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Written questions by Raja.

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.

Department:All (456)Department for Transport (121)Department of Health and Social Care (73)Home Office (48)Department for Education (36)Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (29)Department for Culture, Media and Sport (21)Department for Work and Pensions (20)Treasury (20)Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (20)Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (19)Department for Business and Trade (17)Ministry of Justice (10)

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7 Jul 2026·Department for Transport·Pending
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Pursuant to the answer of 26 June 2026 to Question 10561 on Department for Transport: Public Relations, which PR firms have been hired since July 2024; on what campaigns and topics; and at what cost.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

7 Jul 2026·Department for Transport·Pending
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What changes have been made of the remuneration of coastguards in the last 12 months.

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Awaiting answer.

7 Jul 2026·Treasury·Pending
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Whether HM Treasury has considered calculating benefit-in-kind tax on used company vehicles by reference to their market value rather than their original P11D list price.

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Awaiting answer.

7 Jul 2026·Department for Transport·Pending
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Pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2026 to Question 13039 on Aviation: Antisocial Behaviour, whether her Department holds information on the number of passengers who have been (a) refused carriage and (b) banned from future travel by UK airlines due to disruptive or unruly behaviour in each of the last five years.

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Awaiting answer.

29 Jun 2026·Home Office·Pending
Asked

What proportion of long term visa applications subject to a minimum service standard were decided within the relevant service standard by visa category since 1 January 2025.

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Awaiting answer.

26 Jun 2026·Department for Transport·Pending
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Pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2026 to Question 121192 on Network Rail: Assets, when Network Rail's next Delivery Plan update is expected to be published.

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Awaiting answer.

26 Jun 2026·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Pending
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Communities and Local Government, when she expects to publish the Government's response to the consultation on the proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning syst

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Awaiting answer.

26 Jun 2026·Department for Transport·Answered
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Pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2026 to Question 4598 on Great British Railways, if she will list examples of current open access passenger rail services that her Department considers genuinely add value that

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In the right circumstances, Open Access can provide benefits to rail passengers, such as improved connectivity and choice. However, Open Access can also increase costs to taxpayers and create additional performance pressures on an already constrained netw...

26 Jun 2026·Treasury·Answered
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Pursuant to the answer of 16 June 2026 to Question 7617 on Electric Vehicles: Excise Duties, when the Government expects to publish its response to the Consultation on the Introduction of Electric Vehicle Excise Dut

Reply

I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given on 29th June to Question 11460

25 Jun 2026·Department for Transport·Answered
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Pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2026 to Question 5451 on National Highways: Expenditure, how much of the expenditure on National Highways' in-house external affairs function since 4 July 2024 was spent on (a)

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For the period between 4 July and 31 May 2026, the National Highways in-house External Affairs Team's expenditure was as follows:(a) £1.6 million on salaries.(b) Zero spend on agency staff.(c) £280,921 on a technical professional services’ public affairs ...

24 Jun 2026·Department for Transport·Answered
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Pursuant to the Answer of 22 June 2026 to Question 8651 on Large Goods Vehicles: Electric Vehicles, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of charging requirements on (a) daily vehicle

Reply

The Department will continue to engage with the sector on issues of utilisation and productivity, including through the detailed data that will be produced and shared as part of the Zero Emission HGV and Infrastructure Demonstrator (ZEHID) programme. We w...

24 Jun 2026·Department for Transport·Answered
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How much her Department and its arm's-length bodies have spent on (a) advertising, (b) marketing, (c) external public relations and (d) other communications activity on their announcement regarding regulated ra

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Other than that reported in the answer on 13 March to Question 117710, the Department has not found any additional external expenditure on advertising, marketing, external public relations or other communications activity specifically in relation to the a...

23 Jun 2026·Department for Transport·Answered
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What percentage of South Western Railway services arrived on time in (a) the final full year before transfer into public ownership and (b) the most recent year for which data is available.

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At the end of May 2025, 84 per cent of South Western Railway (SWR) services arrived on time, or within three minutes of their scheduled arrival time. At the end of May 2026, the same metric showed 83.1 per cent. SWR inherited delays to the introduction of...

23 Jun 2026·Department for Transport·Answered
Asked

How many drivers received six penalty points for using a hand-held mobile telephone while driving in each of the last five years.

Reply

The Department for Transport does not hold the information requested. Fixed penalty notices are a matter for the Home Office. The Home Office publishes statistics on fixed penalty notices and other outcomes for motoring offences as part of its Police powe...

23 Jun 2026·Department for Transport·Answered
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How many fixed penalty notices and prosecutions were issued for road traffic offences in England and Wales in each year since 2010, broken down by offence category.

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The Department for Transport does not hold the information requested. Fixed penalty notices are a matter for the Home Office. The Home Office publishes statistics on fixed penalty notices and other outcomes for motoring offences as part of its Police powe...

23 Jun 2026·Department for Transport·Answered
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What proportion of active travel schemes funded since 2020 have had their Outline and Full Business Cases published in full.

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The department has funded more than 2,000 active travel schemes since 2020, with many of these funded through the Active Travel Fund and wider cross-modal funding programmes. Responsibility for publishing business cases for these schemes resides with the ...

23 Jun 2026·Department for Transport·Answered
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Whether Active Travel England requires local authorities to reconcile differences between published promotional material and baseline traffic counts contained within Outline and Full Business Cases.

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There is no requirement from Active Travel England for authorities to publish information on traffic counts. Active Travel England provides guidance on appraisal and monitoring and evaluation of active travel schemes to authorities. For transparency purpo...

23 Jun 2026·Department for Transport·Answered
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Pursuant to the Answer of 22 June 2026 to Question 9696 on the Low Carbon Fuels Fund, what estimate the Department has made of the amount of private sector investment that will be leveraged by the £219 million

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We expect the £219m of capital funding available through the Low Carbon Fuels Fund to be invested directly into progressing projects through the early lifecycle stages towards a Final Investment Decision, by contributing to development costs, whilst maint...

23 Jun 2026·Department for Transport·Answered
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What lessons learned reviews have been undertaken by her Department into delayed railway station construction projects since 2020.

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Since 2020, the Department for Transport has undertaken a number of lessons‑learned reviews relevant to delayed railway station construction, including reviews of the sponsorship, governance, and assurance of major rail infrastructure programmes. The Depa...

23 Jun 2026·Department for Transport·Answered
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Whether her Department requires independent verification of baseline cycling and pedestrian counts used to support applications for Active Travel England funding.

Reply

Following publication of the Devolution White Paper in 2024, the Government has consolidated most local transport funding streams into a single flexible fund that enables local areas to align investment with priorities and reduce burdens on accessing the ...

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