Shivani Raja MP: written questions
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Civil Service: Gender RecognitionCabinet OfficeTabled 15 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19159More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 14th July to Question HL1591, which Minister acted as the qualified person under section 36(5)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in respect of that request; and on what date tha
Answer: The MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, Chris Ward, acted as the qualified person and gave his opinion on 24 June 2026, during his time as Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office.
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Service: Gender RecognitionCabinet OfficeTabled 15 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19158More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 14 July to Question HL1591, on Civil Service: Gender Recognition, in determining the public interest under section 2(2)(b) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 what weight did h
Answer: The Cabinet Office fully accounted for the status of the requested information when making the public interest assessment under section 2(2)(b) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. While the central model policy templates are finalised, broader rollout...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordVisas: Skilled WorkersHome OfficeTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18784More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Skilled Worker visas have been granted since 2024 to applicants sponsored by takeaway and restaurant businesses; and what assessment she has made of the occupations for which those visas were
Answer: The information requested is not available from published statistics and the relevant data could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost. Our Immigration White Paper, published last year, set out...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18783More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of (a) introducing a maximum annual limit on the amount of public funding that may be spent on an individual's adult social care package an
Answer: No assessment has been made of either introducing a maximum annual limit on the amount of public funding that may be spent on an individual’s adult social care package, or implementing a cap on annual local authority expenditure on adult social care.Under...
Answered 20 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAntisocial BehaviourHome OfficeTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18782More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of Plumpot's statistic that anti-social behaviour crime is increasing in Leicester; and what steps her Department is taking
Answer: The Government’s police reforms will protect and strengthen neighbourhood policing by freeing local forces, including Leicestershire Police, from national responsibilities so they can focus on issues that matter most locally, like anti-social behaviour (A...
Answered 20 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAntisocial BehaviourHome OfficeTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18781More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures she is taking to help protect communities against anti-social behaviour.
Answer: The Government’s police reforms will protect and strengthen neighbourhood policing by freeing local forces, including Leicestershire Police, from national responsibilities so they can focus on issues that matter most locally, like anti-social behaviour (A...
Answered 20 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordNurses: EmploymentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18780More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the disparity between the level of NHS demand for nurses and the lack of employment opportunities for newly qualified nursing graduates; and what steps his Department
Answer: Nurses play a vital role across the National Health Service and wider health and care system, and the Department and NHS England are committed to ensuring newly qualified nurses can access meaningful employment opportunities after graduation.NHS England i...
Answered 19 Aug 2026
Original Parliament recordTransport: LeicesterDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18779More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that (a) transport funding and (b) infrastructure investment are allocated equitably to cities that are not part of a mayoral combined authority or city region, including Leic
Answer: The Government is providing local leaders in England with £21bn of local transport funding until 2029/30, through consolidated, multi-year settlements, including £9.6bn in non-mayoral areas, which they can use to deliver their local transport priorities, ...
Answered 22 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: VisasDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18778More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the cost of student visas on the finances of UK universities; and what steps her Department is taking to support higher education institutions facing fina
Answer: The department has not made an assessment of the potential impact of the cost of student visas on the finances of UK universities. However, the government continues to monitor the financial sustainability of the higher education (HE) sector and works clos...
Answered 3 Aug 2026
Original Parliament recordVisas: StudentsHome OfficeTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18777More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increases in student visa fees on levels of non-compliance with student visa requirements.
Answer: Where changes to fee legislation are made, Impact Assessments are produced which identify potential impacts resulting from the changes. The most recent Impact Assessment which includes considerations in respect of fees for student routes is published here...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordArts: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18776More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) performing arts and (b) creative subjects on the achievement of soft skills; and what steps her Department is taking to improve (i) resilience, (ii) a
Answer: The department recognises the value of music and the arts in supporting wellbeing and engagement, and that participation in the arts can bring a range of benefits for children and young people. Furthermore, the Education Endowment Fund’s teaching and lear...
Answered 22 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordArts: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18775More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the fall in the number of students studying creative subjects on the level of youth mental health.
Answer: The department recognises the value of music and the arts in supporting wellbeing and engagement, and that participation in the arts can bring a range of benefits for children and young people. Furthermore, the Education Endowment Fund’s teaching and lear...
Answered 22 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRailways: NationalisationDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18774More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the transfer of passenger services into public ownership on passenger revenue, fare yield and net subsidy.
Answer: The Department assesses the impacts of a variety of factors when forecasting passenger revenue and the cost of operating the railway, including the direct cost savings from public ownership through removing fees paid to private-sector operators, and the b...
Answered 10 Aug 2026
Original Parliament recordBiodiversityDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18773More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether it remains the Government's position that biodiversity net gain applies to most development.
Answer: Defra have published an impact assessment alongside regulations, implementing changes to biodiversity net gain for smaller developments. This shows around 80% of planning applications are already exempt from BNG under existing exemptions, such as for hous...
Answered 21 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRailways: StandardsDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18772More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2026 to Question 14823 on Railways: Standards, what the average (a) 'Time to 3' performance and (b) cancellations rate for passenger rail services in Great Britain was in April
Answer: In April to June 2025, the average 'Time to 3' punctuality was 86.3 percent and the cancellations score was 3.2 percent in Great Britain. Rail performance statistics have not yet been released for the equivalent period in 2026.
Answered 10 Aug 2026
Original Parliament recordParking: Private SectorDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18771More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2026 to Question 16287 on Parking: Private Sector, how many of the (a) 157 Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency statements of control audits and (b) 203 Government Internal Audi
Answer: Of the 157 Statement of Control audits of private parking companies carried out by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), 156 presented a low risk in respect of the handling, storage and processing of vehicle keeper data, demonstrating that appro...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRolling Stock: SanitationDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18770More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many passenger services operated by each train operating company were reported as having one or more defective toilets in each month since July 2024.
Answer: Information on individual rolling stock defects and the status of onboard facilities is held by train operators and rolling stock maintainers as part of their operational maintenance and asset management arrangements. Where toilets are fitted on board tra...
Answered 10 Aug 2026
Original Parliament recordHeathrow Airport: InfrastructureDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18211More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of recent infrastructure issues at Heathrow Airport on regulatory arrangements for future airport expansion.
Answer: The government recognises the importance of resilient airport infrastructure for passengers and the wider economy. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), as the independent economic regulator of Heathrow Airport, is responsible for setting the economic regul...
Answered 4 Aug 2026
Original Parliament recordAviation: BiofuelsDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18210More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which representatives of the outbound travel and package holiday sector were consulted during the development of the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Mandate and its accompanying cost-benefit analysis.
Answer: The development of the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Mandate was subject to extensive consultation. Open consultations, which any individual or organisation could respond to, were conducted in both 2021 and 2023. The Department received responses from s...
Answered 4 Aug 2026
Original Parliament recordAviation: BiofuelsDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18209More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has modelled the potential impact of the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Mandate on the number of passengers beginning journeys from overseas airports.
Answer: The Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Mandate cost benefit analysis did not make a specific assessment of the impact of the number of passengers beginning journeys from overseas airports.
Answered 21 Aug 2026
Original Parliament recordRailway Stations: British Transport PoliceDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18208More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the resources of British Transport Police to maintain a permanent policing presence at major rail interchange stations.
Answer: The British Transport Police (BTP) is operationally independent from Government. It is therefore for the BTP Chief Constable to determine the optimal number of officers required at major rail interchange stations, using the budget allocated by the British...
Answered 4 Aug 2026
Original Parliament recordRailway Stations: BiometricsDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18207More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, at which railway stations live facial recognition technology has been deployed in each of the last five years; on what dates it was deployed at each station; for what purpose; and how many individuals were (a)
Answer: The British Transport Police (BTP) commenced a six-month pilot of Live Facial Recognition (LFR) at certain railway stations in February 2026. The purpose of every deployment is to identify and apprehend individuals wanted for serious crimes. BTP have repo...
Answered 4 Aug 2026
Original Parliament recordRescue Services: PayDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16637More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what changes have been made of the remuneration of coastguards in the last 12 months.
Answer: In the past 12 months, the MCA have made two changes in hourly remuneration:Increasing the rate remunerated to Coastguard Rescue Officers (CROs) effective the 1 October 2025 from £11.44 to £12.21 per hour.Increasing the rate remunerated to Station Office...
Answered 20 Aug 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: Public RelationsDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16636More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 26 June 2026 to Question 10561 on Department for Transport: Public Relations, which PR firms have been hired since July 2024; on what campaigns and topics; and at what cost.
Answer: Since July 2024, Department for Transport have hired the following PR firms:23red, to work on the Electric Vehicles campaign. For spend relating to the Electric Vehicles campaign please contact the lead department, the Department for Energy Security and N...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: Car AllowancesTreasuryTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16635More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HM Treasury has considered calculating benefit-in-kind tax on used company vehicles by reference to their market value rather than their original P11D list price.
Answer: The Government considers P11D list prices the fairest and most practical way to calculate benefit-in-kind liabilities for company cars and has no plans to move away from this approach. However, the Government will keep the second-hand EV market under revi...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
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