Shivani Raja

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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Shivani Raja is the Conservative MP for Leicester East, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

374

Votes Cast

£205,066

Expenses 2024-25

4,426

Majority

31.1%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£205,066

Staffing£147,043
Office£30,188
Travel£17,522
Accommodation£10,313

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 46,714 voters

Conservative
14,526 votes31.1%
Labour
10,100 votes21.6%
Liberal Democrat
6,329 votes13.6%
Independent
5,532 votes11.8%
One Leicester
3,681 votes7.9%
Reform UK
2,611 votes5.6%
Green Party
2,143 votes4.6%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

778

Written Questions

6

Oral Questions

14

Debates Spoken In

18

Speeches

374

Divisions Voted

Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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2 AYE

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee

2 votes · 8 Jun 2026

3 AYE

Armed Forces Bill Committee

3 votes · 2 Jun 2026

2 AYE2 NO

King's Speech Motion for an Address

4 votes · 20 May 2026

3 NO

Crime and Policing Bill

3 votes · 14 Apr 2026

2 AYE

National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee

2 votes · 21 Jan 2026

3 NO

Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

3 votes · 20 Jan 2026

Financial Interests(2)

Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year

Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year

Type of land/property
Commercial property (House)
Number of properties
3
Location
Newcastle, Leicester, Gainford
Rental income
Yes

Registered 3 August 2024

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest ended
3 March 2026

Registered 25 July 2024; updated 20 March 2026

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Shivani in Parliament

NHS England: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, i) what metrics his Department will use, and ii) over what timeframe, to judge whether the reforms to NHS England deliver (a) improved product

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care14 Jan 2026

NHS: Private Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment the Department has made of the potential impact of reducing NHS-funded activity delivered by independent sector providers on l

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care14 Jan 2026

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate she has made of the average waiting time for SEND assessments in each local authority in England.

AnsweredDepartment for Education11 Dec 2025

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the financial sustainability of local authorities projecting significant drawdowns fr

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government11 Dec 2025

Council Tax

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of above inflation council tax increases on the delivery of local publi

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government11 Dec 2025

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to i) support local authorities in managing temporary accommodation costs and ii) ensure value for

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government11 Dec 2025

Agriculture: Subsidies

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many Basic Payment Scheme 2023 claimants have accessed support through the Farming Resilience Fund since October 2021.

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs10 Dec 2025

Taxis: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that local authority taxi and private hire licensing enforcement policies are brought into line with the

AnsweredDepartment for Transport10 Nov 2025

Maternity Services: Sex

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to review NHS communications to ensure that language on (a) pregnancy and (b) breast feeding reflects biological sexes.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care5 Nov 2025

Blood: Donors

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of replacing the lifetime blood donation deferral for people who have used tanning injec

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care4 Nov 2025
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