Jim Shannon MP: written questions 2024
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NursesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7775More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the number of nurses employed in (a) Northern Ireland and (b) England.
Answer: The Office for National Statistics has recently produced an article on the data available to compare healthcare workforces across the United Kingdom. Further information is available at the following link:https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunit...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS: BuildingsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7774More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the quality of (a) hospital, (b) specialist centre and (c) other NHS buildings.
Answer: The Government is committed to delivering a National Health Service that is fit for the future, providing high-quality health and social care for those in need. This means providing strategic, value for money investments into capital schemes that improve ...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordWarships: ShipbuildingMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7773More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of a NATO-first defence strategy on the shipbuilding supply chain.
Answer: All decisions on Defence strategy, encompassing our relationship with NATO, are fully assessed to ensure UK defence requirements are met, including the shipbuilding supply chain. The National Shipbuilding Office works with colleagues across Government and...
Answered 18 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordUnfair DismissalDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7772More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans he has to increase employee protection from unfair dismissal.
Answer: The Government introduced the Employment Rights Bill in the House on 10 October 2024. The Bill will make basic protection against unfair dismissal a day one right for all employees, ending the current arbitrary system that leaves employees waiting up to t...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordIndia: LandslipsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7771More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he is taking steps to help support families affected by the recent landslide in southern India.
Answer: The UK is a major contributor to the Start Fund which has allocated over £200,000 to Caritas India and SEEDS India. These two non-governmental organisations are providing support to vulnerable communities that were severely affected by the landslides and ...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordManufacturing Industries: Government AssistanceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7770More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support manufacturing in the UK.
Answer: This government wants to drive manufacturing growth. Manufacturing makes an important contribution to private capital, R&D, and exports, which leads to higher productivity, more investment and more jobs.Building on existing support to industry, govern...
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPolice: StandardsHome OfficeTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7769More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure the adequacy of police response times.
Answer: Chief Constables are responsible for determining the allocation of resources for operational policing and managing their response times, in line with the priorities set out by their Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC).His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constab...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordVaccination: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7457More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children have been given a meningococcal vaccine in the last 12 months.
Answer: The UK Health Security Agency measures the coverage of vaccines against meningococcal disease. The latest figures for Cover of Vaccination Evaluated Rapidly (COVER) are for the period from April 2023 to March 2024, and meningitis ACWY (MenACWY) vaccinatio...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordUkraine: NATOForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7456More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to help Ukraine join NATO.
Answer: At the Washington Summit in July, the UK and other NATO Allies agreed measures to enhance NATO's support to Ukraine as it advances on its irreversible path to NATO membership. NATO will be stronger with Ukraine as a member. The UK will continue to play a ...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSickness BenefitsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7455More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are in receipt of a sickness benefit.
Answer: People ‘in receipt of a sickness benefits’ have been assumed to be those in the main phase of Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and the Universal Credit (UC) Limited Capability to Work (LCW) and Limited capability for work and work-related activity (...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordStudents: HousingDepartment for EducationTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7454More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has has made of the adequacy of student accommodation provision.
Answer: Education is a devolved matter, and this response outlines the information for England only.Student accommodation is a busy part of the housing market. As universities and landlords are private, autonomous bodies, the government has no role in the provisi...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDrugs: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7453More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many illegal drugs have been seized in the last 12 months.
Answer: The Home Office latest published data on drug seizures made by the Police and Border Force for England and Wales can be found here:https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/seizures-of-drugs-in-england-and-wales-financial-year-ending-2023.The latest publis...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordVaccination: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7452More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the child vaccination rate for (a) MMR and (b) other dangerous diseases.
Answer: In England, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) works closely with NHS England and the Department and wider health system partners at the national regional and local levels to improve uptake of the routine childhood immunisations and catch-up children w...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordKetamineDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7451More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help (a) reduce and (b) prevent the use of ketamine by (i) people under the age of 25 and (ii) other people.
Answer: The Department takes seriously the threat of ketamine and other drugs to our young people, and is working with partners across the Government to respond to existing and new drug threats and to reduce and prevent the health harms. We know that drug treatme...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordElectricity Interconnectors: Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7450More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing additional funding for the construction of the North South Interconnector.
Answer: Energy policy and funding for infrastructure in Northern Ireland are devolved to the Northern Ireland Executive. Additional funding for this joint infrastructure project is ultimately a matter for the Northern Ireland Executive and the Irish Government.
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordShipping: TrainingDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6238More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to engage with the maritime sector to encourage training of maritime workers.
Answer: Meeting the skills needs of the next decade is central to delivering the government's missions across all regions and nations, which is why the department’s Ministers and officials regularly engage with business representative groups, employers, training ...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordShipbuilding: Trade PromotionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6237More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will extend export support programmes for civil maritime sector participation in international trade shows.
Answer: This year, the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has already supported UK maritime firms at Asia Pacific Maritime (Singapore), Posidonia (Athens), and SMM (Hamburg). Other upcoming events include METSTRADE, which will be taking place in Amsterdam th...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCancer: Children and Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5322More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will have discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of providing financial support to cancer patients under the age of 26 that must undertake cross-border travel within the
Answer: The Department has not made a formal assessment of the adequacy of the amount of financial support available for families of children and young people with cancer. There are currently no plans for the Department to make a formal assessment on the potentia...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordOut of Area Treatment: Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5321More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will have discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of providing financial support to (a) cancer patients under the age of 26 and (b) their families when travel is required from N
Answer: Support for patients required to travel from Northern Ireland to Great Britain for medical treatment is a devolved matter for the Northern Ireland Department of Health. However, this Government wants to work with the Northern Ireland Executive, Assembly, ...
Answered 7 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCancer: Children and Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5320More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the amount of financial support available (a) for families of children and young people with cancer and (b) to cover the additional costs that familie
Answer: The Department has not made a formal assessment of the adequacy of the amount of financial support available for families of children and young people with cancer. There are currently no plans for the Department to make a formal assessment on the potentia...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPeripheral Arterial DiseaseDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5319More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the number of cases of (a) peripheral arterial disease and (b) lower-limb amputations carried out due to the progression of that disease each year.
Answer: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is largely preventable, through lifestyle changes and a combination of public health and National Health Service action on smoking and tobacco addiction, obesity, tackling alcohol misuse, and food reformulation. Prevention is ...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPeripheral Arterial DiseaseDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5318More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) raise awareness of peripheral arterial disease and (b) ensure that patients have access to safe and effective treatment options for the disease.
Answer: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is largely preventable, through lifestyle changes and a combination of public health and National Health Service action on smoking and tobacco addiction, obesity, tackling alcohol misuse, and food reformulation. Prevention is ...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBangladesh: Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5317More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in Bangladesh on protecting religious minorities; and what diplomatic steps his Department is taking to support (a) religiou
Answer: The UK has a long-standing commitment to the promotion and protection of human rights. We are committed to Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) for all, as guaranteed under international human rights law. In July, the UK Government expressed concern about...
Answered 7 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPakistan: Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5316More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to support community initiatives to (a) promote religious tolerance and (b) protect cultural and religious heritage In Pakistan.
Answer: The UK is committed to Freedom of Religion or Belief for all. In an introductory phone call with the Human Rights Minister for Pakistan on 4 September, I raised the importance of promoting religious tolerance and harmony.Our programme work in Pakistan foc...
Answered 9 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordJapan: Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5315More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his Japanese counterpart on recent legislation affecting religious groups in that country.
Answer: This is a subject that is reserved for the Government of Japan and institutions of Japan. As a matter of principle, the UK has a long-standing policy to defend freedom of religion or belief for all and promote respect between different religious and non-r...
Answered 7 Oct 2024
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