Speeches by Murphy.

“In our previous panel, Professor Miles from the OBR suggested that if this was prolonged, we could see inflation rise to 3% by the end of the year. Do you think it is too soon to make modelling assumptions around that? I will direct that to you, Dr Sen, and then perhaps you, Ms Miller, could say a bit about what this i…”

“Thank you for the answer. So it is too soon to take decisions, but not too soon to prepare. I wonder whether you have any views on whether the Government is better prepared, or in a better place, to offer more targeted energy bill support. The previous Government had to offer quite broad-based support, costing £78 bill…”

“How do you think this crisis reflects on the UK Government’s current medium to long-term energy policy of moving to clean energy? Do you think it has validated it in some way?”

“Beyond oil, do you have a view on the broader basket of products that we are going to see inflationary impacts in? I think someone talked about fertiliser.”

“How long would that position have to be sustained? Say that prices stayed as they are at the moment, for what period—”

“Essentially, you are saying that, even if this were to end tomorrow, there are medium to long-term impacts we now need to factor in, although we do not necessarily know what all the implications are. Is that fair?”

“I want to follow up on Mr Coghlan’s point on the Defence, Security and Resilience Bank. I know that the Government are considering multilateral propositions around procurement, but the bank is specifically about mobilising capital. Are the Government considering that proposition directly, or other multilateral proposit…”

“To return to the question on targeting, is there work, or should the Treasury be beginning work, with the Department for Energy Security to look at more targeted schemes to support consumers—even if it is planning and those decisions do not need to be made?”

“Dr Sen, I want to focus on the impact of the Iran war. Will you set out your view on the current impact on oil and gas, and on which is more affected?”

“On the point about employment rights, is there an argument that this will lead to more productive employees? There is a lot of evidence that shows that greater security will lead to more productive employees, which is actually better for business. Is that part of the theory of growth as well?”

“Can I ask a question on growth? There has been a lot of focus on the supply side of the economy, but some economists are pointing out that stagnation in living standards could be leading to a big issue on the demand side. They point out that if a strategy on living standards was more central to the theory of growth, th…”

“What impact do you think the Iran war will have on the economy and the UK’s fiscal position?”

“I welcome the Chancellor’s statement, particularly the focus on energy security and our plan for home-grown clean energy. It has been astonishing since the election to hear that the Conservatives’ lesson from the Ukraine crisis was that we needed to be more dependent on international fossil fuels, after it cost us £78 …”

“I welcome the Secretary of State’s statement, although I will gently disagree with one point. He said that he believes the Conservatives have failed to learn, or somehow forgotten, the lessons from Ukraine. I think that it is worse than that, and nothing more than short-term opportunism. They hoped that nothing like Uk…”

“As someone with family who have been living in the UAE for a number of years, I know how worrying it is for many families both here and there, so I thank the Minister for his work and that of his officials in providing consular assistance. I want to raise the case of a constituent who has been in touch. He was on his w…”

“I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing such an important debate. I join him in paying tribute to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, which does such important work conserving sites across the country. I was lucky enough to have a tour of the Holy Ghost cemetery in Basingstoke. Will he also join me in paying trib…”

“I thank the Minister for her answer; it is fantastic to see her on the Front Bench for what I think are her first parliamentary questions. Two of the things my constituents care most about are increasing their living standards and improving their public services, and both depend on economic growth. How will the reforms…”

“17. What steps he is taking through civil service reform to support the economy.”

“I thank the Chancellor for her statement. The thing that animates my constituents most is the cost of living and the crisis in their living standards—a crisis that came about as a result of the failed economic policies of the Conservative party, whose record on living standards in the last Parliament was the worst on r…”

“Chalk streams are rare and irreplaceable. In Hampshire, we have some of the most iconic ones in the Test, the Itchen and the Loddon. Does my hon. Friend, like me, welcome the inclusion of chalk streams for the first time in the national planning policy framework, and will he join me in urging the Government to find oth…”