Information between 28th March 2025 - 17th April 2025
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31 Mar 2025 - Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Brian Leishman voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 295 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 304 Noes - 62 |
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31 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill - View Vote Context Brian Leishman voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 295 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 296 Noes - 170 |
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31 Mar 2025 - Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Brian Leishman voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 300 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 166 Noes - 305 |
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31 Mar 2025 - Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Brian Leishman voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 299 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 168 Noes - 302 |
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31 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill - View Vote Context Brian Leishman voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 297 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 301 Noes - 167 |
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31 Mar 2025 - Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Brian Leishman voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 297 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 167 Noes - 306 |
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31 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill - View Vote Context Brian Leishman voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 298 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 302 Noes - 167 |
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31 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill - View Vote Context Brian Leishman voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 297 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 301 Noes - 104 |
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31 Mar 2025 - Business without Debate - View Vote Context Brian Leishman voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 291 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 296 Noes - 164 |
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1 Apr 2025 - Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Brian Leishman voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 293 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 110 Noes - 302 |
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1 Apr 2025 - Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Brian Leishman voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 293 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 303 Noes - 110 |
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2 Apr 2025 - Onshore Wind and Solar Generation - View Vote Context Brian Leishman voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 299 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 307 Noes - 100 |
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2 Apr 2025 - Energy Conservation - View Vote Context Brian Leishman voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 288 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 349 Noes - 14 |
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2 Apr 2025 - Driving Licences: Zero Emission Vehicles - View Vote Context Brian Leishman voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 295 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 304 Noes - 101 |
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Brian Leishman speeches from: Steel Industry (Special Measures) Bill
Brian Leishman contributed 1 speech (8 words) 2nd reading Saturday 12th April 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Business and Trade |
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Brian Leishman speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
Brian Leishman contributed 2 speeches (135 words) Tuesday 8th April 2025 - Commons Chamber HM Treasury |
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Brian Leishman speeches from: Gaza: Israeli Military Operations
Brian Leishman contributed 1 speech (32 words) Wednesday 2nd April 2025 - Commons Chamber Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office |
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Brian Leishman speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
Brian Leishman contributed 1 speech (32 words) Tuesday 1st April 2025 - Commons Chamber Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office |
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Brian Leishman speeches from: Royal British Legion
Brian Leishman contributed 1 speech (368 words) Tuesday 1st April 2025 - Westminster Hall Ministry of Defence |
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Sri Lanka: Military Aid
Asked by: Brian Leishman (Labour - Alloa and Grangemouth) Tuesday 1st April 2025 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, for what reasons his Department took seven years to respond to freedom of information request entitled FCO 37/3979 Training of the Sri Lankan military in the UK. Answered by Catherine West - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) received a request for access to information held on file reference FCO 37/3979 in June 2018. A response was issued four months later in October 2018. The material in question is subject to ongoing legal proceedings under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. We cannot comment on ongoing legal cases. |
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Ministry of Defence: Israel
Asked by: Brian Leishman (Labour - Alloa and Grangemouth) Tuesday 8th April 2025 Question to the Ministry of Defence: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 14 March 2025 to Question 36262 on Ministry of Defence: Israel, what the purpose of the meeting was; and who the senior British official was who attended. Answered by Luke Pollard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) The Israeli Air Force delegation, led by their Head of Personnel Division, visited Ministry of Defence Main Building to meet and receive a briefing from the Defence Human Resources Transformation Team, as part of their visit to the UK focussing on HR and People issues.
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Israel: Military Bases
Asked by: Brian Leishman (Labour - Alloa and Grangemouth) Tuesday 8th April 2025 Question to the Ministry of Defence: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when an Israeli Air Force aircraft last landed at an RAF station in the UK; and what its purpose was. Answered by Luke Pollard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) For operational security reasons and as a matter of policy, the Ministry of Defence will neither confirm, deny, nor comment on any foreign nations’ military aircraft movement or operations within UK airspace or UK overseas bases, whether they may or may not have happened. |
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Israel: Richard Knighton
Asked by: Brian Leishman (Labour - Alloa and Grangemouth) Wednesday 9th April 2025 Question to the Ministry of Defence: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the purpose was of Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton’s visit to Israel between 9 and 11 January 2024. Answered by Luke Pollard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 21 January 2025 to Question 24182. |
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Home Office: Elbit Systems
Asked by: Brian Leishman (Labour - Alloa and Grangemouth) Monday 14th April 2025 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons officials in her Department met with Elbit Systems on 16 December 2024. Answered by Dan Jarvis - Minister of State (Home Office) Officials met with Elbit Systems with regards to the UK Coastal Radar Data Integrator procurement. Content of these meetings are commercially sensitive. |
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Wednesday 23rd April Brian Leishman signed this EDM on Wednesday 23rd April 2025 36 signatures (Most recent: 29 Apr 2025) Tabled by: Ian Byrne (Labour - Liverpool West Derby) That this House expresses its sadness at the death of the Vicar of Christ, Pope Francis, affectionately known as the People’s Pope; offers its condolences to Catholic people in Britain and across the world; notes that Pope Francis was the first Latin American pontiff; pays tribute to Pope Francis for … |
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Wednesday 23rd April Brian Leishman signed this EDM on Tuesday 22nd April 2025 Second state visit by Donald Trump 19 signatures (Most recent: 30 Apr 2025)Tabled by: Kate Osborne (Labour - Jarrow and Gateshead East) That this House notes the record of US President Donald Trump, including his misogynism, racism and xenophobia; condemns his previous comments on women, refugees and torture; further notes several problematic diplomatic developments since the invite for a second state visit was issued; also notes concerns on his comments about the … |
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Monday 7th April Brian Leishman signed this EDM on Tuesday 8th April 2025 British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme 26 signatures (Most recent: 30 Apr 2025)Tabled by: Ann Davies (Plaid Cymru - Caerfyrddin) That this House is deeply concerned regarding the impact of the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme (BCSSS) scandal; notes that, in the Autumn Budget, the Government released equivalent funds from the Miners’ Pension Scheme (MPS), but this welcome move to improve former miners’ pensions was not extended to the BCSSS; … |
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Wednesday 19th March Brian Leishman signed this EDM on Wednesday 2nd April 2025 19 signatures (Most recent: 22 Apr 2025) Tabled by: Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru - Dwyfor Meirionnydd) That this House notes with deep concern the proposed US-UK-Australian military radar project, DARC (Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability), which would install 27 21m-high, 15m-wide parabolic radar dishes within sight of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park; believes this would severely harm the visual landscape, local tourism, and the internationally recognised … |
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Tuesday 1st April Brian Leishman signed this EDM on Wednesday 2nd April 2025 News journalism and artificial intelligence tools 15 signatures (Most recent: 23 Apr 2025)Tabled by: Rebecca Long Bailey (Labour - Salford) That this House recognises the vital importance for a democratic society of professional news reporting, photography and broadcasting; understands the desire of the Government to foster a business climate favourable to investment and development of artificial intelligence in the United Kingdom; is concerned, however, to ensure that technological developments are … |
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Thursday 27th March Brian Leishman signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 31st March 2025 7 signatures (Most recent: 31 Mar 2025) Tabled by: Chris Kane (Labour - Stirling and Strathallan) That this House notes the conclusion of a year of celebrations marking the 900th anniversary of Stirling being granted Royal Burgh status by King David I; recognises the breadth and diversity of events that have engaged communities across Stirling in celebrating its rich heritage, including the Walking of the Marches, … |
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Monday 31st March Brian Leishman signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 31st March 2025 Households below average income 16 signatures (Most recent: 30 Apr 2025)Tabled by: Neil Duncan-Jordan (Labour - Poole) That this House is angered by the latest households below average income figures which reveal that 4.5 million children are living in relative poverty after housing costs, which amounts to nine children in every classroom and a record high; understands there has been an increase in child poverty of 200,000 … |
| Parliamentary Debates |
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Steel Industry (Special Measures) Bill
208 speeches (25,352 words) 2nd reading Saturday 12th April 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Business and Trade Mentions: 1: Stephen Flynn (SNP - Aberdeen South) Member for Alloa and Grangemouth (Brian Leishman), to bring forward a similar Bill to save Scotland’s - Link to Speech 2: Stephen Flynn (SNP - Aberdeen South) Member for Alloa and Grangemouth (Brian Leishman)—it will not pass the lips of any other Members—which - Link to Speech |
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Oral Answers to Questions
171 speeches (11,402 words) Tuesday 1st April 2025 - Commons Chamber Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Mentions: 1: Hamish Falconer (Lab - Lincoln) Friend the Member for Alloa and Grangemouth (Brian Leishman), we will continue to press these issues - Link to Speech |
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Spring Statement 2025 (Impact on Scotland)
91 speeches (100,350 words) Wednesday 2nd April 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Gibson, Kenneth (SNP - Cunninghame North) Brian Leishman, MP for Alloa and Grangemouth, denounced the UK Government’s welfare cuts as an act of - Link to Speech |