Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi MP: written questions
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Gynaecology: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36115More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to reduce gynaecology waiting lists.
Answer: At the end of December 2024, the referral to treatment (RTT) gynaecology waiting list stood at 586,013 across England, with 55.4% of patient pathways waiting within 18 weeks.As set out in the Plan for Change, we have committed to return to the National He...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36114More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to help improve the quality of maternity care in (a) Slough, (b) Berkshire and (c) England.
Answer: NHS England’s three-year delivery plan for maternity and neonatal services has made good progress across England by rolling out of new maternal mental health services, Saving Babies Live Care Bundles and families are being engaged more through additional ...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: DischargesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36113More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with Integrated Care Boards about their policies to reduce delayed discharge from hospital where patients meet the criteria to (a) return home or (b) receive comm
Answer: The Government is working to reduce delayed discharges, ensuring that people are not stuck in hospital beds when they are well enough to go home. We will tackle delayed discharges by improving local partnership working between the National Health Service ...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Foreign NationalsMinistry of DefenceTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35754More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of support available to non-UK armed forces personnel.
Answer: There is a wide range of information and support available to non-UK recruits and Serving personnel on the Ministry of Defence website and intranet pages, from the single Services, the HIVE Information Centres, the Families Federations, Service Charities ...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: RecruitmentMinistry of DefenceTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35753More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the (a) accessibility and (b) consistency of information on (i) rights and (ii) entitlements available to non-UK recruits.
Answer: There is a wide range of information and support available to non-UK recruits and Serving personnel on the Ministry of Defence website and intranet pages, from the single Services, the HIVE Information Centres, the Families Federations, Service Charities ...
Answered 13 Mar 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 recordMusculoskeletal Disorders: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35749More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to reduce waiting times for treatment for musculoskeletal conditions in (a) Slough, (b) Berkshire and (c) England.
Answer: Over 17 million people in England live with a musculoskeletal (MSK) condition.The Government is delivering the joint Department for Work and Pensions, Department of Health and Social Care, and NHS England Getting It Right First Time MSK Community Delivery...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMusculoskeletal Disorders: Sick LeaveDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35748More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the potential impact of untreated musculoskeletal conditions on levels of lost workdays.
Answer: Over 17 million people in England live with a musculoskeletal (MSK) condition, which are a leading cause of ill-health related economic inactivity, with 23.4 million working days lost across the United Kingdom in 2022 due to this. Improving health and wor...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMusculoskeletal Disorders: SloughDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35747More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce treatment times for musculoskeletal conditions in Slough.
Answer: Over 17 million people in England live with a musculoskeletal (MSK) condition.The Government is delivering the joint Department for Work and Pensions, Department of Health and Social Care, and NHS England Getting It Right First Time MSK Community Delivery...
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 recordStudents: CancerDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35745More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with universities on (a) support and (b) accommodations for students who receive a cancer diagnosis during their studies.
Answer: I refer my hon. Friend, the Member for Slough to the answer of 29 March 2025 to Question 34303.
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordInsolvencyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35744More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of transparency of pre-pack administration procedures.
Answer: Transparency is embedded within the regulatory requirements for pre-pack administration procedures. The administrator must give creditors a detailed explanation of why the pre-pack sale was the best outcome. This report is filed at Companies House and is ...
Answered 10 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 recordCybercrime: IranCabinet OfficeTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35742More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many cyber attacks were conducted by (a) Iran and (b) Iranian-sponsored actors against (i) Government and (ii) Government-affiliated systems in the last 12 months.
Answer: The UK Government does not comment upon operational security matters.
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCybercrime: ChinaCabinet OfficeTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35741More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many cyber attacks were conducted by (a) China and (b) Chinese-sponsored actors against (i) Government and (ii) Government-affiliated systems in the last 12 months.
Answer: The UK Government does not comment upon operational security matters.
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTemporary Accommodation: SloughMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35740More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent steps she has taken to help support Slough Borough Council to provide adequate temporary accommodation to people who are eligible.
Answer: Homelessness levels are far too high which can have a devastating impact on those affected. The Deputy Prime Minister is leading cross-government work to deliver the long-term solutions we need to get us back on track to ending all forms of homelessness. ...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPakistan: Freedom of ExpressionForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35739More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in Pakistan on freedom of expression in Pakistan.
Answer: The UK is clear that the freedom to express views without censorship, intimidation or unnecessary restriction is a cornerstone of democracy. I raised the importance of upholding freedom of information when I met Pakistan's Human Rights Minister on 19 Nove...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUnmanned Marine SystemsMinistry of DefenceTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35738More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress the Royal Navy has made on the (a) development and (b) deployment of autonomous maritime mine hunting technologies.
Answer: The Royal Navy has made significant progress in developing autonomous maritime mine hunting technologies, since the delivery of the WILTON mine hunting system in 2020. WILTON has been assimilated into the wider Mine Hunting Capability (MHC) programme whic...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBomb DisposalMinistry of DefenceTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35737More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to increase the UK's explosive ordnance disposal capacity.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence has a world leading Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search (EOD&S) capability, providing critical support not just to military operations, but also to UK resilience and security through established arrangements in support of th...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEconomic Growth: WalesWales OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 903070More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on increasing economic growth in Wales.
Answer: Kickstarting economic growth is at the heart of our Plan for Change. Since coming into government, I have worked with UK and Welsh Government colleagues to drive over £1.5 billion in private investment from the likes of Eren Holding and Copenhagen Infrast...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCybercrime: RussiaCabinet OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35362More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many cyber attacks were conducted by (a) Russia and (b) Russian-sponsored actors against (i) Government and (ii) Government-affiliated systems in the last 12 months.
Answer: The UK Government does not comment upon operational security matters.
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHepatitis and HIV/AIDS: Accident and Emergency DepartmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34305More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with NHS trusts on the rollout of (a) HIV and (b) hepatitis opt-out testing in A&E departments in (i) Slough constituency and (ii) Berkshire .
Answer: Two hospitals within Berkshire, namely the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading, and the Wexham Park Hospital in Slough, are involved in the second wave of the highly successful National Health Service emergency department blood borne viruses opt-out testi...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34304More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the care available to young people diagnosed with cancer in Slough.
Answer: The Department recognises that cancer in children and young people is different to cancer in adults, and should be treated as such, particularly in regard to treatment, diagnosis, and wider support.The Department is committed to getting the National Healt...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
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