The Liberal Democrats' Scotland spokeswoman has urged Energy Secretary Ed Miliband to say what the Government is "planning to do to intervene to protect jobs" in Grangemouth's communities. Christine Jardine told the Commons that "in the past decade, Scotland's oil and gas industries have lost 40% of the jobs". Brian Leishman, the Labour MP for Alloa and Grangemouth, has said Scotland is the "victim of industrial vandalism", after an oil refinery in his constituency ceased processing crude oil.

The Liberal Democrats' Scotland spokeswoman has urged Energy Secretary Ed Miliband to say what the Government is "planning to do to intervene to protect jobs" in Grangemouth's communities.Christine Jardine told the Commons that "in the past decade, Scotland's oil and gas industries have lost 40% of the jobs".Brian Leishman, the Labour MP for Alloa and Grangemouth, has said Scotland is the "victim of industrial vandalism", after an oil refinery in his constituency ceased processing crude oil.