Jim Shannon MP: written questions 2025
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Microprocessors: Import DutiesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76261More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with chip businesses on chip import tariffs.
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting the UK’s semiconductor sector which is one of the frontier technologies identified under the Industrial Strategy Digital and Technologies Sector Plan.During his time at the Department for Science, Innovation and T...
Answered 2 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: English ChannelHome OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76260More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps her Department has taken to help reduce the number of irregular migrants arriving in the UK on small boats.
Answer: The Border Security Command (BSC) is leading the national response to prevent small boat crossings in the English Channel.The BSC continues to focus on tackling the organised immigration crime gangs that are facilitating small boat crossings, working with...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFraudHome OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76259More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with police forces on the adequacy of police resources allocated to tackling fraud.
Answer: Tackling fraud is a clear priority for this Government, and I am committed to working with police forces to ensure resources are in place to effectively combat this crime and support victims.That is why we are publishing a new, expanded Fraud Strategy to ...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordIncapacity BenefitDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76258More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of people on the top level of incapacity benefit have joined a coaching scheme to help get them back into work.
Answer: The information requested is not held centrally and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost. There are several schemes for individuals in the Universal Credit Limited Capability for Work and Related Activity group (UC LCWRA) or Employment Support ...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCancerDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75964More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to build (a) robust and (b) sustainable partnerships with (i) cancer charities, (ii) community organisations and (iii) people with lived experience of cancer.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 3 September 2025 to Question 69805.
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth: DisadvantagedDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75963More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle health inequalities through the implementation of the 10 Year Health Plan.
Answer: The 10-Year Health Plan has set out a long-term vision to reform the National Health Service and make it fit for the future. Addressing healthcare inequity is a core focus of the 10-Year Health Plan, to ensure the NHS is there for anyone who needs it when...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisons: SecurityMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75962More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress he has made in improving the effectiveness of body scanners in monitoring the flow of (a) drugs, (b) weapons and (c) other contraband into prisons.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice is committed to taking every possible measure to strengthen prison security. Every prison in the closed adult male estate is equipped with a body scanner. They are used to prevent illicit drugs, mobile phones and other contraband f...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDentistry: RegulationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75961More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to update dental professional healthcare regulation.
Answer: The Government is committed to modernising the regulatory frameworks for all healthcare professionals in the United Kingdom.As a first step, we aim to consult on secondary legislation to modernise the General Medical Council’s regulatory framework in late...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: NegligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75960More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress he has made in addressing increasing clinical negligence costs.
Answer: The rising costs of clinical negligence claims against the National Health Service in England are of great concern to the Government. Costs have more than doubled in the last ten years and are forecast to continue rising, putting further pressure on NHS f...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Mental HealthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75959More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support the (a) health and (b) wellbeing of the NHS workforce.
Answer: The health and wellbeing of National Health Service staff is a top priority. NHS organisations have a responsibility to create supportive working environments for staff, ensuring they have the conditions they need to thrive.As set out in the 10-Year Healt...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDefenceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75598More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help enhance UK defence capabilities.
Answer: The National Security Strategy is clear on the requirement to collaborate with others to develop next-generation defence capabilities and that the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's (FCDO) global network underpins the UK's ability to act as a ...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordProstitution: ProsecutionsHome OfficeTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75597More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been prosecuted for charges related to brothels in the last 12 months.
Answer: The Home Office collects information on the number of notifiable offences recorded by the police in England and Wales.Of those notifiable offences which relate explicitly to brothels, the latest information shows there were 12 charge/summons under offence...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordChurches: Listed BuildingsChurch CommissionersTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75596More
Question: To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, how many churches are listed places of worship.
Answer: There are approximately 16,200 Church of England churches, over 12,000 of which are listed. Of those listed churches, around 4,300 are listed at the highest level of Grade 1, making the Church of England responsible for about half of the Grade I listed bu...
Answered 23 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTelevision: PornographyDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75595More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to ensure that television documentaries that contain pornographic scenes are (a) censored and (b) blocked.
Answer: Broadcast regulation is a matter for the independent regulator Ofcom. The Broadcasting Code prohibits material equivalent to the British Board of Film Classification R18-rating. Adult sex material, as defined by Ofcom, must not be broadcast at any time ot...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCost of LivingTreasuryTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75594More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her fiscal policies of trends in the cost of (a) groceries and (b) other household bills.
Answer: The Government understands that increased costs in essential areas such as groceries and household bills are causing hardship for many families. The best way to help with the cost of living is by reducing overall inflation. The Chancellor has asked depart...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTurkey: FiresForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75593More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help support Türkiye to tackle wildfires.
Answer: The Government has not received any requests from Turkey for help tackling wildfires so far in 2025. Turkey has significant capabilities and expertise through its National Disaster Response Centre (AFAD) and has been managing this year's wildfires with it...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Foreign NationalsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75592More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to seek payment from foreign nationals for NHS treatment.
Answer: In England, the National Health Service is a residency-based system. Only people who are ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom or otherwise exempt from charges under the NHS (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 2015, are eligible for NHS healthc...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordGamekeepers: Crimes against the PersonHome OfficeTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75591More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help reduce the number of attacks on gamekeepers.
Answer: Rural communities – which includes gamekeepers – can be assured that visible, neighbourhood policing is returning to our communities. This Government is clear that when you report a crime, it should be properly investigated with victims having faith that ...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordGamekeepersDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75590More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help support the game keeping industry.
Answer: We do not currently have specific policies that support the gamekeeping profession. However, in addition to our work to support the farming sector, Defra works across Government to ensure policies are rural proofed with the aim of supporting rural busines...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUnfair DismissalMinistry of JusticeTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75589More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on the number of unfair dismissals there were in the workplace in 2024.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice holds data on the number of complaints of unfair dismissal cases brought to the Employment Tribunal (ET), and their outcomes. The published data can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics.The ET...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDefibrillators: Shopping CentresDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75588More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to encourage the installation of defibrillators in all shopping centre entrances.
Answer: To improve patients' survival rates following out-of-hospital cardiac arrests, the Government committed to improving access to automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in public spaces and reducing inequalities in access to these life-saving devices. Foll...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74752More
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 reports of attacks against Christian communities in Sudan; and what diplomatic steps he is takin
Answer: The UK is committed to championing Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) for all. The Government's strategy on FoRB was published in July and is firmly rooted within our overall approach to human rights and governance. The Special Envoy for FoRB, David Smi...
Answered 25 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTirzepatideDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74725More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of Mounjaro (a) prescribing and (b) medication management services his Department plans to carry out digitally.
Answer: There are not currently any specific targets for the proportions of prescribing and medication management activity of tirzepatide, also known as Mounjaro, including monitoring, follow-up, and review for tirzepatide that will be carried out digitally.The N...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordObesity: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74724More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's publication entitled 10 Year Health Plan for England: fit for the future, published on 3 July 2025, what progress his Department has made on the digital-only deli
Answer: We are committed to expanding access to weight management services through digital innovation and personalised pathways that support people in a way that best meets their needs.The NHS Digital Weight Management Programme is the only nationally commissione...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDisability: EmploymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74655More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she plans to take to help tackle inequalities experienced by young disabled people at work.
Answer: The DWP supports young people aged 16-24 to achieve financial security by helping them to move into, stay and succeed in work. Support is delivered nationally and locally, tailored to individual needs, and includes personalised help from Work Coaches in J...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
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