Shivani Raja MP: written questions
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Small Businesses: Leicester EastDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22497More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to improve the growth and productivity of small and medium-sized enterprises in Leicester East.
Answer: Small businesses are at the heart of economic growth, which is why the Government's Small Business Plan is delivering up to 200 measures to help businesses, including those in Leicester East, start up, scale up and succeed. This includes action to improve...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordUnemployment Benefits: Leicester EastDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22495More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how the 4.7% claimant rate in Leicester East compares with average claimant rates across the wider East Midlands region; and what specific regional economic strategy is being implemented to bring Leices
Answer: The Department for Work and Pensions offers a range of employment support. This includes the ‘Find a Job’ website, financial support through the Flexible Support Fund to help with interviews or starting work, and tailored, flexible support through Jobcent...
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordUnemployment: Young PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22470More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what analysis his Department has conducted on the underlying causes behind the month-on-month increase of 15 youth claimants aged 18 to 24 in Leicester East between June and July 2026; and what immediat
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 recordUnemployment: Young PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22469More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what specific training, apprenticeship or work-placement schemes are being targeted at the 645 young people aged 18 to 24 claiming unemployment benefits in Leicester East as of July 2026; and what measu
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 recordJobcentres: Leicester EastDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22494More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to allocate additional work coaches or specialised advisory staff to Jobcentre Plus locations serving Leicester East to address the higher than average local claimant rate.
Answer: The Department keeps Jobcentre staffing requirements under regular review. Resource demand is regularly assessed using a range of operational measures, including claimant volumes and caseloads, and recruitment plans are reviewed accordingly. The Departmen...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: Leicester EastDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22467More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the factors contributing to the year-on-year reduction of 355 benefit claimants in Leicester East between July 2025 and July 2026; and what steps are being tak
Answer: The Department for Work and Pensions offers a range of employment support. This includes the ‘Find a Job’ website, financial support through the Flexible Support Fund to help with interviews or starting work, and tailored, flexible support through Jobcent...
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordUnemployment: Young PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22493More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his department is taking to tackle youth unemployment in Leicester East, in the context of Office for National Statistics data for July 2026 showing 645 claimants aged 18 to 24 and zero net c
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 recordUnemployment Benefits: Leicester EastDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22490More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment the department has made of the causes of the higher unemployment-related benefit claimant rate in Leicester East compared to the national UK average; and what targeted support is being p
Answer: The Department for Work and Pensions offers a range of employment support. This includes the ‘Find a Job’ website, financial support through the Flexible Support Fund to help with interviews or starting work, and tailored, flexible support through Jobcent...
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordRetail Trade: Unfair PracticesDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22492More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support legitimate independent shopkeepers who face unfair competition from cash-only premises operating under investigation for illicit trad
Answer: Illicit trade, money laundering and related crime committed using high street property undermines legitimate businesses, discourages investment, and contributes to the decline of high streets. BIST is supporting the new High Streets Organised Crime Unit, ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordRetail Trade: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22454More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his department has made of the potential impact of vape shop proliferation on business rate yields for independent retailers on high streets.
Answer: Pubs provide a place for people to come together, support local jobs and help keep high streets vibrant — which is why the government introduced an additional 20 per cent cut in business rates for pubs, social clubs, and all but the very largest live musi...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordRetail Trade: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22455More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many local authority closure orders were issued against high street retailers operating illicit trade in the East Midlands during the 2025-26 financial year.
Answer: The Home Office does not hold centrally verified data on the number of closure orders issued against high street retailers operating illicit trade in the East Midlands during the 2025-26 financial year.Closure orders are local powers under the Anti-social...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes: LeicesterDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22498More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate her department has made of the number of non-compliant disposable vape units seized by trading standards officers in Leicester over the past 12 months.
Answer: The Government is investing up to £10 million of new funding per year in Trading Standards until 2028/29, including to the Trading Standards team in Leicester, to support the enforcement of illicit and underage tobacco and vape sales, and the implementati...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordRetail Trade: CrimeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22468More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what central resources are being provided to unitary trading standards teams, such as Leicester's, to increase intelligence-led raids on shops suspected of selling illegal vapes or non-compliant ni
Answer: The Government is investing up to £10 million of new funding per year in Trading Standards until 2028/29, including to the Trading Standards team in Leicester, to support the enforcement of illicit and underage tobacco and vape sales, and the implementati...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: NegligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22479More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what percentage of recorded clinical negligence incidents in the NHS involved treatment provided by NHS staff who were not trained in the United Kingdom.
Answer: The requested information is not held centrally by the Department, nor by NHS Resolution, the arm’s length body that manages clinical negligence and other claims against the National Health Service in England.
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: NegligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22491More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what percentage of recorded clinical negligence incidents in the NHS involved treatment provided by NHS staff who were not British nationals.
Answer: The requested information is not held centrally by the Department, nor by NHS Resolution, the arm’s length body that manages clinical negligence and other claims against the National Health Service in England.
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHate Crime: Social MediaDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 22452More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of the findings of the Centre for Young Lives report on 'looksmaxxing'; and what steps she is takin
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordMen: Eating DisordersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22453More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department uses datasets to track rates of body dysmorphia and eating disorders among young men and boys.
Answer: The Department uses data published by NHS England from the NHS Mental Health Services Data Set to monitor referrals for eating disorder issues among children and young people aged zero to 17 years old, including by sex. This is available at the following ...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordBody Dysmorphic Disorder: Social MediaDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22451More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of health risks to minors from online 'looksmaxxing' trends promoting DIY cosmetic procedures and extreme dietary measures.
Answer: Following the national consultation, Growing up in the Online World, the Government is banning social media companies from offering their services to children aged under 16 years old. We will take the same approach as Australia. This will capture user-to-...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: SuicideMinistry of JusticeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22450More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for coronial inquiries of the 150 suspected domestic abuse-related suicides recorded by the NPCC Domestic Homicide Project; and what plans he
Answer: By law, coroners must open an investigation and conduct an inquest into any death which they suspect to have been unnatural or violent. This will include cases where the death may have been the result of self-harm.However, coroners are independent judges ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMigrants: Health ServicesHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22477More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to review the application of the Immigration Health Surcharge to dependents of returning UK nationals to ensure parity of treatment with other exempt groups.
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 recordMigrants: Health ServicesHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22443More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the financial disparity between returning British citizens paying the Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) for non-UK dependents and NHS migrant workers who qu
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 recordSpecial Educational Needs: Leicester EastDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22438More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding allocations her Department is providing to Leicester City Council to support its August 2026 expansion of specialist SEND places in mainstream schools, and what assessment she has made of teacher t
Answer: The department is investing at least £3.7 billion in high needs capital funding nationally between the 2025/2026 and 2029/2030 financial years, to support local authorities to provide places for children and young people with special educational needs and...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Health: FiresDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22444More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the public health impacts of reduced air quality caused by urban grass and open-air fires on urban populations in Leicester.
Answer: In Leicester and other areas of the country wildfires pose multiple health risks, including injuries, respiratory and cardiovascular impacts from smoke exposure, and mental health impacts. Smoke from wildfires can degrade air quality significantly and can...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordFire Prevention: Leicester EastMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22476More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of funding allocated to Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service to manage urban grass fire and localised wildfire risks in
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 recordRetail Trade: Reasonable AdjustmentsWomen and EqualitiesTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 22447More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of local authority enforcement of reasonable adjustment obligations under the Equality Act 2010 for independent commercial high street premises, local sh
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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