Parliamentary Activity - Gareth Thomas MP

Trade Agreements: Australia

Department for International Trade

Gareth Thomas received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will publish representations she has received on the level of protection for personal information in digital trade between the UK and...

Refugees: Ukraine

Gareth Thomas received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to allow Ukrainian refugees who travelled to the UK through the Ukraine Family Scheme following the Russian...

Courts System

Gareth Thomas made a speech in the House of Commons

As the Minister considers how to modernise the courts system further, he might want to reflect on the lessons learned—or not—from a court case in 1984, when 37 workers from the...

Post Office: Compensation for Horizon Scandal

Commons debates

Further to the question from the chair of the all-party parliamentary group on post offices, the hon. Member for Motherwell and Wishaw (Marion Fellows), about the scope for flexibility on the...

Business of the House

Commons debates

Gujarat is one of India’s greatest and fastest growing states. As part of our country’s efforts to increase trade with India, one would have thought that there would be at least a...

Topical Questions

Gareth Thomas made a speech in the House of Commons

There are media reports today that another 30 flights from Heathrow have been cancelled, with considerable disruption for many passengers. Many passengers have turned up to Heathrow not knowing...

Trade Agreements: Australia

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Gareth Thomas received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of adopting the UNICTRAL Model Law 2017 for UK-Australia trade; and if...

Department for International Trade: TRIPS Agreement

Department for International Trade

Gareth Thomas received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will publish the (a) objectives her Department has prioritised for the text-based negotiations on the latest TRIPS waiver text; and...

Credit Unions

Gareth Thomas made a speech in the House of Commons

Further to the excellent question from the hon. Member for Barrow and Furness (Simon Fell), I say gently to the Minister that Ministers have always had warm words for credit unions, which I...

Offenders: Deportation

Ministry of Justice

Gareth Thomas received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's press release, Plan to reform Human Rights Act, published 14 December 2021, which states that if he will provide the...

Developing Countries Trading Scheme: Human Rights

Department for International Trade

Gareth Thomas received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether her Department's proposed Developing Countries Trading Scheme will include (a) equivalent or (b) improved human rights protections...

Developing Countries Trading Scheme: Human Rights

Department for International Trade

Gareth Thomas received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether her Department plans to include human rights safeguards in its proposed Developing Countries Trading Scheme; and if she will make...

Aviation: Standards

Department for Transport

Gareth Thomas received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of holiday flights cancelled in an average year out of (a) Manchester, (b) Stanstead, (c) Gatwick and (d)...

Business of the House

Commons debates

Large numbers of people who had flights cancelled over the holiday period have not had compensation, and consumer experts fear that many who had to purchase extra flights and extra hotel nights...

Exports to European Markets

International Trade

Gareth Thomas made a speech in the House of Commons

Given that the Prime Minister’s poor trade deal with the EU has already damaged exports and cost jobs, as my hon. Friend the Member for Ogmore (Chris Elmore) says, the warnings from...

Covid-19 Vaccines: Global Access

International Trade

Gareth Thomas made a speech in the House of Commons

Perhaps the reason that the Minister of State does not want to give any more detail is that in Geneva this week the Secretary of State has actually been leading efforts to water down or block any...

Aviation

Department for Transport

Gareth Thomas received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of flights cancelled by each airline operating out of (a) Manchester, (b) Gatwick, (c) Stanstead and (d)...

Middle East Peace, Security and Development and UNRWA

Westminster Hall debates

I am grateful to the hon. Member for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich (Dr Poulter) for provoking the Minister to giving way to me. It is good to hear that a pledging conference is taking place...

Middle East Peace, Security and Development and UNRWA

Westminster Hall debates

Middle East Peace, Security and Development and UNRWA

Westminster Hall debates

Will the Minister give way?