Brian Leishman
Labour - Alloa and Grangemouth
6,122 (14.9%) majority - 2024 General ElectionFirst elected: 4th July 2024
2 APPG Officer Positions (as of 20 Oct 2025)
Cancer in Children and Young People, Golf2 APPG Memberships
Climate Change, British BusesDivision Voting information
Brian Leishman voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 6 Labour Aye votes vs 301 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 77 Noes - 315
Brian Leishman voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 11 Labour Aye votes vs 232 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 85 Noes - 238
Brian Leishman voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 15 Labour Aye votes vs 298 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 180 Noes - 307
Brian Leishman voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 49 Labour No votes vs 333 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 335 Noes - 260
Brian Leishman voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 42 Labour Aye votes vs 325 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 149 Noes - 328
Brian Leishman voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 47 Labour No votes vs 333 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 336 Noes - 242
Brian Leishman voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 47 Labour Aye votes vs 331 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 149 Noes - 334
Brian Leishman voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 35 Labour Aye votes vs 333 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 130 Noes - 443
Brian Leishman voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 37 Labour No votes vs 330 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 335 Noes - 135
Brian Leishman voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 7 Labour Aye votes vs 364 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 105 Noes - 370
Brian Leishman voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 8 Labour Aye votes vs 356 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 35 Noes - 469
Debates during the 2024 Parliament
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Sparring Partners
Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
(10 debate interactions)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
(10 debate interactions)
Vice Chamberlain (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons)
(8 debate interactions)
Department Debates
(23 debate contributions)
(12 debate contributions)
(11 debate contributions)
(10 debate contributions)
Legislation Debates
(1,247 words contributed)
(446 words contributed)
(400 words contributed)
(382 words contributed)
Alloa and Grangemouth Petitions
e-Petitions are administered by Parliament and allow members of the public to express support for a particular issue.
If an e-petition reaches 10,000 signatures the Government will issue a written response.
If an e-petition reaches 100,000 signatures the petition becomes eligible for a Parliamentary debate (usually Monday 4.30pm in Westminster Hall).
of 89,407 signatures (0.15%)
of 632,421 signatures (0.14%)
of 2,948,468 signatures (0.14%)
of 73,013 signatures (0.14%)
of 258,746 signatures (0.14%)
of 2,948,468 signatures (0.14%)
of 1,030,574 signatures (0.10%)
of 632,421 signatures (0.14%)
of 258,746 signatures (0.14%)
of 190,898 signatures (0.12%)
Latest EDMs signed by Brian Leishman
Two-child limit
Tabled by: Steve Witherden (Labour - Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr)That this House recognises that, since the introduction of the two-child limit in 2017, this policy has had a detrimental impact on child poverty rates across the United Kingdom; believes that abolishing the limit represents the most cost-effective measure to reduce child poverty; notes that Trussell reports that doing so …
(Most recent: 17 Nov 2025)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 32
Scottish National Party: 9
Independent: 5
Green Party: 4
Plaid Cymru: 4
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Liberal Democrat: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Cumulative disruption proposals and the right to protest
Tabled by: Andy McDonald (Labour - Middlesbrough and Thornaby East)That this House expresses deep alarm at recent proposals to require senior police officers to take into account any so-called cumulative disruption caused by past or planned future protests when considering whether to impose conditions on protests; notes these powers represent a significant expansion of state authority to ration the …
(Most recent: 17 Nov 2025)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 28
Liberal Democrat: 9
Independent: 6
Green Party: 4
Plaid Cymru: 4
Scottish National Party: 3
Commons initiatives
These initiatives were driven by Brian Leishman, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.
MPs who are act as Ministers or Shadow Ministers are generally restricted from performing Commons initiatives other than Urgent Questions.
Brian Leishman has not been granted any Urgent Questions
Brian Leishman has not been granted any Adjournment Debates
Brian Leishman has not introduced any legislation before Parliament
1 Bill co-sponsored by Brian Leishman
Gaza (Independent Public Inquiry) Bill 2024-26
Sponsor - Jeremy Corbyn (Ind)
Latest 50 Written Questions
(View all written questions)We have released extensive information on export licences involving Israel, including those that cover components for products for onward export from Israel. This can be accessed at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/export-control-licensing-management-information-for-israel/israel-export-control-licensing-data-31-july-2025. The government does not provide further detailed commentary as individual licences contain commercial and other sensitive information.
Values included on export licence applications represent the maximum value of exports permitted rather than the actual exports under these licences, which may be lower.
Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
On 2 September, the Government announced the suspension of certain export licences to Israel, related to items for use in military operations in Gaza. New licence applications for such items were also refused on the same basis following this decision.
Detail on individual licences are published periodically by the Export Control Joint Unit. On 10 December, an ad hoc data release was published on ‘Export control licensing management information for Israel’. These figures show that in addition to the 29 licences issued prior to September 2024 that were suspended or amended as a consequence of the suspension, between 2 September and 6 December 2024, 34 military licences were issued, 17 were refused and none were revoked.
Examples of licence applications issued during this period include items for academic research, items for commercial aircraft, military equipment for re-export, and components for trainer aircraft, not assessed to be used in relation to current military operations in Gaza. (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/export-control-licensing-management-information-for-israel/israel-export-control-licensing-data-6-december-2024).
Secretary of State for Scotland
The Government does not comment on future sanctions measures, as to do so would reduce their impact.
The UK government considers Israeli settlements illegal under international law and goods produced in these settlements are not entitled to benefit from tariff and trade preferences under the UK’s current trade agreements with the Palestinian Authority and Israel.
We support accurate labelling of settlement goods, so as not to mislead the consumer. We routinely update our guidance to British businesses on the Overseas Business Risk website and advise British businesses to bear in mind the UK Government's view on the illegality of settlements under international law when considering their investments and activities in the region.
Secretary of State for Scotland
The UK government considers Israeli settlements illegal under international law and is clear that goods produced in these settlements are not entitled to benefit from tariff and trade preferences under the UK’s current trade agreements with the Palestinian Authority and Israel. This will not change with an updated UK-Israel FTA. We advise British businesses to bear in mind the UK Government's view on the illegality of settlements under international law when considering their investments and activities in the region. Our commitment to a two-state solution is unwavering, as is our commitment to international law. We respect the independence of the International Court of Justice, and we are carefully considering the Court’s advisory opinion.
Secretary of State for Scotland
The Government is committed to the protection of workers’ rights and is delivering an ambitious set of reforms to ensure workplace rights are fit for a modern economy, empower working people, and contribute to economic growth. Whether workers are covered by UK employment law is dependent upon the worker establishing a sufficient connection to Great Britain. The Government will give further consideration to the issue raised in due course.
The Net Zero Hydrogen Fund was designed to bring forward the first UK low carbon hydrogen production projects, and was not intended to support other parts of the hydrogen value chain, such as hydrogen carriers. It made its final funding allocations in 2023.
Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers, and other chemical hydrogen storage, is a nascent technology that the Government has previously supported through the Net Zero Innovation Portfolio.
As the Government considers geological storage to be the most strategic value to the hydrogen economy in the near-term, this will be the focus of the Hydrogen Storage Business Model. The Government will however continue to review technological developments and in the long-term, a mix of storage technologies with complementary characteristics may be required to support the development of the hydrogen economy.
Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
Whilst chemical storage technologies such as liquid organic hydrogen carriers may have a role to play, such as for users with limited access to large-scale storage, there are no plans to include this type of storage in the initial allocation of the storage business model.
The business model focus on large-scale geological storage is because we consider this type of storage essential to establishing the UK’s first regional hydrogen network as it can provide greater storage capacity and best support energy security. This type of storage is unlikely to be built without government support.
Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
Government continues to develop its evidence base on the costs of hydrogen storage and consider the potential role of using hydrogen storage across the hydrogen value chain. The previous Government’s Hydrogen Transport and Storage Cost Report (2023) includes a comparative assessment of the expected levelised cost of above ground and geological storage. The International Energy Agency’s Global Hydrogen Review (2023) includes an assessment of the potential levelised cost of Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers used for international trade.
Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
Government continues to consider a range of potential hydrogen carriers, including Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers (LOHCs), and their role in the transport, storage and trade of hydrogen. While we cannot comment on the contents of the Hydrogen Strategy ahead of its publication, we welcome further evidence and engagement from stakeholders on the strategic potential of LOHCs.
Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
Details of Ministers' and Permanent Secretaries' meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK.
Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
We do not expect a substantial impact as Grangemouth already imported more than 90% of its crude oil in 2023.
Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
Details of Ministers' and Permanent Secretaries' meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK.
Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
Details of Ministers' and Permanent Secretaries' meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK.
Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
We intend to manage the North Sea in a way that ensures a fair, orderly and prosperous transition, with no community left behind. We have already launched Great British Energy, begun the biggest ever investment in offshore wind, and are moving ahead with new North Sea industries like carbon capture and storage and hydrogen. The UK has a highly skilled oil and gas workforce, with high transferability of skills to these new roles. We have also created the Office for Clean Energy Jobs to ensure that clean energy jobs are abundant, high-quality, fairly paid, and have good working conditions.
Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
Petroineos is a private company – a joint venture between PetroChina and INEOS. We have worked closely with the company and with the Scottish Government to understand the financial challenges facing the Grangemouth refinery. Petroineos’ shareholders have invested more than $1.2bn since 2011 to maintain the refinery’s safe operation, recording losses in excess of $775m during the same period. The Government pushed the company to continue refining for as long as possible however the company made clear that there was no viable commercial future for the refinery operation, which it will now convert to an import terminal.
Details of Ministers’ meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK.
Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
Details of Ministers’ and Permanent Secretaries' meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK.
Published declarations include the purpose of the meeting and the names of any additional external organisations or individuals in attendance.
Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
The import, acquisition, supply and delivery of Russian oil and oil products into the UK has been banned since 5 December 2022, with the last cargo of primary oils arriving from Russia in October 2022 and finished products in November 2022. (Energy Trends Table 3.14). All importers of oil and oil products into the UK must provide proof of origin to demonstrate that goods are not of Russian origin to enforcement authorities.
The Government is committed to ensuring that third countries are not used by Russia to evade sanctions and will continue to keep sanctions under review.
Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
It is deeply disappointing to learn that Petroineos has confirmed its previous decision to close the oil refining operation at Grangemouth. All of my thoughts are with the workers and their families and the wider Grangemouth community.
The Grangemouth site will now convert to an import terminal. Imports are already part of the UK’s diverse and resilient energy mix. Since 2013, the UK has been a net importer of refined products, with imports accounting for 51% of UK demand for all petroleum products in 2023. Grangemouth refinery already imported almost all of its crude oil supply: it only received 13% of its crude oil supply from the North Sea via the Forties Pipeline in 2022.
Scotland already imports fuel via other sites, which is sold at competitive prices, so we do not expect imports via the Grangemouth site to impact road fuel prices in Scotland nor across the UK.
Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
Grangemouth refinery is a private business owned by Petroineos. Petroineos stated that its shareholders have invested more than $1.2bn since 2011 to maintain the refinery’s safe operation, recording losses in excess of $775m during the same period. The company made clear that there was no viable commercial future for the refinery operation at Grangemouth.
Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
Yes, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero does provide subsidies and other financial assistance to types of energy production in the UK.
Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
As per my answer of 8 October, since taking office, the Secretary of State and I have taken joint action with the Scottish Government to urgently engage with the company and its shareholders. This included discussions with PetroChina and INEOS, the shareholders.
Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
It is deeply disappointing that Petroineos confirmed its previous decision to close the oil refining operation at Grangemouth. We stand with the workers at this difficult time and worked closely with the Scottish Government to announce a joint £100 million investment plan to support the Falkirk and Grangemouth community.
Grangemouth is important to the fuel supply of Scotland, and Petroineos will now convert the refinery into an import terminal to continue to provide a secure and flexible fuel supply. Alongside the Scottish Government, we have also invested £1.5 million into Project Willow to find a viable long-term future for the site in clean energy.
The Department has not undertaken an assessment of the changes to the level of emissions from shipping.
Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
It is deeply disappointing that Petroineos confirmed its previous decision to close the oil refining operation at Grangemouth. We stand with the workers at this difficult time and worked closely with the Scottish Government to announce a joint £100 million investment plan to support the Falkirk and Grangemouth community.
Grangemouth is important to the fuel supply of Scotland, and Petroineos will now convert the refinery into an import terminal to continue to provide a secure and flexible fuel supply. Alongside the Scottish Government, we have also invested £1.5 million into Project Willow to find a viable long-term future for the site in clean energy.
The Department has not undertaken an assessment of the changes to the level of emissions from shipping.
Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
It is deeply disappointing that Petroineos confirmed its previous decision to close the oil refining operation at Grangemouth. We stand with the workers at this difficult time and worked closely with the Scottish Government to announce a joint £100 million investment plan to support the Falkirk and Grangemouth community.
Grangemouth is important to the fuel supply of Scotland, and Petroineos will now convert the refinery into an import terminal to continue to provide a secure and flexible fuel supply. Alongside the Scottish Government, we have also invested £1.5 million into Project Willow to find a viable long-term future for the site in clean energy.
The Department has not undertaken an assessment of the changes to the level of emissions from shipping.
Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
It is deeply disappointing that Petroineos confirmed its previous decision to close the oil refining operation at Grangemouth. We stand with the workers at this difficult time and worked closely with the Scottish Government to announce a joint £100 million investment plan to support the Falkirk and Grangemouth community.
Grangemouth is important to the fuel supply of Scotland, and Petroineos will now convert the refinery into an import terminal to continue to provide a secure and flexible fuel supply. Alongside the Scottish Government, we have also invested £1.5 million into Project Willow to find a viable long-term future for the site in clean energy.
The Department has not undertaken an assessment of the changes to the level of emissions from shipping.
Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
It was deeply disappointing that Petroineos confirmed its previous decision to close the oil refining operation at Grangemouth.
Since taking office, the Secretary of State and I have taken joint action with the Scottish Government to urgently engage with the company and its shareholders, leaving no stone unturned to find an industrial future for the site.
In response to the company’s decision, the UK and Scottish Governments announced a joint £100 million investment package for Falkirk and Grangemouth; immediate career support to help the workforce; and a joint-funded £1.5 million project to find viable long-term options for the site, with potential for future support from the National Wealth Fund.
Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has the responsibility of issuing approvals for the carriage of munitions of war in civil aircraft. The CAA has not received any applications for exemption to allow civilian cargo aircraft that are destined for Israel and transporting munitions of war to overfly UK sovereign airspace.
The Principles of Process Safety Leadership programme for the offshore UK Continental Shelf energy industry was focused on improving process safety leadership for offshore oil and gas installation operators. Safety critical maintenance programmes at contractor level are managed by these oil and gas operators.
There has been sustained focus on offshore oil and gas operators since the pandemic including an annual request to report to Health and Safety Executive, their overall maintenance backlog position, including deferred workscopes. There has been an improving trend in these backlog numbers over the past four years. An agreed set of industry KPIs is now in place and a Maintenance Backlog Task/Finish Group was established to address the challenges including sharing good practice in the delivery of maintenance work.
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
As a result of the review of maintenance backlog data and targeted offshore installation and HQ interventions over the recent years Improvement Notices have been served on the following installation operators (for both single and multiple installations). These are accessible on Health and Safety Executives’s enforcement database:
For 2022/23:
Ithaca Alba
Eni Douglas
CNR multiple installations
Perenco multiple installations
Total Gryphon
Harbour Armada
For 2023/24:
Repsol Auk
Total Dunbar
Apache multiple installations
For 2024/25:
Total Culzean
Dana Triton
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
Delivering our manifesto commitment to tackle child poverty is an urgent priority for this Government, and the Ministerial Taskforce is working to publish a Child Poverty Strategy which will deliver lasting change.
The Strategy will look at levers across four key themes of increasing incomes, reducing essential costs, increasing financial resilience; and better local support especially in the early years. This will build on the reform plans underway across government and work underway in Devolved Governments.
As part of the Strategy's development, the Taskforce is considering the potential impact of policies across government, including the potential impacts of the planned reforms to the Work Capability Assessment.
Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
This data is published and accessible using the following link: https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
In January 2025 the High Court determined that the Work Capability Assessment: Activities and Descriptors consultation was unlawful. The court found the previous government failed to explain their proposals adequately or to allow people sufficient time to respond.
As the previous consultation has been struck down, we will reconsult on the WCA changes as part of our Green Paper in spring 2025 that will bring forward wider proposals to reform the health and disability benefits system.
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
I refer the Hon Member to the read-outs of the discussion with President Trump on 10 (https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-call-with-president-trump-of-the-united-states-10-march-2025) and 30 March (https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-call-with-president-trump-of-the-united-states-30-march-2025) published on gov.uk.
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office provides funding for the Centre for Information Resilience (CIR), an independent not for profit organisation that specialises in using open-source methodologies to verify digital content (e.g. footage, images) from conflict settings. We support CIR's work in a number of conflict settings, including the Middle East, via a central accountable grant agreement. We have provided £715,000 of funding for their work on the Middle East since January 2024.
Minister of State (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.
Government officials from any country can apply for and be granted special mission certificates as part of official visits to the UK. As set out in a Written Ministerial Statement by the former Foreign Secretary dated 4 March 2013, a special mission is a temporary mission, representing a State, which is sent by one State to another with the consent of the latter, in order to carry out official engagements on behalf of the sending State. The FCDO gave consent for special mission status for the visit to the UK on 21-22 January of Major General Oded Bassiuk, Head of the Operations Directorate J3 of the Israel Defense Forces, and delegation, to attend meetings with the Ministry of Defence as part of the concerted UK effort to reduce the risk of escalation in the Middle East and to achieve a peaceful resolution in Gaza and Lebanon.
The killing of seven World Central Kitchen aid workers, including three British nationals, in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza on 1 April was appalling. We continue to press the Government of Israel to improve the safety environment for aid workers in Gaza, which is the deadliest in the world. Over 320 aid workers have been killed in Gaza since the conflict began on October 7. I most recently raised this with Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Sharron Haskel on Friday 29 November. We continue to keep Israel's compliance with International Humanitarian Law (IHL) in Gaza under review through regular assessments.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
It is for the FCA as the regulator of financial services to decide whether to take any steps in relation to this issue and I can confirm that HMT has asked the FCA to look into this matter. The FCA will respond directly to the Honourable Member by letter. A copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House.
Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)
It is for the FCA as the regulator of financial services to decide whether to take any steps in relation to this issue and I can confirm that HMT has asked the FCA to look into this matter. The FCA will respond directly to the Honourable Member by letter. A copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House.
Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)
It is for the FCA as the regulator of financial services to decide whether to take any steps in relation to this issue and I can confirm that HMT has asked the FCA to look into this matter. The FCA will respond directly to the Honourable Member by letter. A copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House.
Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)
HMRC do not provide detailed costs related to policy changes. The costs given represent a high level cost estimate for the changes required to HMRC IT systems to deliver this policy change which follow a recognised standard methodology.
Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Officials met with Elbit Systems with regards to the UK Coastal Radar Data Integrator procurement. Content of these meetings are commercially sensitive.
Minister of State (Cabinet Office)
No ministers have met Elbit Systems on 16th December 2024.
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
Home Office ministers regularly meet with officials to discuss the safety and security of the public.
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
No contract was awarded as result of the notice posted on 26 September 2023.
During the tendering process the Authority made the decision that the procurement would not achieve the requirement outcome and ended the procurement. The Authority is now in the process of reviewing its requirements and options for the future.
Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
The Ministry of Defence has policies and protocols which provide direction for the storage and retention of operational intelligence. I am unable to comment further due to operational security.
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)