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1300089

registered interest
date	08/03/2021
answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept id	36
answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
hansard heading	Electoral Register
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for City of Chester, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing automatic voter registration.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	164608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2021 answer text <p>The Commission supports electoral registration reforms that would make it easier for people to register or to update their details throughout the year. This might include adding people automatically from other datasets, or other automated solutions which still require confirmatory action by the voter.</p><p>In 2019, the Commission investigated the feasibilty of such reforms. It found these were possible from a technical perspective and could be implemented without radically altering the structure of the electoral registration system in the UK.</p><p>The Commission's view is that this could help improve registration levels among some under-registered groups, including the youngest part of the franchise. This would ensure that as many people as possible are able to participate in our democracy.</p> answering member constituency City of Chester answering member printed Christian Matheson question first answered 10/03/2021 09:49:30 answering member 4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1296937

registered interest
date	02/03/2021
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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) covid-19 testing staff and (b) all covid-19 vaccinators are included in the covid-19 vaccination priority group of frontline health and social care workers.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	161848
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2021 answer text <p>Testing staff who work at sites for symptomatic members of the public where assisted tests are carried out are eligible to be prioritised for a vaccine. They will be considered frontline healthcare workers as advised by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI). Laboratory staff and those at sites for asymptomatic testing are not considered frontline healthcare workers and therefore will not be eligible for early vaccine prioritisation.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 08/03/2021 17:25:59 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1293252

registered interest
date	01/03/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time is to receive a letter of reply from her Department to an hon. Member on immigration issues.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	160772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2021 answer text <p>The Department works to a target of responding to 95% of MPs written correspondence within 20 working days. Performance has been impacted by a very significant increase in the volume of correspondence received, alongside the need for Ministers and officials to instigate a remote process for drafting and signing correspondence during the period of COVID-19 restrictions.</p><p>The latest published data on UKVI performance against the service standard which includes data up to and including the end of quarter 3-2020/21 is held at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/customer-service-operations-data-november-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/customer-service-operations-data-november-2020</a></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 04/03/2021 16:37:47 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1293442

registered interest
date	01/03/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Royal Berkshire Fire Authority: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to financially support the Royal Berkshire Fire Authority during the 2020-21 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	160773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>Fire and Rescue Services have the resources they need to do their important work. Berkshire Fire will receive a core spending power of £35.5m in 2021-22. This is an increase of 2.9% compared to 2020-21.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 09/03/2021 16:29:57 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1293446

registered interest
date	01/03/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fire Stations: Berkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she will take to ensure the Royal Berkshire Fire Authority is not required to reduce further the number of fire stations it operates.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	160774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>The number of fire stations operated in Berkshire is a matter for local leaders. Fire and Rescue Services have the resources they need to do their work and Fire and Rescue Authorities have the freedom to determine and articulate their priorities for service delivery in accordance with their assessment of local risk.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 09/03/2021 16:31:41 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1293459

registered interest
date	01/03/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fire and Rescue Services: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what comparative assessment she has made of the effect of the Government's decision to introduce a percentage increase to fire authority precepts instead of an (a) absolute value increase or (b) a hybrid of the two models on fire authorities which deliver upper quartile level performance at a lower quartile precept.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	160775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government published the final Settlement for 2021/22 on the 3<sup>rd</sup> February, including a 2% referendum principle for all fire and rescue authorities. This decision was made after careful consideration of all consultation responses received in response to the provisional settlement. These referendum proposals were approved by the House of Commons on the 10 February, confirming that standalone FRAs’ core spending power will increase next year by 2.6%.</p><p>When setting the package of referendum principles for any given year, the Government aims to strike a balance between allowing local government the flexibility to address specific pressures and protecting council tax payers from excessive increases. In taking these decisions, the Government considers a range of factors, including the expenditure pressures for each authority type, other available revenue sources, the views of the sector, the broader economic position and the overall impact on taxpayers.</p><p>Referendum principles for future years will be determined at each annual Settlement, in the context of the broader economy at the time and the relevant Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 09/03/2021 16:33:40 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1290077

registered interest
date	25/02/2021
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	Body Bags
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing body bags with a transparent face window which allow families to pay respects to a deceased person while maintaining effective infection control.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	159014
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2021 answer text <p>No such assessment has been made.</p><p>The care of the deceased guidance has been developed to ensure that the deceased are treated with sensitivity, dignity and respect and to ensure that people who need to come into contact with the deceased or who work in services providing care of the deceased are protected from infection. The guidance is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-for-care-of-the-deceased/guidance-for-care-of-the-deceased-with-suspected-or-confirmed-coronavirus-covid-19#who-this-guidance-is-for" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-for-care-of-the-deceased/guidance-for-care-of-the-deceased-with-suspected-or-confirmed-coronavirus-covid-19#who-this-guidance-is-for</a></p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 04/03/2021 12:29:28 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 86777 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1289432

registered interest
date	24/02/2021
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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether international visitors to the UK who are (a) unable to return home, (b) clinically vulnerable and (c) elderly are able to receive a covid-19 vaccine in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	158161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>If they are not registered with a general practitioner, The General Practice COVID-19 vaccination programme 2020/21 Enhanced Service Specification, the contract that general practices will deliver COVID-19 Vaccination under, enables practices working within their Primary Care Network (PCN) groupings from shared vaccination sites to vaccinate unregistered patients provided they are eligible for a vaccination. The PCN grouping will receive payment for this.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 01/03/2021 17:52:25 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi previous answer version 86131 answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1289433

registered interest
date	24/02/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2021 to Question 145105, what steps he is taking to ensure that families, schools and staff are informed of the support available to pupils with autism and other special educational needs and disabilities.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	158162
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2021 answer text <p>Throughout the COVID-19 outbreak, we have issued guidance for all schools and colleges including specialists settings, available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/actions-for-schools-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/actions-for-schools-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak</a> and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-for-full-opening-special-schools-and-other-specialist-settings" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-for-full-opening-special-schools-and-other-specialist-settings</a>. Our guidance sets out how schools can best support children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The department has worked closely with stakeholders, including the Council for Disabled Children, Contact, Nasen and the National Network of Parent Carer Forums in developing this guidance.</p><p>The department regularly signposts guidance, announcements and publications that are relevant to children and young people with SEND, including through email alerts to key stakeholders such as commissioners, providers, and voluntary and community sector organisations. This has included issuing several ministerial open letters to families and stakeholders.</p><p>We have also announced over £42 million to continue funding projects in the 2021-22 financial year to support children and young people with SEND. This includes investment to continue strengthening participation of parents and young people in the SEND system, ensuring they have a voice in designing policies and services and have access to high quality information, advice, and support.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 03/03/2021 17:14:35 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1289434

registered interest
date	24/02/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Voucher Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 February 2021 to Question 147965, what the timescale is for a decision to been made on whether to extend the validity of Rail Travel Vouchers.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	158163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2021 answer text <p>The Department and rail industry continue to consider the validity of Rail Travel Vouchers in the context of local and national travel restrictions due to COVID-19.</p><p> </p><p>When this matter has been considered fully any decisions and changes will be made available on the GOV.UK website and I will write to the Hon. Gentleman to let him know.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 02/03/2021 15:42:57 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi