Jim Shannon MP: written questions 2025
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Aviation: ExportsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41421More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to increase UK aviation exports.
Answer: DBT works with UK aerospace companies to open markets, tackle trade disputes, provide SME support, and connect business to export opportunities. Through the Aerospace Growth Partnership and Aerospace Technology Institute, we support industry to increase s...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41420More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve children's facilities in hospitals.
Answer: The Government is committed to raising the healthiest generation of children ever across the United Kingdom. This involves ensuring that children receive the appropriate care and support whenever they need it. To make children’s services better, we are ch...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSepsis: DeathDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41419More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have died from sepsis in the last 12 months.
Answer: The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes data on the number of death registrations where sepsis was the underlying cause of death, and where sepsis was mentioned anywhere on the death certificate, in England and Wales between 2001 and 2023. Acco...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordTeaching Assistants: Temporary EmploymentDepartment for EducationTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41418More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of teaching assistants who are on temporary contracts.
Answer: Education is a devolved matter, and as such the response below outlines the information for schools in England only.As of November 2023, the latest date for which data is available, there was a headcount of 395,585 teaching assistants (282,925 full-time e...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordInflationTreasuryTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41417More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of recent trends in the level of inflation.
Answer: The independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) are the Government’s official economic forecaster. They published their Economic and Fiscal Outlook (EFO) on 26th March, including an assessment on recent trends in inflation. The EFO can be found at ...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordConstruction: ApprenticesDepartment for EducationTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41416More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to support the availability of more construction apprenticeships.
Answer: Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.The government is reforming the apprenticeships offer into a growth and skills offer, which will provide greater flexibility to employers and learners across Englan...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDrugs: ProsecutionsMinistry of JusticeTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41068More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions has there been for illegal drug possession in the last 12 months.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes information on the number of prosecutions for illegal drug possession, latest data is available to June 2024 in the Outcomes by Offence data tool: June 2024.
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCounter-terrorismHome OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41067More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to reduce terrorism threats in the UK.
Answer: The aim of CONTEST, the UK’s counter-terrorism strategy, is to reduce the risk from terrorism to the UK, its citizens and interests overseas, so that people can go about their lives freely and with confidence.The Government constantly keeps our counter-te...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Transport: Electric VehiclesDepartment for TransportTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41066More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to encourage the use of electric vehicles in public transport.
Answer: The Department is working with our rail industry stakeholders to develop credible long-term plans for further decarbonisation, bearing in mind the railway is already such a carbon efficient mode of transport. We expect electrification to play an important...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHospices: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41065More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to provide funding for all hospice care.
Answer: Whilst the majority of palliative and end of life care is provided by National Health Service staff and services, we recognise the vital part that voluntary sector organisations, including hospices, also play in providing support to people at the end of l...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDrugs: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41022More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of people charged with drug trafficking in the last 12 months.
Answer: The Home Office collects and publishes official statistics on the number of charge or court summons recorded by the police in England and Wales on a quarterly basis, which can be accessed here:https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-recorded-crime...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: Waiting ListsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41021More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on the number of families on waiting lists for social housing.
Answer: The number of households on social housing registers (waiting lists) in England and for each local authority in England is available each year since 1987 in live table 600 on gov.uk here. My Department only collects data on housing registers for local aut...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Northern IrelandDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41020More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his counterpart in Northern Ireland on changes to farming subsidies.
Answer: Agriculture is a devolved policy area. Defra and devolved Government officials meet routinely to share experiences and insight regarding our respective agricultural policies.
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordParliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman: Public AppointmentsCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41019More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he expects the permanent Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman to be appointed.
Answer: The House of Commons leads on the recruitment of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, which is ongoing. We expect that further information will be made available shortly.
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCystic Fibrosis: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40475More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the National Institute for Health and Social Care on the accessibility of new medicines to treat cystic fibrosis.
Answer: The Department has regular discussions with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) about access to various new medicines.The NICE develops its recommendations for the National Health Service in England based on the clinical and cost ...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordIran: Baha'i FaithForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40474More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to his Iranian counterparts on the findings of the UN Special Rapporteur’s report A/HRC/58/49 on the obstruction of Baha’i burials in Iran; an
Answer: We are aware of the United Nations Special Rapporteur's report which details the severe repression Baha'is face in Iran. We continue to make representations to Iran in multilateral fora regarding our opposition to its treatment of Baha'is, including at th...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPancreatic CancerDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40473More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of people who have been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the last 12 months.
Answer: The most recently published data on diagnoses of pancreatic cancer in England is available at the following link:https://digital.nhs.uk/ndrs/data/data-sets/rcrdBetween November 2023 and October 2024, the most recent period available, a total of 9,396 peop...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBeaches: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40472More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to encourage recycling at beaches.
Answer: The Government has introduced Simpler Recycling, which from 31 March 2025 will require small, medium and large workplaces in England to recycle the core waste streams (plastic, metal, glass, paper and card) and food waste. This will include cafés, shops, ...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40457More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to encourage those eligible to apply for Universal Credit.
Answer: The Department provides extensive information including on Universal Credit on Gov.uk that supports claimants identify what support may be available. Additionally, we signpost potential customers to external benefit calculators where they can identify wha...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLung Cancer: GenomicsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40456More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on routinely publishing the genomic testing turnaround times, in the context of the targets set out in the National Optimal Lung Cancer Pathway.
Answer: NHS England has specified turnaround times for genomic tests, with times varying based on the type of test and referral, ranging from a few days for urgent tests, a few weeks for single gene tests, to several months for complex tests. Genomic testing is d...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: GenomicsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40455More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the NHS's genomic testing capacity for patients diagnosed with cancer.
Answer: Genomic testing in the National Health Service in England is provided through the NHS Genomic Medicine Service and delivered by a national genomic testing network of seven NHS Genomic Laboratory Hubs (GLHs). The NHS GLHs deliver testing as directed by the...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBangladesh: Museums and GalleriesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40454More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Bangladeshi counterpart on the destruction of the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum.
Answer: The UK Government supports the Interim Government's agenda to restore law and order, ensure accountability and promote national reconciliation. While we have not had discussions with the Interim Government of Bangladesh regarding the destruction of Bangab...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordGlaucoma: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40453More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether glaucoma will be recognised in the NHS 10-Year Health Plan.
Answer: As part of the work to develop a 10-Year Health Plan, we have launched a significant public engagement process and we would encourage all those with an interest in eye care services to take part in that process, so that we can fully understand what is not...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordGlaucoma: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40452More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) glaucoma and (b) irreversible blindness will be incorporated in the NHS 10-Year Health Plan.
Answer: As part of the work to develop a 10-Year Health Plan, we have launched a significant public engagement process and we would encourage all those with an interest in eye care services to take part in that process, so that we can fully understand what is not...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordGlaucoma: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40451More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department's system strategy unit has plans to focus on (a) glaucoma and (b) irreversible blindness.
Answer: As part of the work to develop a 10-Year Health Plan, we have launched a significant public engagement process and we would encourage all those with an interest in eye care services to take part in that process, so that we can fully understand what is not...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
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