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John Lamont

Conservative - Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

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Commons Debates - Petitions - EDMs (3) - Bills Introduced (0) - Commons Actions - Written Questions (178)

Commons Page Hansard Page John Lamont (MP) Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk (Constituency) Financial Disclosures Expense Claims
Oral Question
Wednesday 3rd March 2021
11:30
Northern Ireland Office
Oral Question No. 50
What discussions he has had with Sir Peter Hendy regarding the Union Connectivity Review.
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Oral Question
Thursday 4th March 2021
10:00
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Topical Question No. 15
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
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Select Committee Meeting
Thursday 4th March 2021
11:00
Scottish Affairs Committee - Oral evidence
4 Mar 2021, 11 a.m.
(at 11:30 am) Professor David Bell, Professor, University of Stirling Professor John Bachtler, Professor of European Policy Studies and Director of the European Policies Research Centre, University of Strathclyde (at 12:15 pm) Ivan McKee MSP, Minister for Trade, Investment and Innovation, Scottish Government Hilary Pearce, Deputy Director, European Structural Funds and Subsidy Control, Scottish Government
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Speeches
Thursday 25th February 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

US barriers to trade have been broken down in the past to the benefit of Scottish jobs, and this includes …
Written Answers
Tuesday 16th February 2021
Kickstart Scheme: Scottish Borders
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many new job placements have been created in the …
Early Day Motions
Monday 9th October 2017
GLASGOW UNIVERSITY NAMED SCOTTISH UNIVERSITY OF THE YEAR
That this House congratulates Glasgow University for recently being named Scottish University of the Year in the Times and The …
Bills
None available
Tweets
Sunday 28th February 2021
11:02
Not sure what Scottish Labour stands for any more... https://t.co/zolMU7BHRh
MP Financial Interests
Monday 2nd March 2020
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: CMEC UK MENA Ltd
Address of donor: 3 King Street, Castle Hedingham, Halstead CO9 9ER
Estimate of …

Debate information

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Sparring Partners
Andrea Leadsom (Conservative) (38 debate interactions) View debates with Andrea Leadsom David Mundell (Conservative) (17 debate interactions) View debates with David Mundell Patricia Gibson (Scottish National Party) Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Housing, Communities and Local Government) (14 debate interactions) View debates with Patricia Gibson View All MP Sparring Partners
Department Debates
Cabinet Office (77 debate contributions) View Cabinet Office debates
HM Treasury (44 debate contributions) View HM Treasury debates
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (34 debate contributions) View Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs debates
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Legislation Debates
Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies (Environmentally Sustainable Investment) Bill 2019-21 - Private Members' Bill (Ballot Bill) (2,413 words contributed) View Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies (Environmentally Sustainable Investment) Bill 2019-21 - Private Members' Bill (Ballot Bill) debates
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 - Government Bill (2,221 words contributed) View European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 - Government Bill debates
United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 - Government Bill (1,698 words contributed) View United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 - Government Bill debates
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Significant Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk Petitions

Highest Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk signature proportion
Status Signatures Title
Open 2,892 of 146,436 (1.98%) FIONA'S LAW - Women should be allowed a yearly Cervical screening
Gov Responded - 10 Feb 2021
Open 1,880 of 108,432 (1.73%) Do not give consent for another Scottish Independence Referendum
Gov Responded - 12 Feb 2021
Open 83 of 5,480 (1.52%) Consider urgent action to grant specialist vape retailers essential status
Open 61 of 6,313 (0.97%) Review travel advice and travel corridor list for African countries
Open 174 of 26,502 (0.66%) Support Boarding Kennels and Catteries
Gov Responded - 14 Jan 2021
Most Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk signatures
Status Signatures Title
Open 2,892 of 146,436 (1.98%) FIONA'S LAW - Women should be allowed a yearly Cervical screening
Gov Responded - 10 Feb 2021
Open 1,880 of 108,432 (1.73%) Do not give consent for another Scottish Independence Referendum
Gov Responded - 12 Feb 2021
Open 1,136 of 1,112,039 (0.10%) End child food poverty – no child should be going hungry
Gov Responded - 11 Nov 2020
Open 450 of 285,179 (0.16%) Seek Europe-wide Visa-free work permit for Touring professionals and Artists
Gov Responded - 14 Jan 2021
Open 298 of 67,857 (0.44%) Prioritise COVID-19 vaccines for first responders (police, fire, ambulance)
Gov Responded - 23 Feb 2021
Current Signatures Final Signatures Title Petition Deadline
143,635
Petition Closed

Make pet theft crime a specific offence with custodial sentences.

 Gov Responded - 31 Mar 2020 Debated on - 19 Oct 2020 View John Lamont's petition debate contributions 		4 Sep 2020
closed 5 months, 4 weeks ago

Pet Theft Reform 2020: Revise the sentencing guidelines in the Theft Act 1968 to reclassify pet theft as a specific crime. Ensure that monetary value is irrelevant for the categorisation of dog and cat theft crime for sentencing purposes. Recognise pet theft as a category 2 offence or above.
143,390
Petition Closed

Make TV election debates happen - establish an Independent Debates Commission

 Gov Responded - 23 Oct 2018 Debated on - 7 Jan 2019 View John Lamont's petition debate contributions 		21 Mar 2019
closed 1 year, 11 months ago

Genuine leaders' debates took place in 2010, but in the next two elections didn't happen. Amend election law to make party leaders take part in a televised debate.

Most recent EDMs signed by John Lamont

Date Tabled Title Signatures
9 Oct 2017
 John Lamont signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 9th October 2017

GLASGOW UNIVERSITY NAMED SCOTTISH UNIVERSITY OF THE YEAR

 Tabled by: John Lamont (Conservative - Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk)
That this House congratulates Glasgow University for recently being named Scottish University of the Year in the Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2018; understands that the university saw improvements in its rankings for graduate prospects, competition rates, teaching quality and student experience and that the university is … 		6 signatures
(Most recent: 8 Jan 2018)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 4
Conservative: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
5 Sep 2017
 John Lamont signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 5th September 2017

MR RONALD WILSON AND FARMING IN THE BORDERS

 Tabled by: John Lamont (Conservative - Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk)
That this House pays tribute to Mr Ronald Wilson, Secretary of the Border Union Agricultural Society, for his service to the society and to farming in the Borders; notes that Ron has been an outstanding Secretary and Treasurer for the past 20 years and has helped grow the society in … 		1 signatures
(Most recent: 5 Sep 2017)
Signatures by party:
Conservative: 1
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Commons initiatives

John Lamont has not been granted any Urgent Questions in the current sitting

John Lamont has not been granted any Adjournment Debates in the current sitting

John Lamont has not introduced any legislation in the current parliamentary sitting

John Lamont has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting

178 Written Questions

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Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
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Pay: Scottish Borders Warm Home Discount Scheme: Scotland Procurement: Coronavirus Hunterston B Power Station: Closures Bounce Back Loan Scheme Coal Fired Power Stations Energy: Prices Ofgem: Glasgow Companies House: Coronavirus Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme Energy: Coronavirus Climate Change Convention: Glasgow Heating: Carbon Emissions Heating: Carbon Emissions Working Hours Postal Services: Rural Areas Business: Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk Space Technology: Investment British Business Bank: Loans Living Wage: Scotland Financial Services: Technology Low Pay: Rural Areas Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Disadvantaged Energy: Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
Scotland Office
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Union Connectivity Review Food Standards Scotland: Staff Coronavirus: Scottish Borders Civil Servants: Edinburgh Local Growth Deals: Borderlands Exports: Scotland Offshore Fixed Structures: Decommissioning Coronavirus: Scotland Coronavirus: Scotland Business: Scotland Business: Scotland Coronavirus: Scotland Local Growth Deals: Borderlands Exports: Scotland Scotland Office: Disadvantaged Local Growth Deals: Borderlands Productivity: Scottish Borders Local Growth Deals: Borderlands Local Growth Deals: Borderlands Local Growth Deals: Borderlands High Speed 2 Railway Line: East Coast Railway Line Local Growth Deals: Borderlands
HM Treasury
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Gift Aid: Scottish Borders Soft Drinks: Taxation Free Zones: Scotland Child Benefit: Coronavirus Eat Out to Help Out Scheme Personal Savings: Interest Rates Employment: Coronavirus Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Scotland Help to Save Scheme: Scotland Stamp Duty Land Tax Income Tax National Insurance Contributions: Scotland Corporation Tax Public Expenditure Banks: Closures Help to Buy Scheme: Scotland Gift Aid: Scotland Soft Drinks: Taxation Income Tax: Scotland Income Tax: Scotland Local Growth Deals: Borderlands Public Expenditure: Scotland
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
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British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies: Coronavirus Israel: Foreign Relations British Overseas Territories: Coronavirus Hezbollah and Yemen: Weapons Hezbollah and Yemen: Weapons Marine Environment: Treaties Iran: UN Resolutions Iran: Arms Trade British Nationals Abroad: Coronavirus British Overseas Territories: Coronavirus Syria: British Nationals Abroad Syria: Children Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Gaza: Israel Armed Conflict: Children Armed Conflict: Children Central African Republic: Armed Conflict Armed Conflict: Children Armed Conflict: Children
Department for Transport
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Union Connectivity Review Driving Tests: Scottish Borders Railway Stations: Reston Driving Tests: Coronavirus Large Goods Vehicles: Coronavirus Motor Vehicles: Testing Electric Vehicles: Grants Borders Railway Line: Carlisle Borders Railway Line: Carlisle Roads: Horse Riding Railways: Electrification Aviation: Scotland Cycling: Safety Department for Transport: Disadvantaged Carlisle Airport A1: Scotland A1: Scotland