Stuart C McDonald: DCMS: All Documents

Written Question

Charity Commission: Energy

Monday 19th November 2018

Asked by: Stuart C McDonald (Scottish National Party - Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East)

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what the cost was of the (a) electricity and (b) natural gas used by the Charity Commission in each of the last three years for which figures are available.

Answered by Mims Davies - Shadow Minister (Women)

The Charity Commission for England and Wales is a non-ministerial government department.

The Commission is based across four sites and is the minor occupier at each site. Each sites’ main occupier is accountable for environmental and cost performance of their buildings and the Commission’s usage of gas and electricity is not separately metered.

Written Question

Charity Commission: Energy

Monday 19th November 2018

Asked by: Stuart C McDonald (Scottish National Party - Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East)

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much (a) electricity and (b) natural gas the Charity Commission used in each of the last three years for which figures are available.

Answered by Mims Davies - Shadow Minister (Women)

The Charity Commission for England and Wales is a non-ministerial government department.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 09 May 2018
Data Protection Bill [Lords]

"Can the Minister give us a couple of examples to illustrate why these additional powers are necessary, and where the other powers in the Bill—in relation to criminal offences and investigations, for example—would not already suffice to do everything that the Home Office wishes?..."
Stuart C McDonald - View Speech

View all Stuart C McDonald (SNP - Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East) contributions to the debate on: Data Protection Bill [Lords]

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 09 May 2018
Data Protection Bill [Lords]

"I echo the criticisms of the outrageous immigration exemption in the Bill and am pleased to add my name to amendment 15.

Little has been said today about international transfers of personal data by intelligence services, despite the serious concerns raised in Committee. I will therefore speak briefly to new …..."
Stuart C McDonald - View Speech

View all Stuart C McDonald (SNP - Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East) contributions to the debate on: Data Protection Bill [Lords]

Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 22 Mar 2018
Data Protection Bill [ Lords ] (Seventh sitting)

"I will be very brief, because I will largely echo what the right hon. Member for Birmingham, Hodge Hill said. It is absolutely fair to say that our understanding of the potential value of personal information, including that gained by people who break data protection laws, has increased exponentially in …..."
Stuart C McDonald - View Speech

View all Stuart C McDonald (SNP - Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East) contributions to the debate on: Data Protection Bill [ Lords ] (Seventh sitting)

Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 20 Mar 2018
Data Protection Bill [Lords] (Sixth sitting)

"The right hon. Gentleman is correct: it is essential that we do not create an offence in the clause that will snare whistleblowers. I am sure the Committee shares that goal. Indeed, if we created such an offence, whistleblowers would no longer be whistleblowers—a qualifying disclosure would no longer be …..."
Stuart C McDonald - View Speech

View all Stuart C McDonald (SNP - Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East) contributions to the debate on: Data Protection Bill [Lords] (Sixth sitting)

Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 20 Mar 2018
Data Protection Bill [Lords] (Sixth sitting)

"This is a narrow question that I raised in my speech. There is a “reasonable belief” test in the 1996 Act. It is easier for someone to prove that they had a reasonable belief that a disclosure was in the public interest than to prove that it was in the …..."
Stuart C McDonald - View Speech

View all Stuart C McDonald (SNP - Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East) contributions to the debate on: Data Protection Bill [Lords] (Sixth sitting)

Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 15 Mar 2018
Data Protection Bill [ Lords ] (Morning sitting)

"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Streeter. We have had three excellent speeches already in support of amendments 154 and 155, so I will not try to replicate them. As the right hon. Member for Birmingham, Hodge Hill said, this is one of the pivotal debates …..."
Stuart C McDonald - View Speech

View all Stuart C McDonald (SNP - Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East) contributions to the debate on: Data Protection Bill [ Lords ] (Morning sitting)

Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 15 Mar 2018
Data Protection Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)

"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Streeter. We have had three excellent speeches already in support of amendments 154 and 155, so I will not try to replicate them. As the right hon. Member for Birmingham, Hodge Hill said, this is one of the pivotal debates …..."
Stuart C McDonald - View Speech

View all Stuart C McDonald (SNP - Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East) contributions to the debate on: Data Protection Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)

Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 13 Mar 2018
Data Protection Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)

"We, too, are grateful to the Minister for tabling the amendment and for her letter to you on 12 March, Mr Hanson, which has been shared with the Committee.

From our point of view, the description of democratic engagement as a new lawful basis for processing in the public interest, …..."
Stuart C McDonald - View Speech

View all Stuart C McDonald (SNP - Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East) contributions to the debate on: Data Protection Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)