James McMurdock

21 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Discharges

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the backlog of delayed discharges from hospitals.

21 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce pressure on Accident and Emergency departments during peak demand periods.

21 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospital Beds

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many hospitals in England are operating above 90% bed occupancy levels.

21 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ambulance Services: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of ambulance handovers longer than 15 minutes in emergency departments.

13 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of low NHS dental access in South Basildon and East Thurrock on levels of pressure on urgent care services.

13 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: South East

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of patients seeking emergency dental care in A&E in the South East of England.

13 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: South East

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce vacancies for NHS dental staff in the South East of England.

13 Feb 2025 · Department for Education

Apprentices and Work Experience

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve the number of (a) work experience and (b) apprenticeship opportunities in (i) existing and (ii) emerging sectors.

13 Feb 2025 · Cabinet Office

Unemployment: Young People

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of recent trends in the number of 16-24 year olds not in (a) employment, (b) education and (c) training.

13 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Unemployment Benefits: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of recent trends in the number of 18-24 year olds claiming unemployment benefits.

13 Feb 2025 · Department for Education

Graduates: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what comparative assessment she has made of the employment rates between working-age non-graduates and young graduates.

13 Feb 2025 · Department for Education

Mature Students

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the factors contributing to the decline in mature student applications.

13 Feb 2025 · Department for Education

Overseas Students: Admissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the increase in international student applications on the availability of university spaces for domestic students.

12 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to ensure that the salaries of prison officers reflect their job responsibilities.

12 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers: Working Conditions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to improve working conditions for prison officers.

12 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to reduce the number of positive mandatory drug tests in prisons.

12 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Overcrowding and Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to ensure prisons are not (a) overcrowded and (b) understaffed.

12 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to (a) increase standards and (b) improve the regulation of social housing.

12 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Affordable Housing: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what criteria her Department plans to use to determine how additional funding for the Affordable Homes Programme will be distributed.

12 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Voter Authority Certificates

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many Voter Authority Certificates have been issued since January 2023.

12 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her planned timetable is for the publication of the Government Strategy for Elections.

12 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Elections: Proof of Identity

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to review voter identification rules.

12 Feb 2025 · Department for Education

Student Wastage: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of university students left their university courses early due to mental health issues in the 2024-25 academic year.

12 Feb 2025 · Department for Education

Students: Suicide

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help reduce the suicide rate amongst male university students.

12 Feb 2025 · Department for Education

Student Wastage: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of potential implications for her policies of the proportion of university students who leave their university courses early due to mental health issues.

12 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Coryton Energy Park: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what engagement she has had with local communities on the construction of the Coryton Energy Park.

12 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Coryton Energy Park: Fire Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has conducted an impact assessment of the fire risk for residents living near Coryton Energy Park.

12 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Coryton Energy Park: Fire Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to (a) increase awareness of fire risks for residents living near to Coryton Energy Park and (b) provide information to residents about what they can do to stay

12 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Carers Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the age people can receive full Carers allowance above retirement age.

11 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Unemployment: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make a comparative assessment of the rates of youth unemployment in (a) the UK and (b) other OECD countries.