Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Dan Tomlinson and Euan Stainbank

Tuesday 23rd June 2026 Commons Chamber

[Dan Tomlinson]

I do agree that those who have been affected by the loan charge need to be able to move on with their lives. That is why the Government put forward a generous settlement offer at the last Budget that went further than the proposals set out by the independent reviewer. I would just note that it was a Government that the hon. Gentleman supported for 14 years who introduced the loan charge and did not do enough to reform it for those who were affected by it.

[Euan Stainbank (Falkirk) (Lab)]

3. What steps she has taken to help support people with the cost of living in Falkirk.

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[Euan Stainbank (Falkirk) (Lab)]

T4. The loss of Grangemouth’s refinery was a loss to Scotland’s economy. The Chancellor rightly consulted on including refined products in the carbon border adjustment mechanism to level the playing field for domestic refining—a level playing field the Tories did not pursue before the closure of Grangemouth was announced in 2023. Will the Chancellor meet me and other colleagues to discuss the merits of accelerating the inclusion of refined products in the CBAM?

[The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Dan Tomlinson)]

I thank my hon. Friend for his strong representation on behalf of his constituency and the important refining industry. I have seen the letter to the Chancellor that has been sent by colleagues and I would be very happy to meet my hon. Friend and other interested Members.