Shivani Raja MP: written questions
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CarersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58314More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve NHS (a) engagement with and (b) leadership responsiveness to small community-led carer networks.
Answer: We recognise the importance of listening to and partnering with people who use the National Health Service, their unpaid carers and the organisations and networks that represent them. The Health and Care Act 2022 introduced new duties for NHS England and ...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCarers: Ethnic GroupsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58313More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) hidden and (b) unpaid carers from ethnic minority communities; and whether he has made an assessment of support needs in Leicester East constituen
Answer: Local authorities have duties to support people caring for their family and friends. The Care Act 2014 requires local authorities to deliver a wide range of sustainable, high-quality care and support services, including support for carers. Local authoriti...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPackaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58312More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the financial impact of being required to apply Extended Producer Responsibility charges retrospectively in the absence of published official rates for r
Answer: The Regulations do not impose a retrospective charge and were subject to the required legal and parliamentary scrutiny before coming into force To prepare businesses for the implementation of the packaging pEPR scheme we have now published illustrative ba...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPackaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58311More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department plans to publish the final pricing and billing rates for the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme.
Answer: Producers were required to submit their final 2024 data by 1 April 2025. Following this deadline, regulators are conducting regulatory checks. Once checks are conducted to an appropriate level, we will use 2024 data and insight from regulator checks to pu...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPackaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58310More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle potential abuse of the Extended Producer Responsibility exemption threshold; and whether he has made an assessment of the impact of t
Answer: As the environmental regulator for England, the Environment Agency (EA) conducts compliance checks to ensure businesses accurately assess themselves against regulatory thresholds. These checks include, but are not limited to, open-source reviews of compan...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Postage StampsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58309More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, How much (a) NHS England and (b) NHS Trusts spent on postage in the 2024–25 financial year; and what steps he is taking to help reduce these costs.
Answer: Data on National Health Service total spend on postage for the 2024/25 financial year in England is not held centrally, and will be held locally by individual trusts.
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ContractsHome OfficeTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57755More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2025 to Question 54068 on Housing: Contracts, what her definition her Department uses for the terms (a) Bed Space and (b) Bed Space Size in the context of the Accommod
Answer: There is no definition of those within current accommodation contracts.
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ContractsCabinet OfficeTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54068More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the terms (a) Bed Space Size and (b) Bed space in public sector accommodation contracts refer to the number of individuals a room or property is intended to accommodate.
Answer: Each department is responsible for specifying its own contract requirements, so the meaning of “Bed Space Size” and “Bed space" may vary based on the criteria established by each department.
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCoronavirus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53273More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to reverse the decision to raise the minimum age for eligibility for a COVID-19 booster as part of the spring vaccination programme.
Answer: The independent Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) advises the Department on the approach to vaccination and immunisation programmes. The aim of the COVID-19 vaccination programme is to prevent serious disease, leading to hospitalisati...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCoronavirus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53272More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of raising the minimum age for eligibility for the COVID-19 booster during the spring vaccination programme on healthcare servi
Answer: The independent Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) advises the Department on the approach to vaccination and immunisation programmes. The aim of the COVID-19 vaccination programme is to prevent serious disease, leading to hospitalisati...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHunting: Animal ProductsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51534More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help tackle the import of hunting trophies of (a) endangered, (b) vulnerable and (c) other species; and whether he plans to include a ban on such imports.
Answer: The import of hunting trophies is regulated through the UK Wildlife Trade Regulations, which implements the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). The government committed to banning the import of hunting ...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: LabellingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51533More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department plans to publish the findings of his Department's consultation entitled Consultation on fairer food labelling, which closed on 7 May 2024; and what his planned time
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent Central, Gareth Snell on 23 December 2024, PQ UIN 20692.
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: PayDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51532More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has make of the adequacy of the NHS Job Evaluation Scheme (a) matrices and (b) formulae used to determine Agenda for Change pay bandings; and whether he has pl
Answer: The Job Evaluation Scheme (JES) underpins pay for National Health Service staff under the Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions. The JES model of weighting and scoring job documentation has been legally tested and proven to be robust, therefore we have n...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPhlebotomy: PayDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51531More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the adequacy of placing phlebotomists in band two of the NHS Agenda for Change pay scale, in the context of their clinical responsibilities; and whether
Answer: Phlebotomists are paid under the Agenda for Change pay scale, which is underpinned by the Job Evaluation Scheme (JES). The JES is a structured method of comparing job demands as set out in the job documentation, for example the job description, to determi...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSolar Power: ResearchDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51530More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Advanced Research and Invention Agency programme entitled Exploring Climate Cooling on levels of solar power generation.
Answer: The Advanced Research and Invention Agency’s (ARIA) ‘Exploring Climate Cooling’ programme, backed by £56.8 million, has been designed to build an evidence base which will enable scientists to better understand and properly assess whether or not Earth cool...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPassports: ReligionHome OfficeTabled 9 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51175More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the photograph software used for passport applications; and what steps she is taking to ensure that the software does not discriminate agains
Answer: The initial check to guide if a photo meets the internationally agreed standards for passports utilises an algorithm provided by a leading technology provider.The testing of the photo checker was extensive and included wearers of religious headwear to opt...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPassports: ReligionHome OfficeTabled 9 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51174More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many complaints her Department has received relating to the passport photograph software cropping or rejecting images of individuals wearing (a) turbans and (b) other religious head coverings in t
Answer: The information requested is not centrally held and could only be collected and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Libraries: Adult EducationDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 9 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51173More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of public libraries on adult education.
Answer: Public libraries are an important part of our local communities, providing people with knowledge to help with education, social skills, boosting employment and capturing the imagination of readers of all ages and backgrounds.The DCMS Participation Survey ...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Assets: Government AssistanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51172More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to support local authorities to maintain (a) community centres, (b) libraries and (c) other community assets in (i) Leicester East constituenc
Answer: The Government recognises the vital role of community spaces in Leicester and in England as a whole and wants to see them thrive. The Assets of Community Value (ACV) scheme provides communities with a route to nominate any building or land which furthers ...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordKashmir: TerrorismForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51171More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he has taken to ensure that consular support is available to British tourists travelling in Pahalgam following the attack near Pahalgam on 22 April 2025.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) has processed over 2000 consular enquiries since the escalation in tensions between India and Pakistan. We continue to monitor developments closely and British nationals should stay up to date with...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordTerrorism: International CooperationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51170More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to improve accountability measures against (a) state and (b) non-state actors that sponsor terrorism.
Answer: The UK's Counter-Terrorism strategy, CONTEST, seeks to reduce the risk from terrorism to the UK, its citizens and interests overseas, so people can live freely and with confidence. The UK, thus, prioritises international terrorism that affects us and our ...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordIndia: TerrorismForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51169More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to increase security cooperation with India to help tackle terrorism.
Answer: The UK condemns the terrorist attack in Pahalgam on 22 April. Our thoughts are with those affected, their loved ones and the people of India. The UK and India have a long-standing security relationship, including on counter-terrorism and we work together ...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordYoung PeopleDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46009More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to increase youth participation in (a) civil society and (b) sport.
Answer: DCMS is committed to the inclusion of young people in civil society, particularly through youth social action and youth voice. DCMS funds the direct youth participation programme #iwill, which supports young people to engage in social action in their comm...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46008More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that children with additional needs and without an Education, Health and Care Plan receive adequate SEN support in schools; and whether she plans to increase (a) fu
Answer: This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life.Under the Children and Families Act 2014, main...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAdult Education and Lifelong EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46007More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve access to (a) adult education and (b) lifelong learning opportunities; and whether she plans to increase funding to support (i) adult learners and (ii) local educa
Answer: This government recognises the value of lifelong learning and the department is investing in education and skills training for adults through the adult skills fund (ASF).Currently, approximately 62% of the ASF is devolved to nine Mayoral Strategic Authori...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
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