Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 27 Mar 2019
EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Votes)
"On a point of order, Mr Speaker. Further to the point of order raised by my hon. Friend the Member for Vauxhall (Kate Hoey) about the selection of amendments today—I have the sincerest deference to your decisions and do not seek to challenge them—the motion laid by the right hon. …..."Gareth Snell - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 22 Mar 2019
European Council: Article 50 Extension
"I am sure the Minister and the whole House will agree that, when a motion is defeated by a majority of almost 250 Members of this place and when Members such as me vote against that motion knowing that it will mean that that motion may not come back, we …..."Gareth Snell - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 28 Feb 2019
Oral Answers to Questions
"May I quietly and politely encourage the Minister to speak to his colleagues in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to make sure that funding from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, which will come in once we have left …..."Gareth Snell - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 14 Feb 2019
UK’s Withdrawal from the EU
"Given that the European Union is saying that it will not entertain any legal changes to the withdrawal agreement—I share the Secretary of State’s desire to get a deal and have made it very clear that if it came to it I would consider supporting the Government in a future …..."Gareth Snell - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 14 Feb 2019
UK’s Withdrawal from the EU
"Will my right hon. and learned Friend clarify something for me? I am sympathetic to and almost supportive of the efforts of my right hon. Friend the Member for Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford (Yvette Cooper) and her Bill, which was introduced with good sincerity. What is the Labour party Front-Bench …..."Gareth Snell - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 14 Feb 2019
UK’s Withdrawal from the EU
"I want to ask the hon. Gentleman a similar question to the one I put to those on our Front Bench. If the SNP amendment is adopted today, is the intention for the United Kingdom to participate in the European elections at the end of May?..."Gareth Snell - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 28th January 2019
Asked by:
Gareth Snell (Labour (Co-op) - Stoke-on-Trent Central)
Question
to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what information his Department holds on the rate of remuneration for (a) cleaners, (b) security guards and (c) catering staff in his Department in (i) Greater London and (ii) outside Greater London.
Answered by Kwasi Kwarteng
The Department does not directly employ any staff in the professions listed.
The Department leases its offices from other Government departments. Those departments may employ staff either directly or via agencies. Therefore we do not hold this information.
Written Question
Wednesday 10th October 2018
Asked by:
Gareth Snell (Labour (Co-op) - Stoke-on-Trent Central)
Question
to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many staff in his Department that work (a) inside and (b) outside Greater London are paid at a rate below the Real Living Wage.
Answered by Suella Braverman
I can confirm that all staff directly employed by the Department for Exiting the European Union are paid in line with the Government’s National Living Wage. All staff are based in London and are paid in line with the living wage, as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.
Written Question
Wednesday 10th October 2018
Asked by:
Gareth Snell (Labour (Co-op) - Stoke-on-Trent Central)
Question
to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many staff in his Department that work (a) inside and (b) outside Greater London are paid at a rate below the London Living Wage.
Answered by Suella Braverman
I can confirm that all staff directly employed by the Department for Exiting the European Union are paid in line with the Government’s National Living Wage. All staff are based in London and are paid in line with the living wage, as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.
Written Question
Tuesday 9th October 2018
Asked by:
Gareth Snell (Labour (Co-op) - Stoke-on-Trent Central)
Question
to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what the contracted hours are for the highest paid member of staff in his Department.
Answered by Chris Heaton-Harris
All SCS staff are employed on standard Senior Civil Service employment contracts. Due to the small numbers of staff affected the Department is unable to release this information as disclosure would contravene data protection principles.