Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi MP: written questions
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USA: Iron and SteelMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38100More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of US steel tariffs on UK military shipbuilding.
Answer: The potential impact of US steel tariffs on UK military shipbuilding is still being explored. The UK benefits from a strong and balanced trade relationship with the US and we continue to share a longstanding, close relationship on all defence issues.
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordWarships: Iron and SteelMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38099More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) proportion and (b) value was of steel from the (i) US and (ii) EU used in UK military shipbuilding in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) contributes to the Department for Business and Trade’s (DBT) steel public procurement return. The information is published annually and can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/steel-public-procurement The d...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38098More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral statement by the Prime Minister of 25 February 2025 on Defence and Security, Official Report, columns 631 to 634, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the announcement
Answer: This Government recognises the vital role the UK defence industry plays not only in our national security but also to the economic prosperity and growth of the UK. Raising defence expenditure to 2.5% of GDP has the potential to enhance the security and ec...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNon-surgical Cosmetic ProceduresDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37691More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to introduce legal requirements for practitioners of non-surgical aesthetic treatments.
Answer: The Government is committed to taking action to address longstanding concerns about the safety of the cosmetics sector and is exploring options for further regulation in this area. We will set out the details of our approach in due course.
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPlastic Surgery: Licensing and RegulationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37690More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that practitioners within the aesthetic industry comply with (a) licensing and (b) regulations.
Answer: The Government is committed to taking action to address longstanding concerns about the safety of the cosmetics sector and is exploring options for further regulation in this area. We will set out the details of our approach in due course.
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPlastic Surgery: SafetyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37689More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the level of patient safety within the aesthetic industry.
Answer: The Government is committed to taking action to address longstanding concerns about the safety of the cosmetics sector and is exploring options for further regulation in this area. We will set out the details of our approach in due course.
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPlastic Surgery: RegulationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37688More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of regulatory reform within the aesthetic industry.
Answer: The Government is committed to taking action to address longstanding concerns about the safety of the cosmetics sector and is exploring options for further regulation in this area. We will set out the details of our approach in due course.
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordJohn Bunyan Fund for Freedom of Religion and BeliefForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37266More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what criteria his Department uses to assess applications to the John Bunyan Fund.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's John Bunyan Fund provides funding to overseas posts to support the promotion and protection of freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) for all around the world. UK posts are invited to submit applications th...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordJagtar Singh JohalForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36118More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Indian counterpart on Jagtar Singh Johal's recent acquittal.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary raised Mr Johal's case with the Indian External Affairs Minister on 5 March, during his visit to the UK. The UK Government will continue to make clear to the Government of India that faster progress is needed toward a full resolution...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCardiovascular Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36117More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to improve cardiovascular disease outcomes.
Answer: The Government is committed to tackling the biggest killers, including cardiovascular disease (CVD), and the Health Mission sets an ambition to reduce premature mortality from heart disease and stroke by 25% in the next 10 years. The Department held a sym...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36116More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to improve (a) maternity and (b) perinatal outcomes.
Answer: NHS England’s three-year delivery plan for maternity and neonatal services is making good progress in rolling out new services to improve maternity and perinatal outcomes. All local areas have published Equity and Equality action plans setting out local a...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordGynaecology: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36115More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to reduce gynaecology waiting lists.
Answer: At the end of December 2024, the referral to treatment (RTT) gynaecology waiting list stood at 586,013 across England, with 55.4% of patient pathways waiting within 18 weeks.As set out in the Plan for Change, we have committed to return to the National He...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36114More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to help improve the quality of maternity care in (a) Slough, (b) Berkshire and (c) England.
Answer: NHS England’s three-year delivery plan for maternity and neonatal services has made good progress across England by rolling out of new maternal mental health services, Saving Babies Live Care Bundles and families are being engaged more through additional ...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: DischargesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36113More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with Integrated Care Boards about their policies to reduce delayed discharge from hospital where patients meet the criteria to (a) return home or (b) receive comm
Answer: The Government is working to reduce delayed discharges, ensuring that people are not stuck in hospital beds when they are well enough to go home. We will tackle delayed discharges by improving local partnership working between the National Health Service ...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Foreign NationalsMinistry of DefenceTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35754More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of support available to non-UK armed forces personnel.
Answer: There is a wide range of information and support available to non-UK recruits and Serving personnel on the Ministry of Defence website and intranet pages, from the single Services, the HIVE Information Centres, the Families Federations, Service Charities ...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: RecruitmentMinistry of DefenceTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35753More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the (a) accessibility and (b) consistency of information on (i) rights and (ii) entitlements available to non-UK recruits.
Answer: There is a wide range of information and support available to non-UK recruits and Serving personnel on the Ministry of Defence website and intranet pages, from the single Services, the HIVE Information Centres, the Families Federations, Service Charities ...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordGender Based ViolenceHome OfficeTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35752More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps her Department has taken to halve violence against women and girls in the next decade.
Answer: We are committed to going further than ever before to deliver a cross-government transformative approach to tackling violence against women and girls, which will be underpinned by a new VAWG strategy later this year. We are investing £13.1 million pounds ...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration Controls: Age AssuranceHome OfficeTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35751More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of suspected age misidentifications at the UK border in each of the last five years.
Answer: There is no single age assessment technique, or combination of techniques, able to determine age with complete precision, but the Government continues to work to establish the best available processes and techniques to improve the accuracy of our age asse...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration Controls: Age AssuranceHome OfficeTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35750More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the accuracy of age determination processes at the UK border.
Answer: There is no single age assessment technique, or combination of techniques, able to determine age with complete precision, but the Government continues to work to establish the best available processes and techniques to improve the accuracy of our age asse...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMusculoskeletal Disorders: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35749More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to reduce waiting times for treatment for musculoskeletal conditions in (a) Slough, (b) Berkshire and (c) England.
Answer: Over 17 million people in England live with a musculoskeletal (MSK) condition.The Government is delivering the joint Department for Work and Pensions, Department of Health and Social Care, and NHS England Getting It Right First Time MSK Community Delivery...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMusculoskeletal Disorders: Sick LeaveDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35748More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the potential impact of untreated musculoskeletal conditions on levels of lost workdays.
Answer: Over 17 million people in England live with a musculoskeletal (MSK) condition, which are a leading cause of ill-health related economic inactivity, with 23.4 million working days lost across the United Kingdom in 2022 due to this. Improving health and wor...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMusculoskeletal Disorders: SloughDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35747More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce treatment times for musculoskeletal conditions in Slough.
Answer: Over 17 million people in England live with a musculoskeletal (MSK) condition.The Government is delivering the joint Department for Work and Pensions, Department of Health and Social Care, and NHS England Getting It Right First Time MSK Community Delivery...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordWomen: HomicideHome OfficeTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35746More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Home Affairs on the prevention of femicide.
Answer: The scale of violence against women and girls in our country is intolerable and this Government has set out a mission to halve these crimes over the next decade. This is an ambitious aim that will require a transformative approach to the way we work toget...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordStudents: CancerDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35745More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with universities on (a) support and (b) accommodations for students who receive a cancer diagnosis during their studies.
Answer: I refer my hon. Friend, the Member for Slough to the answer of 29 March 2025 to Question 34303.
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordInsolvencyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35744More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of transparency of pre-pack administration procedures.
Answer: Transparency is embedded within the regulatory requirements for pre-pack administration procedures. The administrator must give creditors a detailed explanation of why the pre-pack sale was the best outcome. This report is filed at Companies House and is ...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
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