Brian Leishman

Brian Leishman

Labour — Alloa and Grangemouth

Speaking in the House of Commons on 26 June 2025

Debate

Bus Manufacturing

Contribution

I draw attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, which details my membership of Unite the union. Once upon a time, Scotland was an industrial powerhouse—we made things—but last week, Alexander Dennis started a 45-day consultation with employees. As it stands, hundreds of jobs will be lost from my constituency and that of my hon. Friend the Member for Falkirk (Euan Stainbank). Unite and the GMB have called for both the Scottish Government and the UK Government, the company and the unions to come together to find a solution to save those jobs and Scottish bus manufacturing. There are changes to policy and legislation that could achieve this. My constituents, the Alexander Dennis workers, want and need to know whether the UK Government are willing to do what it takes.

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