Shivani Raja

30 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to (a) support minority-owned construction firms and builders gain equitable access to housing sector (i) opportunities, (ii) funding and (iii

30 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Burial: Minority Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to ensure bodies of deceased individuals are released promptly to families from minority religious communities.

30 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Burial: Minority Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to ensure that the bodies of deceased people from minority religious communities whose faith practices require burial within a specific timeframe are released promptly to their families.

30 Jan 2025 · Home Office

Firearms: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had recent discussions with Police and Crime Commissioners in (a) Leicestershire and (b) England on the potential impact of changes to the cost of firearms licenses on the police.

16 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Poultry: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) phasing out and (b) banning cages for laying hens; and what steps he plans to take to ensure farmers are provided with supp

16 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Private Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of (a) limiting rent increases, (b) enhancing requirements for landlord entry on the Private Rented Sector Databas

15 Jan 2025 · Home Office

Offences against Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of announcing a national inquiry into grooming gangs; and what steps she is taking to (a) support investigations into alleged crimes and (b) help

15 Jan 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Fossil Fuels: International Cooperation

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps with his international counterparts to negotiate a treaty on ending the (a) use and (b) production of fossil fuels.

15 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to take steps to improve the equitable distribution of practical driving test slots in (a) England and (b) Leicester East constituency.

9 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Floods: Leicester

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support communities affected by recent flooding in Leicester; and whether he plans to make a flood recovery grant available to local authorities.

18 Dec 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Leicester

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to disability benefits on vulnerable individuals in Leicester; and what steps she will be taking to ensure those most

13 Dec 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Low Incomes

To ask the Secretary of Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to support low-income families by (a) improving access to opportunities for children to play and learn, and (b) enhancing financial independence and living standards.

13 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Leicester

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to (a) ensure that current prison expansion plans are sufficient to meet projected demand and (b) prevent potential overcrowding in prisons serving Leicester and the surroundin

13 Dec 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Solar Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to (a) prioritise a roofs first approach to solar panel installation to ensure efficient use of urban spaces and (b) incentivize homeowners and businesses

13 Dec 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: Leicester

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of compensating women impacted by changes to women's State Pension age in Leicester; and what steps she is taking to support the wo

13 Dec 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Poverty: Leicester

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to reduce levels of child poverty in Leicester.

10 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Chinmoy Krishna Das

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Bangladeshi counterpart on the recent arrest of Chinmoy Krishna Das.

9 Dec 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Furs: Imports and Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of banning the import and sale of fur products on (a) businesses and (b) consumers in Leicester.

9 Dec 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Companies: Accountability

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to hold water companies accountable for financial mismanagement.

9 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that planning reforms balance new housing development with the protection of (a) green spaces and (b) local heritage in (i) Leiceste

9 Dec 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Flood Control: Leicester

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) provide funding for flood defence infrastructure, (b) help tackle the impact of climate change and (c) otherwise mitigate flood risks in Leic

9 Dec 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to review the two child benefit cap.

4 Dec 2024 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an estimate of the number of SEND pupils in (a) Leicester East constituency and (b) England impacted by changes to the bus fare cap.

4 Dec 2024 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Unemployment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support young SEND people not in education, employment or training.

4 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Bangladesh: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent diplomatic steps he has taken to help ensure the protection of (a) Hindu communities and (b) other religious minorities in Bangladesh.

27 Nov 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Veterans

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of exempting Armed Forces personnel in receipt of Government compensation from means-tested benefits.

27 Nov 2024 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that all SEND pupils are able to access (a) education and (b) training opportunities; and if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her polic

25 Nov 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Charities: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to employer National Insurance contributions on not-for-profit organisations.

25 Nov 2024 · Department for Transport

Railways: Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the number of rail journeys made between Coventry and Leicester in each of the last five years.

25 Nov 2024 · Department for Transport

Railways: Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential economic impact of the Midlands Rail Hub on people in Leicestershire.