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.

New Clause 3 - Research and Development tax relief policy

James Murray made a speech in the House of Commons

On Second Reading on Monday, the Opposition made it clear that this Bill comes from a Government who have made the wrong choices time and again. In this Bill, the Conservatives have chosen to...

Clause 1 - Increase in rate of tax

James Murray made a speech in the House of Commons

Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for this opportunity to consider the details of the Bill and speak to the amendments and new clauses in my name and that of my hon. Friend the Member for Erith...

Clause 1 - Power to restrict use of assets of relevant mutual entities

Co-operatives, Mutuals and Friendly Societies Bill

James Murray made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

It is a pleasure to serve on this Committee with you as Chair, Mr Mundell. I begin by thanking and warmly congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for Preston on securing cross-party support for...

Finance Bill

Commons debates

I apologise, Madam Deputy Speaker. All we have to show from those three former Conservative Prime Ministers in the last 12 years is chronic economic stagnation. This autumn, the Conservatives...

Finance Bill

Commons debates

I thank my hon. Friend for her contribution. She is a great advocate for investment in skills training and making sure that young people have opportunities in the decade ahead, which they have...

Finance Bill

Commons debates

Later in my speech I will talk about our plan for growth, which will involve fixing the holes in the Brexit deal with which the Conservatives left the European Union. Alongside other measures, it...

Finance Bill

Commons debates

I seem to be engaging more with the hon. Gentleman now that he is on the Back Benches than when he was briefly on the Front Bench. If he looks at the statistics, he will see that, over the last...

Finance Bill

Commons debates

I beg to move an amendment, to leave out from “That” to the end of the Question and add: “this House declines to give a second reading to the Finance Bill because,...

Clause 10 - Interpretation

UK Infrastructure Bank Bill [Lords]

James Murray made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

It is a privilege to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Bone, and to speak to this important but uncontroversial aspect of the Bill. As we have heard, clause 10 concerns interpretation. We do not...

Clause 7 - Directors: appointment and tenure

UK Infrastructure Bank Bill [Lords]

James Murray made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

I am just drawing to a close. We understand that the intention behind the composition of the board is to provide flexibility. Notwithstanding the important comments made by my right hon. Friend...

Clause 7 - Directors: appointment and tenure

UK Infrastructure Bank Bill [Lords]

James Murray made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

My right hon. Friend is right: it is critical that the bank considers regional inequalities in its mission, and we are very concerned that the Government opposed earlier amendments on having a...

Clause 7 - Directors: appointment and tenure

UK Infrastructure Bank Bill [Lords]

James Murray made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

As the Minister outlined, clause 7 concerns the appointment and tenure of directors to the board of the bank. We note that it requires at least five but no more than 14 directors; that the...

Clause 7 - Directors: appointment and tenure

UK Infrastructure Bank Bill [Lords]

James Murray made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

While I welcome the Minister’s assurance about the bank’s compliance with the UK corporate governance code, I am disappointed that he feels that a vote on worker representation on the...

Clause 7 - Directors: appointment and tenure

UK Infrastructure Bank Bill [Lords]

James Murray made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

I thank the hon. Gentleman for his remarks. As I set out, the UK corporate governance code already has clear guidelines about the involvement of workforce in governance of boards. However, we...

Clause 7 - Directors: appointment and tenure

UK Infrastructure Bank Bill [Lords]

James Murray made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

I beg to move amendment 20, clause 7, page 3, line 23, at end insert— “(ba) at any time, the Bank is to have at least one non-executive director who is a representative of...

Clause 7 - Directors: appointment and tenure

UK Infrastructure Bank Bill [Lords]

James Murray made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

I will speak only briefly to amendment 5, which requires the board of the bank to appoint one or more directors to be responsible for ensuring that the board considers the interests of the...

Clause 7 - Directors: appointment and tenure

UK Infrastructure Bank Bill [Lords]

James Murray made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

Amendment 12 seeks to limit the maximum number of directors on the board of the bank, moving it down from 14 to eight. Amendment 13 stipulates that at least four of the board members must be...

Clause 4 - Directions

UK Infrastructure Bank Bill [Lords]

James Murray made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

I rise to speak briefly, as I set out our views on clause 4 more widely in the context of amendment 19, which I am disappointed that the Government chose to oppose. We were simply aiming to...

Clause 4 - Directions

UK Infrastructure Bank Bill [Lords]

James Murray made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

I take no reassurance whatever from the Minister’s comments, so I will push this amendment to a vote.

Clause 4 - Directions

UK Infrastructure Bank Bill [Lords]

James Murray made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

I beg to move amendment 19, in clause 4, page 2, line 38, at end insert “and any subsequent, consequential, or relevant correspondence between the Treasury and the Bank.” This...