Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi MP: written questions 2025
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Iraq: Children and WomenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82363More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with his counterpart in Iraq on the rights of (a) women and (b) children in that country.
Answer: Countering rollback and promoting the rights of women and girls is a key focus of UK diplomatic and policy engagement and our programming in Iraq. The UK/ Iraq Joint Statement in January 2025 affirmed commitment to deepening cooperation on the Women, Peac...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordInvestment: FraudHome OfficeTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82365More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to protect consumers against fraudulent investment opportunities presented online through the use of deepfakes.
Answer: Under the Online Safety Act, online platforms are required to take proactive measures to stop fraudulent content appearing on their platforms. This includes fraudulent investments using deepfakes.The government’s ‘Stop! Think Fraud’ campaign provides prac...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCycling: FinesDepartment for TransportTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82364More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the (a) number and (b) monetary value of fines issued for non-compliance with obligatory lighting and reflectors for bicycles in the Thames Valley area in 2024.
Answer: Rule 60 of The Highway Code makes clear that cyclists must have their front and rear lights lit when riding at night, and reflectors must also be fitted to their cycle. The Department does not collect any information from the police with regards to fines ...
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCybersecurity: BusinessDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82366More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent steps her Department has taken to help support businesses to (a) identify and (b) rectify cybersecurity issues.
Answer: The government has written to Chairs and CEOs of the largest UK companies and asked them to better identify and protect themselves from cyber threats by making cyber a board-level priority by using the Cyber Governance Code, signing up to the National Cyb...
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81935More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the (a) development and (b) rollout of biomarker tests to support early detection of (i) pancreatic cancer and (ii) other less survivable cancers in p
Answer: million NHS programme. This is funding more than 300 general practices (GPs) to identify pancreatic cancer early by screening high-risk patients over 60 years old with new diabetes diagnoses and unexplained weight loss. More than 80 GPs across England hav...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81934More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of a national multi-cancer case finding programme to identify individuals at high risk of (a) pancreatic cancer and (b) all other can
Answer: NHS England is developing case-finding approaches for less survivable cancers where the evidence supports this, including pancreatic cancer.This work includes the development of a public-facing Family History Checker in partnership with Pancreatic Cancer ...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPancreatic Cancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81933More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the consistent implementation of (a) Non-Specific Symptom pathways, (b) GP direct access and (c) NHS England Best Practice Timed Pathways to ensure (i)
Answer: NHS England has completed the national roll-out of non-specific symptom (NSS) pathways to support faster diagnosis of cancer in patients who present with symptoms that do not align with a single cancer site.We are investing an additional £1.1 billion in g...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFirearms: LicensingHome OfficeTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81938More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she next plans to update her guidance entitled Guide on firearms licensing law, last updated in November 2022.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on the number of firearms held, including shotguns, by the type of firearms certificate held. This data does not provide a specific breakdown on the type of shotgun. The latest data can be found in the table 13 via the follo...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFirearms: ScotlandHome OfficeTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81937More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with (a) the Scottish Government and (b) Police Scotland on (i) data sharing of legally held firearms and (ii) the names of the people licenced to own them.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on the number of firearms held, including shotguns, by the type of firearms certificate held. This data does not provide a specific breakdown on the type of shotgun. The latest data can be found in the table 13 via the follo...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFirearms: SalesHome OfficeTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81936More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring the involvement of registered firearms dealers in all (a) sales and (b) purchases of private firearms.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on the number of firearms held, including shotguns, by the type of firearms certificate held. This data does not provide a specific breakdown on the type of shotgun. The latest data can be found in the table 13 via the follo...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFirearmsHome OfficeTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81932More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people are in possession of a (a) double barrel, (b) pump action and (c) multi-shot shotgun in England.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on the number of firearms held, including shotguns, by the type of firearms certificate held. This data does not provide a specific breakdown on the type of shotgun. The latest data can be found in the table 13 via the follo...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFirearms: LicensingHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78444More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help ensure consistent (a) standards and (b) decision making in the licensing of (i) shotguns and (ii) firearms.
Answer: The Government response to the 2023 firearms licensing consultation, published on 13 February this year, included a commitment to having a public consultation on strengthening the licensing controls on shotguns, to bring them more into line with the contr...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFirearms: LicensingHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78443More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits requiring applicants for a shotgun or firearms licence to undergo a basic safety lesson on firearms.
Answer: The Government response to the 2023 firearms licensing consultation, published on 13 February this year, included a commitment to having a public consultation on strengthening the licensing controls on shotguns, to bring them more into line with the contr...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFirearmsHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78445More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to (a) increase restrictions on (i) buying and (ii) importing antique firearms and (b) improve the monitoring of the ownership of those firearms.
Answer: The Government keeps the law and controls on antique firearms under review. The Antique Firearms Regulations 2021 provides a statutory definition of antique firearm in order to clarify which firearms can safely be exempt from firearms controls and which s...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordVideo Games: ViolenceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78442More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to restrict the sale of computer games that (a) allow players to pretend to be the perpetrator in real-life school shootings and (b) create scenarios where players can commit ma
Answer: Decisions regarding the classification of video games are made by the Games Rating Authority (GRA). The GRA’s decisions are made independently of the government, which is important to ensure impartiality. The GRA’s age ratings serve to protect the public ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFirearms: SalesHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78441More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to require people wishing to sell a firearm to (a) notify the police of their intention and (b) be required to first receive verification from the police of the proposed vendor's fir
Answer: The Government response to the 2023 firearms licensing consultation, published on 13 February this year, included a commitment to having a public consultation on strengthening the licensing controls on shotguns, to bring them more into line with the contr...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFixed PenaltiesHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78440More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether police officers are given (a) official targets, (b) unofficial targets and (c) recommendations for the number of fixed penalty notices they should issue.
Answer: The Home Office does not give police officers or police forces official or unofficial targets, or recommendations for the number of Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) they should issue.FPNs can be an efficient means for the police to deal with low level offence...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMethanol: PoisoningForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78439More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on raising awareness of the potential dangers of methanol poisoning.
Answer: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) travel advice remains under regular review to ensure it reflects our latest assessment of risks to British nationals. We include information about the risks from methanol poisoning or counterfeit alcohol...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCourier Services and Taxis: Conditions of EmploymentDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78438More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies on employment law of the adequacy of working rights of app-based (a) private hire drivers and (b) couriers.
Answer: On Monday 21 October 2024, the Government published a comprehensive package of analysis on the impact of the Employment Rights Bill.This is available at: http://www.gov.uk/guidance/employment-rights-bill-impact-assessments.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Scooters: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78437More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the enforcement of legislation on the use of e-scooters in public places.
Answer: Tackling anti-social behaviour and the harm it causes is a top priority for this Government and a key part of our Safer Streets Mission. The Crime and Policing Bill will give police greater powers to clamp down on anti-social behaviour involving e-scooter...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Nationals Abroad: MethanolForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78436More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he has taken to raise awareness of the potential dangers of methanol poisoning among UK nationals travelling overseas.
Answer: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) travel advice remains under regular review to ensure it reflects our latest assessment of risks to British nationals. We include information about the risks from methanol poisoning or counterfeit alcohol...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordParking: Fees and ChargesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78435More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the number of cashless car parks in (a) Slough and (b) Berkshire.
Answer: Central Government does not collect this information.
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPeriod Poverty: South EastWomen and EqualitiesTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78434More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent steps the Government has taken to help tackle period poverty in (a) Slough and (b) the South East.
Answer: This Government is committed to addressing the underlying causes that lead women and girls into period poverty. Across the UK, many individuals and families are experiencing financial pressures as a result of the cost of living. Through our efforts to mak...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAlgeria: Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77597More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she had with her Algerian counterpart on (a) religious freedoms and (b) the religious freedoms of the Ahmadiyya community in that country.
Answer: The UK champions Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) for all. Our Embassy in Algiers raises FoRB with the Algerian authorities, doing so most recently when our Ambassador met the Minister of Religious Affairs on 10 February. Our Embassy remains in regula...
Answered 14 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMotorcycles: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77596More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to prevent the illegal use of off-road bikes.
Answer: Tackling anti-social behaviour and the harm it causes is a top priority for this Government and a key part of our Safer Streets Mission.The Crime and Policing Bill will give police greater powers to clamp down on anti-social behaviour involving vehicles, ...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
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