Shivani Raja MP: written questions
4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress
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Written questions
Religion: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29620More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 7 September 2026 to Question 22510 on Teachers: Religious Education, whether the increase in postgraduate Religious Education initial teacher training recruitment cited was attributabl
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordReligion: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29619More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 7 September 2026 to Question 22510 on Teachers: Religious Education, what comparative estimate her Department has made of the number of accepted applicants to postgraduate Religious Ed
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordVocational EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 22553More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department provides to large employers launching work experience initiatives to ensure that placements are paired with formal qualifications or skills accreditation.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordVocational EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22552More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what key performance indicators her Department use for technical educational routes and associated employer work experience placements.
Answer: T Levels are the key technical qualification route for 16 to 19 year olds that include a placement in industry. Attainment is the key performance indicator. In February 2027, we will publish a T Level attainment measure which captures overall attainment a...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSchools: FacilitiesDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22540More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to encourage schools in high-density constituencies such as Leicester East to open sports facilities to accredited grassroots charities during winter evenings and weekends.
Answer: The department encourages schools to make their facilities available to benefit their wider communities outside core school hours, where appropriate. Governing bodies of maintained schools have powers to provide community use of their facilities, and, whi...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSchools: FacilitiesDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22538More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department issues to state-funded primary and secondary schools regarding the community use of school sports halls and facilities outside of school hours; and what steps she is taking to make
Answer: The department encourages schools to make their facilities available to benefit their wider communities outside core school hours, where appropriate. Governing bodies of maintained schools have powers to provide community use of their facilities, and, whi...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordReligion: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22514More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support the number of Religious Education teachers.
Answer: Our plan to deliver 6,500 new expert teachers sets how we will recruit the secondary, special school and further education teachers, including religious education (RE) teachers, over the course of this parliament. It focuses on three key themes, attractin...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordReligion: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22513More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what comparative assessment she has made of the proportion of unqualified teaching hours in Religious Education at Key Stage 4 relative to History and Geography.
Answer: Information on the school workforce is published in the ‘School Workforce in England’ statistical publication, available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-workforce-in-england.This publication includes informat...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordReligion: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22512More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to prevent secondary schools from using Religious Education lessons primarily to fill non-specialist teacher timetable capacity.
Answer: High-quality teaching is the in-school factor that has the biggest positive impact on a child’s outcomes, which is why we committed to recruiting 6,500 additional secondary, special school and further education teachers over the course of this parliament....
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordTeachers: TrainingDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22511More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reasons Subject Knowledge Enhancement courses are currently limited to computing, languages, mathematics and physics.
Answer: Subject knowledge enhancement supports initial teacher training recruitment into priority subjects with the greatest sufficiency challenges. Funding is reviewed regularly to ensure provision is targeted where it is most needed.Data from the school workfor...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordReligion: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22510More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of removing postgraduate training bursaries for Religious Education in 2026/27 on meeting the target set out in the 2026 Schools White Paper of an expert tea
Answer: Initial teacher training (ITT) bursaries are offered to incentivise more applications to ITT courses. As such, the department reviews bursaries annually to take account of several factors, including recruitment to date, forecast economic conditions and te...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordReligion: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22509More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the proportion of Religious Education timetable hours delivered by non-specialist staff in secondary schools in Leicester East.
Answer: Information on the school workforce is published in the ‘School Workforce in England’ statistical publication, available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-workforce-in-england.This publication includes informat...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordReligion: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22508More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to address the gap in Religious Education specialist hours delivered at Key Stage 3 compared to Key Stages 4 and 5.
Answer: High-quality teaching is the in-school factor that has the biggest positive impact on a child’s outcomes, which is why we committed to recruiting 6,500 additional secondary, special school and further education teachers over the course of this parliament....
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordReligion: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22507More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of the level of qualified Religious Education teachers who hold a relevant post-A-level qualification.
Answer: Our plan to deliver 6,500 new expert teachers sets how we will recruit the secondary, special school and further education teachers, including religious education (RE) teachers, over the course of this parliament. It focuses on three key themes, attractin...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordVocational EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22466More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to encourage schools to promote T Levels, apprenticeships, and technical qualifications.
Answer: The department is strengthening careers guidance so all young people understand the full range of high-quality education and training routes available, including apprenticeships, T Levels and other technical pathways.Schools must provide independent caree...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHigher Education: StandardsDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22478More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of trends in higher education grade distributions.
Answer: The Office for Students publish analysis of degree classifications over time which is available at:https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/publications/analysis-of-degree-classifications-over-time-changes-in-graduate-attainment-from-2010-11-to-2023-24/ This ...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCrime Prevention: Young PeopleDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22449More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to work with schools and youth organisations to improve educational programmes on the risks of knife crime.
Answer: The government is committed to preventing young people from becoming involved in violence and knife crime. Through statutory relationships, sex and health education, secondary schools are required to teach pupils about personal safety, risk and the factor...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: Leicester EastDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22438More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding allocations her Department is providing to Leicester City Council to support its August 2026 expansion of specialist SEND places in mainstream schools, and what assessment she has made of teacher t
Answer: The department is investing at least £3.7 billion in high needs capital funding nationally between the 2025/2026 and 2029/2030 financial years, to support local authorities to provide places for children and young people with special educational needs and...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordOverseas Students: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 22387More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her department has made of annual taxpayer write-offs resulting from unrecovered student loan debt issued to non-UK citizens.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordImmigration: EU NationalsDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 22437More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department takes to verify the continuous UK residence requirements for late EU Settlement Scheme applicants before student finance eligibility is granted.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordOverseas Students: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 22436More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of Student Loans Company figures on the number of Romanian nationals who received in student loans in 2024-2025.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordOverseas Students: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 22440More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many EU national student loan borrowers living abroad have made no loan repayments in the past 12 months.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordOverseas Students: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 22439More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many of non-UK nationals received student finance in the 2024–25 academic year were qualified for support on the basis of holding pre-settled or settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme, broken down by
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordOverseas Students: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22396More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the factors contributing to the disparity between repayment rates between UK and non-UK students for their student loans.
Answer: All student loan borrowers are required to make repayments towards their loan once they have passed their statutory repayment due date and are earning above the relevant repayment threshold. This includes UK and non-UK students, whether they reside within...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordOverseas Students: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22394More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to Student Loans Company administrative data showing an increase in the proportion of student finance loans awarded to non-UK nationals from 10.2 per cent in the 2014-2015 academic year to 19.3 p
Answer: The department cannot validate the numbers quoted, however, previously published data shows non-UK nationals increased from 12.1 per cent of student loan recipients in 2020/21 to 18.8 per cent in 2024/25.Eligibility for student support is based on residen...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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