Jim Shannon MP: written questions 2025
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Cancer: Health EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65774More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to promote public awareness of (a) sarcoma and (b) its symptoms.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given to the Hon. Member on 23 January 2025 to Question 24851.
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDigital Technology: EqualityDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65773More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to help tackle digital skills inequalities.
Answer: In February we published a Digital Inclusion Action Plan, which outlines the first five actions we are taking over the next year to boost digital inclusion across the UK.These will be targeted at local initiatives for boosting digital skills and confidenc...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordInternet: ChildrenDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65772More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to keep children safe online.
Answer: Keeping children safe online is a priority for this government. Through the Online Safety Act, children already benefit from the protections of the illegal content duties, and later this month the child safety duties will come into force, providing additi...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCervical Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65771More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to encourage young women to attend cervical cancer screenings.
Answer: The NHS Cervical Screening Programme in England provides all women and people with a cervix between the ages of 25 and 64 years old with the opportunity to be screened routinely to detect human papillomavirus (HPV) infection or cervical abnormalities at a...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCervical Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65770More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to encourage young girls to attend smear tests.
Answer: The NHS Cervical Screening Programme in England provides all women and people with a cervix between the ages of 25 and 64 years old with the opportunity to be screened routinely to detect human papillomavirus (HPV) infection or cervical abnormalities at a...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAlcoholic Drinks: AdvertisingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65769More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of alcohol adverts on people with addictions.
Answer: The Department continues to monitor the emerging evidence about the impact of the advertising of alcohol products on people with addictions.To strengthen the evidence base on the impact of alcohol marketing on levels of consumption, the Department has com...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGlastonbury Festival: KneecapDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65768More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with Glastonbury organisers on comments made at the festival by Kneecap.
Answer: The Culture Secretary has made clear that previous comments made by Kneecap are appalling, and that celebrating and promoting prescribed terrorist organisations is a criminal offence. This Government unequivocally condemns threatening remarks made towards...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Travel InsuranceTreasuryTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65767More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of trends in the level of the cost of travel insurance abroad for people diagnosed with cancer.
Answer: Insurers make commercial decisions about the terms on which they will offer cover following an assessment of the relevant risks. For example, the existence of pre-existing medical conditions may represent an increased risk. However, the Government is dete...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDiplomatic Service: ChristianityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65766More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department provides consular support for Christian missionaries in (a) Kenya and (b) other countries.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and our Embassies, High Commissions and consulates provide consular support to British nationals abroad in line with published guidance on gov.uk. In Kenya we have staff based in Nairobi who provide consu...
Answered 6 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: LoansTreasuryTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65765More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps are being taken to support small businesses changing finance providers.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring the UK has a highly competitive and diverse banking sector, working in the interests of all consumers and businesses across the country. It is important that businesses shop around for their banking needs as this dr...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHigh Income Child Benefit Tax ChargeTreasuryTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65764More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of scrapping the High Income Child Benefit Charge.
Answer: While the government understands the concerns that have been raised about the High Income Child Benefit Charge (HICBC), it is currently the best way to manage Child Benefit expenditure. By withdrawing Child Benefit from high-income families, the HICBC hel...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPakistan: Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65345More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Pakistani counterpart on people imprisoned under blasphemy laws for exercising religious beliefs in that country.
Answer: This Government remains deeply concerned by the misuse of blasphemy laws in Pakistan, particularly where they are used to target individuals for peacefully exercising their religion or belief. We regularly raise this issue at senior levels, urging Pakista...
Answered 29 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordIndia: Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65269More
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 anti-conversion laws in India.
Answer: The UK is firmly committed to defending freedom of religion or belief for all, as a fundamental human right. We are aware of concerns regarding anti-conversion laws in India, and their potential impact on religious minorities. Where issues arise, we raise...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: TrainingMinistry of DefenceTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65268More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what leadership skills training is provided by the military to corporate leaders seeking assistance with upskilling their leadership teams.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence does not provide leadership training specifically for corporate leaders. There are some opportunities for industry partners to attend courses which include Leadership themes.
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMiscarriageDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65267More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of trials of a test designed to identify pregnant women at risk of miscarriage; and whether his Department plans to roll this out
Answer: The Government is committed to considering the latest research and evidence that will improve the experiences and outcomes for women at risk of miscarriage. The Department commissions research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (N...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMacular Degeneration: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65266More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of making Apolipoprotein M available through the NHS on the prevention of macular degeneration.
Answer: The Department has not made an assessment. There are no approved medicinal products in the United Kingdom with apolipoprotein M, and there is no specifically approved product for macular degeneration that is known to act mainly by increasing apolipoprotei...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: VehiclesMinistry of DefenceTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65265More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress his Department has made on fitting military vehicles with direct energy weapons to help protect from swarm drone attacks.
Answer: This Government has announced nearly £1 billion in further investment for Directed Energy Weapons (DEW) to bring these capabilities into service, including a new DEW for the British Army by the end of the decade.We have recently completed trials of both r...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCocaineHome OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65264More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of seizures of cocaine at (a) ports and (b) airports on the supply of the drug.
Answer: In 2023/24, 28.3 tonnes of powder cocaine was seized by police and Border Force in England and Wales. This was an increase from 18.6 tonnes the previous year and the largest recorded quantity of cocaine seized since the time series began in 1973.However, ...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCannabisHome OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65263More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has any plans to upgrade cannabis to a class A controlled substance.
Answer: The Government has no current plans to review the classification of cannabis.
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAviationDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65262More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to support the aviation sector.
Answer: This Government has shown that it will support the UK aviation sector by backing airport expansions that promote economic growth while meeting climate and environmental standards, as well as ending years of uncertainty by inviting proposals for a third ru...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTaxation: FraudTreasuryTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65261More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to help improve HMRC investigation times.
Answer: As part of our transformation of HMRC, we are improving our compliance learning offer to build the capability of both new trainees and established colleagues. Our Compliance Professional Standards reinforce that all colleagues should be mindful to avoid u...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPoverty: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64443More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to tackle child poverty.
Answer: Tackling child poverty is at the heart of the Government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and improve the life chances of every child. The Child Poverty Taskforce is progressing work to publish the Child Poverty Strategy in autumn that will...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordArmenia: AzerbaijanForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64442More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help reduce tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan; and what steps he is taking to promote respect for freedom of religion or belief in efforts to
Answer: The UK welcomes the conclusion of negotiations on a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and urges both sides to sign the agreement as soon as possible in the interest of lasting peace and stability in the region. We remain ready to support furthe...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFamily HubsDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64441More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to ensure a wide roll out the Family Hubs programme.
Answer: On 11 June 2025, my right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, set out plans for spending and public sector reforms through the Spending Review 2025. This announcement confirmed departmental budgets for 2026/27 onwards and committed that the gove...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFamily HubsDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64440More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to roll out integrated family hubs.
Answer: On 11 June 2025, my right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, set out plans for spending and public sector reforms through the Spending Review 2025. This announcement confirmed departmental budgets for 2026/27 onwards and committed that the gove...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
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