Jim Shannon MP: written questions
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Sudan: Armed ConflictForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61795More
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 recent attacks on churches in El Fasher, North Darfur; and what steps his Department is taking t
Answer: The UK condemns the reported bombing of churches in El Fasher, North Darfur, which killed and injured multiple people. We will continue to recognise the issue of Christian persecution globally, alongside the persecution of other individuals on the basis o...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordVaccination: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61789More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding was allocated to immunisation programmes in each financial year since 2022-23.
Answer: We have interpreted “allocated” here to mean overall expenditure on vaccination and immunisation programmes. The expenditure by NHS England and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) on vaccination and immunisation programmes, including associated costs, i...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAir India: AccidentsDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61785More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with her Indian counterpart on the investigation into the recent Air India crash.
Answer: The Government is regularly engaging with counterparts in India while the Indian Air Accident Investigation Bureau leads the investigation. This has been supported by the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch and the US National Transportation Safety Boar...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPhysical Education: ObesityDepartment for EducationTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61167More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to increase the number of hours of PE lessons available to schoolchildren to help tackle obesity.
Answer: Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.The government has committed to support more children to be active by protecting time for physical education (PE) and by empowering more schools to provide high-qua...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUltrasonicsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61166More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's planned timetable is for the rollout of histotripsy treatment through the NHS.
Answer: Histotripsy is a non-invasive ultrasound treatment that destroys tumours without the need for surgery or radiation. It is delivered through the Edison System, developed by HistoSonics, which is one of eight transformative technologies supported through th...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordArmy: CommonwealthMinistry of DefenceTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61165More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to encourage Commonwealth citizens to join the British Army.
Answer: Commonwealth citizens have long made a valued contribution to the British Army and continue to be an important part of its structure and capability. There is always a strong interest in joining the Army. This can result in thousands of applications being ...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAUKUSForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61164More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his US counterparts on the AUKUS defence pact.
Answer: AUKUS is a landmark partnership which enhances UK deterrence, supports UK growth, and strengthens Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific security. The Foreign Secretary regularly discusses AUKUS with his US counterparts. He most recently raised AUKUS with Secreta...
Answered 27 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMiscarriages of Justice: CompensationMinistry of JusticeTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61163More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to review the threshold at which miscarriage of justice claimants can claim for compensation.
Answer: Individuals who have had their convictions quashed following an out of time appeal are eligible to apply for compensation through the statutory Miscarriages of Justice Application Service (MOJAS). The Law Commission is currently undertaking a review of th...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGlaucoma: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61150More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve glaucoma care through the forthcoming NHS 10-Year Plan.
Answer: The 10-Year Health Plan will deliver the three big shifts our National Health Service needs to be fit for the future, from hospital to community, from analogue to digital, and from sickness to prevention. All of these are relevant to preventing and managi...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordActive Travel: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61149More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to encourage people who do not regularly exercise to become more active through the Active Travel Fund.
Answer: In February, the Department and ATE announced £8.5 million of funding over 25/26 for Cycling UK, Living Streets and Modeshift to deliver walking, wheeling and cycling initiatives in schools and communities, including a focus on less physically active grou...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordActive Travel: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61148More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she is taking steps to measure the potential impact of active travel funding on the number and proportion of trips (a) walked, (b) wheeled and (c) cycled.
Answer: The Department for Transport and Active Travel England have developed a number of tools that measure the potential impact on numbers and proportions of people walking and cycling of active travel investment. This includes tools to enable local authorities...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDiabetes: Dental HealthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60859More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential link between oral health and diabetes.
Answer: The Government recognises that patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes are at greater risk of developing severe gum disease.Patients with diabetes need to access effective dental care and local pathways should be developed to support this. Integrated care...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60858More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reducing the age at which breast screening begins to 30.
Answer: Women under the age of 50 years old are not routinely screened for breast cancer due to the lower risk of women under this age developing breast cancer, and the fact that women under 50 years old tend to have denser breasts. The denseness of breast tissue...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60857More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of defence budgets in the last 10 years.
Answer: The recent increase in defence spending is the largest sustained increase since the end of the Cold War. The Government is firmly committed to increasing defence spending to reach 2.6% of GDP by 2027 and has set an ambition to reach 3%in the next Parliame...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAllotmentsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60856More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the number of allotments in the UK.
Answer: My Department does not hold data on the number of allotments in the UK.
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWar Memorials: VandalismHome OfficeTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60855More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to prevent vandalism on war memorials.
Answer: The Government is committed to protecting war memorials from vandalism and disrespect. Causing criminal damage to such memorials is a serious offence, carrying a maximum sentence of 10 years’ imprisonment.The Crime and Policing Bill introduces an addition...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDermatology: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60854More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce NHS dermatology waiting lists.
Answer: Cutting waiting lists is a key priority for the Government. The Department is committed to ensuring that the proportion of patients waiting no longer than 18 weeks from Referral to Treatment, including for dermatology services, returns to 92% by March 202...
Answered 27 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordOsteoporosis: Sick LeaveDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60838More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of sick days that were taken by people with osteoporosis in the last 12 months.
Answer: The Department has not collected data over the last 12 months on the number of sick days that were taken by people with osteoporosis specifically.The Office for National Statistics publishes data on the annual sickness absence rates of workers in the Unit...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: ReviewsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60465More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the review of Universal Credit will consider the process of how social security rates are (a) set and (b) uprated.
Answer: The Secretary of State already has an annual Statutory duty to conduct a review of benefits and State pension rates, including Universal Credit, to determine whether they have retained their value in relation to the general level of prices and/or earnings...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60453More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to increase funding for cancer research in UK universities.
Answer: Research is crucial in tackling cancer, which is why the Department invests over £1.6 billion per year in health research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). NIHR spent £133 million on cancer research in 2023/24, reflecting...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAntisemitism: CurriculumDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60452More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to educate children on the harms of antisemitism within the National Curriculum.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Strangford to the answer of 20 June 2025 to Question 59341.
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: SentencingHome OfficeTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60451More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on the length of prison sentences for people convicted of offences in connection with paedophile rings.
Answer: Home Office Ministers have regular discussions with their counterparts across Government, including the Ministry of Justice, on measures to tackle the heinous crime of child sexual abuse and exploitation and ensure perpetrators face the full force of the ...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordStrokes: Health EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60450More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help raise awareness of the symptoms of mini stroke.
Answer: Information on mini strokes, also known as transient ischaemic attacks, is available on the NHS.UK website, at the following link: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/transient-ischaemic-attack-tia/#:~:text=A%20transient%20ischaemic%20attack%20(TIA,of%20oxygen%...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordIron and Steel: Manufacturing IndustriesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60449More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent steps he has taken to help protect the steel industry.
Answer: Through measures announced in our Industrial Strategy, we are taking action to improve the competitiveness and growth potential for our steel sector. This includes steps to make industrial electricity costs for UK businesses cheaper and accelerating grid ...
Answered 27 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordYoung People: Mental HealthDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60448More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help support young men's mental health in (a) schools and (b) other educational settings.
Answer: Education is a devolved matter and this response outlines the information for England only.This government is committed to improving mental health support for all children and young people, including young men. This is critical to high and rising standard...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
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