James McMurdock

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 number of people in the Basildon Hospital catchment area served by its Accident and Emergency department.

2 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Reoffenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to publish detailed data on reoffending outcomes by (a) sentence type, (b) offence type, and (c) offender characteristics.

2 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Reoffenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to review the effectiveness of custodial sentences of under 12 months in reducing levels of reoffending.

2 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Reoffenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the reoffending outcomes for adults released from short custodial sentences; and what steps he is taking to improve those outcomes.

2 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Reoffenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce the proportion of offenders who commit a further offence within the one-year follow-up period used in reoffending statistics.

2 Dec 2025 · Home Office

Immigration: Convictions and Sentencing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the current level of conviction and sentencing patterns for immigration offences on immigration enforcement policy.

2 Dec 2025 · Home Office

Immigration: Prosecutions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to increase the level of prosecutions for immigration-related offences.

2 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Immigration: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce the level of reoffending rates of people convicted of immigration offences and sentenced to short custodial terms.

2 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Immigration: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what data he holds on the rate of reoffending of people convicted of immigration-related offences.

2 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Immigration: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the risk of reoffending of individuals convicted of immigration-related offences.

2 Dec 2025 · Home Office

Sentencing: Undocumented Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of sentencing on deterring illegal entry into the UK.

2 Dec 2025 · Home Office

Undocumented Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of offences created by the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 on illegal entry and arrival.

2 Dec 2025 · Home Office

Immigration: Sentencing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of sentencing levels for immigration-related offences under the Nationality and Borders Act 2022.

1 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport

Lower Thames Crossing: Private Finance Initiative

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of private finance support for delivering the remainder of the Lower Thames Crossing; and whether she has had discussions with private investors on that subj

1 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport

Lower Thames Crossing: Finance: Private Finance Initiative

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to use (a) public-private partnership, (b) concessions model, and (c) toll-based financing model for the Lower Thames Crossing; and what options remain under consideration.

1 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport

Lower Thames Crossing

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to publish regular progress reports detailing (a) expenditure, (b) contractual commitments and (c) updates on the funding position for the Lower Thames Crossing.

1 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport

Lower Thames Crossing: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the risk of cost escalation in the Lower Thames Crossing project.

1 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport

Lower Thames Crossing: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she plans to confirm the remaining funding necessary to complete the Lower Thames Crossing.

1 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport

Lower Thames Crossing: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish a breakdown of all committed public expenditure for the Lower Thames Crossing project to date.

1 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Sentencing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to help increase public confidence in sentencing.

1 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Reoffenders: Sentencing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of sentencing guidelines in preventing reoffending among repeat offenders.

1 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Sentencing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of geographical variations in sentencing outcomes across courts in England and Wales.

1 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Sentencing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to publish sentencing outcome data broken down by court area.

1 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the forthcoming integrated national transport strategy will include targets for improving rural bus a) coverage and b) frequency.

1 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that bus service planning by local authorities considers the needs of older people who can no longer drive.

1 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the number of older people in rural areas who rely solely on bus services for travel.

1 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport

Level Crossings: Tilbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the risks to (a) residents requiring urgent medical treatment and (b) other vulnerable residents when East Tilbury is cut off by level-crossing closures.

1 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport

Level Crossings: Tilbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with Network Rail on whether the isolation of East Tilbury during prolonged barrier closures constitutes a safety risk.

1 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport

Level Crossings: Tilbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on safety-risk assessments that consider the consequences for East Tilbury residents being cut off when the level-crossing barriers are down.

1 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport

Level Crossings: Tilbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of Network Rail’s compliance with its statutory safety duties in relation to the risk of isolation of East Tilbury when level-crossing barriers remain down for extended periods due