James McMurdock MP: written questions
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Poultry: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17282More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of compliance with animal welfare standards in commercial poultry production.
Answer: The Government remains firmly committed to maintaining high animal welfare standards. Compliance with animal welfare standards is monitored by Defra’s Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) who conduct inspections to check that animal welfare standards are...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRare Cancers: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17281More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to long-term support services for people living with rare cancers.
Answer: Rare and less common cancers are a priority for the Government, and earlier this year the Department published the first National Cancer Plan to include a dedicated chapter on rare cancers. The Department is committed to ensuring that access to support se...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCancer: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17280More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the median waiting time was from GP referral to confirmed diagnosis for patients diagnosed with sarcoma in the latest period for which data is available.
Answer: Data is not held on the exact median waiting time to diagnosis for suspected sarcoma from general practice referral. Data is published on the time from referral to diagnosis for suspected sarcoma, by time bands, at the following link:https://www.england.n...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordNational Curriculum TestsDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17279More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the risk that pupils may be disadvantaged in accessing reviews of Key Stage 2 SATs marking as a result of schools closing for the summer holidays before the review deadline.
Answer: Schools rightly expect key stage 2 results to be delivered on time, and Pearson Education Limited has fully apologised for failing to return the results on time and for the impact on schools, pupils and parents.Following feedback received from schools and...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordNational Curriculum TestsDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17278More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to extend the deadline for schools to request reviews of marking and clerical checks for the Key Stage 2 2026 SATs following the delay in publication of results.
Answer: Schools rightly expect key stage 2 results to be delivered on time, and Pearson Education Limited has fully apologised for failing to return the results on time and for the impact on schools, pupils and parents.Following feedback received from schools and...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordNational Curriculum TestsDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17277More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impact of the delayed publication of 2026 Key Stage 2 SAT results on schools’ ability to submit requests for a) marking reviews and b) clerical checks before the deadline.
Answer: Schools rightly expect key stage 2 results to be delivered on time, and Pearson Education Limited has fully apologised for failing to return the results on time and for the impact on schools, pupils and parents.Following feedback received from schools and...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: StudentsHome OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17276More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of Palestinians studying at UK universities have subsequently submitted an asylum application.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on the number of asylum claims where the latest leave held prior to claim was a study visa, broken down by nationality, is published in table Asy_D01a ...
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPalestine: ChildrenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17275More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's press release entitled Foreign Secretary announces support for Gaza with new child medical evacuations an
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the press release cited in his questions, and the extensive debates, statements and announcements that have taken place on medical evacuations and humanitarian programmes over the last year.
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPalestine: ChildrenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17274More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's press release entitled Foreign Secretary announces support for Gaza with new child medical evacuations an
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the press release cited in his questions, and the extensive debates, statements and announcements that have taken place on medical evacuations and humanitarian programmes over the last year.
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordGaza: Overseas StudentsDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17273More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's press release entitled Foreign Secretary announces support for Gaza with new child medical evacuations and assistance to Palestinians going t
Answer: This response has been coordinated by the department in collaboration with the Home Office and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.Criteria for 2026 support are still being finalised and will be published in a policy statement in due course.I...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordGaza: Overseas StudentsDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17272More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's press release entitled Foreign Secretary announces support for Gaza with new child medical evacuations and assistance to Palestinians going t
Answer: This response has been coordinated by the department in collaboration with the Home Office and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.Criteria for 2026 support are still being finalised and will be published in a policy statement in due course.I...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordGaza: Overseas StudentsDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17271More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's press release entitled Foreign Secretary announces support for Gaza with new child medical evacuations and assistance to Palestinians going t
Answer: This response has been coordinated by the department in collaboration with the Home Office and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.Criteria for 2026 support are still being finalised and will be published in a policy statement in due course.I...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordGaza: Overseas StudentsDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17270More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's press release entitled Foreign Secretary announces support for Gaza with new child medical evacuations and assistance to Palestinians going t
Answer: This response has been coordinated by the department in collaboration with the Home Office and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.Criteria for 2026 support are still being finalised and will be published in a policy statement in due course.I...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordGaza: Overseas StudentsDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17269More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's press release entitled Foreign Secretary announces support for Gaza with new child medical evacuations and assistance to Palestinians going t
Answer: This response has been coordinated by the department in collaboration with the Home Office and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.Criteria for 2026 support are still being finalised and will be published in a policy statement in due course.I...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordGaza: Overseas StudentsDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17268More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's press release entitled Foreign Secretary announces support for Gaza with new child medical evacuations and assistance to Palestinians going t
Answer: This response has been coordinated by the department in collaboration with the Home Office and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.Criteria for 2026 support are still being finalised and will be published in a policy statement in due course.I...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordGaza: Overseas StudentsDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17267More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's press release entitled Foreign Secretary announces support for Gaza with new child medical evacuations and assistance to Palestinians going t
Answer: This response has been coordinated by the department in collaboration with the Home Office and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.Criteria for 2026 support are still being finalised and will be published in a policy statement in due course.I...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordImport Duties: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16827More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to HM Revenue and Customs' press release entitled Government backs high street with acceleration of cheap import reforms and crackdown on dodgy online sellers, published on 23 June 2026, what discussi
Answer: HM Treasury and HM Revenue and Customs engage regularly with international counterparts through bilateral engagement and multilateral forums, to share expertise and discuss approaches to improving compliance and tackling risks associated with online trade...
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordImport Duties: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16826More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to HM Revenue and Customs' press release entitled Government backs high street with acceleration of cheap import reforms and crackdown on dodgy online sellers, published on 23 June 2026, what estimate
Answer: HM Revenue and Customs has developed estimates of the revenue impacts of reforming the customs treatment of low value imports for policy development and forecasting purposes. As set out at Autumn Budget 2025, the Government estimated that reforming the cu...
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordImport Duties: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16825More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to HM Revenue and Customs' press release entitled Government backs high street with acceleration of cheap import reforms and crackdown on dodgy online sellers, published on 23 June 2026, what estimate
Answer: The information requested is not available. Low value imports are routinely declared using simplified customs declarations known as the Bulk Import Reduced Data Set (BIRDS). Under these arrangements, a single declaration may cover multiple parcels and is ...
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordImport Duties: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16824More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to HM Revenue and Customs' press release entitled Government backs high street with acceleration of cheap import reforms and crackdown on dodgy online sellers, published on 23 June 2026, what assessme
Answer: The consultation on the extension of VAT online marketplace liability rules is only seeking views at this stage. Any future policy decision on reform will be taken in the round and announced at the Budget in the usual way. The Government has engaged exten...
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordImport Duties: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16823More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to HM Revenue and Customs' press release entitled Government backs high street with acceleration of cheap import reforms and crackdown on dodgy online sellers, published on 23 June 2026, what assessme
Answer: Tax Update 2026 saw the announcement of a number of measures to simplify, modernise, and increase fairness in the tax and customs system. This included measures to support high streets such as the acceleration of reforms to the customs treatment of low va...
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordImport Duties: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16822More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to HM Revenue and Customs' press release entitled Government backs high street with acceleration of cheap import reforms and crackdown on dodgy online sellers, published on 23 June 2026, what metrics
Answer: Tax Update 2026 saw the announcement of a number of measures to simplify, modernise, and increase fairness in the tax and customs system. This included measures to support high streets such as the acceleration of reforms to the customs treatment of low va...
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordImport Duties: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16821More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to HM Revenue and Customs' press release entitled Government backs high street with acceleration of cheap import reforms and crackdown on dodgy online sellers, published on 23 June 2026, what estimate
Answer: On Tax Update Day 2026, the government launched a consultation seeking views on the extension of current rules on VAT online marketplace liability for overseas sellers to additionally capture domestic businesses. Upon publication the government announced ...
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordImport Duties: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16820More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to HM Revenue and Customs' press release entitled Government backs high street with acceleration of cheap import reforms and crackdown on dodgy online sellers, published on 23 June 2026, what assessme
Answer: HMRC has estimated that the current online marketplace VAT regime has raised more than £8 billion, and continues to raise an estimated £1.8 billion per year, in combination with the removal of low value consignment relief (see Extending VAT online marketp...
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordImport Duties: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16819More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to HM Revenue and Customs' press release entitled Government backs high street with acceleration of cheap import reforms and crackdown on dodgy online sellers, published on 23 June 2026, what estimate
Answer: HMRC does not hold estimates for the number of overseas businesses that currently fail to comply with UK VAT obligations when selling through online marketplaces. Following reforms in 2021, for most supplies of goods by overseas sellers through online mar...
Answered 15 Jul 2026
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