James McMurdock MP: written questions
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People SmugglingHome OfficeTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13733More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Prime Minister's Office press release entitled Leaders' declaration on tackling migrant smuggling, published on 17 June 2026, what assessment she has made of the reduction in ill
Answer: The UK has played a leading role in driving G7 action on illegal migration and migrant smuggling, turning shared political commitments into more structured collective action. The G7 Action Plan, as agreed by Interior Ministers in 2024, is the framework th...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordBorder Security CommandHome OfficeTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13732More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Prime Minister's Office press release entitled Leaders' declaration on tackling migrant smuggling, published on 17 June 2026, what additional resources will be made available to
Answer: Approximately, 80% of migrants arriving via small boats debriefed by the Home Office stated that they have used social media at a point in their irregular migration journey, including to locate or communicate with an agent associated with an organised cri...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPeople SmugglingHome OfficeTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13731More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Prime Minister's Office press release entitled Leaders' declaration on tackling migrant smuggling, published on 17 June 2026, what contribution the United Kingdom expects to make
Answer: The UK has played a leading role in driving G7 action on illegal migration and migrant smuggling, turning shared political commitments into more structured collective action. The G7 Action Plan, as agreed by Interior Ministers in 2024, is the framework th...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDrugs: SmugglingHome OfficeTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13730More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Leaders' declaration on the fight against drug trafficking, published on 17 June 2026, what metrics the Government will use to assess the success of the G7 commitments agreed at
Answer: HMG uses a variety of metrics to access impact against drug trafficking and constantly keeps these under review. These include drug seizure statistics, with the latest release found here Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, financial year ending 2025 -...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDrugs: SmugglingHome OfficeTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13729More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the press release entitled Leaders' declaration on the fight against drug trafficking, published on 17 June 2026, what additional resources she plans to commit to maritime interdicti
Answer: The Home Office and UK Law Enforcement, particularly Border Force and the National Crime Agency, delivers a significant amount of operational activity to detect and seize illicit drugs being trafficked to the UK and to secure our border. We do not routine...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDrugs: SmugglingHome OfficeTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13728More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Leaders' declaration on the fight against drug trafficking, published on 17 June 2026, what discussions she has had with port operators and shipping companies on strengthening se
Answer: The Home Office engages regularly with port operators, shipping companies and wider transport partners to support the security of the UK’s borders and supply chains, including to prevent drug trafficking and the facilitation of illegal migration. This inc...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDrugs: SmugglingHome OfficeTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13727More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the press release entitled Leaders' declaration on the fight against drug trafficking, published on 17 June 2026, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of measures to pre
Answer: The Home Office engages regularly with port operators, shipping companies and wider transport partners to support the security of the UK’s borders and supply chains, including to prevent drug trafficking and the facilitation of illegal migration. This inc...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDrugs: SmugglingHome OfficeTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13726More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the press release entitled Leaders' declaration on the fight against drug trafficking, published on 17 June 2026, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of infiltration
Answer: Each year the NCA assesses and publishes the key trends in organised crime in the National Strategic Assessment of Serious and Organised Crime. This includes corruption and the use of professional enablers.Organised crime groups engaged in drug traffickin...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDrugs: SmugglingHome OfficeTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13725More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the press release entitled Leaders' declaration on the fight against drug trafficking, published on 17 June 2026, what contribution the UK will make to the proposed G7 Action Plan.
Answer: Following the signing of the Leaders’ declaration on the fight against drug trafficking at the G7 Leaders’ summit in Evian, the UK’s collaboration with G7 partners on the proposed G7 Action Plan on the infiltration of legitimate public and private institu...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordBlue Planet Fund: BiodiversityDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13428More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the extent to which biodiversity credit schemes reduce reliance on future taxpayer-funded conservation programmes.
Answer: The UK uses Official Development Assistance (ODA) to help establish robust and transparent biodiversity credit schemes that can mobilise private finance while delivering measurable environmental and social outcomes. These outcomes include equitable benefi...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordBlue Planet Fund: BiodiversityDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13427More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the amount of private investment expected to be leveraged through biodiversity credit schemes supported by UK funding.
Answer: The UK uses Official Development Assistance (ODA) to help establish robust and transparent biodiversity credit schemes that can mobilise private finance while delivering measurable environmental and social outcomes. These outcomes include equitable benefi...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordBlue Planet Fund: BiodiversityDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13426More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what safeguards are in place to ensure that biodiversity credits supported by UK funding represent additional environmental benefits.
Answer: The UK uses Official Development Assistance (ODA) to help establish robust and transparent biodiversity credit schemes that can mobilise private finance while delivering measurable environmental and social outcomes. These outcomes include equitable benefi...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordBlue Planet Fund: BiodiversityDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13425More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Department's press release entitled UK backs communities on the ocean's front line with £13.9 million investment, published on 17 June 2026, what assessment she h
Answer: The UK uses Official Development Assistance (ODA) to help establish robust and transparent biodiversity credit schemes that can mobilise private finance while delivering measurable environmental and social outcomes. These outcomes include equitable benefi...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordEnvironment Protection: KenyaDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13424More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the long-term sustainability of projects supported in Kenya once UK.
Answer: Through the Blue Planet Fund (BPF), the UK is committed to protecting marine ecosystems and increasing resilience in climate-vulnerable coastal communities. Under the BPF, long-term sustainability is consistently considered throughout each programme’s lif...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordEnvironment Protection: KenyaDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13423More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of UK financial support on the progress of environmental projects in Kenya.
Answer: Defra appraises the potential impact of all investments through business cases using Green Book methodologies. Defra has a comprehensive Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning system in place to continually assess the performance of its Official Development ...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordBlue Planet Fund: São Tomé and PríncipeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13422More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of funding allocated to projects in São Tomé and Príncipe is spent directly within local communities.
Answer: Through PROBLUE, a World Bank multi-donor trust fund supported by the UK, the World Bank has invested $4.4 million in the Coastal Resilience and Sustainable Tourism Project (WACA+) in São Tomé and Príncipe, unlocking a further $14.4 million in public and ...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordBlue Planet Fund: São Tomé and PríncipeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13421More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Government of São Tomé and Príncipe on ensuring that projects funded by the United Kingdom remain financially sustainable after UK support conclud
Answer: Through PROBLUE, a World Bank multi-donor trust fund supported by the UK, the World Bank has invested $4.4 million in the Coastal Resilience and Sustainable Tourism Project (WACA+) in São Tomé and Príncipe, unlocking a further $14.4 million in public and ...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordBlue Planet Fund: São Tomé and PríncipeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13420More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of UK-funded projects in São Tomé and Príncipe in reducing vulnerability to coastal flooding and extreme weather events.
Answer: Through PROBLUE, a World Bank multi-donor trust fund supported by the UK, the World Bank has invested $4.4 million in the Coastal Resilience and Sustainable Tourism Project (WACA+) in São Tomé and Príncipe, unlocking a further $14.4 million in public and ...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordBlue Planet Fund: São Tomé and PríncipeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13419More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Department's press release entitled UK backs communities on the ocean's front line with £13.9 million investment, published on 17 June 2026, what assessment she h
Answer: Through PROBLUE, a World Bank multi-donor trust fund supported by the UK, the World Bank has invested $4.4 million in the Coastal Resilience and Sustainable Tourism Project (WACA+) in São Tomé and Príncipe, unlocking a further $14.4 million in public and ...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordBlue Planet Fund: São Tomé and PríncipeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13418More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of UK-funded interventions in supporting people through job-focused programmes in São Tomé and Príncipe; and what data her Department
Answer: Through PROBLUE, a World Bank multi-donor trust fund supported by the UK, the World Bank has invested $4.4 million in the Coastal Resilience and Sustainable Tourism Project (WACA+) in São Tomé and Príncipe, unlocking a further $14.4 million in public and ...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordBlue Planet FundDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13417More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the long-term sustainability of projects supported through the Blue Planet Fund once UK funding ceases.
Answer: Through the Blue Planet Fund (BPF), the UK is committed to protecting marine ecosystems and increasing resilience in climate-vulnerable coastal communities. Under the BPF, long-term sustainability is consistently considered throughout each programme’s lif...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCoastal Areas: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13416More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what comparative assessment she has made of the value for money of providing funding for (a) overseas ocean resilience projects and (b) domestic coastal protection projects.
Answer: The UK is committed to supporting vulnerable coastal communities and delivering positive marine outcomes, both internationally and domestically. Government spending, including funding for domestic projects and overseas programming, was set out in the Spen...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordBlue Planet FundDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13415More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department's press release entitled UK backs communities on the ocean's front line with £13.9 million investment, published on 17 June 2026, what metrics will be
Answer: Defra appraises the potential impact of all investments through business cases using Green Book methodologies. Defra has a comprehensive Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning system in place to continually assess the performance of its Official Development ...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordBlue Planet FundDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13414More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department's press release entitled UK backs communities on the ocean's front line with £13.9 million investment, published on 17 June 2026, what measurable outco
Answer: Outcomes achieved by Blue Planet Fund programmes were published in the International Climate Finance Key Performance Indicator publication in October 2025. For example, the department’s funding has mobilised over £420 million of public and private finance...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordBlue Planet FundDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13413More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department's press release entitled UK backs communities on the ocean's front line with £13.9 million investment, published on 17 June 2026, what proportion of th
Answer: All funding committed to the Blue Planet Fund (BPF) is attributed as Official Developing Assistance (ODA) spend. At the recent Our Ocean Conference in Kenya, the UK announced £13.9m additional funding for marine ODA programming under the BPF. Funding anno...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
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