Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi MP: written questions 2024

Written questions

• Armed Forces: Private EducationMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7842More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel receive the Continuity of Education Allowance.

  Answer: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) recognises the unique circumstances faced by our serving personnel and that frequent mobility can disrupt children’s education. The Continuity of Education Allowance helps by providing the children of serving personnel with a...

  Answered 14 Oct 2024

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• Ovarian Cancer: Health EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7841More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to work with (a) the NHS, (b) stakeholders and (c) charities to increase awareness of ovarian cancer.

  Answer: NHS England runs Help Us Help You campaigns to increase knowledge of cancer symptoms, address barriers to acting on them, to encourage people to come forward as soon as possible to see their general practitioner. The campaigns focus on a range of symptoms...

  Answered 14 Oct 2024

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• Armed Forces: Private EducationMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7840More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many children are educated with financial assistance from the Continuity of Education Allowance.

  Answer: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) recognises the unique circumstances faced by our serving personnel and that frequent mobility can disrupt children’s education. The Continuity of Education Allowance helps by providing the children of serving personnel with a...

  Answered 14 Oct 2024

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• Pension Credit: PublicityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7839More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of sending targeted letters directly to people who are potentially eligible to claim Pension Credit.

  Answer: In November we will be writing to approximately 120,000 pensioners who are in receipt of Housing Benefit and who may also be eligible for, but not currently claiming, Pension Credit. We will be inviting these pensioners to claim Pension Credit by the 21 D...

  Answered 16 Oct 2024

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• Cervical Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7838More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) reduce disparities in access to cervical screening, (b) increase cervical screening rates and (c) improve cervical cancer outcomes within high-risk populations.

  Answer: A range of national improvements and innovations are being implemented to help address disparities, and increase uptake in cervical screening. In some areas appointments can now be made in any primary care setting rather than just your general practice, a...

  Answered 14 Oct 2024

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• Water Charges: InfrastructureDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4768More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure that proposed increases to consumer water bills are used for infrastructure investment.

  Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for Chippenham, Sarah Gibson, on 12 September 2024, PQ 3559.

  Answered 12 Sept 2024

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• Knives: CrimeAttorney GeneralTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4767More

  Question: To ask the Solicitor General, what steps she is taking 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.From Tuesday 24 September, it will be illegal to own zombie-style knives and machetes as they will be added to the list of dangerous prohibited ...

  Answered 12 Sept 2024

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