Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi MP: written questions
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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: DefenceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117842More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to page 92 of the Strategic Defence Review, how many meetings officials from their Department have attended on the national conversation on defence and securit
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer he was provided on 5 March in response to Question 115943.
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: DefenceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117841More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to page 92 of the Strategic Defence Review, how many meetings officials from their Department have attended on the national conversation on defence and security; which d
Answer: Officials from the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) regularly attend meetings to discuss matters of national security, defence and resilience as well as the associated public communications required to deliver these lines of effor...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: DefenceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117840More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to page 92 of the Strategic Defence Review, how many meetings officials from their Department have attended on the national conversation on defence and security; which director
Answer: Officials from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero regularly attend meetings to discuss matters of national security, defence and resilience as well as the associated public communications required to deliver these lines of efforts. The conver...
Answered 13 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Education: DefenceDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117839More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to page 92 of the Strategic Defence Review, how many meetings officials from their Department have attended on the national conversation on defence and security; which directorate in their Depart
Answer: Officials from the department regularly attend meetings to discuss matters of national security, defence and resilience as well as the associated public communications required to deliver these lines of efforts. The conversation on national defence was a ...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDefenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117838More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 92 of the Strategic Defence Review, how many meetings officials from their Department have attended on the national conversation on defence and security; which directorate in their Departme
Answer: Officials from The Ministry of Defence (MOD) regularly attend meetings to discuss matters of national security, defence and resilience as well as the associated public communications required to deliver these lines of efforts. The conversation on National...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport: DefenceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117837More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to page 92 of the Strategic Defence Review, how many meetings officials from their Department have attended on the national conversation on defence and security; which directorate
Answer: Officials from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport regularly attend meetings to discuss matters of national security, defence and resilience as well as the associated public communications required to deliver these lines of efforts. The conversati...
Answered 13 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: DefenceCabinet OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117836More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 92 of the Strategic Defence Review, how many meetings officials from their Department have attended on the national conversation on defence and security; which directorate in their Departm
Answer: Cabinet Office Officials regularly attend meetings to discuss matters of national security, defence and resilience as well as the associated public communications required to deliver these lines of efforts. The conversation on National Defence was a recom...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: DefenceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117835More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to page 92 of the Strategic Defence Review, how many meetings officials from their Department have attended on the national conversation on defence and security; which directorate in the
Answer: Although various teams across the Department for Business and Trade contribute towards these conversations and the responsibility is shared across several policy areas and does not fall to one singular official or directorate, we do not disclose details o...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDebt Collection: Pay and RegulationMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117397More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of regulations relating to the i) regulation of conduct and operations and ii) remuneration of High Court Enforcement Officers.
Answer: On 9 June 2025, the Government announced a balanced package of measures to strengthen independent regulation of the enforcement sector to protect people in debt, whilst ensuring fair and effective enforcement. As part of this package, reforms to the Takin...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSolicitors Regulation Authority: ComplaintsMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117396More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with the Solicitors Regulation Authority on the adequacy of waiting times for complaint resolutions.
Answer: The legal profession in England and Wales, together with its regulators, operates independently of government. The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is responsible for regulating the professional conduct of solicitors and most law firms in England and...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLocksmiths: LicensingDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117395More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has considered the potential merits of the introduction of licensing for locksmithing.
Answer: The Department keeps the consumer protection framework under regular review and is aware of some issues with rogue traders in the locksmith industry. Locksmiths must comply with existing consumer legislation. Where traders do not comply with the law, the ...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: SloughDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117394More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many driving tests (a) took place, (b) were cancelled and (c) went unused at the Slough Driving Test Centre in each month of (i) 2024 and (ii) 2025.
Answer: The attached Excel spreadsheet shows how many practical car driving tests were conducted and cancelled, at Slough driving test centre in each month of 2024 and 2025. Also included is the number of practical car driving test slots that were available to bo...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: South EastDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117393More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps she has taken to reduce waiting times for practical driving tests in (a) Slough and (b) South East.
Answer: The attached Excel spreadsheet shows how many practical car driving tests were conducted and cancelled, at Slough driving test centre in each month of 2024 and 2025. Also included is the number of practical car driving test slots that were available to bo...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordIndependent Parliamentary Standards Authority and Members: StaffSpeaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards AuthorityTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117392More
Question: To ask the hon. Member for Warrington North, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, what the a) median salary, b) mean salary, c) turnover rate, d) mean length of service, e) median length of service an
Answer: Salaries for MPs’ staff are decided by MPs, who employ and manage their staff, within pay bands that in 2026-27 will be uplifted by 5%.The median annual salary, when calculated by actual pay and not full-time equivalent hours, for MPs’ staff (not includin...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordIndependent Parliamentary Standards Authority: ResearchSpeaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards AuthorityTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117391More
Question: To ask the hon. Member for Warrington North, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, whether IPSA has undertaken research on the potential link between (a) average headcount per office, (b) average salar
Answer: IPSA funds MPs to undertake their parliamentary duties and this includes providing MPs with budgets for travel, accomodation, office costs, and staffing. The MP is the legal employer of their staff. The structure of an MP's office and the management of th...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordIndependent Parliamentary Standards Authority: FinanceSpeaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards AuthorityTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117390More
Question: To ask the hon. Member for Warrington North, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, whether there is any different funding provided by IPSA to MPs representing constituencies with populations a) below 3
Answer: IPSA sets core staffing and office costs budgets which differ depending on whether an MP's constituency is based in London or is outside of London. This is because IPSA recognises the increase costs of being based in the capital.IPSA does recognise there ...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS Trusts: SoftwareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117389More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) support NHS trusts with software needs and (b) unify software across NHS trusts.
Answer: NHS England supports National Health Service trusts with software needs in many ways, including through documentation, guides, support, a developer community, application programming interfaces, and mandatory standards.NHS England is unifying software acr...
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPrescriptions: Digital TechnologyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117388More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when digital prescriptions will be available in all NHS hospitals.
Answer: NHS England does not have a target date for digital prescription availability in all National Health Service hospitals. The NHS Digital Maturity Assessment 2025 showed that 93% of NHS hospital trusts have gone live with an electronic prescribing and medic...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSub-lettingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117387More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to help tackle exploitative and non-transparent sub-letting in the private rented sector; and whether he has assessed the merits of strengthening redress
Answer: Subletting a property is subject to the conditions outlined in the tenancy agreement between the tenant and landlord, and the agreement between the sub-tenant and the main tenant. Where disputes arise, established legal routes and access to the courts are...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: National SecurityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117386More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to paragraph 88 of the UK Government Resilience Action Plan, how many meetings Ministers in their Department have attended related to the Home Defence Programme.
Answer: My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State and ministers have regular discussions with officials, external experts and ministerial colleagues on a range of issues, including national security, defence and resilience.The Home Defence Programme was establi...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordIndependent Parliamentary Standards Authority: StaffSpeaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards AuthorityTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117385More
Question: To ask the hon. Member for Warrington North, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, how IPSA assesses how many staff are required to meet workload demands on hon. Members' offices; and how is this scrut
Answer: The core MPs' staffing budget is set at a level that will accomadate a 'notional' office of five full time equivalent staff, but is intended to provide flexibility for MPs to decide how best to staff their office. For example, an MP could decide to have f...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordIndependent Parliamentary Standards Authority: FinanceSpeaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards AuthorityTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117384More
Question: To ask the hon. Member for Warrington North, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, whether the Speaker's Committee has the power to withhold approval of IPSA main estimates and business plans; and what
Answer: The Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (SCIPSA) is a statutory body established under the Parliamentary Standards act 2009. It reviews IPSA's annual estimate of the resources it needs in accordance with the provision...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordWales Office: National SecurityWales OfficeTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116883More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, with reference to paragraph 88 of the UK Government Resilience Action Plan, how many meetings Ministers in their Department have attended related to the Home Defence Programme.
Answer: I have regular discussions with officials, external experts and ministerial colleagues on a range of issues, including national security, defence and resilience. The Home Defence Programme was established in August 2024 to build the UK’s resilience to any...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTreasury: National SecurityTreasuryTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116882More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 88 of the UK Government Resilience Action Plan, how many meetings Ministers in their Department have attended related to the Home Defence Programme.
Answer: The Chancellor of the Exchequer has regular discussions with officials, external experts and ministerial colleagues on a range of issues, including national security, defence and resilience. This includes attending and speaking at public and sector events...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: National SecurityDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116881More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to paragraph 88 of the UK Government Resilience Action Plan, how many meetings Ministers in their Department have attended related to the Home Defence Programme.
Answer: Department for Transport Ministers have regular discussions with officials, external experts and ministerial colleagues on a range of issues, including national security, defence and resilience. The Home Defence Programme was established in August 2024 to...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
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