Scotland Questions – July 2025
Scotland Questions this month was dominated by discussions of the historic spending review in which…
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Scottish Affairs Committee – March 2025
I was delighted to appear before the Scottish Affairs Committee this month to update colleagues…
Scotland Questions – March 2025
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Scottish Parliament’s Economy and Fair Work Committee
This month I gave evidence to the Scottish Parliament’s Economy and Fair Work Committee. …
Scotland Questions – January 2025
I began Scotland Questions this month by paying tribute to the legendary Dennis Law and…
Scotland Questions – December 2024
This month’s Scotland Office Questions was dominated by the extra £4.9bn delivered to the Scottish…
Scottish Affairs Committee – November 2024
I was delighted to appear before the Scottish Affairs Committee to take questions from colleagues…
Scotland Questions – October 2024
At the end of October I was delighted to take questions from colleagues from across…
Gambling: Rehabilitation
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Ian Murray received a response to a question they put to the government
The Government recognises the important work undertaken by organisations funded under the voluntary research, education and treatment system administered by GambleAware. The introduction of the...
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Football: Gambling
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Ian Murray received a response to a question they put to the government
All major sports have now published their gambling sponsorship Codes of Conduct which set minimum standards to ensure arrangements are socially responsible. We are working closely with sports...
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National Lottery
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Ian Murray received a response to a question they put to the government
Ministers and officials regularly engage with the Gambling Commission on a range of issues related to gambling regulation and player protection. This engagement includes ensuring the National...
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Gambling
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Ian Murray received a response to a question they put to the government
The Government is clear that wherever gambling advertising appears, it must be socially responsible. There are a number of robust codes in place to protect children and vulnerable adults from...
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Gambling: Advertising
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Ian Murray received a response to a question they put to the government
The Government is committed to utilising the best available evidence to inform its gambling advertising policy. This includes regularly reviewing the impact of gambling advertising regulation in...
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Betting: Excise Duties
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Ian Murray received a response to a question they put to the government
DCMS Ministers have met with a number of stakeholders to discuss the impacts of possible changes to betting duties.
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5CA: Cybercrime
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Ian Murray received a response to a question they put to the government
As the UK's independent regulator for data protection, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is responsible for monitoring compliance with the UK's data protection legislation and...
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Public Sector: Sign Language
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Ian Murray received a response to a question they put to the government
85294: We are not aware of any digital public services currently using AI generated BSL content. The Service Manual and Service Standard guide service teams across the public sector on the design...
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Bronze-age Heritage: Cambridgeshire
Westminster Hall debates
I commend the local authority for that investment. Indeed, this subject comes up regularly; we had an Adjournment debate in the Chamber a few weeks ago on heritage in the east of England, and...
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Bronze-age Heritage: Cambridgeshire
Westminster Hall debates
I will get back to the right hon. Gentleman with the specifics of the funding. On funding more generally, which my hon. Friend the Member for Peterborough raised, we know that these are tough...
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Bronze-age Heritage: Cambridgeshire
Westminster Hall debates
I do not know whether that is a reference to the site itself or to the right hon. Gentleman—we are about to find out.
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Bronze-age Heritage: Cambridgeshire
Westminster Hall debates
It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg—particularly after last night’s result at Anfield, which will make you a happy Chair this morning. I am pleased to...
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Arts: Self-employed
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Ian Murray received a response to a question they put to the government
We committed in the Creative Industries Sector Plan to appoint a Freelance Champion in 2025, who will advocate for the creative sector’s freelancers within government and be a member of the...
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Arts: Hearing Impairment
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Ian Murray received a response to a question they put to the government
The government primarily supports the arts and cultural projects through Arts Council England (ACE). While ACE does not collect data specifically on deaf-led organisations, it does track funding...
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Government Digital Service: Taiwan
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Ian Murray received a response to a question they put to the government
Government Digital Service currently uses the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) list of recognised countries to ensure consistency across UK government services. This policy...
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Microsoft: Outages
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Ian Murray received a response to a question they put to the government
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) is leading Government’s response to the Microsoft Azure outage that took place on Wednesday 29 October 2025. We understand that...
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Sign Language: Public Sector
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Ian Murray received a response to a question they put to the government
The Government Digital Service set and assess the cross government digital service standard. Before going live, services are assessed against this 14-point standard which includes the service...
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Data Protection
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Ian Murray received a response to a question they put to the government
All organisations in the UK that process personal data have to comply with the requirements of the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA). Amongst...
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Public Sector: Sign Language
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Ian Murray received a response to a question they put to the government
85294: We are not aware of any digital public services currently using AI generated BSL content. The Service Manual and Service Standard guide service teams across the public sector on the design...
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Public Sector: Sign Language
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Ian Murray received a response to a question they put to the government
Providing BSL translations of pre-recorded audio and video content is a WCAG 2.2 AAA criterion. As outlined in the Government Service Standard, all digital government services must as a minimum...
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