James McMurdock

4 Nov 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Television Licences: Low Incomes

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the affordability of the BBC licence fee for people on lower incomes; and if she will make an assessment of the potential steps she can take to increase the

4 Nov 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

BBC: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing an alternative funding scheme to the BBC licence fee.

4 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Asylum: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of the Overseas Development Assistance budget was spent on accommodating asylum seekers in the UK in the most recent year for which figures are available.

4 Nov 2024 · Department for Education

Universities: China

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential implications for national security of the proportion of funding for universities from China.

4 Nov 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Iron and Steel: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make a comparative assessment of energy prices for steel production in (a) the UK, (b) China, (c) Germany and (d) the US.

4 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

China: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much aid his Department has provided to China in the last five years.

4 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Visas: Overseas Students

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to ensure that student visas are not used solely to gain residence in the UK.

4 Nov 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Agriculture: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support food producers from (a) Essex and (b) the UK to increase exports.

4 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Undocumented Migrants: Boats

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help prevent the provision of large dinghies to people smuggling gangs.

4 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Offenders: Foreign Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of attempted deportations of foreign national offenders by her Department have been successfully challenged on Article 8 ECHR grounds in each of the last ten years.

29 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Palliative Care: South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve palliative and end of life care in South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency.

29 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Unemployment: Essex

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce the unemployment rate in Essex.

29 Oct 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Business: Essex

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what support his Department is providing to businesses in Essex to increase the levels of exports of (a) goods and (b) services.

29 Oct 2024 · 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 steps his Department is taking to help support the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of dentists in South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency.

29 Oct 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

St George's Day: Public Holidays

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will establish an additional public holiday for St George's Day.

29 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing: Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many social housing places are accommodating asylum seekers in South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency.

29 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS England: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people are employed by NHS England in roles relating to equality, diversity and inclusivity.

29 Oct 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Television Licences

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her policy is on the future of the TV licence.

29 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

Road Traffic: South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help reduce congestion in South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency.

22 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Migrant Workers: Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to increase the salary threshold for skilled worker visas.

22 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Social Mobility

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is taking steps to improve social mobility.

22 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Culture and History: Curriculum

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of a national curriculum which focuses on British (a) culture and (b) history in state-maintained secondary schools.

21 Oct 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Products: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to require supermarkets to charge regulated prices for certain products.

21 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Palliative Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve palliative care.

21 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Knives: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of recent trends in the level of knife crime in Essex.

21 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Knives: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle knife crime in Essex.

18 Oct 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Capital Investment: Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to encourage companies to invest in Thurrock.

18 Oct 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Investment: Basildon

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to encourage companies to invest in Basildon.

18 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will support (a) pubs and (b) breweries in South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency through alcohol duty.

18 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Retail Trade: South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take to help support the high streets in South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency.