Jim Shannon MP: written questions 2025
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Schools: AllergiesDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58645More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to implement the recommendations on staff training made in Prevention of Future Deaths reports in the case of (a) Mohammed Ismaeel Ashraf, (b) Karanbir Cheema and (c) Nasar A
Answer: In these three tragic cases the coroners found that a lack of understanding of the pupils’ allergies and the correct way to respond to an allergic reaction may have contributed to their deaths. Governing bodies must ensure that the arrangements they put i...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTesticular CancerDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58634More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many men have been diagnosed with testicular cancer in the last 12 months.
Answer: The National Disease Registration Service in NHS England, as the national cancer registry, collects and analyses diagnosis and treatment data on cancer patients in England. Using the Rapid Cancer Registration Data set, there were 1,929 diagnoses of testic...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordADHD: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58633More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve diagnosis of ADHD.
Answer: As health is a devolved matter, each administration of the United Kingdom takes its own decisions on the provision of assessments for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).It is the responsibility of the integrated care boards (ICBs) in England ...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDroughtsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58632More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help tackle instances of drought.
Answer: Drought plans must be produced by Water Companies every 5 years. A drought plan is a tactical plan that shows how a secure water supply is maintained, while minimising impacts on the environment during dry weather and drought. There are a range of actions...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: Sexual OffencesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58631More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of sexual assaults on hospital sites in the last three years.
Answer: The Government is committed to tackling the appalling crimes of rape and sexual assault. NHS England has introduced a comprehensive package of measures to improve sexual safety across the National Health Service. The Department feels strongly about this m...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid Scheme: ExpenditureMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58630More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been spent on legal aid in the last 12 months.
Answer: Information about legal aid expenditure is published on a quarterly basis. The requested information can be accessed via this link. See tables 1.1 (Criminal Legal Aid) and 1.2 (Civil Legal Aid). These figures represent the closed case expenditure i.e. the...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPayDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58629More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the number of workers who have been underpaid in the last 12 months.
Answer: The Office for National Statistics (ONS) data suggests that 371,000 employee jobs were underpaid the National Minimum Wage (NMW) / National Living Wage (NLW) in April 2024. This represents approximately 1.3% of the total number of employee jobs: Low and h...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58628More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of job applications to the civil service in the last 12 months.
Answer: The number of vacancies advertised via the Civil Service (CS) Jobs website has decreased over the past full financial year and applications received via CS Jobs have increased.
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58627More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase awareness of the (a) symptoms and (b) treatment of prostate cancer among men.
Answer: NHS England run Help Us Help You campaigns to increase knowledge of cancer symptoms and address the barriers to acting on them, to encourage people to come forward as soon as possible to see their general practitioner. The campaigns focus on a range of sy...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordJunaid HafeezForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58220More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his Pakistani counterpart on the case of Junaid Hafeez.
Answer: The UK Government remains deeply concerned by the use of blasphemy laws to undermine human rights in Pakistan. We regularly raise this issue at the highest levels - pressing for due process to prevent wrongful convictions and ensure fair trials for those ...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: AccessDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58219More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure equal access to healthcare treatments in each English region.
Answer: The Department sets national priorities for the National Health Service in England through the 2025 mandate to NHS England, reflecting patients’ priorities to be met across all 42 integrated care boards (ICBs).ICBs are responsible for commissioning most h...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRailway Stations: Solar PowerDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58218More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress she has made on expanding the use of solar power at train stations.
Answer: The government is committed to establishing Great British Energy and significantly increasing the amount of renewable energy generation in the UK by 2030.Network Rail has already installed assets for the generation of renewable energy on the rail estate, ...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordImport Duties: USADepartment for Business and TradeTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58217More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of US tariffs on the UK aerospace sector.
Answer: The US has committed to reducing tariffs on UK aerospace goods such as engines and similar aircraft parts from the general 10% tariff being applied to all other countries, to 0% - which is expected to come into force by the end of the month. This means th...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDementia: Depressive IllnessesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58216More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what research his Department has undertaken on potential links between dementia and depression.
Answer: The Department delivers dementia research via the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). Recently completed NIHR-funded research has found that depression across the life course is associated with an increased risk of dementia, but that t...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordState Retirement PensionsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58215More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to improve the safety of pensions.
Answer: On State Pensions, we have made a commitment to the Triple Lock for the entirety of this Parliament which will mean the annual spend on people’s State Pensions is forecast to rise by around £31 billion. These rises are only possible because of the tough d...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPark Homes: SalesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58214More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies on park homes of her Department's report entitled The impact of a change in the maximum park home sale
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 44299 on 16 April 2025.
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFilm and TelevisionDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58213More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to incentivise local film makers to produce television in their own parts of the UK.
Answer: The Government incentivises television production across the UK through competitive tax reliefs, and generous support for studio infrastructure. Our public service broadcasters are also subject to regional production quotas, which encourage production act...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: Criminal InvestigationMinistry of DefenceTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58212More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to support elderly veterans facing historical investigations.
Answer: This Government's commitment to our Armed Forces community is unshakeable. The vast majority of veterans who served on Operation Banner did so with distinction in very difficult circumstances, and ultimately helped bring about the peace that Northern Irel...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCare Workers: Minimum WageDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57247More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the (a) national minimum wage and (b) national living wage for care workers.
Answer: Adult social care is a historically low paid sector, and most care workers are paid at or just above the National Living Wage. In 2023/24, approximately 70% of care workers in the independent sector earned within £1 of the National Living Wage.The Governm...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDrugs: DeathDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57246More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of drugs-related deaths; and what discussions he has had with his counterparts in (a) Northern Ireland, (b) Wales and (c) Scotland on this i
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that anyone with a drug or alcohol problem can access the help and support they need, and we recognise the need for evidenced-based, high-quality treatment, to reduce the number of drug related deaths. Local authori...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMoneyTreasuryTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57245More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to support cash transactions.
Answer: The Government recognises that cash continues to be used by millions of people across the UK, including those in vulnerable groups, and is committed to protecting access to cash for individuals and businesses. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) assumed...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Transport: Night-time EconomyDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57244More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to improve night-time public transport to support the night-time economy.
Answer: The government knows that public transport is vital to keeping communities connected, including at night to support the nighttime economy. The government introduced the Bus Services (No.2) Bill on 17 December to put the power over local bus services back ...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordArms Length BodiesCabinet OfficeTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57243More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the (a) number and (b) cost of arms length bodies; and what discussions he has had with his counterparts in (a) Northern Ireland, (b) Wales and (c) Scotland on this
Answer: The government is conducting a full line-by-line Spending Review which will cover the costs of proposed and existing ALBs to ensure value for money is being delivered for the taxpayer.On 6 April, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster announced a full r...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Older PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57242More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to provide support for older people to complete online job applications.
Answer: DWP currently offers employment support for eligible customers of all ages, through the network of Jobcentres across the UK, and through contracted employment programmes. A dedicated offer for older jobseekers provides more tailored support for those affe...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordObesity: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57241More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the misuse of weight-loss medications; and what discussions he has had with his counterparts in (a) Northern Ireland, (b) Wales and (c) Scotland on thi
Answer: When prescribing weight-loss drugs, prescribers, whether National Health Service or private, are accountable for their prescribing decisions, and are expected to take account of appropriate national guidance. In addition to the duty of the prescriber, pat...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
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