Owen Thompson

Scottish National Party - Midlothian

SNP Whip

(since January 2020)

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Select Committees

Selection Committee (since January 2020)
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission (since January 2020)
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) (since January 2020)
Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) (since January 2020)
Committee of Selection (since January 2020)
European Statutory Instruments (since February 2020)
Procedure Committee (since March 2020)
European Statutory Instruments Committee (since February 2020)
Consolidation Bills (Joint Committee) (since July 2020)
Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee) (since July 2020)

4 APPG membership (as of 4 Nov 2020)

Erasmus, Football Club, Internet, Communications and Technology, Terminal Illness

Commons Debates - Petitions - EDMs (1,260) - Legislation tabled (0) - Commons Actions - Written Questions (176)

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Debate information

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Sparring Partners

Boris Johnson (Conservative) Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury and Minister for the Civil Service (10 debate interactions) View debates with Boris Johnson Jacob Rees-Mogg (Conservative) Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons (8 debate interactions) View debates with Jacob Rees-Mogg Alexander Stafford (Conservative) (6 debate interactions) View debates with Alexander Stafford View All MP Sparring Partners

Department Debates

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (25 debate contributions) View Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy debates
HM Treasury (20 debate contributions) View HM Treasury debates
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (15 debate contributions) View Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs debates
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Legislation Debates

Private International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Bill [HL] 2019-21 - Government Bill (3,093 words contributed) View Private International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Bill [HL] 2019-21 - Government Bill debates
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Significant Midlothian Petitions

Highest Midlothian signature proportion

Status	Signatures	Title
Open	68 of 5,345 (1.27%)	Public Inquiry into Unfair Trading Practices of Holiday Caravan Park Owners
Open	115 of 14,453 (0.80%)	Extend the Eat Out to Help Out Scheme to September Gov Responded - 22 Sep 2020
Open	187 of 27,494 (0.68%)	Improve care, support and treatment for children with rare diseases Gov Responded - 11 Sep 2020
Open	382 of 61,461 (0.62%)	Allow Salons and Tattoo parlors to open at same time as hairdressers Gov Responded - 17 Jul 2020
Open	151 of 51,423 (0.29%)	Extend furlough beyond October for the travel industry. Gov Responded - 28 Sep 2020

Most Midlothian signatures

Status	Signatures	Title
Open	1,446 of 1,103,471 (0.13%)	End child food poverty – no child should be going hungry Gov Responded - 11 Nov 2020
Open	420 of 278,688 (0.15%)	Limit the Sale and Use of Fireworks to Organisers of Licensed Displays Only Gov Responded - 13 Aug 2020
Open	382 of 61,461 (0.62%)	Allow Salons and Tattoo parlors to open at same time as hairdressers Gov Responded - 17 Jul 2020
Open	226 of 268,597 (0.08%)	Teach Britain's colonial past as part of the UK's compulsory curriculum Gov Responded - 30 Jul 2020
Open	223 of 615,260 (0.04%)	Prevent gyms closing due to a spike in Covid 19 cases Gov Responded - 28 Oct 2020

Current Signatures	Final Signatures	Title	Petition Deadline
238,884 Petition Closed		Extend maternity leave by 3 months with pay in light of COVID-19 Gov Responded - 14 May 2020 Debated on - 5 Oct 2020 View Owen Thompson's petition debate contributions	20 Oct 2020 closed 1 month, 1 week ago
In light of the recent outbreak and lock down, those on maternity leave should be given 3 extra months paid leave, at least. This time is for bonding and social engaging with other parents and babies through baby groups which are vital for development and now everything has been cancelled.

Most recent EDMs signed by Owen Thompson

Date Tabled	Title	Signatures
5 Oct 2020	Owen Thompson signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 6th October 2020 TSB branch closures and financial inclusion Tabled by: Patricia Gibson (Scottish National Party - North Ayrshire and Arran) That this House condemns the decision of TSB Bank to close its branches in Kilbirnie, Largs and Saltcoats in North Ayrshire; recognises that this follows the closure of Royal Bank of Scotland and Clydesdale Bank branches across North Ayrshire and Arran; understands that local communities, particularly elderly and disabled residents, …	7 signatures (Most recent: 8 Oct 2020) Signatures by party: Scottish National Party: 7
6 Oct 2020	Owen Thompson signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 6th October 2020 TSB Closures in Midlothian Tabled by: Owen Thompson (Scottish National Party - Midlothian) That this House condemns TSB Bank’s decision to close its Dalkeith and Penicuik branches; recognises that this follows a long succession of bank closures in Midlothian; notes that there are no alternative TSB branches nearby to serve the busy communities of Dalkeith and Penicuik, and that the Post Office cannot …	8 signatures (Most recent: 8 Oct 2020) Signatures by party: Scottish National Party: 7 Independent: 1

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Commons initiatives

Owen Thompson has not been granted any Urgent Questions in the current sitting

Owen Thompson has not been granted any Adjournment Debates in the current sitting

Owen Thompson has not introduced any legislation in the current parliamentary sitting

Owen Thompson has not supported any legislation in the current parliamentary sitting

176 Written Questions

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HM Treasury

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Tobacco: Excise Duties Tobacco: Excise Duties Smoking Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme Gift Aid Duty Free Allowances Duty Free Allowances: Scotland Beer: Small Businesses Beer: Small Businesses Unpaid Taxes: Coronavirus Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Tax Avoidance Tax Avoidance Beer: Excise Duties Beer: Excise Duties Beer: Excise Duties Beer: Excise Duties Beer: Scotland Business: Coronavirus Companies: Finance Self-employment Income Support Scheme Beer: Excise Duties Beer: Excise Duties Beer: Excise Duties Beer: Excise Duties Beer: Excise Duties Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Personal Income Corporation Tax: Coronavirus Self-employment Income Support Scheme: Barristers Self-employment Income Support Scheme: Barristers Self-employment Income Support Scheme Members: Correspondence Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Beer: Excise Duties Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Sole Traders Sole Traders: Coronavirus Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Sole Traders Loans: Coronavirus Pay: Coronavirus Employment: Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme: Coronavirus Employment: Coronavirus Tax Avoidance Third Sector: VAT Exemptions Radio: VAT Exemptions Radio: VAT Exemptions

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

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Galileo System Galileo System Parental Leave Employment Tribunals Service: Applications Galileo System Hydrogen: Finance Higher Education: Research Global Challenges Research Fund OneWeb OneWeb: Investment Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme Buildings: Heating Construction: Contracts Construction: Contracts Global Navigation Satellite Systems OneWeb: Investment Space Technology Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme Global Navigation Satellite Systems Satellites Global Navigation Satellite Systems Satellites Hydrogen Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme Spaceflight: USA Spaceflight: USA Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Construction Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme

Department for Work and Pensions

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Universal Credit: Self-employed Universal Credit: Self-employed Universal Credit: Self-employed Industrial Health and Safety: Pregnancy Universal Credit: Coronavirus Universal Credit Kickstart Scheme Kickstart Scheme Universal Credit Social Security Benefits: Uprating Universal Credit: Coronavirus Universal Credit Universal Credit Universal Credit: Coronavirus Universal Credit: Students Universal Credit: Coronavirus Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations Social Security Benefits: Coronavirus

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

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Sanctions Chile: Human Rights Riot Control Weapons: Chile Chile: Riot Control Weapons Chile: Riot Control Weapons Israeli Settlements Arms Trade: Human Rights Hong Kong: National Security Chile: Human Rights Chile: Human Rights and Torture

Department for International Trade