James McMurdock

10 Sep 2025 · Treasury

Individual Savings Accounts

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to introduce an indexation mechanism to ensure the Lifetime ISA property price cap remains in line with (a) inflation and (b) housing market trends.

10 Sep 2025 · Treasury

Individual Savings Accounts: Fees and Charges

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of Lifetime ISA holders that have paid a withdrawal penalty in each of the last five years.

10 Sep 2025 · Department for Education

Higher Education: Men

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help improve the retention of male students in higher education.

10 Sep 2025 · Department for Education

Higher Education: Men

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of male drop-out rates in higher education for the most recent year for which figures are available.

10 Sep 2025 · Department for Education

Higher Education: Men

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase higher education participation among young men.

10 Sep 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent comparative assessment she has made of trends in the identification of special educational needs and disabilities among (a) boys and (b) girls.

10 Sep 2025 · Department for Education

Primary Education: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the potential reasons for the attainment gap between boys and girls at the end of Key Stage 2.

10 Sep 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of SEND support for children without education, health and care plans.

10 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy: Syringes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many pharmacies in England provide (a) supervised needle exchange programmes and (b) other substance misuse services.

10 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Alcoholism and Drugs: Rehabilitation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will provide certainty on funding to voluntary organisations delivering drug and alcohol treatment services.

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

Housing: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to introduce targeted housing initiatives to support young people in high-cost areas.

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

Owner Occupation: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the impact of house price growth in the last year on home ownership rates among young people.

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

First Time Buyers: East of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the average house price for first time buyers in East England.

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

Housing: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the affordability of housing for young people in East England.

9 Sep 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Small Businesses: Billing

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the barriers faced by small businesses in using the tribunal system to recover late payments.

9 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Small Businesses: Billing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to reform the tribunal process to make it more cost-effective for small businesses seeking redress for late payments.

9 Sep 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Small Businesses: Billing

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many small businesses have used the tribunal system to pursue late payments in each of the last five years.

8 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Livestock: Electronic Training Aids

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the impact of electric shock collars on the welfare of livestock.

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

Homelessness: Veterans

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure service personnel are made aware of the social housing support available if they are at risk of homelessness.

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

Homelessness: Veterans

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to prioritise veterans presenting at local authorities as homeless for housing assistance.

8 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Blood Cancer: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support research into earlier detection methods for (a) myeloma and (b) other blood cancers.

8 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Blood Cancer: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans for the National Cancer Plan for England to include targets to improve the early diagnosis of blood cancers.

8 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

Level Crossings: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has for the provision of funding to support infrastructure improvements to help tackle road and rail conflicts at railway crossings.

8 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

Level Crossings: Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of level crossing closures in East Tilbury on the ability of emergency services to respond to incidents.

8 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

Level Crossings: Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of increases in freight traffic on the railway crossing in East Tilbury.

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

Playgrounds: Basildon

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) integrated playgrounds, (b) play and (c) other inclusive community facilities on the health and wellbeing of (i) disabl

8 Sep 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Charities: Facilites

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has considered introducing targeted funding or grants to help increase the facilities of charities that are experiencing significant demand for their services.

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

Charities: Planning

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that the National Planning Policy Framework supports charities.

8 Sep 2025 · Department for Education

Respite Care: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to assist local authorities in reducing wait times for children with complex disabilities to access specialist respite services.

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

Charities: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an estimate of savings to local authorities from providing funding to local charities.