Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
ShopliftingHome OfficeTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60063More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with retailers on the prevention of shoplifting.
Answer: Shop theft continues to increase at an unacceptable level and we will not stand for it. That’s why our Crime and Policing Bill introduces a new offence of assaulting a retail worker to protect the hardworking and dedicated staff that work in stores. Also ...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigrationHome OfficeTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59762More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the White Paper entitled Restoring control over the immigration system, published on 12 May 2025, what her planned timeline is for bringing the proposals into effect.
Answer: Further details of all the measures announced in the White Paper will be set out in due course, and where necessary, subject to consultation.
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: NeurodiversityHome OfficeTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53951More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of training available to police forces for engaging with neurodiverse suspects.
Answer: Training on mental ill health and autism is already integrated throughout the initial police learning programme which all new recruits must complete.Policing is operationally independent, and it is a matter for the chief constables of each force to decide...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCrime: SloughHome OfficeTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52303More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle car-related crimes in Slough.
Answer: This Government is determined to drive down vehicle crime and we are working with the automotive industry and police, including working closely with the National Police Chiefs’ Council lead on the issue, to ensure the strongest response possible to this d...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFraudHome OfficeTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51924More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to protect British consumers against fraud.
Answer: We committed in our manifesto to introduce an expanded Fraud Strategy. Development of the Strategy has begun and details of the government’s approach to tackling fraud will be set out in due course.Work continues to ensure that the public are better equip...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSlavery: VictimsHome OfficeTabled 2 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49933More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to support victims of modern slavery.
Answer: The Government has developed a Modern Slavery Action Plan which reinforces our commitment to working across Government and with civil society, businesses, and international partners to prevent exploitation, protect victims, and pursue those responsible fo...
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDelivery Services: SafetyHome OfficeTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48505More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with retail companies on the safety of home delivery drivers.
Answer: Shop theft continues to increase at an unacceptable level, with more and more offenders using violence and abuse against shopworkers. We will not stand for this. Everybody has a right to feel safe at their place of work.Through our Crime and Policing Bill...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDelivery Services: SafetyHome OfficeTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48504More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take legislative steps to help protect the safety of retail home delivery drivers.
Answer: Shop theft continues to increase at an unacceptable level, with more and more offenders using violence and abuse against shopworkers. We will not stand for this. Everybody has a right to feel safe at their place of work.Through our Crime and Policing Bill...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCrime and Policing Bill: Retail TradeHome OfficeTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48503More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions has she had with retailers on the potential impact of the Crime and Policing Bill on the retail sector.
Answer: Shop theft continues to increase at an unacceptable level, with more and more offenders using violence and abuse against shopworkers. We will not stand for this. Everybody has a right to feel safe at their place of work.Through our Crime and Policing Bill...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Artificial IntelligenceHome OfficeTabled 3 Apr 2025WithdrawnUIN 44021More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the use of AI in her Department on security.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Artificial IntelligenceHome OfficeTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44013More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment they have made of the potential impact of the use of AI in their Department on security.
Answer: The UK government is dedicated to leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance public services safely and securely. The AI Playbook for the UK Government security section (p. 74) includes an assessment of the risks coming from the use of AI. The Pla...
Answered 17 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordIntimate Image Abuse: InternetHome OfficeTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42622More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to help prevent online intimate image abuse.
Answer: Tackling violence against women and girls (VAWG) in all of its forms, including when it takes place online, is a top priority for this Government. This is why we have set out an unprecedented ambition to halve it in a decade.As of 17 March 2025, online pl...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Office: ComputersHome OfficeTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40647More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the median age is of computers issued to officials in their Department.
Answer: The median age of computers issued to officials is 1.8 years old.
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordGender Based ViolenceHome OfficeTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35752More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps her Department has taken to halve violence against women and girls in the next decade.
Answer: We are committed to going further than ever before to deliver a cross-government transformative approach to tackling violence against women and girls, which will be underpinned by a new VAWG strategy later this year. We are investing £13.1 million pounds ...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration Controls: Age AssuranceHome OfficeTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35751More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of suspected age misidentifications at the UK border in each of the last five years.
Answer: There is no single age assessment technique, or combination of techniques, able to determine age with complete precision, but the Government continues to work to establish the best available processes and techniques to improve the accuracy of our age asse...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration Controls: Age AssuranceHome OfficeTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35750More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the accuracy of age determination processes at the UK border.
Answer: There is no single age assessment technique, or combination of techniques, able to determine age with complete precision, but the Government continues to work to establish the best available processes and techniques to improve the accuracy of our age asse...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordWomen: HomicideHome OfficeTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35746More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Home Affairs on the prevention of femicide.
Answer: The scale of violence against women and girls in our country is intolerable and this Government has set out a mission to halve these crimes over the next decade. This is an ambitious aim that will require a transformative approach to the way we work toget...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMobile Phones: TheftHome OfficeTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35743More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she had with local police forces on smartphone thefts.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to my response to UIN 33968 and 33969 on 7th March 2025.
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMobile Phones: TheftHome OfficeTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33969More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of smart phone thefts in (a) Slough and (b) the Thames Valley region in each of the last five years.
Answer: Set against soaring levels of snatch thefts and pickpocketing, crimes which often involve theft of mobile phones and which for too long have been neglected and not been effectively tackled, the Home Secretary recently brought together police, the National...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMobile Phones: TheftHome OfficeTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33968More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps her Department has taken to help prevent smart phone theft.
Answer: Set against soaring levels of snatch thefts and pickpocketing, crimes which often involve theft of mobile phones and which for too long have been neglected and not been effectively tackled, the Home Secretary recently brought together police, the National...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAnti-social Behaviour: VictimsHome OfficeTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28121More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to provide support to victims of antisocial behaviour.
Answer: Tackling anti-social behaviour is a top priority for this Government and a key part of our Safer Streets Mission.The Government’s Plan for Change, announced by the Prime Minister on 5 December, committed to a zero-tolerance approach to ASB. This will incl...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAnti-social Behaviour: Thames ValleyHome OfficeTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28119More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps her Department has taken to help tackle antisocial behaviour in (a) Slough and (b) Thames Valley.
Answer: Tackling anti-social behaviour is a top priority for this Government and a key part of our Safer Streets Mission.The Government’s Plan for Change, announced by the Prime Minister on 5 December, committed to a zero-tolerance approach to ASB. This will incl...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Personal IncomeHome OfficeTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24916More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her planned timeline is for making a decision on the minimum income requirement once the Migration Advisory Committee review has completed.
Answer: On 10th September, the Home Secretary commissioned the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to review the financial requirements in the Family Immigration Rules. Conducting a review of the financial requirements across the family routes will ensure we have ...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSpikingHome OfficeTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24915More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle spiking by means of injection.
Answer: Spiking is an abhorrent crime and illegal in any form, whether through needle, food, drink or vape. The Government is committed, as per its Manifesto, to introduce a new criminal offence for spiking to help police better respond to this crime. It will be ...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes: SmugglingHome OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23422More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of illegal vapes seized at the border in (a) 2024 and (b) 2023.
Answer: Border Force have a strong track record in targeting illegal commodities, and continue to ensure that all goods brought into the UK by passengers are appropriately declared and abide by customs and excise rules.For information the latest transparency retu...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
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