Speeches by Murray.

“Thank you very much, everybody, for coming today and for your answers. Earlier on in the session we talked quite extensively about mortality figures and, of course, the consequence of mortality is that there are dead and dying fish that need to be disposed of. Earlier this year it was reported that a company had buried…”

“Thank you for that. Perhaps I could ask James then: in general, how are companies able to ensure that disposal of dead fish does not impact on communities and the environment, when clearly there are instances where unanticipated actions need to be taken?”

“Would the industry feel that there should be a mechanism put in place for these—perhaps you would call them exceptional incidents?”

“One other point about the drawdown limit on the Scotland reserve. They have been removed, but there is still a cap of £700 million. Do you think this goes far enough to provide sufficient flexibility to protect Scotland from future economic volatility?”

“I would like to move the subject to how Scotland is funded by the UK Government. The Scottish Government are well within their limit for resource borrowing but remain close to their cap on investment. Are borrowing limits for resource set high enough, or too high?”

“In some ways you have started to answer my final question, but in your first statement as Secretary of State, you said that you would ensure that the Scotland Office has a strong voice for Scotland within the UK Government. I think you have already started to outline that, but how will you achieve that, and do you feel…”

“Thanks for that. What are the main levers that the Scotland Office has to deliver that?”

“First of all, I would like to thank you all for coming and congratulate Baroness Smith, but also to say that it has been really heartening to hear of the approach of working together and building on what is already working. I would just like to ask how the Secretary of State thinks the Department will achieve its long-…”

“16. What recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the early release scheme.”

“In my Mid Dunbartonshire constituency, the community justice team are having success in preventing reoffending by working with offenders in a trauma-informed way. It is recognised that short sentences, as has already been mentioned, do not prevent reoffending. Does the Minister agree that the prevention of reoffending …”

“Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for allowing me to make my first contribution to a UK Budget debate. I refer to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I congratulate Members on the Government Benches on their excellent maiden speeches. I was pleased to hear the Chancellor’s plans for reparations for…”

“I thank you for chairing this debate, Mr Dowd, and I thank the hon. Member for Glasgow East (John Grady) for bringing this important topic to Westminster Hall. I thank all colleagues for their contributions—we are definitely stronger together. Building on the talent and experience in Aberdeen, by developing new industr…”

“Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for calling me to make my maiden speech. It is a pleasure to speak after the many excellent maiden speeches we have heard, including from the hon. Members for South Norfolk (Ben Goldsborough) and for South West Norfolk (Terry Jermy), my hon. Friend the Member for Esher and Walton (Monic…”

“Will my right hon. Friend allow an intervention?”

“Apologies. Given what my hon. Friend is talking about, it is important to note that applying VAT to independent schools will have a significant effect on their affordability for parents who make that choice. In my Mid Dunbartonshire constituency, not all parents will be able to afford the extra 20% per child. We hear a…”