Jim Shannon MP: written questions
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Internet: DisinformationDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108191More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to tackle deepfakes online.
Answer: The Online Safety Act requires services to tackle illegal content and protect children from harmful content, including where it is AI generated ‘deepfakes’.Building on this, the offence of creating intimate images without consent, including using AI, will...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDiseases: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108190More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of biopsy waiting times.
Answer: From February 2026, the percentage of histopathology cases reported within ten days will be published at national, regional, integrated care board, and National Health Service trust levels. These histopathology cases will include biopsies in the overall f...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPupils: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108189More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of vaccine uptake in schools.
Answer: The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) monitors uptake of childhood and adolescent vaccinations via the school-based programmes and publishes this in annual coverage reports. Uptake across the programmes has shown a decline since the COVID-19 pandemic, wit...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordFree School MealsDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106993More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children were entitled to free school meals in each of the last three years.
Answer: Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.The department publishes data on free school meal (FSM) eligibility and the number of eligible pupils taking FSMs on school census day in the annual Schools, Pupils...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSelf-assessment: Older PeopleTreasuryTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106992More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will exempt people over 80 from self assessment for taxes.
Answer: Many pensioners will pay tax via PAYE and some will receive a Simple Assessments from HMRC. Generally only those with more complex affairs may need to do a Self Assessment. We have no plans to change this.
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHigh Income Child Benefit Tax ChargeTreasuryTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106991More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many additional people will pay the higher income child benefit charge in this financial year.
Answer: Statistics on the number of people paying the High Income Child Benefit Charge (HICBC) are published each year as part of the Child Benefit Statistics annual release. The latest figures are available here: Child Benefit Statistics: annual release, August ...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHigh Income Child Benefit Tax ChargeTreasuryTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106990More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people paid the Higher Income Child Benefit Charge in (a) 2022, (b) 2023 and (c) 2024.
Answer: Statistics on the number of people paying the High Income Child Benefit Charge (HICBC) are published each year as part of the Child Benefit Statistics annual release. The latest figures are available here: Child Benefit Statistics: annual release, August ...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordIncome Tax: Tax Rates and BandsTreasuryTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106989More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people moved into the additional tax band in (a) 2022, (b) 2023 and (c) 2024.
Answer: The number of individuals moved into the additional rate of Income Tax is published in Table 3.19 of the OBR’s Economic and Fiscal Outlook, linked below:https://obr.uk/download/november-2025-economic-and-fiscal-outlook-detailed-forecast-tables-receipts/?t...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Special Educational NeedsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106988More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many dentists are on the NHS register that specialise in treating children with special needs.
Answer: Community dental services (CDS) are commissioned on a local basis by integrated care boards and provide care to adults and children who may have difficulty accessing high street dental services due to their social, medical, or dental needs. This may inclu...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordTonsils: SurgeryDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106987More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many tonsillectomies were carried out on children in each of the last five years.
Answer: A count of finished consultant episodes in England for children aged zero to 17 years old with a primary or secondary procedure of tonsillectomy from 2020/21 to 2024/25 is as follows:between 2020/21 there were 9,706 procedures;between 2021/22 there were 1...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDental ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106986More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS dentists per capita are there in England; and how many there were in January 2021.
Answer: In 2024/25, there were 41.9 dentists per 100,000 people in England who performed some National Health Service work. This equates to 0.00042 dentists per person, or per capita. For January 2021, there were 42.1 dentists per 100,000 people who performed som...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordObesity: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106514More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been referred to Weightloss clinics within the last year.
Answer: The National Health Service and local government provide a range of services to help people living with overweight and obesity to manage their weight.Integrated care boards are responsible for commissioning health services within their area in line with l...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordObesity: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106513More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many women have been prescribed GLP1 weight-loss injections on the NHS in the last year.
Answer: NHS Business Services Authority holds data on drugs that have been submitted for reimbursement from English dispensing contractors in community settings. Patient information has been captured where possible. No data about the clinical indication for a pre...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordObesity: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106512More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many men have been prescribed GLP1 weight-loss injections on the NHS in the last 12 months.
Answer: NHS Business Services Authority holds data on drugs that have been submitted for reimbursement from English dispensing contractors in community settings. Patient information has been captured where possible. No data about the clinical indication for a pre...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordObesity: SurgeryDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106511More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have received Gastric Sleeve surgery in each of the last three years in England and Wales broken down by male and female.
Answer: Health is a devolved matter. The Department does not hold information on gastric band and gastric sleeve surgery in Wales.For England, the table below shows the number of gastric band and gastric sleeve surgeries undertaken between 2022 and 2025:Financial...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordObesity: SurgeryDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106510More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have received Gastric band surgery in each of the last three years in England and Wales broken down by male and female.
Answer: Health is a devolved matter. The Department does not hold information on gastric band and gastric sleeve surgery in Wales.For England, the table below shows the number of gastric band and gastric sleeve surgeries undertaken between 2022 and 2025:Financial...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordEndometriosis: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106509More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many women in England and Wales are awaiting specialised endometriosis care.
Answer: The Department does not centrally hold data on the number of women in England and Wales awaiting specialised endometriosis care. In England, the waiting list for gynaecology care stands at 575,986. This is a reduction of 19,979 since the Government came i...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordClassroom AssistantsDepartment for EducationTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106508More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children in England and Wales in primary school have a classroom assistant for part of their school day.
Answer: Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.The department does not hold data on whether a child has access to a teaching assistant full time or for part of their school day.Schools in England are asked to re...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordClassroom AssistantsDepartment for EducationTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106507More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children in England and Wales in primary school have a classroom assistant full time.
Answer: Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.The department does not hold data on whether a child has access to a teaching assistant full time or for part of their school day.Schools in England are asked to re...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106506More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children are awaiting a statement of educational needs in England and Wales.
Answer: Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only. The special educational needs and disability code of practice published in 2014 replaced all statements of special educational needs with education, health and car...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordChronic Obstructive Pulmonary DiseaseDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106505More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 22 December 2025 to question 99733, how many of those admissions were readmissions within (a) 30 and (b) 90 days of initial hospitalisation.
Answer: The Department has not conducted a specific assessment of the drivers of hospital admissions for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) for 2024/25. In general, COPD is commonly worsened by smoking, occupational exposure, and poor air quality, and e...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordChronic Obstructive Pulmonary DiseaseDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106504More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 22 December 2025 to question 99733, whether his Department has conducted analysis of the drivers for the 121,506 hospital admissions for chronic obstructive pulmonary dise
Answer: The Department has not conducted a specific assessment of the drivers of hospital admissions for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) for 2024/25. In general, COPD is commonly worsened by smoking, occupational exposure, and poor air quality, and e...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordChina: DetaineesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105711More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations her Department has made to the Chinese government on the detention and forcible disappearance of Gao Zhisheng and other religious leaders.
Answer: The UK Government is aware of reports concerning the disappearance of Gao Zhisheng and other religious leaders. We continue to follow developments closely and regularly raise human rights concerns with the Chinese authorities.We remain committed to promot...
Answered 22 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSexual and Reproductive Health: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105708More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department are taking to ensure that there is adequate funding of sexual health services.
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, and the Depa...
Answered 23 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCervical Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105706More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are being taken to encourage more women to get smear tests.
Answer: The Government is committed to eliminating cervical cancer by 2040 through improved uptake of cervical screening and human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, as set out in the 10-Year Health Plan for England.From early 2026, under-screened women will be of...
Answered 23 Jan 2026
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