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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 27 Mar 2019
Community and Sub-Post Offices

"Will the Minister give way?..."
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Written Question
Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998
Tuesday 19th March 2019

Asked by: Philippa Whitford (Scottish National Party - Central Ayrshire)

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

What plans he has to review the operation of the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998.

Answered by Kelly Tolhurst

The Government has continued to examine and make reforms to the whistleblowing regime, both to the guidance and legislative framework of protections for workers. The most recent reforms came into effect last year.

The Government will continue to listen to stakeholders and will, of course, review the recent reforms once there is sufficient evidence of their impact.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 19 Mar 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"A common feature of all patient safety scandals is that whistleblowers were ignored, intimidated or lost their careers, and were not protected by the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998. Will the Secretary of State bring forward legislation for all sectors to ensure that that concern is investigated and that whistleblowers …..."
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Speech in General Committees - Mon 04 Feb 2019
Draft Recognition of Professional Qualifications (Amendment Etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

"I declare an interest: I am a breast cancer surgeon and my husband is a GP. Although this statutory instrument is not focused on health and health-related professions, a lot of the issues are similar. The benefits that we are talking about all evolved to allow freedom of movement. The …..."
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Speech in General Committees - Mon 04 Feb 2019
Draft Recognition of Professional Qualifications (Amendment Etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

"Have British citizens been given the advice that they should apply to have their UK qualification recognised before the end of March to ensure that they do not run into trouble?..."
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Speech in General Committees - Mon 04 Feb 2019
Draft Recognition of Professional Qualifications (Amendment Etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

"I totally understand that the whole point of freedom of movement is that we have no idea who is here and who is in Europe, but I suggest that when taking this issue forward, the Minister might consider publicity, whether through social media or alerting British consulates and embassies in …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 23 Oct 2018
HELMS and the Green Deal

"My constituency, like others, has been affected. One-hundred and sixty-nine of my constituents have been affected, and what was striking about the public meetings that we held was the proportion of elderly people in their 70s and 80s—one with dementia, another with almost total blindness—who were tricked into this. It …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 23 Oct 2018
HELMS and the Green Deal

"Is not part of this issue that people of that age should never have been sold 25-year finance for solar panels that may last only 15 years or so? The offer to my constituents seems to have been only to reduce what they owe, not to clear it. They are …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 23 Oct 2018
HELMS and the Green Deal

"I understand that the Government hope to do a future green deal project. Will that not be completely undermined if this issue is not resolved?..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 23 Oct 2018
HELMS and the Green Deal

"Does the hon. Gentleman not accept that the underlying fault lies with the UK Government scheme? To me, the UK Government lobbying Glasgow City Council to pick up those costs, rather than offering to fund them, seems the wrong way round...."
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