Speeches by Murray.

“The numbers will be laid out in the spending review—in fact, some numbers may be laid out in the spring statement in a little over 24 hours’ time—but the current communication to the Scottish Government is that there will be no reduction in their budget up to the end of this current spending round, which is 2025-26.”

“Well, obviously, this will all be laid out in the spending review, but the financial impact of the decision last week on the Scottish Government budget that has been announced is zero. That has been communicated to the Scottish Government.”

“Well, look, a Scottish Government Minister appeared before a Committee of the Scottish Government and said they were looking forward to a UK Labour Government bailing them out. They had already set a budget that had a significant financial deficit of somewhere between £700 million and £1 billion; £500 million had been …”

“Again, the Scottish Government were informed as soon as they possibly could be informed. These are decisions that went through the proper structures—the proper democratic structures as well as governmental structures—and the Scottish Government were subsequently informed from that basis. It is dwarfed by the £4.9 billi…”

“Yes and no. The city growth deals are the 12 individual deals that were put together in partnership between the UK Government, the Scottish Government, local government and third-party stakeholders, universities and the private sector. The levelling-up funding is slightly separate to that for different projects that ar…”

“For years the defence sector in Scotland has been at the forefront of creating skilled, well-paid jobs, despite the SNP’s refusal to stand up and back UK defence. This week is Scottish Apprenticeship Week, and I hope that those on both sides of the House—particularly Members from Scotland—will join me in paying tribute…”

“Sorry, Mr Speaker. I lost the thread of that question about halfway through, but one thing I did take from it is that it was absolutely identical to the question from the Tory shadow Secretary of State. That tells you all you need to know.”

“I am very surprised the hon. Gentleman did not take the opportunity to apologise for his Twitter rantings at the weekend on foreign policy with regards to the Prime Minister. He said: “The UK has left itself in an utterly isolated position.” I think the hon. Gentleman left himself in an utterly isolated position. This …”

“Scottish universities punch above their weight internationally. They are one of the jewels in the crown of the Scottish economy, and of the Scottish and UK education system. Of course, Edinburgh University is the best university in the world—the House would expect me to say that as the MP in Edinburgh and as an alumnus…”

“This Government are fully committed to economic growth. As I have said, the Prime Minister has said and the Chancellor has consistently said, oil and gas will be with us for decades to come. We support the industry. We are working through the issues that have arisen from the legal cases the shadow Secretary of State re…”

“The shadow Secretary of State will know that the Government are working very hard, after the Finch decision and the decisions around Rosebank, in terms of oil and gas. He asks me to answer the question about where Scottish Labour MPs would rank in the table. Scottish Labour MPs are in the premier league; he is in the S…”

“This Government back the oil and gas industry in Scotland. We have consistently said that oil and gas will be with us for decades to come, but that sits beside our national mission to get to clean power by 2030. It is a mission we should all be backing not just for the jobs of the future, but to bring down people’s bil…”

“It seems to me that SNP Members decided when they came back to the House in July to defend the Conservative Government’s economic record. We inherited a £22 billion black hole, and when the Chancellor came to the Dispatch Box for the Budget, she had to fill that black hole and end austerity. It is what we promised, and…”

“I agree with the hon. Lady about the commitment given by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury at the Dispatch Box yesterday, and I reiterate that the only watering down of whisky in Scotland will be the little bit of water that some put in to taste.”

“I could not agree more with the hon. Gentleman. Our nuclear policy in Scotland should allow us to have nuclear power to bring down bills and give us energy security. Of course, he is also right that the SNP is against nuclear power in Scotland, but very happy to take the baseload from England.”

“The Scottish Government and SNP Members seem to think that defending the defence industry is done on Twitter. This Government inherited not just a fiscal crisis but an industrial one, because we have had well over 10 years without a clear industrial strategy. I was pleased recently to meet the chair of the Industrial S…”

“The Prime Minister is absolutely right when he says that the first responsibility of this Government is to protect our national security and keep our citizens safe. The last time that defence spending was at 2.5% of GDP was under the last Labour Government. Scotland is a leader in the defence industry. Just this week, …”

“I thank my hon. Friend for raising this issue in the House, and for protecting workers in his constituency. The UK Government are fully committed to seeking a sustainable industrial future for Grangemouth and all its workers. Following the work of the Scotland Office-led taskforce, the Prime Minister announced that the…”

“The Scotland Office is playing a key role in driving economic growth in Scotland, ensuring that our new industrial strategy works for Scotland and securing Harland & Wolff’s future to protect hundreds of jobs in Arnish and Methil, and I led the cross-Government ministerial taskforce to secure £200 million from the …”

“Indeed. The First Minister is all over the place on defence. He has suggested that we should increase the of 2.5% of GDP by scrapping Trident, but that is already included in the 2.5%, so it would make no difference whatsoever. The SNP are not credible at all when it comes to defence in Scotland, and I urge every membe…”