Jim Shannon MP: written questions
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Artificial Intelligence: InfrastructureDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37150More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what progress his Department has made on establishing AI growth zones in the devolved nations.
Answer: The UK Government will partner with local and regional authorities and Devolved Governments to establish AI Growth Zones (AIGZs), ensuring substantial regional and national benefits, such as upskilling and employment opportunities, are felt across the cou...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSentencingMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37149More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme.
Answer: The Unduly Lenient Sentence Scheme allows anyone to request that Law Officers consider referring certain serious sentences to the Court of Appeal if they believe the sentences are unduly lenient.Between 2019 and 2024, the number of sentences reviewed by t...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPakistan: AhmadiyyaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36652More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in Pakistan on the recent arrests of Ahmadi Muslims in Pakistan’s Punjab Province.
Answer: Promoting the rights of religious minorities is a core part of the UK's diplomatic engagement in Pakistan. I raised the deteriorating situation for Ahmadi Muslims when I met Pakistan's Human Rights Minister on 19 November 2024 and discussed this issue in ...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEmergencies: PlanningCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36651More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he has taken to improve national resilience to global events.
Answer: The first duty of the Government is to keep the country safe and we are working to strengthen our national resilience, including by working with international partners. In April the UK Resilience Academy will be launched and will train over 4000 people a ...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCybersecurity: ApprenticesDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36650More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the number of cyber security industry apprentices.
Answer: Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.Apprenticeship starts for individual standards are published in the apprenticeships statistics publication.Starts on apprenticeships that are cyber-related are show...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: Waiting ListsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36649More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions she has had with local authorities on the number of people on social housing registers.
Answer: Local authorities report on the number of households on social housing registers in England through the Local Authority Housing Statistics (LAHS) collection, which is publicly available in live table 600 here.The government is working in partnership with ...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness RatesTreasuryTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36648More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the impact of the level of business rates on businesses over the last five years.
Answer: Business rates are devolved. In England, local authorities reported that the gross non-domestic rates income for 2023-24 was £33 billion.At Autumn Budget 2024, the Government announced that it intends to introduce permanently lower tax rates for RHL prope...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDental ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36647More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in the devolved Administrations on the adequacy of the provision of NHS dental services across the UK.
Answer: Whilst the provision of National Health Service dental care is devolved, my Rt. Hon. friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, and I have engaged and intend to continue to engage fully with Ministers from all four nations on matters cruci...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: Hospitality IndustryDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36646More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support the hospitality sector with energy costs.
Answer: The Government believes that our mission to deliver clean power by 2030 is the best way to break our dependence on global fossil fuel markets and protect billpayers permanently.The creation of Great British Energy will help us to harness clean energy with...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: MouldMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36645More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the prevalence of (a) mould and (b) damp in the housing stock of housing associations.
Answer: The English Housing Survey sets out levels of overcrowding and the prevalence of damp and mould in people’s homes. Nationwide, 10% of private renters were found to be living with damp and mould, followed by 7% of local authority renters, and 4% of those i...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNuclear WeaponsMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36644More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the nuclear capability of other countries.
Answer: The department works closely across Government to support nuclear counter proliferation activity, while also maintaining under constant review its assessment of hostile Nations Nuclear Capabilities
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordGambling: Northern IrelandDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35667More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of giving the Gambling Commission power to regulate the gambling industry in Northern Ireland.
Answer: Gambling is a devolved matter for Northern Ireland and therefore regulation is a consideration for the Northern Ireland Executive. We stand ready to support the Northern Ireland Executive with its plans.
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCardiovascular Diseases: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35666More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 8 October 2024 to Question 5319 on Peripheral Arterial Disease, whether he plans to include policies on the treatment of (a) peripheral arterial disease and (b) other card
Answer: The 10-Year Health Plan will deliver the three big shifts the National Health Service needs to be fit for the future: from hospital to community, from analogue to digital, and from sickness to prevention. All of these are relevant to improving cardiovascu...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPeripheral Arterial Disease: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35665More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 8 October 2024 to Question 5319 on Peripheral Arterial Disease, if he will make it his policy to ensure that hospitals revascularise patients with chronic limb-threatening
Answer: In 2022, NHS England commissioned a two-year Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) scheme, which incentivised the adoption of the Vascular Peripheral Arterial Disease Quality Improvement Framework, to support timely interventions for revascular...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSemaglutideDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35664More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people are being prescribed Ozempic for weight loss in the UK.
Answer: Ozempic is only licenced for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and can only be prescribed off-label for use in weight management.The data requested is not held centrally. Although the NHS Business Services Authority collects data on the number of prescript...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: AbsenteeismDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35663More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what is the current number of school-age children not in school.
Answer: Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.The department publishes data on compulsory school-aged children in elective home education, and children missing education (children not registered at school or ot...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordWind Power: BirdsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35662More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of wind turbines on avian mortality.
Answer: The Government does not have estimates of the number of birds killed by wind turbines. Wind developments have the potential to cause environmental damage, including impacts to birds from collisions, displacement, and foraging pressures.
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: SurgeryDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35661More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many women have had mastectomies in the last three years.
Answer: The following table shows a count of Finished Consultant Episodes at hospitals in England for female patients where there was any procedure of mastectomy, from 2021/22 to 2024/25:YearTotal excision of breast, or complete mastectomiesOther excision of brea...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: UniformsDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35660More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has made a comparative assessment of the cost of (a) girls' and (b) boys' school uniforms.
Answer: Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.The department published its latest research on the cost of school uniforms in September 2024, which surveyed parents and carers of children aged 4 to 16 attending ...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: BillingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35659More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support low-income households with energy bills in the next 12 months.
Answer: The Government believes that our mission to deliver clean power by 2030 is the best way to break our dependence on global fossil fuel markets and protect billpayers permanently. However, we recognise that we need to support households struggling with bill...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: CholeraForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35658More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department offers support to Sudan to help combat the spread of cholera.
Answer: The conflict in Sudan and the widespread destruction of sanitation and health services has caused a devastating cholera outbreak. In response, the UK is supporting UNICEF and others who are delivering lifesaving emergency health interventions including ch...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordGeorgia: Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35657More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with international counterparts on freedom of (a) religion and (b) belief in Georgia.
Answer: All Georgians, regardless of their religion or belief, must be protected by their government and feel safe to gather peacefully. No one should live in fear for what they do, or do not, believe in. The UK regularly discusses the promotion and protection of...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAfghanistan: WomenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35656More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department holds statistics on the number of educational (a) placements and (b) scholarships the UK has offered to Afghani women over the last twelve months.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) does not hold records on the number of non-government placements and scholarships given to Afghan women. In 2024, the FCDO awarded 13 Chevening scholarships to Afghan nationals to study in the UK. Ou...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDeveloping Countries: Health EducationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35655More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with counterparts in NATO countries on improving sexual health education in relation to (a) AIDS and (b) HIV in developing countries.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office officials do not engage directly with NATO regarding Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) HIV education.The UK is proud to defend and promote universal and comprehensive SRHR, which includes com...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTheatresDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35654More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent steps her Department has taken to support community theatres.
Answer: Community theatres are an important part of the UK’s cultural ecosystem, and play a vital role in cultivating the creators and audiences of the future. They are the places where many actors, directors and designers learn their craft, and people experience...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
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