James McMurdock

2 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Nature Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to monitor and evaluate whether conservation measures delivered through the Nature Restoration Fund materially outweigh the environmental impacts of developmen

2 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Environmental Delivery Plans

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what criteria will be used to assess whether Environmental Delivery Plans meets the Overall Improvement Test.

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

Local Government: Public Consultation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help councils improve engagement with younger residents and communities in areas of higher deprivation.

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

Planning Permission: Public Consultation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of natural language processing and AI-assisted tagging to reduce consultation processing times for local planning

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

Local Plans: Public Consultation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to provide (a) guidance and (b) funding to help local authorities introduce interactive digital surveys and mapping tools to improve engagement with

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

Local Government: Public Consultation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of digital-led consultation tools in increasing participation across communities; and what steps he is taking to supp

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

Leasehold: Ground Rent

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of ground rent clauses on the saleability and mortgageability of leasehold properties.

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

Planning: Public Consultation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to publish a consolidated evaluation of digital engagement pilots undertaken by local authorities as part of the PropTech Innovation Fund.

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

Planning: Public Consultation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has assessed the adequacy of training for planning authorities on emerging digital engagement technologies.

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

Planning: Public Consultation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support his Department provides to local authorities to develop skills required for effective digital engagement in planning.

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

Local Plans: Public Consultation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of running hybrid engagement processes for local plan consultations on councils.

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

Local Government: Public Consultation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to support councils in delivering hybrid consultation models combining digital tools with in-person engagement.

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

Planning: Public Consultation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to issue guidance to local planning authorities on the appropriate use of 3D modelling in local plan and masterplanning processes.

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

Planning Permission: Public Consultation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the value of early-stage 3D modelling in helping residents understand the potential height, scale and form of proposed developments.

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

PropTech Innovation Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to continue or expand the PropTech Innovation Fund to support digital transformation in planning authorities.

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

PropTech Innovation Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has assessed the PropTech Innovation Fund pilots, including the Southampton City Council programme.

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

Local Plans: Public Consultation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to support engagement with digital consultation tools used in local plan engagement for people with limited digital skills and internet access

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

Local Plans: Public Consultation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of digital engagement tools, including interactive maps and 3D modelling, in improving public understanding of local

2 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Youth Justice: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's news story entitled The evolving response to ethnic disproportionality in youth justice, published on 19 December 2025, what steps he is taking to ensure that data on ethnic dis

2 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Youth Justice: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the extent to which judicial decision-making, rather than youth justice practitioner assessments, accounts for disparities in custodial remand outcomes for children of different eth

2 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Youth Justice: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what evidence his Department has that culturally sensitive and anti-racist youth justice programmes funded by the Youth Justice Board deliver sustained, long-term reductions in reoffending beyond initial pilot ph

2 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Whooping Cough: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the proportion of pregnant women who are not offered the whooping cough vaccine by 20 weeks’ gestation; and what steps are being taken to improve timely access.

2 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Whooping Cough: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that all pregnant women are offered the whooping cough vaccine at the optimal time in pregnancy.

2 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Whooping Cough: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to address regional disparities in whooping cough vaccination uptake among pregnant women.

2 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Civil Proceedings: Legal Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the judgment in R (on the application of PACCAR Inc and others) v Competition Appeal Tribunal and others [2023] UKSC 28 as of 26 July 2023, what recent assessment his Department has made of the

2 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Civil Proceedings: Legal Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the judgment in R (on the application of PACCAR Inc and others) v Competition Appeal Tribunal and others [2023] UKSC 28 as of 26 July 2023, what recent assessment his Department has made of the

2 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Civil Proceedings: Legal Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate their Department has made of the number of collective action proceedings that have been delayed or discontinued as a result of the judgment in R (on the application of PACCAR Inc and othe

2 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Drugs: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has undertaken of the potential impact of Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency winter wellness campaigns during the last five years.

2 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Drugs: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency's medicine safety communications reach vulnerable groups during the winter period.

2 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Drugs: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether additional resources have been provided to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency to support winter-related medicine safety surveillance.