Speeches by Murray.

“They are predominantly Opposition MPs. How do you think that your perspective, as a Government Back-Bench MP, would differ from the perspective of an Opposition MP?”

“You have had the terms of reference—this is the point where it feels like the weirdest job interview—so is there anything else that you want to bring to our attention that you have not been asked about?”

“Thanks for coming along, Neil. It is good to get your perspective because when we have a look at our list of what are gently described as “high volume submitters”—”

“Thanks very much for that response, Ben. It has been widely reported that you have submitted more written parliamentary questions than any other Member. How on earth have you managed to do that and to manage that workload? Also, what value do you get from the responses?”

“You have had the terms of reference—this is the point where it feels like the weirdest job interview—so is there anything else that you want to bring to our attention that you have not been asked about?”

“Thanks very much for that response, Ben. It has been widely reported that you have submitted more written parliamentary questions than any other Member. How on earth have you managed to do that and to manage that workload? Also, what value do you get from the responses?”

“By Government Ministers.”

“Do you think that the motivation behind why you are using this vehicle is understood?”

“They are predominantly Opposition MPs. How do you think that your perspective, as a Government Back-Bench MP, would differ from the perspective of an Opposition MP?”

“Thanks for coming along, Neil. It is good to get your perspective because when we have a look at our list of what are gently described as “high volume submitters”—”

“You have had the terms of reference—this is the point where it feels like the weirdest job interview—so is there anything else that you want to bring to our attention that you have not been asked about?”

“Thank you for coming in. Could you explain the operation of the Cabinet Office’s cross-Government co-ordination role in relation to FOIs?”

“We successfully managed to apply for an interim banking hub in Kilsyth, which opened only four weeks ago. One of the grounds for having that hub was the closure of the Santander branch in Cumbernauld. There was a push then saying that the nearest alternative was the Santander branch in Kirkintilloch. Six months after t…”

“Does the Cabinet Office have any role in supporting the performance of different Departments in carrying out that work? What performance standards are Departments held to?”

“Have you anything to add, Clare?”

“Have you anything to add, Clare?”

“Thank you for coming in. Could you explain the operation of the Cabinet Office’s cross-Government co-ordination role in relation to FOIs?”

“Thank you for coming in. Could you explain the operation of the Cabinet Office’s cross-Government co-ordination role in relation to FOIs?”

“Does the Cabinet Office have any role in supporting the performance of different Departments in carrying out that work? What performance standards are Departments held to?”

“Have you anything to add, Clare?”