Information between 22nd May 2025 - 11th June 2025
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10 Jun 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Stephen Gethins voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 8 Scottish National Party No votes vs 0 Scottish National Party Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 304 Noes - 189 |
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Stephen Gethins speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
Stephen Gethins contributed 2 speeches (145 words) Wednesday 4th June 2025 - Commons Chamber Scotland Office |
Stephen Gethins speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
Stephen Gethins contributed 3 speeches (122 words) Thursday 22nd May 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Science, Innovation & Technology |
Written Answers |
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Civil Servants: Scotland
Asked by: Stephen Gethins (Scottish National Party - Arbroath and Broughty Ferry) Thursday 22nd May 2025 Question to the Cabinet Office: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many full-time equivalent UK Government civil servants main place of employment is (a) Queen Elizabeth House Edinburgh and (b) elsewhere in Scotland. Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
https://civil-service-statistics.jdac.service.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/
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Serbia: Demonstrations
Asked by: Stephen Gethins (Scottish National Party - Arbroath and Broughty Ferry) Thursday 22nd May 2025 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with European counterparts on the detention of demonstrators in Novi Sad, Serbia. Answered by Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) We and international partners continue to track ongoing political protests and responses in Serbia, including a number of arrests and detentions of demonstrators in Novi Sad and other cities. The UK continues to stress to Serbia's leaders the importance of respecting citizens' rights to freedom of assembly and expression, as the Foreign Secretary did when visiting Belgrade last month. |
Serbia: Demonstrations
Asked by: Stephen Gethins (Scottish National Party - Arbroath and Broughty Ferry) Thursday 22nd May 2025 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the merits of the detention of demonstrators in Novi Sad, Serbia. Answered by Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) We and international partners continue to track ongoing political protests and responses in Serbia, including a number of arrests and detentions of demonstrators in Novi Sad and other cities. The UK continues to stress to Serbia's leaders the importance of respecting citizens' rights to freedom of assembly and expression, as the Foreign Secretary did when visiting Belgrade last month. |
Erasmus+ Programme
Asked by: Stephen Gethins (Scottish National Party - Arbroath and Broughty Ferry) Tuesday 3rd June 2025 Question to the Department for Education: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many UK-based apprenticeships were supported through the Erasmus programme in each year between 2008 and 2021. Answered by Janet Daby - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education) The department does not hold or publish the requested data, as this data is owned by the European Commission. |
Child Maintenance Service: Telephone Services
Asked by: Stephen Gethins (Scottish National Party - Arbroath and Broughty Ferry) Thursday 5th June 2025 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to reduce waiting times for the Child Maintenance Service phone line. Answered by Andrew Western - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions) The Child Maintenance Service are committed to delivering the best possible service to all customers within our growing caseload. We continuously monitor telephony performance and through this fully recognise that call waiting times are at times longer than we would like. To address this, we are working to improve the efficiency of our customer interactions through both the telephone and digital channels.
In September 2024, we introduced the Digital Assist Telephony Service, which has been a significant step forward in our mission to support and encourage customers to use our online services. In October, we restructured our call routing to make more caseworkers available to answer telephone calls. By promoting self-service options online and efficient call routing, we have freed up valuable resources to deliver a more responsive service and allow caseworkers more time to better assist customers who need to reach out to us via telephone. Additionally, we have extended the telephony service to 6pm on weekdays to meet demand and our online services are available to all customers 24/7. As a result, call volumes are reducing, and improved customer service being delivered through the combination of telephone and digital channels.
The Department publishes quarterly statistics for the Child Maintenance Service and the latest statistics are currently available to December 2024. Table 12 of the latest National tables shows the percentage of calls to the CMS that were answered each quarter, from January 2015 to December 2024.
Latest published quarterly telephony performance for the period Oct to December 2024 was 75% for Percentage of calls answered.
We will continue to review, evaluate, and enhance our telephony service to meet demand and deliver a quality customer service.
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British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme
Asked by: Stephen Gethins (Scottish National Party - Arbroath and Broughty Ferry) Thursday 5th June 2025 Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 7 May 2025 to Question 48500 tabled on British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme, what the Government’s timetable is for considering proposals put forward by British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme Trustees. Answered by Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero) I met the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme Trustees in April and am due to meet them again shortly. Officials have recently received the analysis we jointly commissioned from the Government Actuary’s Department and will now use that to inform our consideration of the Trustees’ proposals. |
Hospitality Industry: Vacancies
Asked by: Stephen Gethins (Scottish National Party - Arbroath and Broughty Ferry) Monday 9th June 2025 Question to the Department for Business and Trade: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the UK leaving the EU on availability of workforce in the Scottish hospitality sector. Answered by Gareth Thomas - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) Government values the contribution that legal migration makes to the UK, not least to important sectors of the Scottish economy such as hospitality. While there has been no specific assessment, there were around 226,000 people working in hospitality in Scotland at the end of last year, which is a 6% increase from December 2019 - a month before the UK left the EU. As part of the Plan for Change, we’re determined to bring net migration down and restore control and order to the immigration system, and it is good to see the hospitality industry employing more people domestically. |
Construction: Vacancies
Asked by: Stephen Gethins (Scottish National Party - Arbroath and Broughty Ferry) Tuesday 10th June 2025 Question to the Department for Business and Trade: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the impact of the UK leaving the EU on workforce shortages in the construction industry. Answered by Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero) The current migration route for employing individuals into the construction industry is through Skilled Worker Visas. DBT and industry has worked with the Home Office (HO) to provide clearer guidance to construction employers on the Sponsor Licence process. The construction industry also worked with Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to add in-demand construction occupations to the Shortage Occupation List. Following publication of the Immigration White Paper DBT is working with the HO and the MAC to feed into priority occupations that should be considered for the Temporary Shortage List while building investment in the training of the domestic workforce. |
NHS: Drugs
Asked by: Stephen Gethins (Scottish National Party - Arbroath and Broughty Ferry) Tuesday 10th June 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the UK leaving the EU on medicine shortages in the UK. Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) The United Kingdom left the European Union on 31 January 2020. The Department has not made a specific assessment of the potential impact on medicine shortages in the UK. Medicine supply chains are complex, global, and highly regulated, and there are a number of reasons why supply can be disrupted, many of which are not specific to the UK and outside of Government control, including manufacturing difficulties, access to raw materials, sudden demand spikes or distribution issues, and regulatory issues. We have drawn on up-to-date intelligence and data on the root causes of medicine supply issues, with manufacturing problems being the most dominant root cause. The Department works closely with industry, the National Health Service, manufacturers, and other partners across the supply chain to make sure patients across the UK can access the medicines they need. The resilience of UK supply chains is a key priority, and we are continually learning and seeking to improve the way we work to both manage and help prevent supply issues and avoid shortages. The Department, working closely with NHS England, is taking forward a range of actions to improve our ability to mitigate and manage shortages and to strengthen our resilience. As part of that work, we continue to engage with industry, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, and other colleagues across the supply chain as we progress work to co-design and deliver solutions. We have plans underway to increase the awareness of our work. |
MP Financial Interests |
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2nd June 2025
Stephen Gethins (Scottish National Party - Arbroath and Broughty Ferry) 4. Visits outside the UK International visit to United States between 08 April 2025 and 19 April 2025 Source |
Early Day Motions Signed |
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Monday 16th June Stephen Gethins signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 18th June 2025 One hundredth anniversary of the Royal Research Ship Discovery 7 signatures (Most recent: 18 Jun 2025)Tabled by: Chris Law (Scottish National Party - Dundee Central) That this House celebrates the one hundredth anniversary of the designation of the internationally significant Discovery as a Royal Research Ship (RRS); notes that the Discovery was first launched by the Dundee Shipbuilders Company in 1901 and carried Robert Falcon Scott, Ernest Shackleton and their crew to the Antarctic on … |
Monday 16th June Stephen Gethins signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 17th June 2025 150th Anniversary of the Founding of Bracoden School, Banffshire 7 signatures (Most recent: 18 Jun 2025)Tabled by: Seamus Logan (Scottish National Party - Aberdeenshire North and Moray East) That this House congratulates the headteacher, staff and pupils of Bracoden School, Gardenstown, Banffshire, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the founding of the school in 1875; notes that the school’s initial focus was on teaching traditional subjects to prepare students for local vocations, including navigation, reflecting Gardenstown’s … |
Monday 2nd June Stephen Gethins signed this EDM on Monday 16th June 2025 40th anniversary of the Scottish Refugee Council 21 signatures (Most recent: 23 Jun 2025)Tabled by: Martin Rhodes (Labour - Glasgow North) That this House celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Scottish Refugee Council and commends its decades of vital work supporting people fleeing conflict and persecution; notes its beginnings in 1985 aiding refugees from Vietnam and its continued support for those displaced by crises in Bosnia, Iraq, Syria, Ukraine and beyond; … |
Friday 16th May Stephen Gethins signed this EDM on Monday 9th June 2025 Digital-only immigration status 20 signatures (Most recent: 18 Jun 2025)Tabled by: Pete Wishart (Scottish National Party - Perth and Kinross-shire) That this House expresses serious concern about the implementation of the digital-only immigration status, which was first rolled out in 2018 for those with status under the EU Settlement Scheme and by the end of 2024 had been extended to all migrants with an immigration status in the UK; notes … |
Wednesday 21st May Stephen Gethins signed this EDM on Monday 2nd June 2025 37 signatures (Most recent: 6 Jun 2025) Tabled by: Adnan Hussain (Independent - Blackburn) That this House calls on the United Nations, alongside the Security Council, to take urgent action to facilitate humanitarian aid access to Gaza, in light of the statement by the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs that 14,000 babies will die in Gaza if aid supplies do not get in … |
Wednesday 14th May Stephen Gethins signed this EDM on Monday 2nd June 2025 Import of goods from Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory 34 signatures (Most recent: 16 Jun 2025)Tabled by: Ellie Chowns (Green Party - North Herefordshire) That this House notes that the International Court of Justice has called for all states to abstain from entering into economic or trade dealings with Israel concerning the Occupied Palestinian Territory or parts thereof which may entrench its unlawful presence in the territory and to take steps to prevent trade … |
Select Committee Documents |
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Wednesday 4th June 2025
Report - 4th Report - Work of the Committee in 2024–25 Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission Found: Labour; Bethnal Green and Stepney) Florence Eshalomi MP (Labour; Vauxhall and Camberwell Green) Stephen Gethins |
Bill Documents |
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Jun. 11 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 11 June 2025 Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: STAGE Wednesday 11 June 2025 _2 Graham Leadbitter Kirsty Blackman Stephen Flynn Dave Doogan Stephen Gethins |
Jun. 10 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 10 June 2025 Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: _2 Graham Leadbitter Kirsty Blackman Stephen Flynn Dave Doogan Stephen Gethins Chris Law Pete |
Jun. 09 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 9 June 2025 Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: _2 Graham Leadbitter Kirsty Blackman Stephen Flynn Dave Doogan Stephen Gethins Chris Law Pete |
Jun. 06 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 6 June 2025 Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: REPORT STAGE Friday 6 June 2025 _2 Graham Leadbitter Kirsty Blackman Stephen Flynn Dave Doogan Stephen Gethins |
Jun. 05 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 5 June 2025 Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: STAGE Thursday 5 June 2025 _2 Graham Leadbitter Kirsty Blackman Stephen Flynn Dave Doogan Stephen Gethins |
Jun. 04 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 4 June 2025 Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL] 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: _NC15 Ms Stella Creasy Greg Smith Richard Tice James MacCleary Ellie Chowns Stephen Gethins Carla |
Jun. 04 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 4 June 2025 - large print Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL] 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: _NC15 Ms Stella Creasy Greg Smith Richard Tice James MacCleary Ellie Chowns Stephen Gethins Carla |
Jun. 04 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 4 June 2025 Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: _2 Graham Leadbitter Kirsty Blackman Stephen Flynn Dave Doogan Stephen Gethins Chris Law Pete |
Jun. 03 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 3 June 2025 Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL] 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: _NC15 Ms Stella Creasy Greg Smith Richard Tice James MacCleary Ellie Chowns Stephen Gethins Llinos |
Jun. 03 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 3 June 2025 Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: _2 Graham Leadbitter Kirsty Blackman Stephen Flynn Dave Doogan Stephen Gethins Chris Law Pete |
Jun. 02 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 2 June 2025 Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL] 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: _NC15 Ms Stella Creasy Greg Smith Richard Tice James MacCleary Ellie Chowns Stephen Gethins Llinos |
Jun. 02 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 2 June 2025 Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: ” _2 Graham Leadbitter Kirsty Blackman Stephen Flynn Dave Doogan Stephen Gethins Chris Law Pete |
May. 30 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 30 May 2025 Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: ” _2 Graham Leadbitter Kirsty Blackman Stephen Flynn Dave Doogan Stephen Gethins Chris Law Pete |
May. 23 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 23 May 2025 Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: _2 Graham Leadbitter Kirsty Blackman Stephen Flynn Dave Doogan Stephen Gethins Chris Law Pete |
May. 12 2025
Report Stage Proceedings as at 12 May 2025 Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill 2024-26 Bill proceedings: Commons Found: Roberts Graham Leadbitter Shockat Adam Ellie Chowns Claire Hanna Adrian Ramsay Llinos Medi Stephen Gethins |
APPG Publications |
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British Council and Soft Power APPG Document: APPG Inquiry Report Found: consisted of David Warburton MP (Chair), Rehman Chishti MP, Baroness Hodgson of Abinger, CBE, Stephen Gethins |
Select Committee Documents |
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Wednesday 4th June 2025
Report - 4th Report - Work of the Committee in 2024–25 Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission |