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I am sure Leith is a perfectly lovely town and a fine contender for town of culture; however, my hon. Friend invites me down a route I simply cannot take, because North Shields, a town in my constituency, has also put in a very strong bid—as has Chorley, Mr Speaker—and...

Member
Alan Campbell (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
2 July 2026
Reference
788 c1036
House
House of Commons

More than 70 organisations and novelist Irvine Welsh are backing the community-led bid for Leith to become the first ever UK town of culture. Can my right hon. Friend put in a word for Leith with Ministers at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, and will he make arrangements...

Member
Tracy Gilbert (Labour)
Type
Business questions
Date
2 July 2026
Reference
788 c1036
House
House of Commons

That this House congratulates Anne Munro who is retiring from the Pilmeny Development Project on 31st March after 47 years of loyal service; notes that Anne started working for the project when it was established in 1979; further notes that the project is a vital lifeline for many people in...

Primary sponsor
Tracy Gilbert (Labour)
Type
Early day motions
Date
26 March 2026
Reference
3062
House
House of Commons
Type
Select Committee reports; House of Commons papers; Parliamentary committees
Committee
Foreign Affairs Committee
Date
20 February 2008
Reference
HC 142 2007-08
House
House of Commons
Type
Select Committee reports; House of Commons papers; Parliamentary committees
Committee
Foreign Affairs Committee
Date
30 January 2001
Reference
HC 80 2000/01
House
House of Commons

That this House congratulates The Guardian and the Edinburgh Evening News for publishing statements by the honourable Member for Edinburgh, Leith, correcting a number of unfounded allegations, particularly that he had been deselected; accepts that he won reselection when Leith Labour Party members last had the democratic right to freely...

Primary sponsor
Ron Brown (Labour)
Type
Early day motions
Date
27 February 1992
Reference
772
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Lord Forsyth of Drumlean (Conservative)
Answering body
Scottish Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
26 February 1992
Reference
204 c954-5
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Lord Forsyth of Drumlean (Conservative)
Answering body
Scottish Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
26 February 1992
Reference
204 c954-5
House
House of Commons
1st supplementary on new hospital for Leith. - Inc figures.
Asked by
Ron Brown (Labour)
Answering body
Scottish Office
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
26 February 1992
Reference
204 c954-5
House
House of Commons
When he last met the chairman of Lothian Health board to discuss the hospital building programme.
Asked by
Ron Brown (Labour)
Answering body
Scottish Office
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Date
26 February 1992
Reference
204 c954-5
House
House of Commons

If he has received recent representations from the Forth Ports Authority about the privatisation of Leith Docks, including a management buy-out.

Asked by
Ron Brown (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Transport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
21 January 1992
Reference
202 c156W
House
House of Commons

That this House is concerned that Leith Docks are to be privatised; notes that proposals for a management buy-out have been leaked to the Press; and calls on the controlling body, the Forth Ports' Authority, to come clean and explain their plans to the general public.

Primary sponsor
Ron Brown (Labour)
Type
Early day motions
Date
15 January 1992
Reference
493
House
House of Commons
1st supplementary on 'kick-start' report.
Asked by
Ron Brown (Labour)
Answering body
Prime Minister
Prime Minister's questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
17 December 1991
Reference
201 c144
House
House of Commons
Answered by
John Major (Conservative)
Answering body
Prime Minister
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
17 December 1991
Reference
201 c144
House
House of Commons
If he will make official visit to port of Leith. -
Asked by
Ron Brown (Labour)
Answering body
Prime Minister
Prime Minister's questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Date
17 December 1991
Reference
201 c144
House
House of Commons
Answered by
John Major (Conservative)
Answering body
Prime Minister
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
17 December 1991
Reference
201 c144
House
House of Commons

That this House is concerned at the further delay in building the promised new hospital for Leith; condemns Lothian Health Board's decision to seek a partner in this venture, rumoured to be Reo Stakis, notorious for cheap labour and high prices; and calls on the Scottish Health Minister to end...

Primary sponsor
Ron Brown (Labour)
Type
Early day motions
Date
17 October 1991
Reference
1273
House
House of Commons

That this House notes that Lothian Health Board, an undemocratic agency promoting Tory politics including privatisation, has repeatedly broken commitments to the people of Lothian Region; recognises also that underfunding by the Scottish Office has been a major problem, along with maladministration; and in particular condemns the continuing delay in...

Primary sponsor
Ron Brown (Labour)
Type
Early day motions
Date
11 July 1991
Reference
1119
House
House of Commons
Supplementary on abolition of dock labour scheme & workers in Leith.
Asked by
Ron Brown (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Employment
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
9 July 1991
Reference
194 c769-70
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Eric Forth (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Employment
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
9 July 1991
Reference
194 c769-70
House
House of Commons