Brian Leishman MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Refineries: GrangemouthScotland OfficeTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100066More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what is the specific purpose is of the Government's £14.5 million funding for Granngemouth; whether this funding is expected to be allocated to technologies identified in the Project Willow scope; and whether th
Answer: The UK and Scottish Governments are working together to progress all investment at Grangemouth. To support this, on 11 December we announced the first project to benefit from this £14.5m funding, the Scottish biotech company MiAlgae, which will receive a ...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordOffshore Industry: CateringDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95184More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the value of offshore catering contracts awarded in the oil and gas sector since 2019 to date.
Answer: No such assessment has been made.
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordOffshore Industry: HelicoptersDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95183More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions his Department has had with (a) the Department for Transport and (b) offshore helicopter transport operators on advice that HM Coastguard has supplied to the oil and gas indu
Answer: Details of Ministers' and Permanent Secretaries' meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK.
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPackaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94862More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme on (a) glass manufacturers in Scotland, (b) economic growth in Scotland and (c) chan
Answer: In autumn last year my department published an assessment of the impacts of implementing extended producer responsibility for packaging (pEPR), when the regulations were laid in parliament. This impact assessment does not include an assessment of the impa...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHeart Diseases: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94861More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to introduce mandatory heart screening for cardiac conditions for young people.
Answer: In the United Kingdom, national screening programmes are introduced based on the recommendations of the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC), an independent scientific advisory committee which advises ministers and the National Health Service in all f...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordExxonMobil: FifeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93906More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what engagement the UK government has had with the trade unions representing the workers at ExxonMobil Mossmorran.
Answer: Both UK government Ministers and officials have engaged extensively with ExxonMobil regarding the Mossmorran Fife Ethylene Plant. Following the closure announcement, Ministers met with Unite and GMB union representatives to discuss workforce support optio...
Answered 28 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordExxonMobilDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93905More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what engagement the UK government has had with ExxonMobil.
Answer: Both UK government Ministers and officials have engaged extensively with ExxonMobil regarding the Mossmorran Fife Ethylene Plant. Following the closure announcement, Ministers met with Unite and GMB union representatives to discuss workforce support optio...
Answered 28 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordExxonMobil: FifeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93904More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what access the UK government has had to the business accounts of ExxonMobil at Mossmorran.
Answer: Both UK government Ministers and officials have engaged extensively with ExxonMobil regarding the Mossmorran Fife Ethylene Plant. Following the closure announcement, Ministers met with Unite and GMB union representatives to discuss workforce support optio...
Answered 28 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Out of Area TreatmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88064More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much financial support his Department provides annually to children and young people with cancer and their families travelling for treatment.
Answer: The Department is responsible for healthcare in England. In Scotland, health is a devolved matter. The Department has not made an assessment of the average distance travelled or the cost of travel for young cancer patients from Scotland when attending can...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCancer: Out of Area TreatmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88063More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an estimate of the average (a) distance travelled and (b) cost incurred by (i) children and (ii) young people from Scotland when attending cancer treatment in England; and what
Answer: The Department is responsible for healthcare in England. In Scotland, health is a devolved matter. The Department has not made an assessment of the average distance travelled or the cost of travel for young cancer patients from Scotland when attending can...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNet Zero Hydrogen FundDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88062More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier conversion projects being eligible for Net Zero Hydrogen Fund grant funding.
Answer: 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 202...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHydrogen: StorageDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88061More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help support businesses to invest in (a) Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers and (b) other chemical hydrogen storage, including revenue certainty.
Answer: 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 ...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHydrogen: StorageDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88060More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if his Department plans to amend its Hydrogen Storage Business Model to include Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier storage.
Answer: 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 storag...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHydrogenDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88059More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what comparative assessment his Department has made of the costs of (a) Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers and (b) geological storage for hydrogen in the UK.
Answer: 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) inclu...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHydrogenDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88058More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the UK Hydrogen Strategy will consider the strategic potential of Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers.
Answer: 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 a...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMaiden Life FörsäkringsTreasuryTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86071More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will review the conduct of C Mutual Ltd and Maiden Life Försäkrings in the context of the removal of the Family Protection Plan.
Answer: 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....
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMaiden Life FörsäkringsTreasuryTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86070More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will have discussions with the Financial Conduct Authority to ensure that (a) Vulnerability Assessments and (b) a Consumer Duty Review are conducted before the withdrawal of the Family Protection Plan by C Mu
Answer: 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....
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMaiden Life FörsäkringsTreasuryTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86069More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will liaise with the Financial Conduct Authority to prevent the removal of the Family Protection Plan by C Mutual and Maiden Life Försäkrings until policy holders have secured alternative provision.
Answer: 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....
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRefineries: GrangemouthDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75810More
Question: 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 t
Answer: 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 refiner...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordArms Trade: IsraelDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75110More
Question: 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
Answer: 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-manag...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPalestine ActionForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66037More
Question: 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.
Answer: 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-preside...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordOffshore Industry: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64614More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact that the Principles of Process Safety Leadership for the offshore UK Continental Shelf energy industry agreed between the Health and Safety Ex
Answer: 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 contr...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordOffshore Industry: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64613More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which oil and gas (a) duty holders and (b) installations on the UK Continental Shelf were subject to enforcement action by the Health and Safety Executive in relation to the management of safety critica
Answer: 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). ...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordOil: ImportsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62481More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of replacing domestically refined oil with imported oil at Grangemouth on the UK's balance of payments.
Answer: We do not expect a substantial impact as Grangemouth already imported more than 90% of its crude oil in 2023.
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordOil: ImportsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62479More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has had discussions with Ineos on the country of origin of the crude oil it intends to import into the Grangemouth refinery.
Answer: Details of Ministers' and Permanent Secretaries' meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK.
Answered 2 Jul 2025
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