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Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi MP: written questions

4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026

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5 published records · newest first.

Written questions

  • Scotland Office: Ministers' Private OfficesScotland OfficeTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121812More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the average staffing complement is for a ministerial private office within their Department; what grades those staff are appointed at; what the typical remuneration and contracted working hours are for thos

    Answer: Private Office in the Scotland Office has an average staffing complement of 12 staff and serves 2 Ministers, appointed from EO to Grade 6. Typical contracted hours for these posts are 37 hours a week, with additional private office allowance paid to quali...

    Answered 26 Mar 2026

    Original Parliament record
  • Scotland Office: National SecurityScotland OfficeTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119420More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, with reference to paragraph 88 of the policy paper entitled UK Government Resilience Action Plan, published on 14 July 2025, how many meetings have been attended by civil servants within their Department in rela

    Answer: The Resilience Action Plan sets out the Government’s strategic approach to how we will strengthen our domestic resilience and invest to protect the nation. Scotland Office officials regularly attend meetings to discuss the implementation of the Resilience...

    Answered 13 Mar 2026

    Original Parliament record
  • Scotland Office: DefenceScotland OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117848More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, with reference to page 92 of the Strategic Defence Review, how many meetings officials from their Department have attended on the national conversation on defence and security; which directorate in their Departm

    Answer: The conversation on National Defence was a recommendation in the 2025 Strategic Defence Review (SDR), which the Government accepted. The MOD is the lead department for delivering the SDR, with support from the Cabinet Office, and particularly from the Nat...

    Answered 13 Mar 2026

    Original Parliament record
  • Scotland Office: National SecurityScotland OfficeTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116880More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, with reference to paragraph 88 of the UK Government Resilience Action Plan, how many meetings Ministers in their Department have attended related to the Home Defence Programme.

    Answer: The Secretary of State for Scotland has regular discussions with officials, external experts and ministerial colleagues on a range of national security, defence and resilience issues. The Home Defence Programme was established in August 2024 to provide de...

    Answered 10 Mar 2026

    Original Parliament record
  • Scotland Office: DefenceScotland OfficeTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115950More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, with reference to page 92 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, how many (a) public engagements and (b) private meetings Ministers in their Department have undertaken related to the national

    Answer: The Secretary of State for Scotland has regular discussions with officials, external experts and ministerial colleagues on a range of issues, including national security, defence and resilience, and associated public communications. As set out in the Stra...

    Answered 2 Mar 2026

    Original Parliament record
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Written questions by answering department

4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality.

View as listCabinet Office: 25Cabinet Office25Department for Business and Trade: 28Department for Business and Trade28Department for Culture, Media and Sport: 8Department for Culture, Media a…8Department for Education: 37Department for Education37Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: 20Department for Energy Security …20Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: 57Department for Environment, Foo…57Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: 13Department for Science, Innovat…13Department for Transport: 50Department for Transport50Department for Work and Pensions: 16Department for Work and Pensions16Department of Health and Social Care: 113Department of Health and Social…113Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: 44Foreign, Commonwealth and Devel…44Home Office: 60Home Office60House of Commons Commission: 7House of Commons Commission7Ministry of Defence: 64Ministry of Defence64Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: 24Ministry of Housing, Communitie…24Ministry of Justice: 45Ministry of Justice45Northern Ireland Office: 4Northern Ireland Office4Scotland Office: 5Scotland Office5Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority: 8Speaker's Committee for the Ind…8Treasury: 28Treasury28Wales Office: 4Wales Office4Women and Equalities: 1Women and Equalities1
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4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality. Published records do not measure effort or effectiveness. Methodology.
Department or topicPublished records
Cabinet Office25
Department for Business and Trade28
Department for Culture, Media and Sport8
Department for Education37
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero20
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs57
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology13
Department for Transport50
Department for Work and Pensions16
Department of Health and Social Care113
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office44
Home Office60
House of Commons Commission7
Ministry of Defence64
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government24
Ministry of Justice45
Northern Ireland Office4
Scotland Office5
Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority8
Treasury28
Wales Office4
Women and Equalities1

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