Speeches by Murray.

“I will write back to you on that one as well.”

“Having the right investment is obviously important, but it is not just about that. Some of the work that I am doing with the DFE is about working out how we can boost vaccination rates in schools. That is more about political leadership, co-ordination across the system and getting messages out to schools before the beg…”

“To talk about the shift towards prevention, I think prevention varies depending on what we are seeking to prevent. With certain aspects of lifestyle and determinants of ill health, we know better what we need to do. Smoking is a good example, where we have the Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026 and a long history of using taxa…”

“I am not going to give it an exact rating like that. It would be too much of a simplistic response for me to give, but I can talk about it in detail.”

“On community, again, certain parts of it are more defined, while other parts are less defined. I think that the overall idea is something that everyone agrees with—I do not think that anyone would disagree that having more health services delivered closer to people in the community, rather than in hospitals or acute se…”

“We are clear about what the likely ranges are—”

“I was just gently suggesting that if we are talking about the costs and benefits, it is worth putting down a marker for the benefits.”

“I am not going to get into decisions taken in the past around that. I think where we are now is that there is a strong recognition of the importance of urgency here. As I said, one of the first questions I raised when Minister Kinnock and I were catching up on my first few days in the Department was, “What can we do to…”

“The part of this conversation that has been missing so far is about the huge benefits that innovative medicines can bring.”

“Let me take that away. I am not going to commit to what we are going to do now. But let me take that away as a suggestion that you have put to me. I would not dismiss the commercial implications of having figures in the public domain, but, as I said, within the boundaries of what is appropriate I am keen to make sure w…”

“That is interesting phrasing, Josh. Thank you for the question. We all know that the provision of social care—particularly adult social care—has not been addressed by many politicians over many years. The Casey commission is at the moment trying to get cross-party consensus on a way forward for the long term—a long-ter…”

“Actually, one of the first conversations that Minister Kinnock and I had was about what we can do to move quicker on social care. One of the first questions I asked him when we had a meeting of the new ministerial team was, “What can we do to move faster on this?” I think people do have a sense of urgency. For me, ther…”

“I know my lane, Josh. I am not the Chief Secretary right now, so I am not going to be tempted on that one.”

“I am not sure it would be right for me to make pronouncements about the funding approach, because that obviously affects the whole of Government. It will be a decision for the Prime Minister and the Chancellor and those across Government to take.”

“Pay across social care is something that is really important for the Government to address, and I think the fair pay agreement has been a critical step forward in that regard.”

“I think we need to recognise the amazing compassion and skill of our care workers. For too long, care workers have not been valued in the way that they should be, given the work that they do and that so many our families rely on, in a way that does not get acknowledged by society more generally. The hard, difficult and…”

“I think having £500 million extra in 2028-29 alongside the £4.6 billion extra more broadly that we are putting in is significant. It is not simply fixing the envelope that we inherited and working within that; it is an expanded envelope, too.”

“There is extra funding—£500 million—behind that.”

“Changing what people get paid is something that will happen through a number of different mechanisms over time. We talked about the fair pay agreement and the extra money going in there. I do not want to make commitments that I could not stand behind in future, but I hope my overall approach to this is clear.”

“Which commercial regulation are you talking about?”