Speeches by Murray.

“Part of the recommendation was an onus on all parties involved in those decisions to have a role in the building and development of trust. How would you ask the UK Government to acknowledge the wider effect that this piece of legislation could have on Northern Ireland?”

“Thank you, Lord Murphy, for coming today and for the work you have done on this issue. I would like to look at the whole concept of the Stormont brake and the Government’s response to the first use of the Stormont brake at the first opportunity, which was to override it. Ministers have notified Stormont of only two of …”

“Following on from that, schedule 1 to the Bill is quite explicit that a commissioner may not be appointed if the Secretary of State “considers that there is a matter which… would give rise to a conflict of interest”. That is a very wide-ranging power. What parameters do you envisage there being to deal with that?”

“Thank you very much for staying on to do this briefing, Secretary of State. I want to go back to the area that I raised with you in relation to the statement in the Chamber a couple of weeks back, now that we have been able to see the draft legislation. The Bill makes various provisions for the Secretary of State to ap…”

“I refer the hon. Gentleman to my life experience before coming to this place as a member of staff within the health service. I worked through the pandemic when we used the red, amber and green statuses to indicate how waiting lists were. We did not just have red, amber and green stages. We created a purple status for w…”

“I thank my hon. Friend for her intervention. Certainly, the experience was that the Scottish Government were good at setting targets but never good at making sure those targets were met. I see the toll of that every week, with people living in pain, losing mobility and struggling with their mental health. They look at …”

“I commend the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (Jamie Stone) for securing this important debate. Before devolution, Scotland-specific Bills in this place were few and far between—often single digits per year—even though our health, education and legal systems have been completely different for cent…”

“There are many factors that make family farms viable, including the ability to work the land and carry out what is a very physically demanding job. Does the Minister agree that tackling the fundamental problems in our NHS and the growing waiting lists in Scotland must be a priority when balancing competing pressures, g…”

“On your last point, Minister Muir, it is all well and good looking forward, but to look forward and determine solutions we need to be clear on where we have come from and how we got to the position we got to. How was the environmental situation allowed to deteriorate to the point where we needed to take this level of a…”

“On your last point, Minister Muir, it is all well and good looking forward, but to look forward and determine solutions we need to be clear on where we have come from and how we got to the position we got to. How was the environmental situation allowed to deteriorate to the point where we needed to take this level of a…”

“I welcome the statement and the progress made by both this Government and the Government of the Republic of Ireland. As my hon. Friend the Member for Gower (Tonia Antoniazzi) said, we on the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee have heard of the heartbreak of many of those who lost loved ones over the course of the troub…”

“Many leisure centres, such as the Tryst in Cumbernauld, which was built and opened in 1973, are desperate to decarbonise, but face huge costs and the practical challenge of retrofitting renewable technologies into older buildings. Will my right hon. Friend set out how Great British Energy will support vital community f…”

“6. What steps Great British Energy is taking to help public services use more renewable energy.”

“I am a member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. Professional bodies are there to set the standards of the profession. Does the hon. Lady not recognise the conflict of interest that could arise from the professional body representing an employee at a disciplinary hearing when it has to uphold the …”

“I spoke to a hospital catering worker in my constituency who was contracted to work 12 hours a week, but she regularly worked 36 hours a week. However, when she took annual leave, she was paid for 12 hours a week. Does the hon. Lady not think that this catering worker deserves the respect of actually being paid for the…”

“Does the hon. Gentleman not recognise that very few cases end up in a tribunal, particularly at a point where all due process happens? Not all dismissals are unfair.”

“17. What steps he is taking to increase innovation in the defence sector.”

“T7. We have already highlighted the welcome investment in shipbuilding on the Clyde and the Forth, which clearly demonstrates the real benefit of being part of the Union. What assessment has the Minister made of other potential export deals? What steps is he taking to ensure that the Ministry of Defence takes up those …”

“I have just asked my question.”

“You are giving me another bite of the cherry, Mr Speaker.”