James McMurdock

29 Aug 2025 · Home Office

Police: Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to provide adequate funding to support police forces with the costs of electrifying their car fleets.

29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Timesharing: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure that fractional ownership schemes are adequately regulated to protect consumers.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Education

Graduates: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate she has made of how many and what proportion of university graduates are in full-time employment within six months of graduation.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Education

Higher Education: Skilled Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help ensure that universities provide students with the skills most in demand by employers.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Education

Graduates: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate she has made of how many and what proportion of recent university graduates are employed in roles that make use of their degree-level skills.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment Schemes: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to provide employment support to young people not in education, employment or training.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment has she made of the (a) quality and (b) security of employment among young people aged 16 to 24.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Unemployment: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the potential reasons for the increase in the number of unemployed 16 to 24 year olds in the last year.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Psychiatric Patients

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the longest inpatient stays were for mental health patients in each age group discharged in 2025.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Psychiatric Patients

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of mental health inpatients discharged between 2024 and 2025 were readmitted within (a) 30 and (b) 90 days of discharge, broken down by age group.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support schools to help prevent (a) knife crime and (b) youth violence.

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of school initiatives in preventing (a) knife crime and (b) youth violence.

29 Aug 2025 · Home Office

Crime: Essex

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to tackle (a) youth violence and (b) knife crime in (i) Essex and (ii) South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency.

29 Aug 2025 · Home Office

Crime: Essex

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to increase levels of police (a) visibility and (b) presence to help tackle (i) youth violence and (ii) knife crime in (A) Essex and (B) South Basildon and East Thurrock const

29 Aug 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Trusts: Inflation

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the need to clarify trustee fiduciary duties regarding inflation protection.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Rare Cancers: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of diagnosis rates for rare cancers, broken down by each county.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Rare Cancers: Clinical Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to support early access to clinical trials for patients with rare cancers.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Rare Cancers: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is he taking to improve access to innovative treatments for patients diagnosed with rare cancers.

29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

First Aid: Medical Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will consider the potential merits of requiring the provision of publicly accessible bleed control kits as part of local authority regeneration plans.

29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

First Aid: Urban Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with local councils on the effectiveness of bleed control kits in urban centres with elevated rates of violent crime or road traffic collisions.

17 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Brain: Tumours

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce the time taken to diagnose brain tumours.

17 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport

Parking: Pedestrian Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with local authorities on ensuring the safety of (a) wheelchair users, (b) people with visual impairments and (c) parents with prams when pavements are obstructed by parked vehicles.

17 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport

Parking: Pedestrian Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of pavement parking on people with (a) sight loss, (b) mobility impairments and (c) other disabilities.

17 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Hospital Wards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate has he made of the average length of stay in mental health inpatient units; and how this compares with the average length of stay for physical health inpatient admissions.

17 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Labour Turnover

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve recruitment and retention in the mental health workforce.

17 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Hospital Wards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department is providing to NHS trusts to support mental health inpatient wards operating above safe occupancy levels.

17 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Addictions: Charities and Pharmacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to support partnerships between local pharmacies and drug and alcohol support charities to deliver harm reduction services.

17 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Community Health Services: Voluntary Organisations

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to support the continued delivery of SOS buses.

17 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Addictions: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of third-sector providers on NHS pressures related to drug and alcohol treatment.

17 Jul 2025 · Treasury

Charities: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with care and support charities on proposed VAT rule changes.