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.

Taxes on Motor Fuel - [Julie Elliott in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

As the Minister is drawing to a close, will she take this opportunity to let us know her opinion on our plans for a windfall tax?

Taxes on Motor Fuel - [Julie Elliott in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

Like the hon. Member, I find it very depressing to see no Conservative Back-Bench Members apparently interested in this debate. However, if the best many of them can come up with is to suggest...

Taxes on Motor Fuel - [Julie Elliott in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

Thank you, Ms Elliot, for the chance to respond to the debate on behalf of the Opposition. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Gower (Tonia Antoniazzi) on leading this important debate...

Shein: VAT

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

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what VAT receipts have been received for items sold to UK customers by the Chinese fashion firm Shein (a) since 1 January 2021 and (b) between 1 January...

Shein: Taxation

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

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC have conducted investigations into the payment of (a) VAT, (b) corporation tax and (c) any other UK taxes by the Chinese fashion firm, Shein.

Engagements

James Murray made a speech in the House of Commons

This Conservative Government are raising taxes on working people in the middle of a cost of living crisis. May I press the Prime Minister on whether he agrees that it would add insult to injury...

Employees' Contributions: Females

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

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate how much it will cost to (a) draft and (b) implement the Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2022. including...

Employees' Contributions: Females

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

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department expects to raise in 2022-23 as a result of the increase of the Married Women’s Reduced Rate of National Insurance...

Employees' Contributions: Females

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

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of women who will be affected by the increase of the Married Women’s Reduced Rate of National...

Clause 1 - Increase of primary threshold for primary Class 1 contributions

National Insurance Contributions (Increase of Thresholds) Bill

James Murray made a speech in the House of Commons

As I said on Second Reading, we will support the Bill, but I thank my right hon. Friend the Member for Hayes and Harlington (John McDonnell) and my hon. Friends the Members for Reading East...

National Insurance Contributions (Increase of Thresholds) Bill

Commons debates

I am going to make some progress. Perhaps the most desperate part of the Chancellor’s pitch yesterday was his claim that “the work starts today”. The Conservatives have been in...

National Insurance Contributions (Increase of Thresholds) Bill

Commons debates

I thank my hon. Friend for making an important point about the last Labour Government and drawing attention to the lack of action from this Government in pursuing investment in renewable energy...

National Insurance Contributions (Increase of Thresholds) Bill

Commons debates

As the hon. Gentleman knows, his party has been in power for the past 12 years. We have set out clearly that we would end the delay in new nuclear power alongside introducing greater onshore and...

National Insurance Contributions (Increase of Thresholds) Bill

Commons debates

I repeat a principle I mentioned earlier to the hon. Member for Bury North (James Daly): the remit of the Bill is national insurance and related matters, such as the spring statement yesterday....

National Insurance Contributions (Increase of Thresholds) Bill

Commons debates

I give way to the hon. Lady; the hon. Gentleman has already made several comments.

National Insurance Contributions (Increase of Thresholds) Bill

Commons debates

I am going to make some progress. The record shows that the Chancellor likes putting up taxes. He has been busily defending his tax rise on working people, but when it comes to oil and gas...

National Insurance Contributions (Increase of Thresholds) Bill

Commons debates

My hon. Friend is absolutely right that there is a huge opportunity to levy a one-off windfall tax on North sea oil and gas producers’ profits. Yet there was no mention of such a tax in...

National Insurance Contributions (Increase of Thresholds) Bill

Commons debates

We have made it very clear that we believe in a fair taxation system. The key point for us in the Chancellor’s package is that he is raising taxes for working people, while ruling out...

National Insurance Contributions (Increase of Thresholds) Bill

Commons debates

We have had a number of comments about what is within the scope of this debate, and I suspect that issue is rather out of scope. I will focus on national insurance and the Chancellor’s...

National Insurance Contributions (Increase of Thresholds) Bill

Commons debates

I do not recall whether the hon. Gentleman was present in the debate on the health and social care levy, but if he was, he would have heard us set out that any increase in taxation should fall on...