Every parliamentary written question tabled by Shivani Raja this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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What steps the Government is taking to ensure that residents in areas without a mayoral combined authority have equivalent access to skills funding as those in devolved areas.
Both the department and the Department for Work and Pensions fund skills provision. Most of these funding streams are not devolved and therefore the approach is consistent across both devolved and non-devolved areas. This includes 16-19 funding, Higher Ed...
What adult skills funding was allocated per head of population to (a) Leicester and Leicestershire, (b) the East Midlands Combined County Authority area, (c) the West Midlands Combined Authority area, a
The department does not hold this data and it could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
If she will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring airlines to cover a passenger's claim management or legal costs in cases where the airline initially rejected a UK261 compensation claim that
The Department has not made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring airlines to cover passengers’ claim management or legal costs in these circumstances. Airlines are already legally required under Regulation (EC) 261/2004 (‘Regulation 261’) to...
Whether HMRC has conducted a formal equality impact assessment of the policy granting Gender Recognition Certificate holders access to the Public Department 1 (PD1) helpline.
HMRC considers its Equality Act 2010 obligations when designing and delivering its services. Special Customer Record classifications arise from the Gender Recognition Act 2004. The decision to assign these customers to PD1 was taken in 2005 and has not ch...
What steps his Department is taking to prevent declines in manufacturing output.
Last year this government published our 10-year Modern Industrial Strategy, setting out our long-term approach to strengthening domestic capability. Alongside it, Government published the Advanced Manufacturing Sector Plan, which outlines both sector-spec...
What support his Department is providing to manufacturers.
Last year this government published our 10-year Modern Industrial Strategy, setting out our long-term approach to strengthening domestic capability. Alongside it, Government published the Advanced Manufacturing Sector Plan, which outlines both sector-spec...
What assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the differences in diagnosis rates for neurodivergent conditions between (a) men and boys and (b) women and girls; and
Differences in how autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) present in biological males and biological females may make these conditions more difficult to identify in women and girls.National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guid...
What steps his Department is taking to reduce the risk of irreversible sight loss among vulnerable patient groups, including those with wet age-related macular degeneration and glaucoma.
National Health Service funded sight tests play an important role in identifying a range of sight threatening conditions, including glaucoma and age-related macular degeneration (AMD).National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance and quality ...
What assessment he has made of the potential impact of variations in services commissioned by integrated care boards on health inequalities for demographic groups at elevated risk of sight loss, in
Integrated care boards are responsible for commissioning primary and secondary eye care services to meet local need, including addressing any identified inequalities in accessing services. This can include the commissioning of enhanced eye care services s...
What the average call waiting time was for (a) the standard HMRC helpline and (b) the Public Department 1 specialist helpline in each of the last five years.
HMRC measures call waiting times using the Average Speed of Answer (ASA). ASA is the average time spent waiting in the queue for an adviser. This is from the time that the customer finished listening to HMRC’s automated messages and completed their select...
Whether HMRC provides any equivalent specialist or prioritised telephone service to PD1 to taxpayers with protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.
Improving day-to-day performance, including waiting time on helplines, is a key priority for HMRC. HMRC are taking steps to make sure more of their services are digital, so customers can self-serve online. HMRC online services and the HMRC app are conveni...
Communities and Local Government, if he will issue planning practice guidance on the weight to be given to Home Office protective security assessments when determining planning applications.
The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) makes clear that planning decisions should promote public safety and take into account wider security and defence requirements by anticipating and addressing possible malicious threats and other hazards. This ...
How many taxpayers are currently registered to use the HMRC Public Department 1 helpline on the basis of holding a Gender Recognition Certificate; and what the total number of taxpayers registered to use that servic
Improving day-to-day performance, including waiting time on helplines, is a key priority for HMRC. HMRC are taking steps to make sure more of their services are digital, so customers can self-serve online. HMRC online services and the HMRC app are conveni...
What steps HMRC is taking to reduce call waiting times on its helplines.
Improving day-to-day performance, including waiting time on helplines, is a key priority for HMRC. HMRC are taking steps to make sure more of their services are digital, so customers can self-serve online. HMRC online services and the HMRC app are conveni...
How many Greater Anglia trains have been fitted with advanced monitoring equipment since early 2026; and what the timeline is for the remainder of the fleet to be retrofitted.
Greater Anglia has now fitted six units with advanced monitoring equipment. The goal remains to have an estimate of eight to twelve units fitted with advanced monitoring equipment by the end of the year and work continues to deliver on this.
Under which provisions of the Equality Act 2010 HMRC grants holders of a Gender Recognition Certificate preferential access to the Public Department 1 helpline ahead of others with protected characteristics.
Improving day-to-day performance, including waiting time on helplines, is a key priority for HMRC. HMRC are taking steps to make sure more of their services are digital, so customers can self-serve online. HMRC online services and the HMRC app are conveni...
With reference to the answer of 24 April 2026 to Question 127281 on Parking Offences: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, what was the legal basis by which the trial of higher parking charges took place.
The Secretary of State authorised Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council’s request to depart from prescribed Penalty Charge Notice levels under powers conferred on the Secretary of State in paragraph 8(3) of Schedule 9 to the Traffic Management Act 2...
What assessment her Department has made of trends in the residual values of (a) battery electric vehicles and (b) internal combustion engine vehicles; and what assessment she has made of the impact of those tre
The Government is aware that, despite strong growth of the used electric vehicle (EV) market, the residual values of some EVs have depreciated more quickly than their internal combustion engine equivalents. The used EV market continues to mature, but we a...
Whether his Department has made an assessment of the barriers faced by attorneys holding pre-digital powers of attorney who have disabilities or caring responsibilities that prevent them from providing physical d
Enduring Powers of Attorney (EPAs) are a different legal instrument from Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPAs). It has not been possible to create an EPA since 2007. EPAs are not compatible with the "Use an LPA" service and there are currently no pl...
With reference to the answer of 31 March 2026 to Question 123236 on Ministers: Official Cars, whether there is any HM Government guidance on this matter.
In common with the Department of Transport, the Cabinet Office has not issued formal guidance regarding the provision of official cars outside the Government Car Service (GCS).