Ian Murray

5 Jun 2023 · Treasury

Swimming: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits for children's participation in swimming of removing VAT from the price of children's swimming lessons.

5 Jun 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Malawi: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing (a) Official Development Assistance to Malawi, (b) funding for programmes to build climate change resi

23 May 2023 · Scotland Office

Cancer: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, with reference to his oral contribution of 29 March 2023, Official Report, column 1000, what progress he has made on organising a meeting with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on cancer vaccine

5 May 2023 · Scotland Office

Scotland Act 2016

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when his Department plans to publish the Seventh Annual Report on the implementation of the Scotland Act 2016.

25 Apr 2023 · Treasury

Cash Dispensing: Fees and Charges

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to help maintain the number of free-to-use cash machines.

25 Apr 2023 · Treasury

Cash Dispensing: Fees and Charges

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with LINK on the numbers of free-to-use cash machines.

17 Feb 2023 · Scotland Office

King's Theatre Edinburgh: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of the provision of funding for the refurbishment of the Kings Theatre in Edinburgh.

9 Feb 2023 · Scotland Office

Scotland Office: Scotland Act 1998

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many meetings of (a) officials and (b) Ministers in his Department with the Scottish Government on Section 35 of the Scotland Act 1998 have (i) been scheduled and (ii) taken place since 1 January 2023; and i

1 Feb 2023 · Scotland Office

Scotland Office: Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill (SP)

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many meetings the Scotland Office had with the Scottish Government on the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland Bill) prior to the Section 35 order being invoked.

30 Jan 2023 · Scotland Office

UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether the Government has received written amendments from the Scottish Government on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill; and what discussions the Governmen

19 Jan 2023 · Home Office

Visas: Charities

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total amount paid was for immigration health surcharges by people granted International Agreement Visas (Temporary Work), formerly known as Tier 5 Visas, to volunteer for charities in the UK

19 Jan 2023 · Home Office

Visas: Charities

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many nationals from EU countries and from non-EU countries were granted International Agreement Visas (Temporary Work), formerly known as Tier 5 Visas, to volunteer for charities in the UK as inte

19 Jan 2023 · Home Office

Visas: Charities

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for International Agreement Visas (Temporary Work), formerly known as Tier 5 Visas, were received from nationals from EU countries and from non-EU countries seeking to volunteer

6 Jan 2023 · Home Office

Immigration

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the case of Independent Monitoring Authority v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2022] EWHC 3274 (Admin), of 21 December 2022, what assessment she has made of the implicati

20 Dec 2022 · Department for Transport

Railways: Lockerbie

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data his Department holds on the average weekly level of cancellations and delays from Lockerbie railway station for (a) Transpennine Express trains and (b) Avanti West Coast trains, including those trains

28 Nov 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Natural Gas: Pipelines

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment the Health and Safety Executive has made of the safety of steel service pipes in gas distribution networks.

7 Nov 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

IGR Secretariat: Operating Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many staff work in the intergovernmental relations (IGR) Secretariat as of 7 November 2022; and what estimate he has made of the annual cost of running that Secretariat.

4 Nov 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pigs: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps are being taken to ensure that import controls are sufficient to protect UK pigs from African Swine Fever.

4 Nov 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to consult UK farmers and food processors on her decision to change pre-export requirements from a farmer declaration to a veterinary attestation with immediat

4 Nov 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Academic Technology Approval Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made a recent estimate of the number of students who have been unable to accept (a) places on courses and (b) research positions due to delays in issuing Acade

4 Nov 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Academic Technology Approval Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made a recent estimate of the average processing time of an Academic Technology Approval Scheme certificate.

1 Nov 2022 · Treasury

Fiscal Policy: Scotland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what further progress the Government has made on fiscal framework negotiations with the Scottish Government.

25 Oct 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy Bills Rebate

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the answer of 24 October to question 59611 on Energy Bills Rebate, if he will take steps to ensure that households which have different energy meters for their home an

19 Oct 2022 · Treasury

Spirits: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what impact assessment his Department has undertaken of the cancelled duty freeze on the Scotch Whisky industry given the effect of RPI.

19 Oct 2022 · Treasury

Spirits: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of HMRC spirits excise duty receipts for 2021-22; and how the amount of revenue received by HM Treasury compares with projections for receipts for 2023-24.

19 Oct 2022 · Treasury

Spirits: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what impact assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of cancelling the freeze in spirits excise duty on jobs maintained by Scotch Whisky distilleries.

19 Oct 2022 · Treasury

Spirits: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what impact assessment his Department has made of the potential effects of cancelling freeze in spirits excise duty on investment by Scotch Whisky distilleries.

19 Oct 2022 · Home Office

Visas: Graduates

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many graduate student visa holders are accompanied by five or six dependents.

17 Oct 2022 · Home Office

Refugees: Resettlement

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many refugees have been settled through the Community Sponsorship Scheme as of 1 October 2022.

12 Oct 2022 · Treasury

Disguised Remuneration Loan Charge Review

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people seeking refunds due to the changes made by the Morse Review have been refunded by HMRC to date.