Gareth Thomas

3 Dec 2025 · Treasury

Small Businesses: Loans

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has received representations on the cost of lending required by (a) Maxcap business loans, (b) Capify business loans and (c) Funding Circle’s Flexipay product.

3 Dec 2025 · Treasury

Small Businesses: Loans

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of of small business finance applications rejected by (a) high street banks and (b) all banks in (i) total and (ii) just for non asset backed lending applications in the most

3 Dec 2025 · Treasury

Motor Insurance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she will bring forward plans to make car insurance more affordable in general and particularly for those living in areas of deprivation.

3 Dec 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Agreements: Small Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what further steps he will take to help small businesses take advantage of the UK's trade deals.

2 Dec 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

UK Trade with EU: Economic Situation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 1 December 2025 to Question 93633, if he will publish that assessment.

2 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the findings of Independent Commission on Neighbourhoods, whether he will take steps to encourage private sector growth in the most deprived neighbourhoods in E

26 Nov 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Video Games: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on improving access to finance for the video games industry.

25 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Customs: EU Countries

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of proposed changes to EU customs arrangements on UK businesses.

25 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Visas: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she will make an assessment of the potential merits of negotiating improved business travel mobility arrangements with the EU.

24 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Small Businesses: Loans

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many complaints the a) Financial Ombudsman Service, b) Financial Conduct Authority and c) Prudential Regulation Authority received about i) the cost of loans to SMEs, ii) debt recovery behaviour by those offerin

24 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

British Business Bank: Complaints

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many complaints the British Business Bank received about a) the cost of loans to SMEs, b) debt recovery behaviour by people offering to lend to SMEs and c) fees charged by lenders when lending to S

24 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Visas: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of negotiating improved business travel mobility arrangements with the European Union.

24 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

UK Trade with EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of UK and EU conformity assessment alignment on the economy.

21 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Professions: Qualifications

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he will make an assessment of the potential benefits of the mutual recognition of professional qualifications by the UK and European Union.

21 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Chemicals: UK Trade with EU

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will meet with representatives of the UK chemical industry to discuss an estimate of the potential cost of being out of the Single Market.

21 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Iwoca: Loans

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on the cost of business loans offered by IWOCA.

21 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Iwoca: Complaints

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many complaints her Department has received on the cost of loans offered by IWOCA to small and medium sized businesses.

19 Nov 2025 · Scotland Office

McClure Solicitors: Discretionary Trusts

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether Police Scotland has had discussions with his Department on its investigation into McClures Solicitors asset protection trusts.

19 Nov 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Netball: Olympic Games

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with the International Olympic Committee on the inclusion of netball in the Olympic Games.

19 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Discretionary Trusts

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of alleged trustee mismanagement of asset protection trusts were recorded in the last three years by Action Fraud in a) Scotland b) London c) Suffolk and d) In total.

19 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Discretionary Trusts: Criminal Investigation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department holds information on the number of cases of trustee mismanagement of asset protection trusts that were investigated in each of the last three years by (a) Merseyside Police, (b)

19 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Discretionary Trusts

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases of trustee mismanagement of asset protection trusts were investigated by his Department in each of the last three years.

19 Nov 2025 · Home Office

McClure Solicitors: Insolvency

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Police Scotland has had discussions with her Department on its investigation into McClures Solicitors asset protection trusts.

19 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Small Businesses: Loans

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information her Department holds on the highest rate of short-term lending to small and medium sized businesses in the UK.

18 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Insurance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to update (a) the Consumer Insurance (Disclosure and Representations) Act 2012 and (b) the Insurance Act 2015 to strengthen statutory consumer protections in the insurance market.

18 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Insurance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she will conduct a post-legislative review of (a) the Consumer Insurance (Disclosure and Representations) Act 2012 and (b) the Insurance Act 2015.

17 Nov 2025 · Scotland Office

McClure Solicitors: Insolvency

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he plans to discuss concerns about the former legal firm WW&J McClure Ltd with the Law Society of Scotland and Police Scotland.

12 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Credit Unions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will ask the Prudential Regulation Authority to ease the rules on credit unions being able to lend to other credit unions.

12 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Small Businesses: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has commissioned research from National Institute of Economic and Social Research in the last three years on (a) international lending rates and (b) levels international lending to SMEs.

12 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Credit unions: Help to Save Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether credit unions will be allowed to offer Help to Save accounts from 2027.