Jim Shannon MP: written questions 2025
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Mercy Tarfa and Richard Solomon TarfaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43456More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will hold discussions with his Nigerian counterpart on the decision by the Ministry of Women’s Affairs and Social Development in Kano State, Nigeria, not to return chil
Answer: The Government is aware of a Kano State court ruling instructing the Ministry of Women's Affairs and Social Development to return children removed from Du Merci orphanage to the custody of Professor Soloman Tarfa and Mrs Mercy Tarfa. We have previously ra...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDementia: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43455More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that new treatments for (a) Alzheimer’s disease and (b) other dementias are made available to people in the UK.
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) makes recommendations for the National Health Service in England on whether new medicines should be routinely funded, based on an assessment of their costs and benefits. The NICE evaluates all n...
Answered 10 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDementia: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43454More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle regional differences in (a) timely and (b) accurate diagnostic rates for dementia.
Answer: We are committed to recovering the dementia diagnosis rate (DDR) to the national ambition of 66.7%, which in England, at the end of February 2025, was 65.4%. To support the implementation of the Dementia Care Pathway, we have developed a memory service da...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDementia: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43453More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve levels of (a) early and (b) accurate diagnosis for dementia; and if he will take steps to help increase the use of (i) blood tests and (ii) AI-driven
Answer: We are committed to recovering the dementia diagnosis rate to the national ambition of 66.7%, which in England, at the end of February 2025, was 65.4%. To support the implementation of the Dementia Care Pathway, we have developed a memory service dashboar...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordChina: Falun GongForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43452More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the policies of China on Falun Gong practitioners.
Answer: The environment for freedom of religion or belief in China is restrictive, which includes the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners. This Government stands firm on human rights, including the right to freedom of religion or belief. We raise our concerns...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43057More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people are on the waiting list for cancer screening across the UK.
Answer: There are no waiting lists for the three cancer screening programmes, bowel, breast or cervical, in England. Lung cancer screening, which is being rolled out nationally, does not have waiting lists either.Cancer screening is a devolved matter, and we do n...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHigher Education: Fees and ChargesDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43056More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of university fees on students.
Answer: Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.The government has published an equality impact assessment of changes to fees on students with protected characteristics and students from disadvantaged groups for ...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordTransport: Northern IrelandDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43055More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve transport links between Northern Ireland and Great Britain.
Answer: Whilst transport is devolved, the Department for Transport is committed to enhancing links between Northern Ireland and Great Britain. The Department is providing funding for Transport Scotland’s feasibility study to explore options to bypass the villages...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordWork Experience: NursesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43054More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on regional inequalities for nursing placements in universities.
Answer: No discussions have taken place with the Northern Ireland Executive on the regional variation of nursing placements. Both health and education are devolved matters, with each home nation setting its own education and training policies for students residin...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAvian InfluenzaDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43053More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of bird flu.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 17 December 2024 to question UIN 19297. An updated outbreak assessment for highly pathogenic avian influenza in Great Britain and Europe was published by the Animal and Plant Health Agency on 18 March 2025, a...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSunbedsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43052More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to discourage the use of sunbeds.
Answer: The Sunbeds (Regulation) Act 2010 prohibits the use of sunbeds for those under 18 years old. For those over 18 years old, advice has been issued by both the National Health Service and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) to increase awareness of the pub...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordProstate CancerDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43051More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many men have been diagnosed with prostate cancer in the last 12 months.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave on 21 March 2025 to Question 37562.
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCervical Cancer: Northern IrelandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43050More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he had with his Northern Ireland counterpart on lowering the smear age for women.
Answer: My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has had no conversations with his Northern Irish counterpart on lowering the age of cervical screening. The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) advises the administrations of all fo...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordJobcentres: StaffDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42453More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to improve employment capacity in local job centres.
Answer: We have interpreted your question to refer to the functionality of Jobcentre Plus and the role they play in increasing employment. The Government has set a long-term ambition to achieve an 80% employment rate, building on our plan for growth. The Get Brit...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordOverseas TradeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42452More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to improve export capacity within the UK.
Answer: We recognise the importance of increasing the capacity of businesses to export and succeed around the world.UK businesses can access DBT’s export support via Great.gov.uk. This comprises an online support offer and a wider network of support including the...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: IndiaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42451More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what progress his Department has made on trade talks with India.
Answer: The Business and Trade Secretary travelled to New Delhi to meet his counter Piyush Goyal in February 2025 where they relaunched negotiations.We are continuing to work closely with the Government of India to progress negotiations towards a deal that drives...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSportsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42450More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to increase access to grassroots sports in local communities.
Answer: The Government recognises the vital role that grassroots sports provide for people across the UK, including the physical and mental health benefits of participating in sport and how grassroots clubs can foster a sense of community cohesion and pride in pl...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversities: AdmissionsDepartment for EducationTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42449More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of trends in the number of university applications in the last five years.
Answer: There has been a 5.9% increase in the number of main scheme UCAS applications between 2020 and 2024.Main scheme applications for UK students are up 7.7% but down 0.7% for international students.
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPassports: ApplicationsHome OfficeTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42448More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many first time applications there were for British passports in 2024.
Answer: The information requested is not currently available from published statistics, and the relevant data could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordInfluenza: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42447More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of uptake of the flu vaccine in Winter 2024-25.
Answer: For England, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) publishes monthly provisional data for general practice (GP) patients, school-aged children and frontline healthcare workers (HCWs), with weekly data for GP patients also available from October to January...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDialysis Machines: CostsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42446More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2025 to Question 28481 on Dialysis Machines: Per Capita Costs, if he will provide a breakdown of the figures by (a) in centre and (b) home therapies dialysis treat
Answer: This data is not available in the requested format. Best Practice Tariffs are regularly updated to ensure they incentivise National Health Service providers to move from usual care to best practice, by creating a price differential between agreed best pra...
Answered 17 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPakistan: Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42445More
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 Pakistan's record on implementing human rights commitments under the Generalised Scheme of Prefe
Answer: Promoting human rights is a core part of the UK's diplomatic engagement in Pakistan. I raised issues including the rights of religious minorities and blasphemy accusations when I met Pakistan's Minister for the Interior, Talal Chaudhry, on 31 March. Under...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordEconomic CrimeHome OfficeTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41424More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of financial crimes across the UK in the last 12 months.
Answer: Financial crime can encompass a wide range of crime types used to gain funds in an illicit way.Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show there were an estimated 3.86 million incidents of frau...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41423More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the availability of NHS appointments.
Answer: We have already achieved our pledge to deliver two million extra elective appointments in England, as a first step to delivering on the commitment that 92% of patients will wait no longer than 18 weeks from referral to consultant-led treatment by March 20...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSports: Sexual HarassmentDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41422More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help tackle sexual harassment in sports settings.
Answer: The safety, wellbeing and welfare of everyone taking part in sport is absolutely paramount. Everyone should be able to participate in sport in safe and secure environments, and where allegations about inappropriate or harmful behaviour are made, these sho...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
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