Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi MP: written questions
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Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: PolicyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16809More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how their Department defines strategy.
Answer: The definition is detailed in the Functional Standards Common Glossary, which is published on the gov.uk website.
Answered 6 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: PolicyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16802More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how their Department defines strategy.
Answer: The definition is detailed in the Functional Standards Common Glossary, which is published on the GOV.UK website.
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: PolicyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16801More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how their Department defines strategy.
Answer: The definition is detailed in the Functional Standards Common Glossary, which is published on the gov.uk website.
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Education: PolicyDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16800More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how their Department defines strategy.
Answer: The definition is detailed in the Functional Standards Common Glossary, which is published on the GOV.UK website.
Answered 6 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport: PolicyDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16799More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how their Department defines strategy.
Answer: The definition is detailed in the Functional Standards Common Glossary, which is published on the gov.uk website.
Answered 6 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: PolicyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16798More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how their Department defines strategy.
Answer: The definition is detailed in the Functional Standards Common Glossary, which is published on the gov.uk website.
Answered 6 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHigher Education: ScienceDepartment for EducationTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16539More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many university (a) biology, (b) chemistry and (c) physics departments (i) opened and (ii) closed in the last five years.
Answer: The government is committed to promoting science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and skills to ensure the UK remains competitive in the global economy. Universities operate as autonomous institutions, therefore specific data on t...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCrime Prevention: Thames ValleyHome OfficeTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16481More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps has she taken to help tackle crime in (a) Slough constituency and (b) Thames Valley region.
Answer: This Government has put prevention front and centre of our plans to improve the lives of people across the United Kingdom. The Safer Streets Mission is the vehicle to drive delivery across Government to halve violence against women and girls, halve knife ...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordRussia: UkraineMinistry of DefenceTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16236More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to restart regular written intelligence briefings to hon. Members on the Russian-Ukrainian war.
Answer: Since the new Government was formed we have held two oral briefings for Parliamentarians on Ukraine, with a third planned before Christmas. These offered Parliamentarians the chance to be briefed and ask questions about developments in Ukraine.Regular wri...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBusiness: Government AssistanceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16229More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on taking steps to help support high street businesses.
Answer: Revitalising our high streets is a priority for this government. The Secretary of State and I are working with MHCLG to engage colleagues across Whitehall in delivering a cross-government approach for creating better conditions for high street businesses ...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordFraud: CoronavirusAttorney GeneralTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16228More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, what recent discussions she has had with the Crown Prosecution Service on the prosecution of covid-19 related fraud.
Answer: This Government is committed to recouping public money lost in pandemic-related fraud. As promised in our manifesto, the Government appointed a Covid Counter-Fraud Commissioner, Mr Tom Hayhoe on 3 December. He is expected to engage with both the Crown Pro...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDental Services: AccessDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16227More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of access to NHS dentists.
Answer: Dental Statistics - England 2023-24, published by the NHS Business Services Authority on 22 August 2024, is available at the following link:https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/statistical-collections/dental-england/dental-statistics-england-202324The Government pla...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDefence: Iron and SteelMinistry of DefenceTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16187More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what data his Department holds on the proportion of steel used in defence programmes that was manufactured in the UK.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence contributes to the Department for Business and Trade’s annual steel in public procurement return available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/steel-public-procurement The Government will bring forward a new cross Governm...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDefence: Iron and SteelMinistry of DefenceTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16186More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of steel companies that are classed by his Department as critical suppliers into UK defence programmes are based in the UK.
Answer: The UK steel industry is an important strategic national asset, vital for our security and our economy. Our industry partners of all sizes are very much at the heart of our One Defence approach and we recognise the value that suppliers bring to the UK def...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMilitary Bases: Diego GarciaTreasuryTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16185More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 22 November 2024 to Question 14333, from which Department's budget funding related to the proposed lease of the military base on Diego Garcia will be allocated; whether additional Treasury
Answer: The UK-Mauritius treaty enabling the continued operation of the base on Diego Garcia is still subject to finalisation and signature. The government will lay it before parliament for scrutiny and intends to introduce necessary implementation legislation be...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHeathrow Airport: RailwaysDepartment for TransportTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16184More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has had recent discussions with representatives of (a) Heathrow Airport, (b) Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce and (c) Network Rail on a potential western rail link to Heathrow.
Answer: Officials from my Department met with representatives of the Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce during the summer to discuss the business case for the Western Rail Link to Heathrow. There have not been recent meetings with Heathrow Airport Ltd and Network ...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordInternet: Offences against ChildrenDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16183More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 21 November 2024 to Question 14202, whether Ministers in his Department have had recent meetings with representatives of (a) Meta, (b) Snap inc. and (c) X.
Answer: The Government meets regularly with a range of stakeholders related to online safety, including social media platforms, to discuss implementation of the Online Safety Act, and the duties it will place on services to tackle illegal content, and content har...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: StaffMinistry of DefenceTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16182More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many full-time equivalent employees are employed by (a) his Department and (b) non-departmental public bodies sponsored by his Department; and what estimate he has made of the number of such employees who wil
Answer: We are working to ensure our workforce remains affordable and targeted at delivering the Department’s priorities and are committed to achieving a more efficient and effective civil service. The number of civilian personnel employed by the Ministry of Defe...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSecondary Education: SloughDepartment for EducationTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16181More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average staff to student ratio was in secondary schools in Slough constituency in each year since 2015.
Answer: Information on the school workforce, including the pupil to adult and pupil to teacher ratios at national, regional, local authority and individual school level, is published in the ‘School Workforce in England’ statistical publication, found here: https:...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordKinship Care: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16180More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 22 November 2024 to Question 14130, whether the local authorities to take part in the kinship allowance trial have been selected.
Answer: The government has recently announced a £40 million package to trial a new Kinship Allowance in up to 10 local authorities to test whether paying an allowance to cover the additional costs of supporting the child can help increase the number of children t...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordChildcare: Employers' ContributionsDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15789More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the rate paid to nursery providers for free hours childcare will increase proportionately to cover the increase in employer national insurance contributions.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Slough to the answer of 11 November 2024 to Question 12804.
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: Diagnosis and Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15788More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve (a) diagnosis times and (b) treatment of invasive lobular breast cancer.
Answer: We will improve cancer survival rates and hit all National Health Service cancer waiting time targets so no patient waits longer than they should.Improving early diagnosis of cancer, including breast cancer, is a priority for the Government. There are mul...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSewage: Waste DisposalDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15282More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to hold water companies to account for non-compliance with sewage management rules.
Answer: We will not let companies get away with illegal activity and where breaches are found, the Environment Agency (EA) will not hesitate to hold companies to account. From 1 January 2025, water companies will be required to publish data related to discharges ...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordKinship Care: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15280More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of the financial support available to kinship carers.
Answer: The government recognises the important role that kinship carers play in caring for some of the most vulnerable children.The government recently announced a £40 million package to trial a new Kinship Allowance in up to ten local authorities to test whethe...
Answered 28 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCervical Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15257More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to increase uptake of cervical screenings.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave on 10 October 2024 to Question 8464.
Answered 27 Nov 2024
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