Jim Shannon MP: written questions
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Family Hubs: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63583More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Child Poverty Strategy will include funding for family hubs.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Strangford to the answer of 03 July 2025 to Question 63139.
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFamily Hubs: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63582More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding she plans to allocate to family hubs.
Answer: Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.On 11 June, my right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, set out plans for spending and public sector reforms through the Spending Review 2025.This announ...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFamily Hubs: Community Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63581More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of family hubs on (a) neighbourhood health and (b) integrated community-based health services.
Answer: We are committed to moving towards a Neighbourhood Health Service, with more care delivered locally to create healthier communities, spot problems earlier, and support people to stay healthier and maintain their independence for longer.The Family Hubs and...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordKenya: Human RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62592More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help uphold human rights in Kenya.
Answer: Over the past two weeks, in addition to regular engagement with Government of Kenya at all levels, we have issued three statements, on 11th, 18th and 24th June expressing concern at Kenyan police brutality and in support of fundamental freedoms, including...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62590More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to establish a governance framework for (a) monitoring the implementation of and (b) ensuring accountability for the national cancer plan.
Answer: Governance mechanisms for monitoring implementation and ensuring accountability for delivery will be established as part of the development of the National Cancer Plan, which will be published later this year.
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62589More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to help ensure that the national cancer plan includes measures to support collaboration with partners across the cancer ecosystem.
Answer: The National Cancer Plan will seek to foster improved collaboration with partners across the cancer ecosystem, including the voluntary and community sector.The 10-Year Health Plan laid out our vision for a Neighbourhood Health Service, which will rebalanc...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62588More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans for the (a) voluntary and (b) community sector to have a role in implementing the neighbourhood cancer care model set out in the national cancer plan.
Answer: The National Cancer Plan will seek to foster improved collaboration with partners across the cancer ecosystem, including the voluntary and community sector.The 10-Year Health Plan laid out our vision for a Neighbourhood Health Service, which will rebalanc...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62587More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take through the national cancer plan to help (a) reduce inequalities in cancer care and (b) improve outcomes in underserved communities.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to the Hon. Member for Mid Leicestershire on 16 June 2025 to Question 58897.
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMultiple SclerosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62586More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment of multiple sclerosis.
Answer: At the national level, there are a number of initiatives supporting service improvement and better care for patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), including the Getting It Right First Time Programme for Neurology and the RightCare Progressive Neurological...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFraud: VictimsHome OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62585More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of people who have been victims of fraud in the last 12 months.
Answer: The latest Crime Survey of England and Wales (CSEW) release in April 2025 estimated that there were 3.4 million victims of fraud in the year ending December 2024 in England and Wales.Further information for Year Ending December 2024 Edition can be found h...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62196More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the National Cancer Plan prioritises improving patient (a) experience and (b) quality of life.
Answer: The National Cancer Plan will have patients at its heart and will cover the entirety of the cancer pathway, from referral and diagnosis to treatment and ongoing care, as well as prevention, and research and innovation. It will seek to improve every aspect...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRenewable Energy: ApprenticesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62191More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the number of apprentices in the renewable energy sector.
Answer: Energy and skills are generally devolved matters, and we have regular discussions with Ministers in the devolved governments on shared priorities for clean energy skills development. No formal assessment has been made of the adequacy of the number of appr...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisons: SmugglingMinistry of JusticeTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62190More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to tackle smuggling in prisons.
Answer: Prisons in England and Wales have a range of specialist staff and equipment to tackle the smuggling of drugs, mobile phones, weapons and other contraband into prisons. This includes X-ray body scanners, airport-style Enhanced Gate Security, X-ray baggage ...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62189More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure children with special needs have the required support in schools.
Answer: Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) receive the right support to succeed in thei...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62188More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of children were privately educated in each of the last five years.
Answer: Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.The department publishes information on the number and proportion of children in England who attended independent schools in each of the last five years in the annu...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTerrorism: Northern IrelandHome OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62187More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle paramilitarism.
Answer: The work to tackle paramilitarism in Northern Ireland is led by the Northern Ireland Executive and delivered through the Executive Programme on Paramilitarism and Organised Crime.The UK Government provides 50% of the funding for the cross-Executive Progra...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62186More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many hospitals are able to provide aquablation therapy for prostate cancer.
Answer: Improving access to cancer treatment and care are key priorities for the Government for all cancer types, including prostate cancer. Aquablation therapy is not used for prostate cancer and so no hospitals will be offering it for prostate cancer.The Nation...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62185More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department has allocated to support mental health facilities in each of the last three years.
Answer: It is for local commissioners and providers to decide the level of funding required to support the operation of individual mental health facilities, and this information is not collected centrally.
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: Terminal IllnessesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62184More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of allowing early state pension access for people with a terminal illness.
Answer: There has been no recent assessment. The principle of having a State Pension age that is the same for everybody has the merit of simplicity and clarity through providing an important trigger moment for planning purposes. It has always been the case that n...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordActinic KeratosesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62183More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been diagnosed with Actinic keratoses in each of the last five years.
Answer: The following table shows the count of finished admission episodes (FAEs) with a recorded primary diagnosis of 'actinic keratoses', for the years 2019/20 to 2023/24, in English National Health Service hospitals:YearFAEs2019/2013,6752020/219,2782021/2212,5...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: SafetyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61800More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve patient safety in hospitals.
Answer: The Government’s commitment to advancing patient safety in the National Health Service is demonstrated by various measures.This includes delivery of the NHS Patient Safety Strategy, which is overseen by NHS England. The strategy is now achieving its aims ...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Illness: MothersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61799More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support women with postpartum psychosis.
Answer: The Government continues to increase spending on specialist community perinatal mental health services every year. Integrated care boards spent £212 million in 2024/25, which is an increase of £18 million compared to the £194 million spent in 2023/24. In ...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61798More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to increase funding for local policing forces.
Answer: The 2025-26 final police funding settlement provides funding of up to £19.6 billion for the policing system in England and Wales. This is an overall increase of up to £1.2 billion when compared to the 2024-25 settlement.Total funding to police forces will...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNigeria: Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61797More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) justice for victims and (b) protection for at-risk communities in the Middle Belt.
Answer: The UK Government is committed to supporting Nigeria address security challenges, including intercommunal violence in the Middle Belt, through the UK-Nigeria Security and Defence Partnership (SDP). The UK-Nigeria SDP works with Nigeria's security forces t...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNigeria: ChristianityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61796More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his Nigerian counterpart following the killing of up to 200 internally displaced Christians in Yelewata, Benue State.
Answer: While the UK Government has not yet discussed the violent attacks on 13 June, UK officials have been actively engaging on broader security issues in Benue State. On 10 June, UK officials met Mr. Dickson Tarkighir, Member of the House of Representatives fo...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
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