Shivani Raja MP: written questions 2026
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Mental Health Services: Domestic AbuseDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22363More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to findings that domestic abuse may contribute to up to 1,000 suicides nationally each year, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the NHS Suicide Prevention Strategy in sc
Answer: The Hon Member raises a hugely important issue, which matters not just for the National Suicide Prevention Strategy but also the Government’s strategy to tackle Violence against Women and Girls. This is a personal priority for my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secre...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: SuicideHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22364More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of recent research from the University of Kent indicating that domestic abuse was a factor in one in three suicid
Answer: This Government is committed to tackling the most severe and heartbreaking outcomes of violence against women and girls, including suicides that occur following domestic abuse. We must do more to understand the link between suicide and domestic abuse, so ...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: SuicideHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22365More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police forces in England and Wales currently track suspected domestic abuse-related suicides as a distinct category; and what funding is being allocated to maintain the NPCC Domestic Homicide
Answer: This Government is committed to tackling the most severe and heartbreaking outcomes of violence against women and girls (VAWG), including suicides that occur following domestic abuse.The Home Office funds the Domestic Homicide Project to capture informati...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: SuicideDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22366More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what cross-departmental work her Department is undertaking with the Home Office to ensure local suicide prevention strategies specifically address victims of domestic abuse and coercive control.
Answer: The Hon Member raises a hugely important issue, which matters not just for the National Suicide Prevention Strategy but also the Government’s strategy to tackle Violence against Women and Girls. This is a personal priority for my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secre...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: SuicideHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22367More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking in response to the Domestic Homicide Project's finding of 150 suspected domestic abuse-related suicides in England and Wales; and whether the government plans to up
Answer: This Government is committed to tackling the most severe and heartbreaking outcomes of violence and abuse, including suicides and sudden or unexplained deaths that occur following domestic abuse. It is vital that police officers understand the link betwee...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: MigrantsHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22368More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has evaluated the potential impact of granting Immigration Health Surcharge dependent exemptions based on occupational status while withholding equivalent relief from returning British cit
Answer: Family members joining British citizens are subject to the same Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) framework as other migrants granted time-limited immigration permission. Liability for the IHS is determined by the immigration status of the applicant, not...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigrationHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22369More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential financial barriers created by current Immigration Health Surcharge fees for British citizens relocating to the UK with family members.
Answer: Family members joining British citizens are subject to the same Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) framework as other migrants granted time-limited immigration permission. Liability for the IHS is determined by the immigration status of the applicant, not...
Answered 2 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigrationHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22370More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what policy rationale underpins classifying returning British citizens and their family members under the same Immigration Health Surcharge framework as overseas visitors without historical UK residen
Answer: Family members joining British citizens are subject to the same Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) framework as other migrants granted time-limited immigration permission. Liability for the IHS is determined by the immigration status of the applicant, not...
Answered 2 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordFire Prevention: LeicestershireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22373More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance her Department provides to local authorities on mitigating wildfire and grass fire risks across urban parklands, nature reserves and green spaces bordering residential ne
Answer: Defra does not issue county-specific wildfire guidance. Local authorities are responsible for managing land they own and working with local partners to identify and mitigate site-specific risks, including vegetation management, emergency access and preven...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
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
Original Parliament recordMotabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22384More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions his Department has held with Motability Operations regarding policies that automatically terminate a beneficiary’s existing car lease upon the cancellation of an unfulfilled new vehicle
Answer: Responsibility for the terms and administration of the Scheme, including policies about car leases, sits with Motability Foundation and its Board of Governors. The Department for Work and Pensions meets regularly with Motability Foundation, the independen...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDriving TestsDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22348More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Ministers were advised that responses to the consultation on changes to the driving test booking system were obtained through a self-selecting consultation process.
Answer: The consultation was a public consultation and, as with other government consultations, responses were provided on a voluntary basis. Ministers were provided with the results of the consultation and the published analysis before decisions on changes to th...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDriving TestsDepartment for TransportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22347More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Ministers were provided with a breakdown of consultation responses by respondent category, including (a) learner drivers, (b) approved driving instructors, (c) driving schools and (d) other respondents,
Answer: The consultation was a public consultation and, as with other government consultations, responses were provided on a voluntary basis. Ministers were provided with the results of the consultation and the published analysis before decisions on changes to th...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Proof of IdentityHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22346More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the evidential basis is for requiring private hire operators to conduct right to work checks on drivers.
Answer: From 1 October, the Government’s changes to the Right to Work Scheme will come into force. Under these, changes organisations that engage individuals to provide work or services under their company name, including operators in the taxi and private hire ve...
Answered 2 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordUK Border Force: Offensive WeaponsHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22383More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps Border Force is taking to prevent illegal bladed weapons from entering the UK.
Answer: Border Force uses advance data and intelligence to risk assess movements crossing the UK Border; this includes targeting the illegal importation of offensive weapons to prevent their delivery to a UK recipient. Border Force work closely with partners agen...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordOffensive Weapons: Young PeopleHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22382More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the number of young people carrying offensive weapons.
Answer: On 1 April 2026 new guidance was published by the Home Office and Ministry of Justice to ensure every child caught carrying a knife will be given a mandatory, targeted plan produced by Police and Youth Justice Services to turn them away from crime. It is ...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAccident and Emergency Departments: LeicesterDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22380More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate her Department has made of the change in the number of emergency department attendances at the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust since the delivery of integrated multi-disci
Answer: No such estimate has been made. NHS England publishes monthly attendance figures for National Health Service trusts, which are available at the following link:https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/ae-waiting-times-and-activity/
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDiabetes: Diagnosis and ScreeningsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22345More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her department is taking to increase localised preventive care and diagnostic capacity in parliamentary constituencies where UK Health Security Agency profile data indicates Type 2 diabe
Answer: NHS England commissions the Healthier You NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme available to all integrated care boards (ICBs) in England. For eligible people with recently diagnosed type 2 diabetes, NHS England commissions the NHS Type 2 Diabetes Path to Rem...
Answered 21 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood Health Centres: Leicester EastDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22379More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what criteria her Department is using to select target locations for the expansion of Neighbourhood Health Centres; and if she will make an assessment of the suitability of Leicester East as a site
Answer: We are working to deliver 250 neighbourhood health centres by 2035. The first 120 centres, expected by 2030, will be delivered through the NHS Neighbourhood Rebuild Programme using a mix of public investment and a new model of public–private partnerships....
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Workplace PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22378More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment she has made of the impact of a persistent lack of responses to pension enquiries on (a) retiring civil servants and (b) bereaved families; and what is her planned timeline for resuming normal se
Answer: The Cabinet Office awarded the contract to administer the Civil Service Pension Scheme to Capita in November 2023 under the previous government. The delays and unacceptable standard of communication facing scheme members and parliamentary offices are enti...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Workplace PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22358More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what her timeline is for clearing the backlog of unacknowledged correspondence regarding Civil Service Pensions; and what contractual penalties are being applied for the administrator not meeting response target
Answer: The Cabinet Office awarded the contract to administer the Civil Service Pension Scheme to Capita in November 2023 under the previous government. The delays and unacceptable standard of communication facing scheme members and parliamentary offices are enti...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Workplace PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22381More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps she is taking to hold the Civil Service Pension Scheme administrators accountable for failures to respond to urgent queries from scheme members and parliamentary offices.
Answer: The Cabinet Office awarded the contract to administer the Civil Service Pension Scheme to Capita in November 2023 under the previous government. The delays and unacceptable standard of communication facing scheme members and parliamentary offices are enti...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: CorrespondenceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22377More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department has taken to identify underlying causes of delays in resolving MP correspondence; and if he will establish an expedited triage process for severe financial hardship cases.
Answer: The Department for Work and Pensions recognises the important role that Members of Parliament play in supporting their constituents and is committed to responding to parliamentary casework enquiries as quickly as possible. DWP continually monitors perform...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: CorrespondenceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22357More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what review his Department has undertaken into the underlying causes of persistent delays in resolving MP correspondence; and if he will establish an expedited triage process for severe financial hardsh
Answer: The Department for Work and Pensions recognises the important role that Members of Parliament play in supporting their constituents and is committed to responding to parliamentary casework enquiries as quickly as possible. DWP continually monitors perform...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
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