Parliamentary Activity - Lyn Brown

Politicians: Visas

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Lyn Brown received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on (a) delays to, (b) cancellations of and (c) refusals of visas to foreign...

Politicians: Foreign Nationals

Lyn Brown received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many parliamentarians from overseas countries have had to (a) cancel and (b) delay travel to the UK as a result of (i) visa refusals,...

Politicians: Foreign Nationals

Lyn Brown received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the effect of visa refusals for foreign parliamentarians on bilateral relations with those countries.

Fadia Kiwan and Intisar al-Jabouri

Lyn Brown received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason the visas of (a) Intisar al-Jabouri, member of the Council of Representatives of Iraq, and (b) Dr Fadia Kiwan, Director...

Global Navigation Satellite System

Oral Answers to Questions - Defence

Lyn Brown made a speech in the House of Commons

And yet the reality is that £1.2 billion of UK investment in the Galileo system may now have been wasted because of this Government’s failed negotiation. This Government now want us to...

Global Navigation Satellite System

Oral Answers to Questions - Defence

Lyn Brown made a speech in the House of Commons

What funding his Department has allocated to the proposed global navigation satellite system.

Tax Avoidance

Lyn Brown received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have received a tax avoidance enabler penalty.

Tax Avoidance

Lyn Brown received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion people were (a) investigated and (b) prosecuted by HMRC for the (i) promotion and (ii) operation of marketed tax avoidance...

Tax Avoidance

Lyn Brown received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many employers using tax avoidance schemes have faced (a) investigation and (b) sanction for failures to inform their employees that they are involved...

Tax Avoidance

Lyn Brown received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many promoters of tax avoidance schemes have been fined for failures to inform their clients that registration under the Disclosure of Tax Avoidance...

Teachers: Qualifications

Department for Education

Lyn Brown received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 7 December 2018 to Question 197426 on Teachers: Qualifications, what steps he is taking to ensure that more teachers of...

EU Countries: Asylum

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Lyn Brown received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the validity of recent reports of (a) human rights abuses and (b) systematic summary returns in...

Review of powers in consequence of EU withdrawal

Finance (No. 3) Bill

Lyn Brown made a speech in the House of Commons

He is frustrated with his own Government.

Impact of provisions of section 5 on child poverty and equality

Finance (No. 3) Bill

Lyn Brown made a speech in the House of Commons

I don’t think he is taking it seriously.

Digital Technology: VAT

Lyn Brown received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the (a) average and (b) total cost to (i) UK B2C digital services exporters that fall below the turnover threshold for VAT...

Digital Technology: VAT

Lyn Brown received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the planned HMRC guidance pack setting out advice for UK businesses on preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a deal will contain...

Digital Technology: VAT

Lyn Brown received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the planned HMRC guidance pack setting out advice for UK businesses on preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a deal, whether...

Rohingya Refugee Crisis

Commons debates

It is a privilege to take part in this debate, and a real honour to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Bethnal Green and Bow (Rushanara Ali) and the hon. Member for St Albans (Mrs Main), who...

Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [Lords]

Commons debates

I am surprised that this Bill and the reforms to the Mental Health Act are not being considered at the same time. As I understand it, this Bill would allow clinicians and managers to detain...

EU Withdrawal Agreement

Lyn Brown made a speech in the House of Commons

The situation is very simple: I do not want my constituents to be poorer than they are at the moment, which is why we are sitting here day after day trying to get the Government to do something...