James McMurdock

28 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Iron and Steel: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the amount of imported steel used for British manufacturing projects.

28 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Manufacturing Industries: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what criteria is used to assess the suitability of publicly-funded manufacturing contracts allocated to companies.

28 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office

Manufacturing Industries: Small Businesses

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to support British manufacturing SMEs to bid for contracts.

28 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Leasehold: Ground Rent

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled PM: “We're capping ground rents at £250”, published on 27 January 2026, what assessment his Department has made of the p

28 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Leasehold: Ground Rent

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled PM: “We're capping ground rents at £250”, published on 27 January 2026, what assessment his Department has made of the p

28 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Leasehold: Ground Rent

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled PM: “We're capping ground rents at £250”, published on 27 January 2026, whether the proposed peppercorn ground rent cap

28 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Leasehold: Ground Rent

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled PM: “We're capping ground rents at £250”, published on 27 January 2026, what proportion of leaseholders will have ground

28 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Leasehold: Ground Rent

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled PM: “We're capping ground rents at £250”, published on 27 January 2026, what estimate his Department has made of the num

28 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Drugs: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s press release entitled MHRA seizes illegal medicines worth almost £45m in 2025 – disrupting major criminal networks, publ

28 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Drugs: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s press release entitled MHRA seizes illegal medicines worth almost £45m in 2025 – disrupting major criminal networks, publ

28 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Economic Partnership Agreements: South Africa

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the news story entitled UK-SA Trade Pact Unlocks Tariff Savings for Local Exporters, published on 26 January 2026, what metrics his Department uses to assess whether the UK-South Afri

28 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Economic Partnership Agreements: South Africa

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the news story entitled UK-SA Trade Pact Unlocks Tariff Savings for Local Exporters, published on 26 January 2026, whether he plans to (a) review and (b) update the UK–Southern Africa

28 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Economic Partnership Agreements: South Africa

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the news story entitled UK-SA Trade Pact Unlocks Tariff Savings for Local Exporters, published on 26 January 2026, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of the UK

28 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Economic Partnership Agreements: South Africa

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the news story entitled UK-SA Trade Pact Unlocks Tariff Savings for Local Exporters, published on 26 January 2026, what estimate his Department has made of the value of tariff savings

28 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Economic Partnership Agreements: South Africa

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the news story entitled UK-SA Trade Pact Unlocks Tariff Savings for Local Exporters, published on 26 January 2026, what assessment he has made of the impact of the UK–Southern Africa

27 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of driving test delays on employment opportunities in rural areas.

27 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of a) extended working hours and b) weekend testing in reducing driving test waiting times.

27 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many practical driving tests were cancelled by the DVSA in the last 12 months; and for what reasons.

27 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many driving examiner vacancies currently exist in the East of England.

27 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many learner drivers are on waiting lists for practical driving tests in the East of England.

27 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment Schemes: Graduates

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of graduate schemes in supporting graduate-level employment.

27 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to review the structure of Vehicle Excise Duty.

27 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Motor Vehicles: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of tax, including a) Vehicle Excise Duty, b) VAT on vehicle purchases and c) fuel duty on motorists.

27 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Electric Vehicles: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Vehicle Excise Duty rates on the uptake of electric vehicles.

27 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Childminding: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2026 to Question 102102, when she plans to publish guidance on the treatment of allowable expenses for childminders.

27 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Childminding: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of expense rules for childminders whose homes function as full-time workplaces.

27 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Police: Coastal Areas and Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to ensure that coastal and rural areas are effectively supported by centralised police forces.

27 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Police: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her planned timetable is for completing the reorganisation of police forces in England and Wales.

27 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Neighbourhood Policing: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many additional neighbourhood police officers are expected to be recruited under the new graduate recruitment scheme.

27 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Police: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what role Police and Crime Commissioners will have in relation to the National Police Service before the position of Police and Crime Commissioner is abolished.