"My constituency has coastguard rescue services operating in Nairn, Burghead and at Gordonstoun school. One constituent who works for a local team told me:
“After September, the cost would fall entirely on myself or my small business employer—this is not right”,
"There are clearly significant challenges to work through, and that is not unusual with large-scale technology adoption, as we know. I welcome the fact that the Government are working hard to find the trigger points where measures will be reduced or suspended for periods to try to keep queues to …..." Graham Leadbitter - View Speech
"Two years ago, Labour promised to cut bills for every household by £300. Not only are households now paying hundreds of pounds more instead of less, but Labour’s nuclear tax on household energy bills will cost Scots a further £300 million over the next decade. The Minister knows that Scottish …..." Graham Leadbitter - View Speech
"6. Whether he held discussions with the Scottish Government and local authorities prior to announcing potential nuclear energy sites in Scotland. ..." Graham Leadbitter - View Speech
"While it is welcome that the proposed use of Cameron barracks in Inverness was ultimately abandoned, that came only after months of unnecessary uncertainty for local communities following an announcement made without meaningful engagement with the Scottish Government, Highland council or NHS Highland. Does the Minister accept that bypassing devolved …..." Graham Leadbitter - View Speech
"It is a pleasure to serve under your leadership today, Ms Furniss. I commend the hon. Member for Bromsgrove (Bradley Thomas) for securing this important debate.
The North sea oil and gas sector is of critical importance for the many of my constituents who work in the sector. Businesses across …..." Graham Leadbitter - View Speech
"The SNP backs new licences with the normal environmental assessments and everything that goes with that, which, the hon. Lady will understand, is part of the regulatory process that the previous Conservative Government also followed. Every Government would have an appropriate regulatory and licensing regime.
"The hon. Member probably needs to keep up a bit because that position has already been scrapped. That was articulated by the First Minister...." Graham Leadbitter - View Speech
"I think that the hon. Gentleman is not keeping up with the current debate because the question was about the SNP’s policy. The strategy will be published in due course.
Those who believe that we should drill, drill, drill with little to no investment in the renewables transition are simply …..." Graham Leadbitter - View Speech
"That is not the reason for my intervention. If there is such a drive to get investment and renewables in Scotland—there is some, though it is not nearly fast enough—why did it take two years to make a decision about Ardersier? After two years, the rug was pulled from underneath …..." Graham Leadbitter - View Speech