Written questions

Ian Murray

743 written questions tabled, most recent first.

22 Apr 2024 · Scotland Office

Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he has had discussions with the Lord Advocate on the Scottish Government's proposed amendments to the Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill.

13 Mar 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to increase Scotland’s (a) manufacturing capacity for and (b) delivery of cell and gene therapies.

13 Mar 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to help support research into cell and gene therapy in Scotland.

7 Mar 2024 · Scotland Office

Scotland Office: Defamation

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, with reference to paragraphs 7.16 and 7.17 of the Ministerial Code, on how many occasions Ministers in his Department have informed the Law Officers that they are the defendants in a libel action in (a) their pe

6 Mar 2024 · Treasury

Public Expenditure: Scotland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Spring Budget 2024, HC 560, if he will publish a detailed breakdown of the Barnett consequential for Scotland.

23 Jan 2024 · Treasury

Apprenticeship Levy: Scotland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the total revenue raised via the apprenticeship levy from businesses in Scotland for each of the last five years.

6 Dec 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Levelling Up Fund: Culture

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what his Department's timescales are for announcing the details of the proposed methodology for the selection of culture projects; and what plans his Department has to publicise this

4 Dec 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Levelling Up Fund: Culture

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what his planned timescale is for announcing the selection methodology for culture projects in Round 3 of the Levelling Up Fund.

27 Nov 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Climate Change

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps his Department has taken to deliver the (a) commitments made in the Glasgow Declaration for Fair Water Footprints and (b) other commitments on water and climate resilie

8 Nov 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Boundary Commissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department submitted a draft Order in Council to a meeting of His Majesty in Council giving effect to new parliamentary boundaries within the four-month statutory period

13 Oct 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether funding for the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan is coming from his Department's existing budgets.

13 Oct 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether annual budget allocations have been made for 2024-25 in relation to the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan.

1 Sep 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Whisky: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made a recent assessment of the contribution of the Scotch whisky industry to the tourism industry.

1 Sep 2023 · Treasury

Whisky: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer ,what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the rise in alcohol duty on the (a) growth and (b) job creation prospects of the Scotch whisky industry.

1 Sep 2023 · Treasury

Research and Development Expenditure Credit

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of HMRC's Research and Development Tax relief reform changes on the number of UK SMEs submitting applications for tax relief.

1 Sep 2023 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Staff

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff working on Research and Development tax relief schemes in HMRC have (a) prior experience in and (b) qualifications relevant to the technological sector.

1 Sep 2023 · Treasury

Research and Development Expenditure Credit

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Research and Development tax credit relief applicants have received repeated requests for information in the last 12 months.

11 Jul 2023 · Treasury

Trade Marks: Registration

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the Financial Conduct Authority's procedures for authorising the association of multiple trading names with a single registration.

11 Jul 2023 · Treasury

Trade Marks: Registration

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the Financial Conduct Authority's procedures for ensuring that all trading names associated with a single registration are properly authorised.

26 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 May 2023 to Question 186387 on Cancer: Vaccination and with reference to the oral contribution of the Secretary of State for Scotland on 29 March 2023, Official Report,

7 Jun 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Life Sciences: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to support the life sciences sector in Scotland.

7 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Vaccination: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to help encourage vaccine manufacturers to manufacture their vaccines in the UK; and if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of higher levels of

7 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Clinical Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help increase patient access to clinical trials; and what recent discussions he has had with the devolved Administrations on best practice in this area.

6 Jun 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Life Sciences: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department has taken to help increase the number of life sciences companies in Scotland.