Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 08 Dec 2025 Digital ID
"Thank you for saving me until last, Ms Furniss. With Christmas around the corner, the squats from bobbing will come in very handy.
The proposal to introduce digital ID represents one of the most significant changes to the relationship between the individual and the state in modern British history. The …..." James McMurdock - View Speech
"That is a good point very well made, and it brings me to another point, which has not been raised in this debate: although the Government state that digital ID is optional—at least, at this stage—for the taxpayer, the cost is not optional. If they go ahead with it, we …..." James McMurdock - View Speech
"Ministers will be well aware that the maximum period of time for which the most vulnerable people should ever be placed in temporary accommodation is six weeks, but I have seen repeatedly from Labour-run Basildon council a tweaking and gaming of the rules, whereby a single-room bed and breakfast property …..." James McMurdock - View Speech
"Q7. It is an open secret that the gig economy is a magnet for organised crime and illegal workers. As Christmas approaches and demand increases, so do the associated risks. Will the Prime Minister please explain why enforcement in this area is so low and what he will do to …..." James McMurdock - View Speech
"7. What steps she is taking to reduce the cost to the public purse of migrants who have crossed the channel illegally...." James McMurdock - View Speech
"According to a recent National Audit Office report, £15.3 billion will be spent on asylum accommodation alone over the next 10 years. That money will be spent on people who will, in some instances, commit violent and sexual crimes—crimes that would make our skin crawl—against the British people. What do …..." James McMurdock - View Speech
"Q2. Earlier this week, I got to see the very best and some of the worst of our national health service. When my own daughter needed it, it was there, but when an 89-year-old gentleman in the restaurant I was eating at collapsed, it took over an hour and 15 …..." James McMurdock - View Speech
"Would the hon. Member agree that, while price controls are a nice idea in theory, they are a terrible idea in practice? Supply and demand ultimately dictate the price of something so, while it is a nice suggestion, it would not work in real life. Does he agree?..." James McMurdock - View Speech