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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 19 Jan 2026
Sale of Fireworks

"I pay tribute to my constituent Julie McMillan, who has emailed me with her concerns about fireworks every year for the 19 years that I have been a Member of this place or of the Scottish Parliament. Many other people have raised the same concern. I urge caution about what …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 15 Jan 2026
Business of the House

"The Scottish Borders are being inundated with new energy infrastructure projects. SNP Ministers in Edinburgh blame the Labour Government here, and the Labour Government here blame the SNP Government in Scotland—frankly, it has become ridiculous. Ultimately, responsibility rests with the Scottish Government’s planning framework, which allows those energy projects to …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 15 Jan 2026
New Towns

"The hon. Member is making an excellent speech about the importance of new towns. I was brought up just outside Kilwinning, which is part of the Irvine new town in Ayrshire. She and I are probably of a similar age, so does she remember the campaign—the iconic campaign—in the 1980s: …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 15 Jan 2026
Oral Answers to Questions

"7. What assessment the Commission has made of whether the New Palace Yard project will be completed within its budget. ..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 15 Jan 2026
Food Inflation

"I congratulate the hon. Lady on securing this important debate. She is right to highlight the issue of inflation, especially food inflation, but does she also recognise that although the price of food is going up, the food producers, predominantly farmers, are not seeing a similar rise in the income …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 15 Jan 2026
Oral Answers to Questions

"Frankly, a cost of £62 million for the New Palace Yard project is eye-watering. Most of our constituents will find that outrageous, particularly given that it is not fit for purpose—staff are having to queue for long times when leaving Parliament at the end of the day. What was the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 15 Jan 2026
Digital ID

"Oh! Thank you very much, Madam Deputy Speaker. We do not want digital ID. It will cost billions of pounds and it should be scrapped completely. Despite what the Minister said, I am concerned that digital ID will not be technically compulsory, but people will be blocked from accessing services …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 15 Jan 2026
Food Inflation

"During this debate, much discussion has been about food banks. It is important that we also recognise food larders—I have a number in my constituency —where large shops and supermarkets donate their food at the end of the day or before the sell-by date. They minimise food waste and enable …..."
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Written Question
Electricity: Infrastructure
Wednesday 14th January 2026

Asked by: John Lamont (Conservative - Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk)

Question to the Scotland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help prevent the overdevelopment of electricity infrastructure in rural communities in Scotland.

Answered by Kirsty McNeill - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Scotland Office)

Energy infrastructure projects go through the proper planning process, which involves consulting communities.

Every wind turbine, solar panel and pylon built protects us from future energy shocks.

Installing new electricity infrastructure can mean having to make difficult decisions. But we should not lose sight of the fact that it’s the poorest in our society who are paying the price for expensive energy.

We are also looking at options for how communities can benefit from energy developments.

Division Vote (Commons)
13 Jan 2026 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context
John Lamont (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 91 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 348 Noes - 167