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861090

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	France: Sikhs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his French counterpart on that government’s policies for the requirement to remove the turban for identification documents.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	132239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>I have had no recent discussions with my French counterpart on this issue, which is a matter for the French government.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 16/03/2018 13:10:50 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

861091

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Sikhs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions he has had with the head of the Security Industry Authority on the treatment of visitors wearing turbans to establishments where registered security staff are working; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	132240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>There have been no recent discussions with the Security Industry Authority on the treatment of visitors wearing turbans to establishments where registered security staff are working.</p><p>The Security Industry Authority is responsible for regulating the private security industry. One of its main functions is the compulsory licensing of individuals undertaking designated activities within the private security industry.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 16/03/2018 12:28:22 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

856000

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Sri Lanka: Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Sri Lankan counterpart on the recent clashes between Sinhalese Buddhists and Muslims in that country.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	131166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>I am deeply concerned by the current inter-communal violence in Sri Lanka, and wrote to Foreign Minister Marapana on 7 March setting out my views. We support the government's avowed determination to end it swiftly, using measures that are proportionate and respect human rights, and urge it to hold the perpetrators to account. It is vital that all leaders in Sri Lanka condemn violence and hate, and make every effort to promote harmony.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 12/03/2018 17:40:58 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

856001

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Sri Lanka: Community Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Sri Lankan counterpart on (a) relations between majority and minority communities and (b) the safety of Muslims in that country.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	131167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>​During my visit to Sri Lanka in October I discussed inter-community relations with the Foreign Minister, Finance Minister, Speaker, and the Leader of the Tamil National Alliance. Our High Commission also regularly raise specific concerns, including a series of attacks against Muslim and other minority communities over the last year, with the government, civil society and religious leaders.</p><p>From 10 November to 10 December the High Commission ran a social media campaign on Freedom of Religion and Belief. We are also supporting a multi-year Conflict Stability and Security Fund programme to promote inter-faith &amp; inter-communal dialogue and dispute resolution at local level in eastern Sri Lanka, one of the most diverse regions.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 12/03/2018 17:43:00 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

849293

registered interest
date	26/02/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	National Economic Crime Centre
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the resourcing of the Economic Crime Unit.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	904015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>The new National Economic Crime Centre will task and coordinate the overall law enforcement response to economic crime. The Home Office is working with partners across government, law enforcement, regulators and the private sector on the design of the centre, which has £6m in funding allocated to it in the 18/19 financial year.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 26/02/2018 17:32:11 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

846104

registered interest
date	21/02/2018
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Discretionary Housing Payments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if the Department will include universal credit in the calculation of funding to local authorities for Discretionary Housing Payments; and whether additional DHP funding will be allocated to those Councils most affected by universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	129030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>The methodologies used to allocate Discretionary Housing Payment funding is reviewed annually to ensure a fair and equitable distribution across all English and Welsh local authorities.</p><p> </p><p>The methodologies take account of claimants in receipt of both Universal Credit and Housing Benefit ensuring that those local authorities with larger Universal Credit caseloads continue to receive a fair allocation of Discretionary Housing Payment funding.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 26/02/2018 17:21:49 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

845641

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many 18 to 21 year olds have not been eligible to claim the housing element of Universal Credit since 1 April 2017.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	128613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2018 answer text <p>Information on 18-21 year olds ineligible to claim the housing element of Universal Credit is published here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/removal-of-automatic-entitlement-to-housing-costs-for-18-to-21-year-olds-in-universal-credit" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/removal-of-automatic-entitlement-to-housing-costs-for-18-to-21-year-olds-in-universal-credit</a></p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 23/02/2018 16:58:19 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

845642

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people aged 18 to 21 years old were classified as exempt from the removal of entitlement to housing costs under universal credit in each category of exemption.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	128614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2018 answer text <p>Information on 18-21 year olds exempted from the removal of automatic entitlement to housing costs in Universal Credit is published here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/removal-of-automatic-entitlement-to-housing-costs-for-18-to-21-year-olds-in-universal-credit" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/removal-of-automatic-entitlement-to-housing-costs-for-18-to-21-year-olds-in-universal-credit</a></p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 23/02/2018 13:59:23 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

845643

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit: Local Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to widen the scope of universal credit data-sharing with local authorities (a) to help prevent homelessness by resolving claim problems and (b) for other purposes; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	128615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2018 answer text <p>In Universal Credit, information is shared with Local Authorities (LA) throughout the life cycle of a Universal Credit claim, for example to inform the LA that a claim has been made so that any existing Housing Benefit claims can be stopped, or to help support claims for Local Council Tax Reduction.</p><p> </p><p>The sharing of Universal Credit data helps LAs with their ability to discharge their own duties, for example on preventing homelessness. Additionally, we also announced in the 2017 autumn budget, that from April 2018 we will be taking housing costs for those claimants in temporary accommodation out of Universal Credit, and having these housing costs met through Housing Benefit.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 23/02/2018 14:45:32 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

845644

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to enable local authorities to establish alternative payment arrangements for private rental sector cases as part of their homelessness prevention duties.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	128616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government believes that direct payment of Housing Benefit to claimants is an important consideration in encouraging people to manage their own budget in the same way as other households, particularly where it may help claimants as they move into work.</p><p> </p><p>Direct payment of Housing Benefit to private sector tenants was introduced nationally from 2008 as part of the Local Housing Allowance scheme.</p><p> </p><p>We do however recognise that in a small minority of cases some claimants may not utilise their Housing Benefit for the purposes of paying their rent. There are safeguards to minimise the risks for landlords which enable local authorities to pay Housing Benefit directly to them, if their tenants have difficulty in managing their rent payments, are unlikely to pay their rent or they are eight weeks in arrears.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 27/02/2018 11:01:20 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi