Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi MP: written questions 2025
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Alcoholism: DeathDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24466More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce the number of deaths that are directly attributable to alcohol.
Answer: In 2023, there were 8,274 alcohol-specific deaths, deaths wholly due to alcohol, in England, which was an increase of 63.8% from the 5,050 deaths in 2006, and a 4.6% increase since 2022. The majority of these deaths are caused by alcohol-related liver dis...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSea Mines: Bomb DisposalMinistry of DefenceTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24196More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent steps he has taken with international partners to dispose of legacy marine mines.
Answer: The Secretary of State for Defence has no direct responsibility for munitions in the marine environment, except for those associated with Ministry of Defence (MOD) wrecks. Environmental stewardship is important to the MOD and we continue to work closely w...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordJuries: AllowancesMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23824More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the allowances permitted for those undertaking jury duty for (a) loss of earnings, (b) cost of any care or childcare, (c) food and drink and (d) travel and pa
Answer: Jury service is an important civic duty, and we want to help jurors feel supported as they undertake this important job. The support provided to jurors includes measures to assist those who may suffer financial hardship. People who are not paid by their e...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordStudents: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23823More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps she has taken to increase awareness of financial support available to students.
Answer: Information on the student support package for the 2024/25 academic year, is available on GOV.UK at: https://studentfinance.campaign.gov.uk/currently-a-student/.The higher education (HE) sector needs a secure financial footing to face the challenges of th...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordStudents: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23822More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her planned timetable is for implementing alternative student finance following the introduction of the Lifelong Learning Entitlement in the 2025-26 academic year.
Answer: The department is committed to introducing an alternative student finance (ASF) product, compatible with Islamic finance principles, as quickly as we can. To support this, the department has reconvened an expert working group made up of representatives fr...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordExplosives: TradeMinistry of DefenceTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23821More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential dangers posed by explosive ordnance on international exports and imports.
Answer: The export of explosive ordnance would require a UK export licence. The Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU) in the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) are the UK's strategic licensing authority for such goods.Imports of civil explosives are administered ...
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Conflict: ExplosivesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23820More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps he has taken with (a) international counterparts and (b) the Secretary of State for Defence to remove explosive ordnance from areas that have previously bee
Answer: The FCDO-funded Global Mine Action Programme (GMAP) is the Government's main programme for removing mines, cluster munitions and other explosive ordinance from previous conflict zones. GMAP currently funds clearance in Afghanistan, Angola, Cambodia, Laos,...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: ImportsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23819More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to ensure legally compliant labelling on imported food and drink.
Answer: The UK maintains high standards on the information that is provided on food labels so that consumers can have confidence in the food that they buy. The fundamental principle of food labelling rules is that information provided to the consumer must not mis...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes: ImportsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23424More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that importers comply with the ban on disposable vapes from June 2025.
Answer: Single-use vapes are extremely wasteful and blight the streets of our towns and cities. Banning these vapes will stop them from being thrown into bins with general waste, where they typically end up in landfill or being incinerated, posing a fire risk due...
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes: ImportsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23423More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to prevent increased quantities of disposable vapes being imported before June 2025.
Answer: Single-use vapes are extremely wasteful and blight the streets of our towns and cities. Banning these vapes will stop them from being thrown into bins with general waste, where they typically end up in landfill or being incinerated, posing a fire risk due...
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes: SmugglingHome OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23422More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of illegal vapes seized at the border in (a) 2024 and (b) 2023.
Answer: Border Force have a strong track record in targeting illegal commodities, and continue to ensure that all goods brought into the UK by passengers are appropriately declared and abide by customs and excise rules.For information the latest transparency retu...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes: ImportsTreasuryTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23421More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of imported disposable vapes manufactured in China in (a) 2024 and (b) 2023.
Answer: HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is responsible for the collection and publication of data on imports and exports of goods to and from the UK. HMRC releases this information monthly, as a National Statistic called the Overseas Trade in Goods Statistics (OT...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPoverty: ChildrenMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23420More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent steps she has taken with Cabinet colleagues to help alleviate child poverty in (a) Slough and (b) the Thames Valley region.
Answer: In the Labour manifesto we committed to developing an ambitious strategy to reduce child Poverty. I am part of the ministerial Child Poverty Taskforce which has since been established to drive this forward, aiming to publish a Child Poverty Strategy in Sp...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23419More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of funding provided by the Government to local councils.
Answer: We are providing a significant boost to local authorities in England. Taken together, the additional funding announced by the Chancellor at the Autumn Budget and at the 2025-26 provisional Local Government Finance Settlement will provide over £5 billion o...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood: DonorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22664More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of (a) times blood donors have been advised in advance of delays to their NHS Blood and Transplant donor session and (b) the number of donors tha
Answer: NHS Blood and Transplant does not advise donors in advance of delays to blood donation sessions. Delays are generally only known on the day of the session, and are usually the result of sessions running over, staff shortages, for instance from sickness ab...
Answered 14 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood: DonorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22663More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many times people have been called more than twice per day by NHS Blood and Transplant seeking blood donations in the last 12 months; and whether he is taking steps to ensure that the frequency
Answer: In 2024, NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) attempted 8,532,133 outbound calls to all donors across whole blood, platelets, and plasma for medicine. Of this total figure, 37.5%, or 3,199,031, call attempts resulted in a donor receiving up to three call atte...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: SurveysDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22060More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the cost to the public purse was of sending letters on the GP Patient Survey in the last 12 months; how many letters were sent to recipients; and whether any patients were contacted by e-mail.
Answer: The GP Patient Survey (GPPS) has been carried out in England for nineteen years. It is currently conducted by Ipsos on behalf of NHS England. In total for the 2024 survey, Ipsos sent 2.56 million invite letters and 2.28 million reminder letters asking peo...
Answered 4 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMobile PhonesDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22059More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department is taking steps to allow people to retain their mobile numbers when changing mobile contracts while retaining the same network provider.
Answer: Consumers can retain their existing mobile number when renewing their contract or moving to a new contract.Ofcom has in place rules on retaining an existing number when moving providers, known as "porting", but these only apply when the consumer...
Answered 14 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordWorking HoursTreasuryTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22058More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the number of working age people who have reduced their working hours as a result of marginal state income deductions.
Answer: The Office for Budget Responsibility's October 2024 Economic and Fiscal Outlook (EFO) contains forecasts and assessments of government policy. Once the impact of all the Budget measures are taken into consideration, the OBR expect the employment level to ...
Answered 9 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMobility Foundation: FinanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22057More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much funding her Department has provided the Mobility Foundation in each of the last five years; and for what purpose.
Answer: The Motability Foundation charity, which is independent of government, oversees Motability Operations in its delivery of the Motability Scheme. The Motability Scheme does not receive any direct funding from the Department for Work and Pensions. The Depart...
Answered 14 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMedical Equipment: ShortagesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22056More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the unavailability of (a) digital thermometers and blood pressure monitors and (b) other low cost equipment for clinical staff on NHS (i) st
Answer: The Department and NHS England do not currently plan to make an assessment. The Department closely monitors the supply and availability of a broad range of medical devices and equipment continually across the National Health Service in England and the Uni...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: UnemploymentCabinet OfficeTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21661More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of public sector workers of working age who have become economically inactive in each of the last 10 years.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.A response to the Hon. Gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 3 January is attached.
Answered 13 Jan 2025
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