Greg Mulholland

Liberal Democrat - Former Member for Leeds North West

First elected: 5th May 2005

Left House: 3rd May 2017 (Defeated)


Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Campaigns Chair
29th Jul 2015 - 28th Jun 2016
Public Administration Committee
12th Jul 2010 - 30th Mar 2015
Shadow Minister (Health)
20th Dec 2007 - 6th May 2010
Work and Pensions Committee
12th Jul 2005 - 6th May 2010
Shadow Minister (Education)
10th Mar 2006 - 20th Dec 2007
Shadow Minister (International Development)
10th May 2005 - 10th Mar 2006


Division Voting information

Greg Mulholland has voted in 1770 divisions, and 85 times against the majority of their Party.

9 Nov 2015 - Scotland Bill - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 1 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 1 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 245 Noes - 287
26 Jan 2015 - Infrastructure Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 14 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 33 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 52 Noes - 308
26 Jan 2015 - Infrastructure Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 15 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 26 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 245 Noes - 293
18 Nov 2014 - Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 1 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 48 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 238 Noes - 302
22 Oct 2014 - Independent parliamentary standards authority - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 4 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 32 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 384 Noes - 18
25 Mar 2014 - Representation of the People (Scotland) - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 2 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 16 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 16 Noes - 226
11 Mar 2014 - Care Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 1 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 35 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 241 Noes - 288
10 Mar 2014 - Care Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 1 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 41 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 208 Noes - 280
22 Jan 2014 - Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 10 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 37 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 310 Noes - 278
22 Jan 2014 - Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted No - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 5 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 42 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 0 Noes - 0
14 Jan 2014 - Offender Rehabilitation Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 7 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 44 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 244 Noes - 315
11 Nov 2013 - Offender Rehabilitation Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 3 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 42 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 213 Noes - 269
9 Oct 2013 - Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 3 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 38 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 261 Noes - 298
9 Oct 2013 - Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 4 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 44 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 261 Noes - 312
9 Oct 2013 - Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 7 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 40 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 304 Noes - 260
4 Jun 2013 - Energy Bill - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 16 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 29 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 267 Noes - 290
20 May 2013 - Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 9 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 37 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 163 Noes - 321
20 May 2013 - Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 3 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 41 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 70 Noes - 375
23 Apr 2013 - Growth and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 4 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 34 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 265 Noes - 221
16 Apr 2013 - Growth and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 3 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 41 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 277 Noes - 239
16 Apr 2013 - Growth and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 10 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 38 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 286 Noes - 259
16 Apr 2013 - Defamation Bill - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 5 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 41 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 298 Noes - 230
4 Mar 2013 - Justice and Security Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 7 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 37 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 225 Noes - 298
4 Mar 2013 - Justice and Security Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 7 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 37 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 0 Noes - 0
4 Mar 2013 - Justice and Security Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 8 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 40 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 231 Noes - 296
4 Mar 2013 - Justice and Security Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 7 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 39 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 227 Noes - 295
29 Jan 2013 - Equality (Marriage) (Amendment) - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted Aye - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 7 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 11 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 86 Noes - 31
17 Dec 2012 - Growth and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 3 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 37 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 225 Noes - 260
24 Oct 2012 - Onshore Gas - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 7 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 26 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 260 Noes - 206
11 Jul 2012 - Sittings of the House - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 21 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 22 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 241 Noes - 256
11 Jul 2012 - Sittings of the House - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 19 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 25 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 267 Noes - 233
11 Jul 2012 - Sittings of the House - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 8 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 35 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 280 Noes - 184
24 Apr 2012 - Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 1 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 46 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 298 Noes - 227
20 Mar 2012 - Health and Social Care Bill - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 3 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 42 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 233 Noes - 313
20 Mar 2012 - Health and Social Care Bill - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 1 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 46 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 324 Noes - 236
13 Mar 2012 - Health and Social Care Bill - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 6 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 41 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 258 Noes - 314
12 Mar 2012 - Backbench Business Committee - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 13 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 27 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 105 Noes - 186
12 Mar 2012 - Backbench Business Committee - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 13 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 20 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 101 Noes - 166
12 Mar 2012 - Backbench Business Committee - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 7 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 21 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 203 Noes - 82
22 Feb 2012 - NHS Risk Register - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 4 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 33 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 246 Noes - 299
21 Feb 2012 - Welfare Reform Bill - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 9 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 36 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 316 Noes - 263
1 Feb 2012 - Welfare Reform Bill - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 8 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 44 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 324 Noes - 265
1 Feb 2012 - Welfare Reform Bill - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 12 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 37 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 310 Noes - 268
30 Nov 2011 - Hairdressers Registration (Amendment) - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted No - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 9 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 10 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 63 Noes - 67
2 Nov 2011 - Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 10 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 40 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 238 Noes - 301
2 Nov 2011 - Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 6 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 36 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 233 Noes - 298
31 Oct 2011 - Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 8 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 39 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 237 Noes - 305
31 Oct 2011 - Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 3 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 41 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 232 Noes - 305
25 Oct 2011 - Public Bodies Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 2 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 31 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 235 Noes - 287
14 Sep 2011 - Energy Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 12 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 32 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 128 Noes - 278
7 Sep 2011 - Health and Social Care (Re-committed) Bill - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 3 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 41 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 118 Noes - 368
7 Sep 2011 - Health and Social Care (Re-committed) Bill - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 5 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 41 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 316 Noes - 251
15 Jun 2011 - Welfare Reform Bill - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 1 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 39 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 239 Noes - 294
17 May 2011 - Localism Bill - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 4 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 40 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 224 Noes - 308
29 Mar 2011 - Amendment of the Law - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 1 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 46 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 330 Noes - 9
9 Dec 2010 - Higher Education Fees - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 21 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 27 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 323 Noes - 302
9 Dec 2010 - Higher Education Fees - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 21 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 27 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 323 Noes - 302
8 Dec 2010 - Business of the House (Thursday) - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 1 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 45 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 305 Noes - 202
1 Nov 2010 - Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 9 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 42 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 257 Noes - 315
20 Oct 2010 - Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 3 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 47 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 237 Noes - 319
18 Oct 2010 - Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 3 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 50 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 196 Noes - 346
14 Oct 2010 - Contaminated Blood and Blood Products - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 1 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 38 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 44 Noes - 285
13 Oct 2010 - Public Houses and Private Members’ Clubs (Smoking) Bill - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 4 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 18 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 86 Noes - 141
22 Oct 2008 - Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords] (Programme) (No. 2) - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted Aye - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 5 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 47 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 322 Noes - 157
22 Oct 2008 - Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 23 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 25 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 206 Noes - 298
22 Oct 2008 - Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 21 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 30 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 194 Noes - 306
22 Oct 2008 - Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 18 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 31 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 183 Noes - 308
22 Oct 2008 - Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 16 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 30 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 355 Noes - 129
20 May 2008 - Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 3 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 48 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 71 Noes - 393
20 May 2008 - Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 3 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 48 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 84 Noes - 387
20 May 2008 - Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 13 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 42 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 190 Noes - 332
20 May 2008 - Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 27 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 28 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 173 Noes - 309
20 May 2008 - Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 23 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 32 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 233 Noes - 304
19 May 2008 - Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 15 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 40 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 176 Noes - 336
19 May 2008 - Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 26 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 29 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 223 Noes - 286
19 May 2008 - Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 20 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 34 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 181 Noes - 314
19 May 2008 - Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 16 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 40 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 149 Noes - 318
19 May 2008 - Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 12 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 43 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 163 Noes - 342
19 May 2008 - Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 22 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 32 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 200 Noes - 293
9 Jan 2008 - Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 4 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 50 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 169 Noes - 338
26 Jun 2007 - Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill [Money] - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted Aye - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 12 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 20 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 197 Noes - 165
28 Mar 2007 - Communications Allowance - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted Aye - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 19 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 26 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 283 Noes - 188
1 Nov 2006 - Legislative Process - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted Aye - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 18 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 34 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 290 Noes - 199
1 Nov 2006 - Legislative Process - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted No - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 17 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 36 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 122 Noes - 354
5 Jul 2006 - Ambulances (County Durham) - View Vote Context
Greg Mulholland voted Aye - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 21 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 26 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 409 Noes - 53
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All Debates

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Sparring Partners
John Bercow (Speaker)
(67 debate interactions)
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Department Debates
Leader of the House
(85 debate contributions)
Department of Health and Social Care
(78 debate contributions)
Department for Work and Pensions
(73 debate contributions)
HM Treasury
(67 debate contributions)
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Legislation Debates
Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017
(6,621 words contributed)
Trade Union Act 2016
(1,241 words contributed)
Diabetes Inpatient Care Bill 2016-17
(340 words contributed)
Investigatory Powers Act 2016
(111 words contributed)
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Latest EDMs signed by Greg Mulholland

26th April 2017
Greg Mulholland signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 26th April 2017

VICTIMS OF FRAUD BEING PURSUED FOR TAX LIABILITIES

Tabled by: Greg Mulholland (Liberal Democrat - Leeds North West)
That this House notes that there are victims of fraud, resulting from the mis-selling of investment schemes and pensions, who are being aggressively pursued by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) for tax liabilities resulting from that fraud; further notes that whilst those perpetrating the fraud have made huge amounts, the …
1 signatures
(Most recent: 26 Apr 2017)
Signatures by party:
Liberal Democrat: 1
26th April 2017
Greg Mulholland signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 26th April 2017

CHRIS GREEN OBE AND WHITE RIBBON UK

Tabled by: Gavin Newlands (Scottish National Party - Paisley and Renfrewshire North)
That this House congratulates Chris Green on being awarded an OBE for services to equality in the Queen's honours list; notes that Chris set up White Ribbon UK in 2004, recognising the positive role that men can play in ending violence against women; understands that from 2005 to 2008 Chris …
27 signatures
(Most recent: 26 Apr 2017)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 24
Labour: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
Independent: 1
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Commons initiatives

These initiatives were driven by Greg Mulholland, 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.


2 Urgent Questions tabled by Greg Mulholland

Wednesday 19th October 2016
Thursday 10th March 2016

2 Adjournment Debates led by Greg Mulholland

Monday 14th October 2013
Monday 14th November 2011

2 Bills introduced by Greg Mulholland


A Bill to make provision to strengthen penalties related to serious criminal driving offences that lead to serious injury or death; to redefine such offences and amend bail conditions for those charged with them; to enhance the standards of investigation, both by the police and in the Courts, into such offences; to improve the treatment of victims of such offences and their families within the justice system; and for connected purposes.

Commons - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading: House Of Commons
Tuesday 12th January 2016

The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress.

Commons - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading: House Of Commons
Wednesday 30th April 2014

Latest 50 Written Questions

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50 Other Department Questions
17th Oct 2016
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the consequences for her policies of the introduction of different-sex civil partnerships on the Isle of Man.

The Government has already carried out a consultation on the future of civil partnerships in 2014, and has no plans to carry out another consultation on this issue.

Following the passage of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013, we carried out a full review of the operation and future of the Civil Partnership Act 2004, which included a thorough public consultation on potential changes to civil partnership. Views were invited on three options: abolishing civil partnerships; phasing them out; or extending them to opposite sex couples.

The review found that there was no clear consensus on the future of civil partnerships. A majority of respondents to the consultation were against extending civil partnerships to opposite sex couples and a significant number of stakeholders thought it was too soon to consider making changes to civil partnerships until the impact of extending marriage to same sex couples is known. Given the lack of any consensus, the Government has no current plans to make changes to the Civil Partnership Act 2004.

The Isle of Man is a self-governing crown dependency. We are not required to carry out an assessment on their legislation.

17th Oct 2016
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will bring forward proposals for a consultation on extending civil partnerships to heterosexual couples in England and Wales.

The Government has already carried out a consultation on the future of civil partnerships in 2014, and has no plans to carry out another consultation on this issue.

Following the passage of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013, we carried out a full review of the operation and future of the Civil Partnership Act 2004, which included a thorough public consultation on potential changes to civil partnership. Views were invited on three options: abolishing civil partnerships; phasing them out; or extending them to opposite sex couples.

The review found that there was no clear consensus on the future of civil partnerships. A majority of respondents to the consultation were against extending civil partnerships to opposite sex couples and a significant number of stakeholders thought it was too soon to consider making changes to civil partnerships until the impact of extending marriage to same sex couples is known. Given the lack of any consensus, the Government has no current plans to make changes to the Civil Partnership Act 2004.

The Isle of Man is a self-governing crown dependency. We are not required to carry out an assessment on their legislation.

18th Jan 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will make an assessment of the value to the economy of the curry industry.

The Government does not hold information on the value of the curry industry, the number of curry houses, trends in the number of curry houses or the number of curry chefs.


Official statistics carry figures on the value and number of restaurants, takeaways and other food service businesses in general, but do not detail specific types of food being served. Similarly while the number of chefs and catering staff will be estimated there is no consideration of their specialisation in terms of cuisine.


18th Jan 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what information his Department holds on the number of south Asian curry houses in each (a) region and (b) parliamentary constituency.

The Government does not hold information on the value of the curry industry, the number of curry houses, trends in the number of curry houses or the number of curry chefs.


Official statistics carry figures on the value and number of restaurants, takeaways and other food service businesses in general, but do not detail specific types of food being served. Similarly while the number of chefs and catering staff will be estimated there is no consideration of their specialisation in terms of cuisine.


18th Jan 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what representations his Department has received on trends in the number of curry houses closing down.

The Government does not hold information on the value of the curry industry, the number of curry houses, trends in the number of curry houses or the number of curry chefs.


Official statistics carry figures on the value and number of restaurants, takeaways and other food service businesses in general, but do not detail specific types of food being served. Similarly while the number of chefs and catering staff will be estimated there is no consideration of their specialisation in terms of cuisine.


17th Dec 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Manufacturing Advisory Service.


An interim impact evaluation of the Growth Accelerator programme was published in November 2014. This was followed by a formative evaluation in January 2015, which looked at the delivery of the programme and informed the design of the Business Growth Service. A policy response to the formative evaluation was published in March 2015, in line with a commitment to the National Audit Office

A review of the Manufacturing Advisory Service was completed in December 2010 and published the following year. An Impact Analysis Methodology study of the Manufacturing Advisory Service is being published in early 2016.


A full economic evaluation of the Business Growth Service will continue beyond the closure of the service in March. All documents will continue to be available on www.gov.uk.




17th Dec 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Business Growth Service.


An interim impact evaluation of the Growth Accelerator programme was published in November 2014. This was followed by a formative evaluation in January 2015, which looked at the delivery of the programme and informed the design of the Business Growth Service. A policy response to the formative evaluation was published in March 2015, in line with a commitment to the National Audit Office

A review of the Manufacturing Advisory Service was completed in December 2010 and published the following year. An Impact Analysis Methodology study of the Manufacturing Advisory Service is being published in early 2016.


A full economic evaluation of the Business Growth Service will continue beyond the closure of the service in March. All documents will continue to be available on www.gov.uk.




17th Dec 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he plans to take to support manufacturers who previously used the Manufacturing Advisory Service once that service is ended.


The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills did not consult specifically on the decision to close the Manufacturing Advisory Service as this was a commercially sensitive decision. However, through our ongoing discussions with manufacturers and their representatives, there has been wide recognition that the best way for Government to support manufacturers is by getting the fundamentals of the economy right. We are creating a highly competitive business environment to make the UK an attractive location for manufacturing investment, supporting export success, boosting skills and protecting spending on innovation and the cutting edge smart digital manufacturing technologies which will drive the strong UK productivity growth in the future.


17th Dec 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions his Department had with manufacturers prior to its decision to close the Manufacturing Advisory Service.


The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills did not consult specifically on the decision to close the Manufacturing Advisory Service as this was a commercially sensitive decision. However, through our ongoing discussions with manufacturers and their representatives, there has been wide recognition that the best way for Government to support manufacturers is by getting the fundamentals of the economy right. We are creating a highly competitive business environment to make the UK an attractive location for manufacturing investment, supporting export success, boosting skills and protecting spending on innovation and the cutting edge smart digital manufacturing technologies which will drive the strong UK productivity growth in the future.


17th Dec 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what representations he has received from business groups on the closure of the Business Growth Service.

To date I have received no official representations from business groups on the closure of the Business Growth Service.

17th Dec 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect on small businesses and entrepreneurs of the closure of the Business Growth Service.

We do not expect closure of the Business Growth Service to have an impact on small businesses and entrepreneurs.

11th Dec 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the potential benefits to businesses of using daylight saving time all year.

The Department has not made such an assessment.


In 2012, the Government published a review of the available evidence concerning the likely effects of moving to single double summer time in the UK. This is available on the Government website at the following link. https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/34587/12-1036-review-evidence-putting-clocks-forward.pdf

11th Dec 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment she has made of the potential effect on consumer energy bills of using daylight saving time all year.

We are constantly reviewing consumer energy bills, however an assessment on the effect of using daylight saving time all year could have on consumer energy bills has not been carried out.



1st Dec 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the contribution of 30 November 2015 by Lord Mendelsohn, in the House of Lords, Official Report, column 937, if he will place in the Library a copy of the letter referred to on the amendment concerning UK Government Investments Limited.

A copy of the letter to Lord Mendelsohn, dated 27 November, referred to during the debate on the Enterprise Bill on 30 November 2015, has been placed in the Libraries of the House. A previous letter to Lord Mendelsohn, dated 19 November, also on the subject of UK Government Investments, has also been placed in the Libraries of the House.

4th Nov 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps she is taking to support the creation of jobs through low carbon growth (a) within and (b) outside the UK.

The ONS will publish estimates of the number of people directly employed in the low carbon economy in December 2015. Notwithstanding this, the Government’s commitment to low carbon infrastructure helps support many thousands of highly skilled jobs across the economy. For example, the proposed new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point C is estimated to support around 25,000 jobs, of which 7,000 are local. Similarly, the two Siemens offshore wind facilities in Hull announced in 2014 are estimated to support 1,000 direct jobs and 300 construction jobs. Internationally, low carbon strategies and potential jobs that arise from them will be guided by countries’ delivery of their intended contributions to a global climate change agreement. The UKis committed to supporting the world’s poorest to become more resilient to the effects of a changing climate and to take the clean energy path to growth and prosperity. Its international climate finance has helped support the creation of 39,000 jobs in developing countries up to April this year in relation to low carbon climate resilience.


4th Nov 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps she is taking to support the sustainable management of forests outside the UK.

Protecting forests delivers substantial climate, development, biodiversity and ecosystem outcomes. Stopping deforestation offers the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on a globally significant scale, while protecting the vital services, such as regulating rainfall patterns, on which the world economy depends for agricultural productivity and sustainable economic growth.


Addressing deforestation and supporting the sustainable management of forests is a priority for the UK’s £3.87 billion International Climate Fund (ICF), and the Prime Minister announced in September that this will rise to £5.8bn over the next Spending review period. To date, over £700m has been programmed, including initiatives that: incentivise action to reduce deforestation and forest degradation; support forest management, governance and market reforms; curb illegal and unsustainable use of forest resources; and promote investments in sustainable forestry, agriculture and land management.


The UK also plays an active leadership role in international fora, including the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Convention on Biodiversity, and the United Nations Forum on Forests. Last year, we played a key role in the negotiation of the New York Declaration on Forests, which set ambitious targets for halving (by 2020) and halting (by 2030) the loss of natural forests, eliminating deforestation from the production of key agricultural commodities by 2020, and accelerating restoration efforts.

4th Nov 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if she will take steps in support of the African Group's agreement on a Global Goal for Adaptation at the Paris Climate Conference in December.

The Government supports the view that the Paris Agreement should set out a long term direction for all countries and the international community on adaptation, which should encourage all countries to reduce vulnerability to the impacts of climate change and strengthen resilience, in order to enable climate resilient sustainable development.


4th Nov 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps she is taking to prevent carbon emissions outside the UK.

The Government is committed to securing an ambitious, legally binding, global deal on climate change at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP) 21 in Paris, in December.


My Right Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Climate and Energy, is taking every opportunity to press for an agreement that secures ambitious mitigation commitments from all Parties that together keep the goal of limiting global warming to below 2 degrees within reach. We also want an agreement that includes a regular review of targets to increase ambition over time, a global long term goal and a robust, legally binding framework to ensure transparency and accountability of commitments to help the world track progress.



28th Oct 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment she has made of changes in employment in the renewable energy sector as a result of changes in policy towards feed-in tariffs.

Our consultation on the feed-in tariff review reflects the need to balance sector support whilst keeping bills down for consumers. We strongly welcomed evidence from the sector during this review consultation, which ended on 23 October, and will respond in due course.

28th Oct 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps she is taking to support the increased use of wind and solar power.

In 2014, renewables provided nearly one fifth of the UK’s electricity needs[1] and we are on track to reach our aim of delivering 30 per cent by 2020. Generation from onshore wind, offshore wind and solar PV is making a significant contribution to achieving this aim due to the support these technologies receive through the Renewables Obligation (RO). The deployment of substantial amounts of solar PV and wind capacity has also been supported through the small-scale Feed-in Tariff (FITs) scheme.


In addition to the support provided through the RO and FITs, fifteen onshore wind, two offshore wind and three solar PV projects, with a combined installed capacity of nearly 2 gigawatts, signed a Contract for Difference (CfD) earlier this year following the first CfD allocation round. These projects are expected to commission between 2016/17 and 2018/19.


Onshore wind and solar PV have now reached the point where there is enough capacity in the pipeline to help the UK meet its 2020 renewables commitments. We are therefore proposing changes to RO and FITs support which are intended to ensure that deployment from these technologies remains affordable under the Levy Control Framework. The changes proposed to RO support for onshore wind through the Energy Bill will also deliver our election commitment to end subsides for new onshore wind.


[1] Energy Trends

22nd Oct 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he expects to begin the Government's consultation on a statutory pubs code.

The Pubs Code and Adjudicator consultation will be published imminently.

20th Oct 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what support his Department is providing to former workers at Redcar Steel Works to help them find alternative employment.

The Government has announced a package worth up to £80m to support people who have lost their jobs as a result of SSI’s liquidation, and mitigate the impacts on the local economy. The funding will include support for workers to retrain and help for local firms to grow and create jobs. In addition, we have established a locally led task force which has submitted proposals on how it will use this funding which the Department is looking at closely. The task force has quickly mobilised local partners and delivered a successful jobs fair last week which attracted 1817 people and 53 local employers with another one planned for next week.

20th Oct 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to support the UK steel industry.

The Government recognises the current difficulties that are unique to the steel sector. While we cannot fix the price of steel, halt global overproduction or fix currency rates, the government has taken a number of measures to help our steel industry.

We have taken action on unfair trade, recently voting in support of anti-dumping measures on wire rod and steel tubing imports, as well as lobbying successfully for an investigation into cheap imports of Reinforcing Steel Bar.

The Government will be exempting eligible Energy Intensive Industries, including steel, from the indirect costs of the Renewables Obligation (RO) and Small Feed-in-Tariff (FiT). This will we can keep their bills down, keep them competitive, keep them here and also give certainty for future investment decisions. The steel industry’s request for flexibility over Industrial Emissions Directive exemptions has also been secured. This will save the industry millions of pounds of unnecessary expenditure at a time of crisis by offering steel companies more time to comply with this European legislation.

Finally, we are taking action to drive up the number of public contracts won by UK steel manufacturers and their partners through fair and open competition. The Government published on 30 October new guidelines for departments to apply on major projects when sourcing and buying steel. The new instructions will help steel suppliers compete on a level playing field with international suppliers for major government projects.

15th Sep 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate she has made of the proportion of energy used in the UK that was from renewable sources in each of the last five years.

The table below shows the proportion of energy used in the UK from renewable sources, in each of the last five years, as measured under the 2009 EU Renewable Energy Directive.

20102011201220132014

Renewable energy

share of gross final energy

consumption

3.8%4.2%4.7%5.6%7.0%

Source:

Table DUKES 6.7, Digest of UK Energy Statistics, 2015 available at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/renewable-sources-of-energy-chapter-6-digest-of-united-kingdom-energy-statistics-dukes

15th Sep 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent representations he has received from campaign groups on the inclusion of Investor State Dispute Settlement in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations.

The Government has ongoing discussions on the inclusion of investor-state dispute settlement provisions in the Free Trade Agreement currently being negotiated between the EU and US, also known as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. These discussions have included other EU member states, the European Commission, civil society groups, and other stakeholders. We want investment protection provisions that guarantee the right of governments to legislate in the public interest while ensuring access to justice for investors who are discriminated against or treated unfairly.

The UK has Bilateral Investment Treaties in force with 94 countries and has never faced a serious investor state dispute claim.

15th Sep 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent discussions he has had with international partners on the inclusion of Investor State Dispute Settlement in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations.

The Government has ongoing discussions on the inclusion of investor-state dispute settlement provisions in the Free Trade Agreement currently being negotiated between the EU and US, also known as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. These discussions have included other EU member states, the European Commission, civil society groups, and other stakeholders. We want investment protection provisions that guarantee the right of governments to legislate in the public interest while ensuring access to justice for investors who are discriminated against or treated unfairly.

The UK has Bilateral Investment Treaties in force with 94 countries and has never faced a serious investor state dispute claim.

15th Sep 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent discussions he has had with international partners on the exemption of health services from the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.

The UK has protected the NHS and public services in all trade agreements and will continue to do so in this deal. We have made clear to our international partners that this is non-negotiable and sought assurances from them.

In response, in January, the European Commissioner for Trade, Cecilia Malmström, wrote an open letter to the then Minister of State for Trade and Investment, clarifying that EU countries will be free to decide how they run their public services and stating explicitly that the NHS is not at risk from this free trade agreement.

In March, she and the US Trade Representative, Mike Froman issued a joint public statement reiterating this.

15th Sep 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent representations he has received from private companies on the exemption of health services from the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.

I am not aware of this department having received any representations of this nature.

The UK has protected the NHS and public services in all trade agreements and will continue to do so in this deal. This is non-negotiable.

As Commissioner Malmström and US Trade Representative Froman have said “No EU or US trade agreement requires governments to privatise any service, or prevents governments from expanding the range of services they supply to the public. Moreover, these agreements do not prevent governments from providing public services previously supplied by private service suppliers; contracting a public service to private providers does not mean that it becomes irreversibly part of the commercial sector.”

15th Sep 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on promoting cycling as a method for reducing carbon emissions.

My Right Honourable Friend has had frequent discussions with all relevant Secretaries of State, including the Secretary of State for Transport, on the options for reducing the UK’s carbon emissions. This is in advance of the Government outlining our plan, over the course of next year, for how we will meet our carbon targets.

7th Sep 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what representations he has received about retrospective changes to the terms and conditions of student loan repayments.

We are currently consulting on options for freezing the £21,000 post-2012 repayment threshold. The consultation is open until 14 October.

21st Jul 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, for how long UK citizens are required to reside in the UK in order to be eligible for student finance.

To be eligible for higher education funding in England, students are required to be settled in the UK, be ordinarily resident in England and have been ordinarily resident in the UK and Islands for three years prior to the first day of the first academic year of the course.

As higher education is a devolved matter in the UK different rules may apply for students ordinarily resident in other parts of the UK.

21st Jul 2015
To ask the Prime Minister, which (a) Muslim and (b) other non-governmental groups he consulted on his counter-extremism speech made on 20 July 2015.

Ministers and officials engage widely with partners across government, academia, faith groups and communities as part of the process of policy development and delivery. This includes in the development of the new counter-extremism measures I announced in my speech of 20 July, and our comprehensive new counter-extremism strategy that will launch later this year.

21st Jul 2015
To ask the Prime Minister, which (a) Muslim and (b) non-governmental groups he consulted on the policies announced in his five-year counter-extremism strategy announced on 20 July 2015.

Ministers and officials engage widely with partners across government, academia, faith groups and communities as part of the process of policy development and delivery. This includes in the development of the new counter-extremism measures I announced in my speech of 20 July, and our comprehensive new counter-extremism strategy that will launch later this year.

20th Jul 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will take steps to ensure that students studying abroad whose studies are interrupted by conflict have access to student finance on returning to the UK.

The amount of funding available to any student is affected by whether they have studied previously. Eligible students who return to England and enter higher education in the UK will therefore have any years of previous study taken into account when an assessment is made for a full-time tuition fee loan for a new course.

One additional year of tuition fee loan may be available if the student was forced to withdraw from a previous course for compelling personal reasons. Students may ask that the conflict in their initial country of study be taken into account when they apply to Student Finance England for funding.

14th Jul 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Leeds North West of 24 June 2015.

My Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills replied to the hon. Member on 16 July.

14th Jul 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to improve access to postgraduate education.

The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills consulted on Support for Postgraduate Study in spring 2015, proposing a loan system to overcome financial barriers to accessing postgraduate taught Master’s, and to review support for postgraduate research. The consultation response is currently being analysed and the Department will respond in the autumn.

13th Jul 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many students at each university receive maintenance grants.

Statistics showing the number of English domiciled applicants awarded Maintenance Grants for study at UK providers are published annually by the Student Loans Company (SLC) in the Statistical First Release ‘Student Support for Higher Education in England’.

http://www.slc.co.uk/official-statistics/financial-support-awarded/england-higher-education.aspx

The number of Maintenance Grants awarded to English domiciled applicants at each publicly-funded Higher Education Institution (HEI) in the academic year 2013/14 has been provided in the attached table.

In addition to the 488,700 applicants awarded Maintenance Grants at publicly funded HEIs, there was also 37,500 awarded applicants at Further Education Colleges and 40,800 at Alternative Providers of Higher Education in the academic year 2013/14.

13th Jul 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of students receiving maintenance grants in (a) 2013-14, (b) 2014-15 and (c) 2015-16.

Statistics showing the number of English applicants awarded Maintenance Grants for study at UK providers are published annually by the Student Loans Company (SLC) in the Statistical First Release ‘Student Support for Higher Education in England’.

http://www.slc.co.uk/official-statistics/financial-support-awarded/england-higher-education.aspx

Complete data for the academic year 2014/15 will be published by the SLC in November 2015 along with provisional data for 2015/16.

13th Jul 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many (a) applicants and (b) successful applicants there have been in each (i) UK region and (ii) local authority area to the Government's Start Up Loan Scheme since its establishment.

Start Up Loans and business support are provided directly by a network of delivery partners. Not all information regarding expressions of interest or applications is passed through centrally to the Start Up Loans Company. Therefore we cannot provide an accurate picture of the total number of applicants. However, in total more than 30,000 Start Up Loans have been issued to budding entrepreneurs across the country since the scheme launched in June 2012. A breakdown by region and local authority area is attached.

10th Jul 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will make it his policy to collect and publish data on whether students who make complaints to Student Finance England are satisfied with the way their complaints are dealt with.

The Student Loans Company publishes performance data on customer satisfaction and timeliness in responding to complaints within its Annual Report and Accounts, which is publicly available on SLC’s website. There are no immediate plans to publish specific data on satisfaction levels of students who complain to Student Finance England.

7th Jul 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people lodged complaints against Student Finance England in each of the last five years.

The Student Loans Company (SLC) only hold separate data on the number of complaints lodged against Student Finance England (SFE) from 2013. The number of people who lodged complaints against SFE in 2013 and 2014 is detailed below. For information I have also provided the total number of complaints lodged against SLC in those years and the number of complaints expressed as a percentage of SLC’s customers:

Year

Complaints lodged

against SFE

Number of complaints

lodged against SLC

Number of SLC complaints as a percentage

of the total number of customers

2013

13,519

14,128

0.22%

2014

13,169

14,235

0.21%

7th Jul 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much of the Adult Skills Budget is spent in each local authority area.

The Skills Funding Agency does not allocate funding to specific geographical areas. The Agency allocates funding to colleges and training providers, some of whom operate on very local geographic footprints, whilst others provide training and skills services to learners and employers across the country. College and training providers are required to work with Local Enterprise Partnerships and local stakeholders to ensure that what they deliver locally is responding to local needs.

23rd Jun 2015
To ask the Prime Minister, what the evidential basis was for his statement that British Muslims quietly condoned extremism made at the Global Security Forum in Bratislava on 18 June 2015.

I refer the hon. Member to the speech I gave on 18 June 2015, a transcript of which can be found on the gov.uk, in which I say that “if you’re a troubled boy who is angry at the world, or a girl looking for an identity, for something to believe in and there’s something that is quietly condoned online, or perhaps even in parts of your local community, then it’s less of a leap to go from a British teenager to an ISIL fighter or an ISIL wife, than it would be for someone who hasn’t been exposed to these things”.

10th Jun 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the value of international exports from (a) West Yorkshire, (b) North Yorkshire, (c) South Yorkshire, (d) East Yorkshire, (e) Greater Manchester, (f) Greater London and (g) Leeds was for each of the last five years; and whether his Department has made projections for that value in the next five years.

Data on the total value of exports are not available below the UK level. Data for the value of goods exports are published at regional level only by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in Regional Trade Statistics. Data on the value of service exports by region are not available.

Of the areas for which data have been requested only London has data available as this is reported as a region. The London region consists of the City of London and the 32 London Boroughs. The value of goods exports from the London region in the past five years is shown below.

The Department has not made projections for the value of exports in the next five years.

International goods exports from the London region (£ billion)

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

29.6

36.2

35.0

32.7

28.8

Source: HMRC Regional Trade Statistics

10th Jun 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to ensure that companies do not circumvent the 30-day standard for paying suppliers by relocating their payment departments to other countries.

The Prompt Payment Code is a voluntary code for public, private and third sector organisations. Recent changes introduced a 30 day payment terms as a target which all signatories should work towards, and a maximum 60 day term. Whilst all signatories are actively encouraged to start complying with this early, it will come into force next year.

The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 provides the power to introduce a reporting requirement for all large companies to report on their payment practices and performance. This requirement will be used to monitor the payment performance of large company signatories to the Code.

A company which is registered in the UK will be subject to the new reporting requirements, regardless of where its payment department is located.

9th Jun 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the value is of arms and defence equipment sold by bodies in the UK to (a) Saudi Arabia, (b) UAE and (c) Bahrain in each of the last five years.

I refer the hon. Member to information on the number and value of export licences we have granted. This data is available to view at: https://www.exportcontroldb.bis.gov.uk/sdb/fox/sdb/SDBHOME.

UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) does collect information from private sector companies on what contracts defence companies win. This data is provided on a confidential basis and only published in aggregated format. The 2013 figures published in July 2014 can be viewed here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/2013-defence-and-security-exports-figures-released.

27th Feb 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Student Finance England's processes for approving student finance applications and transferring payments to approved applicants.

Annual performance targets are in place to monitor the effectiveness of Student Finance England's processes for approving student finance applications and transferring of payments to approved applicants. The Student Loan Company’s performance against these targets is monitored on an ongoing basis by the SLC Board and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills meet the Chair and Chief Executive regularly to review the Company’s overall performance.

27th Feb 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what guidance he has provided to Student Finance England on the length of time taken to (a) approve student finance applications and (b) transfer funds after approval.

Annual targets are set for the Student Loans Company on both the length of time taken to approve student finance applications and the transfer of funds after approval. These targets are contained within the Annual Performance and Resource Agreement letter, the latest of which dated 24 April 2014 is publically available on the Student Loans Company website.

27th Feb 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to ensure interim financial support is provided to students when approval of their applications to Student Finance England has been delayed.

Student Finance England maintains two processes to provide interim financial support in cases where further information is required from applicants or their sponsors before means tested applications can be finalised. These processes run automatically each evening and allow Student Finance England to release the minimum non means tested support to students who have satisfied their personal eligibility requirements (e.g. Identity, Residency, Higher Education Institution and Course). Any additional means tested support will then follow on receipt of the appropriate information.