents use the Child Maintenance Service Collect and Pay service; and how many (i) paying and (ii) receiving parents will move onto that service as a result of pro
Answer: As of the end of September 2025, there were 317,100 Receiving Parents and 303,800 Paying Parents using the Collect & Pay service. It is proposed to reform the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) when Parliamentary time allows to create one streamlined ser...
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordChild Maintenance Service: PaymentsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121230More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much revenue was generated from fees charged under the Child Maintenance Service Collect and Pay scheme in 2024-25; and what estimate she has made of the total annual revenue expected to be generate
Answer: The table below shows collection fees received in financial year 2024-25.Collection fees2024/2025£000(a) Paying Parent Collection Fees Received£56,993(b) Receiving Parent Collection Fees Received £11,141(a+b) Total Collection Fees Received£68,134 The info...
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordIndia: HomicideForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121191More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made to her Indian counterpart on extrajudicial killings of religious minorities in Punjab, India.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer she was provided on 9 March in response to Question 117992.
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFuels: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121141More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of fuel price volatility on (a) the haulage industry, (b) the downstream construction supply chain, and (c)
Answer: The price of petrol and diesel are influenced by a range of factors, and whilst it generally takes several weeks for both rises and falls in the cost of crude oil to be reflected at the pump, events of this magnitude can generate short term price shocks. ...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFuels: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121138More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of fuel price volatility on UK construction and haulage firms; and what steps he is taking to protect businesses and consumers from sudden
Answer: Fuel markets are governed by competition and consumer protection law, overseen by the Competition Market Authority (CMA). The Government and the CMA are closely monitoring petrol and diesel prices in light of instability in the Middle East, and the Chance...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordImitation Firearms: SalesHome OfficeTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121032More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with (a) Police Scotland and (b) Scottish trading standards bodies on compliance and enforcement activity relating to the sale in Scotland of non-convertible imitation fir
Answer: The Home Office has not had recent discussions with Police Scotland or Scottish trading standards bodies in relation to realistic imitation firearms that are not readily convertible to fire live ammunition. Chief Constables have operational responsibility...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordIndia: Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117992More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of reports of extrajudicial killings of religious minorities in Punjab, India.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is aware of reports concerning extrajudicial killings in the Punjab region and continues to monitor the human rights situation closely. The UK Government remains committed to promoting human rights g...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordImitation Firearms: SalesHome OfficeTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117204More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with (a) Police Scotland and (b) relevant Scottish trading standards bodies on compliance and enforcement activity relating to the sale of realistic imitation firearms and
Answer: There has been action taken by the National Crime Agency and police forces in England and Wales against certain types of imitation firearms that have been found to be readily convertible into lethal firing firearms. Such imitation firearms, depending on t...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFirearms: LicensingHome OfficeTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110566More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposals to merge Section 1 and Section 2 firearms licensing on (a) employment and (b) economic activity in rural communities, including impact
Answer: The Government response to the 2023 firearms licensing consultation, published on 13 February 2025, included a commitment to having a public consultation on strengthening the licensing controls on shotguns to bring them more into line with the controls on...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordEating DisordersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110183More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has commissioned the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence to produce clinical guidance on pica.
Answer: Topics for new or updated National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance are considered through an established prioritisation process. Decisions as to whether NICE will create new, or update existing, guidance are overseen by a prioriti...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordUnemployment: ScotlandCabinet OfficeTabled 30 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109871More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people were unemployed for over last 12 months in (a) Glasgow and (b) Edinburgh in each of the last 12 months; and what proportion of those people were unemployed for 18 months or more in each month.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon lady’s Parliamentary Question of 30th January is attached.
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordEmployment Schemes: Young PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109870More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will set out how his Department will ensure that jobs under the Jobs Guarantee scheme are additional, including whether they represent newly created roles or existing vacancies.
Answer: Eligible young people participating in the scheme are likely to have multiple barriers and complex needs which may have prevented them from securing employment. The scheme will break the cycle of unemployment by guaranteeing meaningful paid employment opp...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordEmployment Schemes: Young PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109869More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what outcome measures will be used to assess the first phase of the Job Guarantee rollout, and when the Department plans to publish the results.
Answer: As a part of our recent publication on the Jobs Guarantee, the department has published a draft Grant Funding Agreement (GFA) which outlines expected outcome measures that will be used to assess grants administered under phase one of the scheme.Schedule 4...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordEmployment Schemes: Young PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109868More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many job starts are expected to be delivered in (a) Glasgow and (b) Edinburgh under the first phase of the Jobs Guarantee rollout.
Answer: The first phase of the Jobs Guarantee will provide jobs to more than 1,000 young people in Birmingham & Solihull, East Midlands, Greater Manchester, Hertfordshire & Essex, Central & East Scotland, Southwest & Southeast Wales. In phase one,...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMobile Broadband: Fees and ChargesDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108904More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions her Department has had with Ofcom on (a) the annual increase in the cost of mobile data for consumers, (b) the consumer protections available in relation to such increa
Answer: Government engages regularly with Ofcom on consumer issues. This includes, most recently, on Ofcom’s recent changes to annual in-contract price increases rules.Under Ofcom’s rules, providers must set out clearly, before a contract is agreed, how and when ...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordGaza: Air ForceMinistry of DefenceTabled 16 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106409More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what video footage and imagery is held by his Department from RAF reconnaissance flights over Gaza on 31 March 2024; and whether his Department has any plans to publish or otherwise release any such material to t
Answer: Since the terrorist attacks against Israel of 7 October 2023, the UK Government has been working with partners across the region to secure the release of hostages, including British nationals, who were kidnapped. In support of these efforts the Ministry o...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
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