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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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15 Jun 2026·Ministry of Justice·Answered
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With reference to his Department's press release entitled Millions of unmarried couples to get stronger rights, published on 5 June 2026, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the proposed reform

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The Government published its consultation, “A Fairer End to Relationships”, on 5 June. Alongside the consultation, the Government published a Family Test, which considers the impact of the proposals on families, including on family formation. The Family T...

15 Jun 2026·Ministry of Justice·Answered
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With reference to his Department's press release entitled Millions of unmarried couples to get stronger rights, published on 5 June 2026, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring coh

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The Government published its consultation, “A Fairer End to Relationships”, on 5 June. A central objective of the proposals is to preserve the distinct status of marriage. The consultation therefore proposes a separate and narrower set of financial rights...

15 Jun 2026·Ministry of Justice·Answered
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With reference to his Department's press release entitled Millions of unmarried couples to get stronger rights, published on 5 June 2026, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed

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The Government published its consultation, “A Fairer End to Relationships”, on 5 June. Alongside the consultation, the Government published a Family Test, which considers the impact of the proposals on families, including on family formation. The Family T...

15 Jun 2026·Ministry of Justice·Answered
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With reference to his Department's press release entitled Millions of unmarried couples to get stronger rights, published on 5 June 2026, what assessment he has made of the extent to which the proposed rights for

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The Government published its consultation, “A Fairer End to Relationships”, on 5 June. A central objective of the proposals is to preserve the distinct status of marriage. The consultation therefore proposes a separate and narrower set of financial rights...

15 Jun 2026·Ministry of Justice·Answered
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With reference to his Department's press release entitled Millions of unmarried couples to get stronger rights, published on 5 June 2026, what comparative assessment his Department has made of the potential impac

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The Government published its consultation, “A Fairer End to Relationships”, on 5 June. Alongside the consultation, the Government published a Family Test, which considers the impact of the proposals on families, including on family formation. The Family T...

15 Jun 2026·Department for Transport·Answered
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With reference to her Department's press release entitled How well does your council fix potholes? Tough new guidance for councils will end patch-up fixes and lead to smoother, safer journeys, published on 9 Ju

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The Government recognises the impact of historic underinvestment in England’s local road network and is providing a record £7.3 billion over this Parliament to help local highway authorities plan ahead, adopt more preventative maintenance and improve the ...

15 Jun 2026·Department for Transport·Answered
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With reference to her Department's press release entitled How well does your council fix potholes? Tough new guidance for councils will end patch-up fixes and lead to smoother, safer journeys, published on 9 Ju

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The Department publishes statistics on the condition of local roads in England annually Road conditions - GOV.UK. In the financial year ending March 2025, in Essex, maintenance should have been considered on 3% of local A road and motorway, 3% of B and C ...

15 Jun 2026·Department for Transport·Answered
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With reference to her Department's press release entitled How well does your council fix potholes? Tough new guidance for councils will end patch-up fixes and lead to smoother, safer journeys, published on 9 Ju

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The Department’s updated guidance strengthens transparency and accountability in how local highway authorities maintain their road networks. All highway authorities will have to publish reports on how they maintain their network, including how many pothol...

15 Jun 2026·Department for Transport·Answered
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With reference to her Department's press release entitled How well does your council fix potholes? Tough new guidance for councils will end patch-up fixes and lead to smoother, safer journeys, published on 9 Ju

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Local highway authorities are required to publish their Local Highways Maintenance Transparency Reports on their websites by 10 September 2026. The Department will use the information and supporting evidence provided in these reports to inform its assessm...

15 Jun 2026·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·Answered
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Innovation and Technology, with reference to her Department's press release entitled A decisive shift to power British AI: new £1.1 billion plan to back chip firms, boost computing power and skills for the AI rev

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The UK is well positioned to take advantage of the increased demand for AI hardware created by the growth in the AI industry. The AI Hardware Plan is capitalising on this opportunity, and by increasing access to capital, public procurement opportunities, ...

15 Jun 2026·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·Answered
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Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the opportunities for (a) businesses and (b) research institutions in Essex to benefit from the AI Hardware Plan.

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The UK is well positioned to take advantage of the increased demand for AI hardware created by the growth in the AI industry. The AI Hardware Plan is capitalising on this opportunity, and by increasing access to capital, public procurement opportunities, ...

15 Jun 2026·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·Answered
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Innovation and Technology, with reference to her Department's press release entitled A decisive shift to power British AI: new £1.1 billion plan to back chip firms, boost computing power and skills for the AI rev

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The UK is well positioned to take advantage of the increased demand for AI hardware created by the growth in the AI industry. The AI Hardware Plan is capitalising on this opportunity, and by increasing access to capital, public procurement opportunities, ...

15 Jun 2026·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·Answered
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Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology's press release entitled A decisive shift to power British AI: new £1.1 billion plan to back chip firms, boost co

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The UK is well positioned to take advantage of the increased demand for AI hardware created by the growth in the AI industry. The AI Hardware Plan is capitalising on this opportunity, and by increasing access to capital, public procurement opportunities, ...

15 Jun 2026·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·Answered
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Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology's press release entitled A decisive shift to power British AI: new £1.1 billion plan to back chip firms, boost co

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The UK is well positioned to take advantage of the increased demand for AI hardware created by the growth in the AI industry. The AI Hardware Plan is capitalising on this opportunity, and by increasing access to capital, public procurement opportunities, ...

15 Jun 2026·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·Answered
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Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology's press release entitled A decisive shift to power British AI: new £1.1 billion plan to back chip firms, boost co

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The UK is well positioned to take advantage of the increased demand for AI hardware created by the growth in the AI industry. The AI Hardware Plan is capitalising on this opportunity, and by increasing access to capital, public procurement opportunities, ...

15 Jun 2026·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·Answered
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Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology's press release entitled A decisive shift to power British AI: new £1.1 billion plan to back chip firms, boost co

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The UK is well positioned to take advantage of the increased demand for AI hardware created by the growth in the AI industry. The AI Hardware Plan is capitalising on this opportunity, and by increasing access to capital, public procurement opportunities, ...

15 Jun 2026·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·Answered
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Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology's press release entitled A decisive shift to power British AI: new £1.1 billion plan to back chip firms, boost co

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The UK is well positioned to take advantage of the increased demand for AI hardware created by the growth in the AI industry. The AI Hardware Plan is capitalising on this opportunity, and by increasing access to capital, public procurement opportunities, ...

15 Jun 2026·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·Answered
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Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology's press release entitled A decisive shift to power British AI: new £1.1 billion plan to back chip firms, boost co

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The UK is well positioned to take advantage of the increased demand for AI hardware created by the growth in the AI industry. The AI Hardware Plan is capitalising on this opportunity, and by increasing access to capital, public procurement opportunities, ...

12 Jun 2026·Department for Education·Answered
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With reference to the Department for Education's press release entitled Birthday bunk-offs fuelling avoidable school absence, published on 10 June 2026, what estimate she has made of the cost to the education s

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Each day of lost learning can do serious harm. Days missed add up quickly, even if it takes just 1 minute to catch up on each day of school that pupils miss, this still equates to resource equivalent of 1,000 full time teachers working purely on missed le...

12 Jun 2026·Treasury·Answered
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With reference to HM Revenue and Customs' press release entitled HMRC doubles funding for customers who need extra support, published on 8 June 2026, what lessons were learned from the 2024-27 funding programme when

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The HM Revenue and Customs Grant Funding programme is designed to build customers’ capability and confidence over time, enabling them to engage directly with HMRC and manage their tax affairs independently in future. However, there is also recognition tha...

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