Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Pigs: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60870More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the use of farrowing crates on the welfare of farmed pigs.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 2 April 2025 to the hon. Member for Birmingham Northfield, PQ UIN 41698.
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFlood Control: Slough and Thames ValleyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60594More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to financially support the installation of flood defences in (a) Slough constituency and (b) the Thames Valley.
Answer: We’re investing a record £2.65 billion in 2024/25 and 2025/26 to improve flood resilience by maintaining, repairing and building flood defences. The full list of over 700 schemes to benefit from fresh funding this year, including Thames Valley and Slough,...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Products: ImportsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56308More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress his Department has made on banning trophy hunting imports.
Answer: The Government committed to banning the import of hunting trophies in its manifesto and we will deliver on this. Defra continues to engage with relevant stakeholders to ensure that we can deliver a ban on the import of hunting trophies from species of con...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLead: Drinking Water and FoodDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53141More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to prevent industrial lead entering (a) drinking water and (b) the food chain.
Answer: This Government is addressing the historic pollution of our rivers and estuaries by abandoned metal mines through a collaborative partnership between Defra, the Environment Agency, and the Mining Remediation Authority under the Water and Abandoned Metal M...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLead: MonitoringDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53140More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) regulations and (b) testing are in place to monitor environmental lead.
Answer: The Environment Agency routinely monitors water quality in surface waters. The legal basis for assessing whether substances are causing water pollution is set out in The Water Framework Directive (Standards and Classification) Directions (England and Wale...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordInland Waterways: Thames ValleyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52302More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to help reduce (a) waste and (b) pollution from waterways in the Thames Valley region.
Answer: Water quality impacts from wastewater pollution and agriculture are two of the key pressures resulting in many waterbodies not currently achieving good ecological status. There are many Wastewater Treatment Works, operated by Thames Water, that discharge ...
Answered 23 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBatteries: Waste DisposalDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51928More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to support local supermarkets to ensure the adequate provision of battery bins.
Answer: Under the current regulations, retailers selling more than 32kg of portable batteries must have a collection point at all premises from which batteries are supplied. Retailers can search online for a batteries compliance scheme who will collect these batt...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFly-tippingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51913More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support local councils to tackle fly-tipping.
Answer: Fly-tipping is a serious crime which blights local communities and the environment. Local authorities have a range of enforcement powers to help them tackle fly-tipping including fixed penalty notices of up to £1000, vehicle seizure and prosecution action...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Welfare: FarmsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51420More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to improve farmed animal welfare.
Answer: This Government was elected on a mandate to introduce the most ambitious plans to improve animal welfare in a generation. The Department is engaging with key stakeholders as part of the development of our overarching approach to animal welfare. We will be...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: ComputersDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40636More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the median age is of computers issued to officials in their Department.
Answer: The median age of devices, since deployment, issued by Defra’s IT team to officials working in Defra, Animal and Plant Health Agency, Climate Change Committee, Environment Agency, Marine Management Organisation, Natural England and Rural Payments Agency i...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSupermarkets: WasteDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34300More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with supermarkets on reducing food waste.
Answer: No recent discussions have taken place on the subject of food waste prevention between retailers and the Secretary of State. This Government is committed to setting a clear roadmap to a circular economy – a future where our resources are used as efficient...
Answered 6 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordWater Charges: South EastDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33537More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of water bill increases in the Thames Valley region on (a) consumers and (b) low income households.
Answer: Under the Conservatives, our sewage system crumbled. They irresponsibly let water companies divert customers’ money to line the pockets of their bosses and shareholders. The public are right to be angry after they have been left to pay the price of Conser...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDrinking Water: Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl SubstancesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25312More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to monitor levels of perfluoroalkyl substances in tap water.
Answer: The Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) has provided guidance on PFAS to water companies since 2007. In 2021 a guideline value of 0.1 micrograms per litre was adopted for drinking water which, since August 2024 when DWI’s guidance was updated, now applies t...
Answered 31 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDrinking Water: Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl SubstancesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25311More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the prevalence of perfluoroalkyl substances in (a) bottled and (b) tap water.
Answer: The Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) has provided guidance on PFAS to water companies since 2007. In 2021 a guideline value of 0.1 micrograms per litre was adopted for drinking water which, since August 2024 when DWI’s guidance was updated, now applies t...
Answered 31 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: ImportsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23819More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to ensure legally compliant labelling on imported food and drink.
Answer: The UK maintains high standards on the information that is provided on food labels so that consumers can have confidence in the food that they buy. The fundamental principle of food labelling rules is that information provided to the consumer must not mis...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes: ImportsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23424More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that importers comply with the ban on disposable vapes from June 2025.
Answer: Single-use vapes are extremely wasteful and blight the streets of our towns and cities. Banning these vapes will stop them from being thrown into bins with general waste, where they typically end up in landfill or being incinerated, posing a fire risk due...
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes: ImportsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23423More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to prevent increased quantities of disposable vapes being imported before June 2025.
Answer: Single-use vapes are extremely wasteful and blight the streets of our towns and cities. Banning these vapes will stop them from being thrown into bins with general waste, where they typically end up in landfill or being incinerated, posing a fire risk due...
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFlood Control: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20025More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10 December 2024 to Question 17203 on Flood Control, what the potential cost to the public purse is of the University of Hull and Humberside Fire and Rescue S
Answer: Departmental budgets are set through the Spending Review Process. We therefore do not know budget allocations for the next decade. Budgets are then allocated to Departmental activities. To protect the country from the devastating impacts of flooding, we w...
Answered 23 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordRecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17206More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to improve recycling rates.
Answer: The collection and packaging reforms as a whole will increase recycling and reduce our reliance on imported and virgin materials. These reforms are estimated to increase the municipal recycling rate in England from around 44% in 2024 to over 55% in 2035, ...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordRecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17205More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to make recycling (a) easier and (b) cheaper for local authorities.
Answer: Simpler Recycling in England will reform the recycling system. Across England, people will be able to recycle the same materials, whether at home, work or school, putting an end to the confusion over what can and cannot be recycled in different parts of t...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordRecycling: SloughDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17204More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to make recycling easier for residents in Slough.
Answer: Simpler Recycling in England will reform the recycling system. Across England, people will be able to recycle the same materials, whether at home, work or school, putting an end to the confusion over what can and cannot be recycled in different parts of t...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordFlood ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17203More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a National Flood Resilience Centre for the purposes of (a) flood research and (b) training emergency services acro
Answer: The Government is committed to reducing the impact of flooding on vulnerable communities and has established a Floods Resilience Taskforce to help achieve this. The Government is aware of the University of Hull and Humberside Fire and Rescue Service propo...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: PolicyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16802More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how their Department defines strategy.
Answer: The definition is detailed in the Functional Standards Common Glossary, which is published on the GOV.UK website.
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSewage: Waste DisposalDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15282More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to hold water companies to account for non-compliance with sewage management rules.
Answer: We will not let companies get away with illegal activity and where breaches are found, the Environment Agency (EA) will not hesitate to hold companies to account. From 1 January 2025, water companies will be required to publish data related to discharges ...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLivestock: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14675More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to help improve the (a) health and (b) welfare of farm animals.
Answer: The Government will introduce the most ambitious programme for animal welfare in a generation. We are considering the most effective way to deliver this commitment and will be setting out next steps in due course. This will build on the support already av...
Answered 25 Nov 2024
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