About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Tan Dhesi) represents you, and all of the people who live in Slough, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

MPs split their time between Parliament and their constituency. In Parliament, they debate and vote on new laws, review existing laws, and question the Government. In the constituency, their focus is on supporting local people and championing local issues. They have a small staff team who help with casework, maintain their diaries, and monitor their inbox.

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Profile

Labour MP for Slough

Entered the House of Commons on 9 June 2017 — General election

• Personal website

Social Media

• @TanDhesi
• Facebook
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Department for Transport
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Home Office
• Foreign
• Commonwealth and Development Office
• Department for Education
• Railways: Tickets
• Railways: Coronavirus
• Railways: Electrification
• Coronavirus: Vaccination
• Railways

Currently held offices

• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (since 4 Dec 2024)
• Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) (since 2 Dec 2024)
• Chair, Defence Committee (since 11 Sep 2024)
• Chair, Defence Committee (since 11 Sep 2024)

Other offices held in the past

• Chair, Defence Committee (11 Sep 2024 to 11 May 2020)
• Member, Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [HL] Committee ( 7 Feb 2024 to 20 Feb 2024)
• Shadow Minister (Exports) (27 Nov 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• Shadow Exchequer Secretary (Treasury) ( 6 Sep 2023 to 27 Nov 2023)
• Member, Firearms Bill Committee ( 8 Mar 2023 to 15 Mar 2023)
• Member, Approved Premises (Substance Testing) Bill Committee ( 8 Dec 2021 to 15 Dec 2021)
• Shadow Minister (Transport) (10 Apr 2020 to 6 Sep 2023)
• Member, Defence Sub-Committee ( 5 Mar 2020 to 11 May 2020)
• Member, Defence Committee ( 2 Mar 2020 to 11 Sep 2024)
• Member, Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee (23 Jul 2018 to 6 Nov 2019)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Fiona Mactaggart
• John Watts

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Firearms Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Approved Premises (Substance Testing) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Gaza: Humanitarian Aid 19 Jun 2025

  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his US counterpart on the legality of the arrangements to distribute privatised humanitarian aid in Gaza.

• Written Answers — Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Israel: Arms Trade 19 Jun 2025

  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 2 June 2025 to Question 53139 on Ministry of Defence: Weapons, whether he is taking steps to help ensure (a) that weapons exported to Israel for defensive purposes cannot be used for offensive purposes and (b) compliance with international law on arms exports.

• Written Answers — Ministry of Defence: Armed Forces: Foreign Nationals 19 Jun 2025

  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will review Indefinite Leave to Remain visa fees for family members of non-UK armed forces personnel.

More of Tan Dhesi’s recent appearances