Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

14 Mar 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Arts: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to (a) tackle disparities in access to the arts and (b) promote cultural engagement among underrepresented communities.

14 Mar 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Arts: Competition

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has a long-term strategy to support the (a) expansion and (b) global competitiveness of creative industries.

14 Mar 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Arts: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure equitable access to the arts across communities in the UK.

13 Mar 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Tickets: Touting

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to work with (a) artists, (b) event organizers and (c) primary ticketing platforms to tackle ticket touting.

13 Mar 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Social Media: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions she has had with (a) her US counterpart and (b) other international partners on regulation of social media platforms owned by companies based in countries where governm

13 Mar 2024 · Home Office

High Rise Flats: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his planned timetable is for implementing (a) all outstanding recommendations and (b) the outstanding recommendations related to the safety of disabled residents in high-rise buildings in the Gre

13 Mar 2024 · Home Office

High Rise Flats: Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has held recent discussions with disability advocacy groups on the (a) development and (b) implementation of personal emergency evacuation plans for disabled residents.

13 Mar 2024 · Home Office

High Rise Flats: Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department is taking steps to require building owners and managers to (a) create and (b) maintain personal emergency evacuation plans for all disabled residents in high-rise blocks.

13 Mar 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, how his Department plans to use the additional £10 million in aid funding for the Occupied Palestinian Territories to help tackle immediate humanitarian needs in Gaza.

13 Mar 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps he is taking to monitor the effectiveness of the (a) UK-funded field hospital and (b) aid delivery in Gaza.

13 Mar 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps he is taking to help ensure the safety of (a) international and (b) UK staff operating the UK-funded field hospital in Gaza.

13 Mar 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, how the UK's (a) field hospital and (b) other aid to Gaza will be coordinated with (i) local authorities and (ii) international organisations to ensure effective (A) delivery and

13 Mar 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Nuclear Disarmament

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps he is taking with international partners (a) through the UN and (b) in other fora to (i) tackle the use of nuclear rhetoric and (ii) promote disarmament.

13 Mar 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Nuclear Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to de-escalate nuclear rhetoric in the context of the Ukraine war.

13 Mar 2024 · Cabinet Office

Defence: Nuclear Weapons

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent steps he has taken to (a) assess and (b) enhance preparedness in response to nuclear threats.

13 Mar 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Sentencing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of extended sentences (a) generally and (b) in cases involving weapons in (i) deterring violent crimes and (ii) protecting the public.

13 Mar 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Offenders: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to help ensure the rehabilitation of offenders with a history of substance abuse.

13 Mar 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Takeovers

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her Department's criteria are for referral of a takeover on public interest grounds to (a) Ofcom and (b) the Competition and Markets Authority.

13 Mar 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Newspaper Press: Ownership

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of banning foreign government ownership of British media assets on (a) the UK's relationship with key international partners and (b) foreign i

13 Mar 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Newspaper Press: Ownership

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the (a) independence and (b) integrity of UK (i) newspapers and (ii) news magazines from foreign state (A) ownership, (B) influence and (C) control.

12 Mar 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Mali: Private Military and Security Companies

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what discussions he has had at international conferences with his counterparts on tackling the influence of private military security companies in Mali; and whether he has made an

12 Mar 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dogs: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking with local authorities to enhance enforcement against (a) puppy smuggling and (b) the sale of dogs with cropped ears.

12 Mar 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dogs: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to support animal welfare organisations in tackling (a) ear cropping and (b) puppy smuggling.

12 Mar 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dogs: Smuggling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to enforce (a) legislative provisions and (b) border controls relating to puppy smuggling.

12 Mar 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Ceasefires

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what diplomatic steps he is taking to help support a ceasefire in Sudan.

12 Mar 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Power Stations: Air Pollution and Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what account his Department takes of emissions from (a) wood chip and (b) multifuel power plants in overall (i) air quality and (ii) carbon budget assessments.

12 Mar 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Coal Fired Power Stations: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department (a) funds and (b) has plans to fund research into cleaner combustion technologies for (i) wood chip and (ii) multi-fuel power plants.

12 Mar 2024 · Treasury

Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to personal tax thresholds on incentives to work.

12 Mar 2024 · Treasury

National Insurance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to National Insurance contributions on incentivising workforce participation (a) generally and (b) among people not currently looking for work.

12 Mar 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Export Controls: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of average export licence processing times on businesses that require quick approvals of those licences.