Jim Shannon MP: written questions 2024
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Conditions of Employment: Northern IrelandDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5057More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the provisions of the proposed Employment Rights Bill will extend to Northern Ireland.
Answer: The Government is committed to delivering its Plan to Make Work Pay in full. Ministers are identifying the most appropriate delivery mechanisms for the commitments in the Plan, including an Employment Rights Bill that will be introduced to Parliament with...
Answered 18 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordFootball: Northern IrelandMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5056More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to provide levelling-up funding for community football grounds in Northern Ireland.
Answer: At Spring Budget 2024, £2.2 million of levelling up investment was committed to the redevelopment of the South Stand at Crusaders FC. The Chancellor’s July ‘Public Spending: Inheritance’ speech forecasted an overspend of £21.9 billion above limits set by ...
Answered 18 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordShoplifting: Crime PreventionHome OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5055More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to increase deterrents for shoplifting.
Answer: Shoplifting continues to increase at an unacceptable level, with more and more offenders using violence and abuse against shopworkers to do this. We will not stand for this. Everybody has a right to feel safe on the job.This Government will end the effect...
Answered 16 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordAllergies: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5054More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with (a) medical researchers and (b) other professionals on trends in the level of severe allergies in children in the last 10 years; and steps his Department
Answer: The Government is strongly committed to supporting research into all aspects of human health, including research into allergies. The Department funds research on health and social care through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). Th...
Answered 16 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordVisual ImpairmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4720More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people in the UK have been diagnosed with severe visual impairments.
Answer: Health is a devolved matter. In England, data is not collected centrally showing the total number of people diagnosed with severe visual impairments. Data is collected annually, showing the number of people certified as sight impaired, also known as parti...
Answered 16 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordTree Planting: Northern IrelandDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4719More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure that Northern Ireland is included in the free tree scheme this year.
Answer: Forestry is a devolved matter. Responsibility for tree planting in Northern Ireland is led by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA). Defra regularly coordinates with DAERA. There are a number of tree planting schemes in Nort...
Answered 20 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSolar Power: BusinessDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4718More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many businesses in the UK have Government funded solar panels.
Answer: Solar power is at the heart of our mission to make Britain a clean energy superpower. The funding of solar panels is typically levied on billpayers rather than through direct taxation. Mechanisms have included the Feed-in tariff, Renewables Obligation and...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordLebanon: Politics and GovernmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4717More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the political situation in Lebanon.
Answer: The UK wants to see Lebanon stable, secure, and prosperous. We are working with the authorities to support the efforts of a caretaker government to safeguard Lebanon's stability and set the country on the path to recovery, but we are clear that these effo...
Answered 13 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordMental Health: MenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4716More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve men's mental health.
Answer: Men with mental health issues are not getting the support or care they deserve, which is why we will fix the broken system to ensure we give mental health the same attention and focus as physical health.As part of our mission to build a National Health Se...
Answered 23 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4715More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of levels of vaping by young people.
Answer: The Government is concerned about the worrying rise in vaping among children, as rates of youth vaping have tripled in the past four years, and 18% of children have tried a vape. All too often, vaping products are promoted in a way that appeals to childre...
Answered 13 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordShared Ownership SchemesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4714More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she is taking steps to promote shared ownership for potential homeowners.
Answer: Prospective buyers can find out more about shared ownership from the information provided on Gov.UK. This information includes a search tool that prospective buyers can use to find social landlords in their local area offering homes for sale on shared own...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordColombia: Health ServicesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4713More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Colombian counterpart on sustainable access to medical services for people in that country.
Answer: The UK and Colombia work closely together on health as part of our commitment to the sustainability development goals. We are working to strengthen the capacity of public health systems in Colombia, including access issues. We recognise the importance of ...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordAnti-social Behaviour: ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4712More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Police Service of Northern Ireland on underage (a) anti-social behaviour and (b) abuse of (i) alcohol and (ii) drugs.
Answer: Tackling anti-social behaviour is a top priority for this Government, and a key part of our Safer Streets Mission.Policing in Northern Ireland is a devolved matter but the Home Office works with a wide range of partners to share best practice and knowledg...
Answered 16 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordMedical Equipment: ProcurementDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4211More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the formal roles and responsibilities of NHS England’s Specialised Services Devices Programme (SSDP) are; whether the responsibilities of the SSDP have been expanded to include the evaluation
Answer: NHS England owns the Specialised Services Devices Programme (SSDP), a national purchase and supply system for specific categories of devices. The NHS Supply Chain provides procurement and legal compliance support for trusts with value for money tendering ...
Answered 16 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS: Carbon EmissionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4210More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department and NHS England have made of (a) the potential impact on the availability of appropriate medical devices on the NHS of the requirement for suppliers to report the car
Answer: In 2021, NHS England published the NHS Net Zero Supplier Roadmap, which sets out a series of milestones to support National Health Service suppliers in aligning with NHS Net Zero ambitions. The 2027 requirement for suppliers to publicly report targets and...
Answered 13 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS Trusts: Carbon EmissionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4209More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made with NHS England of the cost of carbon footprint reporting by NHS Trusts.
Answer: In 2021, NHS England published the NHS Net Zero Supplier Roadmap, which sets out a series of milestones to support National Health Service suppliers in aligning with NHS Net Zero ambitions. The 2027 requirement for suppliers to publicly report targets and...
Answered 13 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS: Carbon EmissionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4208More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps with NHS England to introduce a clear supplier roadmap for carbon reduction reporting for NHS suppliers; and what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of current
Answer: In 2021, NHS England published the NHS Net Zero Supplier Roadmap, which sets out a series of milestones to support National Health Service suppliers in aligning with NHS Net Zero ambitions. The 2027 requirement for suppliers to publicly report targets and...
Answered 13 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordState Retirement PensionsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4207More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she is taking steps to move those in receipt of the old state pension to the new one to help prevent financial hardship in winter 2024-25.
Answer: The Government has no plans to move people from the old State Pension system to the new State Pension system. It is not the case that everyone receiving the new State Pension (i.e. those reaching State Pension age on or after 6 April 2016) will receive mo...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordBlood: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4206More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the report by NHS England entitled Improving the blood culture pathway, published on 29 June 2022, what recent progress his Department has made on implementing the framework set o
Answer: The Improving the blood culture pathway report was published in June 2022, and updated in March 2023. NHS England has been engaging with partner organisations, including integrated care boards, National Health Service regions, patients, industry, academia...
Answered 11 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordBlood: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4205More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the report by NHS England entitled Improving the blood culture pathway, published on 29 June 2022, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the implementation of the
Answer: The Improving the blood culture pathway report was published in June 2022, and updated in March 2023. NHS England has been engaging with partner organisations, including integrated care boards, National Health Service regions, patients, industry, academia...
Answered 11 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordBlood: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4204More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the report by NHS England entitled Improving the blood culture pathway, published on 29 June 2022, what recent discussions NHS England has had with (a) regional, (b) integrated ca
Answer: The Improving the blood culture pathway report was published in June 2022, and updated in March 2023. NHS England has been engaging with partner organisations, including integrated care boards, National Health Service regions, patients, industry, academia...
Answered 11 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordRailways: Gender Based ViolenceDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3984More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help reduce the number of violent attacks on women and girls on rail services.
Answer: This government has set out its mission to halve violence against women and girls within a decade and will treat this work as a national emergency.No one should ever have to face the risk of violence or harassment when travelling on our transport networks...
Answered 11 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordOvarian Cancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3983More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve (a) early intervention and (b) treatment outcomes for ovarian cancer.
Answer: It is a priority for the Government to support the National Health Service in catching cancer, including ovarian cancer, as early as possible, to treat it faster and more effectively, and thereby improve outcomes. This is supported by the NHS’s current ke...
Answered 11 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordUnemploymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3982More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment has been made on trends of unemployment rates over the last 12 months.
Answer: The unemployment rate has fallen slightly over the last 12 months, by 0.1%pts to 4.2%. The unemployment rate does not capture everyone who is out of work. The economic inactivity rate has increased by 0.7%pts, equivalent to 350,000 people, over the same p...
Answered 5 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordForeign Investment in UK: Northern IrelandDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3981More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to increase inward investment in Northern Ireland.
Answer: My department is working in partnership with Invest Northern Ireland through DBT’s Trade and Investment hub in Belfast and its wider global network to showcase NI as a location for investment.We are focused on driving investment into all parts of the UK, ...
Answered 11 Sept 2024
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