Jim Shannon MP: written questions 2025
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Bladder Cancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100861More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people in the UK have been diagnosed with bladder cancer.
Answer: The Department does not hold data on cancer incidence for the United Kingdom. The latest data on bladder cancer incidence available, in England, can be found at the following link:https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/cancer...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPakistan: Humanitarian SituationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100860More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the humanitarian situation in Pakistan.
Answer: The Minister of State for International Development discussed the humanitarian situation in Pakistan during her visit to the country in early December. In a press release following her trip, she said: "Pakistan is also a country suffering the devasta...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCoronavirus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100859More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the recent uptake of covid boosters.
Answer: COVID-19 vaccination uptake figures are published regularly during the spring and winter campaigns, as part of the National flu and COVID-19 surveillance report, available at the following link:https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-flu-and-cov...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDepressive Illnesess: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100858More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many under 30s have been prescribed medication for depression.
Answer: The NHS Business Services Authority (NHS BSA) does not collect data on the clinical indication of a prescription. Given this, it is not possible to deduce which prescriptions were prescribed for depression. Many drugs have multiple uses, for example, some...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSchools: Health and SafetyDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100857More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools in England are fitted with evacuation chairs.
Answer: Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only. Decisions on the provision and use of evacuation chairs should be made locally and on a case-by-case basis, based on the individual’s needs and preferences and the...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100856More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are in receipt of high rate mobility PIP.
Answer: The requested information is available on Stat-Xplore (https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/jsf/login.xhtml). An account is not required to use Stat-Xplore, the ‘Guest Login’ feature gives instant access to the main functions. Guidance on how to use Sta...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordInfluenzaDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100855More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been admitted into hospitals with Flu A in the last 14 days.
Answer: The information is not available in the format requested, as NHS England does not publish short-term counts of hospital admissions for Flu A specifically.The UK Health Security Agency does publish the national weekly hospital admission rate for influenza ...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDigital Technology: TrainingDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100854More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to support people in improving digital skills.
Answer: In February 2025 we published the Digital Inclusion Action Plan, which set out the first five actions the Government is taking to boost digital inclusion across the UK. This includes expanding opportunities for digital upskilling and strengthening support...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordInternet: Young PeopleDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100853More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to help tackle online abuse against young people.
Answer: The Online Safety Act contains robust provisions to protect young people from online abuse.Under the Online Safety Act, platforms must protect all users from illegal harassment and content and children from harmful content, including hateful and abusive c...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordKidneys: Transplant SurgeryDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100852More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of people currently on a waiting list for a kidney transplant.
Answer: NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is responsible for organ donation in the United Kingdom. It also manages the NHS Organ Donor Register and national transplant waiting list.As of 17 December 2025, there were 7,119 patients registered as active on the kidne...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAbduljalil al-Singace and Hassan MushaimaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100851More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government has made representations to the Government of Bahrain on the detention and health of Hassan Mushaima and Abduljalil al-Singace.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided in the House of Lords on 15 July in response to Question HL8922, which - for ease of reference - is reproduced below:The UK regularly engages with the Government of Bahrain and, where appropriate, the independ...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBahrain: Political PrisonersForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100850More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential implications for its policies of allegations that prisoners in Bahrain have been subject to torture and other c
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided in the House of Lords on 15 July in response to Question HL8922, which - for ease of reference - is reproduced below:The UK regularly engages with the Government of Bahrain and, where appropriate, the independ...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBrain: TumoursDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100849More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will review the arrangements governing families of patients' access to stored brain tumour tissue after the patient has died.
Answer: The Department has not made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a standardised consent process for National Health Service neurosurgical procedures involving tissue resection with specific consent for storage, disposal, and future use of ...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNeurology: SurgeryDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100848More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the opt-in consent model used in fertility preservation services to the storage and future use of brain tissue and
Answer: The Department has not made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a standardised consent process for National Health Service neurosurgical procedures involving tissue resection with specific consent for storage, disposal, and future use of ...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNeurology: SurgeryDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100847More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a standardised consent process for NHS neurosurgical procedures involving tissue resection with specific consent for s
Answer: The Department has not made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a standardised consent process for National Health Service neurosurgical procedures involving tissue resection with specific consent for storage, disposal, and future use of ...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAsthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary DiseaseDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100322More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of health inequalities associated with a) asthma and b) chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder.
Answer: The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is aware of the disproportionate impact that asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) have on deprived communities. The Government is acting on smoking, air pollution, and poor housing that w...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAsthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100321More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to support the adoption of the a) Asthma Control Test and b) COPD Assessment Test as part of annual reviews for respiratory patients in primary care.
Answer: The Asthma Control Test and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Assessment Test are accessible online for patients to use and the results can be taken to a general practice to help inform an annual assessment or other general practice appointment associ...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAsthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100320More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the proportion of patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease receiving annual reviews.
Answer: Annual reviews, including reviews of medication, play a key role in the ongoing management of people with respiratory diseases, such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). They are recommended by the National Institute for Health and ...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAsthma: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100319More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has reviewed the rate of uptake of biologic medicines for severe asthma relative to the eligible population.
Answer: The Department has not conducted any such review, but this information is available via the NHS England Innovation Scorecard, which is published bi-annually.Across all disease areas, though the 10-Year Health Plan and the Life Sciences Sector Plan, the Go...
Answered 29 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAsthma: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100318More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of (a) trends in the level of variation in access to NICE-recommended biologic medicines for severe asthma.
Answer: No assessment has been made. NHS England is working with the health innovation networks and has formed the Respiratory Transformation Partnership. Focusing on improving the outcomes of people living with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (C...
Answered 29 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100316More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of changes to PET-CT procurement in England on diagnostic access for patients from Northern Ireland who rely on specialist capacity e
Answer: NHS England is in the process of reprocuring some positron emission tomography computed tomography (PET-CT) services to replace current contracts that are due to expire at the end of March 2027. The geographies covered by the existing contracts will conti...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100315More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of levels of access to PSMA PET-CT imaging on regional and ethnic inequalities in prostate cancer diagnosis and outcomes.
Answer: The Department recognises that access to PSMA PET-CT imaging varies across England and that this may exacerbate existing disparities.NHS England has introduced a commissioning policy for PSMA PET-CT imaging for patients with high-risk or recurrent prostat...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100314More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has been made of the adequacy of national production capacity for PSMA radiotracers in the context of projected clinical demand for prostate cancer diagnosis.
Answer: Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) radiotracers are commissioned for use as part of PET-CT prostate cancer imaging, as set out in the published clinical commissioning policy. Access to PET-CT, as with any healthcare service, is closely monitored.
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99739More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help avoid creating a single point of failure in PET-CT diagnostic services.
Answer: NHS England’s specialised commissioning function commissions positron emission tomography computed tomography (PET-CT) diagnostic services and is responsible for ensuring that there is sufficient capacity across England to meet planned demand. To avoid cr...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99738More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the UK National Screening Committee’s draft recommendation on prostate cancer screening on future demand for PSMA PET-CT imaging,
Answer: The independent UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC), which is made up of leading medical and screening experts, advises ministers in all four nations of the United Kingdom on the evidence on screening. They have carried out an evidence review to look...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
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