Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Keir Starmer and Susan Murray

Wednesday 15th July 2026 Commons Chamber

[The Prime Minister]

I pay tribute to the commission and its work. The work of strengthening our democracy will, and must, continue.

[Susan Murray (Mid Dunbartonshire) (LD)]

Q15. I wish the Prime Minister well in what he does next. The future of communities like mine in Mid Dunbartonshire is uncertain in areas where hyperscale data centres are set to be built. The large data centres in Scotland’s planning system could demand more power than the whole of Scotland needs at its winter peak. Can the Prime Minister assure my constituents that they will not find themselves fighting for electricity during the cold winter days?

[The Prime Minister]

It is very important that we have all the resources we need to provide the energy we need, and to bring the price of energy down, and that is what we are doing.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Keir Starmer and Susan Murray

Wednesday 15th October 2025 Commons Chamber

[The Prime Minister]

My hon. Friend captures the choice before us as a country: we can either give in to division or come together as a country and renew our country. This is National Hate Crime Awareness Week, and in the past fortnight we have seen the horrific terror atrocity in Manchester and a despicable arson attack on the mosque in Peacehaven. I want to be clear as Prime Minister: I am proud to lead and to serve this beautiful, tolerant and diverse country. An attack on one of us is an attack on all of us.

[Susan Murray (Mid Dunbartonshire) (LD)]

Q9. Calithea Studios in Mid Dunbartonshire is a prime example of a business doing everything the Government ask. The owner of this beauty salon and her three employees each earn less than £30,000 a year, yet the business will pay the Government over £36,000 for the year in VAT, employer’s national insurance and pension contributions. Does the Prime Minister think it is fair that the hard-working owner, who is providing jobs and training on the high street, contributes more to the Exchequer than she earns in a year? Does he believe this encourages entrepreneurship, which is important for economic growth and local jobs?