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1715817

registered interest
date	03/05/2024
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	Local Government: Elections
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 estimate he has made of the number of people unable to vote due to the voter ID requirements in the elections of 2 May 2024.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	24793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>The Electoral Commission is the independent electoral regulator and will be providing their analysis of the running of the May polls 2024. This will include the reporting of the number of individuals turned away from polling stations. We anticipate publication of their interim report in early July.</p> answering member constituency North Dorset answering member printed Simon Hoare grouped question UIN 24794 question first answered 13/05/2024 11:00:40 answering member 4494 label Biography information for Simon Hoare
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1715819

registered interest
date	03/05/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Brazil: Floods
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, if he will take steps with his international counterparts to support the Brazilian government following the dam collapse and floods in Rio Grande do Sul.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	24795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>I [Minister Rutley] was saddened to learn of the terrible flooding that has ravaged Rio Grande do Sul. I offered my sincere condolences to all those affected by this tragic incident, including the families of those who have so sadly lost their lives. His Majesty's Ambassador to Brazil has also offered condolences to State Governor Eduardo Leite. Through the Start Fund the UK has supported an allocation of £193,000 to provide humanitarian aid in response to the flooding in Brazil. The Start Fund is a pooled fund to which the UK is a major donor.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 14/05/2024 16:10:52 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1715822

registered interest
date	03/05/2024
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	Housing: Concrete
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 his Department is taking to support homeowners that have reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) in their properties.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	24797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-03-26/20527" target="_blank">20527</a> on 15 April 2024.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 24798 24799 question first answered 13/05/2024 13:30:08 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1715174

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	Animal Products and Plants: 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, what discussions he had with food import businesses before implementation of physical checks on (a) animal and (b) plant products entering from the EU.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	24514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>Since the publication of the draft Border Target Operating Model (BTOM) on 5 April 2023, Defra and the UK Government have engaged with stakeholders from across industry, including many in the food supply chain, to inform design and promote readiness.</p><p> </p><p>From publication of the draft, the Government undertook a six-week feedback period to capture input into the design of the BTOM. Defra engaged directly with large trade associations, logistics organisations, border operators and directly with businesses of all sizes to cover a wide range of audience insight, facilitating effective policy design.</p><p> </p><p>After the publication of the final BTOM on 29 August 2023, Defra began an intensive programme of engagement and communications to deliver trader preparedness for both 31 January 2024 and 30 April 2024 milestones. This work included monthly sector focused webinars that are recorded and hosted on YouTube, digestible content leaflets on gov.uk to support traders in preparing, EU focused activity and translations to ensure whole supply chain readiness.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Sir Mark Spencer question first answered 24/05/2024 11:28:08 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