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Written questions by Dhesi.

Every parliamentary written question tabled by Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.

Department:All (1,302)Department of Health and Social Care (254)Ministry of Defence (121)Home Office (106)Department for Transport (103)Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (98)Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (88)Department for Education (86)Ministry of Justice (63)Department for Business and Trade (61)Treasury (60)Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (52)Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (38)

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10 Jun 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
Asked

What is the median and mean wait time for callers who call UKSV.

Reply

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...

9 Jun 2026·Home Office·Answered
Asked

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.

Reply

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...

8 Jun 2026·Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority·Answered
Asked

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;

Reply

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....

3 Jun 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
Asked

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.

Reply

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...

3 Jun 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
Asked

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.

Reply

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...

1 Jun 2026·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
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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.

Reply

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...

21 May 2026·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
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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.

Reply

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...

20 May 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
Asked

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

Reply

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...

20 May 2026·Ministry of Justice·Answered
Asked

What recent estimate he has made of the waiting time for an application for deputyship to be seen at the Court of Protection.

Reply

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...

20 May 2026·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
Asked

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.

Reply

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 ...

20 May 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
Asked

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

Reply

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...

20 May 2026·Treasury·Answered
Asked

What recent assessment her Department has made of the Financial Conduct Authority's regulatory performance in cases related to peer-to-peer style investments.

Reply

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 ...

20 May 2026·Treasury·Answered
Asked

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.

Reply

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...

20 May 2026·Department for Education·Answered
Asked

When she plans to announce future funding arrangements for the Primary PE and Sport Premium.

Reply

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...

20 May 2026·Department for Education·Answered
Asked

What recent progress has been made on how Primary PE and Sport will be funded in the 2026–27 academic year.

Reply

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...

20 May 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
Asked

What recent steps he has taken to reduce diagnosis time for adenomyosis.

Reply

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 ...

20 May 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
Asked

What recent assessment he has made of the availability of treatment for patients with adenomyosis in Slough constituency.

Reply

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...

19 May 2026·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
Asked

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

Reply

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, ...

19 May 2026·Department for Work and Pensions·Answered
Asked

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.

Reply

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...

19 May 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
Asked

What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of mental health support to parents affected by baby loss in Slough.

Reply

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...

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