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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

Fantastic to be back for Scotland Questions this month. I began by thanking colleagues from…

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…

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Scotland Office: Ethnic Groups

Scotland Office

Ian Murray received a response to a question they put to the government

The Scotland Office does not hold information in relation to the ethnicity of staff. All staff that join the Scotland Office, do so on an assignment, loan or secondment from other Government...

Scotland Office: Apprentices

Scotland Office

Ian Murray received a response to a question they put to the government

We remain committed to supporting the use of apprenticeships across the civil service to break down barriers to opportunity. The Scotland Office considers the use of apprenticeships for all...

Fishing Vessels: Scotland

Scotland Office

Ian Murray received a response to a question they put to the government

The regulation and oversight of port inspections in Scotland predominantly fall within the remit of the Scottish Government. As such, the Scotland Office does not hold the specific information...

Devolution: Scotland

Scotland Office

Ian Murray received a response to a question they put to the government

The UK Government announced last month that the Scottish Government will receive an extra £9.1 billion in funding following the Chancellor's Spending Review. This includes £5.8 billion...

Scotland Office: Remote Working

Scotland Office

Ian Murray received a response to a question they put to the government

The Scotland Office has no staff working remotely from a non-UK location.

Employers' Contributions: Scotland

Scotland Office

Ian Murray received a response to a question they put to the government

Properly funding public services and restoring economic stability required difficult decisions, which is why we are asking employers to contribute more. Stabilising the public finances is the...

Tourism: Scotland

Scotland Office

Ian Murray received a response to a question they put to the government

As a former small business owner myself, I have first hand experience and determination for ensuring Scotland’s small businesses thrive. Tourism is crucial not only for the economy, but for...

Spending Review 2025: Economic Growth

Ian Murray made a speech in the House of Commons

Yet again, I agree with my hon. Friend. I pay special tribute to both her and my hon. Friend the Member for Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West (Martin McCluskey), who have done so much to make...

Spending Review 2025: Economic Growth

Ian Murray made a speech in the House of Commons

The hon. Gentleman should go and speak to Scottish businesses and apologise for voting against the Budget and against the £14 billion extra that will go to Scotland as part of the spending...

Spending Review 2025: Economic Growth

Ian Murray made a speech in the House of Commons

Under this Government, it is the working people of Scotland who will feel the benefit of economic growth. We have given the largest settlement in the history of the Scottish...

For Women Scotland: Supreme Court Judgment

Ian Murray made a speech in the House of Commons

I think the F-word could be used about whatever the Scottish Government have done—and that is “failure”. When it comes to the elections in May 2026, the Scottish public will...

For Women Scotland: Supreme Court Judgment

Ian Murray made a speech in the House of Commons

The application of the Supreme Court ruling to services in Scotland is of course a matter for the Scottish Government, and it is for the Scottish Government to ensure they fully comply with the...

For Women Scotland: Supreme Court Judgment

Ian Murray made a speech in the House of Commons

The ruling brings clarity and confidence for women and service providers such as hospitals, refuges and sports clubs. Single-sex spaces are protected by law under Labour’s Equality Act...

Industrial Strategy: Impact on Scotland

Ian Murray made a speech in the House of Commons

The energy profits levy was brought in by the former Energy Minister in the previous Government, who just so happens to be sitting across from me at the Dispatch Box today. We have the North sea...

Industrial Strategy: Impact on Scotland

Ian Murray made a speech in the House of Commons

I join the hon. Gentleman in paying respects on the 37th anniversary of the Piper Alpha disaster. It has left an indelible scar on Scotland, and we will never forget the lives that were lost, but...

Industrial Strategy: Impact on Scotland

Ian Murray made a speech in the House of Commons

The hon. Gentleman needs to calm down a little bit. One of the key opportunities for investment in Scotland is the opportunity to invest in the renewable energy sector, so that we can realise our...

Industrial Strategy: Impact on Scotland

Ian Murray made a speech in the House of Commons

You will be unsurprised, Mr Speaker, to hear me say that I agree with my hon. Friend. I was astonished to learn that the SNP was blocking investment in a national specialist welding centre on the...

Industrial Strategy: Impact on Scotland

Ian Murray made a speech in the House of Commons

The industrial strategy is transformational for Scotland. A year ago, the Government inherited an industrial crisis after 14 years of no plan and a complete lack of interest on the part of the...

Spending Review 2025: Scottish Public Services

Ian Murray made a speech in the House of Commons

Going by the votes last week, the hon. Gentleman wants to keep the failed, broken welfare system that the Tories put in. What we have done as a Government is a pay rise for 200,000 Scots, day one...

Spending Review 2025: Scottish Public Services

Ian Murray made a speech in the House of Commons

The hon. Gentleman and his colleagues voted against the Budget. They voted against all the measures to raise revenue in the Budget, and they voted against the actual spending of it. From the...