Gerald Jones

Shadow Minister (Wales)

(since April 2020)

Commons Debates - Petitions - EDMs (68) - Legislation tabled (0) - Commons Actions - Written Questions (52)

Labour

Member for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney

gerald.jones.mp@parliament.uk / geraldjoneslab

4 APPG memberships (as of 7 Aug 2020)

Gambling Related Harm, Online and Home Electrical Safety, Packaging Manufacturing Industry, Parkrun

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Debate information

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Sparring Partners

Mr Tobias Ellwood (Conservative) (25 debate interactions) View debates with Mr Tobias Ellwood Andrea Leadsom (Conservative) (14 debate interactions) View debates with Andrea Leadsom Kelly Tolhurst (Conservative) Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government) (11 debate interactions) View debates with Kelly Tolhurst View All MP Sparring Partners

Department Debates

Ministry of Defence (44 debate contributions) View Ministry of Defence debates
Department for Work and Pensions (23 debate contributions) View Department for Work and Pensions debates
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (17 debate contributions) View Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy debates
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Legislation Debates

Armed Forces (Flexible Working) Act 2018 - Government Bill (7,763 words contributed) View Armed Forces (Flexible Working) Act 2018 - Government Bill debates
Agriculture Bill 2019-21 - Government Bill (2,604 words contributed) View Agriculture Bill 2019-21 - Government Bill debates
Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018 - Private Members' Bill (Ballot Bill) (708 words contributed) View Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018 - Private Members' Bill (Ballot Bill) debates
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Significant Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney Petitions

Highest Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney signature proportion

Status	Signatures	Title
Open	282 of 61,191 (0.46%)	Allow Salons and Tattoo parlors to open at same time as hairdressers Gov Responded - 17 Jul 2020
Open	294 of 122,958 (0.24%)	Award all Nursing Staff in the NHS a pay rise of 10% backdated to 1 April 2020 Gov Responded - 11 Aug 2020
Open	102 of 44,963 (0.23%)	We would like the government to consider social care as equally important to NHS Gov Responded - 20 Apr 2020 Debated on - 25 Jun 2020
Open	75 of 38,023 (0.20%)	Extend furlough scheme for the UK Aviation sector to help stop redundancies Gov Responded - 24 Aug 2020
Open	274 of 146,152 (0.19%)	Give all key workers a 100% tax and Nat. Ins. holiday through COVID-19 crisis Gov Responded - 27 Apr 2020

Most Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney signatures

Status	Signatures	Title
Open	439 of 237,556 (0.19%)	Extend maternity leave by 3 months with pay in light of COVID-19 Gov Responded - 14 May 2020
Open	294 of 122,958 (0.24%)	Award all Nursing Staff in the NHS a pay rise of 10% backdated to 1 April 2020 Gov Responded - 11 Aug 2020
Open	282 of 61,191 (0.46%)	Allow Salons and Tattoo parlors to open at same time as hairdressers Gov Responded - 17 Jul 2020
Open	274 of 146,152 (0.19%)	Give all key workers a 100% tax and Nat. Ins. holiday through COVID-19 crisis Gov Responded - 27 Apr 2020
Open	201 of 130,184 (0.15%)	Allow gyms and leisure centres to reopen Gov Responded - 13 May 2020

Gerald Jones has not participated in any petition debates

Most recent EDMs signed by Gerald Jones

Date Tabled	Title	Signatures
4 Jun 2020	Gerald Jones signed this EDM on Tuesday 7th July 2020 Legal Aid and Advice Tabled by: Mr David Lammy (Labour - Tottenham) That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020 (S.I., 2020, No. 515), dated 15 May 2020, a copy of which was laid before this House on 18 May 2020, be annulled.	133 signatures (Most recent: 7 Sep 2020) Signatures by party: Labour: 114 Liberal Democrat: 8 Scottish National Party: 5 Plaid Cymru: 3 Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2 Green Party: 1 Independent: 1 Democratic Unionist Party: 1
16 Mar 2020	Gerald Jones signed this EDM on Tuesday 17th March 2020 Funding for devolved nations Tabled by: Alex Davies-Jones (Labour - Pontypridd) That this House calls for an urgent review of the implementation of the 42-year-old Barnett Formula for funding devolved nations such as Wales; notes with concern that HM Treasury’s March 2020 budget does not consider an extra funding commitment to cover funds lost through the UK’s withdrawal from the European …	9 signatures (Most recent: 19 Mar 2020) Signatures by party: Labour: 5 Democratic Unionist Party: 2 Scottish National Party: 2

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Commons initiatives

Gerald Jones has not been granted any Urgent Questions in the current sitting

Gerald Jones has not been granted any Adjournment Debates in the current sitting

Gerald Jones has not introduced any legislation in the current parliamentary sitting

Gerald Jones has not supported any legislation in the current parliamentary sitting

52 Written Questions

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Ministry of Defence

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Veterans: Coronavirus Defence: Expenditure Defence: Expenditure Defence: Expenditure Defence: Expenditure Ministry of Defence: Equality Defence Business Services: Staff Defence: Procurement Defence: Procurement Veterans UK: Fylde Armed Forces Covenant: Veterans Ministry of Defence: Disclosure of Information Ministry of Defence: Disclosure of Information Ministry of Defence Police: Retirement Ministry of Defence Police: Pensions Armoured Fighting Vehicles Strike Experimentation Group Defence: Procurement Armed Forces: Surveys Armoured Fighting Vehicles Armoured Fighting Vehicles Armoured Fighting Vehicles Armoured Fighting Vehicles

Department for Work and Pensions

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Social Security Benefits: Coronavirus Personal Independence Payment Department for Work and Pensions: Cardiff Department for Work and Pensions: Cardiff Department for Work and Pensions: Cardiff Personal Independence Payment: Appeals Universal Credit Social Security Benefits Employment and Support Allowance Department for Work and Pensions: Location Department for Work and Pensions: Location Employment and Support Allowance: Appeals Personal Independence Payment: Appeals