Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi MP: written questions
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Knives: CrimeAttorney GeneralTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53956More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, what recent steps she has taken to help increase prosecution rates for knife crime.
Answer: This Government is committed to halving knife crime in the next decade as set out in our Safer Streets Mission.The number of cases that the CPS prosecuted for possession of a knife under the Criminal Justice Act 1988 and Prevention of Crime Act 1953 has r...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses and Sole Traders: InnovationDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53955More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent steps he has taken to support (a) innovation and (b) invention among (i) SMEs and (ii) sole traders.
Answer: Growth is the key mission for this government and supporting firms of all sizes to innovate is key to unlocking it. Innovate UK, the UK’s national innovation agency, supports over 10,000 businesses annually on their innovation journey and over the final s...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSole Traders: FinanceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53954More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the accessibility of financial support available for sole traders.
Answer: Small businesses are the heart of our high streets and communities and are essential to our vision for growth and economic success.The Government is committed to improving access to finance for small businesses, including sole traders, so they can grow an...
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Infant MortalityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53953More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the report by the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordi
Answer: As the Foreign Secretary said to this house on 20 May, the threat of starvation hanging over hundreds of thousands of civilians is abominable, this includes the risk to infants and children who are disproportionately affected by the conflict. On 19 May, w...
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53952More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of animals used for Defence Science and Technology Laboratory research in 2024.
Answer: The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory’s (Dstl) remit to provide safe and effective countermeasures for UK Armed Forces could not currently be achieved without some use of animals. The Ministry of Defence does not conduct animal experiments for the...
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: NeurodiversityHome OfficeTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53951More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of training available to police forces for engaging with neurodiverse suspects.
Answer: Training on mental ill health and autism is already integrated throughout the initial police learning programme which all new recruits must complete.Policing is operationally independent, and it is a matter for the chief constables of each force to decide...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordOttawa ConventionForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53950More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to remain a signatory to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction.
Answer: The Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction (also known as the Ottawa Convention) continues to play an important role in protecting civilians from harm caused by anti-...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: SloughDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53949More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of adult social care provision in Slough.
Answer: Local authorities are best placed to understand and plan for the needs of their population, which is why, under the Care Act 2014, local authorities are tasked with the duty to shape their care market to meet the diverse needs of all local people. In perf...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGenocideForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53621More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to (a) prevent and (b) punish the crime of genocide.
Answer: Working closely with our partners and civil society, we take steps to help address the root causes and protect civilians at immediate risk using development, diplomacy and humanitarian action. UK funding has enabled the UN Office for Genocide Prevention a...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCrimes against HumanityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53620More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his policy is on the provision of potential evidence possessed by the Government of (a) genocide, (b) war crimes, (c) crimes against humanity and (d) crimes of aggressio
Answer: Support for international criminal justice and accountability is a fundamental element of our foreign policy. The International Criminal Court is the primary international institution for investigating and prosecuting the most serious crimes of internatio...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: IsraelForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53619More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the press release entitled Joint statement from the leaders of the United Kingdom, France and Canada on the situation in Gaza and the West Bank, published o
Answer: The UK's long-standing policy is that any formal determination as to whether genocide has occurred is a matter for a competent national or international court, rather than for governments or non-judicial bodies. It should be decided after consideration of...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: ElectrificationDepartment for TransportTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53618More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 30 October 2024 to Question 10460 on Railways: Electrification, whether she has made an estimate of the potential savings to the public purse per mile of track electrified from introdu
Answer: The department has not made an estimate of the potential savings of a rolling programme of electrification; however, we recognise the potential benefits such a programme could have for reducing the cost of delivering electrification infrastructure in this...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: FamineForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53142More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has had discussions with the United Nations on the proportion of the population of Gaza who are at risk of (a) famine and (b) starvation.
Answer: In our statement to the UN Security Council on 13 May, we highlighted the recent report of the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Partnership, and called on Israel to lift its cruel and inexcusable block in the flow of aid to Gaza. The re...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLead: Drinking Water and FoodDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53141More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to prevent industrial lead entering (a) drinking water and (b) the food chain.
Answer: This Government is addressing the historic pollution of our rivers and estuaries by abandoned metal mines through a collaborative partnership between Defra, the Environment Agency, and the Mining Remediation Authority under the Water and Abandoned Metal M...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLead: MonitoringDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53140More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) regulations and (b) testing are in place to monitor environmental lead.
Answer: The Environment Agency routinely monitors water quality in surface waters. The legal basis for assessing whether substances are causing water pollution is set out in The Water Framework Directive (Standards and Classification) Directions (England and Wale...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: WeaponsMinistry of DefenceTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53139More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department segregates armaments into (a) defensive and (b) offensive categories.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence does not categorise armaments as defensive or offensive during the procurement process. Items are generally considered in terms of the capability that they provide, and many items are capable of being used both offensively and defe...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: Identity CardsMinistry of DefenceTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53138More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his planned timeline is for the introduction of the Digital Veteran Card.
Answer: The digital HM Armed Forces Veteran Card is scheduled for release by the end of summer 2025.
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCarers: DementiaDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52650More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of support available to carers of dementia patients in (a) Slough and (b) the South East.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that families of people with dementia have the support they need.Local authorities have duties to support people caring for their family and friends. The Care Act 2014 requires local authorities to deliver a wide ra...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDementia: South EastDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52649More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of people living with dementia without a medical diagnosis in (a) the South East and (b) Slough.
Answer: No specific estimate has been made as the information is not held in the format requested. However, NHS England publishes monthly dementia diagnosis data in the primary care dementia data set official statistics. Data for March 2025 showed that the number...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDementia: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52648More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of dementia research funding.
Answer: Government responsibility for delivering dementia research is shared between the Department of Health and Social Care, with research delivered via the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), and the Department for Science, Innovation and T...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFertility: LGBT+ PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52647More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the equality of access to fertility services for LGBTQ+ people.
Answer: In the light of broader pressures on the National Health Service and on-going changes within NHS England, we have been looking again at achievable ambitions to improve access to fertility services and fairness for all affected couples.We expect these orga...
Answered 23 May 2025
Original Parliament recordTax AvoidanceTreasuryTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52646More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps her Department has taken to help tackle offshore tax non-compliance.
Answer: The government has announced significant additional resource for HMRC. This includes an increase of around 400 people over the next five years to tackle offshore non-compliance by wealthy people, estimated to bring in £500 million in additional compliance...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRetail Trade: CybersecurityDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52645More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with retailers on (a) mitigating and (b) preventing ransomware attacks.
Answer: The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is working in close coordination with law enforcement, the Department for Business and Trade and other relevant government departments to support each of the affected retailers. This includes providing technical e...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: Government AssistanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52644More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with local councils on the implementation of VALOUR support centres.
Answer: On 5 May 2025 my hon. Friend, the Minister for Veterans and People (Al Carns) announced VALOUR, a new UK-wide approach to veteran support, to foster the enterprising spirit of veteran charities, better connect local and national services and ensure that v...
Answered 23 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCarbon Emissions: IndustryDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52643More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he has taken to help support decarbonisation industries in Slough.
Answer: We are committed to supporting UK industry to decarbonise, protecting thousands of jobs in regions across the UK and enabling the country to take advantage of new opportunities that can promote growth and wealth creation. We will bring forward a clear pla...
Answered 23 May 2025
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