Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi MP: written questions 2025
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Batteries: Waste DisposalDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51928More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to support local supermarkets to ensure the adequate provision of battery bins.
Answer: Under the current regulations, retailers selling more than 32kg of portable batteries must have a collection point at all premises from which batteries are supplied. Retailers can search online for a batteries compliance scheme who will collect these batt...
Answered 20 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 recordDisability: DiscriminationDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51925More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to help end discrimination against disabled people.
Answer: I refer the Hon. member to the answer I gave on 5 February to PQ 27692.
Answered 19 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 recordLocal Government FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51923More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that councils are financially stable.
Answer: We have delivered a Settlement that begins to fix the foundations of local government by providing significant investment, redirecting funding towards the services and places that need it most. The Settlement for 2025-26 makes available over £69 billion f...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Young PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51922More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to support young people in Slough into (a) employment, (b) education and (c) training.
Answer: As announced in the “Get Britain Working” White Paper, we are launching a new Youth Guarantee for all young people aged 18-21 in England to ensure that they can access quality training opportunities, an apprenticeship or help to find work. The Youth Guara...
Answered 19 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 recordDigital Technology: SloughDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51920More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent progress his Department has made on improving digital inclusion in the Slough constituency.
Answer: The Government published its Digital Inclusion Action Plan in February 2025, which outlines the first five actions we are taking over the next year to boost digital inclusion in every corner of the UK, including Slough.These will be targeted at local init...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal BroadcastingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51919More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support the sustainability of local media.
Answer: Sustainability of journalism across the country is an area of particular concern for this Government. We are developing a Local Media Strategy, in recognition of the importance of this vital sector. Our vision is a thriving local media that can continue t...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBuildings: Repairs and MaintenanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51918More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent progress her Department has made on working with developers to ensure unsafe buildings are remediated quickly.
Answer: 54 developers have signed the developer remediation contract. MHCLG publishes quarterly updates on progress that developers are making. As of 31 March 2025, those developers had identified 1,700 buildings with life-critical fire safety defects that they a...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: FraudCabinet OfficeTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51917More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to reduce fraud in the public sector.
Answer: Tackling public sector fraud is a priority for this government. That’s why the government introduced the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill in January as part of the biggest fraud crackdown in a generation. The measures in the Bill will g...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: BerkshireDepartment for EducationTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51916More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help increase the number of school places for children with SEND in (a) Slough and (b) Berkshire.
Answer: The department has now published allocations for £740 million in high needs provision capital allocations for the 2025/26 financial year. The funding can be used to adapt schools to be more accessible for children with special educational needs and disabi...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Crimes of ViolenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51915More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help prevent violence and harassment towards NHS staff.
Answer: Everyone working in the National Health Service has a fundamental right to be safe at work. There is a zero-tolerance approach to any incidents of harassment or abuse against NHS staff.Individual employers are responsible for the health and safety of thei...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordOffensive Weapons: SloughAttorney GeneralTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51914More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, what steps she is taking to help ensure the effective prosecution of cases involving use of offensive weapons in Slough.
Answer: This Government’s priority is to keep our streets safe, that is why we have committed to halve knife crime in a decade as part of our Safer Streets Mission.The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) prosecuted over 1,000 knife crime offences in 2023-24 in conjun...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFly-tippingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51913More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support local councils to tackle fly-tipping.
Answer: Fly-tipping is a serious crime which blights local communities and the environment. Local authorities have a range of enforcement powers to help them tackle fly-tipping including fixed penalty notices of up to £1000, vehicle seizure and prosecution action...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: InfrastructureDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51912More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what progress he has made on setting up AI growth zones.
Answer: His Majesty’s Government has made steady progress in delivering the AI Opportunities Action Plan, published in January.This includes establishing AI Growth Zones (AIGZs) to accelerate large-scale AI infrastructure development across the UK. Culham, home t...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: MenopauseDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51911More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that employers are supporting women managing menopause in the workplace.
Answer: On 18th October 2024 the Secretary of State for DWP appointed Mariella Frostrup as the new Menopause Employment Ambassador. The Menopause Employment Ambassador will work closely with employers across the country to improve workplace support for women expe...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSexual Harassment: EmploymentWomen and EqualitiesTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51910More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to ensure employers are proactive in preventing workplace sexual harassment.
Answer: Equality is at the heart of this Government’s missions, which is why our Employment Rights Bill is introducing robust measures to safeguard working people, including protections from sexual harassment.We are supporting the effective implementation of the ...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51909More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps he has taken with his international counterparts to enable humanitarian aid to reach Gaza.
Answer: We call on the Government of Israel to abide by its international obligations to ensure full, rapid, safe and unhindered provision of humanitarian assistance to the population in Gaza, now. The Foreign Secretary regularly presses his Israeli counterparts ...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Welfare: FarmsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51420More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to improve farmed animal welfare.
Answer: This Government was elected on a mandate to introduce the most ambitious plans to improve animal welfare in a generation. The Department is engaging with key stakeholders as part of the development of our overarching approach to animal welfare. We will be...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth: DisadvantagedDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51139More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce health inequalities (a) in general and (b) for children.
Answer: The United Kingdom faces significant health inequalities, with healthy life expectancy varying widely across and between communities. Through our Health Mission, we are focused on addressing the wider determinants of health to improve healthy life expecta...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: AssessmentsDepartment for EducationTabled 9 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51138More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support pupils undertaking exams when experiencing (a) health issues and (b) bereavement.
Answer: There are existing arrangements in place to support students who may experience disruption at the time of their exams and assessments known as special consideration.Special consideration is any adjustment given to a student who has temporarily experienced...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDementia: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50902More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the post-diagnosis support available to people with dementia.
Answer: The provision of dementia health care services is the responsibility of local integrated care boards (ICBs). We would expect ICBs to commission services based on local population needs, taking account of National Institute for Health and Care Excellence g...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50901More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he has taken to help enable humanitarian aid to reach people in Tawila, fleeing Zamzam camp in Sudan.
Answer: The UK strongly condemns the continued violence in and around El Fasher and Zamzam camp which has resulted in the deaths of nearly 500 people and has displaced over 403,000 people from the camp. In response to the deteriorating humanitarian context in El ...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
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