Jim Shannon MP: written questions 2025
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Social Security Benefits: DisabilityTreasuryTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39436More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on financial support for disabled people.
Answer: I regularly engage with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and other Cabinet colleagues on a range of issues, including support for disabled people. The Secretary of State recently launched the Pathways to Work Green Paper which set out governme...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordShellfish: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39435More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps he is taking to help increase the freshwater pearl mussel population.
Answer: The Government is supporting the recovery of freshwater pearl mussel by working collaboratively with environmental organisations to restore rivers and watercourses, raising awareness about the importance of freshwater pearl mussels and encouraging communi...
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMalnutrition: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39434More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help tackle severe malnutrition in people under the age of 18.
Answer: Malnutrition is a clinical condition affecting all ages across the community, and in all health and care settings. Severe malnutrition is most likely to be secondary to another physical or mental health condition which may impact on nutritional needs or a...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFirearms: Northern IrelandHome OfficeTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39433More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with the Police Service of Northern Ireland on the timing of the implementation of firearms licenses.
Answer: Northern Ireland has its own firearms legislation which is separate to the legislation in Great Britain. This is the responsibility of the Northern Ireland Government and this legislation governs how the Police Service of Northern Ireland undertakes its f...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMeaslesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39432More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of recent trends in the level of measles cases across the UK.
Answer: There has been a resurgence of measles in England since autumn 2023, initially driven by cases in Birmingham, followed by a large outbreak in London, with small clusters in other regions. This was largely due to a gradual decline in uptake of childhood va...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPoland: RussiaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39431More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support Poland in countering Russian pressure.
Answer: We are taking coordinated action with allies to respond to the growing threat to Europe from Russian hybrid activity. This includes exposing the activities of the Russian Intelligence Services, expelling intelligence officers, and sanctioning individuals....
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: NutritionDepartment for EducationTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39430More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to promote healthy eating in schools.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Strangford to the answer of 12 February 2025 to Question 28851.Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPension CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39429More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Pension Credit applications her Department has received in the last 12 months.
Answer: On 27 February 2025 we published Pension Credit applications and award statistics. This publication provides application volumes up to 23 February 2025. Pension Credit Applications and Awards - February 2025.Please note, the figures presented are from DWP...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAttendance AllowanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39428More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many attendance allowance applications her Department has received in the last 12 months.
Answer: The number of Attendance Allowance applications received by the Department in the last 12 months (March 2024 – February 2025) was 592,545.
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39427More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many new Personal Independence Payment claims her Department has received in the last 12 months.
Answer: Between February 2024 and January 2025, there were a total of 979,100 New Personal Independence Payment claims registered. Of these, 889,300 were New Claims and 89,800 were reassessments from Disability Living Allowance. This information can be found on S...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPathways to WorkDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39426More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her Department's green paper Pathways to work: reforming benefits and support to get Britain working, published on 18 March 2025, what assessment she has made of the potential impact o
Answer: We will be publishing equality analysis which sets out the impacts on disabled people alongside poverty impacts on all individuals.
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordParkinson's Disease: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39425More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking with devolved governments to help ensure the equal provision of NICE-approved treatments across the UK for (a) advanced and (b) complex Parkinson’s disease.
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) makes recommendations on whether new medicines should be routinely funded by the National Health Service in England. Health is a devolved matter and decisions on the availability of medicines is...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMigraines: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39424More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made in the levels of of regional variations in waiting times for specialist migraine treatment.
Answer: Whilst no specific assessment has been made, as of January 2025 there were almost 233,000 pathways waiting for a neurology appointment and 53.8% of neurology pathways were waiting within 18 weeks.The Government is committed to tackling National Health Ser...
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMigrainesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39423More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help ensure that migraine is recognised within (a) the Access to Work scheme and (b) workplace health and disability strategies.
Answer: In relation to the Get Britain Working White Paper, the Government has engaged with both internal and external stakeholders through existing fora and Government engagement structures. We will be carrying out further, in-depth engagement, and look forward ...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMigraines: Sick LeaveDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39422More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of migraine-related absenteeism on the economy.
Answer: In relation to the Get Britain Working White Paper, the Government has engaged with both internal and external stakeholders through existing fora and Government engagement structures. We will be carrying out further, in-depth engagement, and look forward ...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMigrainesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39421More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will have discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of including migraine as a category within the (a) Get Britain Working white paper and (b) workforce participation and pr
Answer: In relation to the Get Britain Working White Paper, the Government has engaged with both internal and external stakeholders through existing fora and Government engagement structures. We will be carrying out further, in-depth engagement, and look forward ...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMigrainesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39420More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to help ensure that the Government's UK Neurology Forum include migraine as a priority for (a) discussion and (b) policy recommendations.
Answer: The new United Kingdom-wide Neuro Forum, which met for the first time on 10 March 2025, brings key stakeholders together to share learnings across the system, discuss important neurology service transformations and workforce challenges, as well as best pr...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: ChildcareMinistry of DefenceTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39419More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department is taking steps to provide childcare to parents who serve in the armed forces.
Answer: We recognise that appropriate childcare provision can be challenging for parents who serve in the Armed Forces and continue to explore options for improving support to our personnel in affording and accessing it. Although the responsibility for childcare ...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAircraft: Manufacturing IndustriesDepartment for TransportTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39418More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had recent discussions with Boeing on the potential impact of technological advances in airplane manufacturing on travel times between London and the US.
Answer: The Secretary of State for Transport has not met individually with Boeing since taking up the post. A representative of Boeing joined the Secretary of State and other Ministers at a meeting of the Jet Zero Taskforce in December 2024.
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPornography: Magazine PressDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38990More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department plans to regulate the sale of (a) magazines and (b) other offline pornography to under 21s in (i) shops and (ii) garages.
Answer: Physical (or ‘offline’) media with pornographic content is usually classified 18 or R18 rating by the British Board of Film Classification under the Video Recordings Act 1984. This Act is the responsibility of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, ...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordFarmers: Mental HealthDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38585More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to improve the mental health of farmers.
Answer: This Government is committed to supporting the mental health of those working in farming and agriculture. Following engagement with agricultural mental health charities, Defra established a team dedicated to addressing the particular set of issues driving...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: EU NationalsHome OfficeTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38584More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the backlog of settled status applications.
Answer: As of the end of December 2024, 98% of all applications for status under the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) have been concluded by the Home Office. Information on average processing times can be found on GOV.UK at EU Settlement Scheme: current estimated proc...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPrescription Drugs: MisuseDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38583More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of misuse of prescription drugs.
Answer: The Department has made no such assessment. We are unable to assess trends in this area because there is no universal definition of prescription only medicine misuse, and data is not routinely collected, particularly for patients using medication without ...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDrugs: DeathCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38582More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of drug deaths in the last 12 months.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 17th March is attached.
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRetail Trade: Urban AreasDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38581More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of trends in levels of footfall on high streets since 1 January 2025.
Answer: The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes weekly reports retail footfall traffic across the UK. This data can fluctuate due to factors such as seasonal trends, economic conditions and consumer confidence. Due to the highly volatile nature of the ...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
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