James McMurdock

10 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Council Tax

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has had discussions with councils increasing council tax on the potential impact of those increases on residents.

10 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Council Tax: Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with Thurrock Council on council tax rises.

10 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions she has had with (a) the Leader of Essex County Council and (b) the Leader of Thurrock council on the potential of Thurrock becoming a London Borough.

6 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Countryside: Access

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the amount of countryside available to roam.

6 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mentally Disordered Offenders: Crimes of Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2025 to Question 33841 on Mentally Disordered Offenders: Crimes of Violence, what (a) practical and (b) legal issues there are with linking medical records with ju

6 Mar 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Essex

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department has spent on housing asylum seekers in (a) Essex and (b) South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency since 2022.

6 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Home Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the removal of the automatic right to home educate under the Children and Wellbeing Bill on parents home schooling their children.

6 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Carers: Bereavement Counselling

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve bereavement support for carers.

6 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Palliative Care: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to invest in integrated models of palliative care.

6 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Home Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will meet with parents who home school their children to discuss the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill.

6 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Home Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what representations her Department has received from parents who home school their children about the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill.

6 Mar 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Pylons: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has had recent discussions with the National Grid on the potential merits of establishing (a) financial compensation and (b) support for businesses impacted by pylon developments.

6 Mar 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Electricity: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether compensation schemes are available to businesses whose operations are impacted by the construction of (a) new electricity pylons and (b) electricity related infrastructure.

6 Mar 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has considered alternative energy transmission methods.

6 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Infrastructure: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to improve transparency in the pre-application process for nationally significant infrastructure projects.

5 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Defibrillators: Essex

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of postcodes outside the recommended minimum distance from a defibrillator in (a) Essex, (b) the South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency.

5 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Essex

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support GPs in Essex to invest in (a) clinical equipment, (b) staff training and (c) uniforms, in the context of rises in operating costs.

5 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to provide additional financial support to GP practices with increased costs to ensure they can maintain (a) staffing levels and (b) high-quality service provision.

5 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of increased National Insurance costs on GP practices in (a) Essex and (b) South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency.

4 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Soil: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has plans to introduce soil management requirements for solar farm developments.

4 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Employment Tribunals Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the average wait time for an Employment tribunal application to reach a tribunal hearing.

4 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Fares

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions her Department has had with (a) train companies and (b) public transport campaigners on the impact of increased rail fares.

4 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Fares

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increases in regulated rail fares on commuters in England.

4 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of (a) delays and (b) cancellations of trains in England.

4 Mar 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Zero Hours Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to allow businesses to retain the ability to offer zero-hours contracts where that is in the interests of employees.

4 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Small Businesses: Sick Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of increasing the rate of statutory sick pay on financial costs for small businesses.

4 Mar 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Employment Rights Bill: Small Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Employment Rights Bill on regulatory requirements for small and medium-sized enterprises.

4 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Land Use

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential economic impact of agricultural land being converted to solar energy production on farming communities.

4 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Land Use

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that the expansion of solar farms does not compromise domestic food security.

4 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Land Use

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of solar farm developments on the availability of agricultural land for food production.