Gareth Thomas

22 Sep 2020 · Treasury

Arts: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on support for businesses operating in the creative industries supply chain which do not qualify for the £1.57 bil

22 Sep 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Arts: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on (a) allocating capital grants to assist with the cost of (i) commercial rent, (ii) lease payments, (iii) insurance cos

22 Sep 2020 · Department for International Trade

EU External Trade: ACP Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment her Department made of the EU-ACP European Partnership Agreements before completing continuity trade agreements with countries that took part in the EU-ACP European Partnership Agreeme

22 Sep 2020 · Department for International Trade

Trade Agreements: Kenya

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what progress her Department has made in agreeing a continuity trade agreement with the Government of Kenya.

21 Sep 2020 · Department for International Trade

Trade Agreements: Japan

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what visa-free quotas have been agreed to exempt Japanese employees or family members from visa quotas under the recently agreed UK-Japan trade agreement; and if she will make a statement.

21 Sep 2020 · Department for International Trade

Trade Agreements

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to her oral contribution of 14 September 2020, Official Report, column 28, if she will publish an example of a standard chapter on the subsidies in a free trade agreement; and if she will mak

21 Sep 2020 · Department for International Trade

Trade Agreements: Japan

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will publish the differences in the tariff free quotas between (a) the trade agreement agreed by the UK and Japan and (b) the Economic Partnership Agreement between the EU and Japan; and if she

21 Sep 2020 · Department for International Trade

Trade Agreements: Japan

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether Investor State Dispute Settlement mechanisms were included in the recently agreed trade deal with Japan; and if will she make a statement.

21 Sep 2020 · Department for International Trade

Trade Agreements: Japan

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether businesses that are members of the Trade Advisory Group have seen the final text of the recently agreed UK-Japan free trade agreement.

21 Sep 2020 · Department for International Trade

Trade Agreements: Japan

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the required level is of (a) UK inputs and (b) cumulative UK and EU inputs to meet rules of origin thresholds for goods for export to Japan under the recently agreed UK-Japan free trade agreement

21 Sep 2020 · Department for International Trade

Poultry: South Africa

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions she has had with her South African counterparts on the liberalisation of poultry exports to South Africa; and if she will make a statement.

21 Sep 2020 · Department for International Trade

Poultry: China

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions she has had with her Chinese counterpart on the liberalisation of poultry exports to China; and if she will make a statement.

18 Sep 2020 · Department for Education

Languages: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to increase the number of students who study a modern foreign language to (a) GCSE, (b) A-Level, and (c) undergraduate degree level.

18 Sep 2020 · Department for Education

Languages: GCSE

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with (a) school and (b) university leaders on the effects of reduced numbers of students being offered a GCSE in a modern foreign language as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.

18 Sep 2020 · Department for Education

Languages: GCSE

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many secondary schools have dropped teaching of one or more foreign languages at GCSE in response to the covid-19 outbreak.

18 Sep 2020 · Department for Education

Secondary Education: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many secondary schools have dropped the teaching of one or more GCSE subjects in response to the situation caused by the covid-19 outbreak.

2 Sep 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy: Standing Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority to require all Energy providers to offer at least one Zero Standing Charge tariff for each fuel they sup

28 Aug 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Mortgages

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 July to Question 70953 on Mortgages, on what date he plans to hold a further roundtable with mortgage lenders; and if he will make a statement.

28 Aug 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Buildings: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of sales of flats in buildings (a) under or (b) over 18 metres that have not been completed as a result of the building not having an EWS1

28 Aug 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

High Rise Flats: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the average (a) weekly and (b) monthly cost to leaseholders in buildings in Harrow West with unsafe cladding systems of (i) temporary safety measures

28 Aug 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Malnutrition

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the data published by NHS Digital entitled Malnutrition admissions, broken down by provider, 2008-09 to 2018-19, published on 23 September 2019, what plans he has to tackle trends

28 Aug 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he plans to take to (a) encourage and (b) assist eligible armed forces personnel in receipt of the New Entrant Rate of Pay to apply for universal credit; and if he will make a statement.

28 Aug 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to publish official statistics of the (a) total number of serving armed forces personnel in receipt of universal credit and (b) mean average amount of universal credit received by those serving

21 Jul 2020 · Department for International Trade

Trade Agreements: Japan

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether Investor State Dispute Settlement mechanisms will be included in a future trade deal with Japan; and if will she make a statement.

20 Jul 2020 · Cabinet Office

Public Inquiries: Coronavirus

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has to establish an independent public inquiry on the Government's handling of the covid-19 outbreak; and if he will make a statement.

20 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Learning Disability: Hospitals

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent guidance he has issued to hospitals on reducing the number of deaths in their care of people with learning difficulties.

10 Jul 2020 · Department for International Trade

Iron and Steel: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment she has made of (a) the existing level of UK demand for steel and (b) the potential merits of reducing the proposed UK tariff free quotas for steel imports from 1 January 2021; and if

9 Jul 2020 · Department for International Trade

UK Trade with EU: Import Duties

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment she has made of the level of risk that EU tariffs will be applied by default to all goods travelling to Northern Ireland from outside the UK and EU in the event that the system for app

9 Jul 2020 · Department for International Trade

UK Trade with EU: Import Duties

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment she has made of the effect of potential difficulties in collecting tariffs on EU imports from 1 January 2021 on the (a) operation of the UK’s trade policy and (b) negotiations on free

9 Jul 2020 · Department for International Trade

Trade Agreements: Brazil and Mexico

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what progress she has made on agreeing a trade agreement between the UK and (a) Brazil and (b) Mexico; and if she will make a statement.