Shivani Raja MP: written questions
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Multiple SclerosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46006More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve support for people with (a) multiple sclerosis and (b) secondary progressive multiple sclerosis; and whether he plans to consult (a) the MS Society an
Answer: Initiatives to support better care for patients with neurological conditions, such as multiple sclerosis, include the Getting It Right First Time Programme for Neurology, and the Neurology Transformation Programme (NTP). NHS England’s NTP is a multi-year ...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLarge Goods Vehicles: ConcreteDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46005More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an estimate of the number of additional lorry drivers required after the reduction in volumetric concrete mixers weight limits.
Answer: The call for evidence conducted from October to December 2023 was an opportunity for respondents to present evidence, but it did not reveal significant new evidence supporting a change in policy.The outcome of my department’s review into VCMs was publishe...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordClean EnergyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46004More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of using carbon neutral backup power sources on infrastructure in (a) Leicester East constituency and (b) England.
Answer: Annex O of the Energy and Emission Projections [1] presents Net Zero consistent scenarios for the power sector, including estimates of the low carbon power sources required to ensure security of supply out to 2050.[1] https://assets.publishing.service.gov...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordProstate CancerDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46003More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve (a) access to prostate cancer screening and (b) waiting times for prostate cancer treatment.
Answer: The Government understands that more needs to be done to improve outcomes for all patients with prostate cancer. Currently, the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) does not recommend a national prostate cancer screening programme due to the limitatio...
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployers' Contributions: Public HousesTreasuryTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46002More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an estimate of the number of pubs that will close in (a) Leicester East and (b) the United Kingdom as a result of employer National Insurance contribution rises.
Answer: A Tax Information and Impact Note (TIIN) was published alongside the introduction of the Bill containing the changes to employer NICs. The TIIN sets out the impact of the policy on the exchequer, the economic impacts of the policy, and the impacts on indi...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRetail Trade: Crimes of ViolenceHome OfficeTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39152More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of including retail home delivery drivers within the definition of assaults on retail workers.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to my response given to UIN 38705 on 24 March 2025.
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordF-35 Aircraft: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39151More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an estimate of the potential impact of replacing the fleet of RAF Typhoon aircraft with F-35 jets on the number of jobs in the defence industry in (a) Leicester East constituency and (b) Engla
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Stockport (Navendu Mishra) on 20 March 2025 to Qustion 38677.
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBangladesh: Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39150More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent diplomatic steps he has taken to help ensure the protection of (a) Hindu communities and (b) other religious minorities in Bangladesh.
Answer: The UK has a long-standing commitment to the promotion and protection of human rights, including Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB). In November 2024, I visited Bangladesh and discussed the importance of the protection of religious minorities, including...
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: ParentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39149More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing expanded perinatal mental health services for parents.
Answer: Support is already available for parents, including those of twins and multiples, who experience mental health difficulties during the perinatal period. Perinatal mental health services are available in all 42 integrated care system areas of England, and ...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: Hospital WardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39148More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure adequate funding for improvements to maternity wards in (a) Leicester East and (b) England.
Answer: NHS England’s Three-Year Delivery plan is investing an additional £35 million between 2024 and 2027 to improve maternity safety across England.University Hospital Leicester (UHL) remains determined to transform care for its growing population and radicall...
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDelivery Services: Crimes against the PersonHome OfficeTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38705More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has considered expanding the definition of assault of a retail worker to include retail home delivery drivers.
Answer: Shop theft continues to increase at an unacceptable level with more and more offenders using violence and abuse against shopworkers to do this. We will not stand for this. Everybody has a right to feel safe at their place of work.Through our Crime and Pol...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordReligion: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38704More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to help ensure that schools meet their statutory requirement to teach religious education to pupils at all stages of their schooling.
Answer: It is a mandatory requirement for maintained schools and academies to teach religious education (RE) to all pupils throughout all key stages up to age 18. RE is inspected by Ofsted as part of their assessment of a school’s curriculum, as set out in the sc...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordReligion: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38703More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the teaching of religious education on (a) community relations and (b) preparing pupils for work in a global economy.
Answer: It is a mandatory requirement for maintained schools and academies to teach religious education (RE) to all pupils throughout all key stages up to age 18. RE is inspected by Ofsted as part of their assessment of a school’s curriculum, as set out in the sc...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEndometriosis: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36171More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support women diagnosed with endometriosis in (a) Leicester and (b) the United Kingdom.
Answer: The Government is committed to prioritising women’s health and improving the care received by those suffering from gynaecological conditions, including endometriosis.Women in Leicester experiencing symptoms of endometriosis should go to their general prac...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HotelsHome OfficeTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36170More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many hotel rooms her Department has currently contracted for the purpose of accommodating asylum seekers.
Answer: I refer the Honourable Member to the Answer she received on the 3 March 2025 to UIN 32327.
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HotelsHome OfficeTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 34982More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2025 to Question 32327 on Asylum: Accommodation, if she will publish (a) the total capacity of (i) rooms and (ii) bed spaces used in each hotel to accommodate asylum
Answer: I refer the Honourable Member to the Answer she received on the 3 March 2025 to UIN 32327.
Answered 6 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordWater Supply: CompetitionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34341More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of expanding consumer choice in the water market for homeowners by offering alternative providers.
Answer: Given their inherent nature, many parts of the water and wastewater value chain are subject to natural monopolies where there is limited scope for competition in the market – meaning there is a risk companies will not deliver the services their customers ...
Answered 6 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness: FraudDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34340More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to protect consumers from fraudulent business practices.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is implementing the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers (DMCC) Act which strengthens consumer law enforcement by giving the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) new administrative powers, and the CMA a...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDental ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33126More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of NHS Dentist appointments in (a) Leicester East constituency, (b) Leicestershire and (c) England.
Answer: The Government plans to tackle the challenges for patients trying to access National Health Service dental care with a rescue plan to provide 700,000 more urgent dental appointments and recruit new dentists to areas that need them most. To rebuild dentist...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: StrikesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33125More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of missed or cancelled appointments in the NHS as a result of strike action between (a) July - November 2023 and (b) July - November 2024.
Answer: NHS England publishes data on the number of rescheduled appointments due to industrial action, which is available at the following link:https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/preparedness-for-potential-industrial-action-in-the-nhs/The following table show...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDoctors: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33124More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the recruitment of domestic medical graduates from UK universities into the National Health Service.
Answer: Following completion of a medical degree, United Kingdom medical graduates must complete the Foundation Programme, a two-year work-based programme, to practise as a doctor in the National Health Service. We are committed to ensuring that the number of Fou...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordADHD: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33123More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) support people seeking an official diagnosis of ADHD, (b) reduce wait times for an ADHD assessment and (c) continue access to the Right to Choose scheme.
Answer: It is the responsibility of the integrated care boards (ICBs) in England to make appropriate provision to meet the health and care needs of their local population, including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) assessments, in line with relevan...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: Visual ImpairmentDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32335More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to increase (a) automated announcements at railway stations and (b) assistance from platform staff for visually impaired passengers.
Answer: Ensuring accessibility for all passengers is at the heart of our passenger-focused approach. Whenever the industry carries out work at stations this must meet current accessibility standards, including for visual and audible announcements. Furthermore, al...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: FaresDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32330More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the increase in the national bus fare cap on the number of journeys made by bus.
Answer: The government is investing over £150 million to deliver the new £3 cap on single bus fares in England outside London from 1 January until 31 December 2025, which prevented a cliff-edge return to commercial fares. Under the plans of the previous administr...
Answered 26 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Transport: Young PeopleDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32328More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to increase the accessibility of public transport for (a) young people and (b) students.
Answer: Accessibility and inclusivity are key considerations for the government, especially as we seek to deliver against our key missions, including removing barriers to opportunity and delivering safer streets. The government is committed to making transport sa...
Answered 26 Feb 2025
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