Speeches by Murray.

“I will do my best. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir John. I thank the hon. Member for Sheffield Central (Abtisam Mohamed) for securing the debate and bringing attention to this matter. Although some may deny its impact or severity, climate change represents the greatest modern threat to our planet. T…”

“On that timetable, the review committed to a renewed focus on the common frameworks programme, but the UK Government missed their previous target of finalising that programme by Easter 2025. When do you expect the programme to be finalised?”

“Taking us back to the internal market review, are there next steps and timelines for implementation arising from that review?”

“As somebody who has worked in the Scottish manufacturing industry with our main markets being in England and Europe, I am pleased to hear the focus on removing barriers. Why did you decide not to embed the proposed changes to how the Act works in law? Do you accept that this leaves these commitments open to being chang…”

“Earlier this year you oversaw the review of the UK Internal Market Act, which the Scottish Government have said is the single greatest impediment to more effective and respectful intergovernmental relations. How do the changes promised in that review help to address the Scottish Government’s concerns about the Act? Giv…”

“Do you think the Government are now moving quickly enough to process the asylum claims?”

“That is interesting. I am a graduate of Robert Gordon myself and I know the effectiveness of courses that give people experience in the industry. Who do you think are going to be worst affected in terms of the current and future workforce by this change if it goes ahead?”

“How will the future of the Aberdeen news programme affect the future jobs in the pipeline in journalism in the north?”

“If Ofcom approves the cuts, do you see that there is a way of mitigating those cuts?”

“Yet you seem to be forecasting that you will be losing more journalists in this cost saving than any other role within the company.”

“I want to highlight a technicality that affects veterans who served before 1987. Prior to the Crown Proceedings (Armed Forces) Act 1987, veterans were unable to bring compensation claims against the Ministry of Defence. The 1987 Act changed that, but cannot be applied retrospectively, so pre-1987 veterans remain exclud…”

“You joined STV in what you say is a shrinking market—despite the fact that the company has a public service obligation under Ofcom—and you appear to be reimagining the future at the expense of jobs in journalism and connections to local communities in the north, despite the fact that we hear all the time about industri…”

“Archibald Young, a foundry in my constituency, manufactures components that are vital to our national security, yet it now faces a devastating blow from Labour’s tax changes. We are hearing that food production—another cornerstone of national security—will also be decimated by these measures. This issue goes to the hea…”

“I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (Jamie Stone) for bringing attention to the matter. As my colleagues have made clear, the Liberal Democrats believe in devolution. Our votes pushed it over the line in 1999, delivering a Scottish Parliament and taking decision making closer to …”

“We talked earlier about the food strategy. To what extent were your organisations involved in the development and implementation of the strategy? What assessments have you made, if any, after its publication?”

“Food sustainability is a key part of the strategy. As regulators, what are your biggest concerns regarding the sustainability and safety of the food system, particularly with respect to, as was mentioned earlier, the climate change and geopolitical pressures? How would you like to see those addressed?”

“So you are happy that the devolved nature of the work is working well and that it is appropriate for it to be seen as a four-nations approach.”

“Do you have any guidelines on what you will accept as sponsorship, for example in terms of the nutritional value of a food supplier? On the one hand we are selling public benefit and health benefits, and on the other you absolutely need to find sponsorship to support the Games. How do you look at any company that offer…”

“How much commercial funding do you need to deliver the Games? How much have you raised so far, or had promises on?”

“What has delivering the event without public funding meant that you cannot deliver? What more would you have liked to deliver?”