Shivani Raja

21 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

National Car Parks: Insolvency

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the impact of the administration of National Car Parks Limited on city centre parking capacity in (a) Leicester and (b) England; and whether he is

21 Apr 2026 · Home Office

Robbery: Urban Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of police resources to tackle robbery in urban areas.

21 Apr 2026 · Home Office

Crimes of Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to protect vulnerable and elderly people from violent street crime.

21 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Bail: Young Offenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of bail conditions in reducing reoffending and protecting the public in cases involving persons under the age of 18 accused of violent offences.

21 Apr 2026 · Home Office

Robbery: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of trends in the level of violent robbery offences committed by persons under the age of 18; and what steps she is taking to tackle those trends.

21 Apr 2026 · Department for Education

Pupils: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to raise attainment levels for disadvantaged students in (a) Leicester, (b) the East Midlands and (c) England.

21 Apr 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support neurodivergent and SEND pupils with their studies in (a) Leicester, (b) the East Midlands and (c) England.

21 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: East Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of driving test appointment capacity in (a) Leicester, (b) Leicestershire and (c) the East Midlands; and what steps she is taking to reduce waiting

21 Apr 2026 · Home Office

Knives: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to enforce age restrictions on the (a) online and (b) offline sale of knives to persons under the age of 18.

21 Apr 2026 · Department for Education

Pupils: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the effect of school workload on student mental health.

21 Apr 2026 · Department for Education

School Leaving: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps her Department has taken to support school leavers to access (a) further education opportunities and (b) work placements; and what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of those steps i

21 Apr 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Construction: Fraud

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

21 Apr 2026 · Department for Education

Business and Financial Services: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to provide (a) financial and (b) business education to (i) secondary school students and (ii) further education students.

21 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Students

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that the interaction between Universal Credit and student finance results in appropriate support for eligible students.

16 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) short-notice and (b) late cancellations of driving tests there have been since 4 July 2024; what proportion of available test slots were unused in each month; and what the overall utilisation rate

15 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Biodiversity: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on what date her Department first became aware of written representations from private sector companies alleging procedural irregularities in the BNG metric digitisation procurement; w

14 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that defence manufacturers receive business support to (a) promote job growth and (b) enhance defence capabilities.

14 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport

East West Rail Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2026 to Question 122594, when she expects trains for the first EWR services between Oxford and Milton Keynes to have been sufficiently fully tested for passenger services to c

14 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: British Virgin Islands

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the flights listed to the British Virgin Islands in WPQ 120039, a) what the purpose was of each such visit; b) which Ministers or senior officials approved each visit; c) how many officials tr

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support is available to businesses affected by disruption arising from maintenance works on the strategic road network.

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking with the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero to improve the (a) accessibility and (b) affordability of at home EV charging.

10 Apr 2026 · Home Office

Police: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Department intends to review transparency requirements for nationally operating police-associated units funded by private industry bodies.

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2026 to Question 122543, what assessment the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has made of the adequacy of conversion rates from application to appointment for driving exami

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2026 to Question 122526, what data limitations prevent the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency from tracking the conversion of recruitment campaign click-throughs into complet

25 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicles and Vans: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what average grant value per vehicle has been assumed in modelling the Zero Emission Truck and Van funding package.

24 Mar 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Digital Service Providers: Data Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the extent to which foreign-owned technology platforms operating in the UK may be compelled by overseas governments to share user data; and what steps sh

24 Mar 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Digital Service Providers: Data Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of foreign-owned technology platforms being subject to overseas jurisdictions on levels of UK data sovereignty; and what safeguards

23 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

DfT Operator

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2026 to Question 120647, what estimate she has made of the net saving once the costs of expanding DfT Operator Limited, including staffing and administrative overheads, are ac

23 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

DfT Operator: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2026 to Question 120878, whether those efficiencies will contribute to a reduction in the rail passenger services subsidy in 2026–27.

19 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Instruction: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2026 to Question 118042, whether the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has considered introducing additional tracking mechanisms to identify which recruitment channels gener