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2026-06-24 John Lamont
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The hon. Member wished Scotland well in their match and raised concerns over the refusal of a UK inquiry into the SNP's governance issues despite clear public concern....

Answered by: Keir Starmer

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2026-06-03 Euan Stainbank
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The 10-year bus pipeline shows demand for zero emission buses will double by 2030, but in Scotland, jobs are being lost due to overseas competition. Will the Prime Minister designate bus manufacturing...

Answered by: Keir Starmer

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2026-04-29 Stephen Flynn
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Depending upon the results in the elections next week, this may well be my final PMQs. I suppose that the same is perhaps true for the Prime Minister as well. But before then, does he understand that,...

Answered by: Keir Starmer

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2026-03-11 Kirsty Blackman
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Westminster's tax policy is holding back investment and affecting jobs in the oil and gas sector in Scotland. The Chancellor has committed to change. Will the Prime Minister confirm when the oil and g...

Answered by: Keir Starmer

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2026-03-04 Pete Wishart
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After his inept and failed coup against the Prime Minister, Anas Sarwar last week announced Scottish Labour's new campaign slogan—not “Into the abyss”, but, rather, the inspiring “Hold your nose and v...

Answered by: Keir Starmer

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2026-02-25 Stephen Gethins
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Even loyal Scottish Labour party members seem to have lost confidence in you. Can you explain why those who were close to him are abandoning him given your Government's record?...

Answered by: Keir Starmer

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2026-02-04 Johanna Baxter
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In Paisley and Renfrewshire South, the SNP-led Renfrewshire council has sat on its hands while the owners of the Paisley Centre seek support to transform the town centre. Does the Prime Minister agree...

Answered by: The Prime Minister (Keir Starmer)

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2026-01-28 Patricia Ferguson
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At a time when the Government are promoting a duty of candour to ensure that all public servants, including Ministers, have a legal duty to act with transparency and frankness, and when the Scottish G...

Answered by: The Deputy Prime Minister (Mr David Lammy)

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2026-01-28 John Lamont
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The Scottish press is full of stories about the plot by Scottish Labour MPs to bring down the Prime Minister. One Scottish Labour MP said he is terrible, another Scottish Labour MP said the handling o...

Answered by: The Deputy Prime Minister (Mr David Lammy)

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2026-01-21 Douglas McAllister
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West Dunbartonshire is set to benefit from record UK Labour Government investment: £60 million of local growth funding has just been announced for the Glasgow city region, to add to the £20 million fo...

Answered by: The Prime Minister (Keir Starmer)

Recent Ministerial Questions

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Mass Transit Systems 2026-07-16

2026-07-16 Lillian Jones
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Scotland's new Transport Secretary has criticised the UK Government's transport policy on High Speed 2 for being dysfunctional, yet after two decades in government, the SNP have failed to deliver a ra...

Answered by: Heidi Alexander

Bus Manufacturing Scotland 2026-07-16

2026-07-16 Euan Stainbank
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As legal action is taken against the SNP Scottish Government for the ScotZEB3 grant scheme, which inexplicably saw more expensive orders go to Chinese manufacturers and cheaper ones to Falkirk—the Gov...

Answered by: Simon Lightwood

Bus Manufacturing Scotland 2026-07-16

2026-07-16 Euan Stainbank
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What steps she is taking to support bus manufacturing in Scotland?...

Answered by: Simon Lightwood

Topical Questions 2026-07-16

2026-07-16 Brian Leishman
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Fuel is being transported hundreds of miles from Stanlow in Cheshire to Scottish airports. What will the Department do to protect fuel security and Scottish jobs?...

Answered by: Keir Mather

Defence Skills Fife 2026-07-15

2026-07-15 Melanie Ward
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Given the threats that our country faces, in March the Secretary of State announced welcome funding for two defence technical excellence colleges, one to be in the east of Scotland. Fife college at Ki...

Answered by: Douglas Alexander

Defence Skills Fife 2026-07-15

2026-07-15 Melanie Ward
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What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to promote skills development in the defence industry in Fife?...

Answered by: Douglas Alexander

Pride in Place 2026-07-15

2026-07-15 Maureen Burke
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What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support regeneration in Scotland through the Pride in Place programme. Our focus is on how the programme is being implemented and what resources are ...

Answered by: Kirsty McNeill

City Region Deals 2026-07-15

2026-07-15 Gordon McKee
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Cities such as Manchester and Liverpool have benefited enormously from their regional devolution. Greater Glasgow, 30 years ago, was split up into more than a dozen local authorities, so I ask the Sec...

Answered by: Douglas Alexander

City Region Deals 2026-07-15

2026-07-15 Douglas McAllister
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What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of city region deals in Scotland. Built on more than £1.5 billion of UK Government investment, the deals play a vital role in fostering enduring econom...

Answered by: Douglas Alexander

Young People 2026-07-15

2026-07-15 Dave Doogan
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What message does she have for the 800,000 young Scots who could not vote in the 2014 referendum regarding her party's stance on their say in Scotland's constitutional future?...

Answered by: Kirsty McNeill

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