Jim Shannon MP: written questions
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Dialysis Machines: Per Capita CostsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28481More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average cost per patient for (a) in centre and (b) home therapies dialysis treatment was in each of the last three years.
Answer: The national average patient cost for home-based renal dialysis for the last three years was £280 in 2023/24, £231 in 2022/23, and £213 in 2021/22. The national average patient cost for hospital-based renal dialysis for the last three years was £223 in 20...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: School MealsDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28480More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve meals in schools for SEN children.
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 receive the right support to succeed in their educa...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAsbestos: Industrial DiseasesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28479More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of the financial compensation available to those that have been exposed to asbestos in the workplace.
Answer: The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) provides specific support for people with asbestos-related conditions via a range of schemes. Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (IIDB) provides non-contributory, “no-fault” benefit for disablement because o...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployers' ContributionsTreasuryTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28478More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of rises in employer National Insurance contributions on victims of domestic and sexual violence.
Answer: The Government recognises the important role charities play in our society and has made it a priority to reset the relationship with civil society by developing a Civil Society Covenant.To repair the public finances and help raise the revenue required to ...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHomelessness: TaxisMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28477More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much her Department has spent on taxi expenses for homeless people in the last 12 months.
Answer: The Homelessness Prevention Grant (HPG) is allocated to councils across England based on local homelessness pressures and is used to meet local needs.HPG funding allocations for the period 2023 through 2025 are available online and can be accessed via the...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordNorth Korea: Guided WeaponsMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28476More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of recent reports of missile tests in North Korea.
Answer: The UK is monitoring the continued testing of ballistic missiles by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), including the short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) launches on 14 January 2025 - all of which violate UN Security Council resolutions (UN...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHigher Education: National SecurityDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28475More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to prevent higher education institutions from targeted influence from hostile states.
Answer: Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only. This government is committed to ensuring our world-leading universities remain free from foreign interference. There are a set of measures that protect against und...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Telecom: DirectoriesDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28474More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has had discussions she with BT on the potential impact of the withdrawal of BT's free (a) online and (b) physical directories on (i) the elderly and (ii) people in digital p
Answer: Ofcom is responsible for ensuring that UK consumers have access to directory and directory information services. Ofcom does not specify the form of the directory.The Department has not had discussions with BT around the withdrawal of its physical director...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28031More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help ensure that there is adequate support for parents learning how to care for a child with special needs and disabilities.
Answer: Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.Under the Children Act 1989 local authorities must, in accordance with section 17ZD, assess and support the needs of parent carers who provide or intend to provide ...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAlcoholism: DeathDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27189More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many alcohol related deaths there have been in England in the last 12 months.
Answer: There were 21,912 alcohol-related deaths in England for the 2022 calendar year. This is from the latest available data, published by the Department, and is available at the following link:https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/local-alcohol-profiles/data#p...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordElacestrantDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27188More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of Elacestrant.
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) makes recommendations for the National Health Service on whether new medicines should be routinely funded by the NHS based on an assessment of their costs and benefits. The NHS is legally requir...
Answered 4 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordResettlement: AfghanistanHome OfficeTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27183More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people are awaiting appeal decisions in under the Afghan resettlement scheme.
Answer: The Afghan Resettlement Programme (ARP) has brought together the previous Afghan resettlement schemes into a single, efficient pipeline. In order to improve efficiency, value for money and outcomes across Afghan Resettlement.The latest published statistic...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27177More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many claims have been successful for vehicles that have been damaged by potholes in the last year.
Answer: On England’s Strategic Road Network, compensation claims of this sort are a matter for National Highways, and their website provides further details of how claims are dealt with. Between 1 January and 31 December 2024, National Highways received 1552 clai...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27176More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to make workplaces more accessible for disabled people.
Answer: We are committed to boosting opportunity and championing the rights of disabled people. We will work closely with disabled people and their representative organisations to ensure that their needs and voices are at the heart of everything we do. Employers ...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate Rented Housing: DepositsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26820More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the merits of deposits for private renters.
Answer: The government believes the current requirements for private rented sector (PRS) tenants to pay, and PRS landlords to protect, a tenancy deposit are reasonable.The Housing Act 2004 requires landlords to protect deposits taken in England and Wales for assu...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCocaine: Young PeopleHome OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26819More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people aged under 25 were charged with possession of cocaine in the last 12 months.
Answer: The Home Office collects information on the number of ‘Having Possession Of A Controlled Drug - Class A Cocaine’ offences recorded by the police in England and Wales, and their investigative outcomes including charges.Information, for the year to June 202...
Answered 4 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDogs: Animal BreedingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26818More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to tackle illegal puppy farms.
Answer: As outlined in our manifesto, the Government will bring an end to puppy farming. We are considering the most effective way to deliver this commitment and will be setting out next steps in due course.
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: AppealsHome OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26817More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visa applications were in the appeal system as of 28 January 2025.
Answer: Data on appeals receipts and open caseload is published by HM Courts and Tribunals Service on a quarterly basis. The latest publication can be found at Tribunals statistics quarterly: July to September 2024 - GOV.UK. Table FIA_1 and FIA_4 of the Main Tabl...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBeesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26816More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help tackle bee harm.
Answer: Bee health is a devolved matter, and the information provided therefore relates to England only. Harm to honeybees can be caused by several different means including pests and diseases, invasive non-native species and poor husbandry practices by beekeeper...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate Rented Housing: Young PeopleMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26815More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the number of under 25s who are renting privately.
Answer: The English Housing Survey (EHS) contains details of the demographic profile of households in England. In the most recent published figures (for 2023-24) there were 447,000 households renting privately where the Household Reference Person (HRP) was aged 1...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordOffice for National Statistics: SurveysCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26814More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps to regulate the cost of Office for National Statistics surveys.
Answer: The Office of National Statistics is part of the UK Statistics Authority, a Non Ministerial Department which is directly accountable to the UK Parliament, Scottish Parliament, Senedd and Northern Ireland Assembly. Its budget is awarded directly from HM Tr...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAhmadiyya: Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26530More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to help protect Ahmadi places of worship worldwide.
Answer: The UK Government is committed to championing the right to freedom of religion or belief, for all, everywhere. We are aware of reports of the desecration of Ahmadi Mosques in Pakistan and continue to monitor the situation. The Minister for the Middle East...
Answered 4 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDormant Assets SchemeDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26475More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress she has made on the allocation of dormant assets in the last 12 months.
Answer: To date, the Dormant Assets Scheme has unlocked over £1 billion of dormant assets which The National Lottery Community Fund distributes across the UK. DCMS is responsible for the English portion and recently announced that the next £350 million tranche of...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Travel Authorisations: Northern IrelandHome OfficeTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26474More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress she has made on the proposed electronic travel authorisation scheme in Northern Ireland.
Answer: The UK Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme was introduced on 25 October 2023 to enhance our ability to screen travellers upstream and stop those who pose a threat from travelling to the UK. It will be extended to eligible European nationals on 5 ...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordFirearms: LicensingHome OfficeTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26473More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications there have been for firearms licenses in the last 12 months.
Answer: The Home Office collects and publishes information annually on the number of applications for firearms licence certificates in the statistical publication on firearm and shotgun certificates. The latest available data is for the year ending 31 March 2024 ...
Answered 4 Feb 2025
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