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1607962

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Electronic Equipment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of potential security risks resulting from the recent theft of a laptop from the Minister of State (Rail and HS2).
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	174407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>The Department has security protocols and procedures that are triggered in the event of one of its devices being stolen. This prevented the loss of any information stored on the devices. These procedures are kept under continuous review.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 30/03/2023 08:37:13 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1605846

registered interest
date	21/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish data on his Department's spending over £500 with an electronic purchasing card solution for the months since September 2022.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	170690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Transport aims to publish the transactional data over £500 with an electronic purchasing card solution for October and November 2022 imminently. The Department aims to publish the December 2022 and January 2023 data by the end of April 2023.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 27/03/2023 09:00:18 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1605847

registered interest
date	21/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish the data on his Department's spending over £25,000 in the months since June 2022.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	170691
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Transport published the July and August 2022 transactional data over £25,000 on 23 February 2023 and the data from September to December 2022 will be published shortly. Data for the remainder months will be published in line with the Cabinet Office timetable.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 27/03/2023 09:01:42 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1583675

registered interest
date	03/02/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) fossil fuel-, (b) electric and (c) hybrid-powered road-legal vehicles his Department has purchased in the last 24 months.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	139312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>The requested information is provided below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Organisational Unit</p></td><td><p>(a) fossil fuel</p></td><td><p>(b) electric</p></td><td><p>(c) hybrid-powered</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Central Department - Government Car Service</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>54</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maritime and Coastguard Agency</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vehicle Certification Agency</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/02/2023 12:26:26 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1550978

registered interest
date	13/12/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which energy provider supplies energy to their Department; how much carbon dioxide was emitted by their Department in the latest period for which figures are available; whether the criteria their Department uses to select an energy supplier include how environmentally friendly that supplier is; and what recent steps their Department has taken to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from its energy use.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	109701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>The Department for Transport (DfT) utilises the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) Supply of Energy and Ancillary Services framework contract, with electricity supplied by EDF Energy Limited and natural gas supplied by TotalEnergies Gas &amp; Power Limited.</p><p> </p><p>In the 2021-22 financial year, the last fully reported annual data, DfT emitted 11,839 tCO2e (Tonnes of Carbon Dioxide equivalents) from its use of energy supplies.</p><p> </p><p>As the Department utilises the CCS energy framework we rely on CCS to choose the most environmentally friendly supplier that is able to deliver the requirements of the framework.</p><p> </p><p>To reduce Carbon Dioxide equivalent emissions from energy use, DfT has:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Installed an Air Source Heat Pump at one site to replace an oil fired heating system</li><li>Installed PV solar arrays to reduce grid electricity requirements</li><li>Optimised Building Management Systems to match current building use and to minimise energy use during out of hours periods</li><li>Conducted a site-by-site baselining exercise to identify energy inefficient sites, to better inform estate strategies and to assist in planning for emission reductions and identify a trajectory towards Net Zero</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/12/2022 12:14:03 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1550566

registered interest
date	12/12/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, by what date he expects his Department to be carbon neutral in its day to day operations.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	108310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>The Department is in the process of developing its strategy to achieve Net Zero strategy by 2050. Its own trajectory is currently based on that target, but there may well be scope to achieve day to day carbon neutrality before that date in some of its operations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/12/2022 12:06:12 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1550066

registered interest
date	08/12/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Vacancies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if they will list the five teams in their Department with the highest number of staffing vacancies as a percentage of staff as of 8 December 2022; and what is the percentage of roles vacant in each of those teams.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	106523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2022 answer text <p>Teams have been defined in alignment with Director General responsibilities.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><em>Director General Group</em></p></td><td><p><em>% Vacant Position Gap - Current FTE to Budget</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rail Infrastructure Group</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Decarbonisation, Technology and Strategy Group</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Corporate Delivery Group</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Roads and Local Group</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>To note, the department’s executive agencies have been excluded.</p><p>Department for Transport’s FTE will be published as usual in the Departmental Annual Report and Accounts and is available here.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dft-annual-report-and-accounts-2021-to-2022" target="_blank">DfT: annual report and accounts 2021 to 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p><em> </em></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/12/2022 10:38:13 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1538327

registered interest
date	01/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Email and Mobile Phones
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department provides to (a) Ministers and (b) employees on the use of personal (i) mobile phones and (ii) email addresses for Government business.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	76092
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2022 answer text <p>There is a place for the use of a variety of digital channels in fast moving modern environments. Ministers will have informal conversations from time to time, in person or remotely, and relevant content from such discussions is passed back to officials. They will also use a variety of digital communications channels for personal, political and Parliamentary matters.</p><p>The Cabinet Office has published guidance to departments on the use of private email that covers how information is held for the purposes of access to information, and how formal decisions are recorded for the official record. This guidance is being updated to reflect changes in technology and ways of working, and will be published by the Cabinet Office in due course.</p><p>It is Government policy not to comment on individual Ministers’ security arrangements. Ministers receive support and expert advice to help them meet their obligations in the most appropriate and secure fashion. That includes regular security briefings for Ministers, and advice on protecting their personal data and mitigating cyber threats.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/11/2022 12:43:46 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1333946

registered interest
date	14/06/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Corporation Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, which foreign Governments have (a) informed him of their support for a 21 per cent minimum global corporation tax rate and (b) asked the UK to support that rate.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	15359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government is delighted that the G7 has come together to back the proposals developed by the OECD to reform the international tax framework.</p><p> </p><p>Reaching final agreement, with the G20 and OECD Inclusive Framework, on a two-pillar solution which reallocates taxing rights and introduces a global minimum tax would be a major multilateral achievement that introduces stability into the international tax landscape.</p><p> </p><p>The details of a final agreement are still subject to international negotiation and it would not be appropriate for the Government to provide detailed commentary on those discussions.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/06/2021 13:17:43 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1330096

registered interest
date	07/06/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxation: British Overseas Territories
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with British Overseas Territories on a minimum global tax rate.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	11636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2021 answer text <p>The UK’s Overseas Territories are fiscally autonomous jurisdictions with their own democratically elected governments responsible for their fiscal matters.</p><p> </p><p>Many of them are members of the OECD Inclusive Framework in their own right, which is the official forum for developing the framework of rules for a global minimum corporation tax; Pillar Two of the two-pillar package being developed by the OECD to address the tax challenges of digitisation.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government’s fundamental responsibility and objective is to ensure the security and good governance of the Territories and their peoples; the Government continues to uphold that responsibility and remains engaged with the Territories on that basis.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 10/06/2021 15:29:20 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi