James McMurdock

16 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether shadow council elections will operate on existing ward boundaries.

16 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to issue guidance to newly created local councils inheriting different areas with and without adopted local plans in place.

16 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to issue guidance to newly created local councils who inherit areas at different stages of the local plan-making process and have not adopted a local plan.

16 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he plans to take to support newly formed councils inheriting debts from councils due to be abolished in local government reorganisation.

16 Sep 2025 · Treasury

Pensioners: Income Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of maintaining the personal tax allowance threshold on the number of pensioners living in (a) relative and (b) absolute poverty in each of the next three years.

16 Sep 2025 · Treasury

Pensioners: Income Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to review the personal tax allowance threshold to prevent pensioners paying income tax.

15 Sep 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Myanmar: Political Prisoners

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps she has taken to seek the release of (a) Aung San Suu Kyi and (b) other political prisoners in Myanmar.

15 Sep 2025 · Home Office

Firearms: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of aligning Section 2 shotgun licensing with Section 1 high-powered firearms.

15 Sep 2025 · Home Office

Firearms: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of aligning the licensing regime for Section 2 shotguns with that for Section 1 firearms.

15 Sep 2025 · Department for Education

Graduates: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to publish an analysis of (a) Higher Education Statistics Agency and (b) Office for National Statistics data on graduate employment to inform higher education (i) curriculum and (ii) skills po

15 Sep 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Graduates: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the accessibility of graduate employment opportunities in each (a) region and b) subject.

15 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

ADHD: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of children and young people on the waiting list for ADHD assessment had been waiting for over a year in June 2025.

15 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

ADHD: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of new referrals for ADHD assessments in the past month.

15 Sep 2025 · Home Office

Police: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will take steps to encourage police forces to prioritise funding for frontline roles rather than spending on diversity, equality, and inclusion.

15 Sep 2025 · Home Office

Police: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much police forces spent on jobs where the primary function of the role is to provide advice on diversity, equality, and inclusion in the last 12 months.

15 Sep 2025 · Home Office

Police: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people are employed by the police in roles where the primary focus is on diversity, equality and inclusion.

15 Sep 2025 · Home Office

Police: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help (a) encourage and (b) support the recruitment of armed forces veterans into the police.

15 Sep 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Local Broadcasting: Radio

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to take steps to ensure that taxpayer-funded local radio stations continue to produce content that is tailored to local audiences, rather than shifting towards increased nationa

12 Sep 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support local authorities with SEND provision.

12 Sep 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to ensure that SEND reforms improve consistency of outcomes across local authorities.

12 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Drugs: Smuggling

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the proportion of illegally traded medicines intercepted by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency Criminal Enforcement Unit.

12 Sep 2025 · Treasury

Business

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with business representatives on levels of business confidence.

12 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve (a) infrastructure, (b) better understanding of complex patients and (b) staff (i) morale and (ii) experience in the 10 Year Health Plan.

11 Sep 2025 · Treasury

Capital Investment and Job Creation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of business confidence levels on levels of (a) investment and (b) job creation in the economy.

11 Sep 2025 · Treasury

Economic Situation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of potential implications for her policies of trends in the level of business confidence included in the Business insights and impact on the UK economy confidence intervals, published by

11 Sep 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment Schemes: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to monitor the effectiveness of employment support programmes for young people.

11 Sep 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Unemployment: Advisory Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that jobseekers receive prompt CV support.

11 Sep 2025 · Treasury

Individual Savings Accounts

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the 25% withdrawal penalty on Lifetime ISAs on the level of first-time buyers purchasing a property valued marginally above the £450,000 cap.

10 Sep 2025 · Treasury

Individual Savings Accounts: Reform

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to bring forward proposals to reform the Lifetime ISA scheme in the Autumn Budget 2025.

10 Sep 2025 · Treasury

Individual Savings Accounts: First Time Buyers

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure the Lifetime ISA continues to help first-time buyers.