James McMurdock

9 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on implementing the recommendations of the First Do No Harm report; and if he will publish an updated timetable for delivery of those recommendations.

8 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS Trusts: Fines

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has recently proposed measures to ensure that fines against NHS trusts are ringfenced for spending on health matters.

8 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS Trusts: Fines

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 3 December 2025 to Question 94583 on Public Bodies: Fines, how much revenue has been generated for (a) the consolidated fund and (b) enforcing bodies due to fines against

8 Dec 2025 · Treasury

NHS Trusts: Fines

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 3 December 2025 to Question 94583 on Public Bodies: Fines, whether her Department plans to ringfence fines against NHS trusts for health-related spending.

8 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish his Department's analysis of any legal obligations owed by the Government to proceed with mayoral elections in (a) Greater Essex and (b) other areas in which 2

8 Dec 2025 · Home Office

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Statutory Instrument, The Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025, on her

8 Dec 2025 · Home Office

Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the draft Statutory Instrument, The Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulat

8 Dec 2025 · Home Office

Animal Experiments: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the draft Statutory Instrument, The Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 o

8 Dec 2025 · Home Office

Protest: Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the draft Statutory Instrument, The Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 o

8 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Green Belt

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to prevent local authorities from reclassifying green belt land as grey belt to meet housing targets.

8 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Green Belt

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to issue additional guidance to ensure local communities have sufficient opportunity to challenge grey belt land designations.

8 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Brownfield Sites

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the amount of available brownfield land to meet local housing needs.

8 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Plans: Green Belt

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to intervene in local plans that release large amounts of green belt land.

8 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Plans: Green Belt

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether local planning authorities will be required to publish assessments of Green Belt and Grey Belt release as part of their evidence base during plan preparation.

8 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Plans: Green Belt

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the new local plan-making system on protections for Green Belt land.

8 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Plans

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of speeding up local plan adoption on annual housing supply in each of the next five years.

8 Dec 2025 · Department for Education

Children: Reading

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what measures she will use to evaluate the effect of the National Year of Reading 2026 on closing the gender attainment gap.

8 Dec 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Space Technology: Trade Competitiveness

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what plans she has to publish its comparative assessment of the UK’s space sector performance relative to other G7 countries, including trends in a) sector growth and b) global market s

8 Dec 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Young People: Unemployment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 2 December 2025 to Question 94070, when the independent investigation will be published.

8 Dec 2025 · Home Office

Immigration

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce immigration.

8 Dec 2025 · Cabinet Office

Migration

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the level of net migration in the year ending 2025 on (a) overall population growth and (b) population density in major towns and cities.

5 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Finance: Essex

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the interim Combined County Authority will be responsible for determining the allocation of initial funding in the context of the cancellation of the 2026 mayoral electio

4 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Essex

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he intends to review the voting arrangements of the interim Combined County Authority of Greater Essex in light of the cancellation of the 2026 mayoral election.

4 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Essex

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the cancellation of the 2026 Greater Essex mayoral election on the interim voting arrangements for the combined county auth

4 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 1 December 2025 to Question 94117 on Local Government: Essex, what his planned timetable was for announcing the cancellation of the mayoral elections in

4 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Elections: Essex

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse in (a) Essex, (b) Thurrock and (c) Southend of preparations for mayoral elections in 2026.

4 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: East of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of cancelling 2026 mayoral elections on strategic cooperation between Greater Essex and Norfolk and Suffolk.

4 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Essex

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to hold a referendum in Essex on the constitution of new councils.

4 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Finance: Essex

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether funding for Greater Essex will be delayed as a result of the cancellation of the mayoral election.

4 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Elections: Essex

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason Greater Essex’s mayoral election has been cancelled until 2028.