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1715173

registered interest
date	01/05/2024
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	Food: Import Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of inspection fees on food from (a) Eastern Europe and (b) other countries under the Border Target Operating Model on the cost of food.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	24513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>Our analysis has shown a minimal impact on food prices and consumers. Our new risk-based model has been designed to minimise costs for traders and consumers. Government analysis estimates the cost of the new model to be £330m per annum overall, across all EU imports. Traders will save around £520m per annum versus the model originally proposed, while the inflationary impacts on food for consumers will be, at most, less than 0.2 percentage points over a 3-year period.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Sir Mark Spencer question first answered 14/05/2024 17:01:58 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1715176

registered interest
date	01/05/2024
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	Freight: Costs
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 he is taking steps to mitigate the potential impact of increases in import costs at Dover on the efficiency of haulage operations.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	24515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>The new import health control regime aims to achieve the lowest regulatory obligation for businesses, consistent with the need to protect biosecurity and public health and to safeguard the UK’s reputation for high regulatory standards. The additional costs for businesses associated with the BTOM are substantially less than they would have been if we had extended the inherited EU 3rd country model, currently applied to non-EU goods, to all imports.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Sir Mark Spencer question first answered 13/05/2024 15:50:22 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1715177

registered interest
date	01/05/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Empty Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what data his Department holds on the number of empty dwellings in the UK in the last 6 months.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	24516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2024 answer text <p>As mentioned in the answer to Question UIN <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-04-22/23007" target="_blank">23007</a> on 30 April 2024, the department publishes live tables on dwelling stock, which includes vacant homes here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants" target="_blank">Live tables on dwelling stock (including vacants) - GOV.UK</a>. This data is collated from Council Taxbase data, collected by local authorities.</p><p>Our published figures for empty homes in England are in live table 615 which can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants" target="_blank">here</a>. As for the rest of the UK, housing is a devolved matter.</p><p>Local authorities already have powers to deal with empty homes.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 24517 24518 24519 question first answered 10/05/2024 14:25:54 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1715178

registered interest
date	01/05/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Empty Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of his Department's policies on reducing the number of empty homes in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	24517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2024 answer text <p>As mentioned in the answer to Question UIN <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-04-22/23007" target="_blank">23007</a> on 30 April 2024, the department publishes live tables on dwelling stock, which includes vacant homes here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants" target="_blank">Live tables on dwelling stock (including vacants) - GOV.UK</a>. This data is collated from Council Taxbase data, collected by local authorities.</p><p>Our published figures for empty homes in England are in live table 615 which can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants" target="_blank">here</a>. As for the rest of the UK, housing is a devolved matter.</p><p>Local authorities already have powers to deal with empty homes.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 24516 24518 24519 question first answered 10/05/2024 14:25:54 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1715179

registered interest
date	01/05/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Empty Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to encourage occupation of long term empty homes.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	24518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2024 answer text <p>As mentioned in the answer to Question UIN <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-04-22/23007" target="_blank">23007</a> on 30 April 2024, the department publishes live tables on dwelling stock, which includes vacant homes here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants" target="_blank">Live tables on dwelling stock (including vacants) - GOV.UK</a>. This data is collated from Council Taxbase data, collected by local authorities.</p><p>Our published figures for empty homes in England are in live table 615 which can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants" target="_blank">here</a>. As for the rest of the UK, housing is a devolved matter.</p><p>Local authorities already have powers to deal with empty homes.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 24516 24517 24519 question first answered 10/05/2024 14:25:54 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1715180

registered interest
date	01/05/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Empty Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment his Department has made of the potential barriers to reducing the number of empty dwellings in high-demand housing areas.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	24519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2024 answer text <p>As mentioned in the answer to Question UIN <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-04-22/23007" target="_blank">23007</a> on 30 April 2024, the department publishes live tables on dwelling stock, which includes vacant homes here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants" target="_blank">Live tables on dwelling stock (including vacants) - GOV.UK</a>. This data is collated from Council Taxbase data, collected by local authorities.</p><p>Our published figures for empty homes in England are in live table 615 which can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-dwelling-stock-including-vacants" target="_blank">here</a>. As for the rest of the UK, housing is a devolved matter.</p><p>Local authorities already have powers to deal with empty homes.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 24516 24517 24518 question first answered 10/05/2024 14:25:54 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1714947

registered interest
date	30/04/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Local Government: Bribery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what guidance his Department issues to the police on their role in investigating allegations of bribery in local council operations; and what support his Department provides to local forces handling such cases.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	24283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>This Government is committed to ensuring the good record of transparency, probity, scrutiny, and accountability is maintained across councils in this country.</p><p>Section 31 of the Localism Act 2011 requires that a councillor must not participate in a discussion or vote on a matter where they have a disclosable pecuniary interest in any matter to be considered at a meeting. Section 30(3) of the Localism Act 2011 further provides that any relevant pecuniary interests of a councillor’s spouse or partner are considered as a disclosable pecuniary interest of the councillor. Government has published <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a748e08ed915d0e8bf193c8/Openness_and_transparency_on_personal_interests.pdf" target="_blank">guidance</a> on disclosable pecuniary interests available.</p><p>It is a criminal offence to fail to declare pecuniary interests, which acts as a strong deterrent against corruption.</p><p>Every principal council has a Monitoring Officer, whose statutory role is to report on matters that they believe are, or likely to be, illegal or amount to maladministration.</p> answering member constituency North Dorset answering member printed Simon Hoare grouped question UIN 24285 question first answered 08/05/2024 14:39:41 answering member 4494 label Biography information for Simon Hoare
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1714948

registered interest
date	30/04/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Local Government: Corruption
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how resources are allocated to police forces for investigating (a) corruption and (b) bribery allegations in local councils.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	24284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to the fight against corruption, which threatens the UK’s national security, prosperity and reputation as a fair, open society, and a good place to do business.</p><p>The Government confirmed a total police funding settlement of up to £18.5 billion in 2024-25, an increase of up to £886.1 million when compared to 2023-24.</p><p>Decisions on how funding and resources are utilised are an operational matter for Chief Constables and locally elected Police and Crime Commissioners, who are best placed to make resourcing decisions within their communities based on their local knowledge and experience.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 24287 question first answered 09/05/2024 16:53:14 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1714949

registered interest
date	30/04/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Local Government: Corruption
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what guidelines his Department issues to (a) local authorities and (b) police forces for handling allegations of bribery and corruption in council operations.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	24285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>This Government is committed to ensuring the good record of transparency, probity, scrutiny, and accountability is maintained across councils in this country.</p><p>Section 31 of the Localism Act 2011 requires that a councillor must not participate in a discussion or vote on a matter where they have a disclosable pecuniary interest in any matter to be considered at a meeting. Section 30(3) of the Localism Act 2011 further provides that any relevant pecuniary interests of a councillor’s spouse or partner are considered as a disclosable pecuniary interest of the councillor. Government has published <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a748e08ed915d0e8bf193c8/Openness_and_transparency_on_personal_interests.pdf" target="_blank">guidance</a> on disclosable pecuniary interests available.</p><p>It is a criminal offence to fail to declare pecuniary interests, which acts as a strong deterrent against corruption.</p><p>Every principal council has a Monitoring Officer, whose statutory role is to report on matters that they believe are, or likely to be, illegal or amount to maladministration.</p> answering member constituency North Dorset answering member printed Simon Hoare grouped question UIN 24283 question first answered 08/05/2024 14:39:41 answering member 4494 label Biography information for Simon Hoare
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1714950

registered interest
date	30/04/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Local Government: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what protections are in place for whistle-blowers in local government.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	24286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2024 answer text <p>Under the Employment Rights Act 1996, workers are entitled to protection from detriment or dismissal as a result of blowing the whistle, and a route of redress through the Employment Tribunals if these protections are infringed. This includes workers in local government.</p><p>To qualify for protection the worker usually has to have made the disclosure to their employer, legal adviser or a prescribed person. Disclosures relating to local authorities can be made to the external auditor of the relevant authority, the Comptroller and Auditor General (National Audit Office), or a Member of Parliament.</p><p>The Government has published guidance, including on who is protected by law, how to make a disclosure, and what protections are available to whistleblowers. The guidance is available at: https://www.gov.uk/whistleblowing</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 09/05/2024 15:04:38 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi