Information between 14th July 2025 - 22nd September 2025
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15 Jul 2025 - Welfare Spending - View Vote Context Brian Leishman voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 344 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 106 Noes - 440 |
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15 Jul 2025 - Taxes - View Vote Context Brian Leishman voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 333 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 165 Noes - 342 |
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2 Sep 2025 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Brian Leishman voted Aye and in line with the House One of 10 Independent Aye votes vs 1 Independent No votes Tally: Ayes - 365 Noes - 164 |
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2 Sep 2025 - English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill - View Vote Context Brian Leishman voted No and in line with the House One of 14 Independent No votes vs 1 Independent Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 167 Noes - 367 |
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Brian Leishman speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
Brian Leishman contributed 1 speech (96 words) Tuesday 2nd September 2025 - Commons Chamber Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office |
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Brian Leishman speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
Brian Leishman contributed 1 speech (114 words) Wednesday 16th July 2025 - Commons Chamber Wales Office |
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Brian Leishman speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
Brian Leishman contributed 1 speech (97 words) Tuesday 15th July 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Energy Security & Net Zero |
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Brian Leishman speeches from: Welfare Spending
Brian Leishman contributed 2 speeches (534 words) Tuesday 15th July 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Work and Pensions |
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Brian Leishman speeches from: Taxes
Brian Leishman contributed 1 speech (687 words) Tuesday 15th July 2025 - Commons Chamber HM Treasury |
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Palestine Action
Asked by: Brian Leishman (Independent - Alloa and Grangemouth) Wednesday 16th July 2025 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Prime Minister discussed the proscription of Palestine Action with President Trump on (a) 10 and (b) 30 March 2025. Answered by Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) 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. |
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Arms Trade: Israel
Asked by: Brian Leishman (Independent - Alloa and Grangemouth) Friday 12th September 2025 Question to the Department for Business and Trade: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the oral contribution, Volume 768, column 142 of 2 June 2025, what is the programme relating to the £120 million worth of military licenses for Israel issued in 2024 for components to support exports of military items from Israeli companies to a single programme for a NATO ally. Answered by Chris Bryant - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade) 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. |
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Refineries: Grangemouth
Asked by: Brian Leishman (Independent - Alloa and Grangemouth) Tuesday 16th September 2025 Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the press release entitled Supporting Grangemouth workers, published on 26 August 2025, how much additional funding has been allocated; and how much and what proportion of that funding has been provided by the (a) UK and (b) Scottish Government. Answered by Michael Shanks - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero) The extension of the Grangemouth Training Guarantee to support INEOS Olefins & Polymers shared services employees directly affected by the closure of the Grangemouth oil refinery builds on support put in place earlier this year for Grangemouth refinery workers. This brings the total projected investment in the Grangemouth Training Guarantee from UK and Scottish Governments up to £2 million. The Grangemouth Training Guarantee is a joint project between UK and Scottish Governments and both governments will provide equal funding.
We are working closely with Forth Valley College who will mapping workers skills and qualifications, and training needs to identify and deliver re/upskilling support and training. UK and Scottish Governments will use the findings of the Training Need Analysis to fund the delivery of training. Final costs are dependent on the outcome of the Training Need Analysis. |
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Monday 15th September Ruby Henderson and the Taekwondo World Championships 1 signatures (Most recent: 15 Sep 2025)Tabled by: Brian Leishman (Independent - Alloa and Grangemouth) That this House congratulates 14-year-old Ruby Henderson of Sauchie on her selection to represent Scotland at the Taekwondo World Championships in Porec, Croatia from 7 to 11 October; recognises her achievement at the European Championships in Sarajevo, where she won silver and bronze medals and was part of the first … |
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Monday 15th September Jamie Davis, Educate the Kids and the Singing Children of Africa 1 signatures (Most recent: 15 Sep 2025)Tabled by: Brian Leishman (Independent - Alloa and Grangemouth) That this House commends the work of Jamie Davis for his efforts on behalf of the charity Educate the Kids; acknowledges his role in bringing the Singing Children of Africa to Clackmannanshire and the joy their performance in Sauchie brought to the community; pays tribute to the children themselves for … |
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Thursday 4th September Passing of Maggie Bowden former General Secretary of Liberation 14 signatures (Most recent: 12 Sep 2025)Tabled by: Brian Leishman (Independent - Alloa and Grangemouth) That this House notes with deep sadness the passing on 1 September 2025 of Maggie Bowden, Joint President and long-serving former General Secretary of Liberation; pays tribute to her three decades of tireless work as a true internationalist and fighter for peace, showing solidarity with peoples oppressed by neo-colonialism and … |
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Monday 1st September Armed Forces Training Contract and Elbit Systems 32 signatures (Most recent: 16 Sep 2025)Tabled by: Brian Leishman (Independent - Alloa and Grangemouth) That this House is deeply concerned by reports that the Ministry of Defence is considering awarding a £2 billion, 15-year Army Collective Training Service contract to Elbit Systems UK, a wholly owned subsidiary of Elbit Systems Limited, Israel’s largest arms manufacturer; notes that Elbit supplies 85 per cent of the … |
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Monday 15th September Brian Leishman signed this EDM on Tuesday 16th September 2025 National Coal Mining Museum strike 10 signatures (Most recent: 16 Sep 2025)Tabled by: Jon Trickett (Labour - Normanton and Hemsworth) That this House expresses its solidarity with the staff of the National Coal Mining Museum in Wakefield who are in a dispute over pay; applauds the workforce for insisting on a settlement which secures gender equality; acknowledges the important role the museum plays in honouring the memory and legacy of … |
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Monday 15th September Brian Leishman signed this EDM on Monday 15th September 2025 State visit to the UK of US President Donald Trump 9 signatures (Most recent: 16 Sep 2025)Tabled by: Ellie Chowns (Green Party - North Herefordshire) That this House believes that US President Donald Trump does not deserve the honour of a second UK state visit; notes the shadow of convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein hangs over the visit; condemns plans for US F-35 military jets to to be part of a flypast with the Red Arrows … |
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Thursday 4th September Brian Leishman signed this EDM on Thursday 4th September 2025 Sanctions on Israel and International Court of Justice findings 36 signatures (Most recent: 16 Sep 2025)Tabled by: Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East) That this House notes the International Association of Genocide Scholars' recent decision to declare genocide in Gaza and the official declaration of famine in Gaza by the UN-linked Integrated Food Security Phase Classification; further notes it is over a year since the International Court of Justice (ICJ) finding that Israel’s … |
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Monday 1st September Brian Leishman signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 2nd September 2025 Commemoration of the sinking of the Suez Maru and Allied prisoners of war lost 22 signatures (Most recent: 15 Sep 2025)Tabled by: Scott Arthur (Labour - Edinburgh South West) That this House solemnly commemorates the tragic sinking of the Suez Maru on 29 November 1943, in which 550 Allied prisoners of war, primarily British and Dutch, were being transported by the Japanese Imperial Army from Ambon to Surabaya; notes with deep sorrow that many of these prisoners, already gravely … |
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Monday 1st September Brian Leishman signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 2nd September 2025 Childhood Cancer Awareness Month 20 signatures (Most recent: 12 Sep 2025)Tabled by: Richard Quigley (Labour - Isle of Wight West) That this House recognises that September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, which raises awareness of the unique needs and experiences of children with cancer and their families; notes that across the UK, around 4,200 children and young people under 25 are diagnosed with cancer every year, including around 2,000 children; … |
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Monday 1st September Brian Leishman signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 2nd September 2025 Rosebank Distillery’s Legacy Release Three 4 signatures (Most recent: 2 Sep 2025)Tabled by: Euan Stainbank (Labour - Falkirk) That this House congratulates Rosebank Distillery in Falkirk on its Legacy Release Three 32 Year Old single malt winning 98 points and a Gold Outstanding medal at the 2025 International Wine & Spirits Competition; notes this release was crafted from casks distilled before the distillery’s 1993 closure and showcases the … |
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Monday 1st September Brian Leishman signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 2nd September 2025 Support for early years and the National Literacy Trust 13 signatures (Most recent: 12 Sep 2025)Tabled by: Neil Duncan-Jordan (Independent - Poole) That this House recognises the urgent need to address falling levels of early language in the UK, as highlighted by the National Literacy Trust; notes with concern that in 2024 187,542 five-year-olds started school without the communication and language skills they need to thrive; further notes the steep decline in … |
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Monday 1st September Brian Leishman signed this EDM on Monday 1st September 2025 Strike action in the Parliamentary Security Department 43 signatures (Most recent: 9 Sep 2025)Tabled by: John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington) That this House stands in solidarity with members of the Public and Commercial Services Union employed in the Parliamentary Security Department, presently taking industrial action in a dispute over attacks on their terms and conditions of employment; recognises the vital services these staff play in safeguarding hon. Members and staff … |
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Monday 1st September Brian Leishman signed this EDM on Monday 1st September 2025 Oscar Mayer workers in Wrexham 32 signatures (Most recent: 8 Sep 2025)Tabled by: Steve Witherden (Labour - Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr) That this House celebrates the victory of Wrexham’s Oscar Mayer factory workers following a long-running dispute, during which over 500 Unite members undertook more than 200 days of strike action between September 2024 and April 2025 in solidarity to fight for the reinstatement of their 26 dismissed colleagues and for … |
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Tuesday 22nd July Brian Leishman signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 1st September 2025 Church of the Holy Family, Gaza 18 signatures (Most recent: 8 Sep 2025)Tabled by: Patricia Ferguson (Labour - Glasgow West) That this House expresses shock and extreme concern that Israeli forces stand accused of attacking the Church of the Holy Family in Gaza, killing three people and injuring 10 others including the parish priest, Father Gabriel Romanelli; notes that the church and its compound were providing shelter to hundreds of … |
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Tuesday 22nd July Brian Leishman signed this EDM on Monday 1st September 2025 Arrest of protestors in Liverpool 23 signatures (Most recent: 8 Sep 2025)Tabled by: John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington) That this House expresses its concern at the physical methods used by the police to arrest a 74 year old woman protesting about Palestine in Liverpool on Sunday 20 July 2025; and calls upon the Secretary of State for the Home Department to launch an independent inquiry into the methods … |
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Tuesday 22nd July Brian Leishman signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 1st September 2025 Right to object to data being used in online direct marketing 10 signatures (Most recent: 8 Sep 2025)Tabled by: Siân Berry (Green Party - Brighton Pavilion) That this House welcomes the outcome of Tanya O’Carroll’s legal challenge against Meta, which secured a commitment from the company to stop using her personal data for direct marketing, based on her legal right to object under the UK General Data Protection Regulation; notes that this right gives individuals the … |
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Monday 24th March Brian Leishman signed this EDM on Tuesday 22nd July 2025 Fee waivers for ILR applications 42 signatures (Most recent: 9 Sep 2025)Tabled by: Kim Johnson (Labour - Liverpool Riverside) That this House supports the Refugee and Migrant Forum of Essex and London’s call for a fee waiver to be introduced for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) applications for those on family and private life visas; notes that ILR provides security and stability, yet the £2,885 fee is unaffordable for … |
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Monday 12th May Brian Leishman signed this EDM on Tuesday 22nd July 2025 Restructure of local government debt 18 signatures (Most recent: 10 Sep 2025)Tabled by: Jon Trickett (Labour - Normanton and Hemsworth) That this House expresses deeps concern that local government net debt across UK has doubled since 2010 and is spiralling out of control; notes a funding gap of £6.4 billion forming in the day-to-day council budgets in 2024-25 in comparison to 2019-20 budgets; acknowledges that councils will be confronted with … |
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Wednesday 9th July Brian Leishman signed this EDM on Tuesday 22nd July 2025 16 signatures (Most recent: 22 Jul 2025) Tabled by: Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington) That this House believes that the scandal of low pay for apprentices must end and that apprentices need pay above the national living wage, covered by Collective Bargaining; is concerned that many apprenticeships are offered on fixed-term contracts, meaning there is no guaranteed offer of employment to follow; recognises that … |
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Monday 14th July Brian Leishman signed this EDM on Tuesday 22nd July 2025 Mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting and action plans 29 signatures (Most recent: 1 Sep 2025)Tabled by: Dawn Butler (Labour - Brent East) That this House notes with concern that nationally, there is a 6% pay gap between employees from Black, African Caribbean or Black British ethnic groups and their White counterparts; further notes that in London the ethnicity pay gap is the highest in the country at 23.8%; expresses concern that Black, … |
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Monday 21st July Brian Leishman signed this EDM on Monday 21st July 2025 37 signatures (Most recent: 16 Sep 2025) Tabled by: Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East) That this House welcomes the proposal from leading tax experts for the introduction of an annual wealth tax of 2% on individual assets over £10 million, which could raise an estimated £24 billion each year; believes that such a measure would represent a fairer alternative to cuts and could provide … |
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Wednesday 17th July Brian Leishman signed this EDM on Monday 21st July 2025 International Criminal Court, Gaza and the Rule of Law 46 signatures (Most recent: 1 Sep 2025)Tabled by: Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East) That this House rejects attempts by the previous Government to undermine the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) right to seek an arrest warrant against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for war crimes, following the decision by the ICC Chief Prosecutor to issue applications for arrest warrants for a number of Israeli and … |
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16 Sep 2025, 4:05 p.m. - House of Commons ">> Brian Leishman, Jim Shannon, Claire Hanna,, Liz Saville Roberts Jeremy Corbyn, Saoirse Eastwood, " Division - View Video - View Transcript |
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16 Sep 2025, 4:05 p.m. - House of Commons "prepare and bring in the bill? >> Brian Leishman, Jim Shannon, " Division - View Video - View Transcript |
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Child Poverty Strategy (Removal of Two Child Limit)
7 speeches (2,802 words) 1st reading Tuesday 16th September 2025 - Commons Chamber |
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Employment Rights Bill
178 speeches (28,836 words) Consideration of Lords amendments Monday 15th September 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Business and Trade Mentions: 1: None Friend the Member for Alloa and Grangemouth (Brian Leishman). - Link to Speech |
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Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords]
136 speeches (40,189 words) Report stage Wednesday 10th September 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Transport Mentions: 1: Euan Stainbank (Lab - Falkirk) Member for Alloa and Grangemouth (Brian Leishman) are two sites of the UK’s largest bus manufacturer, - Link to Speech |
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Taxes
184 speeches (26,871 words) Tuesday 15th July 2025 - Commons Chamber HM Treasury Mentions: 1: James Murray (LAB - Ealing North) Powell), for Bolton West (Phil Brickell), for Rugby (John Slinger), for Alloa and Grangemouth (Brian Leishman - Link to Speech |
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Welfare Spending
174 speeches (18,781 words) Tuesday 15th July 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Andrew Western (Lab - Stretford and Urmston) Friend the Member for Alloa and Grangemouth (Brian Leishman). - Link to Speech |
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Sep. 10 2025
Report Stage Amendments as at 10 September 2025 - large print Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Steve WitherdenRichard BurgonMary Glindon Lorraine Beavers Andy McDonald Cat Eccles Kate Osborne Brian Leishman |
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Sep. 10 2025
Report Stage Amendments as at 10 September 2025 Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Savage Mr Will Forster Ben Maguire Siân Berry John McDonnell Clive Lewis Ian Byrne Kate Osborne Brian Leishman |
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Sep. 10 2025
Report Stage Proceedings as at 10 September 2025 Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] 2024-26 Bill proceedings: Commons Found: Savage Mr Will Forster Ben Maguire Siân Berry John McDonnell Clive Lewis Ian Byrne Kate Osborne Brian Leishman |
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Wednesday 6th August 2025
Local Government and Housing Directorate Source Page: Former Minister for Housing correspondence regarding Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC): EIR release Document: EIR 202500464892 - Information released - Annex (PDF) Found: I have shared this letter with Stephen Flynn MP and Brian Leishman MP, to clarify this issue for them |