James McMurdock

15 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Innovation and Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Powering the farms of the future with £50 million tech investment, published on 14 April 2026, what steps her Department is ta

15 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Innovation and Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Powering the farms of the future with £50 million tech investment, published on 14 April 2026, what assessment she has made of

15 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Council Tax: Debt Collection

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of council tax debt enforcement on the level of demand for local authority homelessness services in (a) England, (b) Thurrock,

15 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Council Tax: Debt Collection

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the number of referrals made by local authorities to enforcement agents for the collection of council tax debt in (a) England, (b) Thurro

15 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Council Tax: Debts

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on of the number of people currently in council tax debt in (a) England, (b) Thurrock, (c) Basildon and (d) Essex.

15 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what comparative assessment she has made of the depreciation rates of (a) electric and (b) petrol and diesel vehicles.

15 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Batteries

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to mandate disclosure of battery health at the point of sale for used electric vehicles.

15 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Essex

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with local authorities in Essex on commissioning adequate local adult social care provision.

15 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase residential and nursing care capacity to reduce the need for out-of-area placements.

15 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medicine: British Students Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of British nationals who obtained medical degrees overseas and subsequently applied for roles within the NHS in each of the last five years.

15 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medicine: British Students Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to introduce pathways for British nationals who obtained medical degrees overseas when applying for NHS roles.

15 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Motability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the level of misuse of Motability Scheme vehicles in the last five years.

15 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Motability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that vehicles provided under the Motability Scheme are used in accordance with scheme rules.

15 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Motability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the proportion of Mobility Scheme users who exceeded 10,000 miles per year in the most recent year for which data is available.

14 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Essex

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Free travel and new routes: government’s bus revolution hits another gear, published on 13 April 2026, whether she plans to help ensure that equivalent

14 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Carer's Allowance: Overpayments

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Unpaid carers impacted by unclear guidance to have debts cancelled, published on 13 April 2026, how many Carer’s Allowance overpayment cases in

14 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Carer's Allowance: Overpayments

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Unpaid carers impacted by unclear guidance to have debts cancelled, published on 13 April 2026, how many unpaid carers in (a) Basildon, (b) Thur

14 Apr 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Charitable Donations: Essex

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Government to unlock philanthropic investment into England’s most disadvantaged communities, published on 13 April 2026, what steps she i

14 Apr 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Charitable Donations: Essex

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Government to unlock philanthropic investment into England’s most disadvantaged communities, published on 13 April 2026, what steps her D

14 Apr 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Charitable Donations: Essex

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Government to unlock philanthropic investment into England’s most disadvantaged communities, published on 13 April 2026, what assessment

14 Apr 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Charitable Donations

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Government to unlock philanthropic investment into England’s most disadvantaged communities, published on 13 April 2026, whether her Depa

14 Apr 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Charitable Donations

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Government to unlock philanthropic investment into England’s most disadvantaged communities, published on 13 April 2026, what assessment

14 Apr 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Charitable Donations

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Government to unlock philanthropic investment into England’s most disadvantaged communities, published on 13 April 2026, what assessment

14 Apr 2026 · Treasury

High Income Child Benefit Tax Charge

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the impact of High Income Child Benefit Charge on labour supply including decisions to (a) accept pay increases, (b) increase working hours and (c) return to work.

14 Apr 2026 · Treasury

High Income Child Benefit Tax Charge

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the High Income Child Benefit Charge on individual income.

14 Apr 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has conducted a privacy impact assessment of proposed financial risk checks.

14 Apr 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to publish the results of any pilot schemes relating to gambling financial risk assessments.

14 Apr 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the risk that increased regulatory checks will drive consumers to unregulated gambling markets.

14 Apr 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the impact of financial risk assessments on participation in regulated gambling markets.

14 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Probate: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to provide compensation or redress to applicants affected by long delays in the processing of probate applications.