Stephen Gethins
Scottish National Party · Scotland
“I return to the challenges in France—for example, Saint-Alban on the Rhône is having challenges because of the weather. Miles Briggs talked about parties getting entrenched. Yes, that can be the case, given that European security is such an important issue and the climate emergency is pivotal.”
Scottish Parliament24 June 2026Source ↗
“We all know that European energy security is vital, so why we are turning our back on the rest of Europe is beyond me. I want to touch on other points about Ukraine. The first point is on the attacks on the Zaporizhzhia and Chernobyl nuclear plants, which I am sure that we would all wholly condemn.”
Scottish Parliament24 June 2026Source ↗
“I also congratulate Lara Bird on her recent victory in a north-east constituency, where she managed to get five and a half times the size of majority that I had. Stephen Kerr made a point about dogma and decline, but I struggle to accept that from a parliamentarian who backed Liz Truss and Boris Johnson.”
Scottish Parliament24 June 2026Source ↗
“I put on the record my thanks to Liam Kerr for bringing this debate to the Parliament. We do not always agree, but the ability to debate and discuss—which we have heard in many of the speeches tonight—is valuable. I also thank other colleagues for their speeches. Liam Kerr started by reflecting on the opinion polls.”
Scottish Parliament24 June 2026Source ↗
“Liam Kerr: I am not Douglas Lumsden— perhaps regrettably—but I am very well informed about Hinkley Point C. The minister said earlier that there is a great cost to building it.”
Scottish Parliament24 June 2026Source ↗
“The expenses that come with that, along with clean-up costs, which cost billions, and the challenges— Stephen Kerr: Will the minister take an intervention on that point? Stephen Gethins: I will not at the moment—I am just coming on to the points that were made by my good colleague Stephen Kerr, who highlighted the European Union.”
Scottish Parliament24 June 2026Source ↗