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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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19 May 2026·Department for Education·Pending
Asked

With reference to her Department’s press release entitled New powers to protect vital free speech at universities, published on 20 April 2026, what criteria will be used by the Office for Students to determine whether a university has failed to uphold its duties on freedom of speech.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

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

What proportion of overpayments to deceased welfare claimants have been recovered in each year since 2020.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

19 May 2026·Department for Education·Pending
Asked

With reference to her Department’s press release entitled New powers to protect vital free speech at universities, published on 20 April 2026, whether she has had discussions with the security services on identifying threats from hostile state actors in higher education.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

19 May 2026·Department for Education·Pending
Asked

What assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Maths Hubs programme in improving GCSE maths attainment in disadvantaged areas.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

19 May 2026·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Pending
Asked

Communities and Local Government, how many households were placed in temporary accommodation outside their home local authority area in each of the last five years.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

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

What steps his Department is taking to improve the (a) timeliness and (b) accuracy of death notifications across Government systems.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

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

How many instances of benefit overpayments to deceased claimants have been recorded in each year since 2020.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

19 May 2026·Department for Education·Pending
Asked

With reference to her Department’s press release entitled New powers to protect vital free speech at universities, published on 20 April 2026, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of external actors, including foreign states, on free speech on UK campuses.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

19 May 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Pending
Asked

What assessment he has made of the potential impact of unregulated vaping products containing (a) undisclosed and (b) prohibited substances on people's health.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

19 May 2026·Department for Education·Pending
Asked

With reference to her Department’s press release entitled New powers to protect vital free speech at universities, published on 20 April 2026, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of free speech breaches in higher education institutions in the last five years.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

19 May 2026·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Pending
Asked

Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of out-of-area homelessness placements on children’s a) school attendance and b) attainment.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

19 May 2026·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·Pending
Asked

Pursuant to Answer of 17 April 2026 to Question 124401, what metrics his Department uses to define high levels of resilience in Britain’s electricity system.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

19 May 2026·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Pending
Asked

Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to reduce the use of out-of-area temporary accommodation placements for homeless households.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

19 May 2026·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·Pending
Asked

Pursuant to Answer of 17 April 2026 to Question 124401, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the tools available to system operators to manage periods of low renewable generation combined with high demand.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

19 May 2026·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·Pending
Asked

What estimate he has made of the total system costs of maintaining grid stability over the last five years for which data is available.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

18 May 2026·Department for Education·Pending
Asked

Whether her Department is providing additional support to schools and colleges in areas where an higher than average proportion of students do not achieve a grade 4 in GCSE (a) English and (b) Maths.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

18 May 2026·Department for Education·Pending
Asked

With reference to her Department’s press release entitled New powers to protect vital free speech at universities, published on 20 April 2026, what data her Department holds on incidents of foreign interference affecting campus events, speakers and academic research.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

18 May 2026·Department for Education·Pending
Asked

With reference to her Department’s press release entitled New powers to protect vital free speech at universities, published on 20 April 2026, what information her Department holds on the countries most frequently reported to interfere with free speech in UK universities since 2020.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

18 May 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Pending
Asked

What plans he has to standardise design approaches for new and refurbished NHS buildings.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

18 May 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Pending
Asked

What recent assessment he has made of the potential to increase utilisation of the existing NHS estate.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

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