Brian Leishman MP: written questions
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Western Sahara: UN High Commissioner for Human RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115922More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had recent discussions with her Moroccan counterpart on access to Western Sahara for the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Answer: The UK remains firmly committed to the promotion and protection of human rights globally, including in Morocco and Western Sahara, as we regularly make clear to all relevant parties. Officials, including up to ambassador level, regularly engage on these i...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFood: Western SaharaDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115919More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to take steps to help ensure that the labelling of food originating in Western Sahara is not (a) mislabelled and (b) misleading.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that UK consumers are not misled about the origin of the food they purchase. In accordance with assimilated EU Regulation 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers, food labelling must not be misle...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordRussia: TankersMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110197More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the seizure of the Russian-flagged oil tanker Marinera and the removal of its captain and first officer from UK jurisdiction by United States Coast Guards, what engagement the Government receive
Answer: Permissions to utilise UK military bases by foreign partners are considered on a case-by-case basis. This includes engagement with US partners on the nature and purpose of their activity. All UK support to allies for operational purposes considers the leg...
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordImport Controls: ScotlandDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108937More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will outline the differences between the Border Control Post requirements in place for (a) exports and (b) imports at (i) Grangemouth, (ii) Rosyth, (iii) Burntisland and (iv) Me
Answer: Standards set out for Border Control Post (BCPs) are contained within a legislative framework and are dependent on what the BCP is approved to handle in relation to SPS goods, such as plants and plant products, or products or animal origin. A list of what...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordFreight: ScotlandDepartment for TransportTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108936More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to promote modal shift of freight from road to sea; and when she last discussed this matter with counterparts in the Scottish Government.
Answer: The GB-wide Waterborne Freight Grant encourages new coastal or short sea shipping services and assists a company with the operating costs associated with running waterborne freight transport instead of road, where transport by water is more expensive. The...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordFerries: Europe and ScotlandDepartment for TransportTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108935More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with (a) the Scottish Government and (b) ferry operators on the crewing model that will be used on the vessels used to provide Roll-on Roll-off passenger and freight ferry se
Answer: Maritime policy is devolved to Scotland and so it is for the Scottish Government to engage with ferry operators about any services from Scottish ports to mainland Europe. My officials regularly engage with the Scottish Government about maritime matters bu...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: DeploymentMinistry of DefenceTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103583More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether UK armed forces personnel are embedded in the US Gerald Ford carrier strike group in the Caribbean.
Answer: Personnel from His Majesty's Armed Forces routinely serve on long‑standing exchange programmes with NATO Allies and key international partners. These arrangements strengthen interoperability, enhance mutual understanding, and support our shared security a...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordGuyana: Military AidMinistry of DefenceTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103024More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has provided (a) training and (b) assistance to Guyana to protect its Exclusive Economic Zone.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence offers a range of training to global partners. Our Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) course emphasises peacetime operations both ashore and afloat in support of activities in the EEZ. Personnel from Guyana’s Defence Force have attended...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordGuyana: Armed ForcesMinistry of DefenceTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103023More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK armed forces personnel are present in Guyana.
Answer: None.
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRefineries: 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
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