Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Nick Smith and Ian Murray

Thursday 16th April 2026 Commons Chamber

[Ian Murray]

My friend the hon. Member, my almost-neighbouring MP in Edinburgh, is absolutely right: Scotland is one of the world leaders in video games, and we have to make sure we are harnessing that. The games growth fund that I announced on Monday at the London games festival will make sure that we are nurturing new talent, helping people to get to the prototype stage, and growing the sector to get those projects to commercialisation. That will be spread across the country, of course, but Dundee is the key part of that. Rockstar in Edinburgh will be launching “Grand Theft Auto VI” later this year, which will be the biggest launch of any audiovisual package in the world. We are looking forward to that, but the hon. Member is absolutely right that we have to nurture that talent and bring the pipeline of talent through.

[Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney) (Lab)]

11. What funding her Department is providing to help improve participation in grassroots sport.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Nick Smith and Ian Murray

Tuesday 19th February 2019 Commons Chamber

[Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent) (Lab)]

7. What progress his Department has made on contingency planning for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.

[Ian Murray (Edinburgh South) (Lab)]

17. What progress his Department has made on contingency planning for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.

[The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (Matt Hancock)]

Leaving the EU with a deal remains the Government’s top priority, but we are preparing for every eventuality. I am confident that if everyone does what they need to do, the supply of medicines will continue unhindered.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Nick Smith and Ian Murray

Thursday 25th October 2018 Commons Chamber

[Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent) (Lab)]

11. What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on negotiations for customs arrangements with the EU after the UK leaves the EU.

[Ian Murray (Edinburgh South) (Lab)]

15. What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on negotiations for customs arrangements with the EU after the UK leaves the EU.