Speeches by Murray.

“Do you think the perceived risk affects the numbers of users that come to the facility at all?”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison. The Liberal Democrats would like to introduce new clause 7, because we want to strengthen cross-border co-operation and Britain’s role in that process. We also believe that we need to reverse some of the last Government’s roll-back of provisions to tackle …”

“That is a really important point. If the new clause were accepted, civil servants would perhaps have to look at ways to schedule meetings in advance so that they were not done on an ad hoc basis.”

“The Minister makes good points about the practicalities. It is good to hear that she recognises that the Liberal Democrats are simply trying to ensure that we have international influence and cross-border activities.”

“I want to let the Committee know that I know Daniel O’Malley from Scotland through the Liberal Democrats.”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McVey. It is undeniable that the United Kingdom’s relationship with cannabis remains fundamentally flawed. For too long, our prohibitionist stance has shaped public perception, linking cannabis with criminality instead of recognising its significant therapeutic valu…”

“Just to conclude, would introducing a needs-based element into the formula increase or decrease the amount of money coming to Scotland?”

“We have begun to talk a lot about whether the Barnett formula benefits Scotland, but I would like to ask whether the calculation of the Barnett formula is fair to Scotland, because it is based on the population and does not take account of population density, deprivation and so on.”

“Do you have an opinion on that, Claire?”

“From what I am hearing, is it correct that adopting a needs-based element in the Barnett formula, as you have just said, is likely to not have the result that we would expect?”

“Would that be the sort of case where political decisions taken both sides of the border would make a difference? If the Scottish Government were to make the case for the need for extra funding to cover the different services and social security in Scotland, that would influence that kind of decision.”

“The Scottish Government have highlighted that “the transfer of risk to the Scottish Parliament following fiscal devolution must be matched by the policy and budgetary levers required to mitigate and manage such risk”. Does the current fiscal framework achieve that balance?”

“It is a privilege to stand here to talk about our creative industries. At a time when Britain’s international influence has been waning, those industries remain a powerful testament to what we can achieve, shaping our global reputation for innovation and cultural strength. Beyond the enormous economic value of more tha…”

“Not the need to move it all the way across the country.”

“Yes, so you are not generating in the north of Scotland and using it in Kent—I know it is not as literal as that.”

“I wanted to ask about the UK’s energy infrastructure and what needs to happen in order to maximise the potential for clean power. A lot of that has been touched on in what you have spoken about in the industrial strategy. I am really interested to hear what was said about how we keep the jobs in the regional areas by p…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir John. I am grateful for the opportunity to speak on the important issue of reopening hotels to accommodate asylum seekers. Despite repeated ministerial promises, we continue to see the result of a broken system—a system that has caused immense hardship for asylum s…”

“I am sorry, Dr Murrison. I was able to use my skills and abilities to become a councillor in 2022, and I am now looking forward to a much better retirement. However, does the right hon. Gentleman agree that the Government should do a U-turn and implement the ombudsman’s recommendation?”

“I rise to speak as a WASPI woman myself, and I am very proud to associate myself with this campaign. I know that many people feel that perhaps we should perhaps not be entitled to compensation, because we were able to get mortgages and buy our own homes, we were able to generate more capital wealth, and many of us have…”

“I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Wimbledon (Mr Kohler) for securing this debate on this important subject. As many people said during the assisted dying discussions, it is clear that the one thing that everybody has in common is a desire to see better palliative care being made more available across the country. N…”