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Written questions by McMurdock.

Every parliamentary written question tabled by James McMurdock this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.

Department:All (4,196)Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (578)Department of Health and Social Care (526)Home Office (452)Department for Education (432)Department for Work and Pensions (255)Department for Transport (248)Treasury (247)Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (221)Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (209)Department for Business and Trade (206)Ministry of Justice (203)Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (194)

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16 Jul 2026·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Pending
Asked

Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Best Value Notice issued to Basildon Borough Council on 15 July 2026, on what date his Department first received information that contributed to the decision to issue the Notice.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

16 Jul 2026·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Pending
Asked

Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Best Value Notice issued to Basildon Borough Council on 15 July 2026, whether his Department holds a timeline of the events that led to the issue of the Notice.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

16 Jul 2026·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Pending
Asked

Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Best Value Notice issued to Basildon Borough Council on 15 July 2026, whether concerns relating to the Council's preparedness for local government reorganisation influenced the decision to issue the Notice.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

16 Jul 2026·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Pending
Asked

Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Best Value Notice issued to Basildon Borough Council on 15 July 2026, from which (a) organisations, (b) councillors and (c) other individuals his Department received information that informed the decision to issue the Notice.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

16 Jul 2026·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Pending
Asked

Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities have been subject to statutory intervention following the issue of a Best Value Notice in the last ten years.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

16 Jul 2026·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Pending
Asked

Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Best Value Notice issued to Basildon Borough Council on 15 July 2026, what opportunities were provided to Basildon Borough Council to respond to his Department's concerns before the Notice was issued.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

16 Jul 2026·Department for Education·Pending
Asked

What steps she is taking to support neurodivergent children transitioning from primary to secondary school.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

16 Jul 2026·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Pending
Asked

Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Best Value Notice issued to Basildon Borough Council on 15 July 2026, whether his Department received representations from elected members of Basildon Borough Council prior to issuing the Notice.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

16 Jul 2026·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Pending
Asked

Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Best Value Notice issued to Basildon Borough Council on 15 July 2026, what discussions took place between his Department and (a) the Local Government Association, (b) Basildon Council and (c) other public bodies before the Notice was issued.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

16 Jul 2026·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Pending
Asked

Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Best Value Notice issued to Basildon Borough Council on 15 July 2026, which Ministers and officials were involved in the decision to issue the Notice.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

16 Jul 2026·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Pending
Asked

Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Best Value Notice issued to Basildon Borough Council on 15 July 2026, whether additional (a) support and (b) intervention will be required before the creation of the new South West Essex unitary authority in April 2028 as a result of the Best Value Notice.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

16 Jul 2026·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Pending
Asked

Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Best Value Notice issued to Basildon Borough Council on 15 July 2026, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the external assurance review.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

16 Jul 2026·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Pending
Asked

Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Best Value Notices in improving governance in local authorities.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

16 Jul 2026·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Pending
Asked

Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities are subject to a Best Value Notice.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

16 Jul 2026·Department for Work and Pensions·Pending
Asked

What assessment he has made of the potential risk of fraud associated with the Youth Guarantee.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

16 Jul 2026·Department for Education·Pending
Asked

What steps is she taking to support children through the transition from EHCPs to ISPs.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

16 Jul 2026·Department for Education·Pending
Asked

What steps she is taking to support neurodivergent children that are not eligible for an EHCP.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

15 Jul 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Pending
Asked

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to her Department's press release entitled UK backs Gaza recovery as Foreign Secretary urges renewed push for peace, published on 13 July 2026, what plans are in place to report to Parliament on expenditure and outcomes arising from the £10 million funding package.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

15 Jul 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Pending
Asked

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of UK-funded aid programmes in Gaza over the last three years.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

15 Jul 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Pending
Asked

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to her Department's press release entitled UK backs Gaza recovery as Foreign Secretary urges renewed push for peace, published on 13 July 2026, whether UK officials will have any direct role in auditing projects supported through the UN Horizon Fund.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

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