James McMurdock

26 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment Schemes: Chronic Illnesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to expand Health Accelerators beyond the three funded areas.

26 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment Schemes: Chronic Illnesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have moved into sustained employment as a result of the Health Accelerator initiatives.

26 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 19 November 2025 to UIN 89916, whether Thurrock's 2026 local elections will be to elect all councillors; and whether he plans to amend the Thurrock (Ele

25 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to introduce policies requiring schools to give both parents equal access to information about their child’s education, regardless of parental separation status.

25 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that schools provide equal access to school reports, parents’ evening information, and other communications for separated and separating parents.

25 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Influenza: Weather

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what measures his Department are taking to ensure the NHS is appropriately prepared for winter flu-related admissions in 2025 and early 2026.

25 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Migrants: Taxation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the proportion of legal migrants to the UK who are net contributors to the UK's public finances.

25 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Public Bodies: Fines

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether funds acquired by the Exchequer from fines against NHS trusts or other bodies delivering public services are ringfenced to be spent by the relevant department on that service.

25 Nov 2025 · Treasury

NHS Trusts: Negligence

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how funds paid in the Exchequer due to legal actions against NHS trusts since 2020 have been spent.

25 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to provide additional funding to mainstream schools that are accommodating higher numbers of SEND pupils due to shortages in specialist placements.

25 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impact on mainstream schools of the number of SEND pupils placed in these schools due to a lack of available places in specialist settings.

25 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of SEND pupils placed in mainstream schools due to a lack of available places in specialist settings.

25 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS Trusts: Fines

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the amount the Exchequer has received from fines against NHS trusts since 2020.

25 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Admissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the availability of specialist school places for pupils with SEN and disabilities.

25 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Offences against Children: Inquiries

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her will can provide (a) an update on the progress of the grooming gangs inquiry and (b) a timeline for the commencement of the different stages of the inquiry.

25 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Children: Data Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Government will make an assessment of the potential merits of pausing the implementation of the new Clause 4 of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill until comprehensive public consultation and

25 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Children: Data Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to undertake a consultation with parents, schools, and child protection experts on the new Clause 4 of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill.

25 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Families: Data Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has (a) conducted or (b) plans to conduct a risk assessment on the implications of the new Clause 4 of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill for data security and the protection of se

25 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Children: Data Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to introduce safeguards to help ensure that the digital identity system introduced under Clause 4 of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill protects children’s privacy and data p

25 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Children: Personal Records

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment has her Department made of the potential impact of Clause 4 of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill on parental rights and the principle of informed consent.

24 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Essex

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 19 November 2025 to UIN 89916, whether elections for (a) Basildon Council, (b) Essex County Council and (c) other councils in Essex will be cancelled in

24 Nov 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 given to UIN 89924 on 19 November 2025, whether his Department will require a request from local councils to postpone elections in 2026 to be made before a

24 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Youth Guarantee

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure employers are supported to provide entry-level roles suitable for young people under the Youth Guarantee.

24 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Youth Guarantee

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the expected number of young people who will receive an offer of (a) education, (b) training, (c) an apprenticeship, or (d) guaranteed paid work through the Youth Guarantee

24 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Youth Guarantee

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what measures he will use to assess the success of the Youth Guarantee in reducing youth unemployment over the next five years.

24 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Foreign Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the NHS cost-recovery regime in ensuring that the public purse is fully compensated for care provided to overseas visitors.

24 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Foreign Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of NHS care provided to chargeable overseas visitors was recovered through the Immigration Health Surcharge in each year for which data is available.

24 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Young People: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of locally delivered mentoring schemes in improving youth employment outcomes.

24 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Young People: Employment Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support local authorities to scale up effective mentoring and employability schemes for young people.

24 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Pupils: Work Experience

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the number of pupils who completed two weeks of work experience in each of the last three years.