Shivani Raja MP: written questions
4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress
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Written questions
Sleeping Rough: WomenMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26704More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department provides to local authority outreach teams to safeguard women experiencing rough sleeping from gender-based violence, sexual exploitation and abuse.
Answer: The Government recognises that women experiencing rough sleeping are often less visible and may be at greater risk of violence, abuse and exploitation. On his first day in office, the Prime Minister launched an urgent national drive to end rough sleeping....
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSleeping Rough: WomenMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26703More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that women are not underrepresented in official rough sleeping statistics.
Answer: The Government recognises that women experiencing rough sleeping are often less visible and may be at greater risk of violence, abuse and exploitation. On his first day in office, the Prime Minister launched an urgent national drive to end rough sleeping....
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSleeping Rough: WomenMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26702More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that provision for women experiencing rough sleeping is accessible.
Answer: The Government recognises that women experiencing rough sleeping are often less visible and may be at greater risk of violence, abuse and exploitation. On his first day in office, the Prime Minister launched an urgent national drive to end rough sleeping....
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSleeping Rough: WomenMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26701More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department is issuing to local authorities to ensure that women experiencing rough sleeping receive adequate provision in winter 2026-27.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given to UIN 26702 on 7 September 2026.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: Manufacturing IndustriesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26700More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking with local authorities to facilitate reindustrialisation in areas affected by the loss of manufacturing businesses.
Answer: As the Prime Minister set out, a more intentional approach to reindustrialisation is required to deliver good growth in every postcode Mayors have set out their visions and plans for their economies in their Local Growth Plans. We will continue to back th...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordBuilding Regulations: DisabilityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26210More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department will consider updating Building Regulations to mandate permanent concrete access slopes over portable ramps for commercial premises.
Answer: The Government has no current plans to update Part M of the Building Regulations 2010, which already require that reasonable provision must be made for people to gain access to and use a building and its facilities. The Building Regulations apply to new b...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAlcoholism: Social ServicesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22560More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what financial support is being provided to local authorities, including Leicester City Council, to help manage the cost of alcohol-related demands on local social services.
Answer: Through the Public Health Grant, Leicester has received £9.9 million in protected drug and alcohol funding for 2026 to 2027.From this funding and for 2026 to 2027, Leicester is receiving £983,187 for their Rough Sleeping Drug and Alcohol Treatment Program...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHomelessnessMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22458More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to improve early warning indicators used by local authorities to intervene before individuals and families become imminently homeless.
Answer: Preventing homelessness is at the core of our National Plan to End Homelessness. It is critical that local authorities have the resources that they need to intervene before individuals and families become homeless, which is why we have increased funding f...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHomelessness: Prisoners' ReleaseMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22459More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what protocols are currently in place with (a) the Ministry of Justice and (b) the Home Office to identify individuals at immediate risk of homelessness prior to their discharge
Answer: Our National Plan to End Homelessness sets out a long-term ambition that no one should leave a public institution into homelessness. Alongside the Ministry of Justice we have to committed to a 50% reduction in the proportion of people who become homeless ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSleeping Rough: Temporary AccommodationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 22460More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of immediate emergency rough sleeping interventions; and what steps she is taking to ensure local authorities are ade
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordLocal Government Finance: LeicesterMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22487More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of funding allocated to Leicester City Council.
Answer: For Leicester City Council, the multi-year Settlement makes available up to £555.2 million in Core Spending Power by 2028-29, an above average increase of 36.1% compared to 2024-25, equivalent to £147.3 million. The government is making good on long overd...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordUrban Areas: Empty PropertyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22480More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support her Department provides to local authorities to help bring vacant high street properties back into active commercial and community use.
Answer: The Government supports local authorities to bring vacant high street properties back into commercial and community use through the High Street Rental Auction powers. Councils can access practical guidance and new burdens funding to support implementation...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordFire Prevention: Leicester EastMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22476More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of funding allocated to Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service to manage urban grass fire and localised wildfire risks in
Answer: We’re investing nearly £100 million in the biggest upgrade of national resilience capabilities in nearly twenty years, part of which includes more specialist equipment and wildfire training for firefighters that can deploy nationally to support in wildfir...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordFire Prevention: PublicityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22376More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of national emergency alerts in raising public awareness about fire risks during periods of hot weather.
Answer: Fire and rescue services are fully aware of the growing risk of wildfires and, working with their Local Resilience Forum partners, are responsible for maintaining the necessary plans and capabilities required to manage that risk. All Emergency Alerts are ...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordReservoirs: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 22359More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what planning reforms or streamlined Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) consenting pathways her Department is introducing to expedite judicial reviews, statutor
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordFire Prevention: LeicesterMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22372More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that urban fire services serving high-density areas, including Leicester, receive dedicated equipment and specialist training to res
Answer: We’re investing nearly £100 million in the biggest upgrade of national resilience capabilities in nearly twenty years, part of which includes more specialist equipment and wildfire training for firefighters that can deploy nationally to support in wildfir...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordFire Prevention: HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22371More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government is taking to protect residential housing developments built adjacent to urban parks from grass fire threats.
Answer: The government has strengthened national planning policy to ensure that climate resilience, including wildfire risk, is considered when planning for new development. The National Planning Policy Framework requires local planning authorities to take accoun...
Answered 24 Sept 2026
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