Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Public Transport: AccessDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60653More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress she has made with local transport organisations on making interchanges from local public transport to national transport step-free.
Answer: The government is committed to making public transport and infrastructure more inclusive and accessible, to allow people to make the journeys they want and need. It is key that government, local authorities and transport operators work together to achieve...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCourier Services and Taxis: Conditions of EmploymentDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60595More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps she has taken to ensure adequate (a) working conditions and (b) pay for app-based (i) private hire drivers and (ii) couriers.
Answer: In “Next Steps to Make Work Pay” the Department for Business and Trade committed to consulting on a simpler framework for employment status. As part of this consultation, it will also explore how to implement the targeted and specific manifesto commitment...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Transport: Crimes of ViolenceDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60062More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps her Department has taken to help prevent (a) violence and (b) abuse against public transport workers.
Answer: There is no place for abuse or assault of any worker; everyone should feel safe and be safe whilst working. The Government values the commitment of everyone who works in the public transport sector ensuring the continued running of all the vital services...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordVehicle Number Plates: FraudDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59524More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps she has taken to (a) prevent vehicle number plate cloning and (b) support victims.
Answer: The cloning and use of false number plates is a serious issue and the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency is working with the police and others to improve the identification and enforcement of number plate crime. The law requires anyone who supplies numbe...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Bicycles: Road Traffic OffencesDepartment for TransportTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55300More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps her Department has taken to help ensure the effective enforcement of legislation relating to e-bikes on roads.
Answer: Only e-bikes that comply in full with the requirements of the Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycle Regulations 1983 can be legally used on public roads. Where an e-bike does not comply with these Regulations, it counts as an e-moped or motorbike and must the...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Bicycles: Road Traffic OffencesDepartment for TransportTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55298More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of non-road legal (a) conversion kits and (b) e-bikes on road safety.
Answer: E-bikes may only be legally used on public roads where they comply, in full, with the Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycle Regulations 1983. This includes where they have been converted from a conventional pedal bike. E-bikes that do not comply with these Re...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: ElectrificationDepartment for TransportTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53618More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 30 October 2024 to Question 10460 on Railways: Electrification, whether she has made an estimate of the potential savings to the public purse per mile of track electrified from introdu
Answer: The department has not made an estimate of the potential savings of a rolling programme of electrification; however, we recognise the potential benefits such a programme could have for reducing the cost of delivering electrification infrastructure in this...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: CybercrimeDepartment for TransportTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51927More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to protect the rail network from cyber attacks.
Answer: The Department for Transport (DfT) runs a cyber programme aimed at understanding and addressing risks and vulnerabilities across all modes of transport, including rail, and works across government to introduce relevant standards, guidance, and policies to...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: TheftDepartment for TransportTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51926More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department has taken to prevent signal cabling theft on the rail network.
Answer: Tackling trespass and vandalism, including cable theft, is a top priority for the rail industry, alongside the British Transport Police (BTP) who are responsible for policing the railway in England, Scotland and Wales. BTP adopts an intelligence-led appro...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordTransportDepartment for TransportTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51921More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help ensure that the transport system supports economic growth.
Answer: Kickstarting economic growth across every corner of the UK is the top priority of this Government. We’re getting on with delivering the Government’s Plan for Change by delivering the basics of a better transport system, from improving peoples’ everyday jo...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordActive Travel: BerkshireDepartment for TransportTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50890More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to encourage active travel in (a) Slough and (b) Berkshire.
Answer: Slough Unitary Authority has been allocated over £415,000 for active travel in 2024/25 and 2025/26. Over £3.2 million has been allocated to local transport authorities in Berkshire for the same period. Decisions on how to use this funding to improve local...
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCycling: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50889More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps her Department has taken to help improve cycling safety on roads.
Answer: Slough Unitary Authority has been allocated over £415,000 for active travel in 2024/25 and 2025/26. Over £3.2 million has been allocated to local transport authorities in Berkshire for the same period. Decisions on how to use this funding to improve local...
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCycling: LightingDepartment for TransportTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50888More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps her Department has taken to ensure (a) compliance with and (b) raise awareness of legal lighting requirements for cyclists at night.
Answer: Those who cycle have a duty to behave in a safe and responsible manner and to follow the rules set out in The Highway Code. The enforcement of cycling offences is an operational matter for the police. We promote cycle safety advice for cyclists and motori...
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: LightingDepartment for TransportTabled 2 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49936More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of headlight dazzling on road user safety.
Answer: All types of road vehicle headlamps, are designed, tested and approved to internationally recognised standards to help prevent undue glare on a broad range of roads and environments. Police recorded collision statistics in Great Britain do not show any di...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: LightingDepartment for TransportTabled 2 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49935More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with car manufacturers on the prevention of headlight dazzling from SUV style cars.
Answer: Officials from the Department for Transport are actively engaged in the recently established United Nations glare prevention taskforce which includes representatives from headlamp and vehicle manufacturers, including those which produce SUV style cars. Th...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCycling: South EastDepartment for TransportTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49780More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress she has made on improving cycling safety in (a) Slough, (b) Berkshire and (c) the South East.
Answer: On 12 February, the Department for Transport and Active Travel England (ATE) announced almost £300 million of funding to boost walking, wheeling and cycling with £222.5 million awarded to local authorities across England. This includes over £415,000 of fu...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCycling: South EastDepartment for TransportTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49779More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress she has made with local councils on improving cycling infrastructure in (a) Slough, (b) Berkshire and (c) the South East.
Answer: On 12 February, the Department for Transport and Active Travel England (ATE) announced almost £300 million of funding to boost walking, wheeling and cycling with £222.5 million awarded to local authorities across England. This includes over £415,000 of fu...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Transport: DisabilityDepartment for TransportTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49778More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with Transport for London on improving the accessibility of the network for disabled people.
Answer: Disabled people should be able to travel easily, confidently and with dignity. Ministers and officials have regular conversations with Transport for London on a variety of issues including accessibility of their network. Transport in London is devolved to...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRailway Stations: AccessDepartment for TransportTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49777More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with Network Rail on the (a) accessibility of train stations and (b) availability of staff to support disabled people who require assistance.
Answer: This Government is committed to improving the accessibility of the railway and recognises the social and economic benefits this brings to communities. Under license conditions and as part of their Accessible Travel Policy, operators including Network Rail...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRailway Stations: South EastDepartment for TransportTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49776More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to increase the number of train stations which have step free access in the South East.
Answer: This Government is committed to improving the accessibility of the railway and we are continuing to deliver the Access for All (AfA) programme. Since 2019, 22 AfA projects have completed in Network Rail's Southern region with a further 7 in construction o...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRailway Stations: AccessDepartment for TransportTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49775More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the accessibility of train stations in England.
Answer: The department undertook a comprehensive audit of the accessibility of GB rail station facilities between April 2021 to April 2023. The data is currently available on the Rail Data Marketplace and is being maintained by the rail industry. The data has als...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: SloughDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48508More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the availability of driving tests in Slough constituency.
Answer: The table below shows the number of car practical driving tests booked and available in the 24-week booking window, as of 28th April 2025, for driving test centres (DTCs) serving customers in the Slough constituency: DTCCar practical driving tests bookedC...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Instruction and Driving Tests: RecruitmentDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48507More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps she has taken to help increase the number of (a) driving instructors and (b) examiners.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) does not employ driving instructors. Whilst DVSA does not have the power to either increase or limit the number of approved driving instructors (ADIs), the number of instructors on the DVSA’s ADI register has...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: SloughDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48506More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps she has taken to prevent block booking by bots for driving tests in Slough.
Answer: The table below shows the number of car practical driving tests booked and available in the 24-week booking window, as of 28th April 2025, for driving test centres (DTCs) serving customers in the Slough constituency: DTCCar practical driving tests bookedC...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordLarge Goods Vehicles: ConcreteDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44520More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with construction companies on potential changes to volumetric concrete mixers.
Answer: My Department has engaged with hon. Members and the Volumetric Concrete Mixer (VCM) industry through correspondence. The call for evidence on this topic conducted from October to December 2023 was an opportunity for interested parties to present evidence,...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
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