John Lamont

27 Oct 2025 · Scotland Office

Eskdalemuir Seismological Array

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the Eskdalemuir Seismological Array.

21 Oct 2025 · Wales Office

United Kingdom

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions she has had with the Welsh Government on strengthening the Union.

20 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport

Borders Railway Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much of the planned £5 million towards the feasibility study for the extension of the Borders Railway to Hawick and Carlisle has been released to Scottish Borders Council.

17 Oct 2025 · Treasury

State Retirement Pensions: Uprating

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policy on the triple lock for the State Pensions of the report by the International Monetary Fund entitled United Kingdom: 2025 Article IV Consult

4 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

London North Eastern Railway: Scottish Borders

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of changes to the LNER timetable on (a) the local economy, (b) tourism, and (c) connectivity in the Scottish Borders.

3 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Hunting: Animal Products

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his proposed ban on trophy hunting imports will include the (a) import and (b) export of hunting trophies, (c) enforcement of existing (i) national and (ii) international laws

1 Sep 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Products: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the planned scope is of the proposed ban on trophy hunting imports; and when he plans to publish a timetable for introducing that legislation.

1 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many driving test examiners have been employed by the DVSA in each month since July 2024.

1 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the measures the DVSA implemented to help reduce waiting times for driving tests that she announced to the Transport Select Committee on 23 April 2025.

1 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of waiting times for driving tests on people seeking a driving licence.

1 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to reduce the length of waiting times for driving tests.

1 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Scottish Borders

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time is for driving tests at (a) Hawick, (b) Galashiels, (c) Kelso, (d) Duns and (e) Berwick-On-Tweed test centres.

21 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Civil Proceedings: Third Party Financing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals to increase transparency on the (a) ownership and (b) control of litigation funders.

21 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Civil Proceedings: Third Party Financing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of litigation funders (a) overriding and (b) challenging class representatives on claimant outcomes.

21 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Civil Proceedings: Third Party Financing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of funder-led litigation on the civil justice system; and whether her Department plans to introduce safeguards.

17 Jul 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Class Actions: Economic Situation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with (a) trade bodies and (c) businesses on the potential impact of class action lawsuits on levels of (a) inward investment and (b) economic growth.

17 Jul 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Class Actions: Economic Situation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of class action lawsuits on levels of (a) inward investment and (b) economic growth.

17 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Civil Proceedings: Legal Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to introduce mandatory reporting on overseas funding used for third-party litigation.

17 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Civil Proceedings: Legal Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to ensure (a) her Department and (b) the UK legal system support attracting inward investment, in the context of the Civil Justice Council’s review of the litigation funding sector.

14 Jul 2025 · Home Office

Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many small boats crossing the English Channel have been towed by French authorities into UK waters in each month from January 2022 to June 2025.

14 Jul 2025 · Home Office

People Smuggling: Organised Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her press release entitled New UK-French action to go after smuggler gangs, published 28 February 2025, how many of the 12 planned specialist intelligence officers to be part of the

14 Jul 2025 · Home Office

People Smuggling: Organised Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much of the funding allocated to support (a) joint working arrangements and (b) enforcement plans agreed with French Government on 27 February 2025 to tackle people smuggling gangs has been used.

14 Jul 2025 · Home Office

People Smuggling: Organised Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the (a) joint working arrangements and (b) enforcement plans to help tackle people smuggling gangs that were agreed with France on 27 February 2025

23 Jun 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Supply: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) homes and (b) businesses in rural areas have adequate energy supplies during the implementation of Great Grid Upgrade infrastructure projects.

23 Jun 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Biofuels and Heat Pumps: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of allocating levels of funding to support the increased use of (a) heat pumps and (b) wood pellets based on levels of CO2 reduction.

23 Jun 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Biofuels: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans he has to encourage people living in rural areas to use wood pellets for fuel in their homes.

17 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Offences against Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with the devolved Administrations on extending the remit for the commission into grooming gangs and child exploitation to include (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) Northe

17 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Offences against Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the remit for the commission into grooming gangs and child exploitation to (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) Northern Ireland.

17 Jun 2025 · Scotland Office

Offences against Children: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Scottish government on the new commission into grooming gangs and child exploitation.

16 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Offences against Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) resources and (b) funding her Department will provide to the new commission into grooming gangs and child sexual exploitation.