In Parliament - James Murray for Ealing North

I speak regularly in Parliament on a range of issues affecting my constituents. Links to all of my contributions are detailed below and are regularly updated.

Baby Care Units: Parental Leave

Department for Business and Trade

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2023 to Question 5143 on Baby Care Units: Parental Leave, what her planned timetable is for bringing...

Finance (No. 2) Bill

Commons debates

We seem to be engaging in an unexpected back-and-forth. The hon. Gentleman did not mention covid fraud. As he might know, we have set out our plans for a covid corruption commissioner. Would he...

Finance (No. 2) Bill

Commons debates

The hon. Gentleman is asking me what I disagree with. I disagree with the low growth that has been true of this Government. I disagree with billions of pounds being wasted in covid fraud and in...

Finance (No. 2) Bill

Commons debates

My hon. Friend is right to say that it is important that we offer as much certainty as possible to those companies affected. We recognise that by its very nature, the windfall tax is expected to...

Finance (No. 2) Bill

Commons debates

I will make some progress, because I have made that point quite clearly. The tax burden has been pushed to a record high, and we have also seen a record number of changes and U-turns on tax rates...

Finance (No. 2) Bill

Commons debates

I am sorry, but I did not quite follow the hon. Gentleman’s question. I can, however, respond to the general point that I think he was making. We have been very clear that this is a...

Finance (No. 2) Bill

Commons debates

I thank the hon. Gentleman for his mini-speech. I feel I may have touched a nerve. He talks about people being scared; yes, I think people are scared when they hear the Government making a...

Finance (No. 2) Bill

Commons debates

I will in a second. It is quite astonishing that the Conservatives are content to go into the general election with a £46 billion black hole in their plans, and that they refuse to say...

Finance (No. 2) Bill

Commons debates

I fear that the hon. Gentleman is slightly out of date. Going into the general election, we have set out very clearly our plan to invest in the transition that we need in our energy supply and...

Finance (No. 2) Bill

Commons debates

I am grateful for the chance to respond on behalf of the Opposition in this Second Reading debate. The Finance Bill follows last month’s Budget, in which the record of the...

Humanitarian Situation in Gaza

Commons debates

Last week, Samantha Power, the administrator of USAID, told Congress that northern Gaza is now experiencing famine and that almost no aid is entering northern Gaza. Does the Minister agree that...

Topical Questions

Home Department

James Murray made a speech in the House of Commons

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...

Sewage: Repairs and Maintenance

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will issue guidance to (a) local authorities and (b) water companies on their obligations to enforce sewage...

Empty Property: Business Rates

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

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 37 of his Department's publication entitled, Spring Budget 2024: Policy Costings, published in March 2024, if he will publish the...

Empty Property: Business Rates

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

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to question 1 of his Department's consultation on business rates avoidance and evasion, published in July 2023, and to page 37 of his...

Empty Property: Business Rates

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

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to question 1 of his Department's consultation on business rates avoidance and evasion, published in July 2023, and to page 37 of his...

Israel and Gaza

Commons debates

We desperately need an immediate ceasefire, the immediate release of all hostages and full humanitarian access in Gaza, as the UN Security Council resolution now calls for. I recently met Medical...

HMRC Self-Assessment Helpline

Commons debates

I thank the Minister for his response, but the question that I am tempted to ask is, “Who on earth is running the Treasury?” This morning, just after we had requested the urgent...

HMRC Self-Assessment Helpline

Commons debates

(Urgent Question): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer to make a statement on the Government’s decision to close the HMRC self-assessment helpline every year between April and September.

Israel and Gaza

Commons debates

We urgently need an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, a massive surge in aid, all hostages released, and a lasting peace with a two-state solution. I recently met with Medical Aid for...