James Murray
MP for Ealing North
Labour (Co-op)
12 Dec 2019 - Present
Questions Asked by This MP
Parliamentary questions and government responses.
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Does the Prime Minister think it is fair to demand that working people pay the bill for the Chancellor's failures?
Context
The Chancellor's failure on covid fraud has cost the country £11.8 billion, equivalent to the amount that national insurance will increase in the coming year.
Boris Johnson
This Government made sure that we got the personal protective equipment and supplies needed in record time. Under the last Labour Government, there was £23 billion lost in fraud every year.
Assessment
Specific ask about fairness of NI increase was not addressed
Personal Insult
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In March, the Government's chief scientific officer said that keeping covid deaths below 20,000 would be a good outcome but still an enormous number of deaths. We have now passed 50,000 deaths and suffered the deepest recession of any G7 country, with GDP dropping by 10% in the past year. Why does the Prime Minister think the UK has had the deepest recession in the G7 and the highest number of covid deaths in Europe?
Context
The UK has suffered from one of the deepest recessions among G7 countries and has had the highest number of covid deaths in Europe.
Boris Johnson
This is a global pandemic and one in which the UK has, as the hon. Gentleman rightly says, been badly affected, and we mourn every life that has been lost. Of course we are supporting businesses with all the firepower of the UK economy. But I have absolutely no doubt that we will get through this strongly by next spring, as the scientific advisers and the medical officers have said. We have the tools to do it and we have the scientific weaponry to do it. That is why we are engaged in the current restrictions to get the R down to suppress the virus now and to try to get the economy moving in a way that I am sure he would like.
Assessment
The economic performance question was not directly addressed, only general support measures were mentioned.
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A constituent emailed about multiple repeated calls from the track and trace system. The former Health Secretary criticised centralised contact tracing. Will the Prime Minister admit that the current outsourced model is ineffective?
Context
A constituent reported issues with the track and trace system, including repeat calls and confusion due to local postcodes.
Boris Johnson
We are looking into issues of repeat calls. To say the test and trace system was a waste of time and money is incorrect. It has enabled us to locate where disease surges, take measures, and allow testing.
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If high street shops start to close, that is bad for economic growth and bad for confidence. What mechanisms will Ministers put in place to monitor the impact of the national insurance contributions changes on the vibrancy and resilience of our high streets?
Context
The hospitality, retail, beauty and service sectors are concerned that the combination of national insurance changes will negatively impact their businesses. There is worry about shop closures affecting economic growth and confidence.
The Minister for Exchequer and Financial Management (James Murray)
All measures in the Budget were analysed by the Treasury and the Office for Budget Responsibility ahead of their announcement, and we keep in constant contact with industry representatives to see how policies are working in practice. I draw her attention to my earlier remarks about our business rates reform which is a vital ask from the retail, hospitality and leisure sector. We are introducing permanently lower rates for the retail, hospitality and leisure sector from April 2026, avoiding the complete end of relief that the Conservative party left when we arrived in office.
Session: NICs Increase Impact on Economic Growth
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The Conservatives' decisions mean average families face an £870 higher tax bill this year. Pensioner taxpayers will pay £960 more annually. The IFS director said 'This remains a Parliament of record tax rises.' Does the Minister understand why the country has lost confidence in them?
Context
MP criticized the government for higher taxes, squeezed living standards, weaker public services, and loss of public confidence.
Nigel Huddleston
Many remember Labour's economic performance. Tax-free allowance was £6,475; now it is £12,570. Over 1.5 million people are out of paying income tax. We focus on putting more money in pockets with national insurance cuts and other measures.
Session: Taxation Living Standards
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My constituent Maysara is a British citizen, and his parents live in Gaza. His parents successfully applied for visas to visit him in the autumn last year, but they were unable to travel after 7 October, and their visas expired. I contacted the Home Office on Maysara's behalf to ask if those visas could be extended, but I was told that his parents would have to make new applications. However, there are no functioning visa application centres in Gaza, so will the Minister explain what exactly my constituent's parents should do?
Context
A British citizen's parents in Gaza had their visas expire and cannot apply for new ones due to lack of functioning visa application centres.
James Cleverly
I am more than happy to look at the details of the case. The hon. Gentleman has to understand that the circumstances on the ground changed dramatically after Hamas' brutal mass murder rampage on 7 October, and our security posture in the region has had to be enhanced. I am not making any implications about his constituent's family, but he and the House will understand that we must be careful in everything we do when it comes to accepting people who are leaving Gaza in these circumstances.
Session: Topical Questions
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The British people are paying the price for 14 years of Conservative economic failure, with lower wages, higher taxes and public services on their knees. Time and again, the Conservatives hide behind international factors and take no responsibility for their failures. Yet figures from the OECD confirm that the UK is the only G7 advanced economy now in recession and, according to the IMF, our economy is forecast to have the second slowest growth in the G7 this year. So can the Chancellor tell us: why is the UK so far behind other major economies under the Conservatives?
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The MP expresses concerns about the UK's poor economic performance relative to other major economies and questions if this is due to 14 years of Conservative leadership.
Jeremy Hunt
Well, it is not, because it is actually growing faster than France, Germany and a bunch of other countries. However, I am glad that the hon. Gentleman mentioned 14 years, because we can look at what has happened under 14 years of Labour in Wales, where unemployment is higher, NHS waiting lists are longer, school standards are worse and growth is lower. What is Labour's reaction to that terrible record? It has just promoted the Economy Minister to First Minister.
Session: Strength of the Economy
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The loan charge has become a nightmare for people across the country due to mis-selling and facing severe consequences. The current situation proves the need for reconsideration. Will you agree today to commission a new, independent review?
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MP expressed frustration over Government's approach to the loan charge causing financial ruin for individuals.
Nigel Huddleston
We had an independent Morse review in 2019 which led to action based on its recommendations. Another review is not necessary as the Government has already taken significant steps following the original one.
Session: Loan Charge Bankruptcy
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What steps he is taking to ensure value for money in public spending. Last year, Government officials admitted that they were paying companies to burn and destroy 15,000 pallets of unusable personal protective equipment each month. Does the Treasury have any idea how much wasted PPE has gone up in smoke this year?
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Concerns about the efficiency of public expenditure in ensuring value for money.
Laura Trott
Value for money is at the heart of Government spending and it is one of the key considerations for any decision involving the use of public funds across Government. As Chief Secretary, I am committed to tackling waste and promoting productivity across the public sector.
Session: Public Spending Value for Money
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The Minister's response really does not reflect the seriousness of the situation. This is not just one bad apple; this is a rotten culture that goes to the very top, with £8.7 billion lost on wasted PPE and £7.2 billion lost to covid fraud. That is £15.9 billion of public money gone at a time when people and public services are struggling. Can the Minister remind the House who was Chancellor at the time that all of this was signed off?
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Concern over significant losses to public funds due to fraudulent PPE procurement practices during the pandemic, amounting to £15.9 billion.
Laura Trott
I do not know what more I can add to my last answer. This was done very quickly, at pace, because we were desperate to get PPE to the frontline as quickly as possible. We have set up initiatives to recoup money from fraudulent activity including the Public Sector Fraud Authority.
Session: Public Spending Value for Money
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Billions of pounds of public money was wasted during the covid pandemic through dodgy contracts that we know were signed off by the Government. Labour has said that they will appoint a covid corruption commissioner to pursue every pound of public money that has been inappropriately lost from pandemic-related contracts, fraud and waste. Will the Minister borrow their plans? The House should note that the Government already set out the public sector fraud authority last year, which is based in the Cabinet Office.
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The question builds on the previous discussion about recovering billions in flawed COVID contracts and proposes a Labour plan for a covid corruption commissioner to pursue recovery of such funds.
Alex Burghart
The Government have already set out the public sector fraud authority last year, which is based in the Cabinet Office and very ably handled by my colleague Baroness Neville-Rolfe. We are committed to bearing down on fraud in covid loan schemes with £13.2 million allocated over three years to double investigative capacity on bounce back loans.
Session: Public Procurement Value for Money
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What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help ensure value for money in public procurement. Value for money is central to the Government's long-standing procurement policy, as set out in “Managing Public Money”. Current procurement regulations require contracting authorities to select the most economically advantageous tender.
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The question addresses the importance of ensuring value for money in public procurement and seeks steps taken by the government with cabinet colleagues to achieve this.
Alex Burghart
Value for money is central to the Government's long-standing procurement policy, as set out in “Managing Public Money”. Current procurement regulations require contracting authorities to select the most economically advantageous tender. The Procurement Act 2023—recently received Royal Assent—will streamline procurement processes and ensure that value for money remains one of the central tenets of the UK's procurement regime.
Session: Public Procurement Value for Money
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In 2023 so far, 1.5 million fixed-term mortgages have expired, leaving working people facing significant increases in their monthly payments. For example, households in Wellingborough are paying an additional £190 a month due to the Conservative government's policies during a cost of living crisis.
Context
Concerns about the impact of recent Conservative economic measures on working people, specifically regarding fixed-term mortgages and increased mortgage costs.
Bim Afolami
In the eurozone, US and UK there have been broadly similar increases in inflation and interest rates. We are confident our policies will bring those down.
Session: Mortgage Support
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Can the Minister confirm whether those measures will close all the loopholes, specifically the ownership thresholds that Russian oligarchs and their enablers have been able to exploit to evade sanctions?
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Continued efforts are needed to tighten the net on Russian oligarchs and their enablers.
John Glen
The Government will be relentless in their pursuit of illicit assets. We have sanctioned 24 banks with global assets of over £940 billion and 120 elites with a combined worth of £140 billion. Working closely with our allies, we have incrementally and sequentially tightened that net and immobilised more than 60% of Putin's war chest of foreign reserves worth £275 billion.
Session: Financial Sanctions Regime
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How can the Conservative Government justify such a light-touch approach for the promoters of such schemes, while many of those caught up in them face such a nightmare?
Context
The question discusses the impact of HMRC's loan charge on tens of thousands of people and the low number of fines issued for architects and enablers of failed tax avoidance schemes. The context includes concerns about fair enforcement.
Victoria Atkins
I draw the hon. Gentleman's attention to the strengthening of HMRC's powers to tackle promoters of tax avoidance in the Finance Acts of 2021 and 2022, with a further tough new package of measures to ensure that promoters face stronger sanctions much more quickly.
Session: Tax System Fairness
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Can the Minister confirm that pillar two of the OECD deal will be in place by end of this year?
Context
The right hon. Member for Richmond (Yorks), as Chancellor, welcomed the OECD global agreement on a global minimum corporation tax rate from 2023.
Victoria Atkins
Yes.
Session: Tax System Fairness
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We believe that to be trusted and effective, the tax system must be fair, yet while millions of working people and businesses across Britain are paying the highest tax burden in decades, those who use tax havens are playing by different rules. Those who benefit from tax havens are undercutting responsible businesses, undermining our public services and breaking the basic principle that we must all play by the same rules. Will the Minister agree that creating a fair tax system must involve challenging tax havens and those who avoid paying their fair share?
Context
Millions of working people and businesses are facing the highest tax burden in decades, while those who use tax havens have different rules. This is undermining public services and fair competition.
Victoria Atkins
I used to prosecute tax fraudsters for HMRC before I came to this place. On the income tax take, the top 10% by way of income paid 36% of all tax in 2020-21. We are proud that our distributional analysis for the autumn statement shows that decisions made at that fiscal event are progressive: the lowest income households will receive the largest benefit in cash terms and as a percentage of income, and will on average be net beneficiaries of decisions made on tax, welfare and amendments to the energy price guarantee.
Session: Tax System Fairness
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If the Government had followed our plan last year, 2 million of the coldest homes could already have been upgraded, saving households more than £2 billion on energy bills this year alone. Home insulation should be a no-brainer. Will the Chancellor explain why the Government will not follow Labour's plans and get on with it?
Context
The MP criticises the collapse of the green homes grant scheme and questions the government's commitment to insulating homes.
Jeremy Hunt
We are spending billions of pounds to help hundreds of thousands of families up and down the country to insulate their homes. We completely recognise that this is a vital part of our long-term energy policy.
Session: Cost of Energy Support for Families
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The Chancellor's refusal to publish OBR forecasts just over two weeks ago played a key role in falling confidence in the pound, rising borrowing costs and market panic. His woeful decision to avoid scrutiny by gagging the OBR helped to increase mortgage costs for working people, who are now paying the price for Conservative failure.
Context
The Chancellor was asked about the criticism of his decision not to publish OBR forecasts at the time of the mini-Budget.
Kwasi Kwarteng
As I have repeatedly said today, the OBR will have a fully forecasted and scored response to the medium-term fiscal plan in less than three weeks.
Session: Growth Plan OBR Assessment
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Labour welcomes the principle of a UK infrastructure bank moving to a statutory footing, but it is crucial to make sure that public money supports decent jobs that people can raise a family on. Will the Minister therefore support our proposals for all projects funded by the infrastructure bank to come with a good jobs plan and for working people to be given a voice on its board?
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The MP is asking the Government to support proposals for a good jobs plan linked to projects funded by the UK infrastructure bank.
Helen Whately
We have many measures in place to support people's jobs. We know about the figures for record levels of payroll employment and also the increase in the national living wage earlier this year. I am glad to hear the hon. Gentleman's support for the UK infrastructure bank that we are currently legislating for, which is a really important part of our determination to drive regional and local growth across the UK.
Session: UK Infrastructure
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Just in the last seven days, we have learned that 7 billion items of personal protective equipment were not fit for purpose, the Government are burning 500 lorryloads of it a month and former Treasury Minister Lord Agnew admitted that the lack of anti-fraud measures in the Government's covid business support packages meant it was 'happy days if you were a crook'. When billions of pounds of public money have been lost through the Chancellor's incompetence, is the Minister ashamed to be hiking taxes on working people by billions of pounds next month?
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The MP discusses issues related to PPE stock, including waste and lack of anti-fraud measures in the Government's covid business support packages.
Simon Clarke
I am afraid the hon. Gentleman misunderstands the situation in regard to PPE. Over 97% of the stock that was ordered was suitable for use. Indeed, when it comes to the wider figure covering the PPE piece, £4.7 billion of that represents PPE that will be used by the NHS, but which was procured at a greater price than it carries today owing to the scarcity that prevailed at that time, and another £3.3 billion represents PPE that can be used in non-medical settings, and the Department of Health and Social Care has already sold and donated stock in this category. On the wider fraud point, this goes back to my earlier answer that we had to design these schemes at pace to protect jobs—I think this was agreed across the House—and we rightly, I think, made sure that that was the priority. We then built in the protections that were needed, and the protections have made sure that we are able to pursue anyone who has defrauded the taxpayer.
Session: Managing the Public Finances
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Last month, the Government opposed Labour's plan for an oil and gas windfall tax. Pensioners and people on modest incomes are struggling. Will Ministers reconsider their stance?
Context
Oil and gas companies are expected to report near-record income, but the Government opposes a one-off £1.2 billion windfall tax.
Lucy Frazer
The oil and gas industry pays significant taxation, and existing measures like the energy price cap are in place to help those struggling with bills.
Session: Topical Questions
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In 2018, draft legislation was published for a new register of entities to prevent the use of UK property for money laundering. Ministers pledged to implement this in 2021, yet it has been abandoned under the current PM. Will the Minister admit that the promise is broken and give a firm date for delivering the register?
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The Pandora papers revealed how UK property is used for money laundering via overseas shell companies. The Government promised to deliver a register in 2018, but this commitment seems abandoned since the current Prime Minister took office.
John Glen
The UK received its best ever evaluation in anti-money laundering from the financial action taskforce report in 2018. We have taken actions in two or three areas.
Session: Pooled Client Bank Accounts Guidance
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Both sides agree that ordinary people were duped, making this a retrospective piece of legislation. The shadow Minister approached this reasonably, asking for a review of HMRC's approach to prevent further harm.
Context
Ordinary people were misled into schemes and the loan charge became a retrospective piece of legislation. HMRC's current approach is not adequate.
Jesse Norman
HMRC has put extra care and support in place for people affected by tax issues. No insolvency proceedings have been initiated against taxpayers for loan charge debts, showing careful handling of this issue.
Session: Loan Charge Bankruptcy
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While we wait for the Government to take further action on sanctions against individuals, I would like to press the Minister on whether the UK Government will follow this House and the US and Canadian Governments in declaring the Chinese Government's persecution of the Uyghur people to be a genocide.
Context
The question pertains to the UK Government's stance on recognizing the Chinese Government's persecution of the Uyghur people as a genocide.
Nigel Adams
As the hon. Member probably knows, we do not shy from taking action. We have led international efforts to hold China to account. It is the long-standing policy of several Governments of the United Kingdom that the determination of genocide should be by a competent court.
Session: Human Rights Violations against Uyghurs Sanctions
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What plans does he have to extend Magnitsky-style sanctions to Chen Quangou, Party Secretary of Xinjiang region in China, in response to his alleged involvement in human rights violations against the Uyghur?
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The question pertains to extending Magnitsky-style sanctions to Chen Quangou, the Party Secretary of Xinjiang region in China, due to alleged involvement in human rights abuses.
Nigel Adams
On 22 March, the Foreign Secretary announced global human rights sanctions against four Chinese officials and one entity responsible for serious human rights violations in Xinjiang. We did so alongside the United States, Canada and the European Union, sending a powerful message to China about the strength of international concern. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office will continue to keep all potential evidence and listings under close review.
Session: Human Rights Violations against Uyghurs Sanctions
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What recent estimate he has made of the number of buildings that will have (a) dangerous cladding and (b) other fire safety defects beyond June 2022. The Grenfell tragedy saw 72 people lose their lives four years ago, with survivors still waiting for justice.
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Four years after the Grenfell Tower fire, survivors and the local community are still waiting for justice. Across the country, people are still facing unsafe buildings. The Government's data shows 469 high-rise buildings identified with ACM cladding, of which 107 remain dangerous.
Christopher Pincher
We meet on a sombre day—the fourth anniversary of the Grenfell tragedy, when 72 people lost their lives—and across the entire House, I am sure that, whatever one's political view or stripe, our hearts go out to all those people, their families and their friends who lost so much on that night four years ago. We continue to see progress with the remediation of unsafe cladding systems. We project that 84% of high-rise residential buildings with unsafe ACM—aluminium composite material—cladding will be completed by the end of 2021. We continue to drive toward 100% and we expect those who have made a full application to the building safety fund to be on-site by the end of September 2021. The building safety Bill will bring about a fundamental change in both the regulatory framework for building safety and the construction industry culture, ensuring that those responsible for buildings make sure that fire and structural safety risks are properly managed.
Session: Cladding and Fire Safety Defects
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Four years after the Grenfell Tower fire, survivors and the local community are still waiting for justice, and across the country people are still waiting for an end to unsafe buildings. We know from the Government's published data that of the 469 buildings over 18 metres identified with aluminium composite material cladding, 107 still have it. However, there is no data on remediation of non-ACM cladding or on buildings below 18 metres. Will the Minister commit to publishing data next month on how many of the 1,890 buildings over 18 metres that are progressing bids with the building safety fund for non-ACM cladding have been remediated, and on how many of the 77,500 blocks between 11 and 18 metres may be unsafe?
Context
Four years after the Grenfell Tower fire, survivors and the local community are still waiting for justice. Across the country, people are still facing unsafe buildings. The Government's data shows 469 high-rise buildings identified with ACM cladding, of which 107 remain dangerous. No data is available on non-ACM cladding or buildings below 18 metres.
Christopher Pincher
I am obliged to the hon. Gentleman for his question. As I said, and as he knows, we have made significant progress in the remediation of ACM-clad buildings: 95% have either been made safe or had remediation begun on them. With respect to buildings that have had non-ACM but dangerous cladding put on, I can tell him that some 685 buildings have now been registered for the building safety fund, with £359 million of public funds allotted for their remediation.
Session: Cladding and Fire Safety Defects
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In a letter acknowledging that 710,000 freelance workers relying on dividends are not covered by SEISS or universal credit because of fraud prevention measures, why has the Government given up on providing adequate support despite having a year to implement safeguards?
Context
710,000 freelancers who rely on dividends have missed out on support schemes due to concerns over fraud.
Jesse Norman
The Financial Secretary responded comprehensively, noting many freelancers have other forms of income and the Government is working with groups to see if others can be included in schemes.
Session: Covid-19 Support for Self-employed People
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The questioner noted that Baroness Harding recently acknowledged financial constraints prevent self-isolation and that a year ago the Health Secretary could not live off statutory sick pay of £94.25 per week. Statutory sick pay is now £95.85 per week. The MP asked why the Chancellor does not ensure those relying on statutory sick pay or unable to access it receive the £500 payment.
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The Government's road map out of lockdown emphasizes the importance of self-isolation in halting disease spread, but financial difficulties prevent people from adhering to this guideline. A year ago, the Health Secretary admitted that statutory sick pay is insufficient for individuals to survive on.
Steve Barclay
The Minister noted that the Budget announcement last week included a discretionary element of the Test and Trace support payments, which applies even if people are not in receipt of means-tested benefits. The £500 payment addresses the importance of incentivizing testing. Additionally, cases just outside the means-tested element of Test and Trace are addressed through a discretionary fund announced in the Budget last week.
Session: Self-isolation Financial Barriers
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Most employers will want to do the right thing, but where an employer is refusing to follow the guidance and offer a parent furlough for childcare reasons, can the Minister tell me who the parent should report that to and what action will be taken?
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Employers are refusing to offer furlough for childcare reasons, leaving parents unsure of who to report this to and what actions will be taken.
Jesse Norman
As the hon. Member will know, furlough is an arrangement reached between companies and their employees. Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs and the Government do not have direct involvement in that. What they say is that where an agreement can be reached between the two sides we will support them, as laid out in one of the most generous schemes available in any country around the world.
Session: Financial Support Schemes Equitable Access
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A constituent of mine who has worked for British Airways for over 20 years faces losing their job or being rehired on worse pay and terms. BA needs to halt its plans and the Government have not yet brought forward an aviation sector deal as promised three months ago. When will an aviation deal be announced, and will it extend the job retention scheme for aviation workers and include conditions to protect jobs, firms, and pay?
Context
British Airways is planning significant job cuts and contract changes during the pandemic.
Kelly Tolhurst (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Small Business, Consumers and Corporate Responsibility)
The Chancellor has announced an unprecedented package to support businesses including the aviation sector. The Government stand ready to hear from businesses needing further support. My sympathies are with those affected by redundancies or changes in terms and conditions. It is right that employees should be treated fairly, and I hope BA and unions continue working together towards a proper resolution.
Session: Aviation Sector Worker Protection
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The Government has repeatedly promised this House and the British public that they are committed to non-regression on food standards. However, there is great concern over certain practices in the US that are banned in the UK, such as the widespread use of antibiotics for growth in animals. As negotiations with the US progress, does the Secretary of State accept it is time to enshrine the commitment to non-regression on food standards into law?
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Negotiations between the UK and US have commenced for a free trade agreement, but concerns remain about potential divergence from EU regulations on food standards.
The Secretary of State for International Trade, Elizabeth Truss
These food standards are already protected under British law as part of the EU withdrawal agreement. We will not negotiate these aspects with the US or any other trading partner.
Session: UK-US Free Trade Agreement
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When will waiting times come down at Hanwell Health Centre under the Secretary of State's plans?
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Hanwell Health Centre has been trying to appoint a salaried GP for three years, and there is generally a four-week wait for an appointment.
The Secretary of State (Matthew Hancock)
We need to recruit more GPs and other clinicians. Record numbers of GPs are in training, but there is also a plan to increase recruitment in the hon. Gentleman's constituency and across the country.
Session: Access to GPs
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Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2
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Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026
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Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11
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17 Jun 2026
DID NOT VOTE
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion
Ayes: 233
Noes: 94
Passed
17 Jun 2026
DID NOT VOTE
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3
Ayes: 85
Noes: 317
Failed
17 Jun 2026
DID NOT VOTE
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8
Ayes: 143
Noes: 249
Failed
17 Jun 2026
DID NOT VOTE
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13
Ayes: 135
Noes: 258
Failed
16 Jun 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remainin...
Ayes: 77
Noes: 255
Failed
16 Jun 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remainin...
Ayes: 151
Noes: 258
Failed
16 Jun 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remainin...
Ayes: 162
Noes: 246
Failed
16 Jun 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulatio...
Ayes: 262
Noes: 86
Passed
24 Feb 2026
VOTED NO
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms
Ayes: 69
Noes: 279
Failed
23 Feb 2026
VOTED NO
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2
Ayes: 156
Noes: 273
Failed
23 Feb 2026
VOTED NO
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1
Ayes: 161
Noes: 272
Failed
23 Feb 2026
VOTED NO
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
Ayes: 77
Noes: 280
Failed
23 Feb 2026
VOTED NO
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
Ayes: 73
Noes: 256
Failed
23 Feb 2026
VOTED AYE
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading
Ayes: 361
Noes: 84
Passed
11 Feb 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
Ayes: 277
Noes: 143
Passed
11 Feb 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2...
Ayes: 279
Noes: 90
Passed
11 Feb 2026
VOTED AYE
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Marit...
Ayes: 362
Noes: 107
Passed
04 Feb 2026
VOTED AYE
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
Ayes: 392
Noes: 116
Passed
03 Feb 2026
VOTED AYE
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
Ayes: 458
Noes: 104
Passed
28 Jan 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026
Ayes: 294
Noes: 108
Passed
28 Jan 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory
Ayes: 103
Noes: 284
Failed
28 Jan 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Opposition Day: Youth unemployment
Ayes: 91
Noes: 287
Failed
27 Jan 2026
VOTED NO
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9
Ayes: 91
Noes: 378
Failed
27 Jan 2026
VOTED NO
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2
Ayes: 61
Noes: 311
Failed
27 Jan 2026
VOTED NO
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 1
Ayes: 88
Noes: 310
Failed
21 Jan 2026
VOTED NO
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Commi...
Ayes: 191
Noes: 326
Failed
21 Jan 2026
VOTED NO
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Commi...
Ayes: 195
Noes: 317
Failed
21 Jan 2026
VOTED AYE
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Thir...
Ayes: 316
Noes: 194
Passed
21 Jan 2026
VOTED AYE
The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial...
Ayes: 373
Noes: 106
Passed
20 Jan 2026
VOTED AYE
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to...
Ayes: 347
Noes: 185
Passed
20 Jan 2026
VOTED AYE
Sentencing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7
Ayes: 319
Noes: 127
Passed
20 Jan 2026
VOTED AYE
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to...
Ayes: 344
Noes: 182
Passed
20 Jan 2026
VOTED AYE
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to...
Ayes: 347
Noes: 184
Passed
3
PMQs Asked
31
Ministerial Questions Asked
127
House of Commons Debates Involved
0
Westminster Hall Debates Led
29
Statements / Bills
0
Petitions Presented
83
Voting Record
Activity Compared to Peers
How does this MP's parliamentary activity compare to the national average across 1370 MPs?
Prime Minister's Questions
-19% below average
This MP:
3
Average:
3.7
Ministerial Questions
+127% above average
This MP:
31
Average:
13.7
Westminster Hall Debates Led
-100% below average
This MP:
0
Average:
2.5
Commons Chamber Debates
+2524% above average
This MP:
127
Average:
4.8
Statements / Bills Proposed
+205% above average
This MP:
29
Average:
9.5
Petitions Presented
-100% below average
This MP:
0
Average:
2.4
Voting Attendance Rate (%)
+6% above average
This MP:
73.5
Average:
69.5
Important Context
- - Ministers answer questions rather than asking them, so have different activity patterns
- - Activity quantity doesn't measure quality or effectiveness of representation
- - Some MPs focus more on constituency work than parliamentary questions
- - Newly elected MPs will have less parliamentary history
About This Page
This page tracks James Murray's parliamentary activity including questions asked, debates (Commons Chamber + Westminster Hall), statements/bills, and petitions presented.