Ian Murray

Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland

Labour MP for Edinburgh South

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Recent appearances

  • Written Answers — Scotland Office: Scotland Office: Defamation 13 Mar 2024

    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, with reference to paragraphs 7.16 and 7.17 of the Ministerial Code, on how many occasions Ministers in his Department have informed the Law Officers that they are the defendants in a libel action in (a) their personal capacity, (b) their official position and (c) both since 19 December 2019.
  • Written Answers — Treasury: Public Expenditure: Scotland 12 Mar 2024

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Spring Budget 2024, HC 560, if he will publish a detailed breakdown of the Barnett consequential for Scotland.
  • Scotland: Cost of Living 6 Mar 2024

    Regardless of what the Chancellor announces today, we are in the highest tax-raising Parliament in history, which is a consequence of the Minister’s Government’s failure over 14 years. Ordinary hard-working Scots did not cause this economic crisis—the Government did—but they are being made to pay for it. There have been 25 Tory tax rises since the last election, and the average family...

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Profile

Labour MP for Edinburgh South

Entered the House of Commons on 6 May 2010 — General election

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Topics of interest

Ian Murray campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

  • Business
  • Innovation and Skills
  • Treasury
  • Department for Work and Pensions
  • Home Office
  • Department for Business
  • Energy and Industrial Strategy
  • Employment Tribunals Service
  • Royal Mail
  • Social Security Benefits: Scotland
  • Asylum: Housing
  • Universal Credit: Scotland

Currently held offices

  • Member, Shared Parental Leave and Pay (Bereavement) Bill Committee (since 13 Mar 2024)
  • Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland (since 6 Apr 2020)

Other offices held in the past

  • Member, Foreign Affairs Committee ( 2 Mar 2020 to 11 May 2020)
  • Member, Foreign Affairs Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
  • Member, Foreign Affairs Committee (31 Oct 2016 to 3 May 2017)
  • Member, Scottish Affairs Committee ( 5 Sep 2016 to 3 May 2017)
  • Member, Public Accounts Commission ( 4 Nov 2015 to 3 May 2017)
  • Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland ( 8 May 2015 to 26 Jun 2016)
  • Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills) ( 7 Oct 2011 to 8 May 2015)
  • Member, Business, Innovation and Skills Committee ( 2 Nov 2010 to 24 Oct 2011)
  • Member, Environmental Audit Committee (26 Jul 2010 to 10 Dec 2012)
  • Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (12 Jul 2010 to 24 Oct 2011)
  • Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (12 Jul 2010 to 24 Oct 2011)
  • Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (12 Jul 2010 to 24 Oct 2011)

Previous MPs in this constituency

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

Register of Members’ Interests

Last updated: 4 Mar 2024.

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Name of donor: Diageo
Address of donor: 16 Great Marlborough Street, London W1F 7HS
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Dinner, whisky tasting and meeting with Diageo's CEO for Labour MPs to showcase the importance of Scotch whisky, total value £320.28
Date received: 14 November 2023
Date accepted: 14 November 2023
Donor status: company, registration 23307
(Registered 20 December 2023)
6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental income of over £10,000 a year
From 1 September 2019, a flat in Edinburgh: (i). (Registered 18 October 2019)
7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
100MPH Events Limited (dormant); event management. (Updated 31 July 2023)
8. Miscellaneous
From 22 October 2001, Director of 100MPH Events Limited (dormant). This is an unpaid role. (Registered 31 July 2023)
From 12 July 2017, Director of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (United Kingdom). This is an unpaid role. (Registered 31 July 2023)
From 2 June 2020, Director of IM Campaigns Ltd (dormant). This is an unpaid role. (Registered 31 July 2023)
From May 2004, Trustee of McRaes Batallion Trust. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 02 August 2023)
From October 2010, Trustee of the Royal Observatory Trust. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 02 August 2023)

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