Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi MP: written questions 2025
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Retail Trade: Crime PreventionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60051More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with retailers on the prevention retail crime.
Answer: Retail crime remains a significant concern, and we are taking steps including measures in the Crime and Policing Bill and in the Safer High Streets missions to tackle this important issue.We are increasing police spending power by an average 2.3% per year...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: PensionersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59807More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the affordability of NHS dental treatment for pensioners not in receipt of Pension Credit.
Answer: There are a range of exemptions to National Health Service dental patient charges for those who need the most financial support. 48.6% of courses of dental treatment were delivered to adults and children who were exempt from charges in 2023/24. Eligibilit...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: PensionersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59806More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of financial support available to pensioners for dental treatment.
Answer: There are a range of exemptions to National Health Service dental patient charges for those who need the most financial support. 48.6% of courses of dental treatment were delivered to adults and children who were exempt from charges in 2023/24. Eligibilit...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: BerkshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59805More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to improve access to dental appointments in (a) Slough constituency and (b) Berkshire.
Answer: The Government plans to tackle the challenges for patients trying to access National Health Service dental care with a rescue plan to provide 700,000 more urgent dental appointments and recruit new dentists to areas that need them most. To rebuild dentist...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPeriod PovertyWomen and EqualitiesTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59804More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on a cross-government strategy to eliminate period poverty.
Answer: We recognise that period poverty is a symptom of the wider pressures of the cost of living, which is why this Government is focussed on raising living standards in every part of the UK, so working people have more money in their pocket, and supporting tho...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPaternity LeaveDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59803More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has any plans to review the length of statutory paternity leave.
Answer: The Government is committed to making sure that parents receive the best possible support to balance their work and home lives. The Employment Rights Bill will make Paternity Leave a ‘day one’ Right allowing eligible employees to give notice of their inte...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59763More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has taken recent steps with international partners to enable (a) the UN and (b) other humanitarian organisations to distribute aid in Gaza.
Answer: The UK has taken recent steps with international partners to support humanitarian aid delivery in Gaza. On 19 May, we issued a joint statement with 27 partners calling for the immediate resumption of aid, reaffirming support for the UN and other humanitar...
Answered 20 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 recordDefence: Iron and SteelMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59761More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he is taking steps to increase domestic steel production capabilities for products required by the UK defence industry.
Answer: The UK steel sector provides vital support to the UK’s defence capabilities. Steel used in our major Defence programmes is sourced by our prime contractors from a range of UK and international suppliers, as programmes may often have requirements for speci...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59760More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average waiting time was to resolve urgent repairs requested for service family accommodation in the last 12 months.
Answer: The average response time to resolve urgent repairs requested for Service Family Accommodation from April 2024 to March 2025 is below: MonthAverage Response Time In HoursApril 202438.48May 202437.99June 202433.50July 202438.10August 202440.43September 202...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59759More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the proportion of British-made steel procured by the UK defence industry in the last year.
Answer: The UK steel sector provides vital support to the UK’s defence capabilities. Steel used in our major Defence programmes is sourced by our prime contractors from a range of UK and international suppliers, as programmes may often have requirements for speci...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordIVF: EligibilityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59758More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with ICBs on removing the need for self-funded artificial insemination before accessing NHS-funded IVF.
Answer: We expect integrated care boards to commission fertility services in line with National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines. NICE is currently reviewing the fertility guidelines and will consider whether the current recommendations ...
Answered 7 Jul 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 recordGaza: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59067More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10 June 2025 to Question 57318 on Gaza: Humanitarian Aid, if he will publish that letter; and whether he plans to respond to the letter.
Answer: The Government has noted the views expressed in the open letter of 26 May 2025 from legal experts concerning the situation in Gaza. As the letter is publicly available on a dedicated website, the Government does not plan to publish it separately. The UK a...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: Mobile PhonesDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59036More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of smartphone bans in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools on educational attainment.
Answer: Mobile phones have no place in our schools.Schools should prohibit the use of mobile phones and other smart technology with similar functionality to mobile phones throughout the school day, including during lessons, the time between lessons, breaktimes an...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLiquefied Natural Gas: MozambiqueDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59033More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of UK support for the Mozambique Liquefied natural gas project on the UK's international climate commitments.
Answer: UK Export Finance is currently in talks with project sponsors and other lenders, including export credit agencies, and other stakeholders, regarding the latest status of the Mozambique LNG project. At present, UKEF is engaged in conducting relevant due di...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Foreign NationalsMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59032More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will review Indefinite Leave to Remain visa fees for family members of non-UK armed forces personnel.
Answer: This Government is committed to removing visa fees for non-UK veterans who have served our country for four or more years, and their dependents. The Ministry of Defence is actively working with the Home Office to take this forward.
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58670More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his US counterpart on the legality of the arrangements to distribute privatised humanitarian aid in Gaza.
Answer: The UK continues to work with international partners, including the United States, to ensure aid can flow into Gaza and secure a lasting peace in the region. We are grateful to the US for their efforts to secure a ceasefire and we will continue to support...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordIsrael: Arms TradeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57684More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 2 June 2025 to Question 53139 on Ministry of Defence: Weapons, whether he is taking steps to help ensure (a) that weapons exported to Israel for def
Answer: There are currently no extant export licences for use in military operations in Gaza. This is subject to the specific measures taken to protect the global F-35 programme. The action we have taken, as announced to Parliament, is consistent with all our leg...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordIsrael: Military AidMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57323More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has provided military assistance to Israel since March 2025.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence has provided military assistance to Israel since March 2025 for the sole purpose of rescuing hostages in Gaza.
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordArms Trade: IsraelDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57322More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what information his Department holds on the number of (a) weapons, (b) munitions and (c) other arms exported to Israel in each of the last four months.
Answer: DBT does not hold records of final exports of strategically controlled goods, and the fact that a licence is granted does not mean that an export takes place. For specific trade goods export data, I recommend referring to HMRC.DBT publishes data on export...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: SurveillanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57321More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will provide an update on surveillance flights over Gaza in the last month.
Answer: Since December 2023 the Ministry of Defence has conducted surveillance flights within the airspace over Israel and Gaza, solely for the purpose of locating hostages. I am unable to comment further on detailed intelligence matters.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates and Corporation Tax: SloughTreasuryTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57320More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total tax revenue collected from (a) business rates and (b) corporation tax was in the Slough constituency in the most recent period for which data is available.
Answer: Data on the amount of business rates collected for 2023-24, which is the more recent publicly available data, is published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) online here. Table 9 contains data at the local authority level...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57319More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2025 to Question 53953 on Gaza: Infant Mortality, whether he has made an assessment of the likelihood of the British Red Cross humanitarian f
Answer: On 4 June, I announced an additional £4 million to the British Red Cross (BRC) in supporting Gaza. The UK has assessed that, despite severe access constraints, BRC, has a credible and realistic pathway to reach Gaza through its partner, the Palestine Red ...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57318More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has received unsolicited correspondence from legal experts on the legality of the Israeli blockade on the delivery of aid to the population of Gaza.
Answer: The Government received an open letter concerning the Occupied Palestinian Territory on the 26 May 2025 from signatories comprising lawyers, legal academic and former judges who are UK-based or qualified.
Answered 10 Jun 2025
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