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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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18 Jun 2026·Treasury·Answered
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What estimate she has made of the number of mutuals and co-operatives operating in (a) Basildon, (b) Thurrock and (c) Essex.

Reply

The government recognises the contribution the mutual and co-operative sectors make to local communities, to a diverse business sector and a resilient UK economy. In line with the manifesto commitment to double the size of the co-operatives and mutuals se...

18 Jun 2026·Treasury·Answered
Asked

With reference to her Department's press release entitled New champion to be appointed for Britain's mutuals and co-operatives, published on 12 June 2026, what criteria will be used to select the proposed champion f

Reply

The Government recognises the contribution mutuals and co-operatives make to local communities, to a diverse business sector and a resilient UK economy. In line with the manifesto commitment to double the size of the mutual and co-operative sectors, HM Tr...

18 Jun 2026·Treasury·Answered
Asked

With reference to her Department's press release entitled New champion to be appointed for Britain's mutuals and co-operatives, published on 12 June 2026, what estimate she has made of the contribution of mutuals an

Reply

The Government recognises the contribution mutuals and co-operatives make to local communities, to a diverse business sector and a resilient UK economy. In line with the manifesto commitment to double the size of the mutual and co-operative sectors, HM Tr...

18 Jun 2026·Treasury·Answered
Asked

With reference to her Department's press release entitled New champion to be appointed for Britain's mutuals and co-operatives, published on 12 June 2026, what metrics she will use to assess progress towards doublin

Reply

The Government recognises the contribution mutuals and co-operatives make to local communities, to a diverse business sector and a resilient UK economy. In line with the manifesto commitment to double the size of the mutual and co-operative sectors, HM Tr...

18 Jun 2026·Treasury·Answered
Asked

With reference to her Department's press release entitled New champion to be appointed for Britain's mutuals and co-operatives, published on 12 June 2026, what assessment she has made of the barriers preventing the

Reply

The Government recognises the contribution mutuals and co-operatives make to local communities, to a diverse business sector and a resilient UK economy. In line with the manifesto commitment to double the size of the mutual and co-operative sectors, HM Tr...

18 Jun 2026·Treasury·Answered
Asked

With reference to her Department's press release entitled New champion to be appointed for Britain's mutuals and co-operatives, published on 12 June 2026, how many new co-operatives and mutual organisations have bee

Reply

The Government recognises the contribution mutuals and co-operatives make to local communities, to a diverse business sector and a resilient UK economy. In line with the manifesto commitment to double the size of the mutual and co-operative sectors, HM Tr...

18 Jun 2026·Treasury·Answered
Asked

With reference to her Department's press release entitled New champion to be appointed for Britain's mutuals and co-operatives, published on 12 June 2026, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of access to fi

Reply

The Government recognises the contribution mutuals and co-operatives make to local communities, to a diverse business sector and a resilient UK economy. In line with the manifesto commitment to double the size of the mutual and co-operative sectors, HM Tr...

18 Jun 2026·Treasury·Answered
Asked

With reference to her Department's press release entitled New champion to be appointed for Britain's mutuals and co-operatives, published on 12 June 2026, whether the proposed champion will have any formal role in t

Reply

The Government recognises the contribution mutuals and co-operatives make to local communities, to a diverse business sector and a resilient UK economy. In line with the manifesto commitment to double the size of the mutual and co-operative sectors, HM Tr...

18 Jun 2026·Department for Transport·Answered
Asked

What assessment she has made of the potential impact of road congestion on the efficiency of UK ports.

Reply

Ports rely on resilient, reliable connections and Government plays an important role in bettering these connections to drive economic growth. In March 2026, the Government announced over £27 billion of investment in the Strategic Road Network through the ...

18 Jun 2026·Department for Transport·Answered
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What assessment she has made of the level of constraints affecting port connectivity in England, including a) road and b) rail access.

Reply

Government is aware of the importance of efficient road and rail connections to enable ports to be effective gateways for trade and handle increasing volumes of freight. The Government is delivering major projects to provide a step change in port connecti...

18 Jun 2026·Treasury·Answered
Asked

With reference to her Department's press release entitled New champion to be appointed for Britain's mutuals and co-operatives, published on 12 June 2026, what responsibilities the proposed champion will have.

Reply

The Government recognises the contribution mutuals and co-operatives make to local communities, to a diverse business sector and a resilient UK economy. In line with the manifesto commitment to double the size of the mutual and co-operative sectors, HM Tr...

18 Jun 2026·Department for Transport·Answered
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What steps she is taking to improve surface access connectivity to major ports in England.

Reply

Government is aware of the importance of efficient road and rail connections to enable ports to be effective gateways for trade and handle increasing volumes of freight. The Government is delivering major projects to provide a step change in port connecti...

18 Jun 2026·Department for Transport·Answered
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What assessment she has made of the adequacy of existing a) road and b) rail infrastructure serving ports located adjacent to South Basildon and East Thurrock.

Reply

The Government is aware of capacity constraints on the transport infrastructure connecting ports in the Thames region and is working to improve them. This includes delivering the Lower Thames Crossing, the most significant road building project in a gener...

18 Jun 2026·Treasury·Answered
Asked

With reference to her Department's press release entitled New champion to be appointed for Britain's mutuals and co-operatives, published on 12 June 2026, what estimate she has made of the number of jobs created by

Reply

The Government recognises the contribution mutuals and co-operatives make to local communities, to a diverse business sector and a resilient UK economy. In line with the manifesto commitment to double the size of the mutual and co-operative sectors, HM Tr...

18 Jun 2026·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·Answered
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Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to ensure that online age-assurance measures are consistent with privacy requirements.

Reply

The Government is clear that making the UK a safer place to be online must be achieved in a way that respects users’ rights to privacy, protects personal data, and does not undermine online security. Ofcom has agreed to launch a rapid assessment of what c...

18 Jun 2026·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·Answered
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Innovation and Technology, steps she is taking to ensure that online age-assurance measures do not result in excessive collection of personal data from internet users.

Reply

The Government is clear that making the UK a safer place to be online must be achieved in a way that respects users’ rights to privacy, protects personal data, and does not undermine online security. Ofcom has agreed to launch a rapid assessment of what c...

18 Jun 2026·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·Answered
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Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact on remote workers of any restrictions on the use of VPN services.

Reply

The Government recognises that VPNs play an important role in keeping online networks and personal data secure, including for businesses and remote workers. We continue to consider the evidence on VPNs collected as part of the ‘Growing up in the Online Wo...

18 Jun 2026·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·Answered
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Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the level of the risk that online safety measures could result in increased use of unregulated VPN services.

Reply

The Government recognises that VPNs play an important role in keeping online networks and personal data secure, including for businesses and remote workers. We continue to consider the evidence on VPNs collected as part of the ‘Growing up in the Online Wo...

18 Jun 2026·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·Answered
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Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the role of VPNs in supporting a) online privacy and b) cybersecurity for i) individuals and ii) businesses.

Reply

The Government recognises that VPNs play an important role in keeping online networks and personal data secure, including for businesses and remote workers. We continue to consider the evidence on VPNs collected as part of the ‘Growing up in the Online Wo...

17 Jun 2026·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
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With reference to the Companies House press release entitled Progress made in cleaning up Companies House register as further steps taken to tackle economic crime, published on 11 June 2026, how many s

Reply

We do not hold information in this way, identifying suspicious filings. We can provide a monthly breakdown of rejected filings since April 2025. MonthFYRejected FilingsApr2025/2652,436May2025/2645,948Jun2025/2646,037Jul2025/2649,754Aug2025/2643,447Sep2025...

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