James McMurdock MP: written questions
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Health Services: Older PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53807More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to local NHS services for older people.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning healthcare services that meet the needs of their local populations. When ICBs exercise their functions, they have a duty to reduce inequalities between persons with respect to their ability t...
Answered 27 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCars: SalesDepartment for TransportTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53806More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to review the 2030 deadline for the ban on new petrol and diesel cars, in the context of (a) existing infrastructure readiness and (b) domestic manufacturing capacity.
Answer: We are fully committed to phasing out the sale of new cars powered solely by internal combustion engines from 2030, providing leadership and investment clarity to support the rollout of charging infrastructure.We have committed £2 billion of funding to 20...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: Manufacturing IndustriesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53805More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate on employment levels in the UK automotive manufacturing sector.
Answer: The government does not hold data on how the Zero Emissions Vehicle Mandate has affected automotive employment in the UK.We speak regularly to all the major UK automotive stakeholders to understand the health of the sector and factors impacting competitiv...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordKidney Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53804More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that NHS services are responsive to the (a) complex and (b) long-term needs of people living with chronic kidney disease.
Answer: NHS England has established a renal Clinical Reference Group to deliver change across the National Health Service, to accelerate improvements in the diagnosis of, and treatment for, people living with kidney disease.Increasing access to home therapies for...
Answered 27 May 2025
Original Parliament recordKidney Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53803More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve (a) early diagnosis and (b) prevention strategies for chronic kidney disease in primary care settings.
Answer: NHS England’s Renal Service Transformation Programme (RSTP) highlighted the importance of prevention and of optimising screening, detection, and treatment. Regional NHS England Renal Networks are working in partnership with integrated care systems to deli...
Answered 27 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDisability: AccessWomen and EqualitiesTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53451More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the enforcement mechanisms in the Equality Act 2010 to ensure that disabled people have equality of access to (a) supermarkets and (b) other public-facing servic
Answer: I refer the hon member to the answer given to question 54052 which can be found herehttps://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-06/50452
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCarbon Capture and Storage: Merseyside and Tees ValleyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53450More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what his planned timeline is for the carbon capture sites in Merseyside and Teesside.
Answer: Having reached financial close with East Coast Cluster in December 2024, and with the HyNet Transport and Storage Company, operated by Liverpool Bay CCS, in April 2025, construction is already underway, and we expect the Transport & Storage Companies ...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCarbon Capture and Storage: Environment Protection and SafetyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53449More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the long-term (a) safety and (b) environmental impact of carbon capture facilities.
Answer: Carbon capture and the transport and storage of CO2 are safe technologies underpinned by strong regulatory frameworks to mitigate potential risks associated with those activities. There are several regulators in the UK in place to protect human health and...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCarbon Capture and StorageDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53448More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that carbon capture and storage does not disproportionately impact energy bills for consumers.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that the costs of the UK’s transition to Net Zero are fair and affordable for all energy consumers. The CCUS programme will be funded through a mixture of levy and government funding. We have created several busines...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCarbon Capture and Storage: FinanceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53447More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how his Department is ensuring the (a) transparency and (b) accountability of carbon capture projects funded by public money.
Answer: The Government has developed a series of models to incentivise behaviour in line with our objectives and deliver value for money for consumers and taxpayers. The Infrastructure and Projects Authority provides oversight of the Programme, as a Government’s ...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCarbon Capture and Storage: Risk AssessmentDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53446More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential risks of carbon capture and storage facilities.
Answer: Carbon capture and the transport and storage of CO2 are safe technologies underpinned by strong regulatory frameworks to mitigate potential risks associated with those activities. There are several regulators in the UK in place to protect human health and...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordLeasehold: ReformMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53445More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress she has made on leasehold reform.
Answer: The government outlined its approach to leasehold and commonhold reform in the Written Ministerial Statement made on 21 November 2024 (HCWS244).We took swift action in the early months of the Parliament to implement provisions in the Leasehold and Freehol...
Answered 27 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: Foreign Investment in UKMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53000More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of foreign investment on housing affordability in the UK.
Answer: Data on property ownership by overseas companies in England and Wales is published by HM Land Registry and is publicly available on gov.uk. My Department has not conducted a specific assessment of the potential impact of foreign investment on housing affo...
Answered 27 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: Foreign Investment in UKMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52999More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what data her Department holds on the proportion of domestic housing stock in England owned by foreign investors.
Answer: Data on property ownership by overseas companies in England and Wales is published by HM Land Registry and is publicly available on gov.uk. My Department has not conducted a specific assessment of the potential impact of foreign investment on housing affo...
Answered 27 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: Foreign Investment in UKMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52998More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure transparency in the acquisition of domestic housing by foreign investors.
Answer: Data on property ownership by overseas companies in England and Wales is published by HM Land Registry and is publicly available on gov.uk. My Department has not conducted a specific assessment of the potential impact of foreign investment on housing affo...
Answered 27 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52997More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that school funding increases are in line with (a) energy prices, (b) inflation and (c) staff salaries.
Answer: The department is providing schools with £615 million in additional funding in the 2025/26 financial year to support them with overall costs, including the costs of the 4% school teacher pay award and the 3.2% local government support staff pay offer in 2...
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: PayDepartment for EducationTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52996More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that funding for teacher pay increases does not result in reductions to essential school services.
Answer: The department is providing schools with £615 million in additional funding in the 2025/26 financial year to support them with overall costs, including the costs of the 4% school teacher pay award and the 3.2% local government support staff pay offer in 2...
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSecondary Education: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52995More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of existing levels of funding for secondary schools on (a) class sizes, (b) subject availability and (c) access to support staff in school.
Answer: The department is providing schools with £615 million in additional funding in the 2025/26 financial year to support them with overall costs, including the costs of the 4% school teacher pay award and the 3.2% local government support staff pay offer in 2...
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDiabetes: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52826More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle the causes of diabetes.
Answer: The Department is actively tackling the root causes of type 2 diabetes. We are restricting junk food advertising on television and online, limiting school children's access to fast food, and are taking steps to ensure the Soft Drinks Industry Levy remains...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDiabetes: Health EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52825More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase awareness of preventable complications associated with diabetes.
Answer: In England, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommends that people with diabetes are offered eight annual care processes in primary care, those being measurement of HbA1c, lipids, creatinine, albuminuria, blood pressure and bo...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: PayDepartment for EducationTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52824More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the number of schools needing to reduce (a) subjects taught, (b) the number of support staff and (c) maintenance of facilities to cover the cost of staff pay rises.
Answer: The department is providing schools with £615 million in additional funding in the 2025/26 financial year to support them with overall costs, including the costs of the 4% school teacher pay award and the 3.2% local government support staff pay offer in 2...
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: PayDepartment for EducationTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52823More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of staff pay rises on schools in deficit.
Answer: The department is providing schools with £615 million in additional funding in the 2025/26 financial year to support them with overall costs, including the costs of the 4% school teacher pay award and the 3.2% local government support staff pay offer in 2...
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: PayDepartment for EducationTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52822More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (a) support and (b) guidance her Department provides to schools on the cost of pay rises for staff.
Answer: The department is providing schools with £615 million in additional funding in the 2025/26 financial year to support them with overall costs, including the costs of the 4% school teacher pay award and the 3.2% local government support staff pay offer in 2...
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: EssexMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52575More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment she has made of trends in the level of new housing developments in Essex.
Answer: My Department publishes an annual release entitled ‘Housing supply: net additional dwellings, England’, which is the primary and most comprehensive measure of housing supply. This includes estimates of new homes built in each local authority, in each fina...
Answered 23 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: PlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52574More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure transparency in the planning process for residents on new housing developments.
Answer: Planning law requires local planning authorities to undertake a statutory period of publicity of no less than 21 days prior to deciding a planning application. Local planning authorities are also required to keep a planning register of live and decided ap...
Answered 23 May 2025
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