James McMurdock
MP since 4 Jul 2024
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James McMurdock is the Independent MP for South Basildon and East Thurrock, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.
242
Votes Cast
£171,670
Expenses 2024-25
98
Majority
30.8%
Vote Share
Expenses (2024-25)
£171,670
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 39,549 voters
Parliamentary Activity
Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)
4,871
Written Questions
10
Oral Questions
39
Debates Spoken In⚑
61
Speeches⚑
242
Divisions Voted
⚑Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.
Voting Record
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242 votes — page 10 of 10
2 AYEGreat British Energy Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 29 Oct 2024
Great British Energy Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 29 Oct 2024
1 AYE1 NOEmployment Rights Bill
2 votes · 21 Oct 2024
Employment Rights Bill
2 votes · 21 Oct 2024
2 AYEKing's Speech (Motion for an Address)
2 votes · 23 Jul 2024
King's Speech (Motion for an Address)
2 votes · 23 Jul 2024
Financial Interests(1)
Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous
- Date interest arose
- 4 July 2024
Registered 18 August 2025
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by James in Parliament
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on patient outcomes of the availability of Enhertu on the NHS.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS England is currently engaged in commercial negotiations with pharmaceutical providers on access to Enhertu.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the annual cost to the NHS of routinely commissioning Enhertu for eligible patients.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of patients in Essex with HER2-low metastatic breast cancer who would be eligible for treatment with E
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with patient organisations representing people with metastatic breast cancer on improving access to innovative can
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled £1bn boost to PE and school sport to end fitness postcode lottery, published 21 May 2026, what fu
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding will be available to schools to support a) PE, b) sport and c) swimming provision in the period between the end of the Primary PE and Sport Pr
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impact of the transitional period between the end of the Primary PE and Sports Premium and the introduction of the PE a
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the impact of the £100,000 income threshold for Tax-Free Childcare eligibility on single-parent households.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the impact of the £100,000 income threshold for childcare support on incentives to increase earnings.
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