James McMurdock

29 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Public Sector: Private Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the (a) transparency of private companies that provide public services for her department and (b) protection of their commercially sensitive data.

29 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Environmental Information Regulations 2004

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 in relation to the transparency of private companies that perform public services.

29 Jan 2025 · Cabinet Office

Freedom of Information Act 2000

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps to amend the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to include private companies.

29 Jan 2025 · Cabinet Office

Freedom of Information Act 2000

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in relation to ensuring the transparency of private companies that deliver public services.

29 Jan 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Disability: Food Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to support people with disabilities at risk of food insecurity.

29 Jan 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Food Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of repeat food bank users receive disability benefits.

29 Jan 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Food Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the level of the frequent use of food banks.

29 Jan 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Food Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to help reduce the long-term use of food banks.

29 Jan 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Food Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to tackle the root causes of dependency on food banks.

29 Jan 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Food Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of food bank dependency on people who (a) are disabled and (b) live in social housing.

29 Jan 2025 · Department for Education

Academies: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to (a) enforce and (b) monitor safeguarding standards in academy schools.

29 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Arms Length Bodies

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the cost-effectiveness of her Department's Arm's Length Bodies.

29 Jan 2025 · Treasury

Treasury: Arms Length Bodies

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the cost-effectiveness of her Department's Arm's Length Bodies.

29 Jan 2025 · Treasury

Arms Length Bodies: Cost Effectiveness

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure that Arm's Length Bodies are value for money.

29 Jan 2025 · Treasury

Arms Length Bodies: Expenditure

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the transparency of public spending on Arm’s Length Bodies.

28 Jan 2025 · Treasury

Enterprise Investment Scheme and Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will take steps to ensure that HMRC case workers dealing with (a) Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme and (b) Enterprise Investment Scheme applications process them in a (i) timely and (ii) effective

28 Jan 2025 · Treasury

Enterprise Investment Scheme and Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC case workers dealing with (a) Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme and (b) Enterprise Investment Scheme applications are incentivised to help companies.

22 Jan 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Construction: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the number of workers in the construction industry.

22 Jan 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Construction: Skilled Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his Department's polices of the Construction Industry Training Board's decision to end the use of Construction Skills Certification Schem

22 Jan 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Religious Buildings: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of an uncapped claim allowance on VAT for repairs to Christian places of worship.

22 Jan 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme: South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme on religious buildings in South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency.

22 Jan 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the press release entitled £23 million government package to support restoration of thousands of listed places of worship, published on 22 January 2024, what the average amount

22 Jan 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

National Grid: East of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with the National Grid on their proposed Norwich to Tilbury pylon project.

22 Jan 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

National Grid: East of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed Norwich to Tilbury National Grid pylon project on house prices in the affected areas.

22 Jan 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

National Grid: East of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he has taken to ensure that local communities were engaged in the public consultation period of the proposed National Grid Norwich-Tilbury pylon project.

22 Jan 2025 · Home Office

Terrorism: Dual Nationality

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of people on the terrorist watch list are dual nationals.

22 Jan 2025 · Home Office

Terrorism

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will list the number of people on the terrorist watch list by (a) nationality, (b) sex, (c) religion and (d) immigration status.

22 Jan 2025 · Home Office

Terrorism: Foreign Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of people on the terrorist watch list are foreign nationals.

21 Jan 2025 · Department for Education

Financial Services: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to develop financial literacy education in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools to improve financial resilience in younger people.

21 Jan 2025 · Treasury

Disadvantaged: Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department plans to take to support people to (a) build financial resilience and (b) manage debt.