Written questions

Shivani Raja

485 written questions tabled, most recent first.

18 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Parents

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing expanded perinatal mental health services for parents.

18 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Maternity Services: Hospital Wards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure adequate funding for improvements to maternity wards in (a) Leicester East and (b) England.

17 Mar 2025 · Home Office

Delivery Services: Crimes against the Person

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has considered expanding the definition of assault of a retail worker to include retail home delivery drivers.

17 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Religion: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to help ensure that schools meet their statutory requirement to teach religious education to pupils at all stages of their schooling.

17 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Religion: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the teaching of religious education on (a) community relations and (b) preparing pupils for work in a global economy.

6 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Endometriosis: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support women diagnosed with endometriosis in (a) Leicester and (b) the United Kingdom.

6 Mar 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Hotels

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many hotel rooms her Department has currently contracted for the purpose of accommodating asylum seekers.

3 Mar 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Hotels

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2025 to Question 32327 on Asylum: Accommodation, if she will publish (a) the total capacity of (i) rooms and (ii) bed spaces used in each hotel to accommodate asylum

27 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Supply: Competition

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of expanding consumer choice in the water market for homeowners by offering alternative providers.

27 Feb 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Business: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to protect consumers from fraudulent business practices.

24 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of NHS Dentist appointments in (a) Leicester East constituency, (b) Leicestershire and (c) England.

24 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Strikes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of missed or cancelled appointments in the NHS as a result of strike action between (a) July - November 2023 and (b) July - November 2024.

24 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Doctors: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the recruitment of domestic medical graduates from UK universities into the National Health Service.

24 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

ADHD: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) support people seeking an official diagnosis of ADHD, (b) reduce wait times for an ADHD assessment and (c) continue access to the Right to Choose scheme.

21 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Visual Impairment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to increase (a) automated announcements at railway stations and (b) assistance from platform staff for visually impaired passengers.

21 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Fares

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the increase in the national bus fare cap on the number of journeys made by bus.

21 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport

Public Transport: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to increase the accessibility of public transport for (a) young people and (b) students.

21 Feb 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Hotels

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many hotel rooms were used for asylum accommodation on (a) 1 July 2024 and (b) on the latest date for which figures are available; and how many hotels were used for these purposes on each of those

10 Feb 2025 · Department for Education

Private Education: VAT

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the introduction of VAT for private school fees on levels of demand for state school places; and what steps she is taking to ensure the adequacy of

10 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to renew pharmacy contracts following their expiry in March 2024; and if he will provide updated guidance on pharmacy funding following the Spring Budget.

10 Feb 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Business: Finance and Tax Allowances

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing (a) targeted tax relief and (b) other financial support measures to support businesses that have had to source materials or services

10 Feb 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Overseas Trade: Russia

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support businesses that have experienced financial losses in relation to restrictions on trade with Russia.