Shivani Raja MP: written questions 2026
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Alcoholic Drinks: Health EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22392More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the support systems available to schools for educating students on the health risks associated with the excessive consumption of alcohol.
Answer: The updated relationships, sex and health education statutory guidance was published in July 2025 and includes curriculum content on drugs and alcohol. Schools are required to teach the new content from September 2026.The statutory curriculum for health e...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordUnemployment: Young PeopleDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22385More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish a regional breakdown of the 91,030 increase in 16 to 24-year-olds classed as NEET between April to June 2024 and January to March 2026.
Answer: The 91,030 increase in 16 to 24-year-olds classed as not in education, employment or training (NEET) between April to June 2024 and January to March 2026 is a UK estimate from the Labour Force Survey (LFS). The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publish...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSkills BootcampsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22433More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of young people currently classed as NEET have been offered places on Government-funded Skills Bootcamps; and what steps are being taken to increase uptake of these courses in the East M
Answer: In line with its commitment to devolution, the government is giving local areas greater control over the delivery of Skills Bootcamps, which are available to adults aged 19 and over, enabling them to tailor the offer to the needs of local employers and th...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordUnemployment: Young PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22431More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what comparative assessment he has made of the primary drivers behind the 91,030 increase in 16 to 24-year-olds classified as NEET between April to June 2024 and January to March 2026; and what cross-de
Answer: Under the previous government, the number of young people not in education or training, rose by around 250,000 between 2021 and 2024 (i.e. the number of young people who were NEET rose by over a third).With just under one million young people not in educa...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordUnemployment: East MidlandsDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 22432More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the rise in young people not in education, employment or training on local economic growth in Leicester; and what funding is being allocated to local auth
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordUnemployment: Young PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22430More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what directives have been given to Jobcentre Plus sites in (a) Leicester East and (b) Leicestershire to address in NEETs between Q2 2024 and Q1 2026; and how many dedicated Youth Employability Coaches a
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 recordFurther Education: Young PeopleDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 22429More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure young people in Leicester East have access to education and training opportunities.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordPolice: Translation ServicesHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22427More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of translation services commissioned by police forces in England and Wales are procured via external contractors.
Answer: Provision of interpreters and translation and language services, including via social media, are matters for Chief Constables and directly elected Police and Crime Commissioners, or equivalents. They are best placed to make these decisions based on their ...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: Translation ServicesHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22474More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance is provided to police forces to ensure that their communications do not exclude non-speakers of those languages from receiving local policing updates.
Answer: Provision of interpreters and translation and language services, including via social media, are matters for Chief Constables and directly elected Police and Crime Commissioners, or equivalents. They are best placed to make these decisions based on their ...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: Translation ServicesHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22471More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of foreign-language public messaging by police forces on local community integration and social cohesion.
Answer: Provision of interpreters and translation and language services, including via social media, are matters for Chief Constables and directly elected Police and Crime Commissioners, or equivalents. They are best placed to make these decisions based on their ...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: English LanguageHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22428More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is taking steps to ensure that official public safety announcements and community notices issued by police forces are always published in English.
Answer: Provision of interpreters and translation and language services, including via social media, are matters for Chief Constables and directly elected Police and Crime Commissioners, or equivalents. They are best placed to make these decisions based on their ...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: Translation ServicesHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22426More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department issues to Chief Constables on the use of languages in official police communications on public social media channels.
Answer: Provision of interpreters and translation and language services, including via social media, are matters for Chief Constables and directly elected Police and Crime Commissioners, or equivalents. They are best placed to make these decisions based on their ...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: Translation ServicesHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22425More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much central funding allocated to police forces in England and Wales was spent on non-English translation and interpretation services in the 2024-25 and 2025-26 financial years.
Answer: Provision of interpreters and translation and language services, including via social media, are matters for Chief Constables and directly elected Police and Crime Commissioners, or equivalents. They are best placed to make these decisions based on their ...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: Translation ServicesHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22424More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what mechanisms are in place to assess the value for money and cost-effectiveness of police force expenditure on third-party translation services used for official public-facing communications.
Answer: Provision of interpreters and translation and language services, including via social media, are matters for Chief Constables and directly elected Police and Crime Commissioners, or equivalents. They are best placed to make these decisions based on their ...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHoliday Play SchemesDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22423More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the long-term funding security for local authorities to deliver holiday activity programmes in community hubs.
Answer: The Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme supports children from low-income families by providing access to nutritious meals, enriching activities and safe places during the school holidays.In August 2025, the government confirmed over £600 million ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordApprenticesDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22422More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to incentivise local businesses and public bodies to offer targeted apprenticeships and skills training for young people at risk of dropping out of formal education.
Answer: This government is committed to expanding high-quality pathways into work and training for young people, particularly those at risk of disengagement from education. Our wider vocational reforms will strengthen technical education and skills pathways, givi...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordYoung Offenders: Crime PreventionHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22421More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to expand targeted community-led mentoring initiatives for young people identified as vulnerable to criminal exploitation or knife crime.
Answer: On 1 April 2026 new guidance was published by the Home Office and Ministry of Justice to ensure every child caught carrying a knife will be given a mandatory, targeted plan produced by Police and Youth Justice Services to turn them away from crime. It is ...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSports: Young PeopleDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22420More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to improve access to local sports facilities for young people during evening and weekend peak hours in areas experiencing elevated rates of youth violence.
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 22419More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what funding her Department provides to support grassroots sports programmes aimed at diverting young people away from antisocial behaviour and gang involvement.
Answer: The Department works closely with Sport England to target grassroots investment toward high-need areas, which includes areas experiencing elevated youth violence. Through the Community Sports Facilities Programme, which is investing £400 million of fundin...
Answered 23 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordYouth Investment FundDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22418More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking through the Youth Investment Fund to ensure local community associations receive funding to refurbish and maintain neighbourhood facilities.
Answer: The Youth Investment Fund (YIF) awarded over £300 million to over 250 projects to build, renovate and expand youth provision across some of the less advantaged areas across England. It is projected to support an additional 45,000 young people to regularly...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: Urban AreasHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22417More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to increase the number of dedicated foot patrols, neighbourhood police officers and Police Community Support Officers in residential areas.
Answer: As part of the Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee, the Government has committed to delivering 13,000 additional neighbourhood policing personnel by the end of this Parliament.By March 2026, forces had delivered 3,814 additional police officers and PCSOs int...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAnti-social Behaviour: CCTVHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22416More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department provides to local councils and police forces on deploying funding for CCTV infrastructure in identified antisocial behaviour hotspots.
Answer: CCTV is a long-established and widely used tool across England and Wales, operated by a range of public and private bodies to support crime prevention, public safety and investigations.The Home Office does not direct local councils or police forces on ind...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordYoung Offenders: Crime PreventionHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22415More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what resources her Department provides to police forces to carry out intelligence-led weapons sweeps and targeted interventions for young people vulnerable to gang exploitation.
Answer: On 1 April 2026 new guidance was published by the Home Office and Ministry of Justice to ensure every child caught carrying a knife will be given a mandatory, targeted plan produced by Police and Youth Justice Services to turn them away from crime. It is ...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCrime Prevention: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22414More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of knife crime education programmes in secondary schools.
Answer: The department is funding the Youth Endowment Fund to build the evidence base on what works to prevent children and young people becoming involved in violence, including knife crime, and to make this evidence and practical resources available to schools. ...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordYoung Offenders: Crime PreventionHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22413More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps her Department has taken to expand early intervention mentoring programmes and mental health support for young people at risk of entering the criminal justice system.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of intervening early to prevent young people from being drawn into crime, using evidence-based support that responds to their individual needs. The Youth Endowment Fund’s Toolkit provides accessible evidence on the...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
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