Jim Shannon MP: written questions
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Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105194More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made representations to her international counterparts on respect for freedom of religion or belief among political leaders.
Answer: The UK champions Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) around the world. On 8 July 2025, the UK's Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief, David Smith MP, set out the Government's new strategy on FoRB, providing a framework for engagement with othe...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordY Quynh BdăpForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105193More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations her Department has made to the Vietnamese government on the detention of Y Quynh Bdap.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 7 January in response to Question 101189. Further, on 17 December, the UK Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief, David Smith MP, raised Mr Bdap's case with the Governments of Thailand and Vietnam,...
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSudan: Humanitarian SituationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105188More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of the humanitarian situation in Sudan.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the statement made to the House by the Foreign Secretary on 18 November 2025, and to the most recent Urgent Question debate on 15 December 2025.
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHumanitarian Aid: Climate ChangeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105187More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle humanitarian crises caused or exacerbated by climate change.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the responses given on 20 January to the identical set of questions received from the Member for South Cambridgeshire on 12 January (UINs 105089 to 105096).
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: Peacekeeping OperationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105186More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is making to support international peacekeeping efforts globally.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the responses given on 20 January to the identical set of questions received from the Member for South Cambridgeshire on 12 January (UINs 105089 to 105096).
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: Women's RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105185More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support the rights of women and girls.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the responses given on 20 January to the identical set of questions received from the Member for South Cambridgeshire on 12 January (UINs 105089 to 105096).
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMalnutritionForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105184More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to tackle global malnutrition.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the responses given on 20 January to the identical set of questions received from the Member for South Cambridgeshire on 12 January (UINs 105089 to 105096).
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHumanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105183More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking with international partners to anticipate and pre-emptively mitigate humanitarian crises around the world.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the responses given on 20 January to the identical set of questions received from the Member for South Cambridgeshire on 12 January (UINs 105089 to 105096).
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105182More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that Official Development Assistance reaches those most in need.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the responses given on 20 January to the identical set of questions received from the Member for South Cambridgeshire on 12 January (UINs 105089 to 105096).
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMiscarriages of JusticeMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104681More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been wrongfully convicted of a crime in the last ten years.
Answer: We have interpreted this question as relating to successful appeals against verdicts, heard at the Crown Court and the Court of Appeal.The Ministry of Justice publishes quarterly data on successful appeals against magistrates’ courts verdicts heard at the...
Answered 16 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRoads: DamageDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104680More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many pothole damage claims there were in 2025.
Answer: The Department for Transport does not hold information on the number of pothole damage claims in 2025.
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDriving under Influence: ArrestsHome OfficeTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104679More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been arrested for drink driving in the last 12 months.
Answer: The Home Office does not hold the specific information requested.While the Home Office routinely collects and publishes information on arrests for notifiable offences by age group and HOCR offence group in the Stop and search, arrests, and mental health d...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordADHD: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104678More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take with the Northern Ireland Executive to help improve the supply of ADHD drugs to Northern Ireland.
Answer: The Department has overall responsibility for the continuity of medicine supply in the United Kingdom and crown dependences, including shortages management. However, responsibility for managing the impact of shortages is devolved for Northern Ireland, Sco...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNightclubs: SpikingHome OfficeTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104677More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps are being taken to improve safety in night clubs especially around spiking.
Answer: Spiking is an appalling crime that undermines the public’s right to feel safe when out and about.We are implementing a robust set of actions to improve safety in the night time economy:The Home Office continues to provide free training for staff in the ho...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDrugs: Young PeopleHome OfficeTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104676More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many under 21s have been arrested for possession of drugs in the last 12 months.
Answer: The Home Office does not hold the specific information requested.The Home Office collects and publishes information on arrests for notifiable offences on an annual basis in the Stop and search, arrests, and mental health detentions, March 2025 - GOV.UK st...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Young PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104675More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps are being taken to encourage more young people into work.
Answer: The Government’s ambition is to transform young people’s prospects, by ensuring every one of them has the chance to earn or learn through a Youth Guarantee.We have already taken the first steps towards delivering a Youth Guarantee, launching Youth Guarant...
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSexual and Reproductive Health: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104674More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department plans to provide for sexual health clinics in each of the next three financial years.
Answer: The Department provides funding for sexual health services through the Public Health Grant, which is allocated to local authorities in England. Sexual health is one of a number of public health services funded through the Public Health Grant. The Departme...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAlcoholic Drinks: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104673More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are being taken to decrease underage alcohol consumption rates.
Answer: In general, alcohol consumption among under 18 year olds has been declining over the last 20 years. The Chief Medical Officer for England’s guidance for healthcare professionals on alcohol consumption in children and young people is clear that an alcohol-...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCharities: LotteriesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104666More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing charities lotteries to operate UK-wide.
Answer: Large-scale society lotteries in Great Britain are legislated through the Gambling Act 2005, which does not extend to Northern Ireland. Gambling is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland, and therefore the operation of large-scale society lotteries is a ma...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHuman TraffickingHome OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103763More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to improve early detection of human trafficking.
Answer: The Government is committed to tackling modern slavery and human trafficking in all its forms and to giving survivors the support they need to recover. The National Referral Mechanism (NRM) is the UK’s framework for identifying and supporting potential vi...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAllergies: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103762More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve allergy care.
Answer: The Expert Advisory Group on Allergy (EAGA), co-chaired by the Department and the National Allergy Strategy Group, meets regularly to bring together stakeholders across the Government, the National Health Service, voluntary organisations, professional bod...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSpinal Muscular Atrophy: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103761More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support parents whose children have been diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy.
Answer: Planning for a large-scale trial across the National Health Service is underway, where hundreds of thousands of babies will be screened for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) from next year to help build the evidence base needed to support a national screening...
Answered 23 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAirports: NoiseDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103760More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with major airports on tackling noise pollution.
Answer: Ministers and officials engage regularly with airports on a range of issues including noise pollution.Major airports are required to produce noise action plans every five years. Current plans cover the period 2024-2028 and have been published on airports...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPakistan: SlaveryForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103759More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her Pakistani counterpart on slavery in Pakistan.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer I gave him on 26 November in response to question 91957. We continue to raise these issues with our Pakistani counterparts at ministerial and official levels.
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103758More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to meet cancer waiting time targets and ensure people living with and affected by cancer receive the timely care they need.
Answer: Improving cancer waiting times for patients is a high priority for the Government.We will do this through the increased use of community diagnostic centres (CDCs) which will increase the available capacity and bring healthcare closer to the community. CDC...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
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