Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi MP: written questions 2026
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United Kingdom Security Vetting: Telephone ServicesCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8624More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what is the median and mean wait time for callers who call UKSV.
Answer: United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) delivers National Security Vetting (NSV) services to departments and agencies across government, police and industry. NSV remains a key element in HMG’s approach to the management of national security risk.The median...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSikhs: Racial HatredHome OfficeTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8104More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made a recent assessment of the risks of attack on Sikh Gurdwaras in the context of the recent conviction of the murderer of Henry Nowak.
Answer: Protecting the right of all faith communities to worship in peace and without fear is fundamental. The Government works closely with the police and other partners to review threats and strengthen protections for faith communities against hate crime, terro...
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordIndependent Parliamentary Standards Authority: StaffSpeaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards AuthorityTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7509More
Question: To ask the hon. Member for Warrington North, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, for each pay band of staff at IPSA, (a) what job titles and (b) what the average salary of staff in that pay band is;
Answer: The table below shows IPSA’s staff pay bands, job titles, average salaries and the number of staff in each band, together with the number employed in each role. Senior leadership pay is disclosed annually in the report and accounts laid before Parliament....
Answered 11 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCOBR: StaffCabinet OfficeTabled 3 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6476More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff employed in the Resilience Directorate in January 2025 have been retained within the COBR Directorate; and how many of those staff are employed at each civil service grade.
Answer: In January 2025, 74 FTE staff were employed in the Resilience Directorate. In July 2025, the Resilience Directorate, the COBR Unit and the National Situation Centre merged into the new COBR Directorate. The responsibilities of the previous Resilience Dire...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: StaffCabinet OfficeTabled 3 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6475More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff were working in the Resilience Directorate in the Cabinet Office in: (a) January 2024, (b) July 2024, (c) January 2025 and (d) July 2025.
Answer: In July 2025, the Resilience Directorate merged with the COBR Unit and National Situation Centre. The new COBR Directorate is responsible for the coordination of resilience, civil contingencies planning, and crisis management across the system.Prior to th...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSimpson Environmental Services: Air Pollution and NoiseDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5375More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps she has taken with the Environment Agency to prevent excessive (a) air and (b) noise pollution from Simpson Environmental Services Ltd in Slough constituency.
Answer: The Environment Agency (EA) has undertaken a range of recent regulatory actions to ensure the Simpson Environmental Services Ltd site complies with its Environmental Permit. Five site inspections were carried out in 2025 and follow-up visits confirmed tha...
Answered 5 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordFly-tipping: SloughDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3802More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has any recent discussions with the Environment Agency regarding the removal of flytipped rubbish beside Stoke Road and the Slough Arm of the Grand Union Canal.
Answer: It is regrettable that waste on this site is a blight on the local environment. The Environment Agency liaised with Slough Borough Council, as owners of the land, when the waste was tipped by organised criminals. Removing the waste remains the responsibil...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordFraud: VictimsTreasuryTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3424More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of regulatory protections for victims of fraud, particularly in cases involving (a) card and (b) authorised push payments.
Answer: The Government takes the issue of fraud very seriously and is dedicated to protecting the public from this appalling crime. In March 2026 the Government published a new Fraud Strategy, setting out a comprehensive approach to cutting fraud by disrupting cr...
Answered 2 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCourt of Protection: StandardsMinistry of JusticeTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3422More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate he has made of the waiting time for an application for deputyship to be seen at the Court of Protection.
Answer: The current published Court of Protection statistics available on application disposal times (application received to order made timeliness), application volumes and order volumes are all on the Court of Protection tables, now separated out from the Famil...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordFinancial Conduct Authority: StandardsTreasuryTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3416More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment her Department has made of the Financial Conduct Authority's regulatory performance in cases related to peer-to-peer style investments.
Answer: The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) assumed responsibility for the peer to peer lending sector in 2014. In 2016, the FCA launched a post-implementation review into the peer to peer and crowdfunding sector, leading to a consultation on updated rules for ...
Answered 2 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDisability: AdvocacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3414More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has issues guidance to Integrated Care Boards to support disabled adults who are unable to access primary care, including GP registration, without specialist advocacy support
Answer: Since 2016, all National Health Service organisations, including general practices, are expected to meet the Accessible Information Standard (AIS), which details the approach to supporting the information and communication support needs of people with a d...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDisability: AdvocacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3413More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with Integrated Care Boards on the availability of health-related advocacy for disabled adults where such support is necessary to enable access to NHS services
Answer: Since 2016, all National Health Service organisations, including general practices, are expected to meet the Accessible Information Standard (AIS), which details the approach to supporting the information and communication support needs of people with a d...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAdenomyosis: SloughDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3406More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the availability of treatment for patients with adenomyosis in Slough constituency.
Answer: In Slough, there is a local gynaecological pathway for systematic management of women with heavy menstrual bleeding and a community gynaecology advice and guidance service to which general practitioners can refer patients.Guidance about how to manage aden...
Answered 11 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAdenomyosis: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3405More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to reduce diagnosis time for adenomyosis.
Answer: It is unacceptable that women can wait a long time for an adenomyosis diagnosis, and we are committed to improving waiting times for diagnosis and treatment so patients can get the care they need sooner.The Renewed Women’s Health Strategy announces a new ...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPE and Sport PremiumDepartment for EducationTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3393More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to announce future funding arrangements for the Primary PE and Sport Premium.
Answer: The government has confirmed an investment over £1 billion in school sport over the next three years, including more than £580 million to fund the new Partnerships Network, improve school sports facilities and support primary schools as we move to the new...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPrimary Education: Physical Education and SportsDepartment for EducationTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3392More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent progress has been made on how Primary PE and Sport will be funded in the 2026–27 academic year.
Answer: The government has confirmed an investment over £1 billion in school sport over the next three years, including more than £580 million to fund the new Partnerships Network, improve school sports facilities and support primary schools as we move to the new...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordFly-tippingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3377More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support her Department has recently given to (a) local authorities and (b) the Environment Agency to assist with the removal of large-scale fly-tipped waste.
Answer: The Government supports local authorities and the Environment Agency (EA) to tackle fly-tipping and large-scale illegal waste through a range of measures. Defra officials chair the National Fly-Tipping Prevention Group (NFTPG), through which we work with ...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordTell Us Once ProgrammeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2779More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of including Members of Parliament as persons to be notified under the the Tell Us Once service.
Answer: Tell Us Once is a cross government voluntary death notification service, available in all local authorities within England, Scotland & Wales. The service allows recently bereaved citizens, at a very stressful time in their lives, to inform participati...
Answered 29 May 2026
Original Parliament recordInfant Mortality: SloughDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2778More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of mental health support to parents affected by baby loss in Slough.
Answer: The maternity team at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust offers counselling support for parents in Slough who have experienced stillbirth or neonatal death. The Forget-Me-Not maternal mental health service provides mental health support for women who hav...
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordFly-tipping: SloughDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2777More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has had discussions with Slough Borough Council on their legal duty to remove fly-tipped waste located beside Stoke Road and the Slough Arm of the Grand Union Ca
Answer: Defra has not had discussions with Slough Borough Council on the removal of fly-tipped waste beside Stoke Road and the Slough Arm of the Grand Union Canal. Local authorities are responsible for the removal and disposal of fly-tipped waste on public land, ...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSurgery: Protective ClothingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1675More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing reusable scrub hats in surgical theatres, fitted with Velcro name-and-role panels, in improving patient safety and experience; wha
Answer: The Department and NHS England are exploring expanded use of reusable products in the National Health Service, including reusable theatre hats, to deliver on the Government’s vision for a circular economy for medical technology by 2045. This vision is set...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGibraltar: NavyMinistry of DefenceTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1345More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will raise the issue of the safety of UK military vessels transiting to and from Gibraltar, and to seek reassurances that Royal Navy vessels will not be impeded or put at risk by Spanish authorities.
Answer: The UK expects all states to act in accordance with international law, including respecting freedom of navigation and the United Kingdom’s sovereignty over British Gibraltar Territorial Waters. Royal Navy vessels continue to operate from Gibraltar in supp...
Answered 22 May 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Re-employmentMinistry of DefenceTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1334More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer on 26 March 2026 to Question 121801 on Armed Forces Re-employment, what progress has been made in making the requested information available and placing a copy in the Library.
Answer: The information the hon. Member has requested will be placed in the Library of the House in the next few days.
Answered 19 May 2026
Original Parliament recordIndependent Parliamentary Standards Authority: StaffSpeaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards AuthorityTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1271More
Question: To ask the hon. Member for Warrington North, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, with reference to the Answer of 9 March 2026 to Question 117392 on Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority and M
Answer: In its answer to Question 117392, the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority sought to identify roles that were broadly comparable with those found in MPs’ offices, whilst noting that due to the nature of the work that IPSA carries out, there are n...
Answered 21 May 2026
Original Parliament recordIndependent Parliamentary Standards Authority: StaffSpeaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards AuthorityTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1270More
Question: To ask the hon. Member for Warrington North, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, with reference to the Answer on 9 March 2026 to Question 117392 on the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority a
Answer: MPs are the employers of their staff, not IPSA. Although IPSA provides an exit survey template for MPs to use when staff leave their employment, any information collected as to the reason for an employee's departure remains with the MP and is not shared w...
Answered 21 May 2026
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