Shivani Raja MP: written questions
4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress
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Written questions
Mobile Phones: PornographyDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 15 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 30043More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what legislative enforcement action her Department plans to take against major technology companies following the expiry of the Government deadline for tech firms to introduce device-lev
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordMobile Phones: PornographyDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29624More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what legislative steps her Department plans to take against major technology companies following the expiry of the deadline for tech firms to introduce device-level nudity-blocking techn
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordCameras: Wearable TechnologyDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26696More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions her Department has had with major social media platforms regarding their proactive enforcement duties under the Online Safety Act and UK GDPR to remove non-consen
Answer: We are in regular discussions with social media companies about their obligations under the Online Safety Act and the UK GDPR and expect them to take these obligations seriously. We recently strengthened the Online Safety Act to require platforms to remov...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordWearable Technology: RegulationDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26695More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that regulatory monitoring of wearable recording devices does not impose restrictions on the use of smart technology for private, domestic a
Answer: The Information Commissioner’s Office is responsible for monitoring and enforcing the application of the UK’s data protection legislation, independently of government. Personal data processed in the course of a purely personal, private or domestic activit...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSports: Community DevelopmentDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22542More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what guidance her Department provides to non-departmental public bodies, including Sport England, to ensure that grassroots sports grant funding accounts for secondary costs associated w
Answer: The Department works closely with Sport England to target grassroots investment toward high-need areas experiencing elevated youth violence. Through the Multi-Sport Grassroots Facilities Programme supported with £400 million of funding over the next four ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSports: Young PeopleDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22537More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education on cross-departmental initiatives to reduce venue hire costs for sports foundations delivering Sport England-funded
Answer: We are absolutely committed to ensuring that every child has the opportunity to participate in sport and physical activity, and recognise the crucial role school facilities play in delivering this. As part of this Government's commitment to school sport, ...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCricket: FacilitiesDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22541More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the availability and affordability of indoor sports spaces for grassroots cricket charities operating during winter months; and
Answer: The Government is determined to ensure that everyone has access to affordable quality sport and physical activity opportunities. That's why we’ve invested £3 million into new all-weather, covered cricket domes this year which ensure accessible sport year-...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSports: Community DevelopmentDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22536More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking through Sport England to support community organisations, such as the Leicestershire and Rutland Cricket Foundation, in securing affordable indoor fac
Answer: The Government is determined to ensure that everyone has access to affordable quality sport and physical activity opportunities. That's why we’ve invested £3 million into new all-weather, covered cricket domes this year which ensure accessible sport year-...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHate Crime: Social MediaDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 22452More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of the findings of the Centre for Young Lives report on 'looksmaxxing'; and what steps she is takin
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordSports: Young PeopleDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22420More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to improve access to local sports facilities for young people during evening and weekend peak hours in areas experiencing elevated rates of youth violence.
Answer: The Department works closely with Sport England to target grassroots investment toward high-need areas experiencing elevated youth violence. Through the Multi-Sport Grassroots Facilities Programme supported with £400 million of funding over the next four ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSports: Young PeopleDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22419More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what funding her Department provides to support grassroots sports programmes aimed at diverting young people away from antisocial behaviour and gang involvement.
Answer: The Department works closely with Sport England to target grassroots investment toward high-need areas, which includes areas experiencing elevated youth violence. Through the Community Sports Facilities Programme, which is investing £400 million of fundin...
Answered 23 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordYouth Investment FundDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22418More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking through the Youth Investment Fund to ensure local community associations receive funding to refurbish and maintain neighbourhood facilities.
Answer: The Youth Investment Fund (YIF) awarded over £300 million to over 250 projects to build, renovate and expand youth provision across some of the less advantaged areas across England. It is projected to support an additional 45,000 young people to regularly...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordYouth Services: DisadvantagedDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22412More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what funding her Department is providing to local authorities to support youth clubs, sports facilities and holiday activity programmes in high-deprivation communities.
Answer: In December 2025, DCMS published Youth Matters: Your National Youth Strategy, a 10-year cross-government plan backed by over £500 million of DCMS funding over three years to improve opportunities for young people, including establishing or refurbishing up...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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