Information between 3rd February 2026 - 23rd February 2026
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3 Feb 2026 - Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill - View Vote Context Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 358 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 458 Noes - 104 |
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4 Feb 2026 - Climate Change - View Vote Context Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 316 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 392 Noes - 116 |
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11 Feb 2026 - Local Government Finance - View Vote Context Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 272 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 277 Noes - 143 |
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11 Feb 2026 - Local Government Finance - View Vote Context Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 272 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 279 Noes - 90 |
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11 Feb 2026 - Climate Change - View Vote Context Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 290 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 362 Noes - 107 |
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Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi contributed 2 speeches (110 words) Wednesday 11th February 2026 - Commons Chamber Northern Ireland Office |
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Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi speeches from: Ministry of Defence: Palantir Contracts
Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi contributed 1 speech (91 words) Tuesday 10th February 2026 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Defence |
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Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi speeches from: Business of the House
Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi contributed 1 speech (97 words) Thursday 5th February 2026 - Commons Chamber Leader of the House |
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Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi speeches from: Occupied Palestinian Territories: Genocide Risk Assessment
Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi contributed 2 speeches (82 words) Thursday 5th February 2026 - Commons Chamber Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office |
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Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi speeches from: Transport in the South-East
Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi contributed 1 speech (100 words) Tuesday 3rd February 2026 - Westminster Hall HM Treasury |
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Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi speeches from: Animals in Science Regulation Unit: Annual Report 2024
Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi contributed 1 speech (61 words) Tuesday 3rd February 2026 - Westminster Hall Home Office |
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Chiefs of Staff
Asked by: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour - Slough) Thursday 5th February 2026 Question to the Ministry of Defence: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the post of Chief of Defence People remains part of his plans for Defence Reform. Answered by Luke Pollard - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Minister for Veterans and People on 26 November 2025 to Question 92316 to the hon. Member for South Suffolk. The full answer can be found below:
Significant reforms are being implemented within the Ministry of Defence (MOD), fundamentally transforming its operations. This is the biggest transformation of the MOD in over 50 years. Defence is now led by a strengthened Department of State, a fully-fledged Military Strategic Headquarters, a new National Armaments Director Group, and the Defence Nuclear Enterprise.
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Iraq: Human Rights
Asked by: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour - Slough) Thursday 5th February 2026 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her counterpart in Iraq on the treatment of Assyrians in that country. Answered by Hamish Falconer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided to question 108273 on 29 January 2026. |
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Emergencies
Asked by: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour - Slough) Thursday 5th February 2026 Question to the Cabinet Office: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to paragraph 84 of the UK Government Resilience Action Plan, when the Lead Government Department Expectations will be published. Answered by Dan Jarvis - Minister of State (Cabinet Office) We plan to publish the Lead Government Department Expectations in Spring 2026.
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Taxis: Licensing
Asked by: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour - Slough) Thursday 5th February 2026 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with app-based private hire companies regarding Transport for London issuing licences for private hire drivers. Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury The Secretary of State has not recently discussed the issuing of private hire vehicle driver licences by Transport for London with private hire vehicle operators. |
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Birds: Gun Sports
Asked by: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour - Slough) Friday 6th February 2026 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the bird shooting industry on (a) native bird populations and (b) the natural environment. Answered by Mary Creagh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) Defra has considered the potential impact of the bird shooting industry in a range of ways.
In 2020, Defra considered the ecological impact of gamebird release and commissioned an assessment, as well as identifying evidence gaps for further work. In 2021, Defra launched a three-year Gamebird Research Programme to fill those gaps. Project reports, to be published at https://sciencesearch.defra.gov.uk/ will be reviewed and inform future policy.
Since 2021 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has become a threat to our vulnerable bird populations. In 2022, at the request of Defra the Animal and Plant Health Agency assessed the risk of released gamebirds spreading HPAI to wild birds.
In 2023 Defra and Natural England reviewed Schedule 2 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. This lists wild bird species which can be shot during their open season. Natural England recommended greater protection for some of the species to ensure that such shooting is sustainable and does not undermine the conservation status of the species. Defra will consult on proposals shortly.
There is evidence linking gamebird shooting to illegal raptor persecution. Defra funds the National Wildlife Crime Unit to assist law enforcers investigating this national wildlife crime priority. |
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Bowel Cancer: Screening
Asked by: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour - Slough) Monday 9th February 2026 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps has he taken to increase bowel screening uptake in Slough constituency. Answered by Ashley Dalton Improving cancer services is a priority for the Government. We will get the National Health Service diagnosing cancer earlier and treating it faster so that more patients survive, and we will improve patients’ experience across the system. Slough is seeing an improvement in bowel screening uptake, although this remains below the national average. Commissioners and providers continue to work together to address this variation and to ensure that all eligible residents are supported to participate in screening at the earliest opportunity. The Berkshire Bowel Cancer Screening Programme and local partners have undertaken several initiatives to increase awareness and participation in Slough including:
In addition, Slough Borough Council is actively supporting improvement in cancer screening uptake through communication and training measures. All partners remain committed to collaborative working to reduce inequalities, strengthen pathways, and support increased uptake among underserved populations. |
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Taxis: Licensing
Asked by: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour - Slough) Monday 9th February 2026 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has held discussions with Transport for London on the potential impact of delays in issuing private hire licences on private hire drivers. Answered by Lilian Greenwood - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury The Department for Transport is responsible for setting the regulatory structure within which local licensing authorities in England license the taxi and private hire vehicle trades but ultimately the licensing process is left at the discretion of local authorities.
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Knives: Crime Prevention
Asked by: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour - Slough) Monday 9th February 2026 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with local authorities on the provision of services to prevent knife crime among young people. Answered by Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Home Office) This Government have set an ambitious but essential target to halve knife crime over this decade and we are making progress: since the start of this Parliament, knife crime has fallen by 8% and knife homicides are down by 27%. To achieve this ambition we are engaging with partners across the system both to address knife crime and address the root causes of knife crime. This includes local authorities who play a vital role. This role is formalised within the Serious Violence Duty which places a statutory requirement on a range of public sector bodies, including local authorities, to work collaboratively, analyse the local problem, and put in place a strategy to prevent and reduce serious violence. Community Safety Partnerships, led by the local authority and whose partners match those subject to the Serious Violence Duty must also comply with these requirements. The Home Office had discussions and worked with relevant local authorities to deliver the extended knife surrender arrangements which the Government ran in July 2025 and covered various locations in London, West Midlands and Greater Manchester. The extended surrender arrangements involved the use of a mobile surrender van and 37 bespoke weapons surrender bins and a total of a 3,570 knives and weapons were surrendered through these arrangements. The Home Office maintain regular discussions with local authorities through Violence Reduction Units (VRUs) and Young Futures Panels partnership arrangements to support the effective delivery of services to prevent knife crime among young people. |
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Parking: Fines
Asked by: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour - Slough) Friday 13th February 2026 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she is taking steps with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that private parking companies provide adequate notice to individuals served with a fine regarding the period in which they must (a) pay or (b) appeal. Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) The Secretary of State has not had discussions with her cabinet colleagues on this matter. Private parking companies are the policy responsibility of the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG).
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Mental Health Services: Children and Young People
Asked by: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour - Slough) Friday 13th February 2026 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of people that have been waiting over six months to access Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services support in Slough constituency. Answered by Zubir Ahmed - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) There are currently six young people living within the Slough Local Authority area who have been waiting for a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) intervention for over 26 weeks. There are no young people within Slough waiting for longer than 104 weeks to be seen by CAMHS. |
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Mental Health Services: Children and Young People
Asked by: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour - Slough) Friday 13th February 2026 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to help improve Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services referral times in Slough. Answered by Zubir Ahmed - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) The Department has made no assessment of the adequacy of access to child and adolescent mental health services for children in the Slough constituency. The 10-Year Health Plan sets out ambitious plans to boost mental health support across the country, including for children and young people’s mental health services in the Slough constituency. As prioritised in our Medium-Term Planning Framework, we are taking action to reduce the longest waits for specialist mental health support, tackling regional disparities, and expanding access, thereby making services more productive so children and young people spend less time waiting for the treatment they need. We are also accelerating the rollout of Mental Health Support Teams in schools and colleges to reach full national coverage by 2029. As part of this, we are investing an additional £13 million to pilot enhanced training for staff so that they can offer more effective support to young people with complex needs, such as trauma, neurodivergence, and disordered eating. An additional 900,000 children and young people had access by this spring, which means that 60% of all pupils will have access to this early support at school, up from 44% in spring 2024. More widely, we are, rolling out Young Futures Hubs. The Government’s first 50 Young Futures Hubs will bring together services at a local level to support children and young people, helping to ensure that young people can access early advice and wellbeing intervention. We will work to ensure there is no wrong door for young people who need support with their mental health. |
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Mental Health Services: Children and Young People
Asked by: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour - Slough) Friday 13th February 2026 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has assessed the adequacy of children's access to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in the Slough constituency. Answered by Zubir Ahmed - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) The Department has made no assessment of the adequacy of access to child and adolescent mental health services for children in the Slough constituency. The 10-Year Health Plan sets out ambitious plans to boost mental health support across the country, including for children and young people’s mental health services in the Slough constituency. As prioritised in our Medium-Term Planning Framework, we are taking action to reduce the longest waits for specialist mental health support, tackling regional disparities, and expanding access, thereby making services more productive so children and young people spend less time waiting for the treatment they need. We are also accelerating the rollout of Mental Health Support Teams in schools and colleges to reach full national coverage by 2029. As part of this, we are investing an additional £13 million to pilot enhanced training for staff so that they can offer more effective support to young people with complex needs, such as trauma, neurodivergence, and disordered eating. An additional 900,000 children and young people had access by this spring, which means that 60% of all pupils will have access to this early support at school, up from 44% in spring 2024. More widely, we are, rolling out Young Futures Hubs. The Government’s first 50 Young Futures Hubs will bring together services at a local level to support children and young people, helping to ensure that young people can access early advice and wellbeing intervention. We will work to ensure there is no wrong door for young people who need support with their mental health. |
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Mental Health Services: Children and Young People
Asked by: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour - Slough) Friday 13th February 2026 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of interim support available to children waiting for access to CAMHS support. Answered by Zubir Ahmed - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) The Department has made no assessment of the adequacy of access to child and adolescent mental health services for children in the Slough constituency. The 10-Year Health Plan sets out ambitious plans to boost mental health support across the country, including for children and young people’s mental health services in the Slough constituency. As prioritised in our Medium-Term Planning Framework, we are taking action to reduce the longest waits for specialist mental health support, tackling regional disparities, and expanding access, thereby making services more productive so children and young people spend less time waiting for the treatment they need. We are also accelerating the rollout of Mental Health Support Teams in schools and colleges to reach full national coverage by 2029. As part of this, we are investing an additional £13 million to pilot enhanced training for staff so that they can offer more effective support to young people with complex needs, such as trauma, neurodivergence, and disordered eating. An additional 900,000 children and young people had access by this spring, which means that 60% of all pupils will have access to this early support at school, up from 44% in spring 2024. More widely, we are, rolling out Young Futures Hubs. The Government’s first 50 Young Futures Hubs will bring together services at a local level to support children and young people, helping to ensure that young people can access early advice and wellbeing intervention. We will work to ensure there is no wrong door for young people who need support with their mental health. |
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Carbon Emissions: Advertising
Asked by: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour - Slough) Friday 13th February 2026 Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on the environmental impact of high-carbon advertising. Answered by Katie White - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero) The government is committed to reducing emissions from high carbon products and will continue to bring forward proposals to do so. For example, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) is assessing the potential for voluntary ecolabels. Ecolabels provide information on the carbon intensity and environmental impact of products and services, to help inform consumers’ purchasing decisions.
The Committees of Advertising Practice and Advertising Standards Authority regulate the content and targeting of advertising in the UK, and the advertising codes include rules on environmental claims. The ASA system operates independently of the government.
The Secretary of State has regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues on a range of issues, including on how we deliver our mission to make Britain a clean energy superpower. |
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Schools: Knives
Asked by: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour - Slough) Monday 9th February 2026 Question to the Department for Education: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has been made of the adequacy of national guidance for schools regarding (a) incidents and (b) reports of knife possession on school grounds. Answered by Josh MacAlister - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education) It is essential that schools are equipped to act decisively to safeguard all pupils and staff. The department regularly keeps guidance under review and we are actively considering how we can further support schools to understand the expectations set out in policy guidance around both violence prevention, and response to violence. Schools must have regard to statutory guidance, including ‘Keeping children safe in education’, ‘Working together to safeguard children’, and guidance on ‘Searching, screening and confiscation’. The department has taken steps to strengthen practice in schools by working with the Youth Endowment Fund to highlight evidence based approaches to preventing violence. This includes a national webinar series, aimed at school leaders and safeguarding leads, which shares best practice, evidence based approaches and practical guidance on preventing serious violence and supporting vulnerable pupils. This work supports the government’s ambition to halve knife crime over the next decade, starting with effective early prevention‑based approaches to preventing violence. |
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Nature Conservation: Crime
Asked by: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour - Slough) Tuesday 10th February 2026 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment has she made of the adequacy of penalties for those who have committed crimes related to wildlife. Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) Wildlife crime is unacceptable and significant sanctions are already available for judges to hand down to those convicted of such crimes. Anyone who commits an offence under existing legislation such as the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 could face up to a six-month custodial sentence and/or an unlimited fine. Sentencing of those convicted of wildlife crimes remains a matter for judges, and these decisions are rightly taken independently of the Government.
In addition, while the Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Act 2021 protects animals that are commonly domesticated, it can extend to wildlife as it prohibits causing unnecessary suffering to wild animals under human control, for example when they are held in a hand or caught live in a trap. Under this Act the maximum sentence for animal cruelty is five years, which is equal to the highest penalty in the world for such crimes. In the Government’s Animal Welfare Strategy published in December 2025, a commitment was made to review and look to strengthen penalties for cruelty against wildlife more generally so that a disparity is addressed and they are consistent with the higher levels of sentencing available for animal welfare offences against pets, livestock and wild animals when under human control. |
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Nature Conservation: Crime
Asked by: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour - Slough) Tuesday 10th February 2026 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to prevent crime relating to wildlife. Answered by Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Home Office) The Home Office worked in partnership with Defra to support the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) in delivering their Rural and Wildlife Crime strategy for 2025-28. The Strategy – which was published on 25 November -provides a framework through which policing, and its partners can work together to tackle the most prevalent threats and emerging issues including wildlife crime. We also fund the National Wildlife Crime Unit who provide intelligence, analysis and investigative assistance to forces and other law enforcement agencies across the UK to support them in investigating wildlife crime. We are ensuring forces have the tools and resources they need to deal with rural crime including wildlife crime. We are on track to deliver an additional 3,000 neighbourhood officers by March. |
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Dangerous Dogs
Asked by: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour - Slough) Wednesday 11th February 2026 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps she has taken to help reduce dog bites. Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) The Government has reconvened the Responsible Dog Ownership taskforce to explore measures to promote responsible dog ownership across all breeds of dog. The taskforce is considering four themes: educating the public on how to stay safe around dogs, training for both dogs and their owners, enforcement, and improving data on dog attacks. We look forward to receiving its findings and recommendations in due course. |
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Road Traffic Control: Berkshire
Asked by: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour - Slough) Wednesday 11th February 2026 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps she has taken alongside local authorities to reduce traffic congestion in (a) Slough and (b) Berkshire. Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) Managing traffic on local roads is the responsibility of the local traffic authority. The Traffic Management Act 2004 places a Network Management Duty on them, which requires them to manage their roads to deliver ‘expeditious movement’ for all traffic including pedestrians, with a view to reducing congestion. They have a wide range of tools already available to them to manage congestion and traffic flows.
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Swimming: Health Education
Asked by: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour - Slough) Thursday 12th February 2026 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with colleagues in the Department for Education regarding steps taken to increase awareness of the dangers of swimming in (a) cold water, (b) open water among school-age children. Answered by Emma Hardy - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) The Secretary of State has regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues on a range of issues.
Swimming and water safety is a vital life skill. Swimming and water safety are compulsory elements of the PE National Curriculum at Key Stages 1 and 2. In addition, the changes made to the Government’s statutory RSHE guidance will ensure all pupils are taught about the water safety code, supporting them to be safe in different types of water.
This will help ensure all pupils are taught about the water safety code, supporting them to be safe in different types of water.
The Government is also providing a grant of up to £300,000 to deliver Inclusion 2028 – a programme which upskills teachers to deliver high quality, inclusive PE, including swimming and water safety, to pupils with special educational needs and disabilities. |
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Obesity: Slough
Asked by: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour - Slough) Monday 16th February 2026 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to help reduce rates of obesity in Slough. Answered by Ashley Dalton As set out in the 10-Year Health Plan for England, we are taking decisive action on the obesity crisis to shift the focus from treatment to prevention and ease the strain on our National Health Service, including in Slough. We have fulfilled our commitment to restrict junk food advertising targeted at children on television and online. We have also implemented restrictions on volume price promotions for less healthy food and drink, such as three for the price of two offers, and consulted on our proposals to ban the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to children aged under 16 years old. We will go further by introducing mandatory reporting on the healthiness of sales for all large food businesses and setting new healthier food targets. We will also strengthen the existing advertising and promotions restrictions by applying an updated definition of ‘less healthy food and drink’. We published the updated Nutrient Profiling Model in January, ahead of consulting on its policy application. To support people already living with obesity, we will double the number of patients able to access the NHS Digital Weight Management Programme. From June 2025, the NHS began making weight loss drugs available through primary care. Approximately 220,000 adults will be considered in the first three years with access prioritised by clinical need. We are committed to expanding NHS access and will work closely with industry and local systems to identify innovative ways to do this. Officials in the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities’ South East team work closely with local partners including local authorities and the NHS to support them with local initiatives to promote a healthy lifestyle and to tackle obesity. |
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Railways: South East
Asked by: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour - Slough) Tuesday 17th February 2026 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she made of the affordability of train tickets for travel in the South East of England. Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) The Government knows how important affordable and reliable public transport services are in enabling people to get to education, work, access vital services, and keep communities connected. We are freezing rail fares, from March, for the first time in 30 years, putting money back in passengers’ pockets and easing the cost of living for hard working people.
In the South East, our expansion of Pay As You Go with contactless ticketing has already simplified the complicated web of tickets to Peak and one Off-Peak price. This will allow passengers greater flexibility in their choice of tickets, with some seeing a reduction in their ticket price. |
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Students: Finance
Asked by: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour - Slough) Wednesday 18th February 2026 Question to the Department for Education: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment has she made of the adequacy of financial support available to university students. Answered by Josh MacAlister - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education) The government needs to ensure that the student funding system is financially sustainable, and funding arrangements are reviewed each year. We are increasing loans for living costs each year in line with forecast inflation with students from the lowest income families receiving the largest year-on-year cash increases in support. Maximum loans for living costs will increase by 2.71% for the 2026/27 academic year. We are also reintroducing maintenance grants of up to £1,000 per year for full-time students from low-income households studying courses aligned with the government’s missions and Industrial Strategy from the 2028/29 academic year. The department will also provide extra support for care leavers, some of the most vulnerable in our society, who will automatically become eligible to receive the maximum rates of loans for living costs from the 2026/27 academic year.
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Leasehold: Service Charges
Asked by: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour - Slough) Monday 23rd February 2026 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the (a) transparency (b) financial protection and (c) value for money of leaseholders' service charges. Answered by Matthew Pennycook - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) I refer the hon. Member to the answer to Question UIN 109581 on 3 February 2026. |
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Deposit Return Schemes
Asked by: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour - Slough) Monday 23rd February 2026 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has considered the potential merits of including glass in the proposed deposit protection scheme. Answered by Mary Creagh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) Following consultations in 2019 and 2021, an extensive review of evidence was carried out in addition to engagement with industry stakeholders which informed our decision to exclude glass drinks containers from the Deposit Return Scheme.
Glass drinks containers are included in the scope of the Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging scheme. |
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Children: Social Services
Asked by: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour - Slough) Monday 23rd February 2026 Question to the Department for Education: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment has been made of whether children’s social care practice adequately supports parents who are experiencing post-separation abuse. Answered by Josh MacAlister - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education) The Children’s Social Care National Framework (2023) statutory guidance sets the direction for children’s social care practice. It describes expectations for practitioners working sensitively with whole families, including to identify and address the impact of trauma. It also sets out that leaders should put in place meaningful and collaborative forums with children, young people and families, such as family group decision making. The national rollout of Family Help, multi-agency child protection and family group decision making reforms, delivered through the Families First Partnership programme, will prioritise supporting the whole family and intervening at the earliest opportunity to prevent problems escalating, including supporting parents who are experiencing post-separation abuse. This will require excellent place-based service design driven by local authorities working effectively with local partners, including health, police, education providers and specialist agencies such as domestic abuse and victim support services, underpinned by good multi agency safeguarding arrangements and listening closely to families. |
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Afghanistan: Resettlement
Asked by: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour - Slough) Thursday 19th February 2026 Question to the Ministry of Defence: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in what month the first relocations to the UK took place (a) among the 217 principal applicants found newly eligible as a result of the data incident under Category 1 of the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy and (b) under the Afghanistan Response Route. Answered by Luke Pollard - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) Following the February 2022 data incident, the first relocation to the UK of an individual from within the 217 principal applicants found eligible under Category 1 of the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) occurred in January 2024.
Under the Afghan Response Route, the first eligible person was relocated to the UK in July 2024. There are various factors which make individuals and their families travel ready. This can mean there is time between eligibility being granted, and people being relocated.
Although there was one individual that arrived in November 2023, they arrived as an Additional Family Member (AFM) but were subsequently found eligible under Category 1 under ARAP, as part of the 217 cohort. |
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School Meals: Nutrition
Asked by: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour - Slough) Monday 23rd February 2026 Question to the Department for Education: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the nutritional guidance for school dinners. Answered by Olivia Bailey - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities) The School Food Standards regulate the food and drink provided at both lunchtime and at other times of the school day. We are revising the School Food Standards and engaging with stakeholders to ensure they support our work to create the healthiest generation of children in history. As part of our work, we expect to revise our guidance. |
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10 Feb 2026, 12:49 p.m. - House of Commons " To the Select Committee. Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi. " Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi MP (Slough, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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11 Feb 2026, 11:35 a.m. - House of Commons " Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi one, please, Mr. Speaker. " Oral questions: Northern Ireland - View Video - View Transcript |
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11 Feb 2026, 11:35 a.m. - House of Commons " Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi Mr Speaker like my Slough constituents, " Matthew Patrick MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office) (Wirral West, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Thursday 12th February 2026
Special Report - 2nd Special Report - Espionage cases and the Official Secrets Acts: Government and Crown Prosecution Service Responses National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) Found: (Labour; Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North) Sarah Champion (Labour; Rotherham) Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi |
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Wednesday 11th February 2026
Report - 5th Report - Elections within the House of Commons Procedure Committee Found: Andy Slaughter MP (EHC0007), Ruth Jones MP (EHC0009), Dr Marie Tidball MP (EHC0010), Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi |
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Tuesday 10th February 2026
Oral Evidence - Thales, Submergence Group LLC (USA) / M Subs Ltd (UK), and Centre for Public Understanding of Defence and Security, University of Exeter Defence Committee Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Chair); Mr Calvin Bailey; Emma Lewell; |
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Monday 9th February 2026
Oral Evidence - National Crime Agency, and National Crime Agency Defending Democracy - National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) Found: (The Chair); Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom; Dame Karen Bradley; Liam Byrne; Sarah Champion; Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi |
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Tuesday 3rd February 2026
Oral Evidence - Policy Exchange, Cassi, and University of St Andrews Defence Committee Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Chair); Mr Calvin Bailey; Alex Baker; |
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Monday 9th February 2026 4 p.m. National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) - Oral evidence Subject: Defending Democracy At 4:30pm: Oral evidence Graeme Biggar CBE - Director-General at National Crime Agency Rachael Herbert - Director of the National Economic Crime Centre at National Crime Agency View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Monday 23rd March 2026 2 p.m. Liaison Committee (Commons) - Oral evidence Subject: The work of the Prime Minister At 2:30pm: Oral evidence Rt Hon Sir Keir Starmer MP View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Thursday 12th February 2026 9 a.m. 5th Meeting, 2026 (Session 6) The committee will meet at 9:00am at T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv. 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 5, 6, 7 and 8 in private and whether its consideration of Standing Order changes in relation to elected conveners and other miscellaneous and minor Standing Order changes should be taken in private at future meetings. 2. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Absent Voting (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Order 2026 and the Absent Voting (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2026 from— Graeme Dey, Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans, Iain Hockenhull, Head of Elections, and Lorraine Walkinshaw, Solicitor, Scottish Government. 3. Subordinate legislation: Graeme Dey (Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans) to move—S6M-20589—That the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee recommends that the Absent Voting (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Order 2026 [draft] be approved. 4. Subordinate legislation: Graeme Dey (Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans) to move—S6M-20590—That the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee recommends that the Absent Voting (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2026 [draft] be approved. 5. Cross-Party Group complaint: The Committee will consider a complaint in relation to the Cross-Party Group on Credit Unions. 6. Report of the Review of Members of the Scottish Parliament Complaints Sanctions Review: The Committee will consider the report and correspondence from the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. 7. Code of Conduct: The Committee will consider a draft report and draft changes to the Code of Conduct in respect of Cross-Party Groups. 8. Lobbying (Scotland) Act: The Committee will consider proposed changes to the Lobbying (Scotland) Act. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Catherine Fergusson on 85186 or at [email protected] View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Thursday 19th February 2026 9:30 a.m. 6th Meeting, 2026 (Session 6) The committee will meet at 9:30am at T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room. 1. Standing Order Rule Changes: (In Private) The Committee will consider a note from the Clerk. 2. Standing Order Rule Changes: Elected Conveners (In Private) The Committee will consider a note from the Clerk. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Catherine Fergusson on 85186 or at [email protected] View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Thursday 26th February 2026 9 a.m. 7th Meeting, 2026 (Session 6) The committee will meet at 9:00am at T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv. 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 5 in private. 2. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Act 2025 (Consequential Provision) Regulations 2026 from— Graeme Dey, Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans, Andrew Proudfoot, Parliament Team Leader, Parliament and Legislation Unit, and Rebecca Reid, Solicitor, Scottish Government. 3. Subordinate legislation: Graeme Dey, Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans to move—S6M-20792—That the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee recommends that the Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Act 2025 (Consequential Provision) Regulations 2026 be approved. 4. Scottish Information Commissioner Evidence Session: The Committee will take evidence from— David Hamilton, Scottish Information Commissioner,, Euan McCulloch, Head of Enforcement, and Claire Stephen, Head of Policy and Information, Scottish Information Commissioner. 5. Evidence Session: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 4. 6. Standing Order Rule Changes - Elected Conveners: (In Private) The Committee will consider a draft report. 7. Standing Order Rule Changes: (In Private) The Committee will consider a draft report. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Catherine Fergusson on 85186 or at [email protected] View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Thursday 5th March 2026 9 a.m. 8th Meeting, 2026 (Session 6) The committee will meet at 9:00am at T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv. 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 5, 6 and 7 in private. 2. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Representation of the People Act 1983 Remedial (Scotland) Order 2025 (SSI 2025/353) from— Graeme Dey, Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans, Iain Hockenhull, Head of Elections, and Lorraine Walkinshaw, Solicitor, Scottish Government. 3. Subordinate legislation: Graeme Dey, Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans to move—S6M-20958 — That the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee recommends that the Representation of the People Act 1983 Remedial (Scotland) Order 2025 (SSI 2025/353) be approved. 4. Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland: The Committee will take evidence on the Commissioner's annual report from— Ian Bruce, Ethical Standards Commissioner. 5. Evidence Session: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 4. 6. Complaint: The Committee will undertake its initial consideration of a report from the Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland. 7. Cross-Party Groups' Annual Report: The Committee will consider an annual update on Cross-Party Groups' compliance with the Code of Conduct. 8. Standing Order Rule Changes (in private): The Committee will consider a note from the Clerk. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Catherine Fergusson on 85186 or at [email protected] View calendar - Add to calendar |