Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 03 Nov 2021
Oral Answers to Questions
"Q7. Darlington station is receiving £105 million thanks to this Government’s plans to make it HS2 ready. I want to make sure that Darlington benefits from high-speed rail, so will my right hon. Friend meet with me and regional colleagues to discuss the eastern leg of HS2 and the reopening …..."Peter Gibson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 23 Sep 2021
Oral Answers to Questions
"May I commend the Government on their plans to move civil service jobs out of London? In welcoming my right hon. Friend to his position, may I invite him to visit Darlington and see the progress that has been made with the delivery of jobs in the Treasury, the Department …..."Peter Gibson - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 23rd September 2021
Asked by:
Peter Gibson (Conservative - Darlington)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
What steps the Government is taking to deliver civil service jobs outside London.
Answered by Michael Ellis
The Government is committed to levelling-up through relocating high quality Civil Service Jobs. At Budget 2020 we set out our ambitions to relocate 22,000 roles out of London by 2030, bringing new jobs and investment to all nations and parts of the UK, with senior roles being created in areas such as Glasgow, Belfast, Cardiff, Darlington and Wolverhampton. The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster during his time as Chief Secretary to the Treasury encouraged Departments to frontload the majority of moves over this next Spending Review. I can confirm that we now have early commitments to move up to 15,000 civil service roles by 2024/25.
Departments will decide on their locations taking into account a range of factors including skills, transport links and capacity to meet their needs and flourish in their chosen locations, as well as ensuring locations are suitable for the long term success and sustainability of the civil service.
Written Question
Wednesday 22nd September 2021
Asked by:
Peter Gibson (Conservative - Darlington)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of awarding retrospective awards for exceptional feats of gallantry.
Answered by Michael Ellis
National gallantry awards are considered by the independent George Cross Committee and recognise the bravery of those who have put themselves in danger to save, or attempt to save someone’s life. The committee makes recommendations based on the degree of risk and how aware the nominee was of the danger.
The Committee only considers nominations for actions that took place within the previous five years. This reflects a need to ensure awards are timely, can draw on the judgement and knowledge of those involved at the time and can benefit from assessment against other contemporaneous actions. The only exception to this is where it is necessary to wait for the outcome of judicial proceedings, for example an inquest. Even in those circumstances, it is generally expected that the actions meriting an award would have taken place within, or only very little beyond five years.
Speech in Public Bill Committees - Wed 15 Sep 2021
Elections Bill (Second sitting)
"Q Good afternoon. My first question is to Virginia. What advice would you offer the Electoral Commission with regard to the implementation of voter ID and how to communicate it to the public, based on your experiences in Northern Ireland?
Virginia McVea: Most of the comments from Northern Ireland …..."Peter Gibson - View Speech
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Wed 15 Sep 2021
Elections Bill (Second sitting)
"Q Do you record any data in respect of voters intending to vote with the incorrect ID or no ID, who are effectively turned away from the polling station?
Virginia McVea: No, we do not. As you might imagine, in terms of queues it would probably take too long. …..."Peter Gibson - View Speech
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Wed 15 Sep 2021
Elections Bill (Second sitting)
"Q Thank you, Virginia. Ailsa, on the evaluation of the ID trials and pilots that took place, was it your finding that the majority of voters were able to vote without any issues?
Ailsa Irvine: Yes, that was our finding. We found that the majority of people took their …..."Peter Gibson - View Speech
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Wed 15 Sep 2021
Elections Bill (Second sitting)
"Q Thank you. We have heard from a number of witnesses today that the offence of personation is not a significant problem. Could I ask you to speculate a little? Do you believe it is underreported because the victim of the crime—the person whose vote has been stolen—is unlikely …..."Peter Gibson - View Speech
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Wed 15 Sep 2021
Elections Bill (Second sitting)
"Q May I ask you one further question on that? Obviously, following an election, a marked register is available to political parties, so they are able to identify voters who regularly attend the polling station and vote, and which elections they voted in. If it were available to a …..."Peter Gibson - View Speech
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Wed 15 Sep 2021
Elections Bill (Second sitting)
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