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1546576

registered interest
date	29/11/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Cancer: Diagnosis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS patients were waiting for diagnosis following testing for cancer as of 29 September 2022.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	98874
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2022 answer text <p>This information is not held in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 02/12/2022 14:07:16 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1546190

registered interest
date	28/11/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate she has made of trends in the level of real terms school funding in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	97792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>The increase in funding announced in the 2022 Autumn Statement will restore funding to at least 2010 levels, in real terms per pupil by 2024/25.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 01/12/2022 17:03:37 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1546199

registered interest
date	28/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with rail freight stakeholders on ongoing industrial action.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	97797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>The Secretary of State is currently holding introductory meetings with trade unions to help facilitate and support the ongoing negotiations between the trade unions and the employers. Discussions will continue as set out in the letter from the Secretary of State for Transport to the General Secretary of the RMT - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).</p><p>The Government continues to work closely with rail freight operators and Network Rail to support them to continue to run services across the network and move as much freight as possible, particularly critical services, during industrial action.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman grouped question UIN 97798 97799 question first answered 01/12/2022 12:30:09 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1546202

registered interest
date	28/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to help resolve industrial disputes affecting the rail freight industry.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	97798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>The Secretary of State is currently holding introductory meetings with trade unions to help facilitate and support the ongoing negotiations between the trade unions and the employers. Discussions will continue as set out in the letter from the Secretary of State for Transport to the General Secretary of the RMT - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).</p><p>The Government continues to work closely with rail freight operators and Network Rail to support them to continue to run services across the network and move as much freight as possible, particularly critical services, during industrial action.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman grouped question UIN 97797 97799 question first answered 01/12/2022 12:30:09 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1546205

registered interest
date	28/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with union representatives of rail freight industry workers on resolving ongoing industrial action.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	97799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>The Secretary of State is currently holding introductory meetings with trade unions to help facilitate and support the ongoing negotiations between the trade unions and the employers. Discussions will continue as set out in the letter from the Secretary of State for Transport to the General Secretary of the RMT - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).</p><p>The Government continues to work closely with rail freight operators and Network Rail to support them to continue to run services across the network and move as much freight as possible, particularly critical services, during industrial action.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman grouped question UIN 97797 97798 question first answered 01/12/2022 12:30:09 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1546208

registered interest
date	28/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of ongoing industrial action on the rail freight industry.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	97800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2022 answer text <p>Rail freight services are significantly affected by RMT strikes, with approximately 20% of freight services operating on strike days and returning to around 70% on the day after a strike. The Government continues to work closely with rail freight operators and Network Rail to support them to continue to run services across the network and move as much freight as possible, particularly critical services, during industrial action.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The continuing industrial action at a time of fiscal constraints on the Government and financial pressures on the freight industry is no doubt having an adverse impact on consumers, the freight industry and taxpayers.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We are very clear that it is for employers and Trade Unions to negotiate the details of essential workforce reforms that would enable an affordable pay deal. Ministers role is to facilitate and support the ongoing discussions between the rail industry and Trade Unions regarding workforce reform and pay.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 06/12/2022 11:46:28 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1545585

registered interest
date	25/11/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Breast Cancer: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer on 15 November 2022 to Question 83734, how many women are awaiting invites to the NHS England’s Breast Screening Programme.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	96638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2022 answer text <p>Whilst NHS England collects information on invitations issued by the NHS Breast Screening Programme, this has not been centrally validated.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 13/12/2022 16:37:18 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1545586

registered interest
date	25/11/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Civil Servants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 15 November 2022 to Question 80856, for what reasons the former Permanent Secretary to the Treasury left his post on 8 September 2022.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	96639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2022 answer text As stated, Sir Tom Scholar left his post on 8 September 2022.<p> </p><p>It is long-standing Government policy not to comment on individual personnel matters.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 30/11/2022 15:39:59 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1545594

registered interest
date	25/11/2022
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Water Supply: Thames Valley
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the affordability of water bills for people in (a) Slough constituency and (b) Thames Valley.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	96640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2022 answer text <p>Ofwat assesses affordability for each water company through a 5 yearly process called the Price Review. As part of this process, water companies must set out in their business plans how they will address affordability and outline their support measures for households that are struggling to pay, or who are at risk of struggling to pay.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in our Strategic Policy Statement to Ofwat, we expect water companies to improve the availability, quality and uptake of support to low income and other vulnerable household customers. All water companies offer reduced bills for eligible customers via the WaterSure scheme and social tariffs. For example, Thames Water’s social tariff (<a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thameswater.co.uk%2Fhelp%2Faccount-and-billing%2Ffinancial-support&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C4404d3798dfb4e641b2808dad5374ab8%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638056730689153971%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=xQesVoNx4oz7Bq1msvdZozDGtCNeyOFvvFIess1gx3g%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Water Help</a>) could help their eligible customers receive a bill discount of up to 50%. In addition to bill discounts, water companies also offer a range of other financial support measures such as payment holidays, bill matching and advice on debt management and water efficiency.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 14/12/2022 16:56:37 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1545595

registered interest
date	25/11/2022
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Water Companies: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had recent discussions with relevant stakeholders on the quality of the service provided to customers by the water management industry.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	96641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>Defra discusses customer service delivery with Ofwat and The Consumer Council for Water (CCW), the independent representative of household and business water consumers in England and Wales.</p><p>In October CCW published Water Mark, its annual assessment of water companies, for 2021-22. The report compares water companies' performance on a range of measures including satisfaction with service, complaints handling, affordability and value for money, and contains customers views. <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ccwater.org.uk%2Fhouseholds%2Fcompany-performance%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cmegan.trethewey%40defra.gov.uk%7C3947297f90364c882f6408dad38bcf37%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638054895548078376%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=RJblQYT4HV6NqhpsfDppSvGf7Otg8ims1uK3B9hxbPw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">www.ccwater.org.uk/households/company-performance/</a></p><p>Ofwat measures customer satisfaction through C-Mex, the customer measure of experience, through direct feedback from customers. C-Mex scores for 2021-22 will be published by Ofwat this month and previous performance can be found at <a href="https://www.ofwat.gov.uk/regulated-companies/company-obligations/customer-experience/c-mex-and-d-mex-2020-21-results/" target="_blank">https://www.ofwat.gov.uk/regulated-companies/company-obligations/customer-experience/c-mex-and-d-mex-2020-21-results/</a>.</p><p>Defra's Strategic Policy Statement published earlier this year, sets out government's priorities for Ofwat and includes a priority to 'push water companies to provide a better and fairer water service for all, by improving customer services and complaints handling'. We will continue to work with CCW and Ofwat to monitor companies' performance on customer services.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 05/12/2022 16:37:32 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi