Gareth Thomas

8 Nov 2016 · Home Office

Asylum: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many unaccompanied children have been accepted by each (a) region of England, (b) nation of the UK and (c) local authority in each of the last six years; and if she will make a statement.

8 Nov 2016 · Department of Health

Social Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the aggregated total budgeted by local authorities in England for adult social care was in 2015-16; what the aggregated actual amount spent on adult social care was in that year; and if he will make a stateme

8 Nov 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Department for Culture, Media and Sport: ICT

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will require Ofcom to consult with local authorities and mayors before proceeding with major IT investment; and if she will make a statement.

28 Oct 2016 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: HIV/AIDS

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, of the expenditure that her Department has allocated to its HIV and Aids response, what direct spend has not been coded under HIV prevention, treatment and care; and under what sectors that expe

25 Oct 2016 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the outcome of the EU referendum and the consequent renegotiation of international trade deals, whether her Department plans to continue to support other countries' use of TRIP

25 Oct 2016 · Department of Health

NHS: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to paragraph 2.2 of the Government response to the Review on Antimicrobial resistance, published in September 2016, what plans he has to tackle the failure of market incentives to deliver public hea

19 Oct 2016 · Department for Exiting the European Union

Combined Authorities: EU Grants and Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether funding currently received by mayoral combined authorities from EU structural funds will continue after the UK leaves the EU.

19 Oct 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Local Government Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of current levels of local authority funding to meet the demands for local authority services.

19 Oct 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether local authorities will continue to be required to comply with EU law relating to (a) energy efficiency, (b) waste collection and disposal, (c) trading standards and (d) procuremen

19 Oct 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

EU Cohesion Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will take steps to ensure that local authorities can access cross-border, transnational and inter-regional co-operation funds from EU cohesion funding after the UK leaves the EU; an

18 Oct 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Social Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many representations he has received about levels of local government funding for social care provision in England in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.

18 Oct 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Non-domestic Rates

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his policy is on changing the apportionment of business rate income between district and county local authorities once business rate income is fully devolved; and if he will make a s

18 Oct 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Devolution: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will devolve (a) tax raising powers, (b) business and skills funding, (c) housing and planning, (d) transport, (e) health and (f) policing and criminal justice to the Mayor of Londo

18 Oct 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Local Government Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect of demographic changes in the last ten years on the demand for local authority services, and if he will make a statement.

18 Oct 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Non-domestic Rates

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will release some revenue support grant funding for local authorities to help councils affected by sudden increases in need once 100 per cent of business rates income is devolved to

18 Oct 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Business Rates Retention Steering Group

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many times and on what dates the Business Rates Review Steering Group has met; and if he will make a statement.

18 Oct 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Non-domestic Rates

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the potential income for each local authority in England from 100 per cent receipt of business rates; what effect the extension of small business rate relief

18 Oct 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Non-domestic Rates: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the cost to the public purse was of refunds to businesses which successfully appealed the amount they were asked to pay in business rates in (a) each English local authority area and

18 Oct 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Non-domestic Rates: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on how many businesses appealed against the amount demanded from them in business rates (a) in each English local authority area and (b) by region of

18 Oct 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Non-domestic Rates

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much income was raised from business rates (a) in total and (b) was retained by the local authority in each English local authority area in each of the last five years; and if he will

18 Oct 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Local Government: EU Grants and Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if Ministers of his Department will meet with the European Investment Bank to discuss access to loan finance for local authorities after the UK leaves the EU; and if he will make a statem

18 Oct 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Non-domestic Rates

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential level of volatility of local authority income once business rates income is fully retained by local authorities; and if he will make a stateme

18 Oct 2016 · HM Treasury

Retail Trade: Internet

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential benefit of a transaction levy on internet retailers; and if he will make a statement.

17 Oct 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what representations he has received on allowing local authorities to balance their budgets over a period longer than 12 months since 1 October 2015; and if he will make a statement.

11 Oct 2016 · Department for Exiting the European Union

Department for Exiting the European Union: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, which agreed EU directives have not yet been transposed directly into UK law; and if he will make a statement.

11 Oct 2016 · Department for International Trade

Department for International Trade: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, which agreed EU directives have not yet been transposed directly into UK law; and if he will make a statement.

11 Oct 2016 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which agreed EU directives have not yet been transposed directly into UK law; and if he will make a statement.

11 Oct 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which agreed EU directives have not yet been transposed directly into UK law; and if he will make a statement.

11 Oct 2016 · Wales Office

Wales Office: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, which agreed EU directives have not yet been transposed directly into UK law; and if he will make a statement.

11 Oct 2016 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which agreed EU directives have not yet been transposed directly into UK law; and if he will make a statement.