Gareth Thomas

22 Nov 2022 · Department for International Trade

Trade Agreements: Japan

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to Article 20.4 of the UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, on which date the Japanese Government provided the details of their contact point to the UK; and when her D

22 Nov 2022 · Department for International Trade

Trade Agreements: Japan

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to Article 20.2 of the UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, which non-governmental organisations her Department has promoted cooperation between to assist the business

22 Nov 2022 · Department for International Trade

Trade Agreements: Japan

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to Article 20.2 of the UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, what assessment she has made of the impact of the work of her Department since the agreement came into effe

21 Nov 2022 · Department for International Trade

Exports: Preferential Tariffs

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the preference utilisation rate is for goods exports under each active free trade agreement for businesses with a headcount of (a) 250 or more, (b) between 50 and 249, (c) between 10 and 49 and (

21 Nov 2022 · Cabinet Office

Service Industries: Exports

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much and what proportion of services exports were made by businesses with a headcount of (a) 250 or more, (b) between 50 and 249, (c) between 10 and 49 and (d) less than 10 employees in each of the last 10 y

21 Nov 2022 · Treasury

Exports

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much and what proportion of goods exports were made by businesses with a headcount of (a) 250 or more, (b) between 50 and 249, (c) between 10 and 49 and (d) less than 10 employees in each of the last 10 years.

21 Nov 2022 · Department for International Trade

Exports: Austria

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if her Department will make an estimate of the potential economic impact of the requirement for companies exporting to Austria to register with a local authority for a fee on those companies; and if s

21 Nov 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Restaurants: Labelling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring restaurants to provide a full list of ingredients contained in their dishes; and if he will make a statement.

17 Nov 2022 · Department for International Trade

Import Duties

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to Section 5.31 of the Autumn Budget 2022, CP 751, published on 17 November 2022, whether the proposed two-year suspension of certain tariffs will include the suspension or removal of a

17 Nov 2022 · Department for International Trade

UK Trade with EU: Trade Barriers

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether she has made a recent assessment what trade barriers there are for businesses trading with the EU; and if she will make a statement.

17 Nov 2022 · Department for International Trade

Trade Agreements: India

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to her Department’s policy paper entitled UK-India free trade agreement: the UK's strategic approach, published in January 2022, if she will publish the modelling her Department used as

7 Nov 2022 · Department for International Trade

Trade Barriers

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will publish the database of trade barriers referred to in the speech by the Minister for Trade Policy to the Global Trade Conference 2022 at Chatham House on 3 November 2022; and if she will m

7 Nov 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Flowers: UK Trade with EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the reasons for the UK florist industry's decline in trade with the EU; and if she will make a statement.

7 Nov 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Flowers: UK Trade with EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with representatives from the British florist industry on the impact of the (a) cost of inspection for phytosanitary certificates, (b) industry specific pr

7 Nov 2022 · Department for International Trade

Trade Barriers: EU Countries and India

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will publish a list of trade barriers her Department has identified facing British businesses in (a) India, (b) France and (c) Germany; and if she will make a statement.

3 Nov 2022 · Department for Education

Mathematics and Physics: Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many vacancies there were for (a) maths and (b) physics teachers in secondary schools in England at the beginning of the 2022-23 academic year; and if she will make a statement.

3 Nov 2022 · Department for Education

Mathematics and Physics: Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help secondary schools recruit adequate numbers of (a) maths and (b) physics teachers; and if she will make a statement.

3 Nov 2022 · Department for Education

Mathematics and Physics: Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase the take up of teacher training places in (a) maths and (b) physics: and if she will make a statement.

2 Nov 2022 · Department for International Trade

Exports: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment she has made of the impact of her Department’s export strategy entitled, Made in the UK, sold to the World, published on 17 November 2021; and if she will make a statement.

24 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Healthy Start Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of increasing the value of Healthy Start payments to keep them in line with the current high levels of food price inflation; and if she will mak

24 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Healthy Start Scheme: Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the consultation on the extension of Healthy Start eligibility to families with No Recourse to Public Funds will take place; and if she will make a statement.

24 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Healthy Start Scheme: Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many applications for the Healthy Start payment have been made from applicants with No Recourse to Public Funds with British children; and how many beneficiaries are currently in receipt of pay

24 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Healthy Start Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many beneficiaries who were previously receiving Healthy Start paper vouchers have not yet re-enrolled via the new online registration system.

24 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Healthy Start Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 22 March 2022 to Question 140359 on Healthy Start Scheme, what plans she has to increase the value of Healthy Start scheme vouchers in line with inflation; and if she will

24 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Healthy Start Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 22 March 2022 to Question 140359 on Healthy Start Scheme, whether she has made an assessment of the impact of recent trends in inflation on the effectiveness of Healthy St

24 Oct 2022 · Home Office

Members' Constituency Work: Harrow West

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason the case of the hon. Member for Harrow West's constituent, reference: MPAM/0293091/22, which surpassed the 12-week expectation for a decision in August 2022, has yet to be determined;

14 Oct 2022 · Department for International Trade

UK Trade with EU

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether officials from her Department have had discussions with representatives of companies that have stopped trading with the European Union since the end of the Brexit transition period on the reas

14 Oct 2022 · Cabinet Office

UK Trade with EU

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate HMRC has made of the number of companies that have stopped trading in the European Union since the end of the Brexit transition period; and if he will make a statement.

12 Oct 2022 · Department for International Trade

TRIPS Agreement: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment she had made of the potential merits of including (a) covid-19 treatments, and (b) diagnostics in the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights waiver negotiation.

11 Oct 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Guide Dogs: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with representatives of the blind and partially sighted community on requirements for travelling to the EU with a guide dog.