Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Cancer: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12419More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to meet the target for 85% of cancer patients to be treated within 62 days of referral.
Answer: We will get the National Health Service diagnosing cancer on time or earlier, treating it faster, and we will improve patients’ experience across the system.Improving 62-day performance and early diagnosis are already key priorities for NHS England. Lord ...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPupils: AbsenteeismDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12418More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the timeline is for the increase in the number of attendance mentors for schools.
Answer: On 11 October 2024, the department announced an additional £15 million to expand the attendance mentoring programme to at least 10,000 pupils across ten new areas.Mentoring support is expected to begin in April 2025. More information can be found here: ht...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSchools: Mental Health ServicesDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11895More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what specialist mental health support she plans to provide to secondary schools to help tackle absences.
Answer: Poor mental health in children and young people is a significant contributing factor in school absence, and a key barrier to opportunity and learning, that the government is committed to addressing.To tackle mental ill-health among children and young peop...
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPupils: AbsenteeismDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11894More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what additional support she plans to provided to (a) parents and guardians and (b) children to help tackle the root causes of persistent school absences.
Answer: Tackling school absence is at the heart of the department’s mission to break down the barriers to opportunity. However, 20.7% of children remain persistently absent, missing 10% or more of lessons, and we recognise that supporting parents, guardians and c...
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordNitazenesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11893More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help prevent the use of nitazenes.
Answer: The Department is actively monitoring the threat posed by synthetic opioids such as nitazenes, and is working to increase awareness of their dangers and prevent people using them. Information on synthetic opioids and the dangers they pose is available fro...
Answered 6 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDrugs: MisuseDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11892More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the levels of non-fatal drug overdoses.
Answer: We know that most overdoses take place in the community. They are largely transitory and hidden events, making it difficult to accurately monitor trends in non-fatal overdoses. The Department monitors hospital admissions data for drug poisonings, which pr...
Answered 4 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11891More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the provision of mental health services for young people in Slough.
Answer: It is the responsibility of the NHS Frimley Integrated Care Board to make available appropriate provision to meet the mental health and other care needs of children and young people in Slough.Nationally, we will recruit 8,500 additional mental health work...
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11890More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of mental health services available for young people in Slough.
Answer: NHS Frimley Integrated Care Board is responsible for making adequate and appropriate provision available to meet the mental health and other care needs of children and young people in Slough.
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordKnives: AmnestiesHome OfficeTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11889More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the number of knives that were surrendered during the knife amnesty between 26 August 2024 and 23 September 2024.
Answer: We will be shortly publishing the outcome of the surrender and compensationscheme for zombie style knives and machetes. This will include the numbers surrendered under the scheme.
Answered 4 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordYouth Services: SloughDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11888More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to improve the provision of youth services in Slough.
Answer: As set out in section 507B of the Education Act 1996, local authorities have a statutory duty to secure, so far as is reasonably practicable, sufficient provision of educational and recreational leisure-time activities for young people. At the Autumn Budg...
Answered 7 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordYouth Services: SloughDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11887More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the provision of youth services in Slough constituency.
Answer: As set out in section 507B of the Education Act 1996, local authorities have a statutory duty to secure, so far as is reasonably practicable, sufficient provision of educational and recreational leisure-time activities for young people. At the Autumn Budg...
Answered 4 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordKnives: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11886More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce knife crime in Slough.
Answer: Halving knife crime over the next decade is a key part of the Government’s Safer Streets mission, and we are taking immediate action to tackle the scourge of serious violence on our streets. We have implemented the ban on zombie-style knives and machetes,...
Answered 4 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPupils: AbsenteeismDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11641More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of trends in the level of persistent school absence rates in the last 12 months.
Answer: Detailed pupil absence data is collected as part of the school census and published on a termly basis. All absence data for England, including data at Regional and Local Authority level, is available via the National Statistics releases: https://explore-e...
Answered 4 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPupils: AttendanceDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11640More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure children with high school absence rates are supported to increase their attendance in (a) the South East and (b) Slough constituency.
Answer: Detailed pupil absence data is collected as part of the school census and published on a termly basis. All absence data for England, including data at Regional and Local Authority level, is available via the National Statistics releases: https://explore-e...
Answered 4 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPupils: AttendanceDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11639More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of recent trends in the level of school attendance in (a) the South East and (b) England in the last 12 months.
Answer: Detailed pupil absence data is collected as part of the school census and published on a termly basis. All absence data for England, including data at Regional and Local Authority level, is available via the National Statistics releases: https://explore-e...
Answered 4 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDrugs: SalesHome OfficeTabled 29 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11638More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to prevent the sale of (a) illegal and (b) prescription drugs on dark web marketplaces.
Answer: The Government takes seriously the threat from potent synthetic drugs, including synthetic opioids such as nitazenes, and is taking action to disrupt this deadly trade. Reducing drug harms has important benefits for public health and for the Government’s ...
Answered 4 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordOpioids: MisuseHome OfficeTabled 29 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11637More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help prevent the (a) distribution and (b) use of synthetic opioids.
Answer: The Government takes seriously the threat from potent synthetic drugs, including synthetic opioids such as nitazenes, and is taking action to disrupt this deadly trade. Reducing drug harms has important benefits for public health and for the Government’s ...
Answered 4 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPancreatic Cancer: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10758More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support research into pancreatic cancer.
Answer: Research is crucial in tackling cancer. The Department spends £1.5 billion each year on research through its research delivery arm, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), with cancer being the largest area of spend at over £121.8 mill...
Answered 4 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPancreatic Cancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10757More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to improve outcomes for people diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
Answer: We will get the National Health Service catching cancer on time, diagnosing it earlier, and treating it faster so more patients survive this horrible set of diseases, and we will improve patients’ experience across the system, including for pancreatic can...
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHealth: WomenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10756More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to tackle health inequalities affecting women.
Answer: Our health mission in England will focus on addressing the social determinants of health, with the goal of halving the gap in healthy life expectancy between the richest and poorest regions. The Government is committed to prioritising women’s health as we...
Answered 4 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordEuropean Company for the Financing of Railroad Rolling StockDepartment for TransportTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10461More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether (a) Ministers and (b) officials in her Department have met with representatives of the European Company for the Financing of Railroad Rolling Stock (EUROFIMA).
Answer: My officials have been engaging regularly with Eurofima over the last two years to consider the potential for UK membership, and they continue to engage with them on this matter. The Government is committed to developing a long-term industrial strategy fo...
Answered 30 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRailways: ElectrificationDepartment for TransportTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10460More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a programme of railway electrification.
Answer: The Government expects electrification to play an important role in our programme to achieve our Net Zero 2050 target, tackle air pollution, and improve the passenger experience.
Answered 30 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAnti-social BehaviourHome OfficeTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9214More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to support (a) the police and (b) local authorities in tackling antisocial behaviour.
Answer: Tackling anti-social behaviour is a top priority for this Government, and a key part of our Safer Streets Mission. We will put thousands of neighbourhood police and community support officers into local communities and crack down on those causing havoc on...
Answered 23 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordFireworks: CrimeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9213More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to tackle the illegal use of fireworks.
Answer: There is a comprehensive legislative framework regulating the manufacture, storage, supply, possession and use of fireworks in the UK. Local Authorities and the Police have a wide range of powers available to them to tackle the misuse of fireworks.To ensu...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordFireworksDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9212More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help mitigate the impact of fireworks on communities.
Answer: There is a comprehensive legislative framework regulating the manufacture, storage, supply, possession and use of fireworks in the UK. Local Authorities and the Police have a wide range of powers available to them to tackle the misuse of fireworks.To ensu...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
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