Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi MP: written questions
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Import ControlsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19754More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent steps he has taken to ensure that imported products containing banned ingredients are not sold in shops in the UK.
Answer: UK product safety regulations require that only safe consumer products be placed on the market. Importers must ensure their products comply with these regulations, including any requirements covering chemicals or banned substances. Distributors have a dut...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordUnemployment: SloughDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19753More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of young people out of (a) work, (b) education and (c) training in Slough.
Answer: The department publishes statistics on those not in education, employment or training (NEET) for England from the labour force survey (LFS) for young people aged 16 to 24. The statistics are available here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMarginal Tax RatesTreasuryTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19380More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people were subject to a marginal tax rate (a) at and (b) above 100% in the last financial year.
Answer: For individuals with income between £100,000-£125,140, the income tax Personal Allowance is tapered by £1 for every £2 earned above this limit, until it has been completely withdrawn at £125,140. Taxpayers with incomes within the taper band face a higher ...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMarginal Tax RatesTreasuryTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19379More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the highest possible marginal tax rate is.
Answer: For individuals with income between £100,000-£125,140, the income tax Personal Allowance is tapered by £1 for every £2 earned above this limit, until it has been completely withdrawn at £125,140. Taxpayers with incomes within the taper band face a higher ...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMoney Laundering: CryptocurrenciesHome OfficeTabled 5 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18173More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to tackle money laundering through cryptocurrencies, in the context of the National Crime Agency's Operation Destabilise investigations.
Answer: Cryptoassets can be used illicitly or to launder the proceeds of crime. In April 2024, new powers came into force to search, seize and detain cryptoassets from criminal conduct or terrorist activity or cryptoassets that will be used in criminal conduct or...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAlcoholic Drinks and Drugs: MisuseDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18172More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to raise awareness of the harms of (a) drug and (b) alcohol misuse.
Answer: Drug-related deaths are tragically at record highs, especially in deprived areas. We are committed to tackling this problem through working across health, policing, and wider public services. For example, we recently took legislative action to expand acce...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAlcoholism and Drugs: RehabilitationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18171More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to ensure the availability of rehabilitation treatment for people with (a) drug and (b) alcohol dependencies in (i) Slough constituency and (ii) Berkshire.
Answer: Drug and alcohol treatment is funded through the Public Health Grant. In addition to the Public Health Grant, the Department allocated local authorities £267 million in 2024/25 to improve the quality and capacity of drug and alcohol treatment and recovery...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAlcoholism and Drugs: DeathDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18170More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps this Department is taking to reduce (a) drug- and (b) alcohol-related deaths.
Answer: Drug-related deaths are tragically at record highs, especially in deprived areas. We are committed to tackling this problem through working across health, policing, and wider public services. For example, we recently took legislative action to expand acce...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordADHD: Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17863More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure (a) consistency of care and (b) availability of medication for people with an ADHD diagnosis who move to a different NHS Trust from the one in which th
Answer: Prescribers should follow the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s guidelines, Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: diagnosis and management, when prescribing medication for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). These guidel...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordChildren: PovertyDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17862More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children living in relative poverty are not eligible for free school meals.
Answer: The new government has a central mission to break down barriers to opportunity for every child.The government has inherited a trend of rising child poverty and widening attainment gaps between children eligible for free school meals (FSM) and their peers....
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordChild Benefit: SloughDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17591More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many families in Slough constituency have been affected by the two-child benefit cap in each year since 2017.
Answer: The number of Universal Credit households affected by the two-child limit in the Slough parliamentary constituency in each year since 2019 is as follows. Month/Year Households affected by the two-child policyApril 2019 50April 2020 290April 2021 560April ...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPolice: AnguillaHome OfficeTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17590More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support policing in Anguilla.
Answer: Working in partnership with the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC), the Home Office continues to provide a range of support to the Royal Anguilla Police Force (RAPF) and this has included development of Anguilla’s crime scene investigation capabilitie...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: SloughDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17589More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of GP surgeries are rated as (a) outstanding and (b) good by the Care Quality Commission in Slough constituency.
Answer: As of 5 December 2024, there are 14 general practice surgeries in the Slough constituency. Of these, zero, or 0%, are rated Outstanding; 12, or 85%, are rated Good; and two, or 14%, have yet to be rated.
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHomelessness: Thames ValleyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17588More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent steps she has taken to reduce homelessness in (a) Slough constituency and (b) Thames Valley region.
Answer: Homelessness levels are far too high. This Government recognises the devastating impact this can have on those affected. We are already taking the first steps to get back on track to ending homelessness. As announced at the Budget, funding for homelessnes...
Answered 6 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPupils: AttendanceDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17587More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps is she taking increase school attendance among children who are living in poverty.
Answer: Today, 4.3 million children are living in poverty in this country. Tackling child poverty is at the heart of breaking down barriers to opportunity and improving the life chances for every child. For too many children, living in poverty robs them of the op...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBritish Nationals Abroad: DeathForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17586More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the APPG report entitled Deaths Abroad, Consular Services and Assistance Report 2019: Why families in the UK deserve better and what can be done, whether hi
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) engaged with the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Deaths Abroad, Consular Services and Assistance following the publication of its report on 2 November 2019. The report's recommendations were taken i...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: SloughDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17585More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to increase the availability of driving tests in Slough constituency.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) main priority is upholding road safety standards while it works hard to reduce car practical driving test waiting times. Measures in place to reduce waiting times for customers at all driving test centres (...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSexual Harassment: SurveysWomen and EqualitiesTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17209More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she plans to publish a sexual harassment survey.
Answer: The Office for Equality and Opportunity plans to strengthen protections against workplace sexual harassment through the Employment Rights Bill. These measures intend to amend the Equality Act 2010 to:● require employers to take “all reasonable steps” to p...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBritish Council: FinanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17208More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 November 2024 to Question 14865 on British Council: Finance, what the planned expenditure of the British Council is for 2024/25.
Answer: The British Council's Corporate Plan for 2024/25 sets out its projected expenditure as £1,069.5 million and projected total income as £1,047.5 million.
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBritish Nationals Abroad: DeathForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17207More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his Department's procedures are for informing relatives when a British national dies abroad in (a) non-suspicious and (b) suspicious circumstances.
Answer: When the FCDO Consular Directorate is first notified of the death of a British national abroad, consular staff will, wherever possible, arrange for the relevant police force to notify UK-based relatives as soon as possible.
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordRecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17206More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to improve recycling rates.
Answer: The collection and packaging reforms as a whole will increase recycling and reduce our reliance on imported and virgin materials. These reforms are estimated to increase the municipal recycling rate in England from around 44% in 2024 to over 55% in 2035, ...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordRecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17205More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to make recycling (a) easier and (b) cheaper for local authorities.
Answer: Simpler Recycling in England will reform the recycling system. Across England, people will be able to recycle the same materials, whether at home, work or school, putting an end to the confusion over what can and cannot be recycled in different parts of t...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordRecycling: SloughDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17204More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to make recycling easier for residents in Slough.
Answer: Simpler Recycling in England will reform the recycling system. Across England, people will be able to recycle the same materials, whether at home, work or school, putting an end to the confusion over what can and cannot be recycled in different parts of t...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordFlood ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17203More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a National Flood Resilience Centre for the purposes of (a) flood research and (b) training emergency services acro
Answer: The Government is committed to reducing the impact of flooding on vulnerable communities and has established a Floods Resilience Taskforce to help achieve this. The Government is aware of the University of Hull and Humberside Fire and Rescue Service propo...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordVeterans: LGBT+ PeopleMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17202More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 28 November 2024 to Question 15113 on Veterans: LGBT+ People, which recommendations have not been implemented.
Answer: To date, the Government has implemented 38 of Lord Etherton’s 49 recommendations. Of those that remain, six are for Defence: recommendation 3 – the restoration of rank lost due to the Ban; recommendation 17 – a memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum;...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
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