Written questions · Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

23 Mar 2021 · Department for Transport

Railways: Fares

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made on the economic effect on (a) retail and (b) other businesses in towns and cities of the recent increase in rail fares.

22 Mar 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Amritsar Massacre

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make it his policy to issue a statement of formal apology for the 1919 Amritsar Jallianwala Bagh massacre.

22 Mar 2021 · Home Office

Extradition: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer on 9 February 2021 to Question 146998, what the evidential basis is for her Department's assessment that the US does not discriminate between UK and US nationals in extradition

22 Mar 2021 · Home Office

Extradition: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 9 February 2021 to Question 146998, for what reason her Department concluded that the higher population of the US relative to that of the UK naturally results in a lower numb

22 Mar 2021 · Department for Transport

Eurostar: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason the Government has not provided financial support to Eurostar.

22 Mar 2021 · Department for Transport

Railways: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to raise awareness of the hidden disabilities sunflower lanyard and badge scheme for use on the rail network.

22 Mar 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Disability: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions her Department has had with Cabinet colleagues on the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on the financial situation of disabled people and their carers.

22 Mar 2021 · Wales Office

Transport: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on investing in cross-border transport infrastructure.

22 Mar 2021 · Department for Transport

Railways: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to prevent fatalities on the rail network.

22 Mar 2021 · Home Office

Drugs: Organised Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps her Department has taken to protect vulnerable children from county lines drugs networks in (a) Slough and (b) the South East.

22 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Coronavirus and Nurseries

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March 2021 to Question 164605 and 164606 oon Coronavirus: Children's Centres and Nurseries, if he will publish the dates of those meetings.

22 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Coronavirus and Nurseries

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March 2021 to Question 164605 and 164606 on Coronavirus: Children's Centres and Nurseries, whether he had specific discussions at those meetings on workers in nurseries

22 Mar 2021 · Department for Transport

Railways: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to collect information on the representation of women in (a) train driver, (b) train conductor, (c) senior roles and (d) the rail sector.

22 Mar 2021 · Department for Transport

Railways: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2021 to Question 165645 on Railways: Females, for what reason his Department has not undertaken an estimate of the number of female train drivers.

22 Mar 2021 · Department for Transport

Railways: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2021 to Question 165645, what assessment he has made of the reasons for the low number of female train drivers.

22 Mar 2021 · Department for Transport

Railways: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure the safe return to normal service on the rail network in line with the easing of restrictions set out in the covid-19 roadmap.

22 Mar 2021 · Department for Transport

Railways: Social Distancing

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps he has taken to ensure passengers and rail staff are able to social distance on the rail network.

22 Mar 2021 · Department for Transport

Railways: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2021 to Question 164599, what assessment he has made of the effect of schools reopening on 8 March 2021 on the rail network.

22 Mar 2021 · Department for Transport

Railways: Social Distancing

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2021 to Question 164599, what steps he has taken since schools reopened on 8 March 2021 to ensure social distancing on the rail network.

19 Mar 2021 · Department for Transport

Railways: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2021 to Question 158166, what steps he will take to ensure that bids for the third round of the Ideas Fund will be assessed and chosen independently and objectively.

18 Mar 2021 · Department for Transport

Railways: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2021 to Question 158165, for what reason he has not provided the same level of financial support to Open Access Operators as to other rail operators.

18 Mar 2021 · Department for Transport

Railways: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2021 to Question 158167 on Railways: North of England, whether he plans to electrify the Transpennine Route during the Transpennine Route Upgrade.

18 Mar 2021 · Department for Transport

Railways: Concessions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 01 March 2021 to Question 158174, what assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of providing other alternative ways to offer (a) refunds or (b) extensions for Railcar

18 Mar 2021 · Department for Transport

Railways: Concessions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 01 March 2021 to Question 158174, what assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of providing other alternative ways to recompense people who have not been able to rec

18 Mar 2021 · Department for Transport

Railways: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2021 to Question 165646 on Railways: Females and Ethnic Groups, if he will set a date on publishing details on the number of (a) female, (b) BAME, (c) LGBTQ+ and (d) disabled

18 Mar 2021 · Department for Transport

Railways: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2021 to Question 165648, what steps his Department plans to take to increase the number of female train conductors in the UK.

18 Mar 2021 · Department for Transport

Railways: Tickets

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the ability of passengers to use cash to pay for railway tickets.

17 Mar 2021 · Department for Transport

Railways: Electrification

17 Mar 2021 · Department for Transport

Railways: Electrification

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many kilometres/miles of the railway network he plans to electrify in (a) 2021, (b) 2022, (c) 2023 and (d) 2024 in (i) England, (ii) Wales, (iii) Scotland, (iv) Northern Ireland and (v) the UK.

17 Mar 2021 · Department for Transport

Railways: Electrification

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many kilometres/miles of the rail network have been electrified in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland, (d) Northern Ireland and (e) the UK in each year of the last 10 years.