James McMurdock MP: written questions
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Coryton Energy Park: Fire PreventionDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28319More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether an impact assessment has been conducted on the fire risk for residents living near Coryton Energy Park.
Answer: Planning applications for battery storage are determined by the local planning authority under the Town and Country Planning Act regime. The operation of this regime and the decisions made under it are the responsibility of the Ministry of Housing, Commun...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCoryton Energy Park: Fire PreventionDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28318More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he plans to take to help reduce fire risk at Coryton Energy Park.
Answer: Planning applications for battery storage are determined by the local planning authority under the Town and Country Planning Act regime. The operation of this regime and the decisions made under it are the responsibility of the Ministry of Housing, Commun...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCoryton Energy ParkDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28317More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help improve the sustainability of battery storage technology used at the Coryton Energy Park.
Answer: Planning applications for battery storage are determined by the local planning authority under the Town and Country Planning Act regime. The operation of this regime and the decisions made under it are the responsibility of the Ministry of Housing, Commun...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCoryton Energy Park: ConstructionDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28316More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the total construction costs of the Coryton Energy Park.
Answer: Planning applications for battery storage are determined by the local planning authority under the Town and Country Planning Act regime. The operation of this regime and the decisions made under it are the responsibility of the Ministry of Housing, Commun...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCoryton Energy Park: ConstructionDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28315More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what engagement he has had with local communities on the construction of the Coryton Energy Park.
Answer: Planning applications for battery storage are determined by the local planning authority under the Town and Country Planning Act regime. The operation of this regime and the decisions made under it are the responsibility of the Ministry of Housing, Commun...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCoryton Energy Park: ConstructionDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28314More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether there was a public consultation period prior to the construction of the Coryton Energy Park.
Answer: Planning applications for battery storage are determined by the local planning authority under the Town and Country Planning Act regime. The operation of this regime and the decisions made under it are the responsibility of the Ministry of Housing, Commun...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordWater ChargesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27810More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of changes in the level of annual water bills for households in England and Wales.
Answer: Under the Conservatives, our sewage system crumbled. They irresponsibly let water companies divert customers’ money to line the pockets of their bosses and shareholders. The public are right to be angry after they have been left to pay the price of Conser...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordWater Charges: Low IncomesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27809More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to support low-income households with water bills.
Answer: Under the Conservatives, our sewage system crumbled. They irresponsibly let water companies divert customers’ money to line the pockets of their bosses and shareholders. The public are right to be angry after they have been left to pay the price of Conser...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBBC: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27784More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will have discussions with the BBC on (a) the introduction of advertising, (b) the creation of a specific tax for streaming services, (c) making BBC Radio listeners pay for the service and
Answer: The Government remains committed to the licence fee for the remainder of the current Charter period.Ministers and officials in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport have regular discussions with the BBC on a range of important issues including BBC C...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordShoplifting: Crime PreventionHome OfficeTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27779More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to support retailers to improve security measures in their stores to prevent crime.
Answer: Shop theft soared to unacceptable levels under the previous government, with more and more offenders using violence and abuse against shopworkers. We will not stand for this. Everybody has a right to feel safe at their place of work.The Government is comm...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordShoplifting: Crime PreventionHome OfficeTabled 30 Jan 2025WithdrawnUIN 27777More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to support retailers to improve security measures in their stores to prevent crime.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordShoplifting: ProsecutionsHome OfficeTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27776More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of reported retail crime cases resulted in prosecution in each of the last three years.
Answer: The Home Office collects and publishes information on the number of shoplifting offences, and their investigative outcomes (including those resulting in charged/summons), on a quarterly basis. The latest information, to the year ending September 2024, wer...
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRetail Trade: Crimes of ViolenceHome OfficeTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27775More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of levels of (a) violence and (b) abuse faced by retail workers.
Answer: Shop theft soared to unacceptable levels under the previous government, with more and more offenders using violence and abuse against shopworkers. We will not stand for this. Everybody has a right to feel safe at their place of work.The Government is comm...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRetail Trade: Crimes of ViolenceHome OfficeTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27774More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to improve the safety of retail workers from (a) violence and (b) abuse.
Answer: Shop theft soared to unacceptable levels under the previous government, with more and more offenders using violence and abuse against shopworkers. We will not stand for this. Everybody has a right to feel safe at their place of work.The Government is comm...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordShopliftingHome OfficeTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27773More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to help reduce financial loss to retailers caused by customer theft.
Answer: Shop theft soared to unacceptable levels under the previous government, with more and more offenders using violence and abuse against shopworkers. We will not stand for this. Everybody has a right to feel safe at their place of work.The Government is comm...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordShopliftingHome OfficeTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27772More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to reduce retail crime.
Answer: Shop theft soared to unacceptable levels under the previous government, with more and more offenders using violence and abuse against shopworkers. We will not stand for this. Everybody has a right to feel safe at their place of work.The Government is comm...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPensions: SoftwareDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27729More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of PenSim3 for supporting public (a) awareness and (b) understanding of pensions.
Answer: Pensim3 is a computerised long-term model designed to look around 80 years ahead to compare pensioner outcomes under various possible policy scenarios for a modelled British population. It is used for policy development/evaluation, aiding long-term expend...
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPensionsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27728More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to help ensure that workers contribute sufficiently into their pensions to achieve an adequate standard of living in retirement.
Answer: Ensuring current and future pensioners have an adequate retirement income is a key priority for this Government and a focus of our landmark pensions review.Automatic enrolment has already succeeded in transforming retirement saving with over 11 million em...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPensionsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27727More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has to help raise awareness of the risks of under-saving in pensions for retirement.
Answer: Ensuring current and future pensioners have an adequate retirement income is a key priority for this Government and a focus of our landmark pensions review.Automatic enrolment has already succeeded in transforming retirement saving with over 11 million em...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordLower Thames CrossingDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27344More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much and what proportion of the Lower Thames Crossing is expected to be funded using public money.
Answer: Officials and National Highways are exploring all funding options for the Lower Thames Crossing, including private finance. As with all capital projects, spending decisions will be subject to the upcoming spending review and business case process. The ass...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordLower Thames CrossingDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27343More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that the Lower Thames Crossing provides value for money for taxpayers.
Answer: Officials and National Highways are exploring all funding options for the Lower Thames Crossing, including private finance. As with all capital projects, spending decisions will be subject to the upcoming spending review and business case process. The ass...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordLower Thames CrossingDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27342More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate she has made of the total cost of the Lower Thames Crossing; and what the cost for the project was originally projected to be.
Answer: Officials and National Highways are exploring all funding options for the Lower Thames Crossing, including private finance. As with all capital projects, spending decisions will be subject to the upcoming spending review and business case process. The ass...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordLower Thames CrossingDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27341More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Lower Thames Crossing on residents of (a) South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency and (b) other surrounding areas.
Answer: The deadline for the decision on the application for a Development Consent Order by National Highways for the Lower Thames Crossing is 23 May 2025. The impacts of the Lower Thames Crossing, including the concerns of local residents, will be fully consider...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordElectricity: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27340More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the cost of electricity bills.
Answer: The Government believes that our mission to deliver clean power by 2030 is the best way to break our dependence on global fossil fuel markets and protect billpayers permanently.The creation of Great British Energy will help us to harness clean energy and ...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: Private CompaniesMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27338More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the (a) transparency of private companies that provide public services for her department and (b) protection of their commercially sensitive data.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice recognises the importance of the Government’s transparency obligations on public spending and routinely publishes relevant information in accordance with the legal and policy framework that governs public sector procurement. This i...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
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