James McMurdock

8 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to work with local authorities to improve safeguarding standards in early years settings.

8 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Nurseries and Pre-school Education: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support is available for families bereaved following incidents in nursery or early years settings, and whether additional resources are being considered.

8 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Nurseries and Pre-school Education: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many infant deaths have occurred in nursery or early years settings in England in each of the last five years, and what steps are being taken to reduce these incidents.

8 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Nurseries: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her Department last reviewed statutory safety standards for nurseries.

8 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Sleep

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has had recent discussions with (a) the Campaign for Gigi and (b) The Lullaby Trust on reforms to early years safeguarding standards.

8 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Nurseries: CCTV

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to require CCTV in nursery settings to improve safeguarding for children.

8 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Nurseries and Pre-school Education: Sleep

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of Ofsted's inspection framework to ensure nurseries and other early years settings enforce safe sleeping practices.

8 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Nurseries and Pre-school Education: Sleep

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent guidance her Department has issued on safer sleep practices in nursery and early years settings.

8 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Undocumented Migrants: Sentencing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people convicted of illegal entry since the commencement of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 have received the maximum sentence available for that offence; and what assessment she has mad

8 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of raising the age threshold for eligibility for the Covid-19 vaccine to 75 on clinically vulnerable groups.

8 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Basildon University Hospital: Accident and Emergency Departments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the safe operational capacity of Basildon Hospital’s Accident and Emergency department, including of (a) staffing levels, (b) the physical estate and (c) patient flow

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

Housing: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how national housing targets are balanced against local transport constraints in rural areas.

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

Housing: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance is issued to local planning authorities on approving housing developments in areas where existing rural road infrastructure cannot be expanded.

8 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Reading

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that the National Year of Reading leads to improvements in reading enjoyment beyond the campaign period.

8 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Reading

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking with (a) libraries, (b) charities and (c) the wider literacy sector to deliver the National Year of Reading.

8 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Reading

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to tailor the National Year of Reading to engage with (a) teenage boys, (b) early years children and (c) families from disadvantaged communities.

8 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Self-assessment

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of HMRC’s reminders, app notifications and communications in reducing the level of last-minute self assessment tax return filings.

8 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Fraud: Self-assessment

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent guidance HMRC has provided to taxpayers on steps to protect themselves from fake or fraudulent messages when submitting the self assessment tax return.

8 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Self-assessment: Fines

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue HMRC has collected from self assessment late filing penalties in each tax year since 2020.

7 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Children's Play

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of whether pupils’ access to high-quality play opportunities during the school day varies by a) school funding levels, b) geographic location or c) deprivation, and what steps are b

7 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Dedicated Schools Grant

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the equitability of the current national funding formula for the Dedicated Schools Grant, in light of disparities in per-pupil funding between local authorities.

7 Jan 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Sports: South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of access to sports and physical activity facilities in areas of South Basildon and East Thurrock with higher levels of deprivation.

7 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Exercise: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of disparities in physical activity levels within individual constituencies, and how these disparities are addressed in national health policy.

7 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Exercise: South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what targeted interventions are in place to increase physical activity among adults in constituencies such as South Basildon and East Thurrock with below-average participation rates.

7 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Exercise: South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of levels of physical activity among adults in South Basildon and East Thurrock compared with national averages.

7 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Insulation: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of consumer redress available to homeowners where installers of loft spray foam insulation have ceased trading.

7 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps is he taking to ensure that homeowners are not financially disadvantaged by future changes in market practice following the installation of Government-supported energy efficiency m

7 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Insulation: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to introduce national compensation for homeowners adversely affected by loft spray foam insulation.

7 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Insulation: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the number of homeowners who installed loft spray foam insulation during the period in which it was eligible under Government-backed energy efficiency schemes.

7 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Self-assessment: Fines

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many additional daily penalties were issued for failing to submit a self-assessment tax return on time in each year since 2020.