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1458469

registered interest
date	19/04/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Rwanda
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the processing time for asylum seekers and migrants who are sent to Rwanda for processing.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	155890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>We anticipate that processing time would take a matter of weeks unless there is a legal barrier to relocation to Rwanda.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 25/04/2022 16:59:33 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove previous answer version 65269 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1455989

registered interest
date	30/03/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Finance
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 28 February 2022 to Question 131291 on Railways: Finance, and with reference to the RIA Progress Review: Trains fit for the future, published 28 March 2022, which recommends as a point of urgency an updated Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline (RNEP), when his Department plans to publish an updated RNEP.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	150253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2022 answer text <p>We remain committed to publishing the RNEP update and providing as much clarity and certainty as possible on rail enhancements and will set out our plans shortly.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 19/04/2022 08:57:37 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1455260

registered interest
date	29/03/2022
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effect of her Department's advice on Universal Credit on the financial wellbeing of families.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	149339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2022 answer text <p>No assessment has been made.</p><p> </p><p>A central aim of Universal Credit is to ensure that people are better off in work, and one of the key communication objectives is to help claimants understand how Universal Credit makes work pay. This message is being communicated through a range of claimant contact points, including the Universal Credit pages of GOV.UK, the online partner toolkit, printed materials and interactions between claimants and advisers (from DWP and other partner organisations).</p><p> </p><p>Calculators are available on the internet that can help claimants to estimate what their income is likely to be on Universal Credit. These are not sponsored by DWP, but providing accurate information is given, they have a role to play in helping people to understand how much better off they are in work.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 06/04/2022 15:08:13 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1455261

registered interest
date	29/03/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Research: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of trends in the levels of real-terms research funding since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	149340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2022 answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics publishes data on UK gross expenditure on research and development (GERD). Its latest published figures show £38.5 billion in 2019 compared to £25.9 billion in 2010, a nominal increase of about 49%. Adjusted for changes in the GDP deflator, this suggests an increase in constant prices of about 26% over the same period.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 04/04/2022 15:10:59 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1455262

registered interest
date	29/03/2022
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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress the Government has made in meeting the pledge to donate 80 million covid-19 vaccines doses to COVAX by June 2022.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	149341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2022 answer text <p>The UK was one of the earliest and largest donors to COVAX, contributing £548 million to the COVAX Advance Market Commitment (AMC). Our early funding gave the COVAX AMC the purchase power to secure deals with manufacturers to supply internationally approved vaccines for up to 92 low and middle-income countries. So far, COVAX has helped deliver over 1.16 billion doses to 144 participants.</p><p>In addition, as of 28 March, the UK has delivered 44.9 million vaccines to COVAX. COVAX will receive a further 16.7 million doses direct from the manufacturer when they are available. Discussions about further donations are ongoing, subject to supply chain reliability and Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation advice.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 06/04/2022 15:48:53 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1455263

registered interest
date	29/03/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: Unfair Dismissal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to prevent the unfair dismissal of drivers by app-based private hire companies through the suspension or deactivation of those drivers' accounts by those companies.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	149342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2022 answer text <p>An individual’s entitlement to rights at work is determined by their employment status, employee, worker or self-employed. Though most private hire vehicle drivers are considered to be self-employed, they can be classed under any of these depending on their employment relationship.</p><p>Employees are entitled to all rights including being protected against unfair dismissal (subject to qualifying periods) and have responsibilities towards their employer. So called limb (b) workers are entitled to core employment rights but have increased flexibility and self-employed individuals generally have no employment rights but have complete flexibility in their work and are in business for themselves and provide a service to a client. If an individual believes they have been classified in the wrong way they can contact Acas, which deals with questions from employers, individuals, and others about a wide range of employment relations matters.</p><p>An employer needs to have a valid reason and take appropriate steps if they are to dismiss an employee. Employees who consider that their dismissal was unfair can complain to an employment tribunal, generally subject to a qualifying period of continuous service.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 05/04/2022 13:39:07 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1455264

registered interest
date	29/03/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Energy Bills Rebate: Rented Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Energy Bill Discount Scheme, whether it is his policy that the benefits of the discount be passed onto tenants who have bills paid with their tenancy arrangement; whether a tenant who has not received a rebate will have to pay the additional £40 per annum charge in the case that a tenant has moved into a property following the application of the rebate; and in what way his Department will help ensure that renters who split and pay utility bills separately but occupy the same property will be treated equitably under the Scheme, including where tenants move into another property during the course of five years of the rebate.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	149343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2022 answer text <p>All domestic electricity customers in Great Britain will receive a £200 reduction in their electricity costs from this October through the Energy Bills Support Scheme (EBSS). Third parties such as landlords should pass on the £200 reduction to the end users. The Government will recoup the costs of the EBSS in full from domestic energy bills over five years from 2022-23.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will explore these issues further through a public consultation run by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy in the spring.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 04/04/2022 08:26:02 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1455275

registered interest
date	29/03/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of food provision for refugees from Afghanistan who are accommodated in hotels.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	149344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government undertook the biggest and fastest emergency evacuation in recent history, helping over 15,000 people to safety from Afghanistan. Due to the scale and pace of the evacuation we have had to use hotels as a bridging measure pending enough offers of suitable long-term accommodation coming forward.</p><p>Bridging hotels are procured through Crown Commercial and contracting partners. We ensure they are fully compliant with all government and local legislation requirements. Proof of compliance must be produced before a contract can be agreed. Hotels must be a minimum of three stars and be safe and secure, we also provide 24/7 security presence on all sites. They should be within, or near to, major conurbations wherever possible so appropriate support and services can be more readily provided.</p><p>Residents are provided with three meals each day baby milk and food are also provided and Halal food certificates have been obtained from all hotels</p><p>Any issues with food on site are investigated and where necessary adjustments are made. Guests within the hotels are also provided with Universal Credit and are entitled to use this money to buy food outside of the hotel if preferred.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 149345 question first answered 19/04/2022 15:16:11 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1455276

registered interest
date	29/03/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of hotel accommodation for refugees from Afghanistan.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	149345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government undertook the biggest and fastest emergency evacuation in recent history, helping over 15,000 people to safety from Afghanistan. Due to the scale and pace of the evacuation we have had to use hotels as a bridging measure pending enough offers of suitable long-term accommodation coming forward.</p><p>Bridging hotels are procured through Crown Commercial and contracting partners. We ensure they are fully compliant with all government and local legislation requirements. Proof of compliance must be produced before a contract can be agreed. Hotels must be a minimum of three stars and be safe and secure, we also provide 24/7 security presence on all sites. They should be within, or near to, major conurbations wherever possible so appropriate support and services can be more readily provided.</p><p>Residents are provided with three meals each day baby milk and food are also provided and Halal food certificates have been obtained from all hotels</p><p>Any issues with food on site are investigated and where necessary adjustments are made. Guests within the hotels are also provided with Universal Credit and are entitled to use this money to buy food outside of the hotel if preferred.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 149344 question first answered 19/04/2022 15:16:11 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1454828

registered interest
date	28/03/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Adoption
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support is available for adoptive parents to ensure they can maintain the cultural, religious and linguistic values of their adopted child's community.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	148326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2022 answer text <p>The department’s statutory guidance on adoption makes it clear that all families should help children placed with them to understand and appreciate their background and culture. Where the child and prospective adopter do not share the same background, the prospective adopter will need flexible and creative support.</p><p> </p><p>All adoptive families are entitled to an assessment of support. Adoption agencies should set out in the family’s support plan the training and support they will offer to ensure that child can embrace important cultural, religious or linguistic values of their community, to understand their background and origin.</p><p> </p><p>Our National Adoption Strategy sets out our key aims to driving improvements in all areas of adoption policy, including support for adoptive families.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 31/03/2022 16:57:50 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi