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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What assessment she has made of the effectiveness of exemptions relating to the carrying of kirpans in preventing misuse.
I was deeply saddened to hear about the abhorrent circumstances in which Henry Nowak was killed, and I would first like to express my deepest condolences to his family for their unimaginable loss.The Criminal Justice Act 1988 makes it an offence to have a...
Whether she plans to review legislation relating to the possession, carrying and use of religious blades and exemptions applying to kirpans.
I was deeply saddened to hear about the abhorrent circumstances in which Henry Nowak was killed, and I would first like to express my deepest condolences to his family for their unimaginable loss.The Criminal Justice Act 1988 makes it an offence to have a...
What discussions she has had with chief constables on lessons learned from recent (a) homicides and (b) other attacks involving (i) ceremonial and (ii) religious weapons.
I was deeply saddened to hear about the abhorrent circumstances in which Henry Nowak was killed, and I would first like to express my deepest condolences to his family for their unimaginable loss.The Criminal Justice Act 1988 makes it an offence to have a...
Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the fishing industry on reducing accidental catches of protected marine species.
Defra funds several initiatives that monitor bycatch of sensitive species and trial mitigation measures. Notably, its flagship programme Clean Catch works with fishers in UK fisheries to develop and trial ways to gather data on and mitigate bycatch, focus...
Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of current bycatch mitigation measures.
Defra funds several initiatives that monitor bycatch of sensitive species and trial mitigation measures. Notably, its flagship programme Clean Catch works with fishers in UK fisheries to develop and trial ways to gather data on and mitigate bycatch, focus...
Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with environmental organisations on measures to reduce bycatch in UK waters.
Defra funds several initiatives that monitor bycatch of sensitive species and trial mitigation measures. Notably, its flagship programme Clean Catch works with fishers in UK fisheries to develop and trial ways to gather data on and mitigate bycatch, focus...
Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the economic impact of bycatch mitigation requirements on UK fishing businesses.
Defra funds several initiatives that monitor bycatch of sensitive species and trial mitigation measures. Notably, its flagship programme Clean Catch works with fishers in UK fisheries to develop and trial ways to gather data on and mitigate bycatch, focus...
How many criminal investigations in England and Wales involved allegations of (a) racism and (b) hate incidents made against (i) victims, (ii) witnesses and (iii) third parties by (A) suspects and (B)
The Home Office does not centrally hold information on the details of criminal investigations including whether there were allegations of racism, or hate incidents, or not.
What steps he is taking to increase the proportion of criminal trials that proceed as scheduled.
The Government inherited a justice system in crisis - with a record and rising Crown Court caseload and victims facing intolerable delays for justice. That is why the Government asked Sir Brian Leveson to undertake an Independent Review of the Criminal Co...
Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on the potential impact of imported embodied emissions on the competitiveness of UK industry.
The Secretary of State has regular discussions with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on a range of issues, including international trade.
Pursuant to Answer of 1 June 2026 to Question 4044, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of imported emissions on the UK’s progress towards net zero targets.
In their 2025 Progress in Reducing Emissions Report, the independent Climate Change Committee stated that the UK's reduction in territorial emissions from 1990-2022 significantly outweighs the increase in emissions from imports over that period, reflectin...
What measures are in place to ensure that imported goods consumed in the UK are produced to environmental standards comparable to those required of UK producers.
If I understand the Honourable Member’s question correctly, I can assure him that all imported food stuffs have to meet the UK’s environmental standards and that we will not and do not abandon either animal welfare or food standards when securing trade de...
What assessment he has made of the potential impact of increases in court expenditure on (a) court efficiency and (b) case resolution times.
We are investing at record levels in the courts, including a landmark settlement of £2.78 billion for courts and tribunals in 2026/27.We are also investing in uncapped Crown Court sitting days, court buildings and technology, and in legal professionals wi...
What estimate his Department has made of the average waiting time between charge and trial in a) magistrates’ courts and b) the Crown Court.
Whilst data is not routinely published for the period from charge to trial start (i.e. the main hearing for defendants entering a not guilty plea), a bespoke breakdown of the Crown Court ‘End-to-end timeliness tool’ shows that the mean time from charge to...
Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to Answer of 1 June 2026 to Question 4044, how the estimated emissions embodied in imported goods consumed in the UK in 2022 compared with figures for each of the previous ten
The requested information is available in Figure 3 of the annual Carbon Footprint statistics published by Defra here. Annual totals and year-on-year percentage changes for the ten years up to 2022 are provided below: YearConsumption-based greenhouse gas e...
How many criminal trials were ineffective due to overlisting in each of the past five years.
The Ministry of Justice publishes data on trial effectiveness in the Criminal Court Statistics release in the ‘Trial effectiveness at the criminal courts tool’. This tool contains data on both the magistrates’ courts and the Crown Court and covers the per...
What assessment he has made of the primary causes of ineffective trials in criminal courts.
The Ministry of Justice publishes data on trial effectiveness in the Criminal Court Statistics release in the ‘Trial effectiveness at the criminal courts tool’. This tool contains data on both the magistrates’ courts and the Crown Court and covers the per...
What recent assessment he has made of trends in trial effectiveness in a) magistrates’ courts and b) the Crown Court.
The Ministry of Justice publishes data on trial effectiveness in the Criminal Court Statistics release in the ‘Trial effectiveness at the criminal courts tool’. This tool contains data on both the magistrates’ courts and the Crown Court and covers the per...
What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of measures introduced to reduce delays in criminal courts.
The Courts and Tribunals Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 25 February 2026.We published an impact assessment alongside the Bill, which includes an assessment of the impact of measures in the Bill - Courts and Tribunals Bill - GOV.UKThe Impac...
With reference to HM Treasury’s press release entitled Chancellor commits to new anti-profiteering powers and fights back on rising bills, published on 20 May 2026, what discussions he has had with the
Bearing down on the cost of living is a priority for the government, including addressing the impact of the Iran conflict. My officials are rapidly developing legislation to grant the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), and potentially other regulato...