Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Katrina Murray and Lindsay Hoyle

Monday 8th September 2025 Commons Chamber

[John Healey]

I take my hat off to the firm in my hon. Friend’s constituency—it is exactly those sorts of businesses that are the backbone of a strong British defence industry. Small or medium-sized companies, often with the potential to grow, have not in the past seen support from Government. That is why we have set up an SME support centre that is dedicated to making it easier to access Government contracts, and why we will ringfence £400 million of direct defence investment that will go to SMEs. That will grow in each successive year.

[Mr Speaker]

I call Katrina Murray.

[Katrina Murray]

You are giving me another bite of the cherry, Mr Speaker.

[Mr Speaker]

You are down on my Order Paper.

[Katrina Murray]

I have just asked my question.

[Mr Speaker]

Let us go to Mark Pritchard.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Katrina Murray and Lindsay Hoyle

Wednesday 30th October 2024 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

Before I call the Prime Minister, I would like to mark the fact that this is the last time that the right hon. Member for Richmond and Northallerton (Rishi Sunak) will appear at the Dispatch Box during Prime Minister’s questions—although he has a bit more to do afterwards. He has spoken at the Dispatch Boxes as Chancellor of the Exchequer, Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition. After today, we all look forward to his continued contributions from the Back Benches. We wish him and his family well in their future endeavours. I thank him personally for our working relationship.

[Katrina Murray (Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch) (Lab)]

Q1.   If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 30 October.