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Gerald Jones
Gerald Jones
LAB✓ Current MP
🏛️ Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare
📅 2015–2026
413 speeches on Hansard record
✅ Votes attended: 73.66% (#332 of 649 MPs)
🟢 Rebelled against party: 0.29%
📝 Topics: Members: Correspondence, Armoured Fighting Vehicles, Child Trust Fund: Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
🤝 Member of 2 All-Party Parliamentary Groups
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300 written answers on parliamentary record
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Attorney General
Crown Prosecution Service: Standards 5 November 2020
What steps she is taking to reduce the backlog of cases in the CPS.
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Human Rights 14 April 2016
To ask the Attorney General, what recent discussions he has had with his Cabinet colleagues on the UK's domestic and international human rights obligations.
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Care Homes: Wales 25 January 2016
To ask the Attorney General, what discussions he has had with the CPS about the findings of the Flynn Report on the neglect of older people living in care homes in Wales.
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Cabinet Office
Inflation: Coronavirus 2 June 2020
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure that the basis of monthly inflation figures produced by the Office for National Statistics remains comparable during the period of the covid-19 lockdown throughout the UK.
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Ministry of Defence: Cyber Innovation Fund 22 May 2018
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much and to which companies his Department has allocated funding from the Cyber Innovation Fund.
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Electoral Register 22 March 2017
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing support for the National Voter Registration Drive.
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Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Energy Bill Relief Scheme: Leisure and Swimming Pools 30 January 2023
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of not including (a) swimming pools and (b) other leisure services in the list of sectors eligible for the Energy and Trade Intensive Industries scheme on their…
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Fuel Poverty: Cost of Living 23 January 2023
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made with Cabinet colleagues of the impact of the cost of living crisis on levels of fuel poverty.
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Members: Correspondence 17 November 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when his Department will respond substantively to the correspondence of 4 October 2022 from the hon. Member for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney, reference MCB2022/23191.
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Energy Bills Rebate: Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney 7 November 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many Energy Bills Support Scheme vouchers issued to traditional prepayment meter customers; and how many have so far been redeemed in Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney constituency.
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Consumer Goods: Safety 3 November 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals on holding online marketplaces responsible for the safety of products sold on their platforms.
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Members: Correspondence 31 October 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to provide a substantive written response to the correspondence of 2 September 2022 from the hon. Member for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney, reference MCSL2022/20612.
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Consumer Goods: Internet 20 October 2021
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that people who buy goods via online marketplaces are afforded the same level of consumer protections as customers who buy goods in person on the high street.
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Business: Government Assistance 24 March 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will take steps to ensure that (a) preservation of jobs and (b) payment of wages are conditions for support offered to business during the covid-19 outbreak.
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Emergency Services: Vehicles 19 October 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will regulate the sale of ex-emergency service vehicles.
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Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
UK Membership of EU 3 May 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of a UK withdrawal from the EU on the UK's digital industries.
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Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Sports: Sponsorship 4 December 2023
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress her Department has made on developing a sponsorship code of conduct that all sporting bodies must adhere to when accepting sponsorship form the gambling industry.
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Gaming Machines: Reviews 29 June 2017
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when her Department plans to make an announcement on its review of fixed odds betting terminals.
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BBC: Royal Charters 11 February 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans to publish the outcome of the consultation on the BBC Charter Renewal process.
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Football: World Cup 1 December 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had recent discussions with representatives of FIFA on the process for awarding world cup tournaments.
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Swedish Psychological Defence Agency 7 November 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies on countering foreign malign information, influence, disinformation and other misleading information of the establishment of the Swedish Psychological Defence…
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British Boxing Board of Control 29 June 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding her Department has provided to the British Boxing Board of Control in each year since 2017.
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Music: EU Countries 24 March 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what progress the Government has made on supporting touring musicians to continue to work in Europe.
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Members: Correspondence 14 March 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to respond to the enquiry of 24 January 2022 from the hon. Member for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney regarding Mr. Williams.
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Mobile Phones: Emergencies 24 March 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential for the Government to issue SMS communications to all mobile telephones in the UK at a time of national emergency.
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Television: Licensing 4 July 2019
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the withdrawal of free TV licences for over-75s on the (a) well-being and (b) isolation of elderly people.
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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Members: Correspondence 5 March 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when she plans to issue a substantive written response to the correspondence of 15 January 2024 from the hon. Member for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney, reference MCB2024/00632.
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Members: Correspondence 13 March 2023
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to issue a substantive written response to the correspondence of 23 January 2023 from the hon. Member for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney, regarding changes to the Warm Home Discount.
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Question 2 May 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the impact of the UK's exit from the EU on the cost of exporting food to the EU.
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Members: Correspondence 30 January 2023
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to provide a substantive response to the correspondence of 5 November 2022 from the hon. Member for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney, reference MC2022/24200.
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Food Supply 28 April 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to tackle food insecurity in the context of increases in the cost of living.
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Flood Control: Finance 17 June 2021
What funding his Department is providing for the maintenance of flood defences.
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Department for Exiting the European Union
Department for Exiting the European Union: Wales 30 November 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many full-time equivalent civil servants employed by his Department are working exclusively on issues arising for Wales as a result of the UK voting to leave the EU; and what the civil service grade is of each of those officials.
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Department for International Trade
Overseas Trade 15 July 2021
What recent assessment she has made of the potential effect of her Department’s trade policies on growth for British businesses.
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Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Homes for Ukraine Scheme 21 September 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps she is taking to help ensure that Homes for Ukraine sponsors receive their £350 payments in a timely manner.
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Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Internet: Children and Young People 12 November 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Online Safety Act 2023 on protecting children and young people from online harms.
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Department for Transport
Motability 19 July 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the impact of the availability of the Driving Mobility Assessments on people receiving a vehicle as part of the Motability scheme.
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Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Vacancies 24 November 2021
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to tackle the shortage of HGV drivers; and what assessment he has made of the potential merits of allowing drivers to convert HGV licences obtained in Australia, and other countries, for use in the UK.
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Roads: Accidents 18 October 2021
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the number of road traffic fatalities where current legislation has prevented the perpetrator from being convicted.
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Driving Tests: Certification 24 May 2021
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to extend the expiry date of driving theory test certificates for people who have been unable to take a practical driving test as a result of the…
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Driving: Licensing 22 June 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason there are delays in the reissuing of driving licences by the DVLA to (a) people aged over 70 and (b) in cases where licences have been suspended for health reasons which are preventing those people from driving.
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British Airways: Coronavirus 10 June 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with representatives of the International Airlines Group on the proposed redundancies at British Airways.
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Aviation: Coronavirus 9 June 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the Chancellor of the Exchequer and (b) other Cabinet colleagues on Government support for airlines and the aviation industry.
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Aviation: Coronavirus 8 June 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with trades unions representing employees in the aviation industry on safeguarding employment in that sector.
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Aviation: Coronavirus 8 June 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to prevent (a) share buybacks, (b) the payment of dividends and (c) capital contributions from the date of Government loans to UK aviation companies until 12 months after those loans have been repaid in full; and if he will make a…
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Aviation: Coronavirus 8 June 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the 14-day at-home quarantine for passengers arriving at UK airports compared with testing passengers for covid-19 upon arrival at those airports.
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Aviation: Coronavirus 8 June 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policy on restarting passenger flights of research by the International Air Transport Association that 48 per cent of people in the UK would be willing to travel within a month or two once…
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Public Transport: Fares 28 January 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of recent trends in the cost of bus and rail travel.
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Department for Work and Pensions
Department for Work and Pensions: Telephone Services 24 April 2023
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure its telephone lines are accessible to the public without incurring undue delays.
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National Insurance Credits: Universal Credit 13 December 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the technical issues that have been outstanding since 2018 to award National Insurance credits to Universal Credit claims will be resolved.
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Motability 16 September 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the value for money of the Government’s funding of Motobilty in the context of waiting times for recipients entitled to Motability Allowance to be assessed for a licence renewal.
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Members: Correspondence 7 September 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to respond to the correspondence of 11 July 2022 from the hon. Member for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney, reference POSCMP2022/53996.
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Driving Licences: Chronic Illnesses 19 July 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the impact of delays in processing driving licence renewal applications on the quality of life of people with long-term medical conditions who have an entitlement to the…
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Members: Correspondence 18 July 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to respond to the enquiry of 7 June 2022 from the hon. Member for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney, reference POSCMP2022/44277.
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Members: Correspondence 15 July 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to respond to the enquiry of 24 May 2022 from the hon. Member for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney, reference POSCMP2022/40477.
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Employment: Poverty 12 July 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the impact of the rise in the cost of living on levels of in-work poverty; and what steps the Government is taking to mitigate that impact.
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Pension Credit 12 July 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department has taken to promote the take up of pension credit to help tackle the cost of living crisis.
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Members: Correspondence 13 June 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to respond to the enquiry of 12 April 2022 from the hon. Member for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney, reference POSCMP2022/29080.
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Members: Correspondence 17 May 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to respond to the enquiry of 10 March 2022 from the hon. Member for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney, reference POSCMP2022/20265.
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Members: Correspondence 18 March 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to respond to the enquiry of 18 January 2022 from the hon. Member for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney with the reference number MC2022/03672.
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Employment and Support Allowance: Greater London 21 January 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people who have been affected by the under payment of benefits after transitioning from incapacity benefit to employment and support allowance in Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney constituency.
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State Retirement Pensions: Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney 25 October 2021
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney who have reached state pension age were awaiting an initial payment after (a) one month, (b) two months or (c) more than two months after qualifying for that pension.
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Universal Credit 18 October 2021
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to reconsider the cessation of the temporary universal credit £20 uplift in response to the impact on household finances of rising energy prices.
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Social Security Benefits: Coronavirus 6 May 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the length of the timeframe for mandatory reconsideration during the covid-19 outbreak.
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Personal Independence Payment 4 July 2019
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the suitability of the application process for personal independence payments for applicants with agoraphobia.
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Personal Independence Payment 4 July 2019
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the suitability of the application process for personal independence payements for people with a learning disability.
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Personal Independence Payment 4 July 2019
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the suitability of the application process for personal independent payments for people with post-traumatic stress disorder.
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Personal Independence Payment 4 July 2019
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the application process for personal independent payments for applicants that are homeless and do not have access to (a) a telephone and (b) IT facilities .
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Department for Work and Pensions: Cardiff 20 June 2019
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has to help ensure that there are adequate (a) parking facilities and (b) public transport connections for staff working in her Department's offices in Merthyr Tydfil when that office is moved to the hub north of Cardiff.
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Department for Work and Pensions: Cardiff 11 June 2019
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has to carry out an impact assessment of the effect on (a) staff and (b) customers of the proposed move of staff from Merthyr Tydfil to a new hub north of Cardiff.
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Department for Work and Pensions: Cardiff 6 June 2019
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will provide an update on plans to relocate jobs in her Department from Merthyr Tydfil to a new hub north of Cardiff.
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Department for Work and Pensions: Cardiff 6 June 2019
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential effect on the economy of Merthyr Tydfil town centre of the proposal to move 250 jobs in her Department from Merthyr Tydfil to a new hub north of Cardiff.
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Personal Independence Payment: Appeals 6 June 2019
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate she has made of the average time between mandatory reconsideration and appeal for personal independence payment claimants.
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Universal Credit 20 December 2018
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the number of payments of universal credit paid to claimants on time and correct at (a) first assessment and (b) second assessment; what the average amount of time taken has been to resolve such…
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Social Security Benefits 17 December 2018
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) universal credit claimants, (b) new universal credit claimants and (c) benefit suspensions in (i) Merthy Tydfil, (ii) South Wales and (iii) the UK in each month since 1 April 2018.
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Universal Credit: South Wales 15 November 2018
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many benefit claimants have been migrated to universal credit since June 2018 in (a) the Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council area and (b) the South Wales Region; and what percentage of benefit claimants have been migrated to universal…
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Employment and Support Allowance 20 July 2017
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of employment and support allowance claims were overturned at the mandatory reconsideration stage between (a) January and December 2016 and (b) January and June 2017.
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Department for Work and Pensions: Location 18 July 2017
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect on the local economy of towns such as Merthyr Tydfil as a result of the proposed relocation of his Department's offices.
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Department for Work and Pensions: Location 18 July 2017
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what impact assessment he has made of the effect of the proposed relocation on the quality of life for his Department's staff who will be relocated, particularly in relation to (a) the increase in the length of their working day due to travel…
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Employment and Support Allowance: Appeals 17 July 2017
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of employment and support allowance claims were overturned at the mandatory reconsideration stage in Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney constituency in (a) January to December 2016 and (b) January to June 2017.
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Personal Independence Payment: Appeals 17 July 2017
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of personal independence payment claims were overturned at mandatory reconsideration stage in Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney constituency in (a) January to December 2016 and (b) January to June 2017.
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Personal Independence Payment: Assessments 3 March 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what account is taken when assessing people for personal independence payments of the need for aids and appliances as a proxy of the condition of the person being assessed.
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Social Security Benefits: Wales 16 February 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have been subject to benefit sanctions in (a) Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney constituency and (b) Wales in the most recent period for which figures are available; and what the reasons for those sanctions were.
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Social Security Benefits: Wales 16 February 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of benefit sanctions have been reinstated after mandatory reconsideration in (a) Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney constituency and (b) Wales in the most recent period for which figures are available.
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Department of Health
Emergency Services: Vehicles 19 October 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the sale of ex-emergency service vehicles.
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Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Wales 2 March 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with representatives of Welsh companies that supply lateral flow tests on the long-term production of testing devices.
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Coronavirus: Wales 18 January 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussion he has had with companies in Wales on providing covid-19 lateral flow tests to meet the increase in demand.
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Members: Correspondence 2 December 2021
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to the letter dated 16 September 2021 from the hon. Member for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney, reference GJ13377.
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Gambling: Health Services 15 November 2021
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has provided guidance to primary care providers on the referral of gambling disorder cases into specialist care pathways.
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Gambling: Health Services 9 November 2021
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether a clinically informed assessment of the effectiveness of the voluntary support system for gambling harm has been carried out.
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Gambling: Clinics 9 November 2021
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timeline is for establishing the remaining specialist gambling clinics as set out in the NHS Long Term Plan.
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Coronavirus: Vaccination 22 October 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the responses to his consultation on legislative changes to support the rollout of covid-19 vaccines in the UK; and when he plans to publish the outcome of that consultation.
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Coronavirus: Vaccination 1 October 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential risk of the Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency being given temporary authorisation allowing patients the covid-19 vaccine before that vaccine undergoes the full…
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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Members: Correspondence 20 December 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to issue a substantive written response to the correspondence of 9 November 2022 from the hon. Member for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney, reference MC2022/29111.
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HM Treasury
Minimum Wage: Wales 5 December 2016
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many investigations there were into employers for paying less than the minimum wage in Wales in each year since 2010.
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Minimum Wage: Wales 5 December 2016
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was collected from employers paying less than the minimum wage in Wales in each year since 2010.
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Minimum Wage: Wales 5 December 2016
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many prosecutions there were of employers for paying less than the minimum wage in Wales in each year since 2010.
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Home Office
Biometric Residence Permits: Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney 29 April 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people in Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney constituency hold a Biometric Residency Permit.
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Members: Correspondence 11 May 2023
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to reply to the correspondence of 20 March 2023 from the hon. Member for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney, reference MIN/0549165/23.
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Crime 20 September 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the impact of the Safer Streets Fund on reported crime.
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Crime 20 September 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the impact of the Safer Streets Fund on reported crime in Wales.
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Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence 6 September 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 17 May 2022 on Ratification of the Istanbul Convention, HCWS34, whether her Department plans to introduce safeguards to protect migrant women from gender-based violence in the context of…
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UK Visas and Immigration: Correspondence 22 July 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when UK Visas and Immigration will to respond to the correspondence of 14 June 2022 from the hon. Member for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney, reference MPAM/0350603/22.
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UK Visas and Immigration: Telephone Services 28 April 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will increase levels of staffing on UKVI passport hotline following the widespread delays experienced by customers.
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UK Visas and Immigration: Telephone Services 28 April 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of UKVI passport hotline.
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Cybercrime 21 November 2017
What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the effect of recent cyber-attacks on critical national infrastructure.
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Police: Cars 19 October 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police cars were sold by police forces in England and Wales in each year between 2010 and 2015.
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Police 1 February 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to ensure that police forces have sufficient numbers and adequate powers to deal with incidents similar to which took place during New Year celebrations in Cologne.
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Ministry of Defence
Ajax Vehicles: Procurement 24 March 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether announcements on the Ajax programme can be made during the pre election period.
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Members: Correspondence 24 April 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to reply substantively to the correspondence of 11 March 2024 from the hon. Member for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney, reference MC2024/04369.
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*No heading* 6 July 2020
What assessment he has made of the effect on veteran welfare of the temporary closure of the Veterans UK telephone helpline during the covid-19 outbreak.
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Ministry of Defence: Land 20 January 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department will include a land sector strategy in its Defence Industrial Strategy refresh.
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Ministry of Defence: Land 20 January 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons his Department has not published a strategy for the land sector similar to those for the air and maritime sectors.
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Ministry of Defence: Land 20 January 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to revise the Defence Industrial Strategy policy.
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Army: Vehicles 20 January 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his Department's policy to ensure that future vehicle procurement programmes for the British Army are awarded through open competition.
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Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Procurement 20 January 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish representations his Department has received on value for money in relation to Armoured Fighting Vehicle procurements.
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Defence: Expenditure 30 September 2019
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to row AA of the table entitled Spending in Departmental Expenditure Limits on page 47 of the Central Government Supply Estimates 2019-20: Main Supply Estimates, published on 9 May 2019, if he will publish a breakdown of the spending…
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Defence: Expenditure 30 September 2019
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to row AB of the table headed Spending in Departmental Expenditure Limits on page 47 of the Central Government Supply Estimates 2019-20: Main Supply Estimates, published on 9 May 2019, if he will publish a breakdown of the spending…
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Defence: Expenditure 30 September 2019
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to row AC of the table headed Spending in Departmental Expenditure Limits on page 47 of the Central Government Supply Estimates 2019-20: Main Supply Estimates, published in May 2019, if he will publish a breakdown of the spending allocation…
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Defence: Expenditure 30 September 2019
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to row AD of the table headed Spending in Departmental Expenditure Limits on page 47 of the Central Government Supply Estimates 2019-20: Main Supply Estimates, published May 2019, if he will publish a breakdown of the spending allocation…
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Ministry of Defence: Equality 3 September 2019
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if she will place in the Library a copy of her Department's recent report entitled the TIN 2.101 Defence Inclusivity Phase 2: The Lived Experience: Final Report and its summary.
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Defence Business Services: Staff 24 July 2019
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of staff at the Defence Business Services office at Tomlinson House, Norcross are (a) part-time, (b) female, (c) over 50 years old and (d) disabled.
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Defence: Procurement 23 July 2019
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when her Department will announce the preferred bidder for the Future Service Delivery Contract.
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Defence: Procurement 23 July 2019
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Future Service Delivery Contract will include the (a) War Pension Scheme, (b) Armed Forces Compensation Scheme and (c) Medals Office.
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Veterans UK: Fylde 23 July 2019
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment her Department has made of the potential effect on the delivery of veteran services of the closure of Tomlinson House, Norcross.
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Armed Forces Covenant: Veterans 23 July 2019
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment she has made of the compatibility of outsourcing veteran services with the Armed Forces Covenant.
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Ministry of Defence: Disclosure of Information 23 July 2019
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many subject access requests have been made to her Department in each of the last four quarters.
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Ministry of Defence: Disclosure of Information 23 July 2019
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many subject access requests made to her Department in each of the last four quarters were complied with within the 28-day time limit.
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Warships: Procurement 15 March 2019
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 12 February 2019 to Question 220113 on Warships: Procurement, whether he plans to classify the Littoral Strike Ship as a warship.
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Ministry of Defence Police: Retirement 23 October 2018
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the appropriateness of the retirement age for Ministry of Defence Police officers; and if he will make a statement.
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Ministry of Defence Police: Retirement 23 October 2018
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to apply the effective pension age reduction to Ministry of Defence Police officers pensions.
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Joint Cyber Reserve: Staff 21 May 2018
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of (a) armed forces and (b) his Department's personnel work for the Joint Cyber Unit in (i) Corsham and (ii) Cheltenham.
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National Cyber Security Centre: Armed Forces 17 May 2018
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of each branch of the armed services work at the National Cyber Security Centre.
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Armed Forces: Cybercrime 17 May 2018
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of each branch of the services are employed in the national offensive cyber programme.
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Reserve Forces: Pay 26 March 2018
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 3 April 2017 to Question 69592, on Reserve Forces: Pay, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the changes to internal tax code procedures for Reservist personnel.
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Ministry of Defence: LIBOR 22 March 2018
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence of 5 March 2018, Official Report, column 12, when his Department plans to write to the hon. Member for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney on its definition of a core…
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Armoured Fighting Vehicles 22 March 2018
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March 2018 to Question 131619, on armoured fighting vehicles, which eight organisations returned questionnaires.
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Armoured Fighting Vehicles 16 March 2018
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many expressions of interest his Department has received on the supply of the future Mechanised Infantry Vehicle.
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Defence: Procurement 13 March 2018
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that equipment purchased via the Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation or single source procurement provides value for money.
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Strike Experimentation Group 13 March 2018
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress has been made on establishing the Strike Experimentation Group.
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Armed Forces: Surveys 12 March 2018
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the participation rates in the Continuous Attitude Surveys were for (a) the armed forces, (b) families and (c) the reserves in each of the last five years.
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Armoured Fighting Vehicles 11 December 2017
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 4 December 2017 to Question 116496, whether the Mechanised Infantry Vehicle program is in the assessment phase.
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Armoured Fighting Vehicles 11 December 2017
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Mechanised Infantry Vehicles his Department plans to procure.
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Armoured Fighting Vehicles 6 December 2017
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to put the prime contract for the Mechanised Infantry Vehicles out to tender.
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Armoured Fighting Vehicles 4 December 2017
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he will publish an acquisition strategy for the Mechanised Infantry Vehicle programme.
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Armoured Fighting Vehicles 4 December 2017
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what funding his Department has allocated to the Mechanised Infantry Vehicle programme.
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Armoured Fighting Vehicles 4 December 2017
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on funding for the Mechanised Infantry Vehicle programme.
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Ministry of Justice
Members: Correspondence 14 March 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to respond substantively to the correspondence of 1 February 2024 from the hon. Member for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney, reference MC112949.
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Rape: Wales 19 July 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of trends in the average time it takes to prosecute an offender for rape in Wales over the last five years; and for what reason prosecutions for rape have declined in England and Wales by 70 per cent during that time.
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Courts: Wales 17 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which parts of the HM Courts and Tribunals Service estate in each constituency of Wales have been sold since 2010; what the date was of each such sale; and how much was paid for each part of the estate sold.
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Courts: Wales 17 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been spent on additional court space in each constituency of Wales since March 2020.
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Employment Appeal Tribunal: Fees and Charges 1 November 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the effect of employment tribunal fees on access to justice.
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Northern Ireland Office
Question 6 September 2023
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions he has held with Cabinet colleagues on progress in implementing the Windsor Framework.
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Scotland Office
Question 1 May 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the strength of the Union.
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Devolution: Scotland 8 January 2020
What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of intergovernmental relations between the Government and Scottish Government.
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Treasury
Fiscal Policy: Cost of Living 17 May 2022
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps he is taking to help reduce the impact of the rise in the cost of living on households.
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Child Trust Fund 18 October 2021
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many mature Child Trust Funds have been placed into protective accounts because the account holder could not be contacted; and what the total value is of funds in those accounts.
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Universal Credit 18 October 2021
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy to reconsider the cessation of the temporary universal credit £20 uplift in response to the impact on household finances of rising energy prices.
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Child Trust Fund: Wales 10 September 2021
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many mature Child Trust Funds have been placed into protective accounts because the account holder could not be contacted, in Wales, for the latest time period available.
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Welfare Tax Credits 6 September 2021
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of people who were not receiving tax credits on 2 March 2021 but who have subsequently had their claims backdated to include that date, for what reasons those payments were backdated; and how many of those backdated…
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Child Trust Fund: Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney 6 September 2021
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many mature Child Trust Funds have been placed into protective accounts because the account holder could not be contacted within Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney constituency providing the latest figures available.
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Child Trust Fund: Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney 6 September 2021
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many mature Child Trust Funds have been placed into protective accounts because the account holder could not be contacted within the CF46 post code in the Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney constituency providing the latest figures available.
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Child Trust Fund: Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney 6 September 2021
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many mature Child Trust Funds have been placed into protective accounts because the account holder could not be contacted within the CF47 post code in the Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney constituency providing the latest figures available.
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Child Trust Fund: Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney 6 September 2021
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many mature Child Trust Funds have been placed into protective accounts because the account holder could not be contacted within the CF48 post code in the Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney constituency providing the latest figures available.
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Child Trust Fund: Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney 6 September 2021
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many mature Child Trust Funds have been placed into protective accounts because the account holder could not be contacted within the NP22 post code in the Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney constituency providing the latest figures available.
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Child Trust Fund: Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney 6 September 2021
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many mature Child Trust Funds have been placed into protective accounts because the account holder could not be contacted within the NP24 post code in the Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney constituency providing the latest figures available.
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Child Trust Fund: Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney 6 September 2021
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many mature Child Trust Funds have been placed into protective accounts because the account holder could not be contacted within the CF81 post code in the Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney constituency providing the latest figures available.
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Public Expenditure: Coronavirus 20 October 2020
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish all Departmental budget adjustments in response to the covid-19 outbreak, in full, so that there is transparency and clarity of consequential funding to allow devolved Administrations to plan their response to the covid-19 outbreak…
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Multinational Companies: Government Assistance 2 June 2020
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to ensure that businesses headquartered in a recognised tax haven do not receive taxpayer-funded covid-19 support.
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Wales Office
Defence: Wales 4 March 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increases in defence spending on Wales.
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Domestic Visits: Cynon Valley 24 July 2023
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when a Minister from his Department last visited Cynon Valley constituency.
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Domestic Visits: Dwyfor Meirionnydd 24 July 2023
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when a Minister from his Department last visited Dwyfor Meirionnydd constituency.
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Domestic Visits: Clwyd South 24 July 2023
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, on what date a Minister from his Department last undertook an official visit to Clwyd South constituency.
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Domestic Visits: Delyn 24 July 2023
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when a Minister from his Department last visited Delyn constituency.
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Domestic Visits: Clwyd West 24 July 2023
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when a Minister from his Department last made an official visit to Clwyd West constituency.
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Domestic Visits: Llanelli 24 July 2023
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when a Minister from his Department last visited Llanelli constituency.
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Domestic Visits: Islwyn 24 July 2023
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when a Minister from his Department last visited Islwyn constituency.
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Domestic Visits: Montgomeryshire 24 July 2023
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when a Minister from his Department last visited Montgomeryshire constituency.
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Domestic Visits: Monmouth 24 July 2023
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when a Minister from his Department last visited Monmouth constituency.
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Domestic Visits: Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney 24 July 2023
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when a Minister from his Department last visited Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney constituency.
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Domestic Visits: Newport West 24 July 2023
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when a Minister in his Department last made an official visit to Newport West constituency.
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Domestic Visits: Newport East 24 July 2023
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when a Minister in his Department last made an official visit to Newport East constituency.
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Domestic Visits: Neath 24 July 2023
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when a Minister in his Department last made an official visit to Neath constituency.
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Domestic Visits: Ogmore 24 July 2023
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when a Minister in his Department last made an official visit to Ogmore constituency.
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Domestic Visits: Pontypridd 24 July 2023
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when a Minister in his Department last made an official visit to Pontypridd constituency.
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Safer Streets Fund: Wales 8 September 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the adequacy of funding for Safer Streets Fund projects in Wales; and what assessment the Government has made of the impact of that funding on levels of reported crime in Wales.
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Migrants: Gender Based Violence 8 September 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 17 May 2022 on Ratification of the Istanbul Convention, HCWS34, and the decision to apply a reservation to Article 59 of that Convention, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the…
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Railways: Wales 8 September 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the impact of the Integrated Rail Plan on Wales.
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Trade Agreements: Australia 18 July 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on (a) UK’s trade deal with Australia and (b) safeguards for Welsh Lamb.
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Driving Licences: Wales 18 July 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the waiting time for driving licence applications for people in Wales.
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Driving Licences: Wales 18 July 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the impact of the waiting time for driving licence applications on people with long-term medical conditions in Wales.
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Passports: Wales 12 July 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the (a) delays at HM Passport Office and (b) impact of those delays on people in Wales.
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Regional Planning and Development: Wales 12 July 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Levelling up, Housing and Communities on the levelling up funding for Wales relative to other parts of the UK.
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Hospitality Industry and Tourism: Wales 22 June 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether the Government plans to provide additional support to the hospitality and tourism industry in Wales via the Welsh Government during the recovery from the covid-19 outbreak.
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Debt Collection: Wales 7 December 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what representations he has received on the potential effect of the revised provisions of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 on aggressive bailiff practices in Wales.
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Apprentices: Wales 7 December 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether he has made an assessment of the potential effect of the UK's decision to leave the EU on apprenticeships in Wales.
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Air Passenger Duty 7 December 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will publish any representations he has received on the devolution of Air Passenger Duty.
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Apprentices: Wales 2 December 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many apprenticeships he expects there to be in Wales in each of the next five years.
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Infrastructure: Wales 30 November 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many meetings he had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer specifically to discuss Welsh infrastructure projects between July 2016 and the Autumn Statement 2016.
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Women and Equalities
Question 25 October 2023
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to support women experiencing menopausal symptoms in the workplace.
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