Parliamentary Activity - Gareth Thomas MP

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Languages: 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, if she will hold discussions with exam boards on offering GCSEs in Tamil.

Further Education: Finance

Department for Education

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what was the funding per student in English further education colleges in 2010, 2024 and 2025-26.

Students: Work Experience

Department for Education

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what programmes are available to encourage businesses to provide industrial secondments to university lecturers.

Students: Work Experience

Department for Education

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assistance is being provided to businesses to help them offer work placements to undergraduates.

Engagements

Gareth Thomas made a speech in the House of Commons

As the covid inquiry graphically laid bare last week, the NHS was starved of the investment it needed under the Conservatives, and nowhere more so than at Northwick Park hospital; its brave and...

Asylum: Human Trafficking

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 potential impact of the suspension of refugee family reunion and the introduction of income-threshold...

Asylum: Human Trafficking

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

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to publish equality impact assessments for new asylum reforms.

Asylum: Human Trafficking

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 potential impact of compliance with legal requirements in proposed asylum reforms on victims of trafficking.

Visas: Women

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 potential impact of the visa brake on nationals of Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan on women at...

British Business Bank

Department for Business and Trade

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has considered allowing the British Business Bank to a) accept deposits and b) run a pilot scheme allowing it to lend directly to...

Pets: Fireworks

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason does the Animal Welfare Strategy for England not include measures to reduce the impact of fireworks on pets.

Cats: Animal Welfare

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that cats are appropriately considered within the Government’s animal...

Immigration: Hong Kong

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

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of applying the proposed immigration reforms to BNO visa holders who...

Small Businesses: Skilled Workers

Department for Business and Trade

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what grant funding is available to help support the development of commercial and business skills in small and medium-sized enterprise.

Business: Training

Department for Business and Trade

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what information his Department holds on the proportion of UK businesses with dedicated budgets for training.

Private Rented Housing: Ombudsman

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what consideration he has given to giving the Private Rented Sector Ombudsman oversight of property management companies.

Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Credit Unions

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 February 2026 to Question 111615, for what reason does her Department not have the facility to offer...

Office for Equality and Opportunity: Credit Unions

Women and Equalities

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

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether they will require their department and agencies to offer payroll deductions to all employees to enable them to join a credit union.

Foreign, Commonwealth and DEvelopment Office: Credit Unions

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 they will require their department and agencies to offer payroll deductions to all employees to enable...

NHS Capital Spending - [Matt Western in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

The White House in Harrow, thanks to NHS capital money, will shortly become even better than its American namesake. I pay tribute to the hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Bobby Dean)...