Speeches by Murray.

“Before we open up the same question to the other panellists, you mentioned comm networks. Could you define comm networks for us and give us a little bit of explanation of what they are? We have heard it in the evidence and I would like to hear more about it.”

“Thank you very much for coming in. I want to ask an opening question about how the extremism landscape has changed in recent years. Could you tell us a bit about how extremist behaviour has evolved and, in particular, how the role of social media and online tools has influenced that?”

“I think the hon. Lady may be psychic, because she makes exactly the point I am about to make. I could not agree with her more. What this breeds is a culture of gesture and tokenism. That means we side-step tough choices in Scotland. We duck the trade-offs that are required to implement policy change. We now have roundt…”

“My hon. Friend gets exactly to the nub of the issue. We have seen good debate, gestures and discussion in Scotland, but we have not seen the concomitant focus on policy, delivery and outcomes. The Scottish Parliament has been a success; the Scottish Government have not. It is important to draw that distinction. A highl…”

“My hon. Friend makes an important point. The concentration of power in the Scottish Parliament does not work for cities, rural areas, the central belt or the highlands and islands, because it treats Scotland as one monolithic whole and does not address the differences in its communities. That brings me to my next point…”

“I congratulate the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (Jamie Stone) on securing this important debate on the 25th anniversary of devolution. My constituency of Edinburgh East and Musselburgh is home to many of Scotland’s jewels. It is a privilege to represent Edinburgh castle, Holyrood palace and the…”

“My hon. Friend is eloquently setting out a whole host of policy challenges that we face in Scotland, whether they are in industrial strategy, opportunities for the young or the provision of further education. Does he agree that when the Government of Scotland say that the answer to every single one of those challenges …”

“Before coming to the rest of the panel, I want to think a little bit more about the day-to-day impact on the local community. As I say, I represent central Edinburgh, and you know that international students often do not speak English as their first language. Do you think we need to toughen the rules on universities ma…”

“I represent central Edinburgh, and I agree with you.”

“I represent central Edinburgh, and I agree with you.”

“Before coming to the rest of the panel, I want to think a little bit more about the day-to-day impact on the local community. As I say, I represent central Edinburgh, and you know that international students often do not speak English as their first language. Do you think we need to toughen the rules on universities ma…”

“My next question—we have touched on this already—is on the impact of international students in the communities where they go to study. We have talked about the numbers going up quite a lot. They are not quite at their peak, but they are high. Obviously, they are going to lots of institutions throughout the UK, not just…”

“Thank you, Chair, and thank you to the Committee for having me from the Home Affairs Committee. I want to ask about the immigration White Paper. What do you think is the likely income of the proposed reduction from 24 to 18 months for taught graduate visas?”

“Thank you, Chair, and thank you to the Committee for having me from the Home Affairs Committee. I want to ask about the immigration White Paper. What do you think is the likely income of the proposed reduction from 24 to 18 months for taught graduate visas?”

“That is interesting. I take your point, but I wonder what the impact of that is on the HE sector. According to the Home Office, the shortening to 18 months is only going to lead to a 3.5% reduction in international students, and apparently only 2% of students say that they would not have come to study in the UK had it …”

“That is interesting. I take your point, but I wonder what the impact of that is on the HE sector. According to the Home Office, the shortening to 18 months is only going to lead to a 3.5% reduction in international students, and apparently only 2% of students say that they would not have come to study in the UK had it …”

“My next question—we have touched on this already—is on the impact of international students in the communities where they go to study. We have talked about the numbers going up quite a lot. They are not quite at their peak, but they are high. Obviously, they are going to lots of institutions throughout the UK, not just…”

“The Minister has heard me implore her many times to move as speedily as possible to address the challenges of the victims of these awful crimes, but on this occasion I implore her to take the right time to find the right judge. It is not a normal public appointment; this is someone who has to command the confidence of …”

“How does the hon. Gentleman reconcile his point about the UK Government with the fact that, under the Homes for Ukraine scheme, the Scottish Government’s policy was to house Ukrainian refugees in hotels across Scotland, and on cruise ships?”

“I draw the House’s attention to the support that I receive from RAMP. Six years ago, we did not have asylum hotels in Stanwell or anywhere else, but we do now, because the previous Conservative Government signed contracts with private providers, which led to the mass increase in hotels. This Government’s policy is to r…”