Shivani Raja MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Local Government: Racial DiscriminationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79009More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to tackle racial discrimination within local authorities.
Answer: Local authorities are independent employers responsible for the management of their own workforces. The Government is clear that racial discrimination has no place in our society and remains committed to promoting equality, fairness, and respect for all c...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: Employment Tribunals ServiceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79008More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has made an assessment of the value for money of local authorities pursuing repeated appeals against employment tribunal decisions.
Answer: The Department does not collect this information. Local authorities are independent employers responsible for the management and organisation of their own workforces, including on whether to appeal against employment tribunals. It is the responsibility of...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordVaccination: DisinformationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76375More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps (a) his Department and (b) the NHS are taking to counter (i) misinformation and (ii) disinformation about vaccines.
Answer: The Government is committed to tackling vaccine misinformation, and we have highlighted our focus on this within the 10-Year Health Plan where we have committed to working with local government, civil society, voluntary organisations and community groups ...
Answered 29 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordVaccination: Integrated Care BoardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76374More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the readiness of integrated care boards to assume responsibility for commissioning vaccination and immunisation services from April 2026.
Answer: The Government’s 10-Year Health Plan reaffirmed the importance of work to establish integrated care boards (ICBs) as ‘strategic commissioners of local health services, responsible for all but the most specialised commissioning’.In preparation for this, th...
Answered 29 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: ConcessionsDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76075More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to issue guidance to local authorities on the discretionary provision of concessionary bus passes for carers of disabled people.
Answer: The Department does not have any plans to provide advice on offering a discretionary concession to carers of disabled people, as offering this is a choice for the individual local authority to make.In the year ending March 2025, 66% of Travel Concession A...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRecreation Spaces and Sports: PlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76074More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of removing Sport England’s role as a statutory planning consultee under the Planning and Infrastructure Bill on t
Answer: The Planning and Infrastructure Bill contains no provisions relating to the role of Sports England in the planning system. The government is committed to reviewing the existing statutory consultee arrangements to ensure they align with the government’s am...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: ConcessionsDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76073More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the level of variation between local authorities in the discretionary provision of free bus passes for carers of disabled people; and what steps she is taking to ensure a consist
Answer: The Department does not have any plans to provide advice on offering a discretionary concession to carers of disabled people, as offering this is a choice for the individual local authority to make.In the year ending March 2025, 66% of Travel Concession A...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71858More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason the Schedule documents associated with the Asylum Accommodation and Support Services contracts were removed from public view on the Contracts Finder website; and if she will take steps
Answer: We confirm the award notices Asylum Accommodation and Support Contracts are already published and available on Contracts Finder as follows:Wales AASC - Asylum Accommodation & Support Services Contract Wales - Contracts Finder(opens in a new tab)South ...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSickle Cell Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68078More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Sickle Cell Disease Quality Improvement Programme will continue when the Department of Health and Social Care takes over the responsibilities of NHS England.
Answer: The Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Quality Improvement Programme remains committed to improving outcomes and quality of life for people living with sickle cell and thalassaemia. The programme is taking targeted action to align to the commitments within the ...
Answered 5 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordSickle Cell Diseases: Accident and Emergency DepartmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68077More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the National Institute for Health and Care Research will report on its evaluation into the Sickle Cell Disorder Emergency Department Bypass Unit pilots.
Answer: The NHS England pilot (Oct 2023 - July 2025) is being independently evaluated by the Rapid Service Evaluation Team (REVAL), which is funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and based at the University of Manchester. Preliminar...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: RegistrationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67563More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve Care Quality Commission processing times for the registration of care providers in (a) England and (b) Leicester East constituency.
Answer: The Care Quality Commission (CQC) does not record registration data in the format requested, for the timeliness of registration application processing by constituency.Dr Penny Dash published her report into the CQC in October 2024. The Government accepted...
Answered 25 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: RegistrationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67562More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve the Care Quality Commission’s registration process times; and what assessment he has made of the potential impact of those processing times on th
Answer: The Care Quality Commission (CQC) does not record registration data in the format requested, for the timeliness of registration application processing by constituency.Dr Penny Dash published her report into the CQC in October 2024. The Government accepted...
Answered 25 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: RegistrationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67561More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the timeliness of Care Quality Commission processing of applications for registration as (a) care providers and (b) registered managers in (i) England and (ii)
Answer: The Care Quality Commission (CQC) does not record registration data in the format requested, for the timeliness of registration application processing by constituency.Dr Penny Dash published her report into the CQC in October 2024. The Government accepted...
Answered 25 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65959More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2025 to Question 32327 on Asylum: Hotels and the Answer of 8 July 2025 to Question 63118 on Asylum: Housing, whether her Department retains data on (a) occupancy leve
Answer: Occupancy and Capacity are not terms defined within asylum accommodation contracts. Data on the number of individuals occupying asylum accommodation is published in the quarterly migration statistics.
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65958More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will publish the (a) occupancy level and (b) property capacity data discussed at (i) monthly contract management meetings and (ii) quarterly boards under the asylum accommodation and
Answer: Occupancy and Capacity are not terms defined within asylum accommodation contracts. Data on the number of individuals occupying asylum accommodation is published in the quarterly migration statistics.
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65957More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has used (a) occupancy level and (b) property capacity data to assess the cost-effectiveness of asylum accommodation contracts in the last 12 months.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer I gave her on 08 July 2025 to Question 63118.
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65956More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what definition her Department uses for (a) occupancy levels and (b) property capacity in the management of asylum accommodation contracts.
Answer: Occupancy and Capacity are not terms defined within asylum accommodation contracts. Data on the number of individuals occupying asylum accommodation is published in the quarterly migration statistics.
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65955More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data on (a) occupancy levels and (b) property capacity is provided to her Department by accommodation providers under Asylum Accommodation and Support Services Contracts.
Answer: Occupancy and Capacity are not terms defined within asylum accommodation contracts. Data on the number of individuals occupying asylum accommodation is published in the quarterly migration statistics.
Answered 17 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRespiratory Syncytial Virus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65954More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of instances of pre-term infants both (a) not receiving the maternal vaccination programme for respiratory syncytial virus
Answer: The respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccination programme to protect newborn infants, via maternal vaccination, was introduced in England in September 2024, in line with independent expert advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation ...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRespiratory Syncytial Virus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65656More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timeline is for the publication of an assessment of the (a) efficacy and (b) impact of the maternal vaccination programme for respiratory syncytial virus.
Answer: The UK Health Security Agency undertakes monitoring and evaluation of immunisation programmes, including the effectiveness of vaccines. Monitoring and evaluation work has begun for the new respiratory syncytial virus programmes which launched in September...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRespiratory Syncytial Virus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65655More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve data transparency for vaccination uptake figures for the maternal respiratory syncytial virus vaccination programme by reducing the four-month lag in
Answer: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) maternal vaccine uptake methodology is published on the GOV.UK website, and includes an explanation of the data sources and their reporting lags, in the monthly RSV maternal vaccination coverage reports, which are availab...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNigeria: ChristianityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63418More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of making aid available to Christian communities facing violence or persecution in central and northern Nigeria.
Answer: The UK's humanitarian support in Nigeria focuses on supporting the most vulnerable, including people and communities affected and displaced by violence and conflict. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's Humanitarian and Resilience Programme ...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNigeria: ChristianityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63360More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of UK aid spent on supporting Christian communities facing violence or persecution in central and northern regions of Nigeria
Answer: The UK's humanitarian support in Nigeria focuses on supporting the most vulnerable, including people and communities affected and displaced by violence and conflict. Through our Humanitarian and Resilience Programme (HARP), we have reached approximately 1...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ContractsHome OfficeTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63354More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2025 to Question 54068 on Housing: Contracts, what guidance her Department has issued to contractors on Bed Space Size in relation to accommodation contracts.
Answer: None.
Answered 17 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBBC Asian NetworkDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63185More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the compliance of the BBC’s closure of Asian Network News with its (a) service agreement and (b) Charter duties to reflect diverse communities.
Answer: The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) meets regularly with representatives of the BBC on a range of matters, including how it engages and reflects listeners in the UK. However, the BBC is operationally and editorially independent from the Gov...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
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