Graham Leadbitter MP: speeches
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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- 20 May 2026 · Banking Hubs · Hansard source
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Yes, and I thank the hon. Member for that intervention. We are down to six bank branches in an area that takes two and a half hours to drive around. It is simply impossible for many people in those areas to access those services.
- 20 May 2026 · Banking Hubs · Hansard source
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It is pleasing to see a significant number of Members in the Chamber to be part of this Adjournment debate, by hearing it and perhaps by participating. I am aware of about 15 hon. Members who have asked to intervene on me, which is a high number for an Adjournment debate. There may be more whom I am unaware of. The Minister has kindly indicated that she is also happy to take interventions, so if hon. Members feel like spreading the love when they think I have had enough, that would be much appreciated.
- 20 May 2026 · Banking Hubs · Hansard source
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The hon. Gentleman makes a fantastic point and I will come on to that later in my remarks.
- 18 Mar 2026 · Fuel Duty · Hansard source
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- 22 Jan 2026 · Government Insourcing · Hansard source
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9. What assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Government’s insourcing policies.
- 20 Jan 2026 · Security of Greenland and the Arctic · Hansard source
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3. What diplomatic steps she is taking to help Greenland strengthen its security.
- 20 Jan 2026 · Security of Greenland and the Arctic · Hansard source
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Yesterday, the Prime Minister attempted to justify the hesitant approach that is being taken to Greenland, the US and the EU as being in the national interest, yet there was nothing in the national interest about Brexit, a false-hope deal that has left us far away from our European friends, desperately clinging to a US Administration who do not care about our national interests. Does the Secretary of State agree with me that the UK is nothing but a cork in the ocean, bobbing around at this moment of international crisis, neither here nor there—and all because of a disastrous, isolationist, self-sabotaging Brexit?
- 24 Nov 2025 · Pride in Place Funding: Scotland · Hansard source
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13. What assessment he has made of the adequacy of Pride in Place funding eligibility criteria in Scotland.
- 24 Nov 2025 · Pride in Place Funding: Scotland · Hansard source
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The Government are encouraging towns across the UK to apply for Pride in Place funding, but with the specific exclusion that any town applying should not be located in a UK parliamentary constituency with a phase 1 neighbourhood. Does the Minister appreciate that in my constituency of Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey, this would exclude Nairn from applying because Elgin is already in receipt of funding, despite Nairn being in a different unitary authority and not even being in the same constituency prior to boundary changes? As a further example, it would also exclude Shetland from applying because Orkney already has funding. Does the Minister agree that this exclusion is nonsensical and discriminatory against large geographies, and needs to be changed?
- 18 Nov 2025 · Topical Questions · Hansard source
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In the light of the deeply damaging situation at Mossmorran, what is the Minister’s assessment of the potential impact on the Acorn carbon capture, utilisation and storage project?
- 21 Oct 2025 · Mandatory Digital ID · Hansard source
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The Prime Minister said that this was mandatory if people wanted to work in the UK, so for every single person who wants to work in the UK it is mandatory. Is that not pretty much a compulsory ID card?
- 11 Sept 2025 · UK Ambassador to the US: Appointment Process · Hansard source
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The Prime Minister was hiding behind process yesterday, and is doing the same today. Did the Prime Minister know about these messages before Prime Minister’s questions yesterday?
- 11 Sept 2025 · Life Sciences Investment · Hansard source
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I welcome the right hon. Member to his new role, although admittedly I am surprised that Labour have adopted the fire and rehire strategy. Scotland has one of the highest concentrations of life sciences hubs, and in the past five years has created six innovation centres directly aligned to life sciences. What assessment has the Minister made of the impact of this announcement on Scotland’s research and development sector, and what support does he plan to put in place?
- 1 Sept 2025 · Poverty Reduction · Hansard source
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9. What discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on reducing poverty.
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