Written questions · James McMurdock

13 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Welfare: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has held with the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology on online animal cruelty content since the publication of the Animal Sentience Committee’s Octo

13 Jul 2026 · Home Office

Animal Welfare: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether police forces are required to refer incidents of animal cruelty involving people under the age of 18 to a) safeguarding agencies and b) Youth Offending Teams.

13 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Welfare: Offenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the number of offences under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 committed by people under the age of 18 in each of the last five years.

13 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Nurses

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Admiral Nurses are currently employed in England, broken down by Integrated Care Board.

13 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Nurses

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what comparative assessment he has made of access to Admiral Nurses across regions in England.

13 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Nurses

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is he taking to increase access to specialist dementia nursing support in areas where provision is limited.

13 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Community Nurses

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the provision of Admiral Nurses across England.

13 Jul 2026 · Home Office

Offenders: Deportation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to clause 20 of the Immigration and Asylum Bill, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed exceptional circumstances to deportation on the level of incentives

13 Jul 2026 · Home Office

Offenders: Deportation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to clause 20 of the Immigration and Asylum Bill, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed exceptional circumstances to deportation on the number of foreign c

13 Jul 2026 · Home Office

Independent Immigration Appeals Authority

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to clause 19 of the Immigration and Asylum Bill, whether a person will be required to demonstrate likely financial independence throughout the entire duration of any leave granted.

13 Jul 2026 · Home Office

Independent Immigration Appeals Authority

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Clauses 9 and 11 of the Immigration and Asylum Bill, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the expedited claims process when used as a result of a Clause 11 claims

13 Jul 2026 · Home Office

Independent Immigration Appeals Authority

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Clause 9 of the Immigration and Asylum Bill, what estimate she has made of the proportion of applicants who will have claims determined through the expedited claims process.

13 Jul 2026 · Home Office

Independent Immigration Appeals Authority: Immigration Controls

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of establishing the Independent Immigration Appeals Authority on ministerial accountability for immigration decision-making.

13 Jul 2026 · Home Office

Independent Immigration Appeals Authority: Operating Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the annual cost of establishing and operating the Independent Immigration Appeals Authority.

10 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning: Data Centres

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of planning applications for large-scale data centres approved since 2020 have been located on greenfield land.

10 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Brownfield Sites: Data Centres

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the availability of developed land suitable for data centre developments.

10 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Land: Data Centres

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the cumulative loss of agricultural land resulting from data centre developments.

10 Jul 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Data Centres: Job Creation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the number of permanent jobs created by large-scale data centre developments once operational.

10 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning: Data Centres

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department provides to local planning authorities on assessing operational noise from data centres.

10 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: Data Centres

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposed data centre developments on local water resources in areas experiencing water stress.

10 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: Data Centres

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the volume of water expected to be required annually by AI-capable data centres.