Speeches by Murphy.

“How do you think this crisis reflects on the UK Government’s current medium to long-term energy policy of moving to clean energy? Do you think it has validated it in some way?”

“Before that implication of 1% higher inflation by the end of the year—”

“On the point about employment rights, is there an argument that this will lead to more productive employees? There is a lot of evidence that shows that greater security will lead to more productive employees, which is actually better for business. Is that part of the theory of growth as well?”

“Beyond oil, do you have a view on the broader basket of products that we are going to see inflationary impacts in? I think someone talked about fertiliser.”

“How long would that position have to be sustained? Say that prices stayed as they are at the moment, for what period—”

“Essentially, you are saying that, even if this were to end tomorrow, there are medium to long-term impacts we now need to factor in, although we do not necessarily know what all the implications are. Is that fair?”

“Dr Sen, I want to focus on the impact of the Iran war. Will you set out your view on the current impact on oil and gas, and on which is more affected?”

“Can I ask a question on growth? There has been a lot of focus on the supply side of the economy, but some economists are pointing out that stagnation in living standards could be leading to a big issue on the demand side. They point out that if a strategy on living standards was more central to the theory of growth, th…”

“What impact do you think the Iran war will have on the economy and the UK’s fiscal position?”

“I welcome the Chancellor’s statement, particularly the focus on energy security and our plan for home-grown clean energy. It has been astonishing since the election to hear that the Conservatives’ lesson from the Ukraine crisis was that we needed to be more dependent on international fossil fuels, after it cost us £78 …”

“I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing such an important debate. I join him in paying tribute to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, which does such important work conserving sites across the country. I was lucky enough to have a tour of the Holy Ghost cemetery in Basingstoke. Will he also join me in paying trib…”

“I welcome the Secretary of State’s statement, although I will gently disagree with one point. He said that he believes the Conservatives have failed to learn, or somehow forgotten, the lessons from Ukraine. I think that it is worse than that, and nothing more than short-term opportunism. They hoped that nothing like Uk…”

“As someone with family who have been living in the UAE for a number of years, I know how worrying it is for many families both here and there, so I thank the Minister for his work and that of his officials in providing consular assistance. I want to raise the case of a constituent who has been in touch. He was on his w…”

“I thank the Minister for her answer; it is fantastic to see her on the Front Bench for what I think are her first parliamentary questions. Two of the things my constituents care most about are increasing their living standards and improving their public services, and both depend on economic growth. How will the reforms…”

“17. What steps he is taking through civil service reform to support the economy.”

“Chalk streams are rare and irreplaceable. In Hampshire, we have some of the most iconic ones in the Test, the Itchen and the Loddon. Does my hon. Friend, like me, welcome the inclusion of chalk streams for the first time in the national planning policy framework, and will he join me in urging the Government to find oth…”

“I thank the Chancellor for her statement. The thing that animates my constituents most is the cost of living and the crisis in their living standards—a crisis that came about as a result of the failed economic policies of the Conservative party, whose record on living standards in the last Parliament was the worst on r…”

“Going back to where we started, to summarise what you were saying earlier, are Governments too focused on these tiny policies that they think might move your assessment, rather than the more substantial policies that will move the dial on growth? Is that your assessment?”

“On how you assess the impact of public investment, there has been criticism by bodies such as the IPPR that you do not capture second-round dynamic impacts in the way their modelling does, regarding how public capital crowds in private investment. I should declare that I used to work for the IPPR. How do you respond to…”

“Sir Robert, have you anything to add?”