Parliamentary Activity - Gareth Thomas MP

Powers of Attorney

Ministry of Justice

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many spot check investigations his Department has carried out to check Lasting Powers of Attorney are in line with the wishes of those in whose...

Coronavirus: Vaccination

Department of Health and Social Care

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the length of time it takes for medically qualified and registered individuals to become covid-19...

Asylum: Sri Lanka

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

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the findings of Freedom from Torture's July 2020 report entitled...

Sri Lanka: Sanctions

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to apply sanctions against (a) General Shavendra Silva, (b) Major General Kamal Gunaratne and (c)...

Overseas Trade: Sri Lanka

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, what assessment her Department made of the credentials of speakers invited to speak at the Sri Lanka: The Gateway to Asia event on 4...

Teachers: Pensions

Department for Education

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many widowers of female teachers who belonged to the Teachers' Pension Scheme are receiving smaller survivor pensions than they would have...

Trade Agreements: Australasia

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, what plans Department has to engage with stakeholders from the higher education and research sector on potential free trade agreements with...

Arms Trade: Avant Garde Maritime Services

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, how many arms export licences were issued to Avant Garde Maritime Services since January 2013; and if she will make a statement.

Housing: Sales

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

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many investigations there have been into the fraudulent sale of (a) houses and (b) powers where a power of attorney has been used in...

State Earnings Related Pension Scheme: Widowed People

Department for Work and Pensions

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what direct notification was given to people who retired after April 2016, having paid into SERPS, that their survivor benefits were to be (a)...

State Earnings Related Pension Scheme

Department for Work and Pensions

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason contributors to SERPS have not been given full transitional protection in the changeover to the new state pension; and if she...

Teachers: Pensions

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

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what further discussions and consultation took place with stakeholders as part of the 2014 Review of Survivor Benefits in Public Sector Pension Schemes,...

Powers of Attorney: Complaints

Ministry of Justice

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many complaints his Department has received on the use, including fraudulent use, of powers of attorney in each of the last five years; and if he...

Powers of Attorney: Prosecutions

Ministry of Justice

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions there have been for misuse of powers of attorney in the most recent period for which figures are available; and if he will make a...

Powers of Attorney: Complaints

Ministry of Justice

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many complaints he has received on powers of attorney being improperly agreed by solicitors; and if he will make a statement.

Languages: GCE A-level and GCSE

Department for Education

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many entries there were for exams in foreign languages at (a) GCSE and (b) A-level by each language in each of the last five years; and if he will...

Trade Agreements: Higher Education

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, what discussions she has had with stakeholders in the higher education sector on the needs of that sector with regard to future trade deals;...

Trade Agreements: Overseas Aid

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, what assessment she has made of the effect of the decision to reduce funding for Official Development Assistance on (a) securing and (b)...

Sri Lanka

Commons debates

As others have alluded to, Sri Lanka is a stunningly beautiful island, but for its Tamil citizens or, increasingly, its Muslim citizens, and certainly for its citizens who are Sinhalese and...

Overseas Companies

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the number of UK businesses which have relocated to outside of UK territory since (a) 23...