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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 18 Nov 2025
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"We are taking a leading role at COP and at home by driving forward the clean power mission, which requires the infrastructure that the Green party regularly opposes—the party talks on this issue, but it does not actually deliver it. We are at COP fighting for Britain’s interests and playing …..."
Michael Shanks - View Speech

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 18 Nov 2025
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"I have always appreciated my engagement with the hon. Lady on these questions. The cumulative impact of applications is covered by the planning system, which considers all those impacts, but the hon. Lady is right to suggest that the land use framework and the strategic spatial energy plan are about …..."
Michael Shanks - View Speech

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 18 Nov 2025
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"I pay tribute to my hon. Friend, who has worked extremely hard with the Government and with the national wealth fund to ensure that we are bringing projects forward. More than 100 projects came forward for that £200 million investment by this Labour Government through the wealth fund; we are …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 18 Nov 2025
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"We are obviously still processing that news this morning, but I can say that I have had a number of conversations to ensure that the wider energy infrastructure as it relates to Mossmorran and to Grangemouth itself, and the pipelines that connect them, will not pose any risk to our …..."
Michael Shanks - View Speech

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 18 Nov 2025
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"One reason why we are so keen for the supply chain for the upgrade of our grid to be in the UK is our wish to ensure that there are opportunities for factories in constituencies such as my hon. Friend’s, and I recently met her, along with my right hon. …..."
Michael Shanks - View Speech

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 18 Nov 2025
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"I have met industry representatives, and when I did so they told me that it was the first time they had met anyone from the Government in 13 years. Many of the issues that are now emerging have been long in the making because of the last Government’s failure to …..."
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Written Question
Horizon IT System: Scotland
Tuesday 27th February 2024

Asked by: Michael Shanks (Labour - Rutherglen)

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Written Statement of 22 February 2024 on Post Office Update, UIN HCWS283, what discussions she has had with the Scottish Government on legislation to overturn the wrongful convictions of postmasters.

Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Shadow Minister without Portfolio

The UK Government has engaged regularly with the Scottish Government concerning the legislation to overturn the wrongful convictions of postmasters, including at the Inter-Ministerial Group for Justice on 25 January and a regular official-level working group. I discussed the UK Government's approach to overturning convictions with the Scottish Government's Cabinet Secretary for Justice on 22 February. The UK Government will continue to work closely with the Scottish Government to enable them to progress their own approach for overturning convictions in their legal jurisdiction.