Shivani Raja MP: written questions
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Work Experience: Leicester EastDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22550More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many placement opportunities created under major employer skills partnerships will be allocated to young people in Leicester East.
Answer: The government is investing an additional £2.5 billion by 2029 into the Youth Guarantee and the Growth and Skills Levy, supporting almost one million young people and creating up to 500,000 opportunities to earn and learn. This investment will also create...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordWork Experience: Leicester EastDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22548More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that work experience opportunities leading to employment or paid apprenticeships for participants in Leicester East.
Answer: The government is investing an additional £2.5 billion by 2029 into the Youth Guarantee and the Growth and Skills Levy, supporting almost one million young people and creating up to 500,000 opportunities to earn and learn. This investment will also create...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy: PricesTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22547More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Treasury is taking to evaluate the potential impact of energy bill increases on domestic inflation and household disposable income.
Answer: The Government is closely monitoring energy prices and their potential impact on inflation and household incomes.This Government is also committed to helping households with the cost of living: from 1 October, VAT will be removed from domestic electricity...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22546More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what measures her Department is taking to tackle the impact of energy price cap levels on low-income families and pensioners during the winter months of 2026.
Answer: The Government recognises that any price rise is a concern for households. The latest increase in energy bills is driven by increased wholesale energy costs, particularly gas, due to the ongoing situation in the Middle East. This means families and busine...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22545More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment her Department has made of the potential financial impact on households in Leicester East of Ofgem’s decision to increase the energy price cap to £1,935 for the period between
Answer: The Government recognises that any price rise is a concern for households, including in Leicester East. The latest increase in energy bills is driven by increased wholesale energy costs, particularly gas, due to the ongoing situation in the Middle East. T...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Professions: Career BreaksDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22544More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the potential financial impact on taking a career break on healthcare professionals who are unable to re-enter NHS employment; and what support is availab
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer she was provided on 8 September in response to Question 22549.
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordNurses: East MidlandsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22539More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to monitor and improve nursing retention and re-entry rates within the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust and the wider East Midlands integrated care sy
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer she was provided on 8 September in response to Question 22549.
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordNurses: VacanciesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22549More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of recruitment freezes or local budget constraints within NHS trusts on the number of advertised clinical nursing vacancies.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer she was provided on 19 August to Question 18780. We will address any further issues in this area as part of our upcoming 10 Year Workforce Plan.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordNurses: Career BreaksDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22543More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what policies her Department has put in place to assist nurses who take a career break in returning to employment within the NHS.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer she was provided on 8 September in response to Question 22549.
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSchools: FacilitiesDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22540More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to encourage schools in high-density constituencies such as Leicester East to open sports facilities to accredited grassroots charities during winter evenings and weekends.
Answer: The department encourages schools to make their facilities available to benefit their wider communities outside core school hours, where appropriate. Governing bodies of maintained schools have powers to provide community use of their facilities, and, whi...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSchools: FacilitiesDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22538More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department issues to state-funded primary and secondary schools regarding the community use of school sports halls and facilities outside of school hours; and what steps she is taking to make
Answer: The department encourages schools to make their facilities available to benefit their wider communities outside core school hours, where appropriate. Governing bodies of maintained schools have powers to provide community use of their facilities, and, whi...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSports: Community DevelopmentDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22542More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what guidance her Department provides to non-departmental public bodies, including Sport England, to ensure that grassroots sports grant funding accounts for secondary costs associated w
Answer: The Department works closely with Sport England to target grassroots investment toward high-need areas experiencing elevated youth violence. Through the Multi-Sport Grassroots Facilities Programme supported with £400 million of funding over the next four ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSports: Young PeopleDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22537More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education on cross-departmental initiatives to reduce venue hire costs for sports foundations delivering Sport England-funded
Answer: We are absolutely committed to ensuring that every child has the opportunity to participate in sport and physical activity, and recognise the crucial role school facilities play in delivering this. As part of this Government's commitment to school sport, ...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCricket: FacilitiesDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22541More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the availability and affordability of indoor sports spaces for grassroots cricket charities operating during winter months; and
Answer: The Government is determined to ensure that everyone has access to affordable quality sport and physical activity opportunities. That's why we’ve invested £3 million into new all-weather, covered cricket domes this year which ensure accessible sport year-...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSports: Community DevelopmentDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22536More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking through Sport England to support community organisations, such as the Leicestershire and Rutland Cricket Foundation, in securing affordable indoor fac
Answer: The Government is determined to ensure that everyone has access to affordable quality sport and physical activity opportunities. That's why we’ve invested £3 million into new all-weather, covered cricket domes this year which ensure accessible sport year-...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDental HealthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22535More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of patients being unable to access routine preventative NHS dental care on hospital emergency departments and secondary care services
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the press release issued in December 2025, available at the link below, setting out the Government’s response to its public consultation on the new dentistry contract, and the reforms we are committed to implementing as a result:...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDental ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22534More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that access to routine preventative dentistry is delivered on the basis of clinical need rather than ability to pay.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the press release issued in December 2025, available at the link below, setting out the Government’s response to its public consultation on the new dentistry contract, and the reforms we are committed to implementing as a result:...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDental Services: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22533More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to increase the number of adults able to secure new NHS dental appointments; and whether she has set a target date to increase access for new patients in the Eas
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the press release issued in December 2025, available at the link below, setting out the Government’s response to its public consultation on the new dentistry contract, and the reforms we are committed to implementing as a result:...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDental Services: ContractsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22532More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department plans to reform the NHS dental contract to transition away from individual treatment unit targets toward a capitation-based model funded on local population health needs.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the press release issued in December 2025, available at the link below, setting out the Government’s response to its public consultation on the new dentistry contract, and the reforms we are committed to implementing as a result:...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Leicester EastDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22531More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate her Department has made of the change in number of NHS dental practice contracts within Leicester East constituency since 2017.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the press release issued in December 2025, available at the link below, setting out the Government’s response to its public consultation on the new dentistry contract, and the reforms we are committed to implementing as a result:...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHuman Papillomavirus: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22530More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to run targeted public awareness and educational campaigns, tailored to culturally diverse populations, to address anxieties regarding self-testing and explain t
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the press release issued by NHS England setting out the objectives of the self-testing rollout, and to the impact assessments carried out to inform the development of this policy, all of which are available at the following links...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHuman Papillomavirus: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22529More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the capacity of NHS pathology laboratories to process returned HPV self-testing kits in a timely manner; and what target turnaround time has been set from
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the press release issued by NHS England setting out the objectives of the self-testing rollout, and to the impact assessments carried out to inform the development of this policy, all of which are available at the following links...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHuman Papillomavirus: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22528More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the rollout of HPV self-testing kits via the NHS App, text, email and post, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that digitally excluded individuals and non-English speak
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the press release issued by NHS England setting out the objectives of the self-testing rollout, and to the impact assessments carried out to inform the development of this policy, all of which are available at the following links...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHuman Papillomavirus: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22527More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what measures her Department is putting in place to ensure that eligible women who do not use the NHS App or online accounts can easily request, receive and return the free HPV self-testing kits.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the press release issued by NHS England setting out the objectives of the self-testing rollout, and to the impact assessments carried out to inform the development of this policy, all of which are available at the following links...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCervical Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22526More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to support GP surgeries and sexual health clinics in handling increased demand for follow-up cervical screening appointments resulting from positive high-risk HP
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the press release issued by NHS England setting out the objectives of the self-testing rollout, and to the impact assessments carried out to inform the development of this policy, all of which are available at the following links...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
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