Ian Murray

24 Nov 2020 · Treasury

Plastic Packaging Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of including bio-based and compostable bioplastics in the scope of the plastic packaging tax on levels of bio-based plastic packaging; and if he will make a statem

23 Nov 2020 · Treasury

Plastic Packaging Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate has he made of the proportion of (a) producers and (b) importers of plastic packaging that would be liable for the plastic tax that deal with (i) bio-based and (ii) compostable plastics.

17 Nov 2020 · Treasury

Plastic Packaging Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the plastic packaging tax on trends in the availability of 100 per cent compostable packaging.

16 Nov 2020 · Treasury

Plastic Packaging Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the £200 per tonne plastic packaging tax will apply to 100 per cent compostable packaging; and if he will make a statement.

16 Nov 2020 · Treasury

Plastic Packaging Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the plastic packaging tax on businesses that produce 100 per cent compostable and bio-based packaging; and if he will make a statement.

4 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to answer Question 92754 on Coronavirus Laboratories tabled by the hon. Member for Edinburgh South on 21 September 2020.

4 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to provide a substantive Answer to Question 92755 on Coronavirus: Laboratories, tabled on 21 September 2020 by the hon. Member for Edinburgh South.

4 Nov 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Events Industry: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment his Department has made of the availability of insurance for the live events and festivals industry to cover the loss of income during the covid-19 outbreak.

4 Nov 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Telecommunications: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with Ofcom on the pricing of landline phone calls during the covid-19 outbreak.

3 Nov 2020 · Treasury

Mortgages

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to support people in shared appreciation mortgage schemes.

20 Oct 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Events Industry: Insurance

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a Government-backed insurance scheme for live events.

8 Oct 2020 · Treasury

Exports: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will (a) reverse his decision to end the VAT Retail Export Scheme or (b) postpone its implementation until an impact assessment has been conducted.

8 Oct 2020 · Treasury

Exports: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with (a) retail industry bodies and (b) trade unions on the effect on the retail sector of ending the VAT Retail Export Scheme.

8 Oct 2020 · Treasury

Exports: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the (a) direct and (b) wider effect of ending the VAT Retail Export Scheme on the retail, hospitality and tourism sectors in Scotland.

5 Oct 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Cineworld Group: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the economic effect of Cineworld's decision to close its cinemas affecting up to 6,000 UK jobs.

5 Oct 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Cinemas: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will provide sector-specific support to the cinema sector following the closure of Cineworld venues; and if he will make a statement.

22 Sep 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Child Trust Fund: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the financial effect on families of disabled children as a result of being required to apply to the Court of Protection to access their child's child trust fund account.

22 Sep 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Child Trust Fund: Learning Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the mechanisms by which parents of children with learning disabilities are able to access their child's child trust fund account when that child turns 18 years.

22 Sep 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Child Trust Fund: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made on the number of families with disabled children are unable to access their child's child trust fund account when that child turns 18 years.

22 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus Act 2020

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which parts of the Coronavirus Act 2020 have been implemented in practice.

21 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Laboratories

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many members of staff are employed at each Lighthouse Laboratory covid-19 testing facility in the UK.

21 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Laboratories

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many staff are employed at the Lighthouse Laboratories facility in Glasgow; and how many have been employed at the facility in each month since it opened.

1 Sep 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Liberia: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of his Department's covid-19 travel guidance for Liberia.

17 Jul 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Health and Safety: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many reports of cases of covid-19 contracted in the workplace have been received by the Health and Safety Executive under the reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations fo

14 Jul 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Data Protection: Public Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if the Government will adopt a list of specific high-value datasets similar to the European Commission’s Directive on open data and the re-use of public sector information which was ente

14 Jul 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Data Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether he plans to publish the National Data Strategy for the UK in 2020.

10 Jul 2020 · Treasury

Children's Play: Facilities

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the reduction in VAT from 20 per cent to 5 per cent announced in the summer economic update on 8 July 2020 applies to soft play centres.

8 Jul 2020 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to establish an air bridge for tourists between the UK and Thailand.

7 Jul 2020 · Home Office

Visas: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2020 to Question 57177 on Visas, whether she plans to introduce a further extension of visas for people that are unable to travel home after 31 July 2020.

30 Jun 2020 · Treasury

Banks: Compensation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that banks comply with Financial Ombudsman decisions to compensate claimants.