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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether diplomats based in the British Embassy in Washington pay UK (i) income tax and (ii) National Insurance on (a) Cost of Living Addition (COLA) and (b) Diplomatic Service Compensation Allowance (DSA), and (c) their core salary.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether diplomats based in the British Embassy in Washington pay UK (i) income tax and (ii) National Insurance on (a) Cost of Living Addition (COLA) and (b) Diplomatic Service Compensation Allowance (DSA), and (c) their core salary.
All UK Based staff working overseas for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office pay UK income tax and National Insurance (for the first 52 weeks' service overseas) on their base salary. Cost of Living Addition (COLA) and Diplomatic Service Compensation Allowance (DSA) are both exempt from UK income tax and National Insurance deductions.
The whole House will be disgusted by the latest revelations about Jeffrey Epstein. All of us want to see his victims get justice, but the political decision to appoint Epstein’s close associate, Peter Mandelson, as Britain’s ambassador to Washington goes to the very heart of this Prime Minister’s judgment. When he made that appointment, was he aware that Mandelson had continued his friendship even after Epstein’s conviction for child prostitution?
The whole House will be disgusted by the latest revelations about Jeffrey Epstein. All of us want to see his victims get justice, but the political decision to appoint Epstein’s close associate, Peter Mandelson, as Britain’s ambassador to Washington goes to the very heart of this Prime Minister’s judgment. When he made that appointment, was he aware that Mandelson had continued his friendship even after Epstein’s conviction for child prostitution?
Let me start where I must: with the victims of Epstein. All our thoughts are with them. Our thoughts are also with all those who lost jobs, savings and livelihoods in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crash. To learn that there was a Cabinet Minister leaking sensitive information at the height of the response to the 2008 crash is beyond infuriating, and I am as angry as the public and any Member of this House.
Mandelson betrayed our country, our Parliament and my party. He lied repeatedly to my team when asked about his relationship with Epstein, before and during his tenure as ambassador. I regret appointing him. If I knew then what I know now, he would never have been anywhere near Government. That is why yesterday the Cabinet Secretary, with my support, took the decision to refer material to the police, and there is now a criminal investigation. I have instructed my team to draft legislation to strip Mandelson of his title, and wider legislation to remove disgraced peers. This morning I have agreed with His Majesty the King that Mandelson should be removed from the list of Privy Counsellors on the grounds that he has brought the reputation of the Privy Council into disrepute.
Let me start where I must: with the victims of Epstein. All our thoughts are with them. Our thoughts are also with all those who lost jobs, savings and livelihoods in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crash. To learn that there was a Cabinet Minister leaking sensitive information at the height of the response to the 2008 crash is beyond infuriating, and I am as angry as the public and any Member of this House.
Mandelson betrayed our country, our Parliament and my party. He lied repeatedly to my team when asked about his relationship with Epstein, before and during his tenure as ambassador. I regret appointing him. If I knew then what I know now, he would never have been anywhere near Government. That is why yesterday the Cabinet Secretary, with my support, took the decision to refer material to the police, and there is now a criminal investigation. I have instructed my team to draft legislation to strip Mandelson of his title, and wider legislation to remove disgraced peers. This morning I have agreed with His Majesty the King that Mandelson should be removed from the list of Privy Counsellors on the grounds that he has brought the reputation of the Privy Council into disrepute.
Let me start where I must: with the victims of Epstein. All our thoughts are with them. Our thoughts are also with all those who lost jobs, savings and livelihoods in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crash. To learn that there was a Cabinet Minister leaking sensitive information at the height of the response to the 2008 crash is beyond infuriating, and I am as angry as the public and any Member of this House.
Mandelson betrayed our country, our Parliament and my party. He lied repeatedly to my team when asked about his relationship with Epstein, before and during his tenure as ambassador. I regret appointing him. If I knew then what I know now, he would never have been anywhere near Government. That is why yesterday the Cabinet Secretary, with my support, took the decision to refer material to the police, and there is now a criminal investigation. I have instructed my team to draft legislation to strip Mandelson of his title, and wider legislation to remove disgraced peers. This morning I have agreed with His Majesty the King that Mandelson should be removed from the list of Privy Counsellors on the grounds that he has brought the reputation of the Privy Council into disrepute.
Up and down the country, this Government are restoring pride in place by investing in our high streets—the beating heart of our communities—yet in Paisley and Renfrewshire South, the SNP-led Renfrewshire council has done the opposite. It has sat on its hands while the owners of the Paisley Centre, who received planning permission to develop the centre some years ago, have sought support to transform our town centre. Does the Prime Minister agree that it is only the SNP’s lack of ambition and failure of leadership that is letting Paisley down, and will he work with me to restore pride in Paisley town centre?
Yesterday, I had the opportunity to attend a ceremony with local children to celebrate the complete rebuilding of Washington school in my constituency, which is part of a £120 million investment in secondary education in the city of Sunderland. Will the Leader of the House try to make time available...
Yesterday, I had the opportunity to attend a ceremony with local children to celebrate the complete rebuilding of Washington school in my constituency, which is part of a £120 million investment in secondary education in the city of Sunderland. Will the Leader of the House try to make time available...
I am sure that the parents, teachers and pupils of Washington school will be glad that my hon. Friend has had the opportunity to raise the issue in the House today. We think that investment in schools is investment for the future. An investment in education for the next generation...
I am sure that the parents, teachers and pupils of Washington school will be glad that my hon. Friend has had the opportunity to raise the issue in the House today. We think that investment in schools is investment for the future. An investment in education for the next generation...
asked Her Majesty's Government:What was selected to represent Northern Ireland in the Smithsonian Institution exhibition in 2007; after what process this selection was made; who made the selection; and what is the estimated cost of taking part in the event.
asked Her Majesty's Government:What was selected to represent Northern Ireland in the Smithsonian Institution exhibition in 2007; after what process this selection was made; who made the selection; and what is the estimated cost of taking part in the event.
asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether any public expenditure will be committed to artistic events that comprise the Northern Ireland section of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington DC in July; and, if so, how much.
asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether any public expenditure will be committed to artistic events that comprise the Northern Ireland section of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington DC in July; and, if so, how much.
asked Her Majesty's Government:Which publicly funded organisations from Northern Ireland will be represented at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington DC in July.
asked Her Majesty's Government:Which publicly funded organisations from Northern Ireland will be represented at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington DC in July.
That this House welcomes the decision by the Pension Protection Fund to begin an assessment of the Turner and Newall pension scheme, especially for the many hundreds of workers who were employed at the Washington Chemical Company in Houghton and Washington East constituency and the thousands employed throughout the United Kingdom; notes that for those who retired at 65 years, it should mean 100 per cent. of pension entitlement will be paid and for those yet to retire or who did so early, the figure should be 90 per cent.; further notes that over 35,000 members of the pension scheme deserve the support, protection and security that they will receive at the Pension Protection Fund levels of compensation; and congratulates the Labour Government for setting up the Pension Protection scheme to help millions who through no fault of their own lost their pensions.
That this House welcomes the decision by the Pension Protection Fund to begin an assessment of the Turner and Newall pension scheme, especially for the many hundreds of workers who were employed at the Washington Chemical Company in Houghton and Washington East constituency and the thousands employed throughout the United...
That this House recognises that Sunderland City Council has negotiated an Agreement of Friendship with Washington DC, the capital of the United States of America and the home of the President; further recognises that it means that over the next five years the two cities will collaborate on a host of activities to create closer friendship and co-operation between both cities and develop programmes of mutual benefit for the people of Sunderland and the people of the District of Columbia; and further recognises that George Washington, the first US President, had an ancestorial home in Washington, Tyne and Wear.
That this House recognises that Sunderland City Council has negotiated an Agreement of Friendship with Washington DC, the capital of the United States of America and the home of the President; further recognises that it means that over the next five years the two cities will collaborate on a host...
Further to the Written Answer by the Lord President on 20 May 2004, 661 c96WA, whether the Northern Ireland Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure objected to the Ulster-Scots Agency's organisation of the Washington reception in 2001 [HL 3025].
Further to the Written Answer by the Lord President on 20 May 2004, 661 c96WA, whether the Northern Ireland Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure objected to the Ulster-Scots Agency's organisation of the Washington reception in 2001 [HL 3025].
Further to the Written Answer by the Lord President on 10 May 2004 (661 c1WA) concerning the Northern Ireland Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure, whether the Department funded a visit of officials in April 2001 to attend a function in Washington organised by the Ulster-Scots Agency; and, if so,...
Further to the Written Answer by the Lord President on 10 May 2004 (661 c1WA) concerning the Northern Ireland Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure, whether the Department funded a visit of officials in April 2001 to attend a function in Washington organised by the Ulster-Scots Agency; and, if so,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the annual overall running cost was for the UK embassy in (a) Washington and (b) Paris in 2003-04; and how many staff were employed in each of these embassies. - Inc table and fact that will write.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the annual overall running cost was for the UK embassy in (a) Washington and (b) Paris in 2003-04; and how many staff were employed in each of these embassies. - Inc table and fact that will write.