Speeches by Murray.

“Some 54% of Scots now back nuclear power, and the SNP tells them that they cannot have it. In May, over half of Scots—57%—voted for parties committed to the Union. Now, I know that some parties might describe that as nearly 60%, but it is definitely a majority. However, the SNP’s answer, as we are hearing, appears to b…”

“Q15. I wish the Prime Minister well in what he does next. The future of communities like mine in Mid Dunbartonshire is uncertain in areas where hyperscale data centres are set to be built. The large data centres in Scotland’s planning system could demand more power than the whole of Scotland needs at its winter peak. C…”

“Can I bring us back to the internal market review? Now as the Secretary of State for Scotland, and previously in as a Business Minister, could you have done anything differently to avoid the current stand-off with the Scottish Government?”

“I am going to press you on that, because the UK Government invested heavily in Orbex, both directly and through the European Launcher Challenge programme. Was there any return, or what return was achieved on those investments?”

“In this area of investment and risk, we talk a lot about the skills in Scotland. What is the UK Government doing to ensure that the specialist skills and infrastructure put at risk by Orbex’s collapse are redeployed in pursuit of the UK’s launch ambitions?”

“Secretary of State, how serious a setback is the collapse of Orbex to the UK’s ability to develop sovereign space launch capabilities?”

“Secretary of State, you have again highlighted that common frameworks are the way to discuss and decide policy with the devolved Administrations. To develop that, the Scottish Government said in January that they would not finalise any frameworks in areas subject to the UK Internal Market Act. Where does this leave the…”

“How do you respond to the suggestion that the UK Government could and should have done more to prevent Orbex collapsing?”

“If we are talking about vulnerable customers, I agree with the Chair that it is not just rural areas where there are bank deserts. Certainly, in my constituency, which is very residential, we have a large elderly population and our high street businesses are very much focused on social activities, bringing people toget…”

“This is just a very short question. Do you know what number of people 2% represents? It sounds like a small number, but it would be really interesting to know what actual per head that number represents.”

“We are already demonstrating that even those of us who live in highly populated areas have difficulty with access to cash.”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms McVey. I thank the hon. Member for Poole (Neil Duncan-Jordan) for securing a debate on a question that will shape every community in this country, including mine. I will try to focus on topics that have not been covered, including infrastructure. In my Mid Dunbartonshi…”

“Are the banks committed to funding that kind of work?”

“This is really to Poppy. We are looking at post offices and banking hubs that do not offer the full range of services that are available in bank branches. Are more comprehensive models possible in places particularly far from the nearest bank? I can think of a post office in my constituency, Mid Dunbartonshire, where t…”

“We spoke earlier specifically about vulnerable customers, but there are other groups of customers who are just less willing or able to use digital services. How are banks specifically preserving in-person services for these groups against the wider trends in technology and consumer behaviour?”

“We are looking at this in the context of the high streets, so are the banks mindful of the effect their removal from the high street has on both these groups and on the high street shops?”

“It is a significant number of people; that is the point that I am making.”

“In your opinion, if the second-language speaking community is growing, will that help to promote the vernacular by making sure that the media—you mentioned the media earlier—are still present? Can that larger audience for that media help support the vernacular?”

“Professor Ó Giollagáin—I hope I have not said that completely wrong—the latest census shows an increase in the number of people with Gaelic language skills. What is the main reason driving that increase?”

“I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend on business rates. I have heard repeatedly from businesses in Mid Dunbartonshire that they are unable to afford to hire young people and give them their first experience of work, or that they have had to cut their hours due to rising costs. At the same time that they are being hit…”