Jim Shannon MP: written questions 2025
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Energy: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83786More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what funding his Department will provide to the devolved administrations to help support the cost of meeting energy bills during the winter of 2025-26.
Answer: Energy policy is a transferred matter in Northern Ireland, falling within the legislative competence of the Northern Ireland Assembly and the responsibility of the Northern Ireland Executive. Accordingly, help in supporting the cost of meeting energy bill...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: InfrastructureMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83785More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help improve (a) sewage lines and (b) other housing infrastructure.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answers given to questions UIN 65505 on 14 July 2025 and UIN 77897 on 17 October 2025.
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEmpty Property: Northern IrelandMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83784More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what funding her Department provides to the Northern Ireland Executive to help make derelict properties (a) safe and (b) habitable.
Answer: Housing is a devolved matter within the competency of the Northern Ireland Assembly. The UK Government supports the Northern Ireland Executive through a variety of funding streams.
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate Rented Housing: DisadvantagedMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83783More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help families in lower socio-economic groups who are unable to afford private sector rental prices.
Answer: Housing is a devolved matter within the competency of the Northern Ireland Assembly.The government provides financial support to low-income private renters in England through a range of mechanisms including the housing element of Universal Credit, Discret...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Service: BuildingsCabinet OfficeTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83782More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking reduce the level of unused floorspace in civil service buildings.
Answer: The Government Property Agency (GPA) is addressing unused floorspace by strategically reducing the overall size of the estate through consolidation and lease management, while simultaneously optimising the use of remaining space by adopting Smarter Workin...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBlood: DonorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83781More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help find rare blood type donors.
Answer: NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is the organisation responsible for blood services in England. NHSBT works to find and encourage people with rare blood types to give blood to ensure blood of all types is available for patients when needed.In addition to ...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSolicitors: Rural AreasMinistry of JusticeTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83780More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to help support smaller solicitors' practices in rural areas to (a) prevent their closure and (b) maintain local choice.
Answer: The Government recognises the vital role that solicitors’ practices play in supporting access to justice and sustaining local economies, including in rural communities. However, solicitors’ firms operate as independent businesses, and decisions about wher...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNoise Act 1996: Northern IrelandDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83749More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with her counterparts in Northern Ireland on the adequacy of the Noise Act 1996.
Answer: The Noise Act 1996 gives local authorities powers to serve warning notices to deal with noise from dwellings and licensed premises that exceeds a permitted level between 11pm and 7am. There have not been any recent discussions on the adequacy of the Noise...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordOccupation OrdersMinistry of JusticeTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83748More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many occupation orders have been issued against joint tenants in the last 12 months for which data is available.
Answer: The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAirports: Unmanned Air SystemsDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83314More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has had discussions on disruption by drones at airports with (a) pilots, (b) other aviation professionals (c) the Ministry of Defence and (d) governments of other European countries that
Answer: UK aviation operates in the private sector. It is therefore the responsibility of industry to ensure there are appropriate contingency plans in place to minimise potential disruption. The Department for Transport, Home Office and Ministry of Defence engag...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAirports: Unmanned Air SystemsDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83313More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the risk of (a) harm and (b) disruption from unauthorised drone activity to (i) UK commercial airports and (ii) commercial air traffic operating in UK airspace.
Answer: UK aviation operates in the private sector. It is therefore the responsibility of industry to ensure there are appropriate contingency plans in place to minimise potential disruption. The Department for Transport, Home Office and Ministry of Defence engag...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: Religious BuildingsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83296More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of (a) attacks on places of worship in Sudan and (b) the attack on a mosque near the Abu Souk camp
Answer: As the Minister of State for International Development and Africa stated on 12 October, we are extremely alarmed by recent developments at El Fasher and have called for "an immediate end to the Rapid Support Forces' siege and a nationwide ceasefire t...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: InquiriesHome OfficeTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83291More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to share the findings from the national inquiry into grooming gangs with her counterparts in the devolved administrations.
Answer: Whilst child protection is fully devolved in the UK and policing devolved except for Wales, all parts of the UK must work together to protect children and bring perpetrators to justice and we are engaging with devolved administrations as part of our respo...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: Skilled WorkersHome OfficeTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83290More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help support skilled fishermen in Northern Ireland through the visa system.
Answer: We are aware of concerns around labour shortages in the fishing industry and seafood processing sectors. The generally more remote location of the jobs, as well as pay and the challenging working conditions, all present challenges for UK and devolved gove...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: FootballHome OfficeTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83289More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring football clubs to contribute towards the cost of matchday policing.
Answer: Section 25 of the Police Act 1996 allows the police to recover costs for Special Police Services. This includes the policing of events, including football matches.However, the proportion of costs recoverable is currently constrained by case law. As a resu...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAlcoholic Drinks: Employers' Contributions and Excise DutiesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83288More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had recent discussions with representatives of the distilling industry on the potential impact of the increase in (a) duties on spirits (b) employer's National Insurance contributions on
Answer: I have not had any such direct conversations but the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) maintains regular engagement with stakeholders from across the distilling industry and remains committed to supporting economic growth in the sector. Although dut...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordOphthalmic ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83287More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to take steps with the primary eye care sector to help prevent avoidable sight loss.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for assessing the health needs of their local population and commissioning primary and secondary eye care services to meet them.ICBs already commission National Health Service sight testing services through hi...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordOphthalmic Services: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83286More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to increase funding for primary eye care services as part of his Department's plan to shift care from hospitals to the community.
Answer: Over the course of the 10-Year Health Plan, the share of expenditure on hospital care will fall and there will be proportionally greater investment in out of-hospital care as local areas build and expand their neighbourhood health services.The detail of S...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate Rented Housing: EnergyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83285More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that the cost of the new energy efficiency standards in the private rented sector are not passed on to tenants through higher rents.
Answer: Increasing minimum energy efficiency standards in the private rented sector will ensure that tenants have homes that are warmer and less susceptible to damp and mould, while also lowering their energy bills and lifting homes out of fuel poverty. These cha...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordUnemployment: Young PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83284More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help support unemployed young people into work.
Answer: The Department is committed to ensuring young people have access to the support they need to move into sustainable employment. DWP currently provides young people aged 16-24 with labour market support through an extensive range of interventions at a natio...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPain: UnemploymentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83283More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people who are out of work due to chronic arthritic pain.
Answer: We recognise the effect that poor health can have on economic inactivity and that the economy relies on a healthy population.The 10-Year Health Plan will support people with musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions like arthritis to better manage their condition ...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPancreatic Cancer: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83282More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the availability of pancreatic cancer drugs.
Answer: The Department is aware of ongoing intermittent supply issues with pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) used in the treatment of pancreatic cancer. We have been continuously assessing the availability of all PERT presentations for the duration of ...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Armed ConflictForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82316More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her US counterpart on a ceasefire in Ukraine.
Answer: The UK fully supports President Trump's efforts to end this war and we are in regular contact with the US, Ukraine and our other partners to secure a just and lasting peace in Ukraine. The Foreign Secretary most recently discussed our efforts in Ukraine w...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: Social MediaDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82323More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of social media in schools on bullying.
Answer: Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.We know that evidence suggests that cyberbullying is often linked to face-to-face bullying.Mobile phones have no place in our schools. The department’s ‘mobile ...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAlzheimer's Disease: StressDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82322More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of stress on Alzheimer's disease.
Answer: As highlighted in the Dementia Care Pathway: Full implementation guidance, poorly managed behavioural and psychological symptoms, which accompany dementia, may lead to increased distress, accelerated cognitive decline, inappropriate antipsychotic prescrib...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
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