James McMurdock

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, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the decision to cancel mayoral elections in 2026 in (a) Essex and (b) other areas with cancelled mayoral elections on Polic

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, who his Department consulted before the decision to cancel mayoral elections in 2026.

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, when local councils were informed of the decision to cancel mayoral local elections.

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, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of delaying mayoral elections on (a) Greater Essex and (b) other areas with cancelled mayoral elections.

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 assessment he has made of the potential impact of the cancellation of the 2026 Greater Essex mayoral elections on the initial funding of the new Greater Essex combined autho

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 assessment he has made of the potential impact of cancelling the mayoral election for Greater Essex on lower tier authorities, including Basildon council.

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

Elections: Essex

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, given the cancellation of Greater Essex’s mayoral election, can the minister confirm that the lower-tier authorities in Essex, including Basildon Council, will have 2026 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, will the upper-tier authorities Essex County Council, Thurrock Council, and Southend Council have 2026 elections as scheduled.

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 his Department has made of Greater Essex’s progress on devolution, in the context of the decision to cancel the mayoral election.

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, at what time and date was the decision taken to cancel mayoral elections in 2026.

3 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Trials: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that the removal of a defendant's right to elect a jury trail is compatible with Article 6 of the ECHR.

3 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Juries

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to the right to jury trial on the number of appeals and judicial review applications.

3 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Juries

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 2 December 2025, what safeguards will be put in place to ensure that, where defendants can no longer elect a jury trial, decisions are (a) consistent and (b)

3 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Juries

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of removing the right to elect for a jury trial on perceptions of the justice system of a) victims, b) witnesses and c) defendants.

3 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Juries

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of removing a defendant’s right to choose trial by jury for certain offences on the constitution.

3 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Juries

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of removing a defendant’s right to elect trial by jury for triable-either-way offences on public confidence in the criminal justice system.

3 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what requirements exist for follow-up contact within 48 hours of discharge from inpatient mental health services; and what assessment he has made of the adequacy of NHS compliance with these requir

3 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Essex

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board to reduce the number of pathways waiting more than 52 weeks for treatment.

3 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Essex

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to restore the 18-week referral-to-treatment standard at Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board; and by what timeframe.

3 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Essex

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of trends in the proportion of patients treated within 18 weeks in Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board facilities ov

3 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Essex

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board to reduce its pathways waiting list.

3 Dec 2025 · Treasury

Mortgage Guarantee Scheme: First Time Buyers

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she collects data on the number and proportion of first-time buyers using the Mortgage Guarantee Scheme.

3 Dec 2025 · Treasury

Mortgage Guarantee Scheme: First Time Buyers

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Mortgage Guarantee Scheme on the number of first-time buyers.

3 Dec 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of reporting mechanisms in capturing breaches of employment law among temporary and seasonal workers.

3 Dec 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what information his Department holds on the number of breaches of employment law there have been in each sector during seasonal recruitment periods in each of the last three years.

2 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the accuracy of trust-level reporting on the use of temporary escalation spaces.

2 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to Answer of 1 December 2025 to Question 84488 on Health Services: Buildings, when NHS England expects to publish data on the prevalence of corridor care across trusts.

2 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Basildon University Hospital: Accident and Emergency Departments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has plans to expand Basildon Hospital’s Accident and Emergency capacity to meet (a) current and (b) projected demand.

2 Dec 2025 · 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 capacity of Basildon Hospital’s Accident and Emergency department to manage current attendance levels safely.

2 Dec 2025 · 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 trends in Accident and Emergency attendances at Basildon Hospital relative to the growth of local population.