About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Shivani Raja) represents you, and all of the people who live in Leicester East, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

MPs split their time between Parliament and their constituency. In Parliament, they debate and vote on new laws, review existing laws, and question the Government. In the constituency, their focus is on supporting local people and championing local issues. They have a small staff team who help with casework, maintain their diaries, and monitor their inbox.

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Profile

Conservative MP for Leicester East

Entered the House of Commons on 5 July 2024 — General election

Social Media

• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Foreign
• Commonwealth and Development Office
• Department for Transport
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Home Office
• Department for Work and Pensions
• Bangladesh: Religious Freedom
• Railways: Midlands
• Asylum: Hotels
• Bangladesh: British Nationals Abroad
• Religion: Education

Currently held offices

• Member, Women and Equalities Committee (since 25 Nov 2024)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Claudia Webbe
• Keith Vaz
• Peter Bruinvels
• Tom Bradley
• Terence Donovan
• Abraham Lyons
• Edward Wise
• John Loder
• George Banton
• Henry Evans
• George Banton
• Gordon Hewart

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Hunting: Animal Products 20 May 2025

  To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help tackle the import of hunting trophies of (a) endangered, (b) vulnerable and (c) other species; and whether he plans to include a ban on such imports.

• Written Answers — Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Terrorism: International Cooperation 19 May 2025

  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to improve accountability measures against (a) state and (b) non-state actors that sponsor terrorism.

• Written Answers — Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: India: Terrorism 19 May 2025

  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to increase security cooperation with India to help tackle terrorism.

More of Shivani Raja’s recent appearances

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