Speeches by Murray.

“On 11 September last year, I stood in this House to request time for a debate on the Nolan principles of selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership. In the light of the serious concern arising from the release of the Epstein files, the links to the retired Lord Mandelson and …”

“Ofgem has announced plans to introduce a requirement for suppliers to lower the standing-charge tariff for customers. Mr Hammond, what are the implications of recovering a greater share of network costs through unit rates rather than a daily flat charge?”

“Mr Johnston, you paint a very positive picture of the ECO programme. I was interested in the way the feedback loop goes via the installers to Ofgem. Is there any difficulty in the installers finding the skills needed to deliver? Is that something you have come across?”

“How do you respond to concerns that financing Ofgem’s debt relief scheme risks shifting it on to the people who are already facing high energy bills and are struggling?”

“How confident are you that Ofgem’s proposed debt relief scheme will adequately support households in Scotland that have unmanageable levels of debt? Ms Mander started to touch on that, but would either of you like to expand a little?”

“Are you saying that behavioural change is part of the solution? Do you think that behaviour has been a large part of the cause, or is it just part of an education process?”

“Ms Mander and Mr Johnston, I want to ask about the barriers that are preventing households from reducing their energy debt. Once they are in debt, how do they find it?”

“I apologise. Removing the two-child cap is a vital step, and I hope that the Government choose to listen to more Liberal Democrat proposals.”

“It seems that with increasing frequency I stand in this place welcoming Labour U-turns, and today I welcome yet another. The decision to lift the two-child cap is clearly the right moral choice, and it will lift hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty. For those in Scotland, this is a particularly welcome chan…”

“Not really. I think the question has been answered in the fact that they do not have the figures yet. We will have to give them some time.”

“For full disclosure, I had a very informative visit to BBC Scotland—thank you for that—and I am a huge consumer of BBC radio and of Sounds, as opposed to iPlayer. I do not seem to have enough time for television at the moment. The BBC has recently decided to overhaul “Good Morning Scotland”, the radio programme that is…”

“I note that your expenditure on radio is staying flat, so it will be really interesting to hear what the listening figures are in due course, once you get a chance to get a realistic—”

“What focus and impact do you think the final phase of the strategy will have?”

“Phase 2 of the BBC's “Across the UK” strategy ended last year. How would you judge your performance against your commitments, and how has the strategy affected the BBC’s operations in Scotland?”

“So basically you are saying that we develop Scotland because it is a good business case.”

“Is that benefiting Scottish talent and Scottish viewers, or are we attracting people into the area rather than developing people in Scotland?”

“I welcome the Government’s U-turn on digital identity cards, but they must go further. We are now looking at a largely redundant system that is expected to cost nearly £2 billion. Will the Minister explain why this is the best use of public money and whether he agrees that the resources would be better directed to tack…”

“4. What recent steps he has taken to establish a digital identity system.”

“I am interested in those three steps, particularly the move from the garage or the van to taking a premises. We talk about how the high street will thrive on person-to-person contact and we have the nail bars, salons and these sorts of things. How do your members feel about people who are actually now moving from emplo…”

“I am the MP for Mid Dunbartonshire where we have Kirkintilloch, which is quite well known for having a town centre redevelopment scheme that was funded by the Scottish Government. All over Mid Dunbartonshire, I am hearing exactly the feedback reflecting the comments that Professor Sparks was making about the environmen…”