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Written questions by McMurdock.

Every parliamentary written question tabled by James McMurdock this session, with the full answer and department. Back to the MP page.

Department:All (3,598)Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (524)Department of Health and Social Care (471)Home Office (401)Department for Education (364)Department for Transport (221)Treasury (199)Department for Work and Pensions (193)Ministry of Justice (180)Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (176)Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (175)Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (175)Department for Business and Trade (163)

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29 May 2026·Department for Work and Pensions·Pending
Asked

With reference to his Department’s press release entitled Huge recruitment boost to tackle backlog in vital disability work scheme, published on 19 May 2026, what analysis he has undertaken of the causes of the increase in Access to Work claims since 2018-19.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

29 May 2026·Ministry of Defence·Pending
Asked

With reference to his Department’s press release entitled Next-generation remote controlled artillery systems to transform British Army, published on 13 May 2026, what proportion of the RCH 155 programme’s supply chain expenditure will be spent with UK-based suppliers.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

29 May 2026·Department for Work and Pensions·Pending
Asked

With reference to his Department’s press release entitled Huge recruitment boost to tackle backlog in vital disability work scheme, published on 19 May 2026, what estimate he has made of the proportion of non-urgent Access to Work applications awaiting decisions for more than 28 days.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

29 May 2026·Department for Work and Pensions·Pending
Asked

With reference to his Department’s press release entitled Huge recruitment boost to tackle backlog in vital disability work scheme, published on 19 May 2026, what estimate he has made of the average waiting time for non-urgent Access to Work application decisions in (a) Essex and (b) the UK as of May 2026.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

29 May 2026·Department for Work and Pensions·Pending
Asked

With reference to his Department’s press release entitled Huge recruitment boost to tackle backlog in vital disability work scheme, published on 19 May 2026, what estimate he has made of the time required to eliminate the backlog of Access to Work applications.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

29 May 2026·Ministry of Defence·Pending
Asked

With reference to his Department’s press release entitled Next-generation remote controlled artillery systems to transform British Army, published on 13 May 2026, what proportion of steel used in the RCH 155 programme will be sourced from UK suppliers.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

29 May 2026·Ministry of Defence·Pending
Asked

With reference to his Department’s press release entitled RAF aircraft dangerously intercepted by Russian jets over Black Sea, published on 20 May 2026, what recent discussions he has had with NATO allies regarding collective responses to unsafe interceptions by Russian military aircraft.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

29 May 2026·Department for Work and Pensions·Pending
Asked

With reference to his Department’s press release entitled Huge recruitment boost to tackle backlog in vital disability work scheme, published on 19 May 2026, whether his Department plans to publish regular progress updates on reducing the Access to Work backlog.

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Awaiting answer.

29 May 2026·Department for Work and Pensions·Pending
Asked

With reference to his Department’s press release entitled Huge recruitment boost to tackle backlog in vital disability work scheme, published on 19 May 2026, what performance targets his Department has established for processing Access to Work applications.

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Awaiting answer.

29 May 2026·Department for Work and Pensions·Pending
Asked

With reference to his Department’s press release entitled Huge recruitment boost to tackle backlog in vital disability work scheme, published on 19 May 2026, what the average number of claims processed per day is by an individual caseworker.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

29 May 2026·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·Pending
Asked

Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to help improve the ability of telecommunications providers to (a) identify and (b) block scam calls.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

29 May 2026·Home Office·Pending
Asked

What recent discussions she has had with Action Fraud regarding trends in scam calls targeting (a) elderly and (b) vulnerable people.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

29 May 2026·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·Pending
Asked

Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the impact of current pet travel requirements on British athletes competing internationally in sporting events involving animals.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

29 May 2026·Department for Transport·Pending
Asked

What comparative assessment she has made of the Lower Thames Crossing with alternative rail infrastructure in the Thames Estuary region in relation to (a) traffic congestion reduction and (b) economic productivity.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

29 May 2026·Ministry of Defence·Pending
Asked

With reference to his Department’s press release entitled RAF aircraft dangerously intercepted by Russian jets over Black Sea, published on 20 May 2026, how many other instances of dangerous Russian interception of RAF aircraft have occurred in the Black Sea since 2020.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

29 May 2026·Department for Transport·Pending
Asked

What assessment she has made of the extent of the contingent liabilities associated with the proposed private finance model for the Lower Thames Crossing.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

29 May 2026·Department for Work and Pensions·Pending
Asked

With reference to his Department’s press release entitled Huge recruitment boost to tackle backlog in vital disability work scheme, published on 19 May 2026, what estimate he has made of the number of employers affected by delays in Access to Work decisions.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

29 May 2026·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Pending
Asked

Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the European Union regarding recognition of UK-issued pet passports.

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Awaiting answer.

29 May 2026·Department for Work and Pensions·Pending
Asked

With reference to his Department’s press release entitled Huge recruitment boost to tackle backlog in vital disability work scheme, published on 19 May 2026, what preventative steps his Department is taking to avoid future backlogs in the Access to Work scheme.

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Awaiting answer.

29 May 2026·Ministry of Defence·Pending
Asked

With reference to his Department’s press release entitled UK to contribute drones, jets and warship to multinational mission to secure the Strait of Hormuz, published on 12 May 2026, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the UK’s contribution to that mission.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

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