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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.

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5 Nov 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
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What steps she is taking to reduce waiting times for driving tests in South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency.

Reply

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) main priority is upholding road safety standards while it works hard to reduce car practical driving test waiting times. Measures in place to reduce waiting times for customers at all driving test centres (...

5 Nov 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
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What steps she is taking to support bus services in Essex.

Reply

Improving local bus services is a key part of this government’s growth mission. As announced in the King’s Speech on 17 July 2024, the government will introduce a Buses Bill later this session. This will put the power over local bus services back in the h...

29 Oct 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
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What steps she is taking to help reduce congestion in South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency.

Reply

This Government is committed to maintaining and renewing our road network so it can serve all road users and is safe. Traffic management of local roads is the responsibility of local traffic authorities who are best placed to understand local circumstance...

16 Oct 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
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What steps his Department is taking to extend contactless payments to additional train stations in Essex.

Reply

We have committed to expanding Pay As You Go (PAYG) contactless ticketing to further stations in the South East, with six stations on the Chiltern railways line having already gone live in June. This expansion will include the entire c2c network and the 1...

14 Oct 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
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What steps her Department is taking to improve bus services in South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency.

Reply

Good local bus services are an essential part of prosperous and sustainable communities. As announced in the King’s Speech on 17 July 2024, the government will introduce a Buses Bill later this parliamentary session, which will put decision-making into th...

14 Oct 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
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How many EV charging points there are in South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency; and what estimate her Department has made of the potential demand for the future installation of such charging points.

Reply

Data on electric vehicle charging devices in the UK, held by the Department for Transport (DfT), are sourced from those installed or funded under Government approved grant schemes and from the electric vehicle charging platform Zapmap. The latest data ava...

14 Oct 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
Asked

What assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the trial of e-scooters in Basildon.

Reply

The national evaluation of the e-scooter trials was published in 2022 and was a comprehensive review of the e-scooter trials. The Essex trial was one of the 10 trials selected for the user and resident survey.

14 Oct 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
Asked

What recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of train stations in South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency.

Reply

The Department has made no recent specific assessment of the adequacy of train stations in South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency.

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