Shivani Raja MP: written questions 2026
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Mobile 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 recordAccident and Emergency Departments: DiscriminationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29623More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle discrimination against emergency care workers.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordAccident and Emergency Departments: Crimes of ViolenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29622More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department's policies on NHS staff retention of findings by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine in its report entitled Safe to
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordAccident and Emergency Departments: Crimes of ViolenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29621More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to protect NHS emergency care staff from violence and aggression from patients and the public.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordReligion: 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 recordDriving TestsDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28082More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the failure-to-attend rate for practical car driving tests was in each month since May 2026.
Answer: The answer to question 16746, 13 July 2026, provides data on the failure to attend (FTA) rate for car practical driving tests in June 2026. In July 2026, the FTA rate was 2.8% and in August 2026 it was 2.9%.The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency monitors...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: Manufacturing IndustriesCabinet OfficeTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28081More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information her Department holds on the number of people who were employed in the automotive manufacturing sector in each month since January 2026.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.A response to the Hon lady Parliamentary Question of 8th September is attached.
Answered 16 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: AnimalsHome OfficeTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27597More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department provides to police forces regarding the prosecution of offenders who assault service animals alongside emergency responders.
Answer: The Home Office does not produce guidance to police forces regarding the prosecution of offenders who assault service animals. Decisions on whether to take action against individuals are an operational matter for forces.
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: AnimalsMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27596More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will direct the Sentencing Council to review sentencing guidelines for offences involving severe bodily harm inflicted on service animals.
Answer: Sentencing decisions in individual cases are a matter for the independent judiciary, taking into account the circumstances of the offence and the offender, including any particular aggravating or mitigating factors. In July 2023, updated sentencing guidel...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: AnimalsMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27595More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of sentencing outcomes under the Animal Welfare (Service Animals) Act 2019 for violent attacks against police and emergency service animals.
Answer: Sentencing decisions in individual cases are a matter for the independent judiciary, taking into account the circumstances of the offence and the offender, including any particular aggravating or mitigating factors. In July 2023, updated sentencing guidel...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPorts: PlanningDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27297More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish a list of legislative and statutory requirements that apply to the planning and construction of ports.
Answer: The principal legislation applicable, as amended, to the planning and construction of ports includes:the Planning Act 2008;development consent orders under the 2008 Act;the Harbours Act 1964;harbour revision and empowerment orders under the 1964 Act;vario...
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordParliamentary Advisory Council for Transport SafetyHouse of Commons CommissionTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27039More
Question: To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2026 to Question 16607, what steps the Commission is taking to prevent the continued use of the word Parliamentary by the
Answer: Under current rules the House Authorities would object to an attempt to register a company or charity using a title which associates it with Parliament. There are no clear routes to objecting to names which have been registered under the previous rules, s...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: AviationCabinet OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26689More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 17 July 2026 to Question 17031 on Government Departments: Aviation, how many of the 32 occasions on which an aircraft was commissioned were for Ministers in each Government department.
Answer: Of the 32 occasions on which aircraft were commissioned, 22 were for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, 8 for the Cabinet Office, one for the Home Office, and one for HM Treasury. All aircraft commissioned were for Ministers in accordance w...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCement: IndustryDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26688More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2026 to Question 15472 on Cement, what proportion of cement used domestically was produced in the UK in each of the last 10 years.
Answer: The Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade does hold information about the proportion of cement used[1] domestically that was produced in the UK in each of the last 10 years, which is summarised in the table below: YearCement sales from UK...
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordRoads: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26687More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2026 to Question 15009 on Roads: Construction, what definition of a cancelled road scheme was used in preparing that Answer; and whether the cancellation of a contract for the d
Answer: A road scheme is considered cancelled where a final decision has been taken not to proceed. This was the definition used for the Answer to Question 15009 on 6 July 2026. The termination of a delivery contract does not fall within that definition.
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSleeping 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 recordManufacturing Industries: Government AssistanceDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26699More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support home-grown industrial suppliers.
Answer: The 10-year Modern Industrial Strategy sets out the government’s long-term approach to unlocking investment and productivity growth, backing our strengths and realising Britain’s potential. The Industrial Strategy is being delivered in close partnership w...
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordManufacturing Industries: East MidlandsDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26698More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what industrial support his Department has allocated to the East Midlands.
Answer: Regional growth is a core objective of the Industrial Strategy. This includes supporting significant strengths in the Industrial Strategy growth-driving sectors across the East Midlands. The Strategy has committed up to £20m investment each in both the Ea...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSexual Offences: Wearable TechnologyMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26697More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to raise public awareness about criminal offences, including harassment, stalking, voyeurism and the non-consensual sharing of intimate images, that apply to the covert and non-consensual
Answer: The Government recognises that covert filming using smart glasses and other wearable technology raises serious privacy concerns. Whilst people may lawfully use these recording technologies in public spaces, individuals who record other people without thei...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
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
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