Speeches by Murray.

“Would you say that that should or could involve some element of ensuring that the business environment is conducive to them surviving? In some instances, they have become very specialist suppliers, and they are at a size that can be flexible for the volumes that you need, but they have the specialist skills for the qua…”

“Does that apply to the SMEs in your supply chain as well? They are in a similar situation of needing to fund their operations.”

“How confident are you both in your ability to deliver the capabilities outlined in the review, given the uncertainty on when the 3% defence spending target will be reached?”

“Given the challenges in the environment that you are talking about, do you think it is possible to deliver the recommendations of the SDR without certainty on defence spending increases? You are talking about developing IT and other skills and your social responsibility, clearly all really benefiting the economy, but p…”

“Are you getting any feedback from rural areas near cities and built-up areas in terms of the logistics of delivering and perhaps collecting parcels? If you are driving up a mile track it is different from if you are just going through the built-up area that is nearby. Would your definition of rural areas include rural …”

“What was the effect of Ofcom removing the price cap last year on that? Do you have any information on what effect it had on the rural community’s ability to access parcel services in general?”

“If we move to specifically parcel services, to what extent do rural Royal Mail customers value the Royal Mail services compared to competitors?”

“People in Gaza are starving. Those people are children, the sick and the elderly. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is unworkable and its operations are insufficient. Will the Government not just press for but develop an alternative plan for taking aid into the strip through a humanitarian corridor sponsored by the UN?”

“9. What steps he is taking to improve national resilience against cyber-security threats.”

“I thank the Minister for his answer. As has been mentioned, we have recently seen attacks against private institutions, with groups such as Marks & Spencer being targeted. I would be very interested to learn about the approach that has been taken by the statutory organisations and those in the military sphere, but …”

“Do you support the decision not to establish an exclusion zone round the pilot facility?”

“Thank you for that. Will you look at the result of the pilot in three years and see whether you might take a different view at that point? If you are viewing these people as victims rather than criminals, it might be appropriate to review the Misuse of Drugs Act.”

“In the longer term, do you consider that that decision might be reviewed and that an exclusion zone might be desirable?”

“With your indulgence, I understand that the session is on the drug consumption room, but a really important aspect of the need for drug consumption rooms is about the supply of illegal drugs in the first place. Do the Scottish Government feel that they have the tools to tackle organised crime effectively?”

“I was going to ask about expansion of allowing equipment to be used in safer drug consumption facilities. I suppose, given your very clear position that you have been stating repeatedly, my question is, in the future, if the evidence of the Scottish drug consumption rooms is considered by the Government, whether you wo…”

“Thank you very much for making the Government’s position so very clear. I requested indulgence from the Chair earlier, as you know, about asking about the actions that are being taken to prevent the supply. If it is very clear that we are looking at harm reduction through taking steps such as recovery beds and alcohol …”

“I beg to move, That this House has considered the impact of Inheritance Tax on family-owned businesses. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir John, and a privilege to lead this debate on a matter of real consequence to our economy. I begin by paying tribute to the extraordinary contributions that family-o…”

“What discussions have the Government had regarding the International Court of Justice’s 2024 judgment on Israel and Palestine?”

“T1. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.”

“In my constituency of Mid Dunbartonshire, the community justice team are having some success in preventing reoffending by working with offenders in a trauma-informed way. Given the success of that trauma-informed approach to rehabilitation, what discussions has the Minister had regarding the differing approaches that a…”