Alison Thewliss Portrait

Alison Thewliss

Scottish National Party - Former Member for Glasgow Central

First elected: 7th May 2015

Left House: 30th May 2024 (Dissolution)


Alison Thewliss is not a member of any APPGs
81 Former APPG memberships
Afghanistan, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax, Bahá'í Faith, Basketball, Birth Trauma, British Hindus, British Sikhs, Broadband and Digital Communication, Building Communities, Cameroon, Channel 4, Conception to Age Two - First 1001 Days, Domestic Violence, Domestic Violence and Abuse, Drug Policy Reform, Excluded UK, Fair Business Banking, Fairgrounds and Circuses, Fairs and Showgrounds, Financial Markets and Services, Fuel Poverty and Energy Efficiency, Gaps in Support, Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood, Hazaras, HIV and AIDS, Home Electrical Safety, Hospitality, Hospitality and Tourism, Immigration Detention, Inclusive Growth, India, Industrial Heritage, Infant Feeding and Inequalities, International Students, Jazz, Jazz Appreciation, Kabaddi, Leasehold and Commonhold Reform, Limits to Growth, Lithuania, Liver Disease and Liver Cancer, Loneliness, Malawi, Markets, Maternity, Mortgage Prisoners, Museums, Ovarian Cancer, Refugees, Responsible Tax, Sex Equality, Sexual Violence, Sikhs, Slovakia, Smart Cities, Social Media, Somaliland, Sport, Stem Cell Transplantation, Stem Cell Transplantation and Advanced Cellular Therapies, Students, Sustainable Built Environment, Swimming, Tackling Loneliness and Connected Communities, Terminal Illness, Theatre, Ticket Abuse, United Nations Women, Universal Credit, University, Unpaid Work Trials, Votes at 16, Water Safety, Whistleblowing, White Ribbon Campaign, White Ribbon UK, Women in Parliament, Women's Health, Working at Height, Yemen
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Home Affairs)
12th Dec 2022 - 30th May 2024
Home Affairs Committee
28th Mar 2023 - 30th May 2024
Treasury Committee
2nd Mar 2020 - 16th Jan 2023
Treasury Sub-Committee on Financial Services Regulations
20th Jun 2022 - 16th Jan 2023
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Treasury)
20th Jun 2017 - 12th Dec 2022
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill
19th Oct 2022 - 29th Nov 2022
Treasury Committee Sub-Committee on Financial Services Regulations
20th Jun 2022 - 20th Jun 2022
Finance (No.2) Bill
8th Dec 2021 - 11th Jan 2022
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
1st Jul 2018 - 7th Jan 2020
Treasury Committee
10th Jun 2019 - 6th Nov 2019
Draft Registration of Overseas Entities Bill (Joint)
19th Feb 2019 - 6th Nov 2019
Draft Registration of Overseas Entities Bill (Joint Committee)
19th Feb 2019 - 6th Nov 2019
Procedure Committee
20th Nov 2017 - 24th Jun 2019
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Cities)
20th May 2015 - 1st Jul 2018
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
13th Jul 2015 - 3rd May 2017
Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee
13th Jul 2015 - 3rd May 2017


Division Voting information

Alison Thewliss has voted in 1395 divisions, and 1 time against the majority of their Party.

16 Jan 2018 - Finance (No. 2) Bill (Sixth sitting) - View Vote Context
Alison Thewliss voted No - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 1 Scottish National Party No votes vs 2 Scottish National Party Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 9 Noes - 10
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All Debates

Speeches made during Parliamentary debates are recorded in Hansard. For ease of browsing we have grouped debates into individual, departmental and legislative categories.

Sparring Partners
John Glen (Conservative)
(92 debate interactions)
Lindsay Hoyle (Speaker)
(73 debate interactions)
Andrea Leadsom (Conservative)
(69 debate interactions)
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Department Debates
HM Treasury
(645 debate contributions)
Home Office
(359 debate contributions)
Cabinet Office
(170 debate contributions)
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Legislation Debates
Financial Services Bill 2019-21
(26,272 words contributed)
Finance Act 2020
(20,987 words contributed)
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Latest EDMs signed by Alison Thewliss

23rd May 2024
Alison Thewliss signed this EDM on Friday 24th May 2024

Skin cancer awareness month

Tabled by: Amy Callaghan (Scottish National Party - East Dunbartonshire)
That this house recognises the importance of skin cancer awareness month in educating the public on the harms of the sun; recognises that sunscreen is an essential health item, and not a luxury to be used just on holidays; notes that almost 90% of melanomas are preventable, so it is …
15 signatures
(Most recent: 24 May 2024)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 8
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 2
Labour: 2
23rd May 2024
Alison Thewliss signed this EDM on Friday 24th May 2024

The West Highland Way

Tabled by: Amy Callaghan (Scottish National Party - East Dunbartonshire)
That this house commends the many people who will complete the West Highland Way walk this summer; recognises the opportunity to witness some of Scotland’s most incredible landscapes via this iconic route; notes the abundance of local businesses available at the start of the route in Milngavie for walkers to …
9 signatures
(Most recent: 24 May 2024)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 8
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Commons initiatives

These initiatives were driven by Alison Thewliss, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.

MPs who are act as Ministers or Shadow Ministers are generally restricted from performing Commons initiatives other than Urgent Questions.


3 Urgent Questions tabled by Alison Thewliss

3 Adjournment Debates led by Alison Thewliss

2 Bills introduced by Alison Thewliss


The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to make provision about supervised drug consumption facilities; to make it lawful to take controlled substances within such facilities in specified circumstances; and for connected purposes

Commons - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading: House Of Commons
Wednesday 14th March 2018
(Read Debate)

A Bill to control the advertising and promotion of feeding products for babies and children; to establish arrangements to set standards for the efficacy of products and to measure claims against those standards; to make provision about penalties for advertisers and promoters who do not meet the standards; and for connected purposes.

Commons - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading: House Of Commons
Wednesday 16th November 2016
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23 Bills co-sponsored by Alison Thewliss

Social Energy Tariff (No. 2) Bill 2023-24
Sponsor - Marion Fellows (SNP)

Mortgages (Switching) Bill 2023-24
Sponsor - Martin Docherty-Hughes (SNP)

Tax Reform Commission Bill 2022-23
Sponsor - Liz Saville Roberts (PC)

Energy Costs (Pre-payment Meters and Social Tariffs) Bill 2022-23
Sponsor - Kenny MacAskill (Alba)

Electricity Supply (Vulnerable Customers) Bill 2022-23
Sponsor - Sam Tarry (Lab)

Shared Prosperity Fund (Wales) Bill 2021-22
Sponsor - Ben Lake (PC)

Workers (Definition and Rights) Bill 2019-21
Sponsor - Chris Stephens (SNP)

School Toilets (Access During Lessons) Bill 2019-21
Sponsor - Layla Moran (LD)

Problem Drug Use Bill 2019-21
Sponsor - Tommy Sheppard (SNP)

Gaming Hardware (Automated Purchase and Resale) (No. 2) Bill 2019-21
Sponsor - Douglas Chapman (SNP)

Covid-19 Financial Assistance (Gaps in Support) Bill 2019-21
Sponsor - Tracy Brabin (LAB)

Automated External Defibrillators (Public Access) Bill 2019-21
Sponsor - Jim Shannon (DUP)

Assaults on Retail Workers (Offences) Bill 2019-21
Sponsor - Alex Norris (LAB)

Dockless Bicycles (Regulation) Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Daniel Zeichner (Lab)

Parental Leave (Premature and Sick Babies) Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - David Linden (SNP)

Parental Leave and Pay Arrangements (Publication) Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Jo Swinson (LD)

Green Deal (Conduct of Home Energy and Lifestyle Management Ltd) Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Alan Brown (SNP)

Food Insecurity Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Emma Lewell-Buck (Lab)

Universal Credit (Application, Advice and Assistance) Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Philippa Whitford (SNP)

Child Maintenance Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Marion Fellows (SNP)

Unpaid Trial Work Periods (Prohibition) Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Stewart Malcolm McDonald (SNP)

Courts (Abuse of Process) Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Liz Saville Roberts (PC)

Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill 2016-17
Sponsor - Liz Saville Roberts (PC)


Latest 50 Written Questions

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Written Questions can be tabled by MPs and Lords to request specific information information on the work, policy and activities of a Government Department
5 Other Department Questions
11th Feb 2021
To ask the President of COP26, what steps he is taking to engage with the residents of Glasgow Central in preparation of the COP26.

Glasgow businesses and residents play a crucial role in the delivery and overall success of an event such as COP26. The Government is working with Glasgow City Council to engage local people around COP26 through local activations. We launched a Host City Volunteering programme in January to recruit volunteers at COP26, who will play a key role in representing Glasgow and the UK to delegates from around the world.

Through the ‘Get Ready Glasgow’ public information campaign, Glasgow City Council have developed an integrated and tailored programme of sustained and timely communication and engagement activities with local residents and businesses. This will inform them about the impacts on city operations and daily lives, and the opportunities presenting themselves to residents and local businesses by being the host city.

Through the 'Together for our Planet' campaign, the Government will continue engaging the whole country in the conversation around climate change leading up to COP26. The campaign will celebrate people across the UK already taking action and inspire more to join them.

Lord Sharma
COP26 President (Cabinet Office)
13th Jan 2021
What recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on supporting older people in accessing pension credit.

The Government wants to ensure that all eligible pensioners are able to claim Pension Credit. In May 2020, DWP launched a new online claim service. This offers an additional channel through which pensioners can be supported to make a claim with the help of family, friends and organisations.

Kemi Badenoch
Leader of HM Official Opposition
11th Jul 2017
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when the £5 million fund to celebrate the centenary of the Representation of the People Act 1918 announced in the Spring Budget 2017 will be open for applications.

The government has set up a £5m fund to help celebrate this important occasion, which extended voting rights to women for the first time. The fund will help build a legacy for the future by educating young people about this important milestone and to inspiring women to get more involved in politics at all levels.

This funding will be available for projects in England, and details including application criteria will be announced in due course.

The Barnett formula has been applied to this funding in the usual way and it is for the devolved administrations to decide whether, and how, they choose to mark the centenary.

23rd Nov 2016
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what (a) facilities and (b) other support her Department provides for (i) visitors and (ii) staff for (A) lactating mothers and (B) the expressing of breast milk.

The Government Equalities Office is based at Sanctuary Building, London which has a facility for nursing mothers.

The Government Equalities Office follows the Department for Education guidance issued to managers on the support available to new and expectant mothers.

17th Dec 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will estimate how many foreign direct investment projects were developed in Scotland originating from other EU countries in (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14 and (c) 2014-15; and how many jobs were (i) created by each of those projects and (ii) safeguarded by those projects.

Below is a breakdown of successful foreign direct investment projects into Scotland from EU countries in 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15 together with the estimated number of jobs created and safeguarded, as recorded by UK Trade & Investment.


Projects

New Jobs

Safeguarded jobs

2012-13

27

2,110

491

2013-14

33

1,960

968

2014-15

34

883

648

Source: UKTI FDI projects database.



10th May 2023
To ask the Attorney General, how many members of the public are subjected to automated decision-making in the Attorney General’s Office.

No members of the public are subject to automated decision-making in the Attorney General's Office.

22nd Nov 2016
To ask the Attorney General, what (a) facilities and (b) other support the Law Officers' Departments provide for (i) visitors and (ii) staff for (A) lactating mothers and (B) the expressing of breast milk.

Staff and visitors to One Kemble Street, the main office of both GLD and HMCPSI, have access to a lockable room with a fridge that allows private expressing and storage of milk. The key to the room is available on request.

The Attorney General’s Office, which occupies a different premises, has no dedicated staff area but there are a number of meeting spaces that can be made completely private and secure which are available to staff and visitors for this purpose.

In all Crown Prosecution Service offices, the appropriate rest facilities and access to a refrigerator are made available to all staff and visitors for lactating mothers and the expressing of breast milk.

In accordance with the workplace regulations 1992 (section 25.4) the Serious Fraud Office provides rest facilities for all staff and visitors who are lactating mothers or who may wish to express breast milk. The SFO has one welfare room with lying down facilities and two quiet rooms that can be used for these purposes within their offices.

19th Mar 2024
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the joint letter to him from Scottish and Welsh Ministers in relation to Infected Blood Compensation and Interim Payments, dated 22 January 2024, when he plans to make interim compensation payments to bereaved parents and children.

In October 2022, we made interim payments of £100,000 to chronic infected beneficiaries and bereaved partners registered with existing support schemes. I recognise the importance the infected blood community places on interim payments relating to those deaths not yet recognised, and the Government is working through the technical implications of recommendation 12.

24th May 2023
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of removing international students from immigration statistics.

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.

A response to the Hon. Member's Parliamentary Question of 24th May is attached.

1st Mar 2022
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many communications staff in total are employed (a) full time, (b) part time and (c) with flexible working arrangements in the Government.

This information for the whole of government is not held centrally by the Cabinet Office.

1st Mar 2022
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much the Government spends on the employment of communications staff annually.

This information for the whole of government is not held centrally by the Cabinet Office.

26th May 2020
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what emergency childcare provision is available to staff working in 10 Downing Street.

10 Downing Street is an integral part of the Cabinet Office. All Civil Servants that work at the Cabinet Office are able to access parental support policies, such as Parental Leave and Flexible Working.

With due consideration to COVID-19, Civil Servants are able to manage childcare arrangements with the support of paid special leave and flexible working, where alternative provisions cannot be found.

13th Jun 2018
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many 18-25 year-olds are on zero-hours contracts.

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.

21st Mar 2018
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office whether the Government holds any contracts for services with Cambridge Analytica.

Since January 2011, details of central government contracts above the value of £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder. Contracts published prior to 26 February 2015 can be viewed at:https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive

Those published after 26 February 2015 can be viewed at: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search.

I am not aware of any current contracts with Cambridge Analytica, or with the SCL group.

21st Mar 2018
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what contracts for services the Government has with SCL Group.

Since January 2011, details of central government contracts above the value of £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder. Contracts published prior to 26 February 2015 can be viewed at:https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive

Those published after 26 February 2015 can be viewed at: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search.

I am not aware of any current contracts with Cambridge Analytica, or with the SCL group.

21st Feb 2018
What recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on reviewing public sector pay.

Public Sector workers are amongst the most talented and hardworking people in our society and we believe they should be fairly rewarded.

As the Chancellor’s budget statement reconfirmed, we are moving away from a 1% public sector average pay award to a more flexible approach.

Proposals will be issued later this year.

15th Jan 2018
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, by what means Departments select hold music for Government telephone services.

Individual departments are responsible for putting in place arrangements for telephony services and helplines. There is not specific central guidance in place for hold facilities on Government phone services.

21st Nov 2017
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) women and (b) men attained the age of 100 in Glasgow Central constituency in each year since 2005.

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.

28th Feb 2017
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child on its 2016 recommendation on implementing the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes.

I have had no discussions on this matter. The Department of Health is responsible for the implementation of the Code.

23rd Feb 2017
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2017 to Question 63839, on Government: Assets, what the addresses or locations are of the 68 freehold land holdings in Glasgow Central constituency.

The list of Government owned freeholds in the Central Glasgow constituency drawn from the central database of Government properties and land across the UK, ePIMS™ available at dat.gov.uk. A number of these are land holdings owned by the Department of Transport and as such there are no addresses held for these records.

Information on the Government Estate including a mapping service is published online at: https://www.gov.uk/find-government-property.

17th Feb 2017
To ask the Prime Minister, whether she has visited any food banks since becoming Prime Minister; and if she will make a statement.

Details of Ministerial UK official visits and official meetings with external organisations and individuals are published quarterly and made available on the gov.uk website.

9th Feb 2017
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many properties and assets the Government fully owns in Glasgow Central constituency.

The Government has 69 freehold holdings in Glasgow Central, of which 68 are land holdings held by the Department for Transport.

19th Dec 2016
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of people in (a) Scotland and (b) the UK (i) between the ages of 16 and 21 earing less than £8.45 per hour, (ii) aged under 18 earning £4 per hour, (iii) aged 21 and over earning £6.95 per hour, (iv) aged 18 to 20 earning £5.55 per hour and (v) who are apprentices and earing £3.40 per hour.

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.

22nd Nov 2016
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what (a) facilities and (b) other support his Department provides for (i) visitors and (ii) staff for (A) lactating mothers and (B) the expressing of breast milk.

The Civil Service has a history of working to increase the support and opportunities available to parents across the Civil Service.

The law requires all employers to provide somewhere for a breastfeeding employee to rest and lie down, in line with Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992.

Spaces in buildings are provided for breast-feeding, whether they be staff or visitors.

22nd Nov 2016
To ask the Prime Minister, what (a) facilities and (b) other support 10 Downing Street provides for (i) visitors and (ii) staff for (A) lactating mothers and (B) the expressing of breast milk.

Both facilities and support are provided for staff and visitors.

18th Apr 2016
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people under the age of 25 in (a) Scotland, (b) Glasgow and (c) Glasgow Central constituency are employed on zero-hours contracts.

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.

18th Nov 2015
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of people in (a) Scotland and (b) the UK between the ages of 16 and 21 who earn less than £7.65 per hour.

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.

18th Nov 2015
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of people in (a) Scotland and (b) the UK aged under 18 earning £3.87 per hour.

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.

18th Nov 2015
Pay
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of people in (a) Scotland and (b) the UK aged 21 and over earning £6.70 per hour.

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.

18th Nov 2015
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of apprentices in (a) Scotland and (b) the UK earning £3.30 per hour.

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.

18th Nov 2015
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of people in (a) Scotland and (b) the UK aged 18 to 20 earning £5.30 per hour.

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.

9th Oct 2015
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reasons the Government does not respond to correspondence written in Scottish Gaelic with a reply in Scottish Gaelic.

The Government recognises and supports the cultural and historical significance of all languages spoken within the United Kingdom, and as a demonstration of its support for Scottish Gaelic, is providing the broadcaster MG ALBA with funding of £1 million in the previous and current financial years.

Given the current low levels of demand for such a service, providing official responses to correspondence in Scottish Gaelic would represent a disproportionate cost. Therefore, we have no plans to introduce a Gaelic language policy for written correspondence.

14th Jul 2015
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will estimate the proportion of the female workforce in (a) Scotland and (b) the UK employed by companies which have more than 250 employees.

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.

14th Jul 2015
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of people between the ages of 16 and 24 in (a) Scotland and (b) the UK earning less than £7.20 per hour.

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.

16th Jun 2015
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what requirements there are for public bodies with reserved functions to offer responses to public correspondence and inquiries made in the Gaelic language in that language; and if he will make a statement.

There is no formal requirement for public bodies to offer responses to public correspondence and inquiries made in the Gaelic language in that language.

5th Sep 2023
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the value of fines (a) issued and (b) paid for non compliance with the requirements of the Register of of Overseas Entities was as of 4 September 2023; and how many fines were (i) issued and (ii) paid as of 4 September 2023.

Before imposing a penalty, a warning notice must be issued. Over 1,200 notices have so far been issued. As of 4 September 2023, fourteen penalties have been issued for non-compliance with a value of circa £490,000, zero have been paid. A further five penalties were issued 6 September bringing the total value to £660,000.

Once the warning is issued, Companies House must allow 28 days for representation and factor in time to mitigate delays in the international postal system. Only after that point will Companies House issue the penalty. During these stages, compliance by the entity will cease the case. To date, forty warned entities have complied, meaning that no financial penalty will be imposed.

Kevin Hollinrake
Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
5th Sep 2023
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what (a) value and (b) number of fines have been issued against Scottish Limited Partnerships for failing to register a Person of Significant Control in each month since the relevant regulations came into force.

There have been 2 convictions of Scottish Limited Partnerships (SLPs) for failure to register information for Persons with Significant Control (“PSCs”) under The Scottish Partnerships (Register of People with Significant Control) Regulations 2017. The latest conviction was in August 2023.

The prosecuting authority is the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS). The Registrar is not advised of the level of the fine in each case. Up to 31 March 2023, Companies House have passed 106 cases to COPFS for prosecution. Companies House publish figures for “Prosecutions under the Scottish Partnerships (Register of People with Significant Control) Regulations 2017” as part of their management information. This is a link to the publication (see Table 7):

Companies House management information: April 2022 to March 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Kevin Hollinrake
Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
5th Sep 2023
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many qualifying Scottish Limited partnerships have not registered a person of significant control in each year since the requirement to do so came into force.

Further to the answer to a previous query on this topic (UIN 75983) tabled on 1 November 2022, as of 31 August 2023, Companies House considers 7,836 Scottish Limited Partnerships (‘SLPs’) on the register to be active. Of these 85 have failed to register information for persons with significant control. This compares to 201 on 31 October 2022, 203 SLPs in January 2022, 213 SLPs in October 2021, 828 in January 2021, 948 in January 2020, 2,019 in January 2019 and 7,078 in January 2018.

Kevin Hollinrake
Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
19th Jun 2023
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, was assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Energy Bill Support Scheme for people on low incomes.

The Energy Bills Support Scheme (EBSS) GB delivered a £400 non-repayable government discount on electricity bills to all households with a domestic electricity meter, more than 28 million households in Great Britain.

The Department will carry out an evaluation of the EBSS after scheme closure.

18th Apr 2023
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many people have not taken up their entitlement to energy bills support scheme vouchers for prepayment meters in Glasgow Central constituency.

Reporting to the four months to January 31st, 2023, shows an estimated 31,210 Energy Bills Support Scheme traditional prepayment meter vouchers were issued to households in Glasgow Central, with 17,760 (57%) of these redeemed. October and November vouchers were valued at £66, and December and January’s were valued at £67 meaning the 13,450 unredeemed vouchers have a value of at least £887,700. Transparency data on Energy Bills Support Scheme GB payments made by electricity suppliers to customers is reported monthly and can be found at:

www.gov.uk/government/publications/energy-bills-support-scheme-payments-made-by-electricity-suppliers-to-customers.

30th Jan 2023
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many people have received support through the Energy Bill Support Scheme for (a) prepayment and (b) direct debit in Glasgow Central constituency.

Delivery data by region, local authority and Westminster parliamentary constituency will be published in the coming weeks.

23rd Jan 2023
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to regulate communal heat networks; and whether his Department plans to introduce price caps for consumers on communal heat networks.

The Energy Bill, introduced to Parliament in June 2022, contains measures that will introduce consumer protection regulations for heat networks across the UK and will appoint Ofgem as the regulator in Great Britain, including communal networks.

Ofgem will have powers to introduce rules and/or guidance on fair and consistent pricing, take enforcement action against disproportionately high pricing, and the ability to set price comparison and benchmarking methodologies.

The Secretary of State will hold powers to introduce a price cap into the market, balancing out the benefits of a price cap with the risks inherent in a nascent market.

3rd Nov 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, on what dates the procurement exercise for an ID verification contract for Companies House (a) opened and (b) closed.

Companies House is unable to procure an identity verification provider until the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency (ECCT) Bill has received Royal Assent. As such, the tendering exercise to procure an identity verification service has not yet begun.

To note, entirely separate to any ID Verification procurement exercises, Companies House did advertise a Digital Delivery Partner opportunity on GOV.UK Digital Marketplace from 10th October to 24th October 2022. This contracting opportunity relates to internal system changes that will move Companies House from the current model of multiple account services to a single log-in portal. Whilst this activity is an enabler for ID Verification, it is wholly distinct from any identity verification provider procurement exercise.

Kevin Hollinrake
Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
3rd Nov 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many fines have been levied in each of the past ten years for the offence of false filing to companies house, and what estimate he has made of the value of those fines.

In cases prosecuted by the Insolvency Service, the total number and value of fines imposed on a defendant, in each of the past ten years, for a General false statement offence, contrary to Section 1112 Companies Act 2006 is:

2012 - nil

2013 - nil

2014 - nil

2015 - nil

2016 - nil

2017 - nil

2018 - 1 x £1,602.00

2019 - 1 x £15,000.00

2020 - nil

2021 - nil

2022 - (up to 31 October) 1x £500.00

Kevin Hollinrake
Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
1st Nov 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many qualifying Scottish Limited partnerships have not registered a person of significant control in each year since the requirement to do so came into force.

Further to the answer given to the Hon. Member on this topic on 3rd March 2022 to Question 131219, as of 31 October 2022, Companies House considers 8,204 of the Scottish Limited Partnerships (‘SLPs’) on the register to be active. Of these, 201 had no PSC information. This compares to 203 SLPs as of 31 January 2022, 213 SLPs in October 2021, 828 in January 2021, 948 in January 2020, 2,019 in January 2019 and 7,078 in January 2018 that had failed to register PSC information.

Kevin Hollinrake
Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
10th Oct 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions he has with Odey Asset Management in 2022.

Ministers regularly meet with external stakeholders. Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations are published quarterly and can be found on GOV.UK at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/beis-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings.

The latest published data covers April to June 2022, further data will be published in due course.

10th Oct 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, on what basis the registered business address of STARYNX LP (LP022561) was amended to a Companies House default address by the Companies House Registrar.

The Registrar of Companies has no legislative power to move the principal place of business of a Limited Partnership to the Companies House default address. The address for Starnyx LP was changed by the Registrar in error. The Registrar is now urgently exploring options with the relevant parties to remedy the situation.

Whilst the Registrar is unable to do this now, the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill, which was introduced to Parliament on 22 September 2022, proposes changes to provide the Registrar with a power to move the registered office of a Limited Partnership to the Companies House default address.

16th Mar 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of bringing forward proposals to strike off company directors who have been subject to economic sanctions.

In the Corporate Transparency and Register Reform White Paper published on 28 February 2022, the Government confirmed that it will introduce measures to void the appointment, and prevent the registration, of individuals acting as directors where they are subject to sanctions by virtue of being ‘designated persons’ under section 9 of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018. The Government has committed to legislating on economic crime in the next session of this parliament.