Parliamentary Activities - Gerald Jones MP

Engagements

Gerald Jones made a speech in the House of Commons

Today the Welsh Labour Government have announced a special bonus payment for NHS and social care staff in Wales, with the Government covering the basic tax and national insurance so that most...

UK Community Renewal Fund

Gerald Jones made a speech in the House of Commons

The Tories have repeatedly claimed that Wales would not be worse off when EU structural funds come to an end, but the community renewal fund of which the Minister spoke is a shocking betrayal of...

Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation - Income tax (charge)

Commons debates

Time does not permit me to cover all the issues that I would like to, but I shall start with the vital extension of the £20 universal credit uplift to September, which is, of course, welcome...

Business of the House

Commons debates

The post office is a lifeline in many communities, and that has particularly been the case during the pandemic. I was concerned to learn that the Post Office has paused capital spend for any...

Official Development Assistance Budget

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gerald Jones made a speech in the House of Commons

The Government have made the appalling decision to slash life-saving support for the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people in the middle of a pandemic, and an equally appalling...

Official Development Assistance Budget

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gerald Jones made a speech in the House of Commons

What recent assessment he has made of the potential effect of reductions in the official development assistance budget on poverty in the global south.

Coronavirus: Supporting Businesses and Individuals

Commons debates

It has now been almost a year since lockdown measures were first introduced to contain the virus and financial support was brought forward to help the businesses and livelihoods affected, yet...

Holocaust Memorial Day 2021

Commons debates

I am grateful for the opportunity to take part in today’s debate, as we join across the House and with the Holocaust Educational Trust to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day. Today is an...

Business of the House

Commons debates

The Government’s kickstart scheme seems to need exactly that. Despite the Chancellor’s trumpeting of the scheme, the experience for many businesses, training providers and those...

UK Border: Covid Protections

Commons debates

Will the Home Secretary indicate whether she thinks it is appropriate that the isolation assurance service has been checking just three out of 100 people on quarantine compliance? Surely she...

Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit

Commons debates

I wish to speak, albeit briefly due to the time available, in favour of the motion tabled by my right hon. and learned Friend the Leader of the Opposition, the shadow Work and Pensions Secretary...

Transition Period: Business

Gerald Jones made a speech in the House of Commons

The Government’s failure to get the Brexit deal that they promised means we still have no clue about the terms on which businesses will be trading from January, and we face the very real...

Gambling and Lotteries

Commons debates

I welcome this review, and there is clearly a need for robust action. The Minister will be aware that there have been claims from the online gambling industry that regulation should be moderated...

Arcadia and Debenhams: Business Support and Job Retention

Commons debates

This is an awful situation for every high street and retail park across the country, and even more so for the 25,000 people at Arcadia and Debenhams who are at risk of losing their jobs just...

Statutory Sick Pay: Covid-19

Work and Pensions

Gerald Jones made a speech in the House of Commons

For testing and tracing to work effectively, people need the reassurance that they will be able to feed their families. Statutory sick pay is not adequate to support people who need to...

Statutory Sick Pay: Covid-19

Work and Pensions

Gerald Jones made a speech in the House of Commons

What assessment she has made of the effectiveness of statutory sick pay during the covid-19 outbreak.

Driving Offences (Amendment)

Commons debates

I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to amend the Road Traffic Act 1988 to provide that dangerous and careless, or inconsiderate, driving offences may be committed in places...

Spending Review 2020 and OBR Forecast

Commons debates

On 26 February, I asked the Prime Minister to offer additional support to Wales over and above the devolved settlement in the face of unprecedented flooding caused by Storm Dennis. The Prime...

Covid-19 Restrictions

Gerald Jones made a speech in the House of Commons

Following the Welsh Labour Government’s decision to introduce a firebreak lockdown in Wales, coronavirus cases have begun to fall across the board. At the time, the leader of the Welsh...

Courts: Wales

Ministry of Justice

Gerald Jones received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been spent on additional court space in each constituency of Wales since March 2020.