James McMurdock

25 Feb 2026 · Home Office

Missing Persons: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average length of time taken is for police forces to find children reported as missing.

25 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Roads: Sewers

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many what proportion of (a) classified and (b) unclassified local roads are recorded as having no formal drainage infrastructure.

25 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Roads: Sewers

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance she has issued to local highway authorities on minimum drainage standards on roads.

25 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport

Roads: Basildon and Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with (a) Essex County Council and (b) Thurrock Council on the adequacy of surface water drainage infrastructure on local roads in (i) Basildon and (ii) Thurrock.

25 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Reciprocal Arrangements

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to Answer of 20 February 2026 to Question 109501 on Health Services: Reciprocal Arrangements, how many NHS overseas cost recovery claims remain outstanding after four years; and what the t

25 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Reciprocal Arrangements

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to Answer of 20th February 2026 to Question 109501, for what reason some NHS overseas cost recovery claims take up to four years to settle.

25 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is he taking to improve patient flow between emergency departments and inpatient wards.

25 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends since 2021 in the number of patients waiting more than 12 hours in Accident and Emergency departments.

25 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Unemployment: Graduates

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of graduates who were not in high-skilled roles 15 months after graduation remain outside high-skilled employment a) three years later and b) five years later.

24 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to his Department’s press release entitled Patients to benefit from improved access to dental appointments, published on 21 February 2026, how many additional urgent appointments each high

24 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Basildon and Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Patients to benefit from improved access to dental appointments, published on 21 February 2026, how many additional urgent appointments wil

24 Feb 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Internet: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to Answer of 17 February 2026 to Question 111407, whether the consultation will include policy proposals relating to the visibility of children’s a) profile images and b) publi

24 Feb 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Offences against Children: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions she has had with Ofcom on a) harassment, b) grooming and c) image misuse linked to publicly accessible profiles of children under age 13.

24 Feb 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Media: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what plans she has to publish annual data on media literacy levels among children and young people.

24 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Discharges

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of regional variations in access to (a) nursing and (b) residential home spaces for patients waiting to be discharged.

24 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Discharges

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NHS England on reducing long-stay hospital delays caused by social care capacity.

24 Feb 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 help increase the number of (a) nursing and (b) residential home placements.

24 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Community Assets

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what data his Department holds on the number of a) community centres, b) halls and c) shared civic spaces that have closed in the last three years.

24 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Community Assets: Essex

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of affordable community spaces for charities and voluntary organisations in a) Essex and b) South Basildon and Eas

24 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

English Language and Mathematics: GCSE

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to provide support to schools in South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency where the number of pupils achieving a grade 4 or above in English and Maths is lower than the national av

24 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

English Language and Mathematics: GCSE

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of people in South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency have not achieved a grade 4 in a) English and b) Maths by age 19.

24 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

English Language and Mathematics: GCSE

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of GCSE a) English and b) Maths attainment in South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency over the last two years.

24 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Accident and Emergency Departments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve transparency in reporting patient harm occurring in accident and emergency departments.

24 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Primary Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of a) GP consultations and b) Accident and Emergency attendances in England were assessed as i) avoidable, ii) non-urgent and iii) more appropriately managed in alternative settings

24 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Accident and Emergency Departments

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

24 Feb 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Sports: Gambling

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Government to crack down on gambling operator sport sponsorship, published on 23 February 2026, what information her Department holds on

24 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the oral contribution by the Minister of State for Local Government and Homelessness on 23 February 2026, whether the removal of the pay-day loan premium will a

24 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the oral contribution by the Minister of State for Local Government and Homelessness on 23 February 2026, whether the removal of the pay-day loan premium will a

24 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Finance: Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the oral contribution by the Minister of State for Local Government and Homelessness on 23 February 2026, how much less Thurrock council will need to repay each

23 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Endometriosis: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the time taken for diagnosis of endometriosis.